InGoodCo
Well-Known Member
I wasn't speaking to you - I feel a lot of what everyone has said, but I just hate the fact that people think humans aren't capable of doing many great things and not just 1 thing. Ya know? Like, Jordan's a student, an athlete, a podcast host, a NIL advocate, a son, a brother. Do you think he should spend less time with his brothers because they can be a distraction during the season? I mean, they go to every game, I bet they spend time away from the court, just doing WHATEVER they want, when he should be in the gym practicing. Maybe Jordan should just concentrate on playing basketball rather than being a brother ya know, cause basketball is all that matters to us fans.....and for the record, I never stated that I think Jo Bo should have just shut up and dribbled, so I hope GoodCo is not referring to me. I merely was getting sick of the bitching about certain things, but also recognize that he also probably was in search of certain podcast content.
I don't care what student athletes have going on outside of the team, except if it interferes with their performance. There is a question if this did happen with Jordan, as both his 3 pt shooting % and probably FT % declined from his Fresh/Soph years to his Jun/Sen years. Now, he had a terrific FT % so one has to put that into perspective that maybe it could only really go down.
In addition, I think we also have to put into perspective his hip issues and recovery and can't just presume he was completely distracted. I'm sure the injuries played a part.
I don't think it is fair to state that he was significantly distracted by this outside political stuff. I am also not sure one can blame everything on his physical condition. I think it as a mixture of both.
That's why I stated in my post above that I would take him for another year, IF HIS HEAD WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE! This to increase his consistency. This proves I'm not in the "shut up and dribble" group.