[espn]Jordan: 'No one great player in NBA'

11-20-2009, 02:22 PM

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Jordan: 'No one great player in NBA'
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If the NBA were to retire Michael Jordan's No. 23 leaguewide, the newly inducted Hall of Famer says there are several more players just as worthy of the distinction.

LeBron James, who wears No. 23 for the Cleveland Cavaliers, said last week he would change jersey numbers next season in honor of Jordan, and said no other players should wear it, either.

Jordan, speaking via phone to "All Access with Ahmad" on NBA TV, said he was grateful to James for the consideration but that he would have to be among a group of players to receive such an honor.

"It was very nice, I totally understand that," Jordan said on NBA TV. "But I'm a guy that says there is no one great player in the NBA. The NBA lasts a lot longer than one particular person so I understand what his point is."

A leaguewide retirement is unlikely, since the NBA leaves the decisions on retiring numbers to the teams.

"Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Bill Russell all those guys should have their jerseys retired, too," Jordan said. "I understand his gesture, but I am in the same group as those guys so I wouldn't want to see my jersey retired unless you retire those guys. It is a compliment. I totally understand that. I appreciate LeBron for doing that and it is very thoughtful."

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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if we are going to play pretend can I pretend its 1994 again?

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11-20-2009, 02:25 PM	#2
pgabriel Contributing Member Since: Dec 2002 Posts: 25,421 Member: #9145
	exactly __________________ "I ain't ever heard Dream talk mess" Mario Elie commenting on Hakeem telling him that David Robinson was holding his MVP trophy before Hakeem destroyed him in 95' WCF.

11-20-2009, 02:26 PM	#3
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	lebron's an idiot. always trying to put his mark on the game, instead of just playing. __________________ My Wallpapers: T-mac Wallpaper 1680x1050, Hunter Pence 1680x1050, Kevin Durant Wallpaper 1024x768

11-20-2009, 02:27 PM	#4
TheFreak Contributing Member Since: Feb 1999 Posts: 11,312 Member: #180
	That's only because McGrady never had good teammates.

11-20-2009, 02:40 PM	#5
sammy Contributing Member Since: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,643 Member: #5635
	No, there aren't any great players on the Bobcats. However, the league is littered with great players. Good job on trading for SJax and his ridiculous contract MJ!

11-20-2009, 02:42 PM

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No, there aren't any great players on the Bobcats. However, the league is littered with great players.

Good job on trading for SJax and his ridiculous contract MJ!

Did you read the article? He's not saying there are NO great players he is saying there is not just ONE great player. Basically meaning the game itself is bigger than one player.

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11-20-2009, 02:44 PM	#7
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	He's saying that there is no single player who deserves such an honor; there are many. __________________ If I don't do it, somebody else will.

11-20-2009, 02:57 PM	#8
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	See the Chamillionaire thread.. MJ is a douche. __________________ i was shamed. when you missed that game-winning 3. when you missed that free throw. twice. i was shamed. because i believe, it takes practice. But you're not ashamed.. are you?

11-20-2009, 02:57 PM	#9
Agent94 Member Since: Jun 2002 Posts: 509 Member: #5301
	MJ is being humble. What a shocker after his embarrassing Hall of Fame speech.

11-20-2009, 03:06 PM	#10
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	Why are there no videos of Jordan passing? __________________ Donate to Oxfam

11-20-2009, 03:25 PM

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MJ is being humble. What a shocker after his embarrassing Hall of Fame speech.

Humble? Humble would have been "thanks but no thanks." Not, "Well, okay, but you'd have to retire the numbers of a couple of other guys too."

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11-20-2009, 03:41 PM

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See the Chamillionaire thread.. MJ is a douche.

he may not be mr nice, but he does respect the history of the game

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11-20-2009, 03:42 PM

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Did you read the article? He's not saying there are NO great players he is saying there is not just ONE great player. Basically meaning the game itself is bigger than one player.

I read this - "But I'm a guy that says there is no one great player in the NBA".

So apparently my reading comprehension is off today. Sorry

11-20-2009, 03:44 PM	#14
RoxSqaud Member Since: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,016 Member: #30323
	Jordan traveled in his cradle dunk, so.

11-20-2009, 03:45 PM

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Why are there no videos of Jordan passing?

Wow... seriously now? You gotta be kiddin' me... Didn't you see that one time where he got up in the air passed the ball from the right to the left and made it look so graceful?? 2 points and an assist. Beautiful.

11-20-2009, 03:48 PM	#16
BrooksBall Contributing Member Since: Jul 2007 Posts: 14,927 Member: #24539
	He sounds pretty humble here.

11-20-2009, 03:54 PM	#17
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11-20-2009, 04:13 PM

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Wilt Chamberlain is the greatest basketball player ever, and it is not close.

He led the league in assists one year, because he felt like it...

Chamberlain was so far ahead of his time. I still can't imagine what coaches were saying in post game interviews during that 50/20 season. Maybe something like "I thought we did a good job defending Wilt today. He only scored 41 points."