ESPN article blasts "has-been" Jordan for Kobe comments

[QUOTE]You're only 47, MJ. Why are you acting like Uncle Rico from "Napoleon Dynamite?" You saying you could score 100 points in today's NBA is like Uncle Rico reminiscing about his high school football heyday, telling Kip, "Ohhhh, man I wish I could go back in time. I'd take state." No, Uncle Rico, you wouldn't. And, no, Your Greatness, you wouldn't drop 100 even though Joe Dumars handchecking is no longer allowed. It's possible that, in your heyday, you might not have even been able to best Kobe Bryant's 81.

Ah, Kobe. You slipped that old man haterade by us real slick. When asked about Kobe's greatness legacy, MJ mulled over his successor's resume and credentials and came to the conclusion that, "If you are talking about guards, I would say he has got to be in the top 10." Ya think? Just top 10 though, huh? Couldn't narrow that down? There aren't five greater guards than Kobe. MJ knows that, we all know that. That was a Mercury Morris move, MJ. The way things are going, next June, when Kobe is going for his MJ-tying sixth ring, we might see MJ pop up on ESPN spouting anti Kobe raps

Who cares? Terrible article. The author acts as if MJ feels threatened by Kobe or something. :oldlol:

Jordan is the GOAT, he can say whatever he wants about whoever he wants as far as I'm concerned. He's earned it.

Who the hell is Vincent Thomas. Never heard of this hack before.

Comparing Jordan to uncle Rico is like Michaelangelo to your kid's crappy kindergarten finger painting you have in your cubicle.

:roll: Any article that makes a reference to Uncle Rico is worth my time.

Biased writer is biased. :confusedshrug:

That, my friends, is why he's writing on Page 2.(not that ESPN's main writers are much better)

[QUOTE=Doranku]Who cares? Terrible article. The author acts as if MJ feels threatened by Kobe or something. :oldlol:

Jordan is the GOAT, he can say whatever he wants about whoever he wants as far as I'm concerned. He's earned it.[/QUOTE]
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Very revealing if even a Kobe homer (no offense, bro) says that.

Jordan just tries to live up to the media caricature of him with all these comments.

The article was poorly written. I felt like I was reading someones hate blog.

This guy is really mad.

Fail.. :rolleyes: :facepalm

Poorly written. Someone could have easily burned MJ for his comments and done it in a much better way.

[QUOTE=NuggetsFan]Poorly written. [B]Someone could have easily burned MJ for his comments and done it in a much better way.[/B][/QUOTE]

How do you propose they go about it ?? All MJ has to do is point out his 10 scoring titles to Kobe's 1. ,Also averaged 30PPG throughout his career.. And you guys think he couldn't score 100 points in one game ?


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[QUOTE=ashbelly]How do you propose they go about it ?? All MJ has to do is point out his 10 scoring titles to Kobe's 1. And you guys think he couldn't score 100 points ?


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Calm down. Saying he could score 100 points in today's league and saying Kobe is only a top 10 guard are comments that someone could have proved false well the top 10 guard thing. All I meant is someone could have wrote a much better article about MJ's comments being wrong\bad.

[QUOTE=ashbelly]How do you propose they go about it ?? All MJ has to do is point out his 10 scoring titles to Kobe's 1. ,Also averaged 30PPG throughout his career.. And you guys think he couldn't score 100 points in one game ?


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Kobe has 2.

I think MJ could have scored 100 in his prime.

[QUOTE=AirTupac]Biased writer is biased. :confusedshrug:[/QUOTE]
My thoughts exactly.

[QUOTE=RoseCity07]The article was poorly written. I felt like I was reading someones hate blog.

[B]This guy is really mad.[/B][/QUOTE]
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Um..

How in the blue hell can you compare the GOAT, Micheal Jordan, to Uncle Rico from [U]Napoleon Dynamite[/U]. Micheal Jordan was the face of the league. He single handily made the NBA more global and marketable. His stats, gold medals, and championships speak legendary.

When the GOAT says he could drop 100, in today's NBA, you can take it to the bank. No, he isn't a delusional Uncle Rico. He is the GOAT.

Page 2 is the tabloid section of espn. Just remember that when you read something there that you agree with, and maybe consider that your take might be stupid.

Totally agree with the writer's comments. Who the HELL cares whether it's unprofesional in tone or biased????? The ****ing shit is true.

[QUOTE=Foster5k]Um..

How in the blue hell can you compare the GOAT, Micheal Jordan, to Uncle Rico from [U]Napoleon Dynamite[/U]. Micheal Jordan was the face of the league. He single handily made the NBA more global and marketable. His stats, gold medals, and championships speak legendary.

