The offical MICHAEL JORDAN thread!!!!!!!!

[jordan23]

No offense to all the big MJ fans on the board, but his kids stink. like seriously.

Anyone seen the highlight reel on Youtube of when Eric Gordon destroyed them?

That's the advantage of playing MJ's son in space jam

I bet they are pretty decent players, above average in most cases seeing as they are going to Division 1 Colleges, but to think that they will crack the NBA and become big names is a really hard thing to see..

No they probably won't be as good as MJ but at least they tried there best and gave it a go.

You don't necessarily have to be a successful basketball player. There a other options and careers availiable outside basketball for them

 

[jimboiitmac]

That's the advantage of playing MJ's son in space jam



No they probably won't be as good as MJ but at least they tried there best and gave it a go.

You don't necessarily have to be a successful basketball player. There a other options and careers availiable outside basketball for them

Undoubtedly so, it would just suck to be MJ's kids, especially if their goal is to become professional basketball players (I'm not saying it is, but it seems a large likelihood).

 

[adhunt99]

Noice

MICHAEL JORDAN UPPER DECK UD QUAD JERSEY PATCH SUIT /23 - eBay (item 270311553362 end time Dec-11-08 21:04:00 PST)

 

[adhunt99]

Noice

MICHAEL JORDAN UPPER DECK UD QUAD JERSEY PATCH SUIT /23 - eBay (item 270311553362 end time Dec-11-08 21:04:00 PST)

 

[adhunt99]

A very good price in US$ - pity about the exchange rate!

2006-07 SP SIGNATURE EDITION MICHAEL JORDAN AUTO CARD - eBay Trading Cards, Basketball-NBA, Autographs-Original, Sports Mem, Cards Fan Shop. (end time 09-Dec-08 13:17:58 AEDST)

 

[jordan23]

Jordan's latest "Become legendary' commercial:

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[hsv006]

BRILLIANT CLIP !!

 

[jordan23]

Thanx's mate!!! Those a MJ memories forever etched into the minds of many.

 

[jordan23]

Marcus Jordan looking the goods with dad Jordan looking on. Here's the story:
Illinois: Another Jordan Winning in Chicago

Even a famous dad can laugh at an air ball.

In the middle of the second quarter of Whitney Young High School’s game against Homewood-Flossmoor in the Public League Shootout last Sunday, Young’s Marcus Jordan pulled up short of the 3-point line and let the ball fly. Nothing unusual about that. Jordan can indeed shoot.

Except this time, the ball fell short of its mark, and hit nothing except the arms of an opposing player underneath the basket.

Shouts of “air ball, air ball” echoed down from the stands at Chicago State University, perhaps more targeted in humor at Marcus’ iconic dad than Marcus himself.

Michael Jordan, watching his son play from a front-row seat, laughed. He appreciated the moment, fully knowing that his son drilled a shot just a minute earlier.

Marcus Jordan, one of the game’s most dominant players in a 58-56 Young victory, scored 17 points for the Dolphins, including 13 in the first half when they led by as many as 13 points. It was a performance worthy of a Jordan.

Oh, maybe except for the air ball. Will dad actually tease son about that?

“He probably might joke around me,” Marcus Jordan said afterward, chuckling. “But it was no big deal.”

What was a big deal is the lead that the Dolphins blew Sunday night in the annual city Shootout, and there wasn’t a happy Dolphin among them afterward.

The Dolphins grabbed a 13-point lead in just six minutes against Homewood-Flossmoor, going ahead 15-2. At one point, the Dolphins had hit three consecutive 3-pointers – by Anthony Johnson, Ahmad Starks and Jordan.

But Young scored just eight points in the third quarter, and struggled in the final quarter as an 11-point lead dwindled to a two-point lead with six seconds left. As the game went on, Homewood-Flossmoor seemed to gain mountains of confidence.

“I’m proud of our kids. They fought their tails off. To be down 14 and to be able to come all the way back and have a chance to win the game against that much talent. We’re going to take the loss, hopefully learn from it and use it as something that can motivate us later in the season.”

If not for back-to-back baskets by Johnson in the final 1:20, Young may not have pulled this one out. A 3-point shot by H-F did hit, but it came after the buzzer.

“That was like a loss to us,” Starks said. “We didn’t execute at the end.”

“It was partly relaxing and making bad decisions,” Jordan said. “It was kind of a snowball effect.”

