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re: Michael Jordan could still average double digits at age 50?
Posted on 2/10/13 at 9:17 am to theunknownknight
Posted on 2/10/13 at 9:17 am to theunknownknight
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He'd get them at the stripe. If you looked at him cross-eyed, a shooting fould would be called on you, even if you were on offense at the time.
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Posted on 2/10/13 at 9:22 am to theunknownknight
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He'd get them at the stripe. If you looked at him cross-eyed, a shooting fould would be called on you, even if you were on offense at the time.
Posted on 2/10/13 at 9:46 am to Carson123987
Yeah, he could do it, but he'd need 20 shots, turn the ball over constantly and get carved on defense. Just like his stint with wiz, he'll get his, but wouldn't help the team make the playoffs
Lets face it. If the guy could still play, he would be. But he's 50 and even he knows its over. The MJ hero worship is beyond ridiculous.
Lets face it. If the guy could still play, he would be. But he's 50 and even he knows its over. The MJ hero worship is beyond ridiculous.
Posted on 2/10/13 at 11:02 am to LSUTIGER in TEXAS
Could he? Sure.
Would it be good, pretty, or efficient basketball?
Absolutely not.
Under the absolute best case scenario, you ask him to defend the least athletic 3s in the league, or try to body up on the undersized 4s, who he will stretch out to the perimeter on the offensive end. A good creator will get him enough shots in volume to get to 10 points-- but he'll get caved in by big men with any appreciable skill on the defensive end.
Would it be good, pretty, or efficient basketball?
Absolutely not.
Under the absolute best case scenario, you ask him to defend the least athletic 3s in the league, or try to body up on the undersized 4s, who he will stretch out to the perimeter on the offensive end. A good creator will get him enough shots in volume to get to 10 points-- but he'll get caved in by big men with any appreciable skill on the defensive end.
Posted on 2/10/13 at 11:45 am to tduecen
this is like the Alabama vs Jaguars thread 
Posted on 2/10/13 at 11:49 am to VerlanderBEAST
Assuming he was in playing shape, I think he could get 10 ppg in a limited role on any team in the NBA.
Posted on 2/10/13 at 11:54 am to genro
It's impossible to know without seeing him play.
But fadeaway jumpers are very difficult to stop. And that was Jordan's specialty. So if he can still hit that shot, he could score some points.
He can also let others facilitate and he can catch and shoot or drive on slow rotations.
My point is, he may be able to average 10 per game... but I think he'd be a liability to the team overall.
But fadeaway jumpers are very difficult to stop. And that was Jordan's specialty. So if he can still hit that shot, he could score some points.
He can also let others facilitate and he can catch and shoot or drive on slow rotations.
My point is, he may be able to average 10 per game... but I think he'd be a liability to the team overall.
Posted on 2/10/13 at 12:19 pm to TiGeRTeRRoR
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Assuming he was in playing shape, I think he could get 10 ppg in a limited role on any team in the NBA.
Sure but only if that was the main objective for him being there
And he wouldn't be helping the team win
Posted on 2/10/13 at 12:23 pm to Powerman
MJ could suit up tonight and he wouldn't be the worst player in the NBA. That is saying something.
He could still shoot. He'd get annihilated on the defensive end though.
He could still shoot. He'd get annihilated on the defensive end though.
Posted on 2/10/13 at 12:25 pm to JohnnyKilroy
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MJ could suit up tonight and he wouldn't be the worst player in the NBA. That is saying something.
Well it is saying something. It's saying something that probably isn't true though.
He would definitely be worse than any of the starters
This post was edited on 2/10/13 at 12:25 pm
Posted on 2/10/13 at 12:25 pm to genro
I think that he could, although whoever he was guarding would probably score lots more.
Posted on 2/10/13 at 12:27 pm to Powerman
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He would definitely be worse than any of the starters
No shite.
He wouldn't sniff the starting lineup on any team in the association. He could fill a very limited role though, and there are definitely some garbage arse players in the league today who aren't even good defenders and can't shoot.
Posted on 2/10/13 at 12:28 pm to dukke v
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MJ WOULD avg more than 10 a game even at 50. YES he is/was THAT GOOD
This.....and there will never be another that could/can match him as a player.
Posted on 2/10/13 at 12:37 pm to LSUTIGER in TEXAS
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Lets face it. If the guy could still play, he would be. But he's 50 and even he knows its over. The MJ hero worship is beyond ridiculous.
Posted on 2/10/13 at 12:42 pm to genro
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Duncan
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guys who could open it up
Posted on 2/10/13 at 12:44 pm to Tiger in Texas
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If the guy could still play, he would be
He could average 10 plus if that was the team's objective but that would degrade his legacy.
If he remade himself into a three point shooting specialist he wouldn't be a liability on the offensive end but he'd still be dead weight on defense
Posted on 2/10/13 at 5:54 pm to molsusports
Sure he could, just get his minutes in the 2nd and 3rd qtrs when the bench's rotate in and they don't play defense like they do in the last 2 minutes.
That's only 5 made shots a game, not counting free throws
That's only 5 made shots a game, not counting free throws
Posted on 2/10/13 at 6:15 pm to molsusports
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If he remade himself into a three point shooting specialist
This would be the key. If he could learn to shoot the corner 3 like Stackhouse has done this season, then I could see it as a possibility. But he was a 30% 3pt shooter during his career, and without more facts I don't think he could.
People on this board are being ridiculous with their expectations for a 50 year old. The game has changed a lot in 10-15 years. Defenses have changed a lot in 10-15 years. It would take him 12-15 shots to get 10ppg without 3s, and there's no way he'd get that many shots off in a game on any team, unless the sole purpose was to get him 10ppg. Jordan is great, but let's stop with the John Henry tales.
Posted on 2/10/13 at 6:31 pm to Tim Taylor
We already know that you know nothing about basketball, Tim.
Posted on 2/10/13 at 9:37 pm to genro
So could every old NBA player with a decent shot.
Problem is he would be abused on defensive end. There is a reason he is retired.
Problem is he would be abused on defensive end. There is a reason he is retired.
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