Michael Jordan vs Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Highlights (1996.02.04)-71pts All!RAUF BETTER THAN STEPH CURRY?
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Rauf sat during the anthem, got railroaded out of the League. He was legit.
If you think about it that’s communism, if they make us salute a flag for a anthem…
Need proof. I'm pretty sure he's still living in America and if not, then salute to him for doing what most people don't.
@ETCFE LORD Soooo.....what does that mean to the discussion???
@@Avarice-Zero he tells his story. Goofball
@@brandonburns5365 It doesn't mean shit if no one heard it. That's my point. So he went live with K. Brown. So the f what! Every player has a story and it doesn't mean anything if there isn't any weight behind it.
Imagine if Mahmoud was allowed to have a full NBA career.
Imagine if he played in todays era
The Nuggets should sign him now anyway. He can still ball.
Dude averaged 14.6 pts 1.8 reb and 3.5 assists for his career. Would have been more of the same
@@tiger_would4419 That's like saying early Steph who just entered the league is the same Steph that won 4 championships. What a stupid statement.
comparing the two at any point in their respective careers is pure insanity. Mahmoud had 6 yrs before the incident and never cracked 20/5/5.
Abdul Rauf was a real one both on and off the court. A true pioneer.
Who ever beat the bulls that year will always have something to be proud of.
@King Tubbzzz I beg to differ, Jordan was at his apex/peak in 1991.
Agreed, more so if you ever beat MJ from jr high on up.....u got somethin to be proud of. Lol
Y?? The bulls still won it all
@Jordan Thomas Jordan was at his best in '93 but the team was at its best in '96.
It speaks to the tenacity of both teams. Michael Jordan outscored Abdul-Rauf. That's amazing in itself.
Mahmoud Abdul Raouf was one of the best players period. Check his stats! Mr Mississippi Basketball, college all American, and could cross you up, or drill the j in your face! Still one of the best in my book.
AGREED
@@TwinkleNotty same
Facts And I'm 36 years old. My brothers and dad put me on to basketball watching all the games. I remember Saturday morning I believe there was a show with Ahmad Rashad called NBA inside stuff I think.
i wonder if he has a son and also playing bball
Facts. Outstanding player. Went to school with him in high school.
Rauf shooting Js against MJ with ease. We were robbed of this amazing talent.
Appreciate what you view as I saw him play in college and appreciate this upload many years later!
They (nike & the leagues Status-Quo ...) Got rid of ANY & EVERYBODY , who would have been a THREAT to mik & nike's Legacy ! ... That's why they Derailed & SABOTAGED lebron's career his 1st 7yrs in clev ! ...
Obviously u wasn’t watching the game, Rauf scored once or twice on mj, rauf lit Kerr a** up
@@whatsdafocuscfour3767 he destroyed the whole team j can't even guard a screen effectively lol..and fools say this team would beat the 2017 warriors lmaooo...this nigga is tired at halftime guarding chasing rah for a COUPLE screens...man gtfoh..Jordan would get smoked by curry now that I watch this shit..and thats the 2 foot shotrter 2 point line?...oh hell nah...mannnnn...you old heads delusional lol
@@whatsdafocuscfour3767 no" I" in team….He scorched the whole organization and whomever are the Bull's fans, watching or in attendance that night. #HISTORY..
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf got too little credit for giving MJ huge problems. All they remember is when AI crossed him up ( even though Sixers lost the game ). Mahmoud is one of the most uncheckable players.
Ofcourse the bulls won. They had the better team and A.I had the better game .
@Leigh Wrightwhen talking about shooting, I agree that Mahmoud is more dangerous. But there are days that Allen can shoot too. For off the dribble moves, AI got more juice 😎
Abdul Rauf was a problem then and still a problem now. Curry doesn't even have half of what he had. Can shoot off the dribble, can size up his opponent with his dribble, excellent footwork and etc. Young kids need to look at this footage to learn footwork, shooting , and how to set up yourself and teammates. Good video.
@@joelnalindhom9906 nah my dude. You wrong about that one. Abdul Rauf is the most lethal player off the dribble
MJ didnt even guard him lol
Rauf played while he had touretts, one of the best shooters I have ever seen in my life.
That travelling call on Pip during the breakaway is the kind of thing they never call anymore. It was back when the rules actually meant something.
Correct and it aint fair. Turning the ball over dribbling aint called any more. Wish I was allowed to to that. Used to call it palming the ball turning it over. Reaching in was over called back in the day. Its a watered down game now with the over use of the 3 point and minimal paint game. Die hard fans dont care but think about it.
The nba introduced the eorostep, basically letting everyone take as many steps as they want driving to the basket. Giannis does it all the time, literally taking probably 8 steps every time he drives to the basket.
