Chou, Chi-Sen S.

November 9, 2014

De Guzman, James
Eztenzo, Francis
Macaraig, Zandro

The Best Basketball Player

The Influence of Michael Jordans achievement to our generation is

greatly recognized because of the challenges he faced.

The influence of Michael Jordan in our generation could lead to a mass production of
talented basketball players in the future. But first, what is Basketball? , Basketball is a sport
played by two teams each has five players on a rectangular court. The objective is to shoot a ball
through a hoop 18 inches in diameter and 10 feet high mounted to a backboard at each end.
Violations are called "fouls". A personal foul is penalized and a free throw is usually given to an
offensive player if he is fouled while shooting the ball. A technical foul may also be issued when
certain infractions occur, most commonly for unsportsmanlike conduct on the part of a player or
coach. A technical foul gives the opposing team a free throw, and the opposing team also retains
possession of the ball. There are many techniques for shooting, passing, dribbling and
rebounding, basketball has specialized player positions and offensive and defensive structures
(player positioning). Typically, the tallest and strongest members of a team will play the center
(C) or power forward(PF) positions, while slightly shorter and more agile players will play small
forward(SF), and the shortest players or those who possess the best ball handling skills and speed
play point guard (PG) or shooting guard(SG).

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North

America, and is widely considered to be the premier men's professional basketball league in the
world. It has 30 teams , 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. The NBA is one of only two of
the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada in which teams play every
other team during the regular season. During the regular season, each team plays 82 games, 41
each home and away and each team plays all the teams in the other conference 30 games.
Each team hosts and visits every other team at least once every season.

Who is Michael Jordan? He is an American professional basketball player. He played 15

seasons in the NBA as a shooting guard (SG) / small forward(SF) for the Chicago Bulls and
Washington Wizards.
He was drafted first round, 3rd overall, 1984. During his career he received many awards :
Rookie of the year , 5 regular season MVPs , 3 all-star MVP , 6 finals MVPs , 6x NBA champion
and many more. He is considered the greatest basketball of all time.

Significance of the study:

This research paper discusses about the life and career of Michael Jordan. This tackles all
basketball achievements of Michael Jordan from his collegiate years to his retirement as a
basketball player. This will help people to know Michael Jordan is and what he contributed to
the game of Basketball.
Research Questions:
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What is Basketball?

Who is Michael Jordan?

What are his contributions to the game of basketball?

Who was his greatest rival during his time?

Who is the current Michael Jordan statistically?

The

Influence

of

Michael

Jordans

achievement

to

our

generation

is

greatly recognized because of the challenges he faced. He is recognized as the best player to
have ever played the game of basketball. Basketball is a game played between two teams of five
players each, the object being to throw a ball through an elevated basket on the opponent's side
of a rectangular court. Players may move the ball by dribbling or passing with the hands. Points
are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal metal hoop of the opposing team.
Michael Jordan is a former professional basketball player, entrepreneur, and principal owner and
chairman of the Charlotte Hornets. "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball
player of all time," as said in a website talking about him. Michael Jordan was born on February
17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. Jordan left college after his junior year to join the NBA.
Jordan was born on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Deloris (ne
Peoples), who worked in banking, and James R. Jordan, Sr., an equipment supervisor. His family
moved to Wilmington, North Carolina when he was a toddler.

