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

suihon said:

Im not a huge fan of the manufactured stuff but IMO the Jordan below looks sweet.

2008 UD Premier Stitchings Patch Auto MICHAEL JORDAN #5 - eBay (item 120258494004 end time May-12-08 19:05:00 PDT)

Click to expand...

suihon said:

OMG.. This sold for $1,250 and another is BIN for $2,300.. I guess we werent the only ppl who like the look of the card.

Click to expand...

Nike Names Keith Houlemard to Lead Jordan Brand

BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) today announced that veteran Keith Houlemard has been named President of the Jordan Brand. Houlemard will be responsible for driving continued market leadership and growth for all aspects of the Jordan Brand. Houlemard replaces Garry Cook.

Houlemard, 43, has been with Nike for more than 19 years working in various leadership roles including Apparel Director for Jordan Brand, U.S. Sales Director and U.S. Footwear Director. Most recently as U.S. Director for Footwear Merchandising, Houlemard developed a growth strategy across Nike’s key categories and re-aligned the merchandising organization which resulted in significant business growth. In his new role, Houlemard will report directly to Craig Zanon, head of global basketball for Nike.

“Keith brings strong brand experience and a deep understanding of the basketball consumer,” said Nike Brand President Charlie Denson. “The Jordan Brand is strong and has tremendous global potential. We look forward to his leadership as we continue to grow the Jordan Brand and connect with consumers worldwide.”

Michael Jordan, commenting on Houlemard’s appointment, said: “Keith has solid experience and a keen understanding of the consumer market. As the Jordan Brand enters a new era, we welcome his return and look forward to his leadership.”

Nike’s first Air Jordan shoe was launched to great acclaim in 1985, Michael Jordan’s rookie year in the NBA, and instantly became the industry’s best-selling basketball shoe. The Jordan Brand was created in 1997 as a division of Nike and today is one of the game’s premium global brands on and off the court. The Air Jordan is one of the world’s most recognizable franchises, known for its signature Jumpman logo, innovative technology in basketball and forward-thinking fashion. Earlier this year, Jordan Brand unveiled the Air Jordan XX3, celebrating 23 years of a legacy started by the most revered basketball athlete in history.

Click to expand...

Michael Jordan had a Swagger unlike Any Other


When you hear the name Michael Jordan what do you think of?

Some think of the six NBA titles he won, others think of the five MVP’S he has won, while the rest may think of the 62 point effort he put up while managing a 103.4 degree fever.

But when the name Michael Jordan comes to my mind, I think of how he is the only player ever to have the hunger to win every single time he stepped on the court.

Whether it was the first game of the year, or game seven of the NBA finals, you knew Michael was going to come out with a chip on his shoulder and bring his team to victory.

Michael hated to lose, this separated him from the guys who loved to win. His sense of energy and his desire to be better than others made him rise to the top. He didn’t want to match you, he wanted to be better than you, and he wanted to make you look like a fool, even if it meant not scoring for a whole game.

But Michael's biggest difference between him and the rest of the pact was his swagger. The Michael Jordan swagger. His cockiness made him better, his head nod when he knew the game winning shot was in, the ice in his veins when all of America was doubting.

Players feared him, kids wanted to be him.

But Michael didn’t get caught up in the nonsense and material that the media portrays star athletes today. A game that has transformed into contracts, flash, and how many points you put up, otherwise known as modern day basketball.

Back then, money was a second option. What really mattered at the end of the day was if you won or lost. The game of basketball mattered. It wasn’t about who wore the more expensive suit, or who could fit more diamonds on their watch.

Back then, players didn't take the game for granted, they made sure people got what they paid for. Michael Jordan never took a possession off. If he got fouled, he got right back up, it made him better, he loved that every player in the NBA hated him.

He loved being better.

There was no question that every night you showed up to the arena, Michael was going to put on a show. Whether it was scoring 30 and dishing out ten or waving a towel from the bench in support of his teammates. Michael was part of the team, he shared the ball.

Michael knew every night that someone new was watching and he wanted to be dang sure that the new people watching were impressed. His ego was small and his knack to win was huge.

No one will ever play the game of basketball like Michael did. Yes Lebron and Kobe are very talented, but no one has showed me the work ethic and love for the game more than Michael Jeffrey Jordan.

Click to expand...

...he shared the ball...

Click to expand...

...His ego was small...

Click to expand...

*Oz said:

We talking about Michael Jordan or Jeffrey Jordan?

It's all good, I love MJ, no bashing here, I suppose an MJ article like this is supposed to be pro MJ, just sounds a little too pro MJ...

Click to expand...

jordan23 said:

More Jordan comments:
Michael Jordan had a Swagger unlike Any Other | Bleacher Report

Click to expand...

