Respond to this thread you were never a fan of Michael Jordan growing up in the 90's?

[sportsfan76]

My friend said that regardless of who your team was growing up in the 80's and 90's, you still wanted to be like Mike and was a huge fan of the man. I disagreed because I always like the players below a lot better than Michae Jordan and always wanted Jordan to fail.

Magic
Clyde the Glide
Isiah Thomas


So where are the other NBA fans who were members of the "I can't stand Michael Jordan" Fan Club?

[SilkkTheShocker]

Was never a fan. Gary Payton was my favorite player of the 90s.

[Cowboy Thunder]

Yall been haters since u were angry little munchkins.


I liked Scottie more, but you had to respect MJ. Hating on him was just silly .

[HardwoodLegend]

I liked Penny Hardaway more.

Had a love-hate relationship with MJ. Some series I cheered for him, others I couldn't stand him. With no rhyme or reason either.

[Walker]

I wasn't what I'd call a fan but I sure as hell respected him as the best player on the court every single night he played.

[pauk]

Same here, was a Pacers/Reggie fan.

[wakencdukest]

Was never a fan. I, along with a lot of other people back in the 80's thought he was the biggest ballhog in the league. Kind of the way people of this era feel about Kobe. After watching the Lakers, Celtics, Sixers, Pistons, play unselfish team ball, watching Jordan come into the league and take that many shots, people were like: who the hell is this guy? No one had seen such a ball dominant 2 guard before. Of course I came to respect him once he started winning championships and recognized that he was the greatest scorer that I've ever seen, but I still pulled for any team to knock the Bulls off in those days.

[sportsfan76]

And Jordan PUSHED OFF against brian russell

And he stepped on the line when he claimed he jumped from the foul line

[PTstyle272]

Reggie>>> Mike in my eyes back then

[Rysio]

was more of a fan of more skilled players. like nash, hakeem, stockton, kobe maybe some others.

[gengiskhan]

My all-time favorite player growing up in the 1990s was Clyde Drexler.

Drexler NEVER got tired
Drexler NEVER clutched his shorts & rested on his knees in 4th Quarter like MJ.
Drexler had the same level of energy in 4th quarter compared to 1st quarter unlike MJ
Drexler was just stronger, taller, bigger & with better stamina & endurance than MJ.

I just liked how he attacked the rim palming the ball in one hand gliding with ball held very high.

Being from NY, Knicks were ofcourse my favorite team.

Believe it or not, I actually despised MJ because he was better than Clyde & beating up on the Knicks all the time.

[SilkkTheShocker]

was more of a fan of more skilled players. like nash, hakeem, stockton, kobe maybe some others.


Yea, you never saw Hakeem or Stockton play.

[SpecialQue]

Never liked him. One of the greatest players of all time, but I don't like his style or the "me first" era he helped usher in. Give me a team player like Magic or Bird any day over Jordan.

[LikeABosh]

Magic was my first love in basketball

[crisoner]

Laker fan....I hated him when he first came up.
Magic and Bird was winning all the titles and thought dude was just a one man show selfish just out to score points.

But.......damn was I wrong.
When he came back from retirement and won the other three had nothing but respect for him.

Always loved his kicks though. Got my first pair in 86 when I was in elementary school. Coolest kid in school with those.

But nope was not a fan in the 80's or 90's.

And to think about it...I rooted for the Suns...Sonics.....Blazers....and Utah twice in the Finals against him.

[crisoner]

Magic was my first love in basketball

You are cool cat now in my book.

[TheMan]

All these people here got butthurt by MJ back in the day:lol

[Rake2204]

I was a youngster in the early 90's and as a Detroit native, I hated Michael Jordan due to the whole Bad Boys rivalry thing. I also hated the idea of the Bulls beating the Pistons. Then, when Jordan came back from retirement, I'd had a change of heart. I also think I'd matured a little (no longer irrational second grader). I loved the Jordan comeback. The game against the Pacers, the buzzer beater against Atlanta and of course, the double nickel (not to mention the mid-series jersey change).