They were barely calling it then. NBA just gave up and changed the rules on how to count the pick up step.
You got that right🤣
Anybody ever consider that they were interpreting the rule wrong back in the day? I actually don’t think Pippen traveled which is why he did did it that way. He naturally understood the two steps after the catch is what should count. But it’s no use in him arguing it if he knows that’s how it’s being called at that time. An easy way to think of it, and I hate to switch sports, but if a receiver got tackled at the same time Pippen took his “first step” it wouldn’t be considered a fumble because he didn’t bring it in. This is wheee the “gather step” understanding came into the league and they recognized it in back to the basket moves even back then. Fair is fair, post players take 4 steps on a spin move manipulating the same idea that Pippen did on this fast break. What we are seeing now is just evolution of the game and understanding of the rules not blatant cheating like some of y’all make it seem.
Rauf was so technically sound, holy smokes. Everything he did was so precise.
Jordan may be the Goat but Abdul Rauf was a real one. He knew what the repercussions were and did it anyway. Belief over Bucks.
Praise His name!!!
Only two season?!?! Big ups brother!
@@williemuhammad2863 praise be thy Camels 🤣
Cmon man dont diss Milwaukee they just won a ring man
Those 90s players were so damn good
Abdul-Rauf was a certified hooper!
Kids today will never understand how great the NBA was in the 90's
90s : Kids today will never understand how great the NBA was in the 70s.
@@chosk80 The 70's were awesome! lol
Or the 80’s
Basic
Big FACTS.
Abdul Rauf was one of the greatest pure shooters ever. He was unstoppable in college at LSU.
Compare him to pistol Pete tho the most underrated player ever
Unstoppable.. is an understatement
The best college player I have ever seen, period.
This man still can play at his age with alot of energy and hit those shots like it never left him.
This man was so happy about havin 32 against MJ , meanwhile got torched on the other end for 39 😭
@@playingwithkash2134 MJ still had a height advantage.
He plays in Ice Cube's big 3 basketball. Still hits big shots!!
Yeah, he was killing it in the BIG3
Kerr never forgot this game, goodness
That game felt like a playoff game 👊🏾💥🔥😎
Shows how great this team this was, how great Michael was. Even down 30 this team was never out of a game, no lead safe. Miss these Chicago teams and this era of basketball. I remember this Nugs team, they were young, physical, and stacked. Chris Jackson AKA Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf was an amazing PG; that 93-94 team made one heck of a run in the playoffs if ya remember.
Uummm.. Abdul was a rookie with Kobe in 1996. He was in high-school in 94
@@anthonyvozikakis5895 old comment. But nah you’re thinking Abdul Raheem. Mahmoud is 90 he changed his name
Absolutely
His name used to be Chris Jackson
Probably the most disrespected NBA player by the media, but respected by peers, though
@We Are A Beautiful People Big Fax
Abdul was killing kerr😂
He gave Mike hell, too❗️😂 And I’m a huge Jordan fan.
That disappearing baseline spin😂😂😂
He killed MJ too and then Phill switched Jordan for Kerr.....they knew that will not be good for MJs image....if he cooked MJ, you should know Kerr will be easy money 💰
@@Renegade-jk4ux facts bro lol you see how people try to disregard the fact that Jordan was trying to hold him also smh.
Left kerr in the sand
11:07 Back when travelling was called... Today players might as well be sponsored by tour operators.
lol exactly. 2 steps are 2 steps. The NBA today will have you thinking grass is blue and the sky is green.
I watched a whole series of giannis doing that to the pistons and it was retarded
@@antonioguglielmetti2661 also LeBron
dribbling has changed; obviously. moves that look like a clear travel are not
You must’ve never watched Larry bird?
I remember watching this game live. Abdul-Rauf was the best shooter in the NBA that season.
Deadly jump shooter. At LSU he was unbelievable.
@@michaelcavallacci2945 It puzzled me that his turrets didn't effect his shooting. Clearly since he was the best shooter in the world it didn't negatively effect him a bit.
@@Wallyworld30 I know. It’s very unusual. I guess there are different types and levels of Tourette’s. He was a hell of a shooter.
Ol heads trippin talkin bout he was better than Curry 😭😭😭
@@playingwithkash2134 Nobody in this thread made that claim. Take that shit up with the guy the made the video title.
Jordan’s footwork just absolutely incredible
nope. Kobe's better when it comes to footwork
Godfrey Arbiol no, Kobe copied Jordan
@@easylife6348 Whatever dude. I grew up in Kobe's era so I surely knew that Kobe was inspired by his boyhood idol which is Jordan. But I really don't care about it. All I know is that Kobe perfected what he copied.
Godfrey Arbiol so was Jordan.
Godfrey Arbiol and I grew up in Kobe era too, I’ve seen his moves and everything, Kobe literally copied mj, even Jordan said it.