Jordan is the fourth of five children. He has two older brothers, Larry Jordan and James
R. Jordan, Jr., one older sister, Deloris, and a younger sister, Roslyn. Jordan's brother James
retired in 2006 as the Command Sergeant Major of the 35th Signal Brigade of the XVIII
Airborne Corps in the U.S. Army.
Jordan attended Emsley A. Laney High School in Wilmington, where he anchored his
athletic career by playing baseball, football, and basketball. He tried out for the varsity basketball
team during his sophomore year, but at 5'11" (1.80 m), he was deemed too short to play at that
level. His taller friend, Harvest Leroy Smith, was the only sophomore to make the team.
Motivated to prove his worth, Jordan became the star of Laney's junior varsity squad, and
tallied several 40-point games. The following summer, he grew four inches (10 cm) and trained
rigorously. Upon earning a spot on the varsity roster, Jordan averaged about 20 points per game
over his final two seasons of high school play. As a senior, he was selected to the McDonald's
All-American Team after averaging a triple-double: 29.2 points, 11.6 rebounds, and 10.1 assists.
Jordan was recruited by numerous college basketball programs, including Duke, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Syracuse, and Virginia. In 1981, Jordan accepted a basketball
scholarship to North Carolina, where he majored in cultural geography.
As a freshman in coach Dean Smith's team-oriented system, he was named ACC
Freshman of the Year after he averaged 13.4 points per game (ppg) on 53.4% shooting (field
goal percentage). He made the game-winning jump shot in the 1982 NCAA Championship game
against Georgetown, which was led by future NBA rival Patrick Ewing. Jordan later described
this shot as the major turning point in his basketball career. During his three seasons at North
Carolina, he averaged 17.7 ppg on 54.0% shooting, and added 5.0 rebounds per game (rpg). He
was selected by consensus to the NCAA All-American First Team in both his sophomore (1983)
and junior (1984) seasons.
Jordan was a shooting guard who was also capable of playing as a small forward (the
position he would primarily play during his second return to professional basketball with the
Washington Wizards), and as a point guard. Jordan was known throughout his career for being a
strong clutch performer. With the Bulls, he decided 25 games with field goals or free throws in
the last 30 seconds, including two NBA Finals games and five other playoff contests. His

competitiveness was visible in his prolific trash-talk and well-known work ethic. As the Bulls
organization built the franchise around Jordan, management had to trade away players who were
not "tough enough" to compete with him in practice. To help improve his defense, he spent extra
hours studying film of opponents. On offense, he relied more upon instinct and improvisation at
game time. Noted as a durable player, Jordan did not miss four or more games while active for a
full season from 198687 to 200102, when he injured his right knee. He played all 82 games
nine times. Jordan has frequently cited David Thompson, Walter Davis, and Jerry West as
influences. From the start of his career, Jordan was unique among NBA players in that he had a
special "Love of the Game Clause" written into his contract, which allowed him to play
basketball against anyone at anytime, anywhere.
Jordan had a versatile offensive game. He was capable of aggressively driving to the
basket, as well as drawing fouls from his opponents at a high rate; his 8,772 free throw attempts
are the ninth-highest total of all time. As his career progressed, Jordan also developed the ability
to post up his opponents and score with his trademark fadeaway jump shot, using his leaping
ability to "fade away" from block attempts. According to Hubie Brown, this move alone made
him nearly unstoppable. Despite media criticism as a "selfish" player early in his career, Jordan's
5.3 assists per game also indicate his willingness to defer to his teammates. In later years, the
NBA shortened its three-point line to 22 feet (from 23 feet, 9 inches), which coupled with
Jordan's extended shooting range to make him a long-range threat as wellhis 3-point stroke
developed from a low 9/52 rate (.173) in his rookie year into a stellar 111/260 (.427) shooter in
the 199596 season. For a guard, Jordan was also a good rebounder (6.2 per game).
In 1988, Jordan was honored with the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year Award and
became the first NBA player to win both the Defensive Player of the Year and MVP awards in a
career (since equaled by Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, and Kevin Garnett; Olajuwon is
the only player other than Jordan to win both during the same season). In addition he set both
seasonal and career records for blocked shots by a guard, and combined this with his ballthieving ability to become a standout defensive player. He ranks third in NBA history in total
steals with 2,514, trailing John Stockton and Jason Kidd. Jerry West often stated that he was
more impressed with Jordan's defensive contributions than his offensive ones. He was also

