He had some solid players around him all of whom could be the front line of any other team in the NBA.
He may have been hard on his teammates - when I think of players elevating the play of his teammates, I think of Magic Johnson
Larry Bird who did exactly that. They were leaders. Jordan was just a great athlete who was a bit of a pussy - Refs looked the other way
when he fouled others, he palmed the ball (carried the ball) took extra steps (just like Ewing) - so no, to me he was just a great athlete
playing basketball. I appreciated his skill but that doesn't mean he elevated his teammates play.
You can disagree all you like - I stand by my statement.
I had seasons tickets (just off the the floor center court) to the (awful) Knicks in those years - I did see a lot of BB.