Then, by the following season, he and his team had once again become so dominant and media coverage of a winning squad so insufferable, that I once again became pretty numb to all things MJ and Chicago. I never hated him during his comeback, but it was just a little much. Always on NBC, always leading Sportscenter, I just wasn't a mega fan. That said, I appreciated him a bit more than I did the first time around. I watched all his big moments and was okay with them.

I'm also one of the rare folk who loved his Wizards comeback. I was bummed when he was bested, but I was all about those vintage moments. As I think about it, perhaps I just like the underdog a little. I seemed to have best enjoyed Jordan when the odds were at least a little bit against him.

I also didn't become a fan of Jordan shoes until 2000 when I was searching for a pair of high tops to combat ankle issues from the previous season. I settled on a pair of Jordan V's and never looked back.

[reppy]

I loathed him when I was a kid. Especially his popularity. It would make me so mad that all the kids in my school were either Blazers fans (local team) or Bulls fans (aka, little bandwagoners!)

Even back in 2nd grade I knew if you rooted for the team just because they won a lot it meant you were a douche!

I seem to recall groups of us yelling back and forth when we were walking in lines. "BLAZERS!" "BULLS!" "BLAZERS!" etc etc. Apparently in our minds back then whoever had the most people yelling a particular team's name meant that team was the better team.

(I think this is actually how it still works on message boards..)

[boozehound]

I definitely did not like him at the time. I was a pistons fan and thought he was an asshole. Then, I lived in Chicago during the 2nd threepeat and hated the hype/crowing. I never denied he was a great player or anything, but I certainly didnt root for him.

[KG215]

And Jordan PUSHED OFF against brian russell

And he stepped on the line when he claimed he jumped from the foul line
And if he hadn't hit "The Shot" against the Cavs, you're convinced there never would've been a Bulls dynasty.

Anything else? Or did you get it all out of your system?

[STATUTORY]

most people who were bball, non bulls fans, in the 90s hated MJ cause he denied a lot of rings for other teams.. then he won so much that the fans started developing stockholm syndrome.

[BrickingStar]

Never liked him. One of the greatest players of all time, but I don't like his style or the "me first" era he helped usher in. Give me a team player like Magic or Bird any day over Jordan.
What about gasol and nice avi :lol

[sportsfan76]

And why the f*ck is his 63 pt game always talked about when the celtics lost the game?


Should 63 pts matter if your team still loses the game?

[KG215]

And why the f*ck is his 63 pt game always talked about when the celtics lost the game?


Should 63 pts matter if your team still loses the game?
:confusedshrug:

Because it's an NBA record for most points in a playoff game? And it was Jordan and his below average supporting cast nearly beating arguably the GOAT team in the Garden.

Not that it really would've mattered, because they probably still would've won the series, but that would've tied the series 1-1.

[Rake2204]

And why the f*ck is his 63 pt game always talked about when the celtics lost the game?


Should 63 pts matter if your team still loses the game?Yes, 63 points should still matter. An incredible individual effort is an incredible effort, regardless of whether Gene Banks and Dave Corzine are able to hold up their end of the bargain.

[TheMan]

And why the f*ck is his 63 pt game always talked about when the celtics lost the game?


Should 63 pts matter if your team still loses the game?
:facepalm
So almost beating one of the greatest teams ever singlehandedly the same season you come back from injury isn't impressive?

[ZHAKIDD532]

I wasn't an MJ fan. I appreciated that he was great and that I got to see him play live a few times. But that's it.

[Peteballa]

I was born in 1995. Never got to see Jordan in his heyday, it's a shame.

[sportsfan76]

Yes, 63 points should still matter. An incredible individual effort is an incredible effort, regardless of whether Gene Banks and Dave Corzine are able to hold up their end of the bargain.



That's bullsh&T. Individual accomplishments should not be praised if the team lost the game


The End

[sportsfan76]

:facepalm
So almost beating one of the greatest teams ever singlehandedly the same season you come back from injury isn't impressive?


Almost doesn't matter in sports, only wins

[Mr Exlax]

Scottie Pippen was my guy. I liked that he did a little bit of everything. That's who I wanted to play like so that I'd always impact the game and always be involved. I didn't hate Jordan, I was just never a fan.