known to have strong eyesight; broadcaster Al Michaels said that he was able to read baseball
box scores on a 27-inch television clearly from about 50 feet away.
He was drafted by the Chicago Bulls as the third top over-all pick in the 1984 NBA
Rookie draft. Professional basketball player, Olympic athlete, businessperson, actor. Considered
one of the best basketball players ever, Michael Jordan dominated the sport from the mid-1980s
to the late 1990s. He led the Chicago Bulls to six national championships, and earned the
National Basketball Association's Most Valuable Player Award five times. Growing up in
Wilmington, North Carolina, Jordan developed a competitive edge at an early age. He wanted to
win every game he played. As his father James later noted, "What he does have is a competition
problem. He was born with that ... the person he tries to outdo most of the time is himself."
Jordan enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981 and soon became an
important member of the school's basketball team. His team won the NCAA Division I
championships in 1982 with Jordan scoring the final basket needed to defeat Georgetown
University. He was also singled out as the NCAA College Player of the Year in 1983 and in
1984. During the summer of 1984, Jordan made his first appearance at the Olympic Games as a
member of the U.S. Olympic basketball team. The team won the gold at the games that year,
which were held in Los Angeles. Jordan later helped the American team bring home the gold
medal at the 1992 Olympic Games, held in Barcelona, Spain. Drafted by the Chicago Bulls, he
soon proved himself on the court. He helped the team make it to the playoffs and scored an
average of 28.2 points per game that season. For his efforts, Jordan received the NBA Rookie of
the Year Award and was selected for the All-Star Game. In 1985, he finished his bachelor's
degree in geography and continued to play basketball professionally. While his second season
was marred by injury, Jordan was breaking new ground on the court during the 1986-1987
season.
He became the first player since Wilt Chamberlin to score more than 3,000 points in a
single season. The following season, Jordan received his first Most Valuable Player Award from
NBAan honor he would earn four more times in 1991, 1992, 1996, and 1998. By the late
1980s, the Chicago Bulls was quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with, and Jordan was an
instrumental part of the team's success. The Bulls made it to the Eastern Conference Finals in
1990 and won their first NBA championship the following year by defeating the Los Angeles

Lakers. A rising NBA superstar, Jordan became known for his power and agility on the court as
well as for his leadership abilities. He eventually landed several endorsement deals with such
companies as Nike, which further pushed him into the spotlight. In 1992, the Chicago Bulls beat
the Portland Trail Blazers to win their second NBA championship title.
The team took their third championship the following year, dominating in the basketball
world. Jordan, however, had other things on his mind. He lost his father, James, to an act of
violence after the end of the 1992-93 season. Two teenagers shot James Jordan during an
apparent robbery and were later convicted of the crime. In a move that shocked many, Michael
Jordan decided to retire from basketball to pursue baseball. He played for a minor league team,
the Birmingham Barons, as an outfielder for a year. In 2006, Jordan bought a share of the
Charlotte Bobcats and joined the team's executive ranks as its managing member of basketball
operations. He experienced some personal changes that same year, ending his 17-year marriage
to wife Juanita Vanoy. The couple divorced in December 2006. They had three children together
during the course of their marriage: Jeffrey, Marcus and Jasmine. The following year, Michael
Jordan made newsthis time as the father of an up-and-coming college basketball player.
His eldest son, Jeffrey Jordan, made the team at the University of Illinois. Both Michael
Jordan and his ex-wife Juanita have supported their son and tried to help him deal with playing
in the shadow of a NBA legend. "He wants to be a basketball player, but he wants to do it on his
own terms ...The thing that we have tried to tell Jeff is that you set your own expectations. By no
means in this world can you ever live up someone else's expectations of who you are," Michael
Jordan said during an appearance on the Today show. In April 2009, Jordan received one of
basketball's greatest honors: He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of
Fame. Attending the induction ceremony was a bittersweet affair for Jordan because being at the
event meant "your basketball career is completely over," he explained. While he may not be
playing on the court, Jordan remains active in his sport.
He became the majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats in 2010 and serves as the team's
chairman. And improving the team's less-than-stellar record seems to be Jordan's number one
priority these days. He told ESPN in November 2012 that "I don't anticipate getting out of this
business. My competitive nature is I want to succeed. It's always been said that when I can't find
a way to do anything, I will find a way to do it." Outside of his work with the Charlotte Bobcats,

