:crying: I still miss michael jordan.

Yeah he will be forever missed from the NBA floor, I don't think there will ever be any player like him. Truly one of the greatest players and most humble as well. :tiphat: Also congrats to him as he just got hitched to his Fiance the other day. :tup:

His new sneakers seems to be creating a lot of controversy though. Heard it was causing a lot of violence and crime. Crazy--Video: Community Leaders Blame Nike Air Jordan Shoes For Rising Crime: Say Michael Jordan Should Speak Up To Stop Sneaker Violence!

What i loved about mike the most was that he didn't flop, when he drove to the basket he drove in full force. Even the "Bad boys" pistons wrestling tactics had a hard time stopping him.

Kind of reminds me of the current Lebron.

Miami is 4-0 :tup:

:roflpuke2: you're kidding right? Jordan is possibly the least humble athlete in the nation.

Def not kidding, when he was playing he never showed any kind of attitude toward other players. After he retired he has kept to himself, you don't hear him bloating "I am a living legend, im the best, no one can ever be as great as me." In fact, he cherished the fact that Lebron wore his jersey number, he said a while back in a interview that hes proud to see the NBA come in with fresh talent such as Melo, Wade, and Lebron.

Furthermore, he is a big contributor to the Make a Wish Foundation, Boys and Girls Club of America, and Special Olympics.

Meet the real Jordan:

Michael Jordan's Hall of Fame induction speech reveals the man beneath the sports legend - ESPN Chicago

Jordan's night to remember turns petty - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

Michael Jordan Wouldn't Smile for Chamillionaire's Camera - The Boombox

Michael Jordan is a douche. His entire career was built upon the premise that everybody hated on him, and he used that anger and resentment to drive him on. When people tried to appreciate him, he spat in their faces.

Greatest basketball player ever, but nowhere near humble.

Lol, you guys are forgetting who you are talking about. He is the greatest man to ever touch a basketball, a living legend, 14 All star MVP titles, 6 time NBA championship recipient, 3rd highest points scored ever in the NBA, only Malone and Kareem AJ were in front of him, and after all that he still kept his head on his shoulders...which tells you something.

If you are that great, there are bound to be people "hating" on you, its human nature. Yet, my point is that he never let that come in the way of his game. You ever see him shove someone, put hands on another player, get into any lawsuits on or off the floor? No...because he carried his pride in a humble way, its hard not to be a little over confident when you are a skilled and great player, and for that he still carried himself with dignity and gentleman like attitude.

Now you wanna talk about non humble players look at the Lakers, they have two the most cockiest and non humble players in the NBA, one of which still graces the floor of league now. SO we cant judge a man by his actions when he was forced to act a certain way because of his large following combined with what we call "haters" Despite such a great pressure for him to always outperform others, and criticism, he still remained and is to this day one of the most humble players.

I don't think you understand my argument. I did not disagree with you in his technical ability. He is a living legend of the game, a man whose talents will not appear in the NBA again. He was the whole package, the one player you could build ANY team around, and still have a championship formula. His titles attest to his capabilities, and with Chicago's prowess in acquiring the right backup and support for him, he absolutely dominated the landscape.

But it's not just the people "hating" on him. Even the people who respect him and call him peerless...they are subject to his ire and anger. There is nobody in his world other than himself. He carries his pride? No, more like flaunts it. He rubs it in everybody's face the same he he did in the league back then. He's one of a kind, and he damn well knows it. How that is interpreted as a gentleman-like attitude is beyond me.

And who forced him to act that way? Who forces him now, when he was being inducted to the hall of fame, to be an absolute douchebag to everybody trying to pay tribute to him? We all know he's great, and he's still hating on the world for something that isn't there.

tl;dr - you've got to be f*cking kidding me, but I refuse to argue this point any further. It's just a pointless argument now.

If you are referring to the Hall of Fame speech, I disagree with you. All he was trying to do was call out the people who didn't want him to succeed. He had played humbly the whole time, had bottled all his emotions, and as a person, he was just expressing his emotions as any person has the right to do.