Sunday’s game followed a long bus ride from Benton, Ky., where the Dolphins opened their season Saturday night with a 69-55 loss to nationally-ranked St. Benedict’s (N.J.). Jordan wasn’t blaming the trip, though.

“We can’t blame the bus ride. We just slipped up mentally,” he said.

Maxpreps Articles - Illinois: Another Jordan Winning in Chicago

 

[jordan23]

MyFox Houston | People Camp Out for Chance to Buy Limited Edition Air Jordans

People Camp Out for Chance to Buy Limited Edition Air Jordan Shoes

HOUSTON -- It promises to be one long, cold night for folks camped outside a Houston athletics store.

For some, it will be the third night in a row they've braved the icy air, all for the chance to buy a pair of sneakers. But these, they assure us, are not just any sneakers..

The limited edition Air Jordan 23s, honoring none other than Chicago Bulls Number 23, the legendary Michael Jordan, are scheduled to go on sale on Dec. 23-- at only 23 stores in the nation. Each store is getting only 23 pairs, retailing for $230. Active Athlete in Southeast Houston is one of the chosen few.

Owner Paul Seernani is doing his best to accommodate the impromptu encampment outside his doors, furnishing them with everything from hot chocolate to security. He plans to have Houston police officers present when the shoes go on sale in the morning.

"I want the shoes so bad, they're so limited," says Jeremy Galvan of Pasadena. "Everybody wants them."

What's so special about these sneakers, that has guys, ranging in age from 14 to 35, clamoring to get them?

"It's a tribute to his performance. He's a legend," says Seernani. "It's something you can keep and cherish, or show to your kids."

Or share with your kids the pain of procuring them. One father and son came all the way from San Antonio to camp out in the cold with two dozen others, all for the Air Jordan 23s. Of the 23 pairs the store has been allotted, the owner is keeping one for himself, and giving two more to Jordan sales reps.

That leaves 18 pairs he's selling, and two pairs he's auctioning off for charity.

"Whatever happens," says Julian Galvan, a self-described "sneakerhead", "whoever's got the higher bid, may the best man win!"

The limited edition Air Jordan 23s go on sale starting at 11 a.m. Tuesday.

 

[jordan23]

Air Jordan Releases 23rd Anniversary Limited Edition

Beaverton, OR (CNS) - Nike's Air Jordan is celebrating their 23rd anniversary by releasing a limited edition shoe, the Air Jordan XX3 Premier on December 23.

The shoe will be the brand's final style for 2008 and will be available in red and black, Jordan's colors when he played for the Chicago Bulls.

The limited edition shoe will be available through 23 retailers who will each carry 23 pairs and will celebrate the end of the campaign for the Premier line. The shoe is selling for $230 per pair.

The 23rd anniversary also celebrates Jordan's number 23 he wore on his jersey number and began in January with the first XX3 version. The shoe was found in black and university blue, celebrating Jordan's early career at the University of North Carolina.

 

[Cobretti]

damn I bet that is in US dollars too.

When I was in the US, I got a couple pairs of Jordan Shoes. They were half price what they cost here. So well worth the purchase.

 

[jordan23]

Air Jordan 2009 unveiled by Michael Jordan
These kicks remind me of the 14’s

Today, at a press event in New York City, Michael Jordan himself unveiled the AIR JORDAN 2009 shoe. Its sophisticated design carries on the tradition of the world’s most respected basketball shoe while presenting a new naming scheme, retiring the labels "AIR JORDAN I through XX3” to keep Michael Jordan’s legacy special.

"Throughout the first 23 years of the AIR JORDAN franchise, we challenged ourselves and the industry by producing athletic footwear beyond the limits of what was possible," said Michael Jordan. "The AIR JORDAN 2009 ushers in a new chapter for the Brand – it is the embodiment of what we can do and sets the course for the next 23 years for the franchise."

Michael Jordan collaborated with Jason Mayden, Jordan Brand’s Senior Footwear Designer, to create the AIR JORDAN 2009. The shoe combines new cutting-edge performance technology with innovative style, adhering to the Nike Considered Design ethos of environmentally-preferred shoe development and construction. Providing the most elite experience in basketball performance and style, the AIR JORDAN 2009 stays in line with the franchise’s history, yet the design clearly exhibits a forward-thinking approach.

