Stephon Marbury Needed Only 2 Words to Snub Everybody Except Michael Jordan for Ultimate Honor

The answer to who is the all-time basketball GOAT for most fans and players often comes down to one name. That name is no one else but Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan. Even the players who themselves have had legendary stature in the NBA have ultimate respect for His Airness. And former New York Knicks icon Stephon Marbury is no exception.

Marbury was recently on a podcast episode of ‘Crawford’s Couch‘, hosted by Jamal Crawford. The 3x CBA champion named Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as his choice of New York City GOAT basketball player. However, on being asked about the overall basketball GOAT, Marbury, without saying any name, reflected his obvious choice by just saying “6-0”.

The 6-0 is a reference to Jordan’s unbeaten NBA Finals record. Jordan has never faced a defeat, in any of the 6 finals he has played. Also, he has achieved the NBA final MVP 6 times in two different three-peat victories. Apart from Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal is the only player who has been bestowed with the NBA final MVP award three times in a row. Apart from this, Michael Jordan also has had one of the most impressive lifetime career stats. In his 15 seasons, he averaged 30.1 points per game, 5.3 assists and 6.2 rebounds.

However, Michael’s performance during the NBA finals was just something else. In fact, Michael has the record of highest points per game in a particular season’s NBA finals. In the 1992-93 season, Michael averaged 41.0 points per game. But it’s his impeccable record of 6-0 in NBA finals that makes him stand out from almost every other player.

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Why Michael Jordan’s 6-0 in NBA finals holds a unique value

It is not as if Michael Jordan has been the only player who has remained unbeaten in the NBA finals. In fact, John Havelick (8-0), KC Jones (8-0), Tom Sander (8-0) and Robert Horry (7-0) seem to have better figures when it comes to not losing any of the NBA finals they have played. However, the differentiating factor for Mike is the generation of players he was facing during his time, as most of these players come from the 60s era.

Another factor to be taken into consideration is that Jordan was the key player for his team, leading the Chicago Bulls from the front. Apart from this, Jordan’s 6-0 came in three-peats on different instances. But the main highlight of Mike’s unbeatable NBA finals record is that he never had to play Game 7 to reach the conclusion of the finals, which shows that it never really mattered to Jordan who had the home court advantage.

Do you think Mike is the all-time GOAT of basketball? Let us know in the comments if you have a different name on your mind.

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