He expressed his feelings about people who held him back from being the best he could be, like his High School coach who didn't see his abilities and skills as player, or that General manager of the Bulls that he had such a hard time.

I think you are basing his humility off of one speech, which does not justify his actions throughout his whole career.

Dude,did you read the last article I linked you to? He's a bonified genuine azzhole in every day life, what we're saying has nothing to do with his game.

Yes and the only one of those articles that had some truth to it was the one about his Hall of Fame speech...which I addressed cannot be used to judge him as a douche, when he was merely expressing his feelings about his career.

LOL and you think Chamillionare is lying about his hero telling him "I ain't takin' pictures with no *****" in the presence of Paul Pierce and Spike Lee? He has absolutely no reason to lie in that situation. Jordan being an azzhole is no surprise to anyone, this argument is meaningless.

and bound to go nowhere anytime soon.

The argument was that Jordan is not humble. And I still stand by what I say because you cannot come to a conclusion that he was a douche or azz just because he spoke his mind. For how great of a player he was, he had every right to tell people what was really going on. And yes, sometimes the truth can be spoken in a bitter way so many people took it offensively. It shouldn’t undermine the fact that he is still a humble person. That is my main point. He has given to countless charities, his composure on the court was better than most hot headed players play or have played in the league. (i.e. KG, Shaq) The only thing you guys keep bringing up is his celeb life, his life outside the court. One of the things I already addressed is his Hall of Fame speech, where he had every right to vent about his frustrations he kept throughout his career. It is much more harder than it looks to always be in the spotlight, with millions of people judging you, and not have something to say about it. Probably, one of the reasons he denied a photo. If you start to criticize every little thing a person says, and frame them as a “douche” or “asshole” just because of that than even Bono and Oprah would be considered an azz. LOL. You didn’t know the guy, so your assumptions are based off of articles, and other people’s opinions.

so...you personally know michael jordan?

actually, i always considered Bono to be the king of all douchebags, but that's just me.

can we drop this pointless argument already and get back to the basketball?

like..how BAD THE MAVERICKS ARE THIS YEAR :tup:

poor poor lamar :crying:

No but im fighting for him so I dont need to thats the principle :bowrofl:

I love how much the Mavs suck with Lamar...I hope the Lakers are the ones to kick them out of the playoffs, that'll be almost as good as a championship for me :rofl2:

Yeah the Mavs are plagued with what i like to call the old disease, Jason Kid, Marion, Carter, even Nowitizki pushing 33+, they need some younger guys right now, the oldies are getting chubby and slow. :rofl2:

AKA the Celtic Syndrome

Yeah atleast they still have Rondo, that is if he doesn't keep calling the refs a "b a** n****" :icon17:

As some of you already may know from my previous post, Jordan got married to his long time girlfriend, well looks like one of my other fav nba stars is set to get married as well. King James and his gf Savanna Brinson (:yum:) got engaged over this past weekend. Congrats LJ!! :tup:LeBron James gets engaged to Savannah Brinson - NBA Update | bettor.com
http://structuredsettlementways.com/...on_James_1.jpg

'He was proposing his "college" sweetheart'

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Isnt that what I said? LOL

I quoted that from the article. You didn't get what I was getting at. I'll let you try again. :tup:

wat?

Lakers just acquired Sessions and Jordan Hills for Fisher, Luke and Kapono!

Love this trade for the Lakers! First of all they got rid of Luke and Kapono, secondly they picked up a legit point in Sessions. My only gripe is they had to give up Fish, Kobe's buddy from the beginning :( But it had to happen eventually. Maybe he could come back in a supporting coach role after his career.

I'm excited for the rest of the season! Didn't give up any major pieces and picked up some solid role players. We're coming together offensively and defensively, should be able to make a good playoff run with the position we're in!

Old thread bud, check this http://www.the370z.com/sports/48914-...thread-24.html:tiphat:

My bad, hahah thanks man

No prob, no need for there to be 2 threads about b-ball. :tiphat: