lunes, 8 de septiembre de 2008

The Best Bascketball Player EVER!!!


In my opinion Michael Jordan or "His Airness" is the bets bascketball player EVER in the bascketball history, no doubt.
Michael Jeffrey Jordan, (his full name) born in February 17, 1963 is a retired American professional basketball player and active businessman. His trajectory through the National Basketball Association (NBA) states, by royal decrete, "Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time". Jordan was essential in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s. He fueled the success of Nike's Air Jordan sneakers, which were introduced in 1985 and remain popular today. Jordan also starred in the 1996 feature film Space Jam.
Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Deloris & James R. Jordan, Sr. Jordan attended Emsley A. Laney High School in Wilmington, where he anchored his athletic career by playing baseball, football, and basketball. He tried out for the varsity basketball team during his sophomore year, but at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m), he was deemed too short to play at that level and was cut from the team. In 1981, Jordan earned a basketball scholarship to the University of North Carolina, as a freshman in coach Dean Smith's team-oriented system, he was named ACC Freshman of the Year after he averaged 13.4 points per game on 53.4% shooting field goal percentage.
After winning the Naismith and the Wooden College Player of the Year awards in 1984, Jordan left North Carolina one year before his scheduled graduation to enter the 1984 NBA Draft. Jordan returned to North Carolina to complete his degree in 1986.
During his first season in the NBA, Jordan averaged 28.2 points per game on 51.5% shooting. He quickly became a fan favorite even in opposing arenas, and appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated with the heading "A Star is Born" just over a month into his professional career.
Controversy arose before the All-Star game when word surfaced that several veteran players, led by Isiah Thomas, were upset by the amount of attention Jordan was receiving. This led to a so called "freeze-out" on Jordan, where players refused to pass him the ball throughout the game.
Jordan was close to his father; as a child he had imitated his father's proclivity to stick out his tongue while absorbed in work. He later adopted it as his own signature, displaying it each time he drove to the basket.
As a summary Jordan, was, is and will continue to be the gratest NBA player of all times, and as Hilario would say "And nobody can deny it"

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