"When designing the AIR JORDAN 2009, I wanted to take the shoe beyond expected limits of what consumers know from the franchise and create something ahead of its time," said Jason Mayden. "Its futuristic technology and design elements will help propel Jordan Brand towards even greater levels of innovation and style as it delivers the best performance shoe available today."

The AIR JORDAN 2009 incorporates a new, innovative technology in basketball footwear called Articulated Propulsion Technology, or APT. The carbon fiber prosthetic running technology used by Paralympians such as April Holmes, a Team Jordan track and field athlete and the world record holder in the 100, 200 and 400-meter races, inspired designers to incorporate those elements into the shoe and results in its futuristic look. Following the same basic form as the prosthesis Holmes wore during her gold medal 100-meter race for the 2008 Paralympic Games, the AIR JORDAN 2009’s APT allows the athlete to explosively and quickly propel forward on the court.

In addition to its performance technology platform, the AIR JORDAN 2009’s modern design elements offer a bold style statement by incorporating satin pleats and polishable dress-shoe-like panache leather, the first AIR JORDAN to utilize these luxurious design elements. A diamond-shaped hologram references the authenticity of the AIR JORDAN franchise while another distinguishing factor is the midsole’s thermo plastic urethane chassis. Created with a special injection process, the chassis features a blown-glass-inspired pattern that is unique to every shoe, making each pair a unique, one-of-one limited edition collection.

"Last year was an important year for Jordan Brand as we celebrated the 23rd anniversary of the AIR JORDAN franchise," said Keith Houlemard, Jordan Brand President. "The AIR JORDAN 2009 represents the first of the next 23 years, and we are excited about the future of both the franchise and the Brand."

The first AIR JORDAN released in 1985 to great acclaim during Michael Jordan’s rookie basketball season and despite the league initially banning the shoe for violating uniform rules, the shoe immediately became the industry’s best selling basketball sneaker and an instant classic. Over the next 23 years, the AIR JORDAN collection continued to push the envelope in footwear design, solidifying itself as one of the world’s most recognizable franchises. Consumers recognize AIR JORDAN for the signature Jumpman logo, pioneering technology in basketball footwear and forward-thinking fashion—characteristics that the AIR JORDAN 2009 embodies as it moves the franchise into the future.

 

[nenjabin]

I think I like those...might have to go down the shoe shop! When are they released here Jay?

 

[jordan23]

Questions & answers with the greatest player of all-time in celebration of the Air Jordan 2009:

The majority of basketball shoes being sold today are Jordans. How is the brand so dominant?:

"We've been here for 23 years and each year we try to ask ourselves the same question and that is 'how have we gotten to this point?' And every time we come up with this answer that we've put so much energy, in terms of trying to build the best product. In doing that, we try to also create a certain style that's different than anybody else and somehow we've always been able to connect to the consumer, to the athlete, to the little kids. This (Jordan brand) team is a lot bigger and each and every day our dedication is trying to build the best product, trying to relate to the consumers, building something that is totally special and unique. Obviously my legacy was when I played the game of basketball. I haven't played since 1998 -- we forgot about Washington D.C. (laughing) -- and for whatever reason, we've been able to maintain that focus with our consumer with that business within the business. I think a lot of that credit goes to people that are on the podium and all the people back at Nike and in the Jordan brand for that diligent effort to continue to connect."

Will there be another Michael Jordan?:

"Will there be another Michael Jordan? Who is going to be the next Michael Jordan? That's not for me to answer. It's basically going to be the consumer response to that individual. I've been blessed obviously and to say that someone else won't be blessed down the road, I'm pretty sure they will. I just can't pick that person out, unless it's my kids, but they are already Jordans. I can't speak for LeBron, I can't speak for Kobe. They're great athletes, I think they are great people and they've got a long career ahead of them, but it's up to them as to how they are being received by the community and the consumer. I'm just happy that I've been able to connect and maintain."

Where will the Jordan Brand be in 23 years?:

"I want us to continue to grow. We have to end the competition between us and Nike. Because when you try to win, you don’t try to pick who you have to beat. Obviously Nike is our parent company and you want to be very respectful to your parents. I expect this brand to compete with Nike on a global standpoint somewhere down the road. Obviously being that they are our parent, the son has to listen to what the parent may say controlling some of the space, but I think that this is a two-headed monster and I expect us to be as strong as Nike somewhere down the road. In 23 years, I’d like to think we’d be right next to them."