That Scottie Pippen travel would be reviewed by the coaches in today's era if it got called.
Exactly. In fact, some refs would say that it's not a violation because that first step is supposed to be the gather step. Personally, I made sure I only took two steps before getting the shot off.
@@kalon511 shit we all did lmfao folks were quick to call a travel.
Jay TS LOL
Richard Thomas deadass soft ass, no rule following ass league
Ellis at 8:53 got away with a travel 😂
Damn i forgot how fast and smooth his stroke was Abdul was a complete beast! #Legendary
Pause
I didn't aka Tim Hardaway was similar and a few others!
One of my favorite players besides MJ when I was growing up. I remember being sad when because of that protest he did during the national anthem he was not allowed to play. The NBA wasted this one.
You'd think the team owner wouldn't want to waste a talent like that all for politics.
And now today they don't let you play unless you bow to whatever the current thing is...
Mahmoud was lethal just like Steph was. To the ones to young to have seen him, he was money!
CAP. He played 8years in the NBA. Compare Currys 1st 8seasons to Raufs 8year career and you'll see that he was nowhere near Curry. He was a good player in his Era and it's unfortunate that his career ended over him not standing for the anthem. But Curry had already built a hall of fame resume in his 1st 8seasons. Rauf never scored 71 in a game his career high is 51. Saying he was better than Steph or as good as Jordan is literally one of the biggest lies ever told. Stats don't lie
Go compare Currys 1st 8seasons to Raufs only 8seasons and you'll see the truth. Curry had already built a hall of fame resume in 8years. Rauf was never close to being a hall of famer. Just because he could shoot 3s good doesn't mean he was on Currys level.
Rauf was the best shooter before Steph Curry came along. Keep in mind Rauf played in the 90's where defense was super tough and still scored in the mid 50's, not once but multiple times. If Steph played in the 90's he would have been sent to hospitals and filed for disability retirement because defense today was nowhere close to the 90's. Ask Jordan or Laimbeer.
@@neilparedes-chavez1688 the best shooter?? He shot 44% from the field 35% from 3 that's average at best!!
@@neilparedes-chavez1688 Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk stop this non sense notion bruh Rauf was smaller and skinny than Steph and he could survive why steph that is bigger and stronger and waaaay more skilled couldnt
So he is basically stephen curry before stephen curry. Too bad even after his performance, prople still didnt realize the vslue of 3pt
Difference is that he didnt have a Klay Thompson that time
Curry who? From high school ANDcollege when shaq was the second best on the team behind MR AKA CH LSU.. Black Balled 😶
Wait a minute do you think curry got his game from Mahmoud
@qward Stephen wardell curry 2time mvp , 3 time champion, the greatest shooter in the history of basketball. Stop the fucking disrespect . And steph put Davidson on the map when he was in college too .
It's because they weren't winning. The league saw non-three shooting teams win and didn't pay much heed to Abdul-Rauf. Curry was winning in a huge way and wrecking teams while doing it
Kinda odd that Jordan wanted no part of that man on defense lol
He knew better his iq high
@@itsalluptous5058 Rauf was the forerunner to Iverson.
Are u Jordan? So how u know wat he wanted? Jordan only nervous about one guy that we see that's the Dream probably not even him.
Jordan wanted people as good as him and better cause he wanted to get better. Do your research think before you text.
No one did bro. Dude was so damn lethal. Ntm, that was the mindset of ball then. There were a lot of cats that took it to Mike. The league was deep
Such a clutch block by Ellis... but checkout that missed dunk AND missed layup by Wennington. Inexcusable when you're right at the rim. I hoped they ripped him to shreds in the locker room lol
I cringed watching Wennington !! 2 opertuneties to score from point blank range !!
Yes...Chicago had terrible awful centers.. slow and stupid
@@wolfnite26 they were more finesse pick and pop guys, not great interior players who could bang and aggressively attack the rim, the opposite of most centers at the time. Wennington was money from mid-range often and has a ton of highlights that show his IQ for movement off the ball. (think the double nickel game against the Knicks in 95) Oddly, enough cats like him could probably thrive a bit more in the current era due to his skill set.
