Sale Confirmed: The Michael Jordan Thread

[predators]

I think Jordan is one heck of a player... really watched a lot of him growing up... I'd say, it was unfortunate that he peaked when the league was devoid of top notch wings, the next best during his time was Scottie and they were teammates... it would have been nicer to see Jordan have to battle wings who are on his level of brilliance... like Kobe vs VC vs TMac vs AI vs Allen, or Kobe vs Lebron vs Melo vs Durant vs Wade, or Lebron vs Melo vs Durant... etc

You ever watched any mid to late 80s/ 90s basketball? A majority of the players you mentioned would struggle with the way the rules were in regards to hand checking and such back then.

I know this is pretty much a necro. But nearly every player mentioned played at least part of their careers and put up big numbers during the Hand Checking era. (Lebron\Melo\Durant are really the only ones to play the majority of their careers post handchecking change)

[6_Rings]

i'm thinking of framing a MJ jersey i have but I prefer it signed. is there some sort of decal of his autograph that i can buy online and apply/iron on the jersey?

[fatlever]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/michael-jordan-hands-the-rest-of-his-lawsuit-settlement-to-charity-232002221.html

[ChokeFasncists]

http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2016/02/michael_jordan_finally_beat_le.html

Michael Jordan finally beat LeBron James

[fatlever]

Hornets players talk about the Jordan crying meme

http://www.sportingnews.com/nba-news/4694481-michael-jordan-crying-face-charlotte-hornets-meme-owner-team

[ChokeFasncists]

^
Nice

“I knew he had a lot of confidence in me (during the draft),” Kaminsky said. “(Now) he talks to me every once in a while, just tells me what he sees, what I should be doing. He was talking to me last night about how I seemed a little bit tired, things I can be doing.”

And:

http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/features/frank-kaminsky-is-kemba-walkers-favorite-white-guy-and-proud-of-it-20160211?page=2

Growing up in Chicago, you were a big Michael Jordan fan. What is it like to play for him now?
Frank: It's weird sometimes to walk in and see one of your favorite players – personally, my favorite player of all time – just sitting there in the training room or the locker room. It's interesting. He definitely knows so much about the game and can pass on so much of his knowledge to us, but he also lets his staff and his people that he hired really do their jobs. He tries to just help us whenever he thinks we need help.

[JDR720]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2CyJdCq-zU[/youtube]

this was on the GB and it could be a pretty interesting discussion. thoughts?

[Hornet Mania]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2CyJdCq-zU[/youtube]

this was on the GB and it could be a pretty interesting discussion. thoughts?

Seems fair given the context. It sounds like he's focused on his own mentality, not taking the easy way out of a long three at the expense of attacking the basket.

MJ was definitely more of a threat when he was attacking the basket and wreaking havoc on defenses, I could be wrong but I think even the 3-happy analytic crowd would agree that MJ going to the rim was more dangerous than MJ shooting 7+ threes per game. I bet every HC in the league would have looked like this: if you told them MJ was going to drive slightly less often and shoot more from deep in 92.

[therebirth]

I'm waiting for Zach Lowe to apologies for slandering MJ's name this summer.

[ChokeFasncists]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2CyJdCq-zU[/youtube]

this was on the GB and it could be a pretty interesting discussion. thoughts?

That's his game. He's great at driving, not a great three point shooter.

[fatlever]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/michael-jordan-an-emerging-voice-in-labor-talks-194726362.html

[gamer4Life]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/michael-jordan-an-emerging-voice-in-labor-talks-194726362.html

Talks about Clifford being the reason for the Hornets doing well - no mention of Cho.

[yosemiteben]

I bet Woj is annoyed he can never get info from Cho.

[Hornet Mania]

I bet Woj is annoyed he can never get info from Cho.

We definitely seem to be one of those organizations that never suffers leaks until after a move has already been made.

[therebirth]

I bet Woj is annoyed he can never get info from Cho.

Cho doesn't get to get credit now. Remember in the summer it was all about blaming mj.

[ChokeFasncists]

Just curious, sorta OT:

What was it like when MJ was a Tar Heel?

[SWedd523]

Just curious, sorta OT:

What was it like when MJ was a Tar Heel?

He was really good at basketball, but wore tight jeans, tucked his shirt in, and used umbrellas indoors

[ChokeFasncists]

Just curious, sorta OT:

What was it like when MJ was a Tar Heel?

He was really good at basketball, but wore tight jeans, tucked his shirt in, and used umbrellas indoors

~lol~ Umbrellas indoors!? Was that a trend?

How about the fans?

[fatlever]

MJ was popular, but in no way shape or form near the level he reached in the NBA. I don't think any old school Heels fan would have ever guessed he would have blown up like he did in terms of skills and popularity. Everyone knew he was good, but Dean Smith had a way of keeping his stars from really shining (in a good way, always kept it about team first). UNC was all about the system and the system was all about pounding the ball in the post. In terms of popularity in NC among UNC fans at the time (and remember this was back when ACC basketball was KING - trust me, I lived it, starting watching ACC and UNC in 1981) James Worthy was probably a bigger star than Jordan. Worthy was the guy that everyone assumed would go on to the NBA and become the superstar. In fact, if you asked me back in 1982-83 who would be the best NBA players to come out of the ACC at that time I would have said #1 Ralph Sampson #2 James Worthy #MJ. Sampson was the guy that everyone in country drooled over. He was amazing in college.

Vince Carter, to a much lesser degree, had a very similar experience in college and then to NBA. He was just another really good player at UNC, but the system hid a lot of his skills. Jamison and Rasheed and guys like that seemed to have much brighter career paths at the time they were at UNC.

Back to MJ... The real truth about MJ and his amazing talents didn't really start to come out until he started trying out and practicing for the 84 Olympic team.

I've talked about this many times, but when I was a kid in the 80s the ACC tournament was so big in this area that on the Friday of the ACC tournament they would wheel in the black and white TVS and we would stop class at noon and watch basketball for the last 3 hours of the school day. That happened across every school in every classroom in Charlotte for the entire time I was in elementary and junior high. Can you imagine that happening now?

[JDR720]

i remember watching a duke/unc game in elementary school (maybe 1st grade?). none of us knew what it was but the teachers liked it. i picked UNC because i like their blue more than dukes blue.