Jordan Goes From Classy to Clown

CLASS ???????????

You need to re-evaluate your system of ranking
personalities.
He is the personification of what a disgruntled
idiot looks like.
A Classy moron. No surprise there.

Why you hating on Sloan?

Anyone listening to Jordan's so-called "speech" would realize who is doing the hating mrsperryred. We're just callin' em as we see 'em.

What is it with this "quit hating" crap?? Is it so wrong to expect people to act with a little dignity and class??

Websters dictionary defines egotistical as an exaggerated sense of self importance. Jordan is the greatest play to ever step on a court. He impact on the sport, not to mention, the world is remarkable. There was no exaggeration of his importance. The author is off base and more of an embarrassment than MJ.

It's funny how people can't have an opinion these days with out someone calling it "hating". It's even FUNNIER that the same person who said "quit hating" goes on to bash Jerry Sloan's speech. Seriously how does someone do the same thing they just told the writer not to do? The writer also didn't seem to have a problem with Jordan "keeping it real" he had a problem with how doing so he had to use his time to bash other people. I would have thought he would have praised Dean Smith for recruiting him, instead of whining that he didn't make a cover. So let me get this straight, Jordan can be upset and talk about his former H.S. coach for cutting him BUT this writer can't be upset and talk about Jordan putting down other people to build himself up when he is already considered the greatest? It is the SAME THING! That is why it is lame when someone says others are just hating, because saying that to someone is the definition of "Hating". I thought Jordan was the best on the court but that doesn't mean he can do no wrong! Just look at him drafting Kwame Brown, and yes JORDAN picked him!

That is right!!! Stop Hating so often we are penalized for speaking our minds. He is speaking his mind and saying things that he always wanted to do! He kept his cool during his careeer he has PROVEN himslef and at this age he has a RIGHT to say what he wants. Amen MJ AMen MJ KEEP it real!!! Tell it like it is.....

I live in Chicago and Jordan has always lacked class.
His first son was born out of wedlock and he had a girfriend stashed away downtown for years.
He smiled and everyone looked the other way.
He punched a team mate in practice, Steve Kerr, because Kerr was stopping him.
He mouthed off about Jerry Krauss. Jordan never would have won the first three titles without Pippen and Grant who Krauss drafted.
Look up Oscar Robertson's stats and compare them to Jordan's.
Take away the three point shot and make it two, Robertson did not have the three pointer.
Then compare assists and rebounds, no comparison.
Michael is a media freak when they needed someone to bring back the league.
He made the comment that there is an I in win. He should have been told there is an I in sit and there's the bench.
Did you know that Dennis Rodman has a higher winning percentage than Jordan?
He stiffed a golf hustler that beat him out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
You bet, you lose, you pay.
Not Michael.

I don't like Mike, never have. Is he a talented player? Ok, I will give him that. But he is just a man, no more, no less.
I feel that if he were really 'the man' he would have made these comments while he was still playing. Why wait until now? Cause he's a punk that's why. He probably thought Juanita wouldn't leave him because he is 'da man', but she burst his bubble.
Let me tell you who 'keeps it real'...Sir Charles! A man who speaks his mind, ironically they are friends....go figure. Hell it was Charles who probably wrote the speech for him. To use this time, during this prestigious award ceremony to 'diss' those who probably didn't care about him as much as he obviously cares about himself, showed a lack of class. I, too, feel sorry for his kids, they do have a heavy burden: to walk around w/ people reminding them that their father is a selfish, arrogant punk, with an overinflated ego.

Michael Jordan is and will be the best basketball player ever. Also the most known person worldwide. I've been a fan and know that he actually shouldn't have been considered classy in the first place...not trying to bash him at all though. He's always been quite cocky and had a big ego. He's still the best. Don't take that away from him. Drop it and move on.

Surprisingly, I have to agree. If I hadn't actually taken the time to watch his speech, I might have believed the writer of this article and thought Jordan was bashing everyone. But I did take the time to watch it (well, half of it), and I didn't see anything awful about it. I loved how he opened and closed, and I thought he was pretty funny. I can see how some of the things he said might have made some people uncomfortable in the audience, but I didn't think it was "vicious."

In short, I'd suggest that everyone take a few minutes to preview his speech rather than trusting the article's author.

MJ was the greatest talent to ever play hoops. That being said, he exposed himself as just another ego-maniacal spoiled brat. Let's see, gambling addiction, cheating on his wife, etc...
He was skilled at putting a round ball through a round basket...Spare me any fawning above and beyond that please.

What ever happened to "Magic" having AIDS? Was that some kind of publicity stunt? If so it wasn't funny. It is a very deadly disease and he seems quite healthy.

The problem with this world is, a lot of gullible and naive people, go along with what they hear; or they go along with what others are saying or doing. The news/media/governments is one of the biggest “misleading bullies” known to man kind. If small minded people read or hear something about someone else in the news, then that’s it...they go along with that perspective of the person; never really developing their own thoughts, which would truly form their own opinion. It’s like an old expression...”It’s better to be a leader than a follower.”

This is evident all the time if you look at it. Think about all the products in the world people will not give a chance all because someone else wrote a review on it “saying this” and “saying that.” Merely “he say she say” is what it is, but yet it controls the decision of so many individual minds...gullible minds....naive minds.

After listening to Jordan’s speech and can say, I thought it was funny; he has a great since of humor. Now, why would some “two bit” journalist want to “shoot” the man down? After reading the Headlines about Jordan’s speech, I thought the man went crazy and started cursing and just going at people on the negative end, verbally.

WTF is the criticism about people? That’s one of the biggest problems in this world...someone trying to put someone else down and I sure as hell know all about that because I have my critics as well. I know this whole world will always have it’s idiotic critics, but at lease criticize something...someone that truly needs it.

Jordan did not need it. Quit being so damn gullible when it comes to the “brainwash” you hear/read from the news/media/government.

Best Regards,
Peace

"You fool, with your screwed up syntax and abuse of punctuation, will bring the downfall of language itself!" Learn to speak properly.

terence moore or wutever dumbass started this has an issue..its a hall of fame inductee speech not a presidential address..git real if u kno basketball or sports then you know it was a good speech all he did was say w\hat was on his mind no different from stockton or sloans

i couldnt agree with you more!!! right on!!!!!

Air Jordan holds a grudge longer than my mother. WTF??? He brought his high school teammate not to enjoy the ceremony, but to be ridiculed. I would have stood and said F-U and left. I heard Bryan Russell, former Jazz player who Jordan mentioned in his reverse roast/speech--replied to Jordan with an anytime, anywhere blast.

mrsperryred, you obviously don't know what class and dignity are. You may want to go to dictionary.com and open your eyes. Michael Jordan took a shot at his kids while giving the speach. Jordan whinned about all of the people who did him wrong and then the hypocrite looks at his 2 sons and his daughter, shakes his head back and forth and says, "You guys have a heavy burden. I wouldn't want to be you guys." Now his sons and daughter get to carry that cold hearted burden left by their father. I have lost a lot of respect for Jordan. He was a great basketball player, but as far as a father and ambassador to the game he sucks in my opinion.