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Better player, Michael Jordan or LeBron James?


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Amazing post.....leave the poll open but we can just close any further Comments.

Although if anyone can post one of those awesome youtube vids of like 5minutes of MJ slamming and jamming versus three or four white guys who can't get their feet set and just wave as he goes by I would be very happy

No but I can post a bunch of videos of MJ burning a bunch of white AND black guys that under those old rules needed to take a guy's head off before a foul was called never mind a flagrant. What does Lebron do in those scenarios in big games when double teamed or schemed against? He delegates to roles players, kicks it out and when they can't make a shot he whines about not enough help. Needs megastars like Kyrie Irving, Love and Wade and so on. Whereas Jordan still found ways to take a game over.

Another thing about your comment regarding Jordan dunking while a bunch of whites guys watched...don't forget several of those white guys that couldn't jump 2 feet off the ground were on his team also. Yeah he had his sidekick Pippen but he made Pippen. Unlike established superstars like Wade, Kyrie, Love etc.

Jordan is better than Lebron. One thing that isn't up for debate is Michael Air Jordan has the killer instinct so does Kobe the black mamba Bryant. Lebron is mentally weak and doesn't put any fear in opponents.
 
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you cannot compare different eras for obvious reasons, different rules, training, nutrition, etc etc... Funny how the same flawed argument goes, "now a days players would destroy yesterday's player, because of the training, nutrition, coaching etc etc" this flawed argument is based on the huge assumption that yesterday's player would not use the same training, nutrition and coaching that today's players use! It's like comparing a cyclist from 40 years ago, using the same training, nutrition, coaching and bike from yesteryear to a modern cyclist. When this comparison is made, the debater often says "well of course they have to have access to the same bike" well then of course they have to have access to the same nutrition, coaching and training etc etc. That being said let's look at the numbers

times leading the league in scoring

jordan 10 (greatest scorer ever)
lebron 1

first team all defensive team

jordan 9 (tied for greatest defender ever)
lebron 5

so you have the greatest scorer ever and the greatest defender ever in the same body! How can you argue that he is not the greatest ever? Scores the most, defends the best. What else is he supposed to do to prove he's the best ever?


preach brother!
 

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This poll is much more like it. In 5 years it will be dead even. In 10 years Lebron will be known as the GOAT
 
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This poll is much more like it. In 5 years it will be dead even. In 10 years Lebron will be known as the GOAT

Lol. Again you prove your limited knowledge of sports. In 10 years he will be even LESS in the debate for being the GOAT because many lemmings are living in the moment and forgot all about Kobe and Jordan and Magic etc.

Also doesn't help that the dumbass Lebron is self promoting himself as the GOAT these days and has a huge social media following of lemmings. I wonder why he has to say he's the GOAT? I guess he couldn't win 6 championships with ONE team so he's resorting to his usual bitchmade mind games and declaring himself the GOAT to get underneath people's skins. He's no GOAT. Deep down inside even he knows Jordan would tear his heart out and chew on it and spit it out. Lol.
 

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People live in the moment.

As the years & decades pass, memories fade & they forget how dominant he was.

His array of moves is/was beyond compare.

Most beautiful in my opinion being the post up which could turn into a jumper, fadeaway, or turn & drive..
agree. I don't think it's close because of the mental makeup of the two.
 

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This says it all and it's funny.



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This poll is much more like it. In 5 years it will be dead even. In 10 years Lebron will be known as the GOAT

If LeBron can win a couple rings in LA, I think he will be cemented as the GOAT.

From a pure basketball ability perspective, I don't think there's a question that LeBron is better than MJ. LeBron coasts more on defense and doesn't convert on the foul line as well, but other than that he is pretty much better than MJ at everything. He's going to finish his career with more assists than Magic Johnson and more rebounds than Kareem.

One could argue that LeBron's greatest skill is his passing ability/court vision. You could make the case he is the best passer in the NBA. Yet even though he's a pass-first player, he's STILL about as good of a scorer as MJ.

His well-roundedness and ability to impact a game is greater than anything we've ever seen in this sport. Look at what has happened to my Cavaliers since LeBron left...look at the shit he has to play with over his career. He turns bottom-feeders into championship contenders. MJ never did that.
 
