Comments on: The Don Says… Michael Jordan’s number should be retired by all NBA teams

By: Joey

Joey — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:32:17 +0000

I agree Michael Jordan is probably the greatest basketball player ever. But there were many other players who made a huge impact on the game as well. For example, Bill Russell, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, just to name a few. My point is, although I love Michael Jordan and growing up I tried to emulate his every move, retiring his number is a slippery slope. If you retire Jordan’s number, wouldn’t you have too retire a few others? Where would it stop?

By: Ern

Ern — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:04:39 +0000

Jordan’s Bulls were swept two years in a row by Larry Bird’s Celtics…Oh and Isiah Thomas’s Pistons teams beat the Bulls three years in a row in the playoffs…Magic, Bird, Oscar, Russell, Wilt, Kareem…these guys all deserve the same respect as Jordan…Jordan may perhaps be the most talented individual baller ever…but basketball is a team sport and there have been players whose teams have been more successful… Bill Russell’s Celtics won 11 championships in 13 years…Bird and Magic saved the NBA before Jordan arrived…People should gain some perspective before heaping so much praise on one individual

By: Wendall

Wendall — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:59:10 +0000

Michael Jordan is Great, but when you give him all those high praises, do you forget that Magic Johnson won a NCAA Basketball title as a Junior in College and then went on to win an NBA title the next year as a Rookie without one of the best Centers Kareem Abdul Jabar out of the game..

Sportswriters always seem to foget those kinds of accomplishments. Showtime wouldn’t have been showtime without Magic Johnson.

He took control of Game 6 versus the 76ers playing against one of the great players in Julius Erwing. And remember when Jordan won that title against Magic Johnson he played against Magic who was not 100%

So my vote would be for Magic as one of the greatest players.