Jordan is involved in a number of business ventures, including several restaurants. He also does a
lot for charity, including hosting the annual golf event known as the Michael Jordan Celebrity
Invitational. Jordan married 35-year-old Cuban-American model Yvette Prieto on April 27,
2013, in Palm Beach, Florida. Tiger Woods, Spike Lee and Patrick Ewing, among other
celebrities, reportedly attended the wedding ceremony. In November 2013, Jordan's rep
announced that the NBA star and Prieto were expecting their first child togetherand Jordan's
fourthin April 2014.
Michael Jordan is known by people as the greatest basketball player of all time because
of his achievements that not only is hard to get but is also plentiful. He earned so many
achievements that he cant be compared to any other players of basketball. He was just simply a
great all-round player he could shoot, dunk, pass, and block. Any team that had Michael would
definitely improve and only become better in time. No one else could lead one team to six
championships in one decade, and would have come out of retirement twice to come back to the
game of basketball. That shows true love for the sport and the continuous stride to always get
better as Michaels parents taught him. Michael was one of a kind person, and no matter how
many people wanted to be like him no one could. He is one of a kind, he is the one and only
Michael Jordan. He is one of the players who has the most achievements in his entire basketball
career. Michael Jordan has a lot of nicknames to himself as well. Some of it are, MJ, His
Airness and, Air Jordan.
Michael Jordan can be considered as the Greatest Player of all time in Basketball history
because of the number of achievements he received. He became a player who needs to be
respected because of these awards. He always try to get even the little awards. Jordan, even if he
was still in his first year in professional basketball, was already part of the NBA All-Rookie
team, and was also awarded the Rookie of the Year award during 1985. During the same year, he
was also part of the All-NBA Second team and had the chance to participate in the NBA All-star
games. He won 2 Slam dunk contests in consecutive years (87 and 88). He participated in a
total of 11 All-star games. He is also a Five-time NBA Most Valuable player and a three-time
NBA All-star Game MVP. He holds records in the NBA as well. He is the 3 rd all-time leading
scorer. He also holds records for highest averages in a game, season or career, in points, assists
and/or rebounds. But what really made him a respectable player is the number of Championships

he brought to his team. A total of Six (6) championships were won. And in those 6, he won the
Finals MVP six times as well. A lot of people criticize basketball stars who havent won a lot of
championships, or even those who havent won any at all.

So who is the current Michael Jordan or who could have beaten him if they were both
in their prime years of their career? According to Jordan in an interview conducted by NBA.com
to Michael Jordan, he would love playing against, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Kobe
Bryant in their prime, but he also said, he wouldve beaten them except Kobe because he
steals all of his moves, according to Jordan. Who is the current Michael Jordan in the
NBA?
There are many prospect in the league that are being compared to Michael Jordan.
Kobe Bryant , we all know that his playing style and mentality is like Michael. Kobe is on his
way to his 6th Championship title but his age is dictating him hes old. Another player who is
being compared to Michael Jordan , LeBron James. Many sports analyst said that LeBron is the
Michael Jordan of our era statistically. During Eastern Conference Finals where the Indiana
Pacers face the Miami Heat , Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel compared LeBron James to
Michael Jordan, and, well, that's enough to boil blood. "It's bitterly disappointing to lose to this
team three years in a row, but we're competing against the Michael Jordan of our era, the
Chicago Bulls of our era," Vogel said after James had 25 points, six assists and four rebounds in
Miami's 117-92 victory Friday that eliminated the Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals.
Jordan and Bulls fans shot that down immediately, referencing Jordan's six titles vs.
James' two and pointing out Jordan never lost in the NBA Finals, whereas James fell in his first
two appearances. During Jordan's ascent to greatness, the Detroit Pistons had the Jordan Rules,
their defensive principles for limiting Jordan. Today, it's the Jordan Comparisons, and two
players deal with them: Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. His admiration for Jordan is
obvious."Me and (Heat star Dwyane Wade) grew up watching the great Chicago Bulls team and
the great Michael Jordan and the rest of those guys," James said.Before this goes any further,
James will be remembered as one of the best players ever, right there with Jordan, Bill Russell,
Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Oscar Robertson, Larry Bird and Wilt Chamberlain. Add