Well, he also got the offensive rebound, so you can't totally kill him. Lol 😆
But Jordan had super team according to lebron fans lol
Rauf came out after 2nd year. Curry came out after 4th. Comparing numbers year 2 to 6 for Rauf in NBA vs Curry year 1 to 4 same points & assists. He was traded after his best year averaging 19 + points & 6.8 assists. If nuggets would have given him green light & ran offense for him no doubt 25 to 30 points a game for his next 8 years. His best years were taken away period. Greatest freshman scoring record in college still not surpassed 30.2. Best free throw % in NBA hx but needed to shoot 1200 was 39 short. final 1 minute shot 80% (that’s as clutch as it gets) He would be taken out of game for 15 min come in the last minute & hit 3 shots in your face. And definitely having Dan Isel, who’s a big man, coaching you is completely different than having Steve Kerr. I watched almost all his games for four years in a row he wasn’t streaky, if he missed two shots in a row he would be taken out or he would be told not to shoot and he’d have to pass inside to Mutombo. Different game & era. Amazing quickness likely quickest ever shot & release. He missed cause he was pushed or hand checked. Tough to know but trajectory was same as these shot first PGs of this era.
the team and crowd are celebrating like they won the finals lol
Any game played against those bulls was the equivalent of a boxing match against ali. Some teams put up a fight. Few won. And the rest got obliterated.
The game meant more back then.fans cared.
I mean the bulls went 72-10 this season so it was a pretty huge win
With all that damn talent they didn't even make the Playoffs that season, That's just sad.
Right? Lol
Yeah that Scottie Pippen travel would NEVER get called today, it’s basically apart of the game now 🤷🏾♂️
I don't see it as travel though.
almarjyou Pippen is my favorite of all time so no bias from me. That was a travel.
@@DAB901 one of my fave. But if you slow it down. Even at their own slowmo after that. Around 11:08. You will see that he caught the ball when his left foot was on the ground and his right foot up. What is the rule for travel? Even when driving?
In todays games 7 steps is not travelling just ask L3-6ron
@@joshmcbench5332 lmao.
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf is the greatest pure shooter in NBA history and long before Colin Kaepernick was born, he stood up for his constitutional right not to participate in the national anthem. It cost him what should've been a HOF caliber career.
I agree wholeheartedly, finally someone gets it. He was BEFORE Colin Kaepernick AND Steph Curry
filtrotp40 not many people no tht✊🏾
in the NBA you have no rights to express your opinion-making it a dictatorship just like all other American sports associations. Mahmoud was indeed the greatest shooter in NBA history just look at his FT percentage beats everybody out there.
Steve Jobs Abdul-Rauf was never fired from the NBA, there is no such thing. And I wouldn't exactly constitute whiteballing an athlete for protesting unwarranted murder against his people as "treating their players better".
While I agree Abdul-Rauf should be placed on a pedestal for his stance and ultimately his sacrifices for the struggle, but y'all please stop with this greatest shooter ever non-sense its just disrespectful to Curry.
Abdul Rauf jumper...WET!!! 😬
Just imagine if he had klay😏
His jumper looks a lot like mine.
Even though your KZhead name would suggest that you would possibly be another biased Jordan fan in terms of how you would edit the highlights of your video, I love how you include the highlights of MJ's opposition. It gives a more balanced and realistic perspective of Jordan's competition in his prime/Bulls era. The truth is Jordan didn't always dominate, terminate and annihilate opponents night in and night out. Guys didn't back down or cower away from MJ as much as the story is often told. Jordan was out-performed at times. He was out-duled at times. Yes he was the greatest, but he also lost battles too. Much of his greatness is in the fact that he didn't give up and he always kept coming back and competing.
Look at his latest video
@G C no he didn't you're full of crap
Denver was ahead of points but more of Mj's highlights
no he wasnt lmao
The other team had an amazing game and MJ finished with 39 in a crazy comeback when they were down like 20 something...he’s Black Jesus dude lol yeah they obviously lost but he still was dominant
If Mahmoud hadn't been blackballed out of the league, he be in the conversation for greatest pg of all time!
If he was so good they would have overlooked him talkn seat during the Nat’l Anthem. When ur good enough none of that matters. In other words HE WAS REPLACEABLE.. if Mike would have done it nothin would have happened 😂
Facts
He had it going on in this one,but greatest pg of all time,You must be insane??
one of my favorite team at the time, the denver nuggets. love how mahmoud abdul rauf played together with antonio mcdyess, laphonso ellis, dale ellis and mutombo
Mahmoud might have gotten closer 40 if he turned them long twos into threes. The pull up game was 🔥 tho
There was still some hesitancy to take “bad” shots back then too. In 2020, he probably would have had ten more attempts and made six of them.
@Mr. Vain do you know any good places to watch throwback games that would be a good learning experience watching some of the older guys putting in work.
Just imagine if he had klay😉
In the 90s, the 3 point shot wasn’t something everyone took. It was usually only done by the best shooter on the team, like Kerr. You didn’t have everyone jacking them up at the rate of 25-30 total per game like we do now. Steph Curry takes more now than most teams did back then.
If Mutombo had a post game, that Nuggets team could've went far in the early 90's
Mutombo did have a post game. You need to look at the film.
@@brent9908 He's talking about on the level of Olajuwan, Duncan and McHale. If had that with the talent they had around him they could've been a real contender in the West.
