RightTwoCensor
02-20-2015, 05:18 PM
And that's being a decent human being.
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Michael Jordan is a selfish man, he's practically an asshole. The man is, and likely will always be, the greatest of all-time, yet he has so much to give to the game rather than his raunchy quotes like:
"You're a loser! You've always been a loser!"
"The white guys, they work hard, but they don't have the talent. And the rest of them? Who knows what to expect? They're not good for much of anything."
"You know I think that you guys have a heavy burden. I wouldn't want to be you guys if I had to because of all the expectations that you have to deal with."
That last quote was directed to his own ****ing sons. This dude choses NOT to spead the wealth of knowledge that he learned from the great Dean Smith and his time dominating the league, instead he'd rather golf day in and day out with his yes-men.
Lets take a look back into his day's after retiring a Chicago Bull:
As a leader Jordan proved more tormentor than mentor. Many Washington players got the business end of a Jordan harangue, but he designated second-year forward Kwame Brown as the whipping boy, referring to him, as reported by The Washington Post, as a "flaming ******." A source told SI that Jordan ritually reduced Brown to tears in front of the team. Brown, whom Jordan took with the first pick in the 2001 draft, showed flashes of brilliance, but his confidence was lacerated by a player who was once his idol. "Michael was tough," Wizards assistant John Bach tells SI. "But that's just who he is, attempting to make [his teammates] better."
Article Excerpt that counters:
We're not talking about basic trash talk here. This was psychological warfare gone horribly awry. Through those links above, corroborated elsewhere, and with perspective brought on by distance, you'll see that Brown was an intelligent, sensitive, 19-year-old kid dearly devoted to his mother, the woman who'd raised him and seven siblings after running away from his abusive father. Said father subsequently went to prison for life, with no parole, for murdering his girlfriend. How can you not root for a 19-year-old with that background? One who says something like this?
"The guy took probably the biggest risk of his life, picking a high school player Number 1," Brown says. "I'm conscious that if I screw up, I'm messing with Michael's reputation. I know he's going to work me to death."
Michael Jordan then put in motion an epic public humiliation. He invited Brown to his house so they could work out together. Took him under his wing. Every bit, he played the part of the 19-year-old kid's idol, and told him that he'd do everything he could to make him a star. It's hardly a reach to guess he was acting like a dad for the kid who wanted nothing to do with his father. Then, Jordan pulled the rug out.
This dude is a born asshole that doesn't know how to communicate with others without making himself feel superior. Jordan is widely regarded as the greatest competitor the game has ever seen, yet is still regarded as a pain in the ass teammate and individual.
I'm taking nothing away from what he did during his career as a player, but he fails to understand the importance of respect. This man let his own children become fall to the wolves. Michael Jordan is one of the most fundamentally sound player this game has had, and he CHOSE not to spread his knowledge to kids. He attempted to do so with Kwame Brown, but he that more just to make himself look good.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/30/article-0-19BE17F100000578-316_634x371.jpg
NBA Greats like Hakeem Olajuwon, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and, to some extent the guys on, NBA on TNT share their knowledge, tricks, tools, or what ever other wealth of experience they can give to the younger generation of players. NBA Legends these days are off helping the league, helping their community, or caring for their children, Michael chooses rather to play golf and act like he cares about the Charlotte Horncats.
Michael Jordan is an asshole, as is Kobe at times. Bryant has his own list long instances of being an ass to teammates, but after watching his special on NBATV he seems more down to earth than Jordan ever was. Hopefully Kobe Bryant can bring more to the game after he retires.
http://wac.450f.edgecastcdn.net/80450F/961wodz.com/files/2012/11/74049528.jpg
Michael Jordan is a selfish man, he's practically an asshole. The man is, and likely will always be, the greatest of all-time, yet he has so much to give to the game rather than his raunchy quotes like:
"You're a loser! You've always been a loser!"
"The white guys, they work hard, but they don't have the talent. And the rest of them? Who knows what to expect? They're not good for much of anything."
"You know I think that you guys have a heavy burden. I wouldn't want to be you guys if I had to because of all the expectations that you have to deal with."
That last quote was directed to his own ****ing sons. This dude choses NOT to spead the wealth of knowledge that he learned from the great Dean Smith and his time dominating the league, instead he'd rather golf day in and day out with his yes-men.
Lets take a look back into his day's after retiring a Chicago Bull:
As a leader Jordan proved more tormentor than mentor. Many Washington players got the business end of a Jordan harangue, but he designated second-year forward Kwame Brown as the whipping boy, referring to him, as reported by The Washington Post, as a "flaming ******." A source told SI that Jordan ritually reduced Brown to tears in front of the team. Brown, whom Jordan took with the first pick in the 2001 draft, showed flashes of brilliance, but his confidence was lacerated by a player who was once his idol. "Michael was tough," Wizards assistant John Bach tells SI. "But that's just who he is, attempting to make [his teammates] better."
Article Excerpt that counters:
We're not talking about basic trash talk here. This was psychological warfare gone horribly awry. Through those links above, corroborated elsewhere, and with perspective brought on by distance, you'll see that Brown was an intelligent, sensitive, 19-year-old kid dearly devoted to his mother, the woman who'd raised him and seven siblings after running away from his abusive father. Said father subsequently went to prison for life, with no parole, for murdering his girlfriend. How can you not root for a 19-year-old with that background? One who says something like this?
"The guy took probably the biggest risk of his life, picking a high school player Number 1," Brown says. "I'm conscious that if I screw up, I'm messing with Michael's reputation. I know he's going to work me to death."
Michael Jordan then put in motion an epic public humiliation. He invited Brown to his house so they could work out together. Took him under his wing. Every bit, he played the part of the 19-year-old kid's idol, and told him that he'd do everything he could to make him a star. It's hardly a reach to guess he was acting like a dad for the kid who wanted nothing to do with his father. Then, Jordan pulled the rug out.
This dude is a born asshole that doesn't know how to communicate with others without making himself feel superior. Jordan is widely regarded as the greatest competitor the game has ever seen, yet is still regarded as a pain in the ass teammate and individual.
I'm taking nothing away from what he did during his career as a player, but he fails to understand the importance of respect. This man let his own children become fall to the wolves. Michael Jordan is one of the most fundamentally sound player this game has had, and he CHOSE not to spread his knowledge to kids. He attempted to do so with Kwame Brown, but he that more just to make himself look good.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/30/article-0-19BE17F100000578-316_634x371.jpg
NBA Greats like Hakeem Olajuwon, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and, to some extent the guys on, NBA on TNT share their knowledge, tricks, tools, or what ever other wealth of experience they can give to the younger generation of players. NBA Legends these days are off helping the league, helping their community, or caring for their children, Michael chooses rather to play golf and act like he cares about the Charlotte Horncats.
Michael Jordan is an asshole, as is Kobe at times. Bryant has his own list long instances of being an ass to teammates, but after watching his special on NBATV he seems more down to earth than Jordan ever was. Hopefully Kobe Bryant can bring more to the game after he retires.