Some Suggestions For Michael Jordan

As a basketball fan, I root for a lot of bad NBA teams to find success. I like the Timberwolves, the Pacers, the Bobcats, the Wizards and the Kings. I want all those guy fighting for playoff spots and Championships. Obviously I want them to come in second behind the Celtics, but I would like to see better teams throughout the league, just to ensure the NBA as a whole is going strong. So, when news broke that Michael Jordan has a deal in place to buy the majority stake in the Bobcats, I was encouraged (curious to see who's money he is doing it with, but still encouraged). Jordan still has a very high profile among this core of players, enough pull to attract better free agents to Charlotte and enough stakes in the community that they should come out to support the team without fear of it moving away again. I just have a couple idea I would like Jordan to consider:

-Stop drafting players strictly because they're from UNC and Duke. Really, it was a smart business plan when this was an expansion franchise, but you've been around long enough that it just looks like you're too lazy to scout outside of North Carolina. Don't be afraid to take a better player with no ties to the area over a mediocre guy who went to school down the road.

-Two words: new uniforms. I'm not faulting Bob Johnson for naming the team after himself, cause that's probably what I would do with in that position. So, you don't need a new nickname, but the orange looks bad and the blue jerseys look too much like the Knicks. You want a jersey that people outside of the Carolinas would want to wear. Change up the colors. And don't go navy - you'll blend right in with Memphis, Atlanta and Utah, who's jerseys all look the same.

-Let basketball people make the decisions. The problem with older players is that they seem to hold onto the reps of people who were coming up when they were heading out the door. The latest rumor was that Jordan talked about going after Larry Hughes. Why? Larry wasn't that good when he had young legs. They're trending in the right direction in Charlotte, don't mess it up. Let the people who do this for a living do their thing, just popped in between golf outings a couple times a week because the most important thing Jordan can do is...

-Be around the team. We're talking about one of the greatest players ever. Like I said, he still has a lot of pull with today's players so they'll listen to him. This is a pretty young team in Charlotte with a good coach, but that Jordan seal of approval would do wonders for a young players confidence.

So, that's just a couple ideas to keep the Bobcats headed in the right direction. Now if we could only move Larry Bird out of the President's Box and into the Owner's Box we could start working on the Pacers.