In Tuesday’s Hot Clicks: the key to defending Michael Jordan, the oneyear anniversary of Kawhi’s epic game-winner and more
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00:00 You know how to guard him.
00:01 What do you have to do to check him?
00:02 See, Michael's weakness is his shot.
00:05 You just keep him around the perimeter.
00:07 And when he does this move right here,
00:09 palms the ball, brings it around.
00:11 Just don't fall for that.
00:12 Just wait for him to shoot, run up there, get the rebound,
00:15 throw up some kind of lucky shot, and you win.
00:18 That kid had Michael Jordan all figured out.
00:21 His own Jordan rules, if you will.
00:23 Following his first retirement, MJ played some pickup ball.
00:26 And as we've all seen throughout The Last Dance,
00:28 rare footage does indeed exist.
00:30 As far as the young man's scouting report,
00:32 well, he must have been talking about beyond the three-point
00:35 line, because Jordan was probably the best mid-range
00:37 shooter who ever lived.
00:38 I suppose letting him hit those was
00:40 preferable to being dumped on.
00:41 But if one could somehow keep him beyond the arc,
00:44 that's where Mike might have missed the mark,
00:46 as he was a below-average three-point shooter,
00:48 with his numbers actually inflated when the NBA moved
00:51 the line in for a few seasons.
00:53 Now, this isn't me saying MJ wouldn't adjust.
00:55 But for the time being, it was probably your best chance,
00:59 even if still you would have been out of luck.
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