The Chicago Bulls may have another number they should hang from the rafters - 17.
After all, the number 17 has been pretty significant for the most important player in franchise history (and among the most important in the NBA) - Michael Jordan. Jordan was born on the 17th of February. As a freshman at the University of North Carolina, Jordan hit the game winning shot over Georgetown in the 1982 NCAA Championship game - with 17 second left. He played 15 NBA seasons, as well as on 2 Olympic Gold Medal teams...15 +2 = 17. He was a 6'6" swingman who could play both the 2 and the 3 positions...6+6+2+3=17. He won 6 NBA Championships, was named Finals MVP 6 times, and NBA MVP 5 times...6+6+5= 17. All 6 of his NBA Championships came while wearing #23...take those 6 away from 23, and you're left with 17. He won the NBA scoring title 10 times, while winning it for 7 consecutive seasons...10+7=17. Throughout his career, he wore the numbers 23, 45, and 9...1 man, 77 numbers (23+45+9=77). He won his 1st NBA Championship in his 7th NBA season. After 17 years of marriage, Jordan and his wife divorced....oh wait, that's not a good thing.
And, now, 17 years after Jordan won his 1st NBA Championship, the Chicago Bulls have the first pick in the 2008 NBA Draft. They may have had only a 1.7% chance to win, but I'm sure they wouldn't have had it any other way.
After all, the number 17 has been pretty significant for the most important player in franchise history (and among the most important in the NBA) - Michael Jordan. Jordan was born on the 17th of February. As a freshman at the University of North Carolina, Jordan hit the game winning shot over Georgetown in the 1982 NCAA Championship game - with 17 second left. He played 15 NBA seasons, as well as on 2 Olympic Gold Medal teams...15 +2 = 17. He was a 6'6" swingman who could play both the 2 and the 3 positions...6+6+2+3=17. He won 6 NBA Championships, was named Finals MVP 6 times, and NBA MVP 5 times...6+6+5= 17. All 6 of his NBA Championships came while wearing #23...take those 6 away from 23, and you're left with 17. He won the NBA scoring title 10 times, while winning it for 7 consecutive seasons...10+7=17. Throughout his career, he wore the numbers 23, 45, and 9...1 man, 77 numbers (23+45+9=77). He won his 1st NBA Championship in his 7th NBA season. After 17 years of marriage, Jordan and his wife divorced....oh wait, that's not a good thing.
And, now, 17 years after Jordan won his 1st NBA Championship, the Chicago Bulls have the first pick in the 2008 NBA Draft. They may have had only a 1.7% chance to win, but I'm sure they wouldn't have had it any other way.
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