mysticbb wrote:ronnymac2 wrote:In that 49 point game, Jordan's scoring was almost exclusively on exactly what I said his game was- athletic ability and creativity when slashing, and a nice touch in the mid-post. He should be lauded for this, but rookie Jordan didn't have the post game he'd have, and he didn't have the range either. He didn't have the variety.
He didn't need to have that kind of stuff at this time. He done a great job just by using his body. And his reverse layup was unstoppable, why should he use something different?
He beat Isiah Thomas numerous times off the dribble as Thomas tried to stay in front of him. That was comical, especially because Thomas tried similar things on the other end against Jordan and failed.
ronnymac2 wrote:To Mysticbb and ElGee......Alex English had a great season. Why English, you ask?
Nobody said he played a bad season, but his season wasn't better than Jordan's. Jordan was better in every aspect of the game, better scorer, better rebounder, better passer and better defender. I don't see any point in which English was better than Jordan.
ronnymac2 wrote:Jordan had better stats in the regular season, though English was no slouch.
English played in a crazy face paced offense, the Bulls on the other side played way slower.
http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... i?id=lzzkrLook at the advanced stats, Jordan beats him out easily across the board.
ronnymac2 wrote:Come playoff time, the experienced English put up better stats in just about every area except steals/blocks/assists and PER.
Jordan had to play against the best perimeter defensive team in the league. For sure he had it tough to do everything. He needed to have a great game in game 3 to give the Bulls the win. Just imagine that he had a 30/4/12 game in game 2 and they lost. Jordan ended up with the higher PER, even in the playoffs. The reason is the high paced game of the Nuggets and the slower paced game of the Bulls.
ronnymac2 wrote:Obviously not the be all and end all, but it at least indicates the guy was playing at a very, very high level.
Yes, he did, but for the whole year he didn't play better than Jordan. Combine the numbers for regular season and playoffs and Jordan is easily ahead of English.