More JR management stuff (Horace Grant)

[TheStig]

Shakes wrote:

TheStig wrote:

But they weren't is the point. A lot of their bigger wins came after MJ came back and all of their losses were close. They posted the final 4 loses by less than 20 points total and 10 of their 13 wins were by 7 points or more, their point differntial skyrocketed after he came back. It wasn't always that high, before he came back they had quite a few 10+ point losses.

I can't be bothered working out what their exact differential was, but for example before the all-star break they went 23-25 yet outscored their opponents 100.3-97.4. That kind of differential normally has you around 50 wins.

Point taken but they more than doubled that differential over the final 17. Which was back to championship form. As that was pretty close to what they posted for their final ring.

 

[houheffna]

"I did question myself," Jordan says now. "And that was something new for me, something I hadn't experienced in the game of basketball in a long time. I found out being in baseball shape wasn't the same as being in basketball shape. And I found out being away from the game for 18 months is a long time. Even though I had some success and I felt confident about what I was able to do and how I could help the team, I did have questions."

For nearly two hours, long after Chicago's United Center had emptied and the Orlando Magic had turned their attention toward the next round of the 1995 NBA Playoffs, Michael Jordan sat amid a swirl of notebooks, microphones and minicams. There had been a 55 point eruption against the Knicks in Madison Square Garden, a last-second, end-to-end dash and buzzer-beating jumper to dump the Hawks in Atlanta and the vintage, 48-point performance in a playoff-opening overtime victory over Charlotte.

But the rust born during months away from the game showed through as well. And when it did, Jordan, for the first time in his professional basketball career, found himself confounded by his own skills, something only opponents had experienced previously. Though questionable passes and poor shooting were explained away by the layoff, there were other elements of Jordan's performance that not even he could explain.

Momentary mental lapses produced sometimes embarrassing moments, including one last-minute turnover that led directly to defeat against Orlando. Even more troubling, however, were the physical changes many noticed but most tried to ignore. For the first time since he picked up a basket ball, Jordan's ability to rise up and soar over opposing defenders was largely absent. One of professional basketball's greatest finishers, Jordan's lightning drives to the hole rarely ended with the attendant thunder.

 

[TheStig]

houheffna wrote:

"I did question myself," Jordan says now. "And that was something new for me, something I hadn't experienced in the game of basketball in a long time. I found out being in baseball shape wasn't the same as being in basketball shape. And I found out being away from the game for 18 months is a long time. Even though I had some success and I felt confident about what I was able to do and how I could help the team, I did have questions."

For nearly two hours, long after Chicago's United Center had emptied and the Orlando Magic had turned their attention toward the next round of the 1995 NBA Playoffs, Michael Jordan sat amid a swirl of notebooks, microphones and minicams. There had been a 55 point eruption against the Knicks in Madison Square Garden, a last-second, end-to-end dash and buzzer-beating jumper to dump the Hawks in Atlanta and the vintage, 48-point performance in a playoff-opening overtime victory over Charlotte.

But the rust born during months away from the game showed through as well. And when it did, Jordan, for the first time in his professional basketball career, found himself confounded by his own skills, something only opponents had experienced previously. Though questionable passes and poor shooting were explained away by the layoff, there were other elements of Jordan's performance that not even he could explain.

Momentary mental lapses produced sometimes embarrassing moments, including one last-minute turnover that led directly to defeat against Orlando. Even more troubling, however, were the physical changes many noticed but most tried to ignore. For the first time since he picked up a basket ball, Jordan's ability to rise up and soar over opposing defenders was largely absent. One of professional basketball's greatest finishers, Jordan's lightning drives to the hole rarely ended with the attendant thunder.

It was more adjusting to this statement. He had permentally lost a step and couldn't jump out of the gym anymore. Look at all the 2nd 3peat highlights, Jordan wasn't attacking the rim anywhere as much as he used to and became largely a post player. First 3 peat and 2nd 3 peat Jordan were largely different players on the offfensive end. I am not trying to compare him to first 3 peat jordan like the article is. He clearly wasn't as physically good as him. I am comparing him to 2 nd three peat jordan, which by in large he was the same player as he was for the final three rings. Jordan can't talk about himself in the future so he was talking about the first three peat jordan. I am talking about the 2 nd three peat jordan.