Agree with most of it except nobody who saw Jordan play would call him an "adequate if not good defender", he was a beast on defense. I don't know if any 6'6" player could defend LeBron well, but I had to pick one it'd be Jordan an in instant, especially the bulkier second 3peat MJ who was pretty nasty and would get in your head like no other. Jimmy Butler did OK on him this year and Jordan was a better defender than Jimmy Butler.
The thing about LBJ that gets people itchy to pull the GOAT trigger is that we have never seen anything like him. He's like Magic except faster, stronger and can score the ball better...that's a ton of "if". He simply hasn't been seen before. To ever see a player as unique again we'll need to see a guy with Shaq's build playing guard.
With Jordan we've had several recent players like Kobe and Wade have very similar games...just they aren't nearly as good at that same game. He's less unique...but it doesn't make him less lethal or less clutch.
