Micheal Jordan , last game

Post by **nissanrcer240** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

just thought it would be worthy of mentioning the last game of one of the greatest basketball players of all-time tonight(Micheal Jordan of course)...unfortunatley i didnt get to see the game

, i had to work, did anyone else see it, i heard there were alot of standing ovations, hopefuly one of my friends has it on tape so i can see it......

so just let this thread honor the best b-ball player ever, its his night tonight

Post by **MainEvent212** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

i was at the last home game...it was emotional to say the least...i sat there for a good 20 min after the game ended w/ 2 of my friends...

it was a sad moment for the whole city i have to say

Post by **nissanrcer240** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

yeah it realy does suck to see him go, i loved watching him play, i've been a fan of him ever since i can remeber(seriously, no exagerationlol), im probly gona be up all night watching the highlights:pface

Post by **Former_240_s14** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

well how did he do????

Post by **Rockenreno** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

15 pts 4 reb 4 assists6-15 FG3-4 FT

brought his average to exactly 20 pts/gm for the season. First person to do that at age 40.

I watched the ESPN Sportscenter special that was half on MJ after the game. That guy was simply amazing. I loved the top 10 commercials to! Anyone else remember the days of "I wanna be like Mike" and when he and Larry bird had the ultimate game of horse? "Off the second rafter, then the floor, nothing but net"

Post by **Ace** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

Been a fan since I started playing basketball over 12 years ago. Simply unbelievable. I was fortunate enough to see his final game against the Sonics. The best player ever bar none.:icesangel

Post by **Holisticbeatz** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

It's was his last game... AGAIN? He'll be back..

Post by **Ace** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

No unfortunately he won't. The other times he left he left on a strong you can't stop me type of moment. But now he is just starting to stop himself. Unfortunately even his airness gets old.

Post by **seiyess** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

oh he was still playing??? i didn't know...i thought he was retired long time ago.. and came back retire and came back.. doing something else that he can not do and come back.... mm..ah...yeah i know he is the greatest of all.. but his whole retire thing was bad... i guess this time is for real...

Post by **Holisticbeatz** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

Ace wrote:No unfortunately he won't. The other times he left he left on a strong you can't stop me type of moment. But now he is just starting to stop himself. Unfortunately even his airness gets old.

:Werd

He should just get fat and play golf. And what, he's only 40 and has millions! Lucky bastard.. He worked hard for his money doing something he loved.

Post by **slw240sx** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

hes a billionaire .... he should go and buy himself a small country and play god..

Post by **hannibal** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

You know what pisses me off??These younger guys around that can't understand how much MJ did for the game of basketball. Nowadays, I could list 10-15 players who can easily match Jordan's stats from back in the day. But in the 80's and early 90's, he was the only one!!! He made the NBA what it is today! All the best players in the NBA today grew up watching him, idolizing him, and trying to be "like Mike".

As far as his phony retirements, you gotta understand how tough it must be to love something so much, to have it be a part of your life, and then have to walk away from it. He's the greatest player of all time, even though we'll never get to see him on the court again.

Post by **MainEvent212** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

well i've watched him play before

he works out at the sports club la in washington dc...and since my parents run the hair salon at the spa there...i get to use the facility

i've been to his condo once at the ritz too (connected to the sports club) and i got his autograph

so i might be able to see him play a few more times

Post by **encasemyheart** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

Man, I missed his last few last games...and this one too!!

Maybe I'll catch the next one.

Post by **I H8 UR DSM** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

IWannaS15 wrote:You know what pisses me off??These younger guys around that can't understand how much MJ did for the game of basketball. Nowadays, I could list 10-15 players who can easily match Jordan's stats from back in the day. But in the 80's and early 90's, he was the only one!!! He made the NBA what it is today! All the best players in the NBA today grew up watching him, idolizing him, and trying to be "like Mike".

