What if Michael Jordan joins the San Antonio Spurs in the 2003-04 NBA Season??

[Lebron23]

How many points will he averages? Are they capable of beating the Lakers and Pistons in a best of series?

[Roundball_Rock]

If you put prime MJ on a 57 win team with prime Duncan they easily win the chip IMO. His stats would be the usual--Duncan was putting up 22 PPG so maybe he goes down to 20 or so but most of MJ's 30+ would come at the expense of role players, not the other superstar.

[BigtimeNBAFan]

Hard to say, but they probably win the title. He was still a good player and they were a serious competitor as it was. It was in the middle of two championship seasons. He was still a 20/6/4 player shooting 45% from the field in 02-03. Put
that on a team that really only had 3 scorers and you are going to be an improved team. The 03-04 spurs had a big drop off in scoring after their big 3.

[rmt]

Manu and Parker would not develop into the players they became - no all-star for either nor all-nba second/third team for Parker nor all-nba third team for Manu. Pop would not have the latitude/freedom he had to become a great coach. Duncan would probably be unhappy and culture/atmosphere would not become the model organization that it did.

I prefer the way it happened.

[Horatio33]

Christ these threads are terrible.

[Lebron23]

Manu and Parker would not develop into the players they became - no all-star for either nor all-nba second/third team for Parker nor all-nba third team for Manu. Pop would not have the latitude/freedom he had to become a great coach. Duncan would probably be unhappy and culture/atmosphere would not become the model organization that it did.

I prefer the way it happened.

Fair enough. But i still think they are capable of winning a championship because Jordan might respect Greg Popovich who was already a 2x nba champion back then. I think Jordan averages 20/5/5, and have plenty of load managements. The Spurs started the load management era.

[HoopsNY]

Keep in mind, Jordan would be 41 by then.

[HBK_Kliq_2]

Wizards Jordan didn't play any defense and was very inefficient. But Jordan does give them the scoring volume they desperately needed. I say they beat Lakers/Wolves but still lose to Pistons. Old Jordan would struggle vs Pistons, Duncan would get owned by Rasheed again, Manu wasn't quite in his prime yet.

[Lebron23]

Wizards Jordan didn't play any defense and was very inefficient. But Jordan does give them the scoring volume they desperately needed. I say they beat Lakers/Wolves but still lose to Pistons. Old Jordan would struggle vs Pistons, Duncan would get owned by Rasheed again, Manu wasn't quite in his prime yet.

I have to agree. That Pistons team shutdown a Prime Kobe. And Kobe in 2004 was better than Jordan in his last year with the Wizards. Jordan would replace Stephen Jackson who signed with the Atlanta Hawks in the off season. Manu and Parker would still develop as a player.

[WADE MONEY]

If you put prime MJ on a 57 win team with prime Duncan they easily win the chip IMO

2003 ain't no prime jordan