Marcus Jordan Won’t Wear Your Stinkin’ Adidas
Everything Else By Gotty™ on October 23, 2009 at 11:51 am
They could not have possibly believed this kid was going to wear anything but Jordan or Nike. But they recruited him anyway (and probably lied assured him he could wear whatever he chose) and now they have a stink brewing at the University of Central Florida, as young Marcus Jordan will not take the court wearing adidas.
The problem? The school has one of those lucrative endorsement contracts that schools often engage in that requires its athletes to only wear the three stripes. You know, one of those money-laden arrangements where the school profits heavily and coaches get a check, while the athletes spend a few nights per semester grubbing on Ramen noodles.
And, we all well know this is not just any child. This is Mike’s son. While he may not be his dad on the court, he’s still a part of one of UCF’s best recruiting classes. It’s also the same son who has been famously wearing his own colorful array of PE’s and samples for years now. The same kid whose dad and other Nike athletes refused to take the podium to accept their Olympic gold medals as members of the ‘92 Dream Team, until an agreement was met allowing them to drape the American flag over the adidas logo on their warmups.
You can say it’s horseshit, but this runs deeper than brand loyalty. It’s a family thing and the always competitive elder MJ likely harbors the same lingering disdain for adidas that fueled the fierce competition between the two sneaker companies throughout the 80’s and 90’s. Hatfields and McCoys it may not be, but there will probably never be any love lost between Phil Knight and the house Adi Dassler built. And it looks like it may continue for a few generations. Like another Mike told his brother Fredo, don’t ever take sides with anyone against the family.
Jordan’s Son Won’t Wear adidas Shoes For UCF [Sporting News]
Posted in Everything Else, GENERAL, Gear, SMOKE BREAK, Sports — Tags: Adidas, Jordan Brand, Marcus Jordan, Michael Jordan, Nike, University Of Central Florida
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I mean whadda ya gonna do? Just drape a Jordan logo over the stripes and K.I.M. I mean are you gonna change rules for this dude, cuz if you do….whoooo watch the insubordination come through like a flood (marcus’s that is)
Oh yeah, I just watched this Affion Crockett VH-1 Spoof. *dead*
http://realtalkny.uproxx.com/2009/10/topic/topic/comedy/affion-crocketts-vh1-hip-hop-honors-spoof/
yeah that honors spoof had me ROLLING!
he kept fixing his legs lol and kept saying “hes a bad motherfucker!”
for about five seconds you might forget that wasnt russ.
I don’t even know what to think of this shit. It’s so silly. I suppose if they made him a promise then they have to live up to it. If there’s a problem, they should release the kid. It’s all very silly though. The Asian sweatshop kid that makes both will tell you that the difference is minuscule.
That said, I only ball in full length air or full length shox. Too bad I worked at adidas, cause I still own free shit for days.
I get the chills hearing you say that.
I suppose if they made him a promise then they have to live up to it. If there’s a problem, they should release the kid. It’s all very silly though.
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1. Recruiters lie.
2. Even if they just release him, there’s eligibility issues.
The Asian sweatshop kid that makes both will tell you that the difference is minuscule.
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But the money lining Mikes pockets is immense. Jordan Brand should just sponsor the team and keep it moving.
UCF doesn’t understand that when Phil Knight bought Daddy Jordan, he owned all his kids as well. That’s how slave masters roll.
He could just get a pastie and tape that sh*t to the three stripes on the side of his kicks. I’m sure it’s allowed.
That’s how slave masters roll.
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At least one of the Jordan kids got in the news somehow…
Oh whatever this is so ridiculous. Just put the Jumpman logo with some of that good home depot duct tape on the shoe and play ball.
And in other news I didn’t know Gotty was up on emoticons.
I bet some of Marcus teammates wanna rock the J’s on the low..lol If that N was my teammate he’s get all his PEs jacked from him on a consistent basis!
The only reason why anyone would want to rock some Adidas on the court over Js or Nikes is money. Lesbihonest.
He should’ve just walked on at North Carolina anyway. How good is homey anyway?
This isn’t a fairness issue, or a common sense issue, or an “atheletes deserve to be paid” issue. It’s a contract. Adidas paid a lot of money and the schol guaranteed that their coaches and athletes would wear only Adidas gear at games. That’s it. You’re on that team, you wear that gear. Jordan should have looked into it because he signed his kid up there.
Besides that, he is getting a scholarship to get a free education. Part of what pays that scholarship is that Adidas endorsement deal. The fact that the kid could wipe his ass with the amount of money his scholarship costs, and not blink an eye is irrelevant.
And the NCAA could probably declare the kid ineligible if he refuses to wear one shoe-companies gear because of affiliations with another shoe-company. That sounds a lot like a private endorsement deal which would strip him of his amateur status.
Young boy can wear what he wants to in the leauge….now shut up and get there.
How about a compromise - give the kid a pair of Converse canvas sneakers and split the difference. Those were good enough for West, Havlicek, Russell, et al. Those shoes are still around, just passe in today’s NBA. And whatever became of USKeds? Good websites : remembertheaba.com and pistolpete23.com. Regards, MM