[KG215]

:facepalm
So almost beating one of the greatest teams ever singlehandedly the same season you come back from injury isn't impressive?
Not to mention it was just his second year in the league. Think of it like this...if Kyrie Irving got the Cavs in the playoffs and they played the Heat in the first round. ISH and the internet would explode and probably crash if Kyrie scored 63 points in Miami and nearly beat the Heat by himself.

[KG215]

Almost doesn't matter in sports, only wins


That's bullsh&T. Individual accomplishments should not be praised if the team lost the game


The End
:facepalm

[tmacattack33]

My friend said that regardless of who your team was growing up in the 80's and 90's, you still wanted to be like Mike and was a huge fan of the man. I disagreed because I always like the players below a lot better than Michae Jordan and always wanted Jordan to fail.

Magic
Clyde the Glide
Isiah Thomas


So where are the other NBA fans who were members of the "I can't stand Michael Jordan" Fan Club?

I rooted against them in the mid 90's.

As the years passed my haterade for Jordan turned into respect.

And I realized that I probably wouldn't have even watched bball that much in the mid 90's if it wasn't for MJ and the Bulls.

I would tune in to Bulls games to root for them to lose with just as much enthusiasm (and maybe more) than I would have when i was watching my favorite team and rooting for them to win.

[Nezty]

I'm just tired of everyone on his shit. He's mentioned as the best player ever, but you can't really say that he's the best at his position, That's it.

[SilkkTheShocker]

All these people here got butthurt by MJ back in the day:lol


Not really. Still to this day buy his shoes. Just wasn't a fan. I liked Pippen and Rodman a lot though. The only real series I was butthurt over Chicago winning was Indy in the 98 ECF. Would have liked to seen Payton and Sonics beat them, but I didn't give them much of a chance to begin with.

[KrizMiz]

i didnt liked hin, and never will

i knwo he is the greatest, but i cant get used to him as a person

truly a great ballplayer but a stupid fool off the court

[Myth]

I appreciated him, but I was usually rooting against him. He killed my Blazers in 92, shrug and all, so that made it difficult. I was more of a Pippen fan, which made it fun when he joined the Blazers. Also, for some reason I was a giant Horace Grant fan in the early 90s.

[Myth]

Not really. Still to this day buy his shoes. Just wasn't a fan. I liked Pippen and Rodman a lot though. The only real series I was butthurt over Chicago winning was Indy in the 98 ECF. Would have liked to seen Payton and Sonics beat them, but I didn't give them much of a chance to begin with.

Too bad the Sonics were already out of the playoffs by the 2nd round. :confusedshrug:

[Rake2204]

That's bullsh&T. Individual accomplishments should not be praised if the team lost the game


The EndI wholeheartedly disagree.

[SilkkTheShocker]

Too bad the Sonics were already out of the playoffs by the 2nd round. :confusedshrug:


Im not talking about the same season. Im just referring to the two series I was rooting for Chicago to lose.

96 Sonics
98 Pacers

Would have like to seen either of those teams win it at that year. Really liked that Indy team.

[sportsfan76]

I wholeheartedly disagree.


So if someone scores 74 pts in Game 7 of the ECF on the road and his team lost the game, the 74 should still be talked about???????????????????

[KG215]

So if someone scores 74 pts in Game 7 of the ECF on the road and his team lost the game, the 74 should still be talked about???????????????????
Yes! How in the hell can you not see how impressive that would be? Even in a loss, regardless of the player, that game would be talked about for years.

[Myth]

Im not talking about the same season. Im just referring to the two series I was rooting for Chicago to lose.

96 Sonics
98 Pacers

Would have like to seen either of those teams win it at that year. Really liked that Indy team.

Oh, I misunderstood. I thought you wanted to see the Pacers vs the Sonics.

[L.Kizzle]

Never ever liked MJ. He exploits young minoritys.

[senelcoolidge]

I hated MJ. But I had incredible respect for him. I haven't seen a player as good as him since. I hated him because he would just kill your team. The guy was so clutch and just had that killer instinct that you really don't see in the league anymore. One of a kind. Many imitate, but they just look watered down.

[Nevaeh]

Never ever liked MJ. He exploits young minoritys.

