Owner Real Deal Posted November 13, 2009 Owner Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 He spoke about it after the game tonight against the Heat, said he was changing it to six next season, because he doesn't believe anyone in the league should wear Jordan's number. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knickmatic Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Honorable statement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted November 13, 2009 Author Owner Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Honorable statement?Well, I'm sure people are going to figure that in with the free agency period. There has been that talk about LeBron going to Miami, right? Well, I'm definitely not saying he will...but for the sake of discussion, what if he's changing his number BECAUSE he'll have to? I told Jessica (my girlfriend) that he was changing his number, and that's the first thing she said. She was like, "What teams in the NBA have #23 retired?" Presented an interesting topic to discuss, really. Hawks - Lou HudsonCeltics - Frank RamseyBulls - Michael JordanRockets - Calvin MurphyHeat - Michael JordanNets - John Williamson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 (edited) I always wandered why he wore six over-sea's. If he likes the number then more power to him, I just wander how it will tie in with a marketing campaign. Edited November 13, 2009 by Ya Dig! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deestillballin Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 That is interesting. Wont be surprised if he goes to Heat but I do agree with Ya Dig maybe its to honor that he won the Gold Medal with team USA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 There should be a league-wide retirement of that jersey imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 I somewhat agree with the league wide retirement of 23 but in a sense...he played for Chicago, not Milwaukee or Portland (Damn you Bowie!), or Houston, etc. But it would be pretty cool to honor him like that and make it so that no one can wear it. I don't know, I'm sort of torn on the whole thing. LeBron will look weird in number 6 though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted November 13, 2009 Author Owner Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Well, he said it was his second choice because his second favorite player (Julius Erving) wore number six. Just putting that out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AboveLegit Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Wow RD, I was thinking the EXACT same thing. ... so now Lebron will take Doctor J's #6. Sounds good. His dunks look a lot more like Doctor J's. I was just saying the other day how if Lebron is really The King and destined to be the greatest, than he might want to choose his own digit and make it famous instead of dawning Jordan's. Even though its Doctor J's #6, it doesn't resonate like #23 so it's a good move. I find a few things funny about this though. He wants nobody to wear Jordan's number.... but he switched to Russell's number (I think), a player who should be equally revered. Also, I know it sounds crazy, but given that 2 teams with cap room have 23 retired, this could be another way to tease fans and have them speculating if he's going to Miami or Chicago or, dare I say it, a subtle indication that he is already considering the move, a scenario which I doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Retiring #23 around the league is dumb. Unlike hockey you can actually make cases for other guy's being the best baketball player of all-time. Wilt, Kareem, Magic, Larry. All these guys did so much for the league and you could make a case they were better than Michael. It's just dumb. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted November 13, 2009 Author Owner Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Retiring #23 around the league is dumb. Unlike hockey you can actually make cases for other guy's being the best baketball player of all-time. Wilt, Kareem, Magic, Larry. All these guys did so much for the league and you could make a case they were better than Michael. It's just dumb.I'm not for or against it...but none of the players you named had a better overall game than Michael. Each of them had a weakness or two, and there was no glaring weakness with Jordan after 1992. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Universe Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 He wants to respect John Williamson more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AboveLegit Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 I used to be for having Jordan's jersey retired league-wide, but now I'm leaning more towards Bill Russell's case. The ultimate champion in almost every sport, he opened up doors for many, becoming the first ever Black coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guru Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 He wants to respect John Williamson more.This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 I think he wants to respect Calvin Murphy, Lebron to the Rockets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Check my Stats Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Lol he is only doing it if everyone else does it. What did he say exactly, something like: "If I am changing then everyone else should have to". He also goes on to explain what significance the number 6 has to him like his childrens' birth dates, his HS number, Erving being his 2nd favourite player so please, don't give the Miami fans any more ammunition then they need lol. Actually damn, after thinking more it is kind of weird that two of his biggest suitors have the number 23 retired, but I bet they would un-retire them for LeBron lol. I don't think a number in basketball should be universally retired because no one in Basketball has been dominant enough to warrant that, basketball would be hard to determine the GOAT because of different positions and stuff. Unlike hockey where Gretzky is the undisputed GOAT because the only main stat is points, and he owns that record column easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 He is changing his number cause he is changing Jerseys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Next Knick Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Lebron: If I don't wear it, nobody should wear it. Who does this guy think he his? He hasn't won anything yet. He's really starting to piss me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Yeah I heard him say this on TNT and thought wow your a bit too late. You could tell as soon as he came into the league dude was tryin to be like Mike. Finally he gets some originality. I wonder why he really chose 6, cause of the number of rings MJ has? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 I wore 6 when I played basketball and soccer. I hope he does change it to 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Yeah I heard him say this on TNT and thought wow your a bit too late. You could tell as soon as he came into the league dude was tryin to be like Mike. Finally he gets some originality. I wonder why he really chose 6, cause of the number of rings MJ has? I'm not trying to start anything, so if this post is considered to be baiting or offensive or anything like that, by all means delete it. I just wanted to point something out. You can say all of this stuff about LeBron and it all could very well end up being true, however, somebody can make an equally basless claim about Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. Somebody can just as easily say that Kobe Bryant switched his jersey to 24 and wore number 10 in the Olympics because he wants to "one-up" Jordan (24 being one higher than Jordan's 23 and 10 being one higher than Jordan's 9). I'm not going to make this basless claim, just like I am not making a basless claim about your theory either, just thought I would point that out. Once again, feel free to delete this post if you feel it shouldn't be here. As for LeBron changing his number some people are definitely going to read into this and as a result start talking as if it is a guarntee that James will end up in Miami or Chicago. I can see why people will think this but I'm not buying it (not saying that I don't think he might end up in Miami or Chicago, just don't think that this is really an indicator at all). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Regime Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 The league shouldnt retire any number imo. Kobe is going to retire in a few years, and if Jordan gets his number retired then Kobe should to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 The league shouldnt retire any number imo. Kobe is going to retire in a few years, and if Jordan gets his number retired then Kobe should to.If Kobe gets his numbed retired, then Magic should have had his retired too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamerGuy Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 I'm not trying to start anything, so if this post is considered to be baiting or offensive or anything like that, by all means delete it. I just wanted to point something out. You can say all of this stuff about LeBron and it all could very well end up being true, however, somebody can make an equally baseless claim about Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. Somebody can just as easily say that Kobe Bryant switched his jersey to 24 and wore number 10 in the Olympics because he wants to "one-up" Jordan (24 being one higher than Jordan's 23 and 10 being one higher than Jordan's 9). I'm not going to make this baseless claim, just like I am not making a baseless claim about your theory either, just thought I would point that out. Once again, feel free to delete this post if you feel it shouldn't be here. As for LeBron changing his number some people are definitely going to read into this and as a result start talking as if it is a guarantee that James will end up in Miami or Chicago. I can see why people will think this but I'm not buying it (not saying that I don't think he might end up in Miami or Chicago, just don't think that this is really an indicator at all).I was going to make a similar point, actually. I'm not sure what LeBron's true intentions are with changing his number, whether they are just for a change of pace, or place, but if LeBron feels that he should change his number out of respect for Jordan, well then more power to him. I don't think people should make this such a huge deal, after all it is just a number. Kobe had his reasons for changing his number, I'm sure LeBron has his as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Regime Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 If Kobe gets his numbed retired, then Magic should have had his retired too. Exactly, we could name player after player; it would just get ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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