Comments on: Michael Jordan called the Thunder about trading for James Harden, and other interesting tales

By: texxxasmade

texxxasmade — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:17:25 +0000

nbascreed has nothing left to say.

By: cltbsktball

cltbsktball — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:50:54 +0000

listen up folks> deal for the name switch has been in place for about 6 months now. benson agreed to give up the name (no $$$ fees) in exchange for “winning” the #1 pick, schtern told silver to relay the offer to MJ prior to draft , jordan agreed with adam silver (who was in charlotte prior to draft, while the “random” winner was at the draft “lotto” with his entire family) and the rest is a forgone conclusion thru this season (12-13). nothing in the world is free, MJ paid the price listed because the product he bought into is a flawed BRAND.

look at it like this, if jordan bought a grocery store called ROTTEN GARBAGE GROCERIES and sold high quality organic food at great prices with a top notch staff in place, nobody in town would buy from the place no matter what deals he offered. but if he changed the name to something people identified with, something they wanted to be a part of and maybe even felt proud of like HUG FROM GRANDMAMA GROCERIES, people would flock to the store then.

charlotte hornets 2.0 coming 2013-14.

By: metalhead65

metalhead65 — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:00:47 +0000

it is good that jordan is backing up his coach. how about you cry babies do what the rest of us with real jobs have to and do what the boss says? we may not like him and his stupid rules either but unlike you clowns we have no choice and do what we are told to earn our living.

By: tcclark

tcclark — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:52:45 +0000

Kidd-Gilchrist, Ben Gordon and 2 draft picks might’ve been a better deal for the Thunder if the Cats were willing to offer it. Kidd-Gilchrist is better than lamb and the draft picks would have been better, plus Gordon is an effective bench scorer and a 43% three point shooter. His contract is a year longer than Martin’s however, and Martin is a more efficient player

By: waxthat

waxthat — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:26:03 +0000

sale yourself to the devil. moron.

By: andyhr17

andyhr17 — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:20:16 +0000

In college you were not being paid millions of dollars a year to do it. This is not college, this is their career.

By: rtfinch

rtfinch — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:21:09 +0000

at 7-59, you dont deserve to have a 3 hr punishing practice?

By: poohman1975

poohman1975 — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:32:16 +0000

7-59. 1 winning season in the last decade. Sounds like 3 hours is letting them off the hook. High School does it for 2 hours, they can’t do 3 for the money they make?

By: heathater4lifeson

heathater4lifeson — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 06:18:07 +0000

Who would the bobcats have to offer the thunder? Kidd-gilchrist and a ton of picks?

By: hoodheisman

hoodheisman — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 05:15:59 +0000

Pat Riley would hold a 3-hour practice in morning…. then another 3-hour practice in the afternoon. You can’t count the number of NBA titles Pat Riley won on one hand….

By: lakerluver

lakerluver — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:59:35 +0000

Why don’t MJ just sale the team already?!!

By: tcclark

tcclark — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:25:07 +0000

this logic only applies if they’re doing the exact same thing for 3 hours. Trust me. They’re not. They have a lot to work on. you break the 3 hours up into multiple drills, plays, and offensive and defensive sets. They get water breaks and a chance to sit down and have the coach go over a few things. They’re doing multiple things and this is supposed to be something they love doing, so they should be mentally fine practicing for 3 hours. The physical aspect is a different story all together.

By: nbascreed

nbascreed — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 02:27:23 +0000

Not really. I played 4 years of college hoops. I can count on one hand how many 3 hour practices we had…ALL of which were punishment. Pre-season was 2.5 max with a 1.5 morning or night to round out two-a-days. I was very surprised to hear Dunlap doing this consistently and for Jordan backing him. Mike continues to show why he has no place in a front office. His logic (i.e. the team sucks) as to why the practices should be lengthy is flawed. Practicing plays, fundamentals, etc for 3+ hours won’t make the Bobcats materially better.

By: mytthor

mytthor — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 01:40:50 +0000

It’s not about the players trying to focus. It’s not possible to focus that long on something without taking a break. That’s why whether you’re in school or work you take your day in smaller chunks, breaks, lunches, etc. As a teacher, you have to let the kids get off topic for a few minutes once or twice an hour then bring them back, or they just go to sleep. The science says you can only focus really hardcore on any 1 thing for somewhere between 20 and 40 minutes.

By: raidmagic

raidmagic — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 01:31:47 +0000

The money players make today they should focus as long as they are asked too. This is one of the main problems with society today. Everyone has an excuse why they can’t instead of nutting up and making it happen.

By: surly1n1nd1anapol1s

surly1n1nd1anapol1s — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 00:59:32 +0000

You believe you cannot ask someone to focus for three hours? That’s ridiculous.