"MJ joining forces with the Diesel?" -- Denver Post

Chances are incredibly remote, especially this late in the game.

Also, the Heat are desparate for forwards, not really for guards. With Wade and Eddie Jones manning the 2 spot for the most part, does an over 40 yr old MJ really improve the team? They need a starting caliber SF or PF to become the no-questions favorite in the East.

Evan

 

Im going to laugh if he does come back, takes wades PT, and ends up regressing his progression, and ruining some of the last prime years Shaq has left.

 

Why don't we add the Glyde, while we're at it.

 

He did it to Kwame, so you never know.

 

Hypothetically speaking if MJ or Clyde accepted their games were not on par as they were and decided to take a 6th man role would you as a fan be okay with that?? I think I would. But if they came back and took up a starting position then I would not like that.

 

I think that was his point.

 

And I was agreeing with his point.

 

Hakeem never did win a title without Kenny Smith!

 

Jordan was still the best player on that Washington team when he retired. He averaged 20 ppg that year. I think that he can still play on a limited basis. He can give a solid 25-30 minutes a night. Getting MJ would definitely be an upgrade for any team.

However, I don't think that he's coming back. .

 

I don't care if they come back. Doesn't bother me. They just want to have fun. If they are good enough to make a team. Then so be it.

 

if mj could come back and drop his career scoring average below wilt's so that he's not #1 anymore, that would be great. if he could drop below the average then fracture his femur or something in the next game, then that would be even better.

 

maybe clyde and jordan can combine for one super utility old timer

 

they should bring back sir charles, so that even he will have more titles than KM. HAHAHHAHAHAH

 

Shaq/Riley doesn't want him??? Judging from his time in Washington I don't blame them...

Sources: O'Neal does not want Jordan to play with the Heat

Michael Jordan, 41, has renewed his workouts, which fueled rumors he might unretire to join Miami.

BY BARRY JACKSON AND ISRAEL GUTIERREZ

bjackson@herald.com


Apparently, one of the NBA's all-time greatest players is enough for the Miami Heat.

Shaquille O'Neal has told Heat teammates that NBA legend Michael Jordan wants to play for Miami this season, and went so far as to ask a few Heat players whether it would be a good idea, two sources with knowledge of the situation said.

O'Neal told teammates that Jordan has left him several messages, and O'Neal was convinced Jordan wants to play for the Heat this year. O'Neal told teammates he was not interested in having Jordan join the Heat, and others agreed, the sources said. O'Neal even asked whether one of the players should go to management and express the desire not to add Jordan, one of the sources said.

Regardless, it appears unlikely that the five-time MVP will come out of retirement to join Miami at age 41. When the Jordan-to-Miami rumors originally surfaced in July, Heat president Pat Riley dismissed them, uninterested in adding a player Jordan's age.

Rumors of a Jordan comeback have resurfaced in recent weeks because he has been working out vigorously with other NBA players in Chicago, and a Denver Post story Wednesday said Nuggets General Manager Kiki Vandeweghe has acknowledged the rumor. The story, however, was about a possible Dennis Rodman comeback, with only a brief mention of Jordan. Jordan has not played since averaging 20 points and 6.1 rebounds for the Washington Wizards in the 2002-03 season and has since been adamant that his playing days are finished.

Last week, Heat general manager Randy Pfund said he spoke with Jordan's trainer, Tim Grover, and Grover gave no indication Jordan was mulling a comeback. During a trip to Asia in May, Jordan repeatedly said there was no chance he would make another comeback. He also has denied comeback rumors recently.

Jordan was spotted on South Beach in July, before the O'Neal trade, which led to rumors of a comeback.

The Heat does need help at small forward, with Rasual Butler, Wesley Person and Eddie Jones being the leading candidates to start at that position when the season begins. Jordan spent much of his time with the Wizards playing small forward, but the Heat doesn't seem prepared to turn to Jordan for help.

Jordan wants to be a part-owner of a team and has frequently been linked to the Heat.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/basketball/9735577.htm?1c

 

That strikes me as a pretty solid group of SFs. The Heat need Karl Malone a lot more than they need Micheal Jordan.

 

BRING BACK VERON MAXWELL

 

What if the Rox pick up Jordan?