seifer0406

name one current wing player that you would rather have MJ over.

I'll start

Adam Morrison

Let's try not to repeat anybody.

Remember, Jordan is almost 45 and looks like this

DaRizzle

uh...all of them

Laker Freak

I'll take a 45 year old Jordan over Eddie Jones.

NewAgeBaller

any player on the heat except wade, haslem and mayb dorrel/cook (just coz they hav a future). the others u can take..

23AJ

Antoine Wright (Nets) and J.J. Redick (Magic) MJ as is right now age wise. Would be an improvement over both those guys on their respective teams.

Diable

I'd take him over Jeff McInnis.He could play the point better than him with a drink in his hand,a cigar in his mouth and a cocktail waitress riding piggyback.

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bball2223

I''d give up the entire Knicks roster for MJ.

luther

For a game or series, quite a few. But a season?

Nobody.

He couldn't play at a high level for an entire season. He wasn't even an elite player when he was in Washington (although he was still very good), and that was almost five years ago now. And what's worse, his mindset was that he could, making the team worse just as often as better.

Realistically, it's hard enough to get the body into shape when you're young. As a guy in his mid-40s, it just isn't something he could do quickly, and then sustain, especially if he were to compete against twentysomethings night in and night out. He would get beat, his competitive nature would kick in, he'd try to show that he could still do it (and thus exclude teammates) and hurt the team. And what's worse, his teammates would be guys who idolized him growing up, and their games would suffer for it, not improve. It would be like Washington only worse.

I love the Michael Jordan who was, but wouldn't want the current version on a team.

highlite15

If he wanted to, could he still play? Unquestionably YES! I would take him over a lot of current players, here's why...

Jordan23Forever

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.

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.

Dre™

MJ right now can give you 10 minutes a night...maybe 15 if you give him a "play when you want" deal. If he were to make himself a FA right before the playoffs, I'd jump all over it...I'd rather have him than any 2nd wing off the bench in the league. You can put him in during a 4th quarter and he'll have some success as a point forward.

That said...can the guy shootaround with his team without comeback talk

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