mlewinth
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Ok, I gotta COMPLETELY disagree with Doug on MJ's HOF speech. Michael Jordan was not a guy about gushing, or a guy about giving accolades. MJ was a man about competition. Anyone who remembers Jordan's press conferences back in the day, or any of the famous stories of Jordan's competitive fire, know that the thing that made Jordan the best was not his talent, there are other players out there with his type of talent (LeBron, Kobe for one), but there was no one and may never be anyone again who has MJ's competitive spirit.
Look, I heard Stockton and Robinson be gushy, thank the fans, thank god. Their speeches sucked. Michael Jordan's speech was SOOOO Michael Jordan. Jordan reminded us for 5 minutes, who he was, the type of competitior he was and I loved viewing it. The slights he made at Isiah, Russel, Stockton etc, were Jordan's way of saying "I proved to myself and to everyone that I was the best player in the era I played". He challanged himself to be the best and his HOF speech really hit home that he hit his goal by being a competitior. I even loved what he said about Jerry Krause. He gave him his fair due in putting the team together, but he gave us a bit of insight into their fued which, lets be honest, is a huge reason the Bulls didnt keep winning titles into the 99 season and beyond. By the way, I agree with MJ 100%. The organization is responsible for nothing more than putting the players on the floor. The players win Championships. There is a reason why Miami and Cleveland are sucking the respective dicks of Dwayne Wade and LeBron James. They know they hit "jackpot" by getting them and realize the situation they will face if those players leave their team (and come to the Chicago Bulls...please god Dwayne).
MJ was far more appreciative in his press conferences earlier in the day. He said glowing things about Chicago and what Chicago meant to him. But let's all be honest for second. Chicago did not make Michael Jordan. If MJ was drafted by Houston, Portland, etc he would of still been MJ and he would of still electrified the league. MJ owes nothing to his fans, the the game of basketball, to the city of Chicago. He has done enough. John Jackson of the Sun-Times had an article yesterday about how "Chicago feels MJ abandoned them". Bullshit! MJ was the perfect speciman of person/player, when he played. He never walked out on the media after his final playoff game in a loss (like LeBron), MJ was the PERFECT media guy. He always made time for the media and always said the right thing. MJ owes us nothing! He owes fans nothing! Chicago nothing! The world nothing! He gave us something so special from 1984-1998, something sports fans may never see again.
Appreciate MJ for who he is and appreciate his HOF speech for truly reflecting the type of player, person and competitor he was.
Look, I heard Stockton and Robinson be gushy, thank the fans, thank god. Their speeches sucked. Michael Jordan's speech was SOOOO Michael Jordan. Jordan reminded us for 5 minutes, who he was, the type of competitior he was and I loved viewing it. The slights he made at Isiah, Russel, Stockton etc, were Jordan's way of saying "I proved to myself and to everyone that I was the best player in the era I played". He challanged himself to be the best and his HOF speech really hit home that he hit his goal by being a competitior. I even loved what he said about Jerry Krause. He gave him his fair due in putting the team together, but he gave us a bit of insight into their fued which, lets be honest, is a huge reason the Bulls didnt keep winning titles into the 99 season and beyond. By the way, I agree with MJ 100%. The organization is responsible for nothing more than putting the players on the floor. The players win Championships. There is a reason why Miami and Cleveland are sucking the respective dicks of Dwayne Wade and LeBron James. They know they hit "jackpot" by getting them and realize the situation they will face if those players leave their team (and come to the Chicago Bulls...please god Dwayne).
MJ was far more appreciative in his press conferences earlier in the day. He said glowing things about Chicago and what Chicago meant to him. But let's all be honest for second. Chicago did not make Michael Jordan. If MJ was drafted by Houston, Portland, etc he would of still been MJ and he would of still electrified the league. MJ owes nothing to his fans, the the game of basketball, to the city of Chicago. He has done enough. John Jackson of the Sun-Times had an article yesterday about how "Chicago feels MJ abandoned them". Bullshit! MJ was the perfect speciman of person/player, when he played. He never walked out on the media after his final playoff game in a loss (like LeBron), MJ was the PERFECT media guy. He always made time for the media and always said the right thing. MJ owes us nothing! He owes fans nothing! Chicago nothing! The world nothing! He gave us something so special from 1984-1998, something sports fans may never see again.
Appreciate MJ for who he is and appreciate his HOF speech for truly reflecting the type of player, person and competitor he was.