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Originally Posted by luther
He wasn't even an elite player when he was in Washington (although he was still very good)
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Jordan was, at the very least, top 20-25 in the NBA in '02 and '03. So I guess it depends on how you define "elite." That's still top 7% or so in the league.
25.1 pts/6.3 reb/5.2 ast/1.5 stl/.5 blk/43.2% FG through 45 games before getting injured at age 39.
23.2 pts/7.2 reb/3.8 ast/1.5 stl/.5 blk/46.2% FG in the final 30 games of the 2003 season
after turning age 40.
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It would be like Washington only worse.
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Washington was in the 6th playoff spot through the ASG and made an 18 game improvement (would have been 23+ games had he not hurt his knee and sat out a month) despite losing 2 of their top 3 scorers (Richmond/Howard), their starting PG (Strickland), and their only post scoring threat (Howard).
So what was so bad about his Wizards stint again? I honestly don't think enough people realize what he did there, if they're honest with themselves and don't have an agenda.