a few more, if you wish. "To be able to play the game that we love at a high level for one
another, for our teammates, it's the ultimate," James said. "When you hear the comparisons, you
respect it. You're humbled by it. "You just feel like while you're in the moment hopefully, while
you're playing the game, that you can make an impact enough to where you move on and people
will start comparing you to ones that's in the game at the present time."
With four more wins, the Miami Heat will match one of Michael Jordan's greatest feats ,
three straight NBA championships , but former Bull Horace Grant said that doesn't mean
LeBron James' team could have beaten those Chicago teams. Horace Grant said the Heat
"wouldn't have had a chance" against the Michael Jordan-led Bulls. "The Heat wouldn't have had
a chance," Grant said Tuesday on WSCR-AM in Chicago. "We would have locked them up. We
would have locked them up. Especially with the rules today, Michael would have had a field
day." The Heat are in their fourth straight NBA Finals and will face the San Antonio Spurs for
the second year in a row. Game 1 is Thursday night in San Antonio. Jordan led the Bulls to three
straight titles from 1991 to '93 and then did it again upon coming back from retirement with three
titles from 1996 to '98. The Los Angeles Lakers were the last team to win three championships in
a row (2000-02). If anything, Jordan can point to the fact his three-peat run was utterly dominant.
Jordan and the Bulls swept teams five times and played only one Game 7. Jordan's playoff win
percentage from 1991 to 1993 was .776 (45-13), compared to James' current .721 from 2012 to
this postseason (44-17). Chicago's Game nightFormer Bull Horace Grant said his Bulls would
beat this Heat team, he could handle Chris Bosh defensively and Michael Jordan would average
40 points a game in today's NBA.
Grant told ESPN Chicago 1000's Game night Tuesday that James would still be a star if
he had played during Jordan's era, but if Jordan played in today's NBA his stats would be even
more impressive."I'm not being biased, MJ would average 40 points today with the no handcheck rule," Grant said. "No question, 40 points."Grant was part of the Bulls core that won the
first three championships before he left as a free agent for the Orlando Magic.
Accomplishments of LeBron And Michael
LeBrons got 7 All-NBA Selections, 5 All-Defensive first team selections, 4 MVP awards (in 5
years), 10 selections to the All-Star game, and a pair of championship rings.. , though. LeBrons

