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Brainwashing by Nike is the most likely answer.
greatest basketball player i have ever seen. i compare it to pedro here in boston. people came to sox games to see pedro every 5 days, not the red sox. every time he took the ball, you felt something special could happen.Brainwashing by Nike is the most likely answer.
Rock makes a point. If you can get people that aren't a fan of the team you are on to watch just to see what you are going to do next, that is greatness. I'm a diehard Colts fan, but my favorite NFL player of all time is Deion Sanders because whether INT, Punt or Kick returning, or even playing offense you knew a show was about to happen and I made it a point to watch every game he played in.
i hated MJ. hated him. but i also respected the hell out of his game enough to know what i was watching at the time. its why i watched. i wanted to be able to tell my grandkids i saw him play. i got lucky and saw him live in boston 3 times.Rock makes a point. If you can get people that aren't a fan of the team you are on to watch just to see what you are going to do next, that is greatness. I'm a diehard Colts fan, but my favorite NFL player of all time is Deion Sanders because whether INT, Punt or Kick returning, or even playing offense you knew a show was about to happen and I made it a point to watch every game he played in.
on sundays, when whatever team he was on was playing, id pray they would throw to his side of the field so i could see him in action.Rock makes a point. If you can get people that aren't a fan of the team you are on to watch just to see what you are going to do next, that is greatness. I'm a diehard Colts fan, but my favorite NFL player of all time is Deion Sanders because whether INT, Punt or Kick returning, or even playing offense you knew a show was about to happen and I made it a point to watch every game he played in.
Actually LeBron is pretty similar, even haters tune in to see what he's going to do. Same with the Warriors in 2017 or the Shaq Kobe Lakers. People either love or hate the dominant team, but they watchgreatest basketball player i have ever seen. i compare it to pedro here in boston. people came to sox games to see pedro every 5 days, not the red sox. every time he took the ball, you felt something special could happen.
people tuned in on NBC on sundays to watch jordan, not the bulls. you knew every time he touched the ball something special could happen. i hated the bulls in the 90's, but i tuned in every bulls game to watch MJ.
thats what put MJ about everyone IMO. you didnt get that same stuff for guys like lebron.
Sanders is one of the top ten athletes in history. Not football players or baseball players...athletes. Bo Jackson too.on sundays, when whatever team he was on was playing, id pray they would throw to his side of the field so i could see him in action.
rarely happened lol
i dunno, i never tuned in to see lebron play or was at a bar and said "can you turn the cavs game on? lebrons playing".Actually LeBron is pretty similar, even haters tune in to see what he's going to do. Same with the Warriors in 2017 or the Shaq Kobe Lakers. People either love or hate the dominant team, but they watch
I think it's somewhat generational. LeBron teams get much better ratings in the playoffs for examplei dunno, i never tuned in to see lebron play or was at a bar and said "can you turn the cavs game on? lebrons playing".
we did that for jordan tho.
maybe its a generational thing, but i dont know anyone who said "man, lebrons on tonight. wanna hang out and watch?"
well, that can be explained on the growth of the game. in the 90's it wasnt as international, especially viewership. are you too young to remember the dream teams first run and how their opponents acted? like kids waiting for autographs.I think it's somewhat generational. LeBron teams get much better ratings in the playoffs for example
Fair enough, I'm 49 so I remember. The 1996-8 Bulls were like the Beatles. I guess it's not the same now but LeBron was just as watchable to me. But I get itwell, that can be explained on the growth of the game. in the 90's it wasnt as international, especially viewership. are you too young to remember the dream teams first run and how their opponents acted? like kids waiting for autographs.
now you can stream a game on the internet in china.
i want to ask how old the OP is, because i find age to be a huge factor in these MJ discussions. people who didnt see him first hand and only go off old clips and stories.