Michael Jordan on shortening the NBA season: "I never thought 82 games was an issue."

[russwest0]

http://www.si.com/nba/2014/10/16/charlotte-hornets-michael-jordan-nba-season


"I loved playing," Jordan told ESPN.com. "If I wasn't playing 82 games, I still would've been playing somewhere else because that's the love for the game I had. As a player, I never thought 82 games was an issue."

He said it in response to LeBron's comments that 82 games was too many.

[mehyaM24]

i think jordan is petrified of lebron, tbh. one championship in cleveland and the "LeBron = GOAT" moniker would be nearly unanimous - of course jordan knows this and doesn't want lebron to have any competiitve advantages (see: jordan snitching on the knicks, by means of changing the way the games are called + superstar treatment).

ultimate bitch move by jordan , imo

[russwest0]

i think jordan is petrified of lebron, tbh. one championship in cleveland and the "LeBron = GOAT" moniker would be nearly unanimous - of course jordan knows this and doesn't want lebron to have any competiitve advantages (see: jordan snitching on the knicks, by means of changing the way the games are called + superstar treatment).

ultimate bitch move by jordan , imo

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[G0ATbe]

i think jordan is petrified of lebron, tbh. one championship in cleveland and the "LeBron = GOAT" moniker would be nearly unanimous - of course jordan knows this and doesn't want lebron to have any competiitve advantages (see: jordan snitching on the knicks, by means of changing the way the games are called + superstar treatment).

ultimate bitch move by jordan , imo
:facepalm Even if he won 10, the masses would still prefer Kobe. Get over it.

[3ball]

what else is new for Lebron "Cheat Code" James..

lebron wants the season shortened so it's a sprint instead of a marathon, so that way the mental strength and stamina factor is removed.

lebron wants to play with the very best talent every year, or he WILL jump ship... don't test him.

lebron wants to stare down MJ in the middle of a game as if he's coming for him, and then play like a baby deer in the Finals, undertaking a safe, relatively tiny load to protect his efficiency, then blaming teammates and skipping town after this conservative style gets thoroughly exploited by a smart team... :facepalm

he always seeks out the cheat code so he can skip the stamina factor, skip the team-building steps, and avoid the WIM factor.

[mehyaM24]

:facepalm Even if he won 10, the masses would still prefer Kobe. Get over it.
jordan after lebron swept the lolcats:
http://i1034.photobucket.com/albums/a430/gustaflow/jordan-crying_zpsfd723c2f.jpg

^proof jordan is PETRIFIED of lebron

[russwest0]

what else is new for Lebron "Cheat Code" James..

lebron wants the season shortened so it's a sprint instead of a marathon, so that way the mental strength and stamina factor is removed.

lebron wants to play with the very best talent every year, or he WILL jump ship... don't test him.

lebron wants to stare down MJ in the middle of a game as if he's coming for him, and then play like a baby deer in the Finals, undertaking a safe, relatively tiny load to protect his efficiency, then blaming teammates and skipping town after this conservative style gets thoroughly exploited by a smart team... :facepalm

he always seeks out the cheat code so he can skip the stamina factor, skip the team-building steps, and avoid the WIM factor.

Yeah his last finals series got severely overrated by the media. They tried to act like it was LeBron out there doing everything yet when the games were close and the Heat still had a chance to stay in it, he was nowhere to be found. But as soon as Kawhi Leonard came off the floor LeBron would start stat hunting like crazy. Chalmers pretty much called him out for it and guys like Bosh have started to open that door as well.

Thats the difference with Jordan, and to a lesser extent guys like Kobe, Melo, Dirk, etc, the list goes on. While plenty of players hate those guys for whatever reasons, almost every player respects them. Can't say the same for LeBron.

[Myth]

GOAT gonna GOAT

[chazzy]

i think jordan is petrified of lebron, tbh. one championship in cleveland and the "LeBron = GOAT" moniker would be nearly unanimous - of course jordan knows this and doesn't want lebron to have any competiitve advantages (see: jordan snitching on the knicks, by means of changing the way the games are called + superstar treatment).

ultimate bitch move by jordan , imo
Never go full pauk

[edrick]

Is that why he retired to play some other shitty sport that had even more games a year?

[russwest0]

Is that why he retired to play some other shitty sport that had even more games a year?

He retired because he had reached a point where it became less of a game to him because he had nothing left to conquer. He had just won three championships in a row putting up superhuman finals stats....

I think over time, being away from the game and hearing chatter from his peers brought him back to it. He talked about it in his HOF speech. While he was retired Byron Russell was talking mad sh*t to MJ about how he could lock him up...... MJ comes back... hits game winning shot over Byron Russell to secure the Finals win over the Jazz in 6 games.... GOAT gonna GOAT...

[MrRogers]

NBA Players of this day and age are soft. Sheesh.

80's and 90's players took the regular season games more serious, even if they went at 75 mph.

