Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Micheal Jordan ... yikes

I am certain that when the Chicago Bulls were on your schedule, most teams and players probably lost a little sleep during the Jordan era. Whether you were scared or having excitement that you were going to see Jordan, you couldn't sleep. A a player, he did not tolerate losing. Most people were worried that he would not know how to handle his competitive nature after his playing days were over. He retired three times. He played baseball. He took up golf. He has this amazing brand with his own company as well as Nike. He is the most successful athlete in the history of the world. Magic Johnson is pretty close with hi movie theaters and Starbucks, but no one single brand is like Jordan's. What has happened to him is more than Shakespearean. It is downright cruel..
Micheal Jordan as an NBA executive or Owner has been inexplicable. He has drafted Kwame Brown, Adam Morrison, Micheal Kidd Gilchrist to name a few. I guess if he can still beat one on one, he drafts you. His departure from Washington is something that irritates him to this day. He tried to teach the triangle offense in Washington and he could believe that the players could not grasp it. He was their best player and he was 41 years old. Charlotte has been a nightmare. He has fired a coach every year over the last four. Paul Silas and Larry Brown have NBA street cred. Charlotte actually improved this year and had some good wins this year. The sad thing about this year is watching Jordan's reactions during Bobcat games. He is shaking his head or always walking out. I watched the Lakers play Bobcats and the camera was repeatedly on Jordan and he looked like he did not want to be there. Constantly shaking his head even though his team was winning. Maybe he is being punished for being so good. Maybe great players can only relate to great players. Larry Bird had success on the bench in Indiana, Jerry West is still the best talent evaluator. Elgin Baylor had 4 winning seasons as g.m. of the Clippers out of 20. Bill Russell did win a title as a player coach. Micheal Jordan is getting the definite Yin and yang of sports life. He is getting Murphy's Law as well. Can he fix this? Maybe he needs to reach out to Phil Jackson and turn this all around. Maybe he needs to go away and the enigma that most people think he is. No one should be so great at one thing and be so bad at the other extreme. They say that those who can do, those who can't teach. I am speechless. Rob and Carl Reiner have directed great movies and television shows and they could act too. Penny Marshall as well. Sean Penn, Denzell Washington, Clint Eastwood, Ron Howard were actors first. I will always root for Jordan. He is still my hero..

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