Could two of you beat one Michael Jordan in his prime two on one?

Not a chance.

Letsrunners can't jump

No, I'd just play inside zone, and you'd never be able to pass the ball low. I'd make you shoot from the outside, and you'll miss. No big deal...

No. I'm sure I could lob some full court passes to the other me and thus score a few points, but I would never once be able to stop him, not ever. Not even three of me.

Ha, I've always been terrible at soccer. I don't think I could win if there were 11 of me, since none of us could hit a wide open net from penalty kick distance.

I was extremely good at basketball in my prime (when I was around 25 or so). At that age, I could have been a role player (backup off-guard who shoots a lot of 3s) on some D1 teams. I have a friend who was at a similar level (backup D1 level talent), but in a different position (6'4", 220, more of a power forward/center - obviously a bit undersized for a D1 4 or 5, but that was his natural position).

The answer is LOL NO.

Slow Bro wrote:

I was extremely good at basketball in my prime (when I was around 25 or so). At that age, I could have been a role player (backup off-guard who shoots a lot of 3s) on some D1 teams.

Why didn't you?

No Never No wrote:

No. I'm sure I could lob some full court passes to the other me and thus score a few points, but I would never once be able to stop him, not ever. Not even three of me.

You don't play such games full court.

The answer to the orginial question is no. Not because it is jordan in his prime. The answer would be the same for any decent nba player.

They would score at will and you would undboutably miss some shots.

While I am generally against violence, I suspect two of me could win a fight against one of him, well, unless he had a basketball. If he had a basketball, I'm sure he could hit both of us in the face hard enough to kill us before we could lay a hand on him.

If you mean actually playing basketball, that is too silly to even think about.

SD1983 wrote:

I'd say no because we still couldn't stop him from scoring.

You know that Jordan played Martin and Charlie Sheen in a game of 2 on 1 back in the day and they beat him. Martin was an old man at the time. Granted, it didn't appear that Jordan was playing all that hard but he was definitely in his prime.

haerg wrote:

Slow Bro wrote:

I was extremely good at basketball in my prime (when I was around 25 or so). At that age, I could have been a role player (backup off-guard who shoots a lot of 3s) on some D1 teams.

Why didn't you?

Because I was 25 and I had long since graduated. I wasn't good enough when I was actually in college -- it wasn't until a few years afterward that I fully developed my game. I was a gym rat and played in competitive city leagues -- I gauge my skill level based on playing against former college players.

Of course, within one year of graduating, I did beat one of the players on my former college team at 1-on-1. So maybe if I had applied myself differently, I could have played during my college years. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I'm certain I could.

mellow seeds wrote:

The answer to the orginial question is no. Not because it is jordan in his prime. The answer would be the same for any decent nba player.

They would score at will and you would undboutably miss some shots.

NO! 2 decent NBA players would beat a single prime Jordan. Jordan didn't make 100% of his shots. And he was not always double/triple teamed. ( With zone prohibited you have to work a little to double team somebody ) 2 DECENT NBA players would win.

I don't think it's outside the realm of possibility that two decent players could space the floor enough to create an open three every possession. I can only imagine the defensive range MJ would have back in the day, but I think there's still a decent chance you could get an open shot on every possession. Assuming you're using pickup rules (eg game to 21 by 1s/2s, winner takes ball), it's highly unlikely, yet still possible that you can win by not missing a shot. It's a cheap way to win, but if we're speaking in technicalities, it's possible.

bball expert wrote:

I don't think it's outside the realm of possibility that two decent players could space the floor enough to create an open three every possession. I can only imagine the defensive range MJ would have back in the day, but I think there's still a decent chance you could get an open shot on every possession. Assuming you're using pickup rules (eg game to 21 by 1s/2s, winner takes ball), it's highly unlikely, yet still possible that you can win by not missing a shot. It's a cheap way to win, but if we're speaking in technicalities, it's possible.

No. Jordan is going to steal the ball from you a ridiculous number of times, and you basically won't ever be able to guard him.

Unless by "decent players" you meant "NBA players." Jordan would lose most of the time to two journeyman NBA players teaming up on him.

You misunderstoond my point. My point was that two letsrunners would not beat an average nba player in a game of 2 on 1, much less jordan. I do agree that two decent nba players would beat jordan 2 on1.

As far as the point that someone else made that you could spread the floor enought to get open shots, I do agree. The problem is that you aren't going to make them all. Once jordan got the ball he would score at will.

Before anyone else comments, you need to actually watch the Sheens playing Jordan. It would not be nearly as hard as you are making it out to be. Not at all.

Two above-average high school basketball players could easily beat him.

No offense man, as I am sure you are good player, but I would not compare your performance in pick up ball to what it takes to be a D1 player.

I went to Duke and played pickup over the summer against some of the guys who went on to win the national championship in 2010. At times I guarded Jon Scheyer who would eventually be an all american and while I certainly didn't shut him down, I didn't get embarrassed. In my prime, I would say I could probably not make most D3 teams. My point being, playing pickup is one thing, doing it in real games against real players is a whole other.