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damn he let himself go
what --- he's supposed to be in game shape when he's retired?
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damn he let himself go
what --- he's supposed to be in game shape when he's retired?
[table][tr][td]YEAR[/td] [td]TEAM[/td] [td]G[/td] [td]GS[/td] [td]MPG[/td] [td]FG%[/td] [td]3P%[/td] [td]FT%[/td] [td]OFF[/td] [td]DEF[/td] [td]RPG[/td] [td]APG[/td] [td]SPG[/td] [td]BPG[/td] [td]TO[/td] [td]PF[/td] [td]PPG[/td] [/tr][/table][table][tr][td]01-02[/td] [td]WAS[/td] [td]60[/td] [td]53[/td] [td]34.9[/td] [td].416[/td] [td].189[/td] [td].790[/td] [td].8[/td] [td]4.8[/td] [td]5.7[/td] [td]5.2[/td] [td]1.42[/td] [td].43[/td] [td]2.70[/td] [td]2.00[/td] [td]22.9[/td] [/tr][tr][td]02-03[/td] [td]WAS[/td] [td]82[/td] [td]67[/td] [td]37.0[/td] [td].445[/td] [td].291[/td] [td].821[/td] [td].9[/td] [td]5.2[/td] [td]6.1[/td] [td]3.8[/td] [td]1.50[/td] [td].48[/td] [td]2.11[/td] [td]2.10[/td] [td]20.0[/td] [/tr][/table]Originally Posted by jerseymizzle
He could put up 40 a night if he wanted to right now.
if he wanted to right now.
If he wanted to, he could come back to a horrible Bobcats team, albeit better than the Wizards when he played, and lead them into the playoffs.
But it's not about him. The entire tone of the article was more didactic than anything. We know what he can do, but can he bring in players that can makethe Bobcats an Eastern contender for years to come, that is yet to be proven. He wants to impart what he has learned on them. MJ will fade away.
To think he will never lace them back up again is naive, but he's tired of being MJ the player. What else can he do?
And if he's destined to remain nothing but the GOAT, that is great as well.
He can't come back and put up 20, 5, 5 a night? OOoooOK.
He could put up 40 a night if he wanted to right now.
The league is so bereft of fundamentals and half of those who are fundamentally sound are soft as tissue.
heeeeeeeeeeeecccckk no. (again)
actin like he's superhuman.
rules, fundamentals, doesnt matter.
at his age 2nd and 3rd, even 4th tier players would give him fits.
Although he can't run with the young guns because he's fat and old now but he's fun to be around.
I wish I was as fat as him. Seriously, he's not in NBA shape - but for a guy his age to be able to play with NBA guys for even a short time is prettyamazing.
Even better... imagine if he signed himself to that last roster spot for one game and debuted the XX3s.
A part of me wants to see that... but it might be too embarrassing a sight...
How dare you!Originally Posted by Kiddin Like Jason
Gross Texas Longhorns orange.
Kiddin Like Jason wrote:
Gross Texas Longhorns orange.Fanatic15 wrote:
How dare you!
It's called Burnt Orange!
Alright then.
Gross Texas Longhorns BURNT orange.
why would anyone want to taint a record holding 30.1per night CAREER scoring average for a mediocre 15-20 a game on team that still wouldnt make theplayoffs?Originally Posted by JordanXI45
He could easily still drop 15-20 a game.
I say F'it MJ, come back again.
He left the league four seasons ago. Not much has changed; not many players have retired.
The league as a whole may not be all that fundamentally different, but MICHAEL JORDAN HIMSELF has probably changed a lot physically, wouldn't you think? Ifyou don't think going from 40 to 44 and being out of the game for FOUR years makes a difference, then this truly is a pointless exercise. Oh, and it'sgreat how you absolutely and completely disregard everything that has happened in the last four years, including a NUMBER of young stars exploding into theleague and a number of superstars coming into their prime.
He can get 12 going to the line alone. 8 off his jumper. It's very realistic.
Realistic?
You do know that there is only ONE player in the NBA who even has 12 free throw ATTEMPTS per game, right? (dwight howard) ... and the 2nd and 3rd place in FTAare lebron james and dwyane wade, two incredibly athletic dynamic players who LIVE off of points in the paint and get generous helpings of superstar calls (andthey both "only" average 10 FTA per game).
I'll grant that 8 off of his jumper wouldn't be too much of a stretch, but beyond that you really think that he's gonna rack up points so easily?When you play ball do you find yourself often fouling those typical old guys who shoot well? No, you tend to foul the guys who are blazing by you or arepummeling you in the lane... the guys who are just a step ahead of you or are just pounding you to submission down low. That is NOT how michael jordan will beas a 44 year old.
Oh, and btw as a 40 year old michael jordan averaged 4.3 free throw attempts per game. Something tells me that "rule changes" and a "softleague" aren't gonna suddenly TRIPLE that number of attempts for a man 4 years older.
And we're not even TALKING about his ability to run up and down the court, his ability to guard anyone, and his ability to keep that level up for 82 games.
Originally Posted by TheBlackHole76
I really don't even know why I'm even bothering with this, but here goes...
He left the league four seasons ago. Not much has changed; not many players have retired.
He can get 12 going to the line alone. 8 off his jumper. It's very realistic.
Realistic?
You do know that there is only ONE player in the NBA who even has 12 free throw ATTEMPTS per game, right? (dwight howard) ... and the 2nd and 3rd place in FTA are lebron james and dwyane wade, two incredibly athletic dynamic players who LIVE off of points in the paint and get generous helpings of superstar calls (and they both "only" average 10 FTA per game).
I'll grant that 8 off of his jumper wouldn't be too much of a stretch, but beyond that you really think that he's gonna rack up points so easily? When you play ball do you find yourself often fouling those typical old guys who shoot well? No, you tend to foul the guys who are blazing by you or are pummeling you in the lane... the guys who are just a step ahead of you or are just pounding you to submission down low. That is NOT how michael jordan will be as a 44 year old.
Oh, and btw as a 40 year old michael jordan averaged 4.3 free throw attempts per game. Something tells me that "rule changes" and a "soft league" aren't gonna suddenly TRIPLE that number of attempts for a man 4 years older.
And we're not even TALKING about his ability to run up and down the court, his ability to guard anyone, and his ability to keep that level up for 82 games.
Mike wasn't blowing past anyone the two years he played for Washington. Yes, he was able to, but he relied so much on his jumpshot back then.
Yes, he is 44 years old, but his body hasn't gone through that much change in the past four years. I'm sure he's still able to jog up and down thecourt and play decent enough defense to keep his man in-front of him.
And who says anything about playing 82 games. He'll come off the bench average 20 and 5 when they need him en route to becoming the sixth man of the year.
Realistically, none of this is realistic. It's all hypothetical. I'm basing it off how it did four seasons ago. He did it then, who's to say hecan't do it now?
Too bad the itch is gone. We'll never know.
And stop with all the tarnish legacy bull. He doesn't care about stats.
Originally Posted by 23ska909red02
@ MJ coming back and scoring 40 a night
I just saw someone quote that and laugh at it, so I don't know who originally said it, but that's straight up foolishness, thinking dude is coming back and averaging 40 a nightKiddin Like Jason wrote:
Gross Texas Longhorns orange.Fanatic15 wrote:
How dare you!
It's called Burnt Orange!