@@AHMAD-2324 He said nothing about the names you mentioned. All he said was, "If Mutombo had a post game..." I am just here to inform him that Mutombo actually did have a post game and scored with back his back to basket.
@@AHMAD-2324 All the great Georgetown centers who made it to the NBA under the John Thompson II era had a post game from Ewing to Mutombo and Mourning. Just needed to educate the guy a little.
I will never forget this game. The bulls made a raging comeback led by Jordan and Steve Kerr. But ran outta gas. What have been 42-2 in February.
Mahmoud Abdul raouf such an underrated superstar.
Superstar?...🤣🤣🤣BOISTOP
@@AHMAD-2324 would of been a top point guard off all time by today standards
@@AHMAD-2324 Why not??One of the best point guards ever...!!!Tell me who was better xept like 3-5 people..Nobody..!!!
14ppg 44% from the field 35% from 3 I have the same amount of All star appearances, MVPS, Scoring titles and All NBA teams as Abdul Rauf!!
I remember watching this game live during my high school years. Mr. Abdul-Rauf COOKED Jordan. He cooked him. I was lowkey pissed about it too. It was first time for me watching MJ guarding someone who he truly couldn't guard effectively the entire game. If you would have giving Mahmoud the freedom that Steph Curry has in today's NBA, he would of been putting up pretty similar numbers, I PROMISE YOU.
Yeah he is extremely good I wonder how he would’ve been like if they didn’t blackball him back then. Maybe he would’ve been well know hell one of the greatest. He still is great I actually know him personally since he’s my friend’s dad and he’s still a monster on the court. No wonder his son wants to be like him lmao
@@alunal.5832 And I believe you... especially that last part about him still being a monster. I watched him on Big 3 league and he was crossing fools up and hitting 3s on them like it was nothing. The guy is smooth as all hell... and to think he was diagnosed with Tourettes!!!
Chris Jackson at LSU was the best player I've ever seen. Michael Jordan was 2nd and Pete Marovich 3rd. I played against him in a camp setting and he basically averaged 5 points, 1 assist and 2 steals a minute. Lol
Since you watched the game do you remember the 6 shots he bricked after making the first 3?
Great game here but he was on lockdown in his most of his matchups against the Bulls lol
Rauf scored on MJ twice @ a high school 🏀 camp. After MJ told the crowd how hard NBA defense was. Look up his story & high school videos
There you go kzhead.info/sun/hqyoorKla6qGpZ8/bejne.html
You acting like CJ wasn't an All American transcendent talent. Could've been any of the greats and Rauf was gonna cook em.
Abdul-Rauf IS A LIVING LEGEND!!! 💪🏼🏀💪🏼🏀💪🏼🏀
love watching this nuggets team, rauf, dale ellis, laphonso, stith, mutombo and a peak antonio mcdyess
Very few teams beat the bulls that year.. something to be proud of and always remembe
I remember this game like it was yesterday as a teenager. I watched the bulls go down by 25/30and I watch Michael Jordan scored 28 points in the third quarter to bring them back watching it live was some of the greatest basketball I’ve seen.
Adul-Rauf eating the Bulls alive. No one can handle him. This guy is unbelievable. I wish his career would have not been taken away. Rauf 71pts Wow!
How many rings? Scoring titles? Mvp? Stfu
32 points lol. He and Jordan combined for 71 points in this game lol
His career high is 51,not 71. He played 8years in the nba. Compare his only 8years to Curry and Jordan's 1st 8years. As you can see Curry and Jordan had already built hall of fame resumes in there 1st 8seasons. Rauf was never on a hall of fame trajectory. Stats don't lie,but people do.
I watch games like these and it's amazing that a perimeter player like MJ was able to dominate his era - one that was still geared towards the big men and scoring/defending the paint. I hear young folks say that there weren't a lot of great perimeter players in the 90's. That's hardly the case. The game just wasn't geared for perimeter players then, the way it isn't for big men now. I think of guys like Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Mark Price, Tyrell Brandon, Kevin Johnson, Terry Porters.....point guards who could shoot. They would flourish in today's NBA. Guys like Dell Curry, Rex Chapman, Ricky Pierce, Drazen Pterovic (rip) would be bigger stars playing today's game as well. At the same time I look at Mutombo and he'd probably be a bench player in today's NBA.
well said
Yeah I don’t think mutombo would be bench players at all. People forget he was a 2 way player. Before he just went all defensive. With this squad I can see he went defense.
The1tweezy If McGee can start, Mutombo can too.
Fam don't judge players when you saw them pass their prime.
The dominant point guards would flourish back then. Great players can play in any era.
That block by Laphonso Ellis is the cleanest block on Jordan I've ever seen by a non 7-footer...
