Best Of Michael Jordan 1984 USAB Exhibitions | The Jordan Vault

Throwback to the BEST OF MJ during USAB exhibitions in 1984!

[kcuba]

Jordan was a complete finisher the minute he walked into the the league. Looks completely natural and instinctive. A polished and explosive first step leading to an unbelievable package of finishing moves. Floaters, pull-ups, bank shots, reverse layups/ dunks, double pumps, switching hands in all equally good with left and right hand at the rim. Obviously his mid-range and fadeaway/ total post-game would be highly polished during his second Bulls-stint but you can see it clearly that he was on a different planet just from a finishing stand-point.... A natural master of acrobatics.... he could just feel the positions/angles needed to finish every single damn shot.

[Kxlwvss]

He was fearless, against a bunch of nba all stars he still kicked their asses

[phillyfanatic]

He was ahead of his time. No other guard was even close keeping up. True generational talent.

[jggutfcdrtbb]

Letting the world know he's the GOAT since day 1 against legends.

[DressCode]

OMFG! His ability to control his speed acceleration body his balance on the ground and in the air INCREDIBLE!

[jtremaine]

Man, his college Olympic team was beating teams with Magic, Bird & Isiah and they never lost to anybody. It shows that if his early Bulls teams were any good, it would have been interesting to go up against those players during the season & playoffs.

[stephenstine]

The balance, grace, agility, fundamentals, and explosiveness of this man were incredible and really unprecedented - even in 1984. The way he can so smoothly adjust in the air -- whether it be a jump shot, layup, or anything else multiple defenders can throw at him. With a few exceptions, no NBA player today or in the past possesses equivalent skillset or raw talent, and absolutely none of them can match the competitiveness and ability to step up in the clutch at the highest level of the game. Not to take anything away from Kevin Durant and Giannis this year, they were both incredible in the playoffs. But there is a reason why the vast majority of NBA players and commentators still believe Michael Jordan is the GOAT, and even back in 1984 you can see the makings of how the greatest basketball player came to be.

[asifchowdhury]

At 0:10...notice how he avoided dribbling down the court, allowing him to gracefully run up until the ball smoothly gripped his hand, for the rock the cradle dunk.

[Airestotle]

The bounce, the agility, the hangtime, the competitive drive. Nobody has reached that level of skill since

[bloody_outlaw]

That summer of 84 is incredibly overlooked..MJ proved he was the best even if he hadn't play an nba game up until that point

[ashtonjackfanny]

00:12 look at how he posed with the ball that dunk is sick AF

[shawnchief]

He had great fundamentals. Coach Smith really deserves a lot of credit for making him the player he was

[Nysdaddy]

You can see how complete of a player he was even back then, and how hard he played. He’s all over the court with his hand in everything, and making it look so easy.

[frederiklegoff]

This video is so much joy bacause we will never see that again in the NBA!😘

[xudongliu]

Bobby Knight claimed Jordan best he's even seen, even before Jordan played a single NBA game!

[BatmanPops]

I can literally hear the space jam song at the beginning of the movie playing in my head while watching this LOL 😂

[teacherdavid--eatplaylearn]

Blessings from Taiwan 🇹🇼😇🥰

Thank you for this vintage footage of MJ! 🥳🥰🤩

[jxn]

Amazing rare highlights. Thank you NBA for uploading

[usertlsdca]

There is a picture of MJ taking a jump shot and the defender was looking up, at his shoes. Awesome picture of example of his skills in 1984 Olympics.

[BradTLee]

He was a freak athlete even more back then