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[s.fridley at comcast.net]

Well, I guess that's interesting - you don't know how big Jordan's kid is. 
If we don't know how big his kid is, let's offer him a scholarship and play him at center. The info is freely available, as are his stats and a lot of other information that should bear on one's thoughts as to whether or not to offer a kid a scholarship.

Yeah, the gene pool matters.  Tony Parker got most of the talent in his family, though TJ got some too.  If either Jordan son is anything like his father, it's a no-brainer.  So far the indications are that the elder son has mid-major potential.  

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: johnadeg at comcast.net
> I don't know how big Jordan's kid is but I doubt that he ever considered being a 
> jockey.  The gene pool has to count for  a lot.
> 
> John DeGroat
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: s.fridley at comcast.net
> > I love this list, but if some of you folks don't visit the Rivals.com NU 
> > basketball board, it's worth a stop.  We've been discussing BOTH Jordan sons 
> for 
> > quite some time there.
> > 
> > I'd say this one's a tough call.  Kid certainly doesn't NEED a scholarship, 
> but 
> > we all know everyone wants the personal recognition that comes with one.  I 
> > don't think it's ridiculous to dream over the hoped-for publicity that would  
> > possibly accompany a Jordan on the roster.  Heck, someone would even remember 
> > that Michael himself didn't make one of his high school teams and dream that 
> one 
> > of his sons would blossom into something special for NU.
> > 
> > That said, scholarships are precious.  Sure, we've blown some with offering 
> the 
> > wrong people - I won't mention any names and hope no one else feels the need 
> to 
> > - we probably would agree on who they were.  But the last position we need to 
> > offer right now is a guard.  The universal feeling is we need a big man, and 
> > plenty of worry over whether we'll be able to get a good one.  The need at 
> guard 
> > is way down the list by comparison.
> > 
> > 
> >  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > From: "Jonathan Hodges" <jonathanwhodges at gmail.com>
> > > I concur - why not give him a scholarship, plus it will save a few bucks on
> > > recruiting visits (e.g. Carmody heading over to the Balkans searching for
> > > players to fill out the scholarships).  PLUS when everyone inevitably calls
> > > for Carmody's head following another mediocre season, someone can always
> > > plead for Jordan to come in and coach.
> > > 
> > > In reality, though, I doubt this will happen.  I've only been an NU fan in
> > > the Carmody era which has been one of the most consistent eras in NU
> > > basketball (in terms of wins) and I'm already pessimistic, so take this as
> > > you will.
> > > 
> > > Jonathan
> > > 
> > > On 4/23/07, szeller at comcast.net <szeller at comcast.net> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I think if the basketball dept was really smart, they'd offer him a
> > > > scholarship even if he'd end up being the worst player on the team. We've
> > > > certainly given out schollies to some pretty useless players in the past, 
> so
> > > > what difference would it make in that regard? The positive would be 
> Michael
> > > > Jordan coming to games and likely to practices. Not only would it raise 
> the
> > > > profile of the program, it might do great things for recruiting -- kids
> > > > coming in would know they would have the chance to hang out with Michael
> > > > Jordan!
> > > > >From what I saw, his only schollie offer was from Davidson. A schollie
> > > > from NU would be very hard to refuse for many reasons, and certainly 
> better
> > > > than walking on at Illinois.
> > > > Scott Zeller
> > > > MD
> > > > Med '86
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