All this technology and gym time these dudes put in, and yall want less games?! LOL

[Sarcastic]

Lebron wants more help :roll:

[Hey Yo]

"I loved playing," Jordan told ESPN.com. "If I wasn't playing 82 games, I still would've been playing somewhere else because that's the love for the game I had.
MJ loved playing so much he quit 2X with the chance to 4peat.

[Dro]

i think jordan is petrified of lebron, tbh. one championship in cleveland and the "LeBron = GOAT" moniker would be nearly unanimous - of course jordan knows this and doesn't want lebron to have any competiitve advantages (see: jordan snitching on the knicks, by means of changing the way the games are called + superstar treatment).

ultimate bitch move by jordan , imo
I assume you're trolling.........

[JT123]

i think jordan is petrified of lebron, tbh. one championship in cleveland and the "LeBron = GOAT" moniker would be nearly unanimous - of course jordan knows this and doesn't want lebron to have any competiitve advantages (see: jordan snitching on the knicks, by means of changing the way the games are called + superstar treatment).

ultimate bitch move by jordan , imo
It was actually the Pistons who Jordan snitched on, but other than that I agree with everything. :applause: Jordan stans will avoid this post like the plague because they can't handle the truth.

[Dro]

It was actually the Pistons who Jordan snitched on, but other than that I agree with everything. :applause: Jordan stans will avoid this post like the plague because they can't handle the truth.
There's no truth in it at all and a few Jordan fans including myself have already responded. Its such an asinine statement, I assumed he was trolling.....Jordan dominated his entire career, winning aside, nobody can win 5 on 1 but Jordan came the closest until he got a team and great coach around him. To say Jordan is petrified of any other basketball player is absolutely ridiculous and I assume you guys know that...If not then I assume you both are trolling, young, alts, bored, or all the above....

[DonDadda59]

Of course he doesn't want to shorten the season, he's an owner. He would make the season 365 games if he could, more money in his pocket :lol

[riseagainst]

i think jordan is petrified of lebron, tbh. one championship in cleveland and the "LeBron = GOAT" moniker would be nearly unanimous - of course jordan knows this and doesn't want lebron to have any competiitve advantages (see: jordan snitching on the knicks, by means of changing the way the games are called + superstar treatment).

ultimate bitch move by jordan , imo

what in the actual fuq?

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[Dro]

what in the actual fuq?

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Exactly:lol

[russwest0]

I think guys like Jordan and Kobe loved the competition that came with an 82 game season. More games to shit talk, more games to go for 50, more games to get better, etc.

Guys like LeBron just want to take a shortcut to greatness. He wants to get as much individual accolades as possible while having as little pressure as possible on his shoulders.

[Dro]

I think guys like Jordan and Kobe loved the competition that came with an 82 game season. More games to shit talk, more games to go for 50, more games to get better, etc.

Guys like LeBron just want to take a shortcut to greatness. He wants to get as much individual accolades as possible while having as little pressure as possible on his shoulders.
I agree with the bolded. And I assume Jordan was asked this question or did he just come out and start talking about? It would be no different if they asked Westbrook, Durant, or any player with a lot of heart and passion that also might be in their prime, they'd probably all say they want to play even more games. Many of these guys play ball in the offseason too because they just can't get enough, they love playing, doesn't matter if its the Rucker or the NBA. Jamal Crawford, Kyrie Irving, etc, Durant, all these guys play during the off-season also....

[Frozen1]

Lefraud at it again.

The only thing lebron is going to improve is his finals loss record.

[russwest0]

I agree with the bolded. And I assume Jordan was asked this question or did he just come out and start talking about? It would be no different if they asked Westbrook, Durant, or any player with a lot of heart and passion that also might be in their prime, they'd probably all say they want to play even more games. Many of these guys play ball in the offseason too because they just can't get enough, they love playing, doesn't matter if its the Rucker or the NBA. Jamal Crawford, Kyrie Irving, etc, Durant, all these guys play during the off-season also....

They asked him about it in response to LeBron saying that 82 games was too much.

[#number6ix#]

He was responding to dirk and lebron

LeBron James: "We want to protect the prize and the prize is the players"

[KyleKong]

:facepalm Even if he won 10, the masses would still prefer Kobe. Get over it.

The masses don't even have kobe as a top 10 player. Lol stop.

[Asukal]

mehyam24 going full retard again. :oldlol:

It's always the same with bran stans, no brains whatsoever. Human evolution going backwards now? :facepalm

[20Four]

The masses don't even have kobe as a top 10 player. Lol stop.
Let the adults talk foo....and no your midget jokes wont work

[20Four]

mehyam24 going full retard again. :oldlol:

It's always the same with bran stans, no brains whatsoever. Human evolution going backwards now? :facepalm
Yep, Kyle, JT123 all lebron nut huggers no wonder why they have no brains, they let lebron do the thinkin for them :roll: :roll:

[KyleKong]

Let the adults talk foo....and no your midget jokes wont work

Alright oompa loompa calm down.

[Bandito]

The masses only know Lebron because of the flops anyways...

How was it called...#Lebroning ?