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| Michael Jordan 1988: 59pts Vs. Detroit Pistons on CBS |
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This is the single most important game of the
modern basketball era. Also, it kept
solidifying the fact that MJ saved his best
for the best teams. MJ rarely cared to score
big against poor teams unless he had to since
it was a chance to get the team to play. In
MJ's first 19 games vs. Detroit, he averaged
36ppg including a 61pt spanking the year
before (a game I also have edited on
youtube.com). After this 59pt game on
national TV on Easter Sunday in front of a
record crowd at Detroit, the Pistons' coach
Daly had enough. He vowed never to let MJ
beat them again. Born was the beginning of
the most awesome defense ever - "The Jordan
Rules". The basics of the defense were to
'funnel MJ to the middle so the big guys
could knock him on his butt'. But, the
defense was so specific that there was a rule
for what to do wherever MJ had the ball. Go
here:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_online/fl
ashbacks/jordan/891106/
The "Jordan Rules" went on to revolutionize
the game - making defense win championships.
The Pistons went on to win two titles and
their 'bruiserball' defense on Jordan forced
the NBA to invent the flagrant foul. The
Knicks and the Heat copied this football
style and soon, the league's scoring
plummeted. MJ, still scoring 30+ ppg was
unaffected with his insane skills but the
league itself couldn't score. We saw in the
90s, slow games with teams scoring just 60
points each with no one able to make any
shots. After MJ retired, the NBA tinkered
with the rules to get scoring back up and
today, we are still seeing this tinkering
with the shortened half-court clock, the lax
hand-checking rules, the illegal step-in
defense for centers and so forth. MJ is
responsible for all this.
I remember this game vividly. Few NBA games
were on national TV so the ads building this
game's drama were strong. We knew MJ and the
Pistons already hated each other. The Pontiac
Silverdome had a record crowd. What was MJ
going to do? Well, all he did was go 21-27
for 59. But, the real key was that he won the
game on two clutch defensive stops - a block
and steal on Zeke - to make sure his 59
didn't go to waste. MJ's jumper was
laser-like here and I remember actually being
upset that he was so 'on' since that would
mean he would be driving less. I wanted to
see more acrobatic shots. But, that's just
being a selfish fan. Enjoy The Master
becoming 'The Master'.
Tags : Michael Jordan Detroit Pistons Lebron James Shaq Kobe Bryant Magic Dwyane Wade Lakers Tmac Vince Car ter Allen Iverson |
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Durée : 381 s |
| Future Pistons 2007 - 2008 |
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in action:
#3 RODNEY STUCKEY
Born: Apr 21, 1986
Height: 6-5 / 1,96
Weight: 205 lbs. / 93,0 kg.
College:Eastern Washington
#9 ARRON AFFLALO
Born: Oct 15, 1985
Height: 6-5 / 1,96
Weight: 215 lbs. / 97,5 kg.
College:UCLA
#25 AMIR JOHNSON
Born: May 1, 1987
Height: 6-9 / 2,06
Weight: 210 lbs. / 95,3 kg.
College:No College
#17 SAMMY MEJIA
Born: Feb 7, 1983
Height: 6-6 / 1,98
Weight: 195 lbs. / 88,5 kg.
College:DePaul
#7 IBRAHIM JAABER
Born:
Height: 6-2 / 1,88
Weight: 170 lbs. / 77,1 kg.
College:Pennsylvania
#54 JASON MAXIELL
Born:
Height: 6-7 / 2,01
Weight: 260 lbs. / 117,9 kg.
College:Cincinnati
#23 CHEIKH SAMB
Born: Oct 22, 1984
Height: 7-1 / 2,16
Weight: 195 lbs. / 88,5 kg.
College: WTC CORNELLÀ (FC BARCELONA)
Tags : NBA tv Rookies Las Vegas Summer League Detroit Pistons Draft Highlights Stuckey Afflalo Mejia Johson Jaaber Maxiell Samb |
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Durée : 426 s |
| Welcome To Detroit Pistons |
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This is a mix of Detroit Pistons. Clips are
from Need4sheed.com. and yes i did get some
clips from the original Detroit Piston Mix. I
just wondered what would happen if i use
eminem tracks to a detroit piston video. I
think they're great. Eminem and Detroit
Pistons. btw, im a fan of and I support
Detroit Pistons even tho i live in UK.
Tags : Detroit Pistons |
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Durée : 255 s |
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