This is where it gets tricky. The game has changed a lot since he hung it up for good in The kinds of midrange buckets Jordan feasted on are now frowned upon, with most stars shooting 3s instead. Could Jordan have adjusted to this new reality? The real Michael Jordan was born in Let's pretend this hypothetical, modern Jordan was born in instead. A lot changed in youth basketball between and , and a lot changed in college hoops between and The real Jordan carefully engineered his game during a wildly different version of basketball.
In his rookie season, NBA teams averaged 3. During the season, they averaged Now, any shooting guard who wants to win like Mike must have a powerful 3-point arsenal. Skeptics might argue that during his career, Jordan made just Most courts Jordan learned to play on didn't even have 3-point lines. When MJ made his first iconic game winner, to win the NCAA championship game, that court didn't have one, either. A hypothetical Jordan born in would've grown up in a hoops culture awakening to the power of the 3.
His high school squads, AAU teams and college program would have made Jordan practice 3s every single day. Asking if Jordan could shoot 3s is akin to asking if Babe Ruth could've used an aluminum bat. When modern scouts evaluate shooting potential in young players, many look more closely at free throw percentage than actual 3-point percentage.
Given the sample size, it's often more predictive, which is why many of the league's draft models still lean on the stat as a proxy for shooting skill. More importantly, Jordan was the best jump-shooter of his era while combining shot creation, volume and efficiency better than any other player of his generation.
Jordan's shooting prowess at the line and in the midrange convinces me that MJ could've easily developed a reliable 3-point shot if he were playing today, even though he shot just A hypothetical year-old MJ playing in the NBA in could be expected to hit 3s as well as current players such as Paul George Yet both developed their long-range shooting before they even reached their primes.
Hard work, talent and the guidance of player-development coaches obsessed with building long-range jump shots. Come on, man. Source: Charlotte Observer. Source: Playboy. Source: Business Insider , Eater. Source: Michael Jordan's Steakhouse. Source: Michael Jordan's Restaurant. Source: Yahoo , Business Insider.
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I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot… when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result. In big moments, you should feel totally confident that you will succeed. Take a moment now and think about what you want to achieve more than anything else.
Do you fully expect yourself to make it happen? Remember that every time Jordan pulled up for a jumper, he was expecting the ball to go in.
Jordan made one of the most shocking decisions in sports history when he retired from professional basketball on October 6, I just needed to change.
A lot of things correlated with that — my father dying, the opportunity to play baseball, my desire to make a change. I look back on it and it was perfect timing to break away from it and see what I was missing, to see what it meant to me, to see the enjoyment that I got from the game. He returned to the NBA refreshed in and promptly won three more championships.
Two words were all it took to cue a media circus. Often, the most effective way to get the word out is to get straight to the point. Michael Jordan would often get frustrated with the effort of his teammates — especially at the end of his career when he played for the below-average Washington Wizards.
What he always expected was everybody play the game as hard as he played it. Expecting the best in others helps bring it out in them. Heart is what separates the good from the great. He cried again following the championship. Showing emotion is commonly considered a sign of weakness, but for Michael it was a source of great strength. Jordan had the rare ability maximize his emotional energy while still being in complete control. When you do your work with love, as Jordan did, it will shine through in your performance.
Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game. Once I made a decision, I never thought about it again. It happens all the time in basketball: one team gets out to a big lead only to get overconfident and lose the game in the final seconds. Their mistake is thinking about the victory celebration instead of focusing on the game at hand.
Your focus would be better spent on making the most of the present. Live the moment for the moment. After hitting. Outside of his career in basketball, Jordan has been involved in a number of profitable business and commercial ventures. Jordan signed his first deal with Nike in , and he currently serves on the Nike Inc.
Nike launched the signature Air Jordan basketball sneakers in In its initial contract, Nike gave Jordan a generous 25 percent in royalties. The Air Jordan quickly proved very popular, and it continues to be a best-seller for the apparel maker more than 30 years later. Jordan made a big splash in film as the star of the movie Space Jam. The film mixed live action and animation and paired Jordan with cartoon legends Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck on screen.
In , Jordan bought a share of the Charlotte Hornets formerly known as the Bobcats and joined the team's executive ranks as its managing member of basketball operations. In , he became the majority owner of the Charlotte Hornets and serves as the team's chairman.
Improving the team's less-than-stellar record seemed to be Jordan's priority. My competitive nature is I want to succeed. It's always been said that when I can't find a way to do anything, I will find a way to do it. Jackson and Mark Wahlberg. Jordan received his first Most Valuable Player Award from the NBA in —an honor he would earn four more times, in , , and Attending the induction ceremony was a bittersweet affair for Jordan because being at the event meant "your basketball career is completely over," he explained.
In , Jordan married Juanita Vanoy. The couple had three children together: Jeffrey, Marcus and Jasmine. After 17 years of marriage, they divorced in December Tiger Woods , Spike Lee and Patrick Ewing, among other celebrities, reportedly attended the wedding ceremony. The couple welcomed twin daughters, Victoria and Ysabel, in February Jordan and Juanita's two sons, Jeffrey and Marcus, both played basketball in college and had dreams of making it to the NBA.
Jeffrey joined the basketball team at the University of Illinois in Both Jordan and his ex-wife Juanita supported their son and tried to help him deal with playing in the shadow of an NBA legend.
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