Should the NBA retire the number 23 for all teams? |
 Sep 11 2009, 07:29 PM
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Sep 13 2009, 08:39 AM
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 I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
so that means no athlete from now on can have his jersey retired because they were born too late to be racially "groundbreaking"? have you ever seen Do the Right Thing lol? mj was more than black. if you wanted that racial element could be thrown in. white, black, doesn't matter, everyone loved michael. he made basketball global.
anyway, i disagree. michael jordan was groundbreaking becasue he was an amazing player, not just becuase he was black. i don't agree with retiring jersey numbers based on race. i agree with retiring them based on skill and their contribution to the sport. i think it's weird that when you hear that a jersey is being retired then you think of race, because that's not why jerseys are retired 95% of the time in any sport for any team. they retired wayne gretzky's p.s. if you wanna retire numbers based on breaking color barriers, then why do you wanna retire bill russell's number instead of the first african american's in the league? their the ones who "broke the barrier" for bill russell, ect. i duno i just feel like it's unfair that someone should be out of the running based on when they were born/entered the league. that's my two cents though jackie = great player, right place right time jordan = great player, wrong place wrong time |
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irishcarbombs Should the NBA retire the number 23 for all teams? Sep 11 2009, 07:29 PM
serotonin QUOTE(irishcarbombs @ Sep 11 2009, 07:29 ... Sep 11 2009, 07:35 PM Teesa moved to sports Sep 11 2009, 07:37 PM
IWontRapeYou QUOTE(Teesa @ Sep 11 2009, 07:37 PM) move... Sep 11 2009, 07:44 PM ArjunaCapulong QUOTE(irishcarbombs @ Sep 11 2009, 08:29 ... Sep 11 2009, 07:38 PM tcunningham no, that's retarded. Sep 11 2009, 07:41 PM serotonin QUOTE(tcunningham @ Sep 11 2009, 07:41 PM... Sep 11 2009, 08:04 PM irishcarbombs cause hes black, thomas doesn't like black peo... Sep 11 2009, 08:27 PM serotonin nah he likes alvin Sep 11 2009, 08:29 PM tcunningham lol, I agree with retiring it for the bulls, but a... Sep 11 2009, 08:56 PM irishcarbombs they did it with wayne gretzky, so stop hating on ... Sep 11 2009, 08:58 PM brooklyneast05 f*ck yeah they should retire it Sep 11 2009, 09:19 PM IWontRapeYou QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Sep 11 2009, 09:19... Sep 11 2009, 09:23 PM Buttsex I don't follow the NBA, what's so special ... Sep 11 2009, 09:29 PM serotonin Michael Jordan Sep 11 2009, 09:34 PM Buttsex MJ isn't that special. Maybe retire the numbe... Sep 11 2009, 09:37 PM IWontRapeYou QUOTE(Buttsex @ Sep 11 2009, 09:37 PM) MJ... Sep 11 2009, 09:39 PM superstitious QUOTE(IWontRapeYou @ Sep 11 2009, 09:39 P... Sep 12 2009, 09:08 AM serotonin he IS that special though Sep 11 2009, 09:37 PM Teesa QUOTE(Buttsex @ Sep 11 2009, 10:37 PM) MJ... Sep 11 2009, 09:38 PM brooklyneast05 if you don't follow the nba then why the f*ck ... Sep 11 2009, 09:43 PM Buttsex follow the league =/= watch the games
You guys are... Sep 11 2009, 09:48 PM brooklyneast05 no, you're talking like you haven't watche... Sep 11 2009, 09:49 PM Buttsex He really isn't though. He's above averag... Sep 11 2009, 09:52 PM irishcarbombs QUOTE(Buttsex @ Sep 11 2009, 07:52 PM) He... Sep 11 2009, 10:36 PM Buttsex QUOTE(irishcarbombs @ Sep 11 2009, 10:36 ... Sep 11 2009, 10:48 PM irishcarbombs QUOTE(Buttsex @ Sep 11 2009, 08:48 PM) Ac... Sep 11 2009, 10:51 PM serotonin QUOTE(Buttsex @ Sep 11 2009, 09:52 PM) He... Sep 12 2009, 04:43 AM brooklyneast05 QUOTE(serotonin @ Sep 12 2009, 04:43 AM) ... Sep 12 2009, 10:08 AM Teesa above average? Sep 11 2009, 09:54 PM brooklyneast05 QUOTE(Teesa @ Sep 11 2009, 09:54 PM) abov... Sep 11 2009, 09:54 PM kryogenix As a Knicks fan who watched his team fall to Jorda... Sep 11 2009, 10:35 PM brooklyneast05 are you gonna give real reasons he's not the m... Sep 11 2009, 10:51 PM Buttsex I'll give reasons after you guys give reasons.... Sep 11 2009, 10:56 PM irishcarbombs there is no argument here, your leverage on opinio... Sep 11 2009, 11:04 PM ArjunaCapulong QUOTE(Buttsex @ Sep 11 2009, 10:37 PM) MJ... Sep 11 2009, 11:06 PM brooklyneast05 he's got the stats to stunt Sep 11 2009, 11:16 PM IamLegend I agree, but they should retire Number 24 first. Sep 11 2009, 11:39 PM DoubleJ Uhm no they shouldn't Jordan didn't do any... Sep 12 2009, 08:49 AM Buttsex QUOTE(DoubleJ @ Sep 12 2009, 08:49 AM) Uh... Sep 12 2009, 09:35 AM Teesa QUOTE(DoubleJ @ Sep 12 2009, 09:49 AM) Uh... Sep 12 2009, 11:37 AM doughnut hahaha i loved space jam. i wish i got a magical b... Sep 12 2009, 09:13 AM brooklyneast05 plus wilt was over 7 feet and played in a complete... Sep 12 2009, 12:32 PM lucasnotreally lyke barry bonds iz wae b3ttar than mikey. Sep 12 2009, 01:29 PM serotonin Also as good as Jordan was, he still placed trust ... Sep 12 2009, 01:34 PM DoubleJ It has nothing to do with accolades or anything. T... Sep 13 2009, 01:28 AM irishcarbombs what does giving blacks the opportunity have anyth... Sep 13 2009, 02:25 AM DoubleJ That's the perspective that I am basing my opi... Sep 13 2009, 03:15 AM hi-C QUOTE(irishcarbombs @ Sep 11 2009, 11:51 ... Sep 13 2009, 12:49 PM irishcarbombs QUOTE(hi-C @ Sep 13 2009, 10:49 AM) ... Sep 13 2009, 03:50 PM brooklyneast05 most people would say kobe is at his peak Sep 13 2009, 12:58 PM serotonin QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Sep 13 2009, 12:58... Sep 13 2009, 01:03 PM DoubleJ eh idk. I don't think it needs to be retired u... Sep 13 2009, 01:28 PM serotonin If LeBron proves to be as great or better, if he p... Sep 13 2009, 01:41 PM brooklyneast05 QUOTE(serotonin @ Sep 13 2009, 01:41 PM) ... Sep 13 2009, 03:59 PM rnicron QUOTE(Buttsex @ Sep 11 2009, 09:29 PM) I ... Sep 13 2009, 02:34 PM brooklyneast05 so lebron is switching his number to honor jordan ... Nov 16 2009, 06:48 PM buckwild-kingdom phil jackson agrees Nov 18 2009, 04:35 AM |
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