When the GOAT says he could drop 100, in today's NBA, you can take it to the bank. No, he isn't a delusional Uncle Rico. He is the GOAT.[/QUOTE]

The guy exposed Jordan as an insecure biter old man.

Also Jordan isn't the GOAT. You say he's the GOAT and dosen't deserve to be criticized because of endorsements and popularity? :oldlol:

Maybe he has plans to trade in his creased, dry-cleaned jeans for some shorts.

[IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f4Fo_GlfJs8/SqpnODDE-EI/AAAAAAAACt0/s3bPmE4AYIs/s400/michael+jordan+jeans.jpg[/IMG]

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Why is it such an insult that mj said Kobe is a top ten guard all time? If you guys put him at number 2, would that also mean that he is top ten?

And him saying he could drop 100 isn't a stretch either. He was one of those players that could do anything he wanted to on the court, when he wanted to do it. If he wanted to score 100, there aren't too many people who could stop him.

I think people are just mad he didn't say he was better than him. The truth is he isn't.

as if MJ can score 100, he can't even shoot 3s consistently - thats why he hasnt topped 70 - takes a major shot jacker to put up those points

[QUOTE=knightfall88]as if MJ can score 100, he can't even shoot 3s consistently - thats why he hasnt topped 70 - takes a major shot jacker to put up those points[/QUOTE]
Not sure if serious

[QUOTE=Glide2keva]Not sure if serious[/QUOTE]
What do you mean? Jordan never had a deadly 3 ball to the extent kobe has one. Kobe can go lights out with double digit 3 pointers in a game and that greatly helps in amassing a huge point total. Think about it. It's 50% more points with way less effort than driving or working out of the post. It's pretty much the reason kobe has had bigger scoring explosions than jordan.

Great article. MJ couldn't drop 81 in this era let alone 100. His career high is 69 in overtime. Old ass n*gga...

[QUOTE=tpols]What do you mean? Jordan never had a deadly 3 ball to the extent kobe has one. Kobe can go lights out with double digit 3 pointers in a game and that greatly helps in amassing a huge point total. Think about it. It's 50% more points with way less effort than driving or working out of the post. It's pretty much the reason kobe has had bigger scoring explosions than jordan.[/QUOTE]

Yet Jordan has 10 scoring titles averaging 30 PPG throughout his Career. Kobe has averaged 25PPG and 2 scoring titles. Even Iverson has 5 scoring titles. Is it the 81 point game that makes you think he's a great scorer ?? Because his career numbers don't support this theory at all. :oldlol:

[QUOTE=ashbelly]Yet Jordan has 10 scoring titles averaging 30 PPG throughout his Career. Kobe has averaged 25PPG and 2 scoring titles. Even Iverson has 5 scoring titles. Is it the 81 point game that makes you think he's a great scorer ?? Because his career numbers don't support this theory at all. :oldlol:[/QUOTE]

Yeah and Jordan led the league in FGA's a record 10 times! Kobe would have more scoring titles if he led the NBA in jacking up shots for 10 seasons.

Also Kobe's career average as a starter is 27 PPG.

[QUOTE=Ne 1]Yeah and Jordan led the league in FGA's a record 10 times! Kobe would have more scoring titles if he led the NBA in jacking up shots for 10 seasons.

[B]Also Kobe's career average as a starter is 27 PPG.[/B][/QUOTE]


Can we also remove jordan years when he was playing for the wizards ?? :oldlol: Stop making excuses.

[QUOTE=tpols]What do you mean? Jordan never had a deadly 3 ball to the extent kobe has one. Kobe can go lights out with double digit 3 pointers in a game and that greatly helps in amassing a huge point total. Think about it. It's 50% more points with way less effort than driving or working out of the post. It's pretty much the reason kobe has had bigger scoring explosions than jordan.[/QUOTE]
What about 89-1990 Jordan. He was a better 3 point shooter than Kobe Bryant, and shot more 3 pointers than almost all his previous seasons.

[QUOTE=ashbelly]Can we also remove jordan years when he was playing for the wizards ?? :oldlol: Stop making excuses.[/QUOTE]

Nope because he was starting.

He's wasn't a 17 year old kid playing limited minutes because their were already 2 other established all-star guards on the team.

[QUOTE=tpols]What do you mean? Jordan never had a deadly 3 ball to the extent kobe has one. Kobe can go lights out with double digit 3 pointers in a game and that greatly helps in amassing a huge point total. Think about it. It's 50% more points with way less effort than driving or working out of the post. It's pretty much the reason kobe has had bigger scoring explosions than jordan.[/QUOTE]
Yet Kobe doesn't get 1/10 the respect Jordan gets and it eats you guys up inside.

Kobe can chuck away and get 81 points. The fact he needed to score that much against the worst team in the league in order to come back from 20 down just speaks for itself.

