Michael Jordan has a career that is paralleled by no other man in professional basketball. With all the games, titles, dunks, endorsements, and retirements, no other player has done so much for a game.
Maybe it's because he is the only player who we can definitively say is the best of all time or that so many that are alive today were able to watch the brilliance that was Jordan playing basketball. Something about the name Michael Jordan brings greatness to the mind more so than any other name in sports.
To commemorate this, Jordan and Gatorade have again joined forces to create a new product that has Jordan's name on the logo and will have fans heading to their closest convenient store to get their hands on Jordan Gatorade.
Gatorade has taken initiative to get the word out to as many fans as possible by creating an application for social networking site Facebook to rank Michael Jordan's Ultimate G Moment.
Although there are many great moments in Jordan's storied career, Gatorade has teemed up with a group of top journalists from national outlets such as ESPN and YAHOO! Sports to Chicago-area journalists from WGN.
However, Gatorade doesn't leave the ranking up to the professionals, but to the fan, and they are receiving plenty of votes.
To commemorate not only the product, but the career of Jordan, I will take the moments available to vote for and give my own ranking for which moment was the greatest in the storied career of Michael Jordan.
10. Jordan's Record Setting Loss
Had the Bulls actually pulled out this game, it would have been much higher on this list, but Jordan was still the story of the game against the Celtics (a game which was lost in double overtime).
Jordan was able to drop 63 points on the Celtics and set an NBA record for points in a playoff game. Although the Bulls lost the game, Jordan's performance is still remembered as a great playoff performance.
9. Young Jordan Makes Big Waves
Jordan was big in his college career, don't get me wrong, but there was nowhere near as much hype as he had once he hit the NBA.
But just because he wasn't in the NBA didn't mean he wasn't hitting shots (ex: his game-winning shot in the closing seconds of the 1982 NCAA Championship Game), and he was definitely able to make some outstanding dunks.
His biggest dunk in college was his famous "Rock the Cradle" dunk. Sure, this dunk was used multiple times throughout his career, but when he first unveiled it in 1984, it gave him the credibility necessary to become the best NBA player of all time.
8. MJ Dunks on Ewing
During the 1991 playoffs, the Bulls were playing at none other than the storied Madison Square Garden (I know—you weren't to go this long to find an MSG moment).
On the play, Jordan shook two double teams on his way to the hoop where he was met by Knicks great and candy bar spokesperson Patrick Ewing (Chewing?). But instead of making an acrobatic move to get around Ewing and get the lay-up, he went straight to the hoop and over Ewing, with an outstanding posterizing dunk.
This moment is great because Jordan was able to capitalize on three things. Timing (it was in the playoffs), placement (it happened in Jordan's favorite arena not named the United Center) and star-power (any time Jordan and Ewing are in the same highlight, it's something great).
7. The Double Nickel
Michael Jordan retired three in his career, and he returned to the NBA after two of them. His weirdest experience was when he retired to join the MLB, where he signed with the Chicago White Sox (which is probably why he played so badly, but I'll leave my Sox-bashing for a baseball article).
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