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Since:May 16, 2009
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November 5, 2009 2:22 pm
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Give me a break. Follow the rules or go home. I don't care who his dad is. He hasn't even played yet and his ego and attitude is already massive. Some of you are all "he's Michael Jordans son!!!" ...so what. You talk about him like he's Jesus Christ. He's just another brat, using his family name, who thinks he's above the team. I didn't know stupid shoe contracts are more important than
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Since:Sep 20, 2008
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November 5, 2009 12:19 pm
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Adidas had a contract in place, so they are entitled to the 3 mil... But Marcus is right in this too.. You can't expect Michael Jordan's son, to wear Adidas!!!! Thats crazy on so many levels.. Yeah, Marcus is a part of the team and no one is above the team. I get that.. However, Marcus isn't just any teammate.. He's the son of the greatest basketball player ever and the son of the #1 man of the #1
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Since:Jul 28, 2007
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November 5, 2009 7:44 am
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. . . and I sure don't mean that in a good way. Michael Jordan has always been about Michael Jordan, even down to his pathetic appearance at the Hall-of-Fame. Jordan ushered in the "it's all about me" era of the NBA. He's as much to blame as anyone for turning a great sport into a weaker version of the WWE, down to the officials who are, without a doubt, a joke. Y
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Since:Sep 13, 2008
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November 6, 2009 1:50 pm
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All you overzealous ranters who think that Marcus Jordan is some sort of egomaniac are ridiculous. As a UCF student that was at the game that this whole snafu is about, I witnessed Jordan's "audacity" first-hand. He wore all white air jordans with no visible Nike Swoosh and had enormous Adidas ankle braces right above them so that all you could see if you payed attention to his feet was the adidas
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Since:Jan 27, 2007
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November 7, 2009 6:12 am
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Remember, we're talking about a young kid that probably gets everything his way so it isn't his fault that he has this stupid demand. It's the fault of the university for even entertaining it. Perhaps, I could see it if he was going to push them over the edge and go for a possible championship but that isn't going to happen. I can't imagine how the rest of the team feels. T
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Reputation:92
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Since:Nov 18, 2008
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November 5, 2009 2:35 pm
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This is just my opinion, but this all lands on the shoulders of UCF, their coaching staff, and MJ.
They obviously made promises that they really shouldn't have made just to land Jordan as a recruit.
Adidas is paying the school a sh$t ton of money, so I think they should be able to hold UCF to their contract.
Jordan is just a kid, so I would expect this fro
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Since:Aug 22, 2006
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November 6, 2009 11:05 pm
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Memo to Marcus Jordan...YOU ARE NOT THAT GOOD! Who are you to come in and say you will only play in Jordans? How arrogant and selfish. First off, they are just shoes! Secondly, If your team is sponsored by Addidas, then you WEAR ADDIDAS! If young Jordan was so good why is he at Central Florida and why didn't your own fathers Jordan brand pick up the contract? Th
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Since:Oct 19, 2006
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November 5, 2009 12:11 pm
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MJ's son has done jack squat in his life as far as basketball goes, the last time I checked UCF is not a power program, but his name is apparently bigger than a contract UCF had signed with a company. Amazing...I wonder if lil J. will refuse to play the schedule, and want to only play NC, b/c it has special meaning to his family.
Nike shoe has a lot of meaning towards the sweatshops th
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Since:Jan 29, 2007
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November 5, 2009 10:05 am
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Like father like son. Let me start by saying that Michael Jordan is the greatest player ever in my opinion. He also has one of the largest egos ever. Whether it be the reported stories of how he would rip Bulls teammates in practice, get infuriated when someone like Will Perdue could lift more than him in the weight room, or his inexplicable nasty-toned Hall Of Fame acceptance sp
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Since:Feb 18, 2008
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November 5, 2009 10:15 am
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This kid was allowed to take the floor while wearing shoes of a brand different than the team's official provider - who provided the team with as many shoes as they could possibly need, a huge number of models (including custom made shoes, if necessary), AND a cool $3M. Worse, this kid has yet to record 1 point, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal, taken 1 charge, or even played 1 second of re
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Reputation:94
Level:All-Star
Since:Sep 27, 2007
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November 4, 2009 11:43 pm
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UCF made a promise to Marcus during recruiting after Adidas made a promise to UCF. UCF kept its promise, Adidas did not. Kudos to the school for stepping up.
Additionally, this ordeal has delivered more publicity to UCF Basketball in the past few weeks than the Adidas contract brought for five years.
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Reputation:94
Level:All-Star
Since:Jan 1, 2008
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November 4, 2009 11:58 pm
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I think adidas is ridiculous for not understanding. Who cares? Its MJ's freakin' son. Not like its just some kid who has idolized #23 his whole life. I think they should have done the smart thing and let him wear the shoes. Nike will be more than happy to help out I'm sure.
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Reputation:92
Level:All-Star
Since:Sep 15, 2008
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November 4, 2009 10:29 pm
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I know that his dad is one of the greatest players ever but this sounds like one player putting himself above the whole team. I am sure nike will offer UCF a deal but this kid was not a top recruit i mean he is at ucf. I dont know but it sounds like another spoiled brat throwing a temper tantrum to get what he wants.
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Since:Dec 13, 2008
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November 5, 2009 9:17 am
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Okay so we all know it is illegal to pay a player to accept a scholarship to come to your school (okay everyone but SoCal knows this) but is it illegal for a player to entice a school to offer them a scholarship with the intention of the school getting a better endoresement deal? We all know this kid is only on the team because of his name and didn't really have any other offers to play on a
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Reputation:94
Level:All-Star
Since:Mar 31, 2008
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November 6, 2009 8:27 am
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In that entire Article that was brilliantly written (yeah ok) the one thing that was FAILED to be mention.
BEFORE Marcus Jordan signed with UCF the school AGREED that if he signed he would be ALLOWED to wear his father's shoes.
So where is Marcus Jordan at fault at? He stated he wanted to make sure he could wear his father's shoes and the school said O
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