Michael Jordan is arguably the best basketball player of all time. He ranks first in points per game, is third on the all-time scoring list, was a five-time MVP, won six championships and the Finals MVP each time. His achievements as a basketball player are unmatched and his legend even surpasses his on the court achievements. But Jordan’s on the court success hasn’t translated to the front office. In two-plus years as the Bobcats “Managing Member of Basketball Operations,” the Bobcats are 78-121. For perspective, during the 1995-1996 season, Jordan led the Bulls to an NBA record 72 wins, and if you include the playoffs, they won 87 games that season.

The Bobcats have been horrible, which has yielded high draft picks, but so far they have received little in return for their choices. In 2006, they selected Adam Morrison 3rd overall. Morrison was picked ahead of such players as Brandon Roy, Rudy Gay, and Rajon Rondo. This season Morrison has started just once and is averaging five points per game. And don’t forget that Jordan was responsible for the Wizards pick of Kwame Brown, who is widely considered one of the biggest draft mistakes ever. (Of course the biggest is when the Blazers picked Sam Bowie over Michael Jordan in 1984.)

But despite all of Jordan’s poor decisions, he still can have a lot of worth to a franchise. He is still the most recognizable athlete on the planet and just his presence could improve things in Charlotte. But Jordan is barely in attendance and refuses to be involved in the team’s marketing campaigns.

Larry Brown has said he only took over as coach of the Bobcats this season because of Jordan. But now Jordan has all but abandoned the team taking trips to Dubai and elsewhere. It’s time Jordan gets some flak for his poor decisions and seeming lack of interest in the Bobcats franchise, in which he has the second largest stake to owner Robert Johnson. The Bobcats have the second-worst record in the East, and it’s time Jordan takes some blame for this mess.

-- Robbie Gillies