Michael Jordan vs Seattle Supersonics defense 1996 NBA Finals Chicago Bulls vs Sonics

Zone defense myth vs Jordan era defenses explained click this link: http://bruceblitz.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=nbabasketballmessageboard&action=display&thread=59 Jordan past his prime vs Sonics (Prime 1987-1993) Seattle was the top rated defense in the NBA in 1995-1996 Well balanced scoring team Players who defended MJ in this video: Gary Payton 6'4" 1996 Defensive player of the year Detlef Schrempf 6'9" Vincent Askew 6'6" Hersey Hawkins 6'3" David Wingate 6'5" Help defenders: Shawn Kemp 6'10" Frank Brickowski 6'9" Sam Perkins 6'9" (Ervin Johnson and Nate McMillian were injured) http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1996.html Little known fact: Michael Jordan was 6' 4.75" http://www.celebheights.com/s/Michael-Jordan-1482.html 1996 Finals Jordan averaged 27.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.16 assists, 1.67 steals, .17 blocks per game Finals MVP Michael Jordan faced the most traps & double/triple teams in NBA history, MJ also DEFEATED the most traps, double teams, and triple teams in NBA history. Unlike other players presented with a double team, Jordan shows his ultimate team IQ by giving up the ball and re-establishing himself for a better shot. Jordan could score over anyone and any type of defense. As long as Jordan had his dribble, you virtually almost could not ever trap him. He was too fast. Jordan would either make a move to defeat the trap, or get the ball out of there to an open teammate swiftly. Jordan's decisionmaking can be seen in this video like no other video. Zones allow defenders to play an area, rather than stick to a man. I don't know about you, but I prefer playing against a zone because it is so much easier to find space in a zone if you are good at working without the ball. When you are facing man to man it requires that you run your defender into screens, and it requires more effort to create space. This was especially true in the Michael Jordan era where perimeter contact was allowed. The Jordan era featured man to man with rotating traps and weakside help which is very hard to defea