Jordan never scored over 70 because he never had to. Kobe got hot and went off for 81, Jordan cruised basically to 69, 18 boards, 6 assists 4 steals and 2 blocks.

Mikes big scoring games were effortless, or at least appeared so. It never seemed like he was chucking shots up. Kobe on theories hand, always looked like he was trying to score big by shooting 3 after 3. That shows he was more interested in his stats than he swathe outcome of the game. Take his double nickel game where he scored enough to get them in position to win, then gets the game winning ASSIST. That's something Kobe would never do because he would want the shot and thatsthe difference between these two players, in my opinion.

Kobe would have scored 100 eaisly against Craig Ehlo/Mark Price in double over time.

[QUOTE=Glide2keva]Yet Kobe doesn't get 1/10 the respect Jordan gets and it eats you guys up inside.

Kobe can chuck away and get 81 points. The fact he needed to score that much against the worst team in the league in order to come back from 20 down just speaks for itself.

Jordan never scored over 70 because he never had to. Kobe got hot and went off for 81, Jordan cruised basically to 69, 18 boards, 6 assists 4 steals and 2 blocks.

Mikes big scoring games were effortless, or at least appeared so. It never seemed like he was chucking shots up. Kobe on theories hand, always looked like he was trying to score big by shooting 3 after 3. That shows he was more interested in his stats than he swathe outcome of the game. Take his double nickel game where he scored enough to get them in position to win, then gets the game winning ASSIST. That's something Kobe would never do because he would want the shot and thatsthe difference between these two players, in my opinion.[/QUOTE]
I mean you can give your opinion on the matter and say [I]'jordan's scoring was effortless and flowed'[/I] while kobe [I]'had to force shot after shot'[/I] but thats really just your opinion and holds absolutely no water in any logical debate. Fact is kobe was smooth as butter from behind the 3pt line and he could set your team on fire on any given night. His 81 point game occured when his team was shooting piss poor from the field and he had to single handedly win the game. You can say all you want he was doing it for stats but in doing that you're doubting his thirst for victory and killer instinct, two things he has been known to have more than anyone else in his playing days and two aspects of his personality that have carried him to 5 rings. You can't really call it statpadding when he did it in a come from behind win. :confusedshrug:

[QUOTE=tpols]I mean you can give your opinion on the matter and say [I]'jordan's scoring was effortless and flowed'[/I] while kobe [I]'had to force shot after shot'[/I] but thats really just your opinion and holds absolutely no water in any logical debate. Fact is kobe was smooth as butter from behind the 3pt line and he could set your team on fire on any given night. His 81 point game occured when his team was shooting piss poor from the field and he had to single handedly win the game. You can say all you want he was doing it for stats but in doing that you're doubting his thirst for victory and killer instinct, two things he has been known to have more than anyone else in his playing days and two aspects of his personality that have carried him to 5 rings. You can't really call it statpadding when he did it in a come from behind win. :confusedshrug:[/QUOTE]
That's youropinion. Not a fact.

[QUOTE=Doranku]Jordan is the GOAT, he can say whatever he wants about whoever he wants as far as I'm concerned. He's earned it.[/QUOTE]

He has earned the right to talk like an as*hole, sure. But he still sounds like one.

BTW, the article was bad indeed.

You can write that kind of shit and get a national audience?

[QUOTE=Glide2keva]That's youropinion. Not a fact.[/QUOTE]
No, I'm referencing the FACT that kobe did have bigger and better all-time scoring games than jordan and stating his 3pt shot as a reason for that FACT. You are just giving your opinion that kobe [I]forces shots[/I] and jordan made it look [I]effortless[/I].:no:

[QUOTE=tpols]No, I'm referencing the FACT that kobe did have bigger and better all-time scoring games than jordan and stating his 3pt shot as a reason for that FACT. You are just giving your opinion that kobe [I]forces shots[/I] and jordan made it look [I]effortless[/I].:no:[/QUOTE]
And I can give my opinion, just like you did based on the fact that I watched both players' entire careers.

Kobe had bigger scoring gamesthan Jordan, so what? Doesn't make him better than Jordan. It just means he scored a lot of points in some games. If you want to hang your hat on that, you have a pretty weak foundation to stand on, all but one of Kobe's really big scoring games came against weak competition and the other oneis against Dallas who was not known for being a defensive juggernaut. You're dancing into "my dad can beat up your dad" territory. You saying Jordan never broke 70 like he couldn't, just because he didn't, doesn't mean he couldn't. He never had to.

Go with that if it helps you sleep at night I guess. Not a big deal to me. Jordan was a better player, more effective scorer, better all around, worlds better defender and all the numbers and awards back that up. But hey, Kobe scored 81 in a game, whoopie!!!!

How is Jordan being disrespectful to Kobe? If anything, he's being too kind.