Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V4 #247

["Timothy Jordan" <patsrule90@geocities.com>]

> 
> >> Well look at what Jordan has accomplished, compare that to the
following
> >> Shaquille O'Neal
> >> Alonzo Mourning
> >> Juwan Howard
> >> Gary Payton 
> 
> >> That equals 50mil in contracts roughly
>  
> >> Jordan is better than them put together
> 
> >> I dont like him that much either, but he does deserve it and also
Jordan
> >> makes the Bulls approx. 80mil each year, therefore he should be
entitled
> >> to half of it!
>  
> >> Warwick
> >
> >Jordan is better than those 4 put together?  MJ is good but not GOD... I
> >doubt he could beat 2 of those one-on-one.  If I had a choice, I would
take
> >those 4 players, rather than Jordan, although I hold Jordan in the
highest
> >regard, one reason because he has a great last name. :-)
> 
> Hey Tim. Ok, I'm VERY curious about your prediction. These 4 guys are
good,
> but which of them has a legitimate chance of beating MJ one on one??? The
> only one in my opinion with a small chance may be Payton, and that is
going
> out on a limb. MJ, in my mind, is the greatest one on one player to ever
> play the game. And he hasn't lost too many steps in his game basically.
He
> may not be the best team player, but I would take him against any of
those
> guys every time on the court. Anybody else have any opinions? I know a
lot
> of us aren't MJ fans, but I will give him the credit he deserves.
> 
> -Bird33

I didn't say that MJ couldn't beat each one-on-one.  In fact, thats the
opposite of what I said.  I said that there was no way the MJ could beat
those 4 players in a 4 on 1 match.  I think MJ is much better than those 4
players mentioned, but not better than the 4 players playing together.  If
I had a choice for the Celtics of getting MJ or those 4 players (all 4), I
would take the 4 players in a heartbeat.

     Tim Jordan