As far as his phony retirements, you gotta understand how tough it must be to love something so much, to have it be a part of your life, and then have to walk away from it. He's the greatest player of all time, even though we'll never get to see him on the court again.

Theres more behind those retirements....Like Stern making/asking him to retire the first time till the talks about his illegal gamb|ing and gamb|ing on the bulls games died down (which it did when he left, and people mostly forgot that)....Yes he was a great athlete, and did so much for sports in general as far as advertising and spreading the sport around the globe....BUT pete rose was a great athlete, who broke records...and bet on his team too, and has a lot more of a negative connotation around him...so Jordans first retirement was obviously at the right time, and did what it was supposed to do...

He can't do what he could at his prime, and its good to leave on a positive note (missing the playoffs isnt "too" positive though...Being a huge basketball fan, and working in the front office of a proffesional team, im glad to see him leave the court of play, and look forward to see him as a front office executive..i just hope he doesnt try to coach somewhere, he's better off doing something else (his GM skills havent proven to be too good either yet)

Post by **S14-84** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

i have the tape to his last game.....im going to watch it tonite..but yeah he came back because he loves the game..nothing morepeople are talking crap about ....he shouldn't come backi hate thatnewayz....he was the greatest player ever...ever!!!!kobe=suxz, jordan wanna be

Post by **I H8 UR DSM** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

Yes, respect him very much...but i feel A LOT of people are in the dark about "who he really was"....the whole thing about how his lawyer says his marraige was arranged as a publicity thing, and he's really not the family man the advertisers made him out to be....you know how they are saying she was payed XX amount of money to stay with him through his career, even though it was known he was with women all over the country....

Im not gonig to get into all the things about him that have been kept from the public eye, but he's not the angel and savoir everyone makes him out to be...he's a normal NBA player lifestyle, with more money, and better people around him to shed him in a positive light, but dont fool yourself to thinking he was this great person who only did good, because its far from the truth...he's a great basketball player and the greatesst ambasssador for sports, but as a human being, he's no better than anyone else.

The reason people 'bash' him is because he didnt make the playoffs...the team has a lot of young players, that didnt get time because he was ont he floor...now if youmake hte playoffs thats fine, but if your going to miss them anyway, its better to get those guys the seasons experience...he held Kwame Brown back this year a lot......he did good for the present time of the wizards, but who knows if he did any good for their future...

Post by **Rockenreno** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

I think that MJ really tried to shy away from the limelight this year. It seemed like he was trying to get on with his life while satisfying the demanding needs of his plethora of fans. What he has done for the game is unequalled, but like you said, he is only human and he has his own problems:)

Post by **FlyingNismo** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

S14-84 wrote:i have the tape to his last game.....im going to watch it tonite..but yeah he did wat he had to do to organize the wizards..he came back because he loves the game..nothing morepeople are talking crap about y did he came back...he shouldnt blah blah...u know wat let him do whatever he wants toey he is still better then half of the those Nba players..he is 40 years old.. able to avg. 20 points thats good...people are dispointed cause he was able to score like used but member he is 40 not 25...newayzall star game was the best.....half time that was very emotional and that last shot on matrix....man that was some crazy shot....i wil always member him as who he was...i hope everyone feel the same as me

Can you use correct grammar? dang..

MJ was able to reach that level of game, because he practiced everyday for 4-5hrs. I think if lebron practices like MJ, he could take his game beyond MJ's.

Post by **I H8 UR DSM** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

McGrady's offensive skill, and athletic talent is already past Jodans at the same age...>Jordan however was great because of his desire to be the best, and never wanting to fail....Thats what seperates him from the other great players....There are a bunch of guys in the league with better athletic skills than jordan, ie. mcgrady, bryant, jonathan bender, garnett....but no one has reached his level of competitiveness....Isiah was probrobly the most intense player of his decade, and jordan learned a lot from losing to the pistons early in his career...once he got over that hump, (which was him raising his level of competitiveness) He was on another level in sports...that most athletes never reach.