Makes me wonder what happened next time Jordan played nuggets…googling…
Jordan at this point in his career wasn’t the high flyer of his youth. He still could and did dunk quite a bit but he couldn’t simply jump over everyone at this point. Dunks like he had over guys like Ewing earlier in his career, he just didn’t have that much lift anymore. Kobe did the same later in his career too, he very seldom dunked unless it was wide open.
@@CoachHeyward Are you serious? You can't handle one compliment of a Jordan opponent? Lol. Calm down. Jordan is obviously the GOAT. Sheesh...
@@gregrowe1168 Right. But Jordan rarely ever got blocked so this play just stands out...
Wennington couldn't hit nothing at the end
Power Gear yea he did kinda choke. Jordan probably uppercut him after the game 😂😂
He bricked a dunk!!! What a fool!!!
Does that mean he's not missing?
Easy for some people to judge when they're not playing no one is perfect cheers
@@Tanfo77 Yes
92% from the free throw line...unheard of. Anymore
They removed him from the all time leaderboard. Blackballed foreal. David stern jewstein really did a # on him.
He hit nearly 200 in a row
I can absolutely appreciate Abdul Rauf game. The dude was nice!
Wow I never saw Jordan’s shot get blocked like that before 😮❗️
Hakeem blocked him four times in one game. Deleted tapes oh and he blocked his game winner.
To be fair Jordan fumbled the ball so that gave Dikembe more time to make the block
Watch the Celtics vs Bulls when Reggie blocked the fadeaway twice.
Look it up Reggie Williams of Boston blocked him 4times one game
That traveling call on scottie at around 11:00 would have been a normal take to the basketball in today’s game. The refs were still more strict with the rules back then
Exactly lol
That’s what I said. Would have not been called today…. LeBron does it and many others.. lol.
It wasn’t a strict call (back then). It was just the rules being enforced as the game is designed to be played. Same with the moving screens that get people open today. It’s easier to let very athletic but skillfully limited players get away with calls now than to enforce skill development on the business side of basketball. You used to actually have to play like a star for a little while before you got perceived as one.
With an extra step added
I almost forget there was once a time in NBA the competence can be fierce even for regular season games, and players played for the fans, not only for their money, and never for something called "load management".
It's so funny how people say Jordan would be Demar Derozan in this Era lmfao. Then what would that make Hakeem, Barkley, David Robinson, Scottie? People are idiotic. I can't tell you how many times i've seen the same account, on video of multiple all time great players from the 90's & give them praise but when Jordan is brought up, they say those players weren't competition.
Players didn't stack up in those times and it was rare to see two superstars on one team. Fans from this generation don't understand that so that's something people will always criticize. Jordan only beat one great team in the Finals and that was against an injured and old Lakers team.
@@swolegod7724 No, they weren't great. The 80' Lakers and Celtics were great, the Warriors with Durant were great, Kobe and Shaq Lakers were great, the Heat with Lebron were great, the Spurs with Duncan, Ginobili and Parker were great, the big 3 Celtics were great.
@MrBrenman21 Nuggets were stacked with talent? They didn't have one superstar, you dummy.
@Samuel Díez Yeah lol. I was typing on my phone & messed up the message but I glad you still got it lol. They fall in love with these nostalgic players & say they were so dominate. But in the same breath will say they were the worst players ever compared today, when talking about Jordan.
Yeah the dumb fucking millennials and trolls thinking derozan comparisons
this game is a hidden gem Jordan went crazy and Mahmoud was the Curry before Curry
That's not true. He was just good player who could shoot 3s,not great. Curry was already a hall of famer after his 1st 8seasons. Rauf only played 8years and was never on a hall of fame trajectory. It's unfortunate that he got blackballed for not standing for the anthem. But he was never on Jordan's level or Currys level. Stats don't lie
Rauf was the best shooter before Steph Curry came along. Keep in mind Rauf played in the 90's where defense was super tough and still scored in the mid 50's, not once but multiple times. If Steph played in the 90's he would have been sent to hospitals and filed for disability retirement because defense today was nowhere close to the 90's. Ask Jordan or Laimbeer.
@Tamareik Jackson Stop, you probably was even born to see him play. He was curry before curry in a 5x tougher era. So imagine if he played in this era!
@@1CHOZN7 Abdul Rauf averaged 14ppg shot 44% from the field 35% from 3 he's nowhere near Curry!! Steph Curry shoots 48% from the field 43% from 3 91% from the line!! 35% from 3 and average shooter Steph is world class!!
@@1CHOZN7 We don't go off what ifs he was trash never even averaged 20ppg in any season 0 all stars 0 MVPs 0 rings O all NBA teams he was garbage!!
I remembered this game! It was really amazing...
