How would 52 yr old Michael Jordan do in college ball?

[QUOTE=CavaliersFTW]Recovery time though.

A 20 something can play a game, and do a 2 a day practice the next day.

MJ, might play a game and be bed ridden for 2 days and still be sore as hell the 3rd, 4th, and 5th day no exaggerating. That's part of getting old, he's nearing senior citizenship for crying out loud.

Though he may not need "practice" so to speak, for his own individual skillsets, he'd need to be able to practice with a team, travel with a team, etc to become a part of a team. He could not handle the rigors of a basketball program of 20 year olds I'm just not sure it would be feasible.

Plus, that recovery time applies to injuries. One torn ligament, one rolled ankle, it all heals probably 2 to 3 times more slowly when your 50 as opposed to 20. He could really mess himself up physically, playing competitive basketball against 20 sometimes with any sort of seriousness and commitment to actually trying to win games and be a part of a team.[/QUOTE]
It's all dependent on him not sustaining injuries, playing small minutes, not full-on practicing, etc. If he gets hurt, yeah, he's fvcked.

Idk I just think MJ could help out a team, like my Badgers for a solid 10-14 minutes a game. If he can stay healthy, I don't think that would overwhelm him even w/ recovery time issues. Especially with Bo's coaching..he wouldn't have to do anything crazy athletically. Don't play him in back to backs, give him games off in tougher schedules, etc. For most of our season we've had 3-5+ days of rest between games. At ~10-12 mpg I don't think the soreness would be that killer to the point where he couldn't play a game 4-5 days later.

He hasn't played in 13 years and is a fat 52 year old. He wouldn't even make a team.

He'd no doubt be flowing with HGH and steroids

It's only fair

[QUOTE=LosBulls]He's obviously too old for the NBA, and we've had that discussion thousands of times over the years but the real question is how would Michael Jordan do right now playing for North Carolina?

I remember the recent SportsNation tweet asking if the current Kentucky Wildcats are better than the 72-10 Bulls and I was like wow, but then I thought about it and thought how would CURRENT Michael Jordan do against the Wildcats?
How would he do against the rest of the college competition?[/QUOTE]

He could get in better shape then he is now, defientley not what he once was, but he could build up his cardio a little more. He has bad knees and limited lift, but he still has a solid post game. It's 20 min per half in college, I say he comes in off the bench and could give you 7-10 points a game and 4-5 rebounds. He'll still be physical stronger then alot of those college kids.

He'd be more althetic and a little quicker then Przemek Karnowski from Gonzaga

I know he's Michael Jordan but... he's 52.

he'd be best used in the clutch for a basket or something

[QUOTE=redboy]I know he's Michael Jordan but... he's 52.[/QUOTE]

I still think he will do okay, he won't be dominating but he will contribute in some ways. I have played with guys maybe 55 or 56yo? They can still play as they can shoot, Jordan has a deadly midrange so he will still get his..

[QUOTE=inclinerator]very bad, he'd make some shots if he gets to play only on one end of the floor [/QUOTE]

STOP JEALOUS ON MJ PLZ

If Wilt could still play in the NBA at 50, then MJ could still do it at least in college.

He couldn't run a 5.2 40 today.

He has no knees. To play basketball, you need knees.

[QUOTE=deja vu]If Wilt could still play in the NBA at 50, then MJ could still do it at least in college.[/QUOTE]
Wilt looked like a bigger/faster/stronger version of a Greek God at 50 and was still playing volleyball, weightlifting, running Marathons, and still living that athletic life:
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAyN1LZNXfw[/url]

MJ gambles, smokes, plays golf with old people, and looks like this:
[IMG]http://www.simpleprop.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/michael-jordan-gut-playing-golf.jpg[/IMG]

About as well as Kentucky would do in the NBA.

wont even be recruited out of high school.

jordan has become a fat ass.

don't think he's played any type of competitive basketball in a while.