So, he was faster, stronger, and jumped far higher than all of his peers while being the most skilled when it came to touch and post work. Like taking a bigger Anthony Edwards and giving him Kyrie finishing with more explosiveness while being a hyper efficient jump shooter.
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1·3 months agoIt’s actually hilarious how athletic he is at pretty much 40.
I got into basketball around 06/07, when I had my phase of reading through ESPN Stats/Team Clubhouses and Wikipedias to learn the league and history… the guys that stood out to me when I went back to watch their film the most were:
Jordan, Hakeem, and Barkley
Hakeem footwork and skillset blew me away. It stood out to me way more than guys like Ewing/Malone or the other bigs of that era. David Robinson looked super cool too because he was built like a bodybuilder and moved so well but Hakeem looked like he was floating. Like he was doing an interpretative dance out there lol, just so smooth and he won 2 rings during that.
Barkley was insane because of how dominant his stats were despite being a 6’6 PF. It just didn’t make sense to me and it was cool that he never gassed up his playing days on TV because he was the funniest guy on the air but he won an MVP and got to the finals as the guy. I also really liked watching Chris Webber because he had a similar playstyle.
Jordan self-explanatory lol.