The REAL Story Behind The Michael Jordan Shrug Game 🤷‍♂️

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  @carlagustin7814 · 6 years ago

  Day 7 of Quarantine: Why did Michael Jordan shrug?

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  @theSUBVERSIVE · 6 years ago (edited)

  I think that there is some important context missing in this video. The media had this narrative about the rivalry between Drexler and MJ, how they were both athletic guards, both in their prime, etc. And mind you, this was not a 6-time champion MJ yet, and people were making all these comparisons, he wasn&apos;t the GOAT yet.<br>And something that they said regarding MJ and Drexler was that MJ wasn’t shooting well from 3s and that Drexler was better than MJ - at least in that category. So the 6x 3s were not just 6x 3s, MJ was certainly aware of the narratives and comparisons and being as maniacally competitive as one MJ can be, this was also a statement from MJ. Not only Drexler is not on his level, but he can hit those 3s if he wants to do so, it wasn’t part of his game and he was indeed pretty efficient in mid-range and driving to the basket.<br>Compared to today’s game, it was a different game, for sure. It&apos;s hard to compare eras, but it would be naive to think that in today&apos;s game MJ wouldn&apos;t have worked in his 3s, but you wouldn&apos;t let him open or doubt his clutchness. McHale even said that back then, Bird didn&apos;t even practice 3s.<br>The first thing people said about him when he entered the league? That he couldn&apos;t shoot and he turned that into one of his strengths. People need to understand that MJ would do whatever he would need to in order to win, he would adapt and learn in any era. He has always worked on his weaknesses until they become a strength, much more so than any other athlete.

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• KB

  @kb4231 · 6 years ago

  I love how MJ didn&apos;t stat pad in a blowout.

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• WH

  @WhelmedButReady · 6 years ago

  This is where Michael said to the media when they compared his and Clyde&apos;s 3pt shooting, stating that Clyde had better 3pt numbers simply because he &quot;chose&quot; not to shoot as many 3s. That was made clear to the world after this game.

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• TH

  @thatwilightzone4760 · 6 years ago

  I just watched that entire game the other day on NBA league pass. MJ is the GOAT

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• JO

  @JohnSmith-hf6gg · 6 years ago

  PLEASE DO KOBES 81 POINT GAME NALYSIS

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• JA

  @jadenedwards3289 · 6 years ago

  Thank you BBALLBREAKDOWN for giving me something to study during quarantine

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• GO

  @gorgoniodtukmul · 6 years ago

  Another MJ moment is when he hit the and one on the Phoenix Suns and made Charles Barkley fall into his knees, MJ finishes with 55.

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• KO

  @Kodreanu23 · 6 years ago

  Coach, you missed one important point: the narrative before the series was that Jordan couldn&apos;t hit threes. So, he shrugged acting surprised &quot;how did I hit all those if I can&apos;t hit threes. I don&apos;t know, go figure&quot;.

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• PI

  @pilosopino23 · 6 years ago

  That&apos;s why his finals performances are always so damn good! It&apos;s just so natural.. He isn&apos;t forcing stats or forcing a legendary moment.. He just rises to the opportunities presented to him.. and that is why he is THE GOAT!

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• SH

  @ShermanSitter · 6 years ago

  The point of this game for MJ was to show that if he did take 3&apos;s, he would make them. They were all saying that was a &apos;weakness&apos; but Jordan said their style of play didn&apos;t require it. He wanted to show that he could go toe to toe with 3 point shooters and it was a very distant second in the league to Drexler. The shrug was saying &quot;I told you I could shoot 3s if our game required it of me.&quot;

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• ZA

  @zayzuess · 6 years ago

  There will never be another NBA players like this. The game the look the shoes I mean MJ was straight out a comic book lol

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