On the $190 price point for the shoe in this economy:

"I get this every year. We value what we do with this shoe. We feel like we put as much energy as much technology into the shoe and the toughest thing is trying to establish what that value is. In the past, we’ve established what the value is being a premium product. Over the last couple years it’s been $175 and we’ve brought it up another 15 bucks because I think a lot more innovation and technology has been put into the product. Is it a tough price point? Yeah, you can say that. But when you think you’ve built the best product, obviously you feel like it has a certain value. I mean, you don’t go buy a Ferrari and expect to get a Volkswagon price."

Why it's not called Air Jordan 24:

"Obviously you know that my number is 23. I just felt like 24 would really diminish what 23 really meant. For any shoe to be in existence for that amount of time shows how successful you've been for that period of years in the business. A lot people said, 'Are you going to do a 24th shoe, are you going to do another shoe?' I didn't feel it was necessary to do "24." I felt that 23 was synonymous in terms of my jersey number."

On the custom chassis idea:

"The thing about the Jordan shoe is that for years we've been very successful and everybody's tried to copy us and we wanted to come up with a concept that would be totally different. So people come to us and say, 'What makes this shoe different from the next. And we came up with a way to individualize a shoe where there would be only one shoe made with that same type of style....It gives that customer, that consumer, an individuality of what this product was meant to be and that is strictly for you."

On whether the Jordan brand will soon be making golf gear and shoes:

"We’ve had that conversation a countless amount of times. I know my friend Tiger is in the business. Obviously I think I can take over his business (laughing). I chose not to. Every time we get to that, yeah I’d love to, but I don’t think so and we take a step back. We make shoes for athletes to play in them but we have not brought it to the stage of putting it into the marketplace….Right now, I think we’re not at that stage to make that challenge to Tiger and FootJoys and all those guys in the business. When we do it, we want to come in with a bang. I’m not saying we won’t do it, I think we will. Tiger better get a head start because we can catch up quickly."

 

[jordan23]

I think I like those...might have to go down the shoe shop! When are they released here Jay?

A limited-release Air Jordan 2009, available on Jan. 31, will have a black-metallic gold colorway and cost $230 a pair. The broader launch of the white shoe happens over the NBA All-Star Weekend on Feb. 14 when the price drops to $190(Approx.$300australian dollars).

 

[jordan23]

The end of MJ's Bulls run, a decade later

Ten years ago today, I stepped off a red-eye flight from Los Angeles, met up at O'Hare airport with The Washington Post's Michael Wilbon and caught the train downtown, then fought a Chicago wind so fierce we had to walk backward to hail a cab for our trip to the United Center to see the official farewell to the Michael Jordan era.

It wasn't the end of Jordan's career, as it turned out. There was that two-year comeback with the Washington Wizards. But Jan. 13, 1999, was the final moment of the basketball player as icon, a business perfected by Jordan in a way that never will be seen again.

There were more than 800 reporters in the United Center that day. I was part of a two-man team from the Los Angeles Times. Can you imagine more than 800 reporters from around the country converging to cover a retirement news conference today, with a bank of 25 cameras focused on one individual and a fleet of satellite trucks parked outside to beam his words to the world?

Wouldn't happen in baseball, although it's hard to judge because the greatest hitter and greatest pitcher of this era, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, still won't officially announce their retirements. Maybe they're afraid if they held a news conference, someone would show up with a subpoena.

The NFL is our most popular sport, but would Peyton Manning draw 800? Are there still 800 sports reporters employed in America?

It's not the athletes that have changed as much as the world outside the sports bubble. Media cutbacks mean fewer journalists to create the mythology, and more Web sites mean more opportunities to take people down. Every collegiate misstep speeds across the Internet so fast that by the time a player gets to the pros, he's already been pre-ridiculed. An early Jordan TV appearance just popped up on the Web; if YouTube had been around when Jordan was at North Carolina, he would have been so humiliated by that he probably wouldn't get in front of a camera again.

There'll never be another Jordan the way there'll never be another Johnny Carson or another Walter Cronkite. Individuals don't hold our interest that regularly and that long anymore.

