Even when O'Neal didn't have the ball, his ability to grab offensive rebounds greatly restricted Luke Longley's close range and three-second zone defensive abilities.
What made the fans feel more at ease was that their offensive stability improved!
After Jordan attempted a turnaround fadeaway, he began to actively attack, not limited to playing solo; any way would do. His goal now was simply to get the ball into the basket.
For Jordan, it was much easier to find opportunities to shoot himself than to create them for his teammates. At the beginning, the opponent would definitely focus on guarding him, and he just chose to utilize that. The initial offense was quite good, but role players having good opportunities was just that, and their stability compared to Jordan was far less.
