Michael Jordan advice Cam Newton

[Monday Night Shyamalan]

Yeah, you're right. You are giving all the credit to a guy that got the greatest basketball player of the all time, to fall into his lap. That David Falk guy really was a genius, walking into board meetings and negotiating contracts with Nike. Real hard work that was.

Hey guys, let's give all the credit to the guy who went to the meetings, not the guy whose actual talent got the companies interested to sign up in the first place!

HA, walking into board meetings and negotiating contracts with Nike, you clearly have no idea how the business works.

I think you misunderstood what I said, this is no slight to Jordan's talent on the court. In fact, I also believe he is the greatest sportsman ever. Does that make it a little easier to market / brand an athlete ... of course it does.

All I am saying is Falk (as well as others) ushered in (and basically started) the modern method of sport / athlete marketing. The market is much more saturated these days and we may never see another brand that experiences unprecedented success the way "Jordan" has. In entertainment, there is always someone behind the talent pulling the strings and that is exactly what Falk executed to perfection, without him, the Jordan brand could have easily took a dive the other way. To say otherwise is pure ignorance, Jordan was a superior athlete but he is not a businessman.

[La Pantera]

doesn't do anything to discredit jordan in this context or in his advice.

it does discredit someone, though.

I've come to realize that most people can't admit they're wrong, so they just keep digging.

[4Corners]

O/U on csx top 3 worst posters on this board?

[cbully]

maybe MJ should apply that to the Bobkittens

[jtnc]

O/U on csx top 3 worst posters on this board?

Over.

[BBQ&Beer]

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Ok, you're just not getting it. As a businessman, as a husband, as a father, etc... yes he's a joke.

As a player who had to come to the realization that it is nigh impossible to carry a team, especially a team with weaknesses in several spots, he is THE top expert. He had to put up with a lotta BS early on & his advice to Cam here is Gol... Plat... Fugging unobtainium.

In the context of the interview & this thread, you made a dumb ass statement.

[Jackofalltrades]

Good golfer too.

[csx]

Ok, you're just not getting it. As a businessman, as a husband, as a father, etc... yes he's a joke.

As a player who had to come to the realization that it is nigh impossible to carry a team, especially a team with weaknesses in several spots, he is THE top expert. He had to put up with a lotta BS early on & his advice to Cam here is Gol... Plat... Fugging unobtainium.

In the context of the interview & this thread, you made a dumb ass statement.

I think he's a joke. If you feel otherwise then good for you.

[TheRed]

On rare occasions csx is a halfway decent poster. Must be off the wagon again.

[amcoolio]

So much fail in this thread.

In the NBA you have to be really bad before you can be good (unless you are the Lakers). OKC did it, Miami did it, now Charlotte is doing it. It was designed for the team to be bad last year, however they were unlucky in the lottery like usual. They lost coin flips for Chris Paul and Derrick Rose. What can you do about that?

MJ has actually been a decent owner, taking over a sinking ship from Bob Johnson that burned every bridge possible in Charlotte. He's rebuilt connections and sold more tickets. Now he wants to win...unfortunately, the NBA is a screwed up league where you have to be bad for at least 3 seasons to stockpile high draft picks and get way under the cap.

The Bobcats (or probably Hornets in 2015) will be playoff ready in a couple of years. Just give it time. At least they have a plan, unlike the Panthers.

[Panthers128]

It's easy to be really bad, though. You can't really take pride in getting the worst grade in your class.

[Herbert The Love Bug]

Jordan sucks as an owner but has been tru what Cam is and want to be (Pie for Jordan's towel over the Head)... GOAT

Jordan doesn't suck as an owner. He sucked at making personnel decisions. But he finally did the right thing and gave all those controls to Cho. Jordan has shown great improvement over the past year or 2.

[therealmjl]

Jordan is a joke.

Wow. Everything you say from now on holds no weight.

[amcoolio]

It's easy to be really bad, though. You can't really take pride in getting the worst grade in your class.

Yes, but it is the only way for small market teams like Charlotte to win in the future. The worst thing you can do in the NBA is be a middle of the pack team just missing or just making the playoffs, like the Bobcats from 2005-2010. There is no way to take that next step. Again, OKC was really bad for 3 seasons, getting Durant, Westbrook and Harden really high in the draft. Now noone is complaining about how bad OKC is as a franchise.