Time for Jordan to join N.C. Hall

By Dane Huffman

If you haven’t been to the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, you are missing something.

Just stop by the Museum of History in Raleigh, right across from the Legislature, and it is in a wing upstairs. There are banners and jerseys and plenty of history about sports in our state.

But something is missing from the Hall. You can punch a button and see video of Michael Jordan hitting that jump shot against Georgetown, but you can’t see a display on Jordan himself.

The reason?

Michael Jordan is not in this Hall.

And it is time that he is.

The Hall does not admit you until you agree to come to its banquet and induction ceremonies. Jordan has an open invitation, but so far, has not decided to show.
“If you care enough about being in it, you care enough to show up,” said Don Fish, executive director of the Hall. “I don’t think that will ever change.”

And while that might sound a bit stubborn, the fact that Roy Williams, Curley Neal, Richard Childress, Tom Butters, Leo Hart and three others were together last Thursday was a resounding reminder of what being in the Hall should mean. Every one at the news conference sounded genuinely proud to join this wing of the museum.
It should mean something to Jordan, too.

His absence was excusable in past years. He was competing in the playoffs, or playing baseball, or out getting his NBA executive career going.

But now, Jordan is a part owner of the NBA team in Charlotte, and he is virtually an absentee owner at that. Jordan swooped into town from Chicago for the introduction of Larry Brown as the new head coach, but Jordan is rarely a public figure now in his home state.

To be fair, Jordan has done more than his share of personal appearances in his career, and he is a class act who takes the public nature of his life seriously. I have dealt with him many times and admired his patience in the face of limitless questions.
No one could blame him for tiring of the spotlight.

But Jordan is in a new role now, as an NBA owner looking for his state to embrace his team. The absentee nature of his tenure with the Bobcats so far strikes me as odd. If he wants North Carolinians to embrace his team while he remains at a distance, then, well, good luck.

The Hall may be missing something – but Jordan is, too.

Click to expand...

DOES SPIKE LEE HAVE THE BALLS TO MAKE A GREAT MICHAEL JORDAN DOCUMENTARY?

Or will this NBA co-financed feature play like an nonfiction companion piece to Space Jam?

There is a fascinating documentary to be made out of the life of Michael Jordan. A late bloomer who willed himself to become the most dominant competitor in basketball history, Jordan is the walking, soaring, dunking embodiment of the lie sold to every kid who takes to the hardwood. "Michael Jordan was cut from his high school team as a sophomore. It was only through hard work and perseverance that he came back and made the team the following year." Right, coach. That and the extra four inches he stacked on over the summer. But I'll bust ass on those ball-handling drills just the same.

Once Jordan grew into his body, he got great fast. He knocked down a National Championship-winning jump shot as a freshman at North Carolina, left school for the NBA two years later, and was dropping sixty-three on Larry Bird's Boston Celtics by his second year in the league. While Jordan was repeatedly denied the NBA Finals by the mean old Detroit Pistons, he established himself as a multimillion-dollar shoe salesman for Nike via his pricey, to-die-for (literally) Air Jordans. By the time he won his first championship (in 1991), he was the most popular professional athlete in the world.

Since Spike Lee had a hand in the deification of Jordan (as the creator of his Air Jordan marketing campaign), it's only right that he tear down the cheerful facade to reveal the ruthless competitor underneath. To win six NBA titles like Jordan did, you have to revel in the decimation of your rivals. Denying the guy in the other jersey has to be its own elation. By all accounts, Jordan loved destroying as much as he loved building, and maintaining, a dynasty.

But if you want to see Jordan's cruel streak, you'll probably have to continue to look elsewhere, because I sincerely doubt that NBA Commissioner David Stern will sign off on a documentary that dares to humanize the game's greatest player. Mostly, this currently untitled film sounds like an excuse for Jordan to take a European vacation next year.

Per Spike: "Mike wants to come to Cannes, so hopefully we will be here next year."

Expect James Toback's Tyson minus the candor. And, by the way, I'm not one of those conspiracy theorists who thinks Jordan's gambling issues drove him out of the game for two years.

Click to expand...

hsv006 said:

Good stuff on the earlier vid !!!
Cant believe how much gear there is now...although i totally understand why!!

Click to expand...

shoesncard4life said:

Got the new countdown pack 6 and 17. MJ wore the AJ 6 during the Bull's first championship campaign. Arrived in limited quantity in AU. Let's just say it was a very cold 3 degree wait this morning.

Click to expand...

shoesncard4life said:

Got the new countdown pack 6 and 17. MJ wore the AJ 6 during the Bull's first championship campaign. Arrived in limited quantity in AU. Let's just say it was a very cold 3 degree wait this morning.

Click to expand...