Scottie @ 11:06 is actually the right call...if that was called on LeBron, he'd have like 1,000 less points today...
true and u can even add all those obvious offensive fouls whenever lbj goes to the rim
and if you took away 1/3 of his free throws from all the bs calls they gave him, he wouldn't be in the top 10 of all time scorers.
1:05 abdul at 6’1 bringing the ball up court while being guarded by 6’6 shooting guard Michael jordan and the announcer goes “ well the nuggets don’t have a true point guard in the game”. It’s crazy how much the game has changed. This dude would probably be the best point guard in the nba today
@We Are A Beautiful People exactly. That’s crazy
In a parallel universe, Abdul Rauf has multiple finals mvps and coach of the year awards.
that mj 23 point quarter spectacular
He tortured Kerr so much he never forgot about it lol. He saw Steph and had to recreate the nightmare for everyone else
Gold
Steph was a superstar before kerr
Mark Jackson revealed Steph and Klay to us! 🤦🏾♂️
Love watching this Cat from his LSU days to pro,the railroaded him so bad
If he was as good as someone like Mike they wouldn’t have cared about him sitting during a nat’l anthem. In other words HE WAS REPLACEABLE, MIKE WASNT.
M.A.R. aka Chris Jackson, has ice water in his veins. His expression/demeanor never changes, but trust and believe he was a very intense player.
Abdul-Rauf was Curry before Curry. Great game!
Steph's father Del Curry was Curry before Curry. Both literally and figuratively. I grew up watching Del Curry play and he was the best shooter in the league for YEARS!
He was killing Kerr lol
@@Wallyworld30 nah Abdul-rauf was steph before steph.
Thanks so much for posting this! This is one of my favorite Bulls game ever even though they lost. They getting beat down in the first half and almost came all the way back and would have taken the lead if not for the Pippen travel. After that travel they ran out of gas from having to work so hard to knock down the score. Crazy that I still remember this game and I was 15 years old.
thanks for bringing these kinds of videos we've been looking for!
Jordan, Harper, Kerr, Wennington, the popcorn vendor, Jesus all had a turn at "guarding" Rauf, sometimes two and three at a time. They all failed. That'll be 32 points and a victory for your troubles. Thank you very much...
Jesus woulda locked him up. For real for real
@@warriorjennings5115 nope, Jesus(PBUH) is on the Muslim's team.
@@byanymeansnecessary9329 error. Your leader is Mohammed. He's on the human relationship side brotha. Transcends religion and dogma
@@warriorjennings5115 Both Jesus and Muhammad(PBUT) are on team Islam, Paul and Constantine are the leaders of the Xtians. Jesus has nothing to do with the fake why.te zombie jesus worshippers.
The man is unconscious 🤣😂🤣😂 just imagine of this would have been the finals match up, it would have been War!!
M.A.R, formerly Chris Jackson, use be amazing at LSU with Shaq and Singleton. Good old days of basketball
I still can’t believe that team never even made a real final 4 run. A team that stacked now would win it all. I remember Illinois beating that team when they played them during the regular season and it wasn’t even a squeaker, won by double digits. Illinois was decent but not a top team by any means.
Great game. Nice to see you post the losses too. I forgot about Abdul-Rauf. He played with Sacramento for awhile. But the one who really turned into a beast was McDyess.
11:10. I am not sure if Pip took three steps. Hey, dont matter, you can take 5, 6 steps in today's game and dont get called for it.
he took three. today's rules are embarrassing to the game of basketball
Isn't there a story that jordan hates playing against Abdul-Rauf cuz he could just score no matter how jordan guards him. He was just so quicker than his opponents and as soon as he gets open he'll shoot it no matter what. Can you imagine if he plays in today's game.
Ian Dableo hes 50 today but his big 3 highlights show he is still capable
Nuggets one of the 9 teams that beats 72-10 Bulls in 95-96 season😀
One of the 10 teams**
@@ctcctc6126 only 9 teams Pacers beat them twice😊
@@joshmcbench5332.... U rite. Thats correct.
Poor steve Kerr ...smh...getting toasted!!!!😂😂
“He battled Tourette’s syndrome. His shots had to rotate correctly. The ball had to glance through the net perfectly. If one attempt even so much as felt off, he’d have to start the process over again. “You saw nothing wrong with the shot, saw nothing wrong with his release, but for him, it didn’t feel right,” Pack said. “It didn’t leave his hand right, it didn’t hit the net right…People who were there, we know why he was such an amazing player because obviously the disease he had, he never used it as a crutch, he only used it to make him better.”
Jordan effort to win is amazing!! Is the goat! No doubt
Such a true statement
One of the best pgs ever in my opinion
Indeed an exciting basketball game, Jordan shows us again that he's truly the goat. Jordan was playing defense like no other Superstar I had ever seen. Abdul Rauf is unbelievable Talent with an unconscious jump shot. I truly wish he had a full NBA career
Bulls were on an 18-game win streak. Jordan is shooting 44% on 3's for months. Rauf is the real deal. He is one of the greatest shooters. 🙌 In his 50's still dominating and winning championships in the big 3 League.
