I am, was, and will always be a huge Jordan fan. But we have to look at all this with clear vision.
MANY of these highlights (in slow-motion) involve MJ moving the ball around in the air while “floating”. The only reason he made that shit look so cool is because he had gigantic hands. Bigger than most centers. Seriously. He was gripping a tennis ball out there. So keep that in mind while you watch these sexy slow-motion videos.
He had a great vertical. But it’s not 45 inches. It’s probably 42 – which is still incredible. He looked as though he were jumping really, stupidly, impossibly high because in many cases other players were completely flat-footed. Don’t believe me? Rewatch the video. That’s the era he started in.
I suppose it’s fair to say that in the mid-80’s through the early 90’s he was an athletic marvel. But after that… no. Many players with a better vertical have come and gone since MJ. But no 6’6" guard since has been able to jump as high while holding onto the ball like he could squeeze the air out of it with one hand.
I am, was, and will always be a huge Jordan fan. But we have to look at all this with clear vision.
MANY of these highlights (in slow-motion) involve MJ moving the ball around in the air while “floating”. The only reason he made that shit look so cool is because he had gigantic hands. Bigger than most centers. Seriously. He was gripping a tennis ball out there. So keep that in mind while you watch these sexy slow-motion videos.
He had a great vertical. But it’s not 45 inches. It’s probably 42 – which is still incredible. He looked as though he were jumping really, stupidly, impossibly high because in many cases other players were completely flat-footed. Don’t believe me? Rewatch the video. That’s the era he started in.
I suppose it’s fair to say that in the mid-80’s through the early 90’s he was an athletic marvel. But after that… no. Many players with a better vertical have come and gone since MJ. But no 6’6" guard since has been able to jump as high while holding onto the ball like he could squeeze the air out of it with one hand.