in his 11th season, and when Jordan was at that same point , hed taken two years off in order to
cope with the murder of his father, so his 11th season was the 1996 season when the Bulls ran
rampant over everyone , he was still better.
Jordan, in 1996, was a 10-time All-Star, 8 time All-NBA first team, Defensive Player of
the Year, Four time MVP, Four time Finals MVP, Four time NBA Champion, and 7-time All
Defense first team. Again, thats when he took two years off, so it would be pretty easy to add a
pair to the All-NBA and All-Star award count. Then theres the single fact that makes as much of
the point as a single statistic ever could. Jordans perfect in the Finals. He never lost a series.
Opine all you want about the power of a great supporting cast, but LeBron bombed out on his
own to the Spurs in 2007; dont look at LeBrons teammates, its just depressing whatever
else James accomplishes, hell never have Jordans 100 percent success rate on the games
biggest stage.
Its been said often, but Jordans will to win as positive as it sounds on motivational
posters and in bite-sized sound clips from feverish announcers has more or less crippled him
in his dealings with people. Take a look at that clip up there right about the 1:20 mark, Jordan
starts talking about how he met OJ Mayo, then a high school student at his college-level
basketball camp. Mayo, in the grand tradition of many fine hoops players, starts talking smack to
Jordan, who was guarding him. Jordan shot the camp down and kept playing Mayo one-on-one,
telling him that, Look, you might be the best high school player in the country, but Im the
greatest that ever lived. Look at the sadistic glee in his eye when he says it. LeBron doesnt
have that unless its game six of the 2012 NBA Eastern Conference Finals, which is a good thing
for LeBron the human being, but a bad thing for LeBron the basketball player.
Kobe Bryant, a shooting guard from the Los Angeles Lakers, based on basketball
enthusiasts, is the nearest comparison to Jordan based on his clutch shots, and self-made plays.
Kobe Bryant joined the NBA straight after graduating highschool and has played for the Los
Angeles Lakers for his entire career. He was the 13th draft pick by the Charlotte Hornets in
1996, and was then immediately traded to the Lakers. He was youngest ever NBA starter at 18
years, 158 days. By the end of his first season, he averaged 15.5 minutes a game, and was winner
of the 1997 Slam Dunk Contest. Since 1999, he has been one of the leagues premier shooting
guards and has won five NBA championships.

Bryant has averaged 25.4 points per game over his career, along with 5.3 rebounds, 4.7
assists and 1.5 steals. He shoots a 45.4% career field goal percentage and 33.7% from 3-point
range. Throughout his career, he has played 1161 regular season games, scoring an average of
25.4 points. He has played in 220 playoff games, scoring an average of 25.6 points per game.
Jordan played 1071 regular season games in his career, scoring an average of 30.1 points
per game, along with 6.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.3 steals. His career field goal percentage
is 49.7% and he is 32.7% from 3-point range. He has played 179 playoff games, scoring 33.4
points per game.
Bryant and Jordan is also compared with the awards they received. Bryant is a 5 time
NBA champion (2000-2002, 2009-2010) and was awarded NBA Most Valuable Player in
2008. He was the NBA scoring champion in 2006 and 2007. In 2007, an ESPN poll voted him
the second best shooting guard in NBA history, behind Michael Jordan. While Michael Jordan
was added to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2009. He was 6 times
NBA champion. He was the NBA Rookie of the Year in 1984-5 and Sports Illustrated
Sportsman of the Year in 1991. He was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History
in 1996.
Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan played each other 8 times, four when Jordan was with the
Chicago Bulls and 4 when he was with the Washington Wizards. The Lakers won 5 of those
games. Across these games, Bryant scored an average of 22.8 points, while Jordan scored 24.5
points.

Conclusion
For the last twenty years or so, several players have drawn comparisons to the legendary
Michael Jordan. Although some of these guys have enjoyed major success in the NBA, they have
never come close to accomplishing what Jordan did.
MJ is arguably the greatest basketball player of all time. During an illustrious 15-year
career, he won six championships, five regular season MVPs, six finals MVPs, and made 14 AllStar teams. He also was named Defensive Player of the Year once and was a member of the AllDefensive First Team nine times.

Experts said no one wanted to win more than Michael Jordan, and few ever did. When the
documentary Michael Jordan to the Max is being made, former Chicago Bulls coach Doug
Collins said that in order to beat Jordan in a playoff series, you'd literally have to chop off his
arms and legs, and even then you still might lose. Jordan played with legendary intensity and
renowned passion that often frustrated opponents so badly that they'd resort to hard fouls and
malicious play just to slow Jordan down.
There never has, and probably never will be a player greater than Michael Jordan. He is a
rare breed of athlete who combined elite athleticism and talent with supernatural intensity and
focus. His drive, passion, and will to win are all but unmatchable. He scored at will, and made
plays for his teammates. He was coachable and wasn't afraid of leadership responsibilities. And
if there was ever a situation where the world would end unless someone made a jump-shot to
save us from destruction, I would still call upon Michael Jordan to shoot it. And so he will
continue to live on as the greatest basketball player who ever lived.

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