I don’t think the nba suspended Mahmoud only because of his beliefs, I think they knew that he was gonna be the next big thing after MJ, I mean the dude was the first Steph and they feared that his attitude will spread to other players. I hate it when people compare him to Kapernick because he was a top tier talent at his sport and possibly the greatest what-if in the history of nba and he had to leave all this behind and commit to his beliefs.
Mjgoat23 took a L in a great game! Chris Jackson was a beast tho! Jackson was killing Kerr, they just couldn't stop him. Great game tho! Mjgoat23 made that 39 look easy! Just another day of greatness mjgoat23
*Mahmoud Abdul Rauf. Get it right.
His momma named him Jackson, ima call him Jackson!...Coming to America voice😁
@@michaelmckenzie517 Have the decency to respect his choice, I've seen you being an ignorant prick more than once in the comments. Quit being a jerk
@@felipedibo7795 I guess Eddie Murphy a prick also! If everyone can express their opinions on open platforms stop being afraid of mine! Opinions are like azzholes, everyone has 1! Please respect mine as I am told to respect others'! God bless USA!
@@michaelmckenzie517 who said anything about being afraid? Afraid of you? You are funny. Don't cower behind america, usa, or whatever. Speak for your goddamn self for once. Everyone's opinion should be respected, but yours directly disrespect Mahmoud's choice. You have the right to do whatever you want, as long as it doesn't harm or disrespect anyone, but yourself.
His name used to be Chris Jackson and him and Shaq used to run things at LSU back in the day. With both of them on same team they were awesome.
I remember this game the Nuggets were up by 30 and the Bulls clawed back in the game and almost got the W hell of a game
Denver had to really work for this ,That how hard it is to beat MJ Bulls.
Naw Denver just wasn't a good team and had one star who was blackballed.
Splash Brothers would kill mj😏
@@lekingasghedom9153 hhmmm..nope
@@lekingasghedom9153 a lot of screens but remember these guys new how to play in this Era
The win gave the Nuggets their 800th victory in NBA history, and it was the last time the Nuggets beat the Jordan-led Bulls in Denver. Jordan
When regular season games were played with passion and love for the game. #nodaysoff
Love that Nuggets team. Abdul Rauf’s game was the pinnacle of 90s shoot-first guards, a precursor to Steph, Trey, Dame etc. Back then, shooting threes (or long twos) off the dribble seemed rare. His dribble moves and high leaping jump shot feel like throwbacks, versus the hesis, step backs and chest shots of say a Trey or Lamelo.
Rauf's career FG% is 44.2 while Steph is at 47.5. So while Steph has Abdul-Rauf beat in terms of range and accuracy, Abdul-Rauf is very unique in the aspect of his quickness in launching the ball. Their game is very comparable.
CARMELO ANTHONY ON THIS NUGGET TEAM ALL TIME GREATS ... WOW !!
Chris Jackson - best college player I've ever seen. Dude was unreal at LSU. Averaged 30ppg as a Freshman!
I think Mahmoud would kill in today's NBA with how players in his position are protected and the rules the way the are now.
Mahmoud is his name
Mahmoud Abdul Rauf
@@cokelife5831 His name in college was Chris which is what OP was referencing.
This is when I was in love with the game
Abdull Rauf uno de los 10 MEJORES jugadores en la historia de los Nuggets de Denver sin discusión créanme!!!
11:15 they called Pippen for a travel and their was NO argument, because that's a travel. TODAY the NBA does not call that a travel, these kids today call that first step a gather step lol Today's NBA is so sweet and weak lol This is a great video to show these millennials who try to argue what REAL traveling is.
trey trey Facts I hate everything about the league now. 80’s baby here
So do yall actually hoop though? Ok then shut yo sorry ass up😂😂😂😷😷😷Everybody who say that wished they were athletic but nah.....yall from the perspective of sitting on A (couch) 🛋 🛋 🛋experts.
absolutely true.
trey trey what
the nba today is embarrassing. the league tweaks and changes the rules to accommodate for today's non-skilled players. all of them can't get off a move without traveling or some other violation first.
Trae Young should pay homage to this man.
Man early and mid 90s NBA was so awesome
Rauf was a legit bad ass scorer and all around player!
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf is Stephen Curry before Stephen Curry.
Correction.......Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf is Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
Not even close...
@@s.paulguillory6122 Correction, Chris Jackson!
@@michaelmckenzie517stop it king..... no correction needed....respect the man's right to change his name. he will tell you that himself.
@@s.paulguillory6122 agreed!