Dude, stop. Nobody's forcing these young n!ggas to buy MJ's sh!t, especially since most of them never even saw him play anyway. Point the finger at the parents, for not not teaching their kids how to prioritize and value money.

[Kovach]

I was always a fan of the underdog so I couldn't stand the guy.

[hateraid]

I was never bothered by MJ, I was bothered by his fans. I absolutely can't stand the fact of when you say things against MJ you're automatically tagged as either a youngin, a hater, or unintellegent. I have no problem putting MJ in my top 5.
here's the things I have against him:

1- He is and was the most overexploited athlete in all sports. Media built this hype to the point his followers claim his greatness is definitive

2- His follwers fail to acknowledge the Bulls were a great TEAM with the greatest coach of all-time. Proof was the years without him, the Bulls were still contenders. MJ on another team would not have ganrered that type of success. MJ on Sacremento? Fuggetaboutit

3- His attitude was terreible and he gets defended. Imagine if Jellybean Bryant was murdered. He'd be chastized. He gambled and was a prick off (and on) court

Again, this is not hating, just pointing out facts. I actually thought Barkley was just as dominant, but didn't have the ammo surrounding him. I thought Jordan was insanely great, but this was a case where the myth overshadowed the man

[Kovach]

That's bullsh&T. Individual accomplishments should not be praised if the team lost the game


The End
People at the time were impressed a lot, media, other players, fans, everyone. That some random nickname on some internet message board 30 years after the game was played isn't means and matters very little.
Just saying.

[Dro]

Never liked Jordan when I was growing up...In fact, I didn't really start to appreciate how good he was until the last few years...

[AlonzoGOAT]

He was very fun to watch but wouldn't go out of my way to follow/declare myself a hardcore fan of his. If their was any player's nuts that I was riding in the mid 90's it was Zo and Hardaway.

[9512]

When I first got into basketball, Pippen was my fave. I still loved his shoes (Jordan VI). I rooted against the Bulls vs the Blazers and the Suns.

He retired in 93 but I appreciated him more during his 2nd 3 peat.

[chuckbuck]

Hated him, still do. Favorite player in the nineties was Penny Hardaway, knee problems derailed his career.

[Mr. Jabbar]

Never a fan during the 90's

[SilkkTheShocker]

When I first got into basketball, Pippen was my fave. I still loved his shoes (Jordan VI). I rooted against the Bulls vs the Blazers and the Suns.

He retired in 93 but I appreciated him more during his 2nd 3 peat.


I was a big fan of the Jordan VIIIs he wore against Phoenix in 93

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[jalbert009]

I started watching during his 2nd 3peat and I always wanted him to lose as I always route for the underdogs and I wanted Malone/Stockton to win a ring. But aside from that, I respected his game. He was a beast. I feel the same way about Kobe and Lebron and I always route for the other team but I must say, Lebron has a better chance in catching up with Jordan as Kobe has lost his chances in getting there.

[greymatter]

My friend said that regardless of who your team was growing up in the 80's and 90's, you still wanted to be like Mike and was a huge fan of the man.

It's like the same thing when dipshits coined the Dallas Cowboys as "America's team". Your friend is a retard.




I disagreed because I always like the players below a lot better than Michae Jordan and always wanted Jordan to fail.

Magic
Clyde the Glide
Isiah Thomas


So where are the other NBA fans who were members of the "I can't stand Michael Jordan" Fan Club?

Hated the ****er. Wished Bird's back and McHale's ankles never got fcuked up. Toss in Bias and Reggie Lewis not dying and Jordan wins maybe 2 titles tops and he's not anywhere close to being considered #1 all time.

Not hard to figure out. Always liked Barkley and Bird way more than Jordan. Won't find many NBA superstars whose own teammates threatened to "break their fcuking legs" like Bill Cartwright did when Jordan disrespected him.

[Rake2204]

He was very fun to watch but wouldn't go out of my way to follow/declare myself a hardcore fan of his. If their was any player's nuts that I was riding in the mid 90's it was Zo and Hardaway.You ever have a pair of these?

http://www.sneakerfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/nike-bakin-retro-released-main.jpg

[greymatter]

3- His attitude was terreible and he gets defended. Imagine if Jellybean Bryant was murdered. He'd be chastized. He gambled and was a prick off (and on) court


Not only was he a fcuking douche to his teammates. He's a fcuking douchebag off the court too. There's the Chamillionaire incident. He's also notoriously bad tipper. Was reported to have run up tabs in bars in the thousands and not tip a penny.

