Have you heard the latest nonsense surrounding Mr. Jordan? No, he didn't light another cigar across smog-filled California state lines. In fact, it's not that Jordan. It's his son, Marcus, who attends school at the University of Central Florida (UCF). Unknowing to me, Adidas is the school sponsor. Well known to Marcus, who decided to wear his Dad's shoe made by Nike which caused chaos. The guidance on these situations is as follows: "Shoe and apparel contracts with schools normally guarantee that all student-athletes will wear what is made by the contracted shoe and apparel company unless the athlete, for some reason, can’t wear that specific shoe because of medical reasons and a custom shoe can’t be made." Now, some sides say he was given permission to wear his Dad's shoe. Other's say he wasn't. I don't really care. What I don't understand is why he wanted to wear them in the first place?
If little Jordan, who might be a nice guy, wanted to show support for his Dad's legacy maybe he should go to the gym and practice his game more often. Maybe he should have attended UNC. Maybe he could have done like LeBron and skipped college and went straight to the pros. He could've worn his Jordans while sitting on the Bulls bench. But, no that wouldn't happen because he lacks the skill to play on a professional court. So now that we've all had a reality check and he's at UCF, why not act like a UCF player and wear what the rest of the team is wearing. This ball of confusion cost the school a contract. Adidas pulled out of their contract seven months early. I don't know if it's totally Marcus' fault because you've got a coach, parents, and some other incidental people along the way. It relays a poor message about team commitment and sportsmanship.
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I defintely see both sides here that you are presenting. I was really surprised to hear all of this when it first arose. I know he shouldn't have any special treatment because he is Michael Jordan's son but Marcus I think even if you are drafted to be on a college team should be able to wear whatever brand you want. Say he was just some normal kid who didnt like adidas and his lucky shoe as always nike and he never trusted adidas as a brand would that be wrong if he didnt want to wear them? Or if it was a superstition thing, everyone knows that many athletes have superstitions. I think it is wrong that adidas had to withdraw their contract with UCF but I mean would it have been that big of a deal if they let Marcus just wear the shoes he wanted?
ReplyDeleteYea I heard about this situation and it looks to me like Jordan's son might think he is the most important thing that UCF got going. Although this might be true Marcus needs to follow the guidebook that surrounds teamwork. this seemed selfish to me and even though Marcus Jordan will bring the Univeristy more coverage than ever before, It shouldn't make him think he is better then everybody else on the team inclduing the headcoach.
ReplyDeleteJust another situation where someone uses their power to get what they want. The school is under contract with adidas, and all players need to and should follow whatever rules are set in place. What troubles me is that Michael Jordan doesn't tell his son to just wear the shoes he's been given. Now there is a big stir up with the university, adidas dropped the contract, and Nike is trying to come in and be affiliated with the school. This is all because Marcus "had" to have his Nikes. I understand his father is Mike, but it just angers me to see people in situations in which they abuse their power to get stupid, unneccesary things.
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