Jesse

Post by **nissanrcer240** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

Quote »MJ was able to reach that level of game, because he practiced everyday for 4-5hrs. I think if lebron practices like MJ, he could take his game beyond MJ's.[/quote]

well when he makes it too the NBA i guess you will find out....b/c i already know that he wont, MJ's physical ability wasnt the only thing that made him so good, it was like how he knew the game was played and the way he seemed to make everyone who played with him good, i dont think anyone will be able to match his level of play as far as mentaly and physicaly is concernedIMO( mainly speaking of his earlier years, not particularly these last 2 years)

Post by **I H8 UR DSM** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

Lebron lived in jordans house for two summers, and practiced and took part in his "comeback camps" with players like penny, artest, pippen, carter, etc......jordan said that he was the second best player at those camps behind Penny (penny obviously had some good camps, lol)

Post by **S14-84** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

I H8 UR DSM wrote:Lebron lived in jordans house for two summers, and practiced and took part in his "comeback camps" with players like penny, artest, pippen, carter, etc......jordan said that he was the second best player at those camps behind Penny (penny obviously had some good camps, lol)

really penny doesnt seem that good nemore..thats koo that lebron get to live with jordani dont mind living with jordan hehehe

Post by **S14-84** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

FlyingNismo wrote:Can you use correct grammar? dang..

MJ was able to reach that level of game, because he practiced everyday for 4-5hrs. I think if lebron practices like MJ, he could take his game beyond MJ's.

sorrie...........u got to understand me cause i came from other country not long ago..im a fob

Post by **Rockenreno** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

Penny was awesome a few years ago... then he got injured. He is a guy loaded with talent and struck down in his prime, so now he is very inconsistent and constantly injured, but you can still see flashes of brilliance in his game from time to time...

As for Jonathan Bender, I'm not so sure about him. I've heard so much and seen so little in terms of playing time and production on the court, but I also know you are talking in terms of his athletic ability. I haven't really seen him in action enough to judge expertly, but I wouldn't say he is as athletic as Jordan was or McGrady and Garnett are today. Then again he is a 7 footer (?) who can knowck down a three and still play like a guard

Sports just don't make sense any more :P

Post by **Bubba1** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

Don't be so sure this is his "last" retirement. After all, this is his third time doing it. He's about to surpass the Who and Cher as the one with the most farewell tours. But even at age 40 and a step slower, the man is still one of the best players in the league. With the Bulls' Jerry Krause now gone, it would not surprise me to see 'da Bulls back up the Brink's truck to Jordan's door and maybe to Pippen too (who's unhappy where he is now) and do it one more time. Could happen.

Post by **S14-84** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

i dont think he is coming back again...i think he is done for good........plus i dont want to see him getting *** kick

Post by **Anand** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

S14-84 wrote:i have the tape to his last game.....im going to watch it tonite..but yeah he came back because he loves the game..nothing morepeople are talking crap about ....he shouldn't come backi hate thatnewayz....he was the greatest player ever...ever!!!!kobe=suxz, jordan wanna be

i'm sorry but so now you are going to call anyone who will rise above an average player a MJ wanna be???

come'on now.. I don't really like Kobe too much either but he has mad skills... I think he even might be better than MJ.. if you look at just the skills

BUT!

MJ is Basketball!! the only thing is for me personally his image is forever tainted because of him re-returns in his career and other misshapps that he went through.. but he will always be remembered as the greatest bball player of all time..

that does not mean anyone else can not be better than him... but he is all that is BBall!!!

Post by **AznRide** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

Damn, his last game stats is BAD...but again, I guess it's okay for a 40year-old man. 6-15FG? Even Iverson has better percentage than that.

Post by **SmithSR** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:15 pm

Iverson is 40? how many championships does Iverson have? how many shoe deals? commercials? wheaties boxes? movies? endorsements? Jordan owns the game.

Micheal Jordan , last game

Micheal Jordan , last game

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