[Lord Leoshes]

I hated Jordan, only cause every time he played my Heat he would rip them a new one. I knew he was the greatest at that time, & would of been a huge fan only if he played for my team.

& that's why till today I will always hate the Bulls, & knicks.

[ProfessorMurder]

Didn't hate him, but liked to root against him. It's boring supporting a clear superior player. I rooted for the Knicks, the Jazz, anyone the Bulls played.

My favorite team was the Hornets, and favorite players were Mutombo and Larry Johnson.

[L.Kizzle]

Dude, stop. Nobody's forcing these young n!ggas to buy MJ's sh!t, especially since most of them never even saw him play anyway. Point the finger at the parents, for not not teaching their kids how to prioritize and value money.
There parents at one tome were young minority's when MJ first got in the league. Jordan was drafted damn near 30 years ago. A young person in the mid-late 80s was born in the early 70s. Those cats now have teen kids.

I know cats who buy new born babies Air Jordan.

[KG215]

I know cats who buy new born babies Air Jordan.
And that's Jordan's fault?

:confusedshrug:

[RedBlackAttack]

I'm a Cavs fan... What do you think? :oldlol:

[Overdrive]

Well where I live is half a world away from any NBA team, so most people growing up playing and following basketball were mostly player only fans.
I started watching NBA-games in '94 and I hated Jordan's attitude and his whole persona. Nearly everyone was his fan back in the day.
My favourite player has always been Shaq and quite possibly always will be.

In my class was a guy who didn't even play basketball that much, but to be in with the crowd he followed the NBA and of course he was hanging on Jordan's *******.

Today I think Jordan is the GOAT, but I still don't like him. I respect his game and I'm grateful, because most likely if not for him I never touch a basketball.

[KOBE143]

I never been a fan of the 90s even tho I consider myself as a 90s baby but I still like MJ and watched tons of his games.. Dude played similar to Kobe.. It doesnt makes sense for me to hate MJ if he reminds me of my favorite player.. The only thing I dont like about MJ is his stans thats why I like pissing them by posting some ridiculous stuff.. :lol

[ninephive]

Never liked him growing up in the 90's...mostly probably as a reaction to my bandwagon friends who loved him, but then ended up switching back to the Spurs fans when they started winning championships.

I actually like him a lot more now than then.

[mlh1981]

Truth be told, I wanted the Jazz to win one of those finals, even tho I considered myself a fan of MJ. I loved the energy of the Utah Jazz home crowd, and felt like that organization and those fans deserved a ring.

[kshutts1]

I'm a Bulls fan; started watching in 1994. I respect and appreciate Jordan, but never liked him. Pippen is my favorite player of all time.

[RobertdeMeijer]

There were a lot of great players during Jordan's years and I grew up thinking he was almost as good as Bird and Magic. Even after 1991 I still didn't think him much better than Hakeem, Robinson, Stockton, Barkley, Malone, etc.

I never liked his extreme popularity. Everybody, even girls, were wearing his 91 shoes:
http://www.eukicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/1320020105511172135910303.jpg

I thought they looked silly with those big holes.

Hakeem had Spaldings that were like forty bucks. I thought, and still think, they're much cooler.

[gasolina]

Does anyone agree that there were probably 10x more bandwagon bulls fans back then? At least now you have bandwagon Kobe, Lebron, Durant fans.

Ask a random person at school and 9/10 times he/she's probably a Bulls fan by then.

[TheMan]

So if someone scores 74 pts in Game 7 of the ECF on the road and his team lost the game, the 74 should still be talked about???????????????????
:biggums:
NSIS

[Gotterdammerung]

I was a fan of Hakeem Olajuwon growing up, and rooted against Jordan every time the Bulls made it to the finals since they upset the Lakers in '91. :no:

But during the second three-peat, I began to appreciate Jordan, despite my biases. :oldlol: