MJ Part II

As you all may know Michael Jordan had a great career with the Chicago Bulls. He led them to six NBA Championship titles. That is still incredible even though I mentioned this before. In an article I read the author said that after Jordan made the 1989 "Shot" over Craig Ehlo in Game 5 against the Cleveland Cavaliers, he became a Jordan fan. People say that it was fun watching this man play on the court. To some it was incredible at how athletic he was, while some disliked him (other players). He pretty much stole the spotlight during the 90's. He was the star that is remembered by everyone today. This guy actually retired in '93 to play baseball. He did this because he wanted to commemorate the memory of his father. His father was killed by an unknown assailant, and to this day it is unknown who shot him. Jordan's father wanted to him to play baseball, and that is exactly what he did. Everyone was astonished at his decision and some were disappointed that such a star would leave the game. Jordan returned two years later from retirement and was able to continue to dominate the court. After all he is Michael Jordan.

How do we remember MJ today?

Michael Jordan is my personal basketball hero. It is not LeBron or Kobe, it will always be Michael Jordan. Sadly I was not born when this man played, but I have watched those famous games and his greatest moments. To me that is incredible that I like a player so much that I have never witnessed play. I am not the only one in the world who loves Air Jordan. This man is remembered by his Air Jordan brand, his achievements in the game, and recently by a video game. This video game came out in 2010 and actually about a month ago now. This is the first game with Michael Jordan. Recently it has been said to be the most hyped up basketball video game. It was promoted highly and Kobe Bryant even endorsed it. In this game you can replay the greatest Jordan moments. You can even sign Jordan to the current basketball teams. This games is really popular now and is currently a best seller. The Jordan brand is doing well with its shoes, clothes and other apparels. His famous moments go back to the shot that cost the Utah Jazz to lose the Championship. The fowl line slam dunk that he made during an the All-Star Slam Dunk contest. 

MJ the Greatest Player in the NBA

Everyone knows the name of this arguably greatest NBA player. He was like a God on the court when he played. People loved him not only in the USA but around the world. He had many nicknames throughout his great career, but his two most famous names everyone knows, His Airness or Air Jordan. This man was incredible with his on court skills. He has six NBA Championship rings and five time MVP. That is incredible because this same man renewed the interest of people to watch basketball. He retired from the sport with the highest points per game average of 30.1. Everyone knows that this is incredible because he was and still is the greatest player in the NBA history. Surly people can argue that their were great people before him and after him. Yet when ever we think of basketball MJ pops up in our minds. That is the mark he left in the NBA.

For my I-Search paper, I have decided to find out how this great man made the NBA popular to the USA and the rest of the world. I will focus on his impact on the sport, his legacy, his contributions to the league, and how he promoted the game to the world. Hope you enjoy.

LeBron regrets they way he presented the decision.

On Sunday, LeBron James and the Heat played at the New Jersey Nets. This team was one of the lucky few who wanted Mr. James play for their team. The moment he had touch the ball in the game people would boo him. Before the game LeBron said that he would love to change the way he presented his decision to move to South Beach. No one denies that the way he presented his move to the Heat played a big role in the hatred that accumulated this season. He did not specify any details of what he would like to change, but that is good that he realizes his mistake. I think he will not have a great time when he plays against the Cleveland Cavaliers, his old team, because he is gonna get booed and definitely stuff thrown at him. As you all may know that James was offered around $120 million dollars to play once again for the Cavaliers, but instead he left to Miami for $90 million in hopes of finally getting his Championship trophy. Well good luck to him, but the current champions, Lakers, will definitely make it hell in order for them to even get to the Finals. Lets not forget the Celtics who are the current Eastern Conference Champions and who have beat the Heat on the opening day. This is going to be a heck of a season.

Did the NBA kill the opening week?

Recently some people have noticed that the opening week of the NBA was like no other. Thanks to the newly formed Miami Heat people were pretty much glued to their tv's or watching the game live at a stadium. Everyone was pumped that the Heat will finally play. Others were pumped about seeing John Wall, the number one draft pick this year to play with the Wizards. A lot of hype was accumulated throughout the summer. And what does the league do? They put the most hyped teams against the NBA's best. Heat was supposed to take on the Celtics for the season opener and the Wizards led by John Wall go against the Orlando Magic. So for the first match up it was already known Celtics would win. The Celtics have an impressive record against this team. I mean last year in the playoffs they shut this team down and LeBron did not stop them from doing that again. So the league messed up this matchup because they should have gave the Heat an easy start, you know make them feel good about themselves. But hey its to late now, because the Celtics pretty much put a how to guide for taking down the Heat. For the Wizards playing Orlando is a joke. Dwight Howard is a two time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and the league decided to put him against John Wall. Howard is like a rejecting machine and it is ridiculous to think that Wizards had any chance to win. Orlando won 112-83 and once again the league messed up with the match ups. I mean peoples interest disappears after two weeks and the league knows it. So why did they not exploit their resources to keep people glued to the tv's? Well we certainly do not know now but all we do know is that the league messed up big time.

Rondo stops wearing a headband

So we are all used to seeing players with headbands, but if some look carefully they can spot that some headbands have the NBA logo upside down. Now this is sort of like a fashion statement in the NBA. So a decade ago the headband was coming back to its use in the NBA and the league decided that it wanted to have all of its players were headbands with the NBA logo. So the trick was that you could only wear the headband with logo, or else you get fined. That sounds so ridiculous and it truly is. So Rasheed Wallace decided to stick to the man, and wore his band inside out. It went well for some time until he got fined and altogether stopped. Now lets get back to Rondo. He started his upside down trend in 2007 and from there it spread. The players who wore the headband like that were J.R. Smith, Chris Wilcox, Marcus Williams, Mikki Moore, and Ben Wallace. So now the league has instated a rule that says no more upside down headbands, and guess what Rondo stopped wearing a headband altogether. During the season opener against the Heat, Rajon Rondo was without a headband. Actually he has not worn a headband since the beginning of the season. So this shows how the NBA wants to have total control in the league.

NBA is hoping to expand to EUROPE

So on October 29, David Stern the Head Commissioner of the NBA has stated that he is hoping that in 10 years the league will have a counter part in Europe. This idea is not new because David Stern has said the same thing ten years ago. Currently there are two teams that have regular season games in Europe: Raptors and Nets in London. The Commissioner envisions that Miami Heat will play the Celtics on a certain day, then they would fly off to Paris. There they would do some shopping play the teams in the European NBA and go back home. Also the Commissioner is hoping to establish five teams in Europe. So far one player has stated that this is not a good idea because it is hard to travel from USA to Europe. This player is Marcin Gortat from the Orlando Magic. When you think about it is kind of a hard thing to do because you will definitely be jet lagged. David Stern has stated that the NBA's revenue in the USA is not that good because 57% goes to the players. He also said that if they wanted to increase their revenue they would lose money.