Why do you think Michael Jordan was so spectacular?

Michael was clearly declining in athleticism before his FIRST championship. He recognized this and simply remade his body into a different type of tool. He declined further and THEN remade his game and approach in order to continue to prevail. Google an image of Michael at Title #1 vs Title #6. The pre-baseball Jordan had mad hops... the post-baseball Jordan lost some of the hops but made up for it with a clutch fade-away jumpshot. This was his genius. The ability to do whatever he needed, to get more from his capability than the opponent. He stands alone in this regard.