POLL If prime Jordan played in today's NBA - would he be the best?

Bart said:

How would he accomplish this?

I think MJ already tried improving his 3 point game because he always had drive to be a complete player. It was a failure that's why he never shot the 3 as much.

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jontaejones said:

I think the game continuously evolves.

Each generation is better than the next.

I don't even think a guy like Oscar Robertson could play in today's NBA despite him being one of the best players of all time.

That said, Jordan wasn't that long ago, and he was an amazing athlete.

I think where he would really feel it is defensively. He'd be going from guarding guys like Adrian Dantley to Jason Tatum. Ouch.

That said, today's stars play no defense anyway.

Offensively, I think he'd be OK. I don't think he'd be the top player, but in the Top 20.

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Shaqdaddy11 said:

You do realise Jordan was one of the best defensive guards of all time, right? So how would he struggle on defense?

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Shaqdaddy11 said:

At what point in his career did MJ actively try improving his 3 point game?

He was winning MVPs and championships left and right. Why change his game?

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jontaejones said:

Who Jordan had to guard in 1986...


Who Jordan would have to guard in 2019...


You tell me the difference. Basketball fan...

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Bart said:

All the time. He was always trying to improve his game

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Shaqdaddy11 said:

So you're picking some random players from the 80s and 90s and comparing them to the best guards of this era?

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Bart said:

How so? Running the triangle in this day and age wouldn't work to hide his play making inabilities. He would have to face legit elite defenders, not midgets like Dumars and Starks. Guys like PG, Kawhi, and Klay would shut Jordan down. ROFL...it's a new age a basketball. Jordan was good when the league was watered down from expansion and Larry and Magic were washed up. Jordan would be a slightly upgraded version of DeMar DeRozan.

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jontaejones said:

Adrian Dantley, a random??

How old are you son?

Have you ever even seen Jordan play?

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Shaqdaddy11 said:

When was Dantley a defensive player?!?

Are we going to compare Jerry Wests rebounds compared to Dennis Rodman next?

You also failed to mention had to guard players like Dumars, Payton, Stockton and Blaylock who are all better defenders than anyone in the league today.

But keep on making ridiculous comparisons.

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jontaejones said:

I didn't say he wouldn't be good.

I just said he wouldn't be as effective defensively.

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Shaqdaddy11 said:

Name me one guard in the league today who is better at defense than MJ

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jontaejones said:

How I would put it is like this ...

He used to shut guys down. Like I was a Pistons fan when I was a kid. If you put him on Isiah Thomas, he couldn't really score on him one on one. I mean he could, but he'd have to work really hard.

But he couldn't do that to Steph Curry. Curry could score on him. Too many moves and too good a shooter. And you have to guard him 27 feet away from the basket.

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Shaqdaddy11 said:

He wouldn't be guarding Steph. He'd be guarding Klay. And seeing as Klay is a catch and shoot players, MJ would have no problem guarding him. Klay would never have the space to get a shot off.

He'd also be guarding guys like Harden, DeRozan, Oladipo, Beal and Danny Green all of whom wouldn't be a single problem for Jordan

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