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NBA: Jordan vs Lebron
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Isn't LeBron more like Payton and Emmitt and Jordan more like Jim Brown and Sanders?
Some of Wilts stats are untouchable. I wish that 100 point game was on film.
Agree. Close call. I lean towards Kareem just because I think he had a more complete game.
MJ and Lebron can both be argued for 1A/1B - Saying Kobe was better than Lebron is laughable, Kobe wasn’t even the best player on his own TEAM for half his rings.
Payton was a relentless worker, flashy, master of getting tough yards, making others better, etc. and probably outperformed his natural abilities. I'd put MJ in that category.
I'd put Lebron in a category with Terrell Davis before the injury for performance. Did all sorts of crazy good things and I loved watching him run but his style is pretty vanilla (but still powerful).
**side note man it sucked that TD hurt his knee.
I honestly think Jordan would average 40+ points per game in today's NBA.
It's possible.
Lebron's greatness is that in my opinion, his best attribute is his playmaking/passing ability, and he's also going to be the leading scorer in NBA history. It would be like if Magic Johnson became the all time leading scorer.
Yup and won the other 2 with guys like Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum. How many does Lebron have without Dwade, Kyrie, or Anthony Davis?
I'd be curious with today's culture of social media and athletes using their sports to be platforms for causes and politics how MJ would of handled things. He for the most part stayed out of the fray on anything controversial when he was playing and I don't think he enjoyed too much media attention or questions. As someone else mentioned he was obsessed with winning and I don't think he really cared too much about what else was going on in the world during the season other than keeping his focus on winning the game in front of him.
I think right now LeBron is probably more of a polarizing personality than MJ was when he was playing. MJ came off a very likable and didn't want to do or say anything controversial that would hurt his brand. LeBron is very outspoken plus has switched teams multiple times while publicly lobbying for other superstars to join him which is something MJ never did. While they both are great players in their eras they both played the game and handled themselves very differently too.
I think right now LeBron is probably more of a polarizing personality than MJ was when he was playing. MJ came off a very likable and didn't want to do or say anything controversial that would hurt his brand. LeBron is very outspoken plus has switched teams multiple times while publicly lobbying for other superstars to join him which is something MJ never did. While they both are great players in their eras they both played the game and handled themselves very differently too.
How many does Jordan have without Pippen and later Rodman? Pippen almost took the Bulls to the finals the year MJ sat out.
Jordan would break Durant in half, both offensively and defensively, and mentally and physically.
Michael Jordan could not guard Kevin Durant. 7-0 on 6-6
Peak Bird was better than peak LeBron. Peak Bird was better than about everyone, including Jordan. But peak bird only lasted about 18 months.