Jordan also benefited from the lack of a true challenger. At MJ's peak, there was no Bird to his Magic, no one with whom to share the accomplishments or divvy up the attention. All of Jordan's successors have had to do battle with Jordan himself, long after he retired. Going one-on-one with Jordan was nothing compared with competing with the memories of him, the moves glorified in highlight videos and even song. Unlike Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, Jordan never had to deal with the label of The Next Jordan.

If they carry that burden, they also have a ceiling placed on them by diminished expectations. People used to ask Jordan, in all seriousness, whether he could fly. He was compared to God. When Jordan retired that day in 1999, someone went as far as to ask whether he would use his spare time to help solve the world's problems.

"I can't save the world, by no means," Jordan replied, because apparently that needed clarification.

We no longer bother to ask our athletes to rescue us anymore. The best we can do is kindly request they don't shoot us in the club. In this environment, it's impossible for another athlete to become anointed. On that cold Chicago day 10 years ago, athletes still felt like historic figures worth chronicling. I still remember so many details about that trip, including checking into my hotel. Such is the legacy of Michael Jordan that even the person least familiar with his story could understand why I smiled at the coincidence as the front desk clerk handed me my key card and told me the number.

Room 2323.

 

[martyaud]

The end of MJ's Bulls run, a decade later

Yeah, read that article..... amazing, 800 journos packed into a stadium for an annoucement....

and a very interesting pt about how times have changed... but i still think Tiger would pull a crowd like that if he retired.. or Barry Bonds would get that kinda crowd if there was a court case....

& I think I have the news conference of tape (or was it the first one!?!?!)

 

[jordan23]

Yeah, read that article..... amazing, 800 journos packed into a stadium for an annoucement....

and a very interesting pt about how times have changed... but i still think Tiger would pull a crowd like that if he retired.. or Barry Bonds would get that kinda crowd if there was a court case....

& I think I have the news conference of tape (or was it the first one!?!?!)

They both a great sportsman & i enjoy watching them both . But what seperate's Jordan apart from sporting heroes today is his personality, Jordan was more than just the greatest basketballer of all-time he was also a great character beyond basketball, characteristics you rarely see in today's athlete's.

 

[jordan23]

Latest news regarding Marcus Jordan
Michael Jordan's son Marcus comes to town and steps up defense

He has the most famous surname in basketball, but that provided little assurance that he would receive a proper introduction Saturday night.

"At forward," the announcer at Newark's Prudential Center said as the 6-3 senior rose to his feet, "Marcus Johnson."

Except the name isn't Johnson, it's Jordan. Yes, as in that Jordan, Marcus being the son of the greatest player in history.

"It's no big deal," Marcus said about the botched intro. "I knew they were talking about me, No. 5."

The younger Jordan was making his first appearance in the New York area, leading Whitney Young HS against St. Anthony of Jersey City in the Newark National Invitational. He scored six points and pulled down seven boards in his team's 52-43 defeat, quietly affirming his status as Division I prospect.

"He's a good player," said one Big East assistant in attendance. "He does a lot of nice things."

Still, it hasn't been easy being the son of Mike. Certainly, it opens doors. It also creates expectations that weigh more than the United Center. Teammates say that Marcus works hard to carve his own identity, and the differences between him and his father are more apparent than the similarities.

This Jordan is a sturdy 200-pounder, a slashing lefthander, a strong physical presence. And this Jordan plays in thick black goggles, necessary to improve his vision.

"I got my mom's (Juanita's) vision," he said. "So I can't really see too well. And I'm not good with contacts."

Marcus laughs as he talks about that, and he does the same when he discusses the three-way one-on-one battles he, his brother and father used to have. Two times, he said, he beat his father.

But dad was the one in charge. Marcus arrived home from games and received detailed analysis - and criticism - from his father.

Often Marcus left such conversations feeling frustrated. "Sometimes it was like, 'Oh, I messed up that bad?'" he said.

But the discussions honed Marcus' knowledge of the game at a young age. Much as his father learned that there was more to winning championships than winning scoring titles, Marcus has embraced winning - even if it means scoring fewer points.

"He doesn't really pay attention to his last name," said teammate Anthony Johnson. "It's not like he goes out there and thinks, 'I have to do this' or 'I have to do that' because his father is the greatest player ever.

"He doesn't care if he scores no points or he scores 25 points, as long as we get the W."

And Whitney Young doesn't need this Jordan to score. Johnson and Iowa State-bound Chris Colvin are around to do that, but the Dolphins need defense.