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If LeBron can win a couple rings in LA, I think he will be cemented as the GOAT.

From a pure basketball ability perspective, I don't think there's a question that LeBron is better than MJ. LeBron coasts more on defense and doesn't convert on the foul line as well, but other than that he is pretty much better than MJ at everything. He's going to finish his career with more assists than Magic Johnson and more rebounds than Kareem.

One could argue that LeBron's greatest skill is his passing ability/court vision. You could make the case he is the best passer in the NBA. Yet even though he's a pass-first player, he's STILL about as good of a scorer as MJ.

His well-roundedness and ability to impact a game is greater than anything we've ever seen in this sport. Look at what has happened to my Cavaliers since LeBron left...look at the shit he has to play with over his career. He turns bottom-feeders into championship contenders. MJ never did that.


Right. Lebron did all that himself. He made teams contenders because he got to the finals (and lost many of them) playing in a weakass Eastern conference.

Lebron made teams contenders? When he ever make a team a contender without bonafide established megastars like Wade, Love, Irving, even guys like Bosh, Ray Allen etc? A BUNCH of help. Give me a break about him turning teams into contenders. All I've ever heard from that clown is I need more help and even when he got it he couldn't deliver and whined.

The fact that you said there's no question about it shows you can't be taken seriously. I believe Jordan is better but at the very least it's a debate when hall of famers and other analysts etc are arguing over it. Guys that know more about it than us.

No question...Lol. Give me a break.

The shit he had to play with? Aside from that impressive effort taking that early Cavs team to the finals (and getting swept) he's had nothing but mega stars playing with him and wicked role players.
 

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Right. Lebron did all that himself. He made teams contenders because he got to the finals (and lost many of them) playing in a weakass Eastern conference.

Lebron made teams contenders? When he ever make a team a contender without bonafide established megastars like Wade, Love, Irving, even guys like Bosh, Ray Allen etc? A BUNCH of help. Give me a break about him turning teams into contenders. All I've ever heard from that clown is I need more help and even when he got it he couldn't deliver and whined.

The fact that you said there's no question about it shows you can't be taken seriously. I believe Jordan is better but at the very least it's a debate when hall of famers and other analysts etc are arguing over it. Guys that know more about it than us.

No question...Lol. Give me a break.

What was Cleveland like after LeBron left the first time? They had a star in Kyrie the years before he came back in that "weak" Eastern Conference, and still couldn't make the playoffs. Instantly brought them to the Finals four years in a row.

What happened to Miami after LeBron left? They became irrelevant

What's happened to Cleveland now? They're one of the worst teams in the league.

Remember when MJ took a break? They still almost went to the Finals!


If I was LeBron, I'd probably complain about trash players not being able to hit open shots that LeBron single-handedly created for them....
 
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What was Cleveland like after LeBron left the first time? They had a star in Kyrie the years before he came back in that "weak" Eastern Conference, and still couldn't make the playoffs. Instantly brought them to the Finals four years in a row.

What happened to Miami after LeBron left? They became irrelevant

What's happened to Cleveland now? They're one of the worst teams in the league.

Remember when MJ took a break? They still almost went to the Finals!


If I was LeBron, I'd probably complain about trash players not being able to hit open shots that LeBron single-handedly created for them....

Wade won one for Miami don't forget that. Yeah look at Cleveland now. They lost Lebron AND Kyrie AND Love is injured. What's your point?

MJ made Pippen. I give credit for how great Pippen and the Bulls played but MJ made Pippen and those players better by dogging them and pushing them. Playing against the best in scrimmages will obviously make you better. Pippen knows that better than most.

You're going to completely ignore all the help Lebron needed from established superstars just to get to the finals and win only 3 of them? I mean bonafide superstars and excellent role players.
 
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Dude, it's Friday night. I've tried to teach basketball to many young kids that don't know basketball and why Jordan is better but most of them just don't want to learn. I'm out.

I'll check back later but you have to concede that it's a debate. I believe Jordan is better but the fact that you say it isn't a debate is comical.

If anything, it can only be argued the other way around that it isn't a debate and Jordan is better.

Peace. I'll check back tomorrow. Maybe you will come up with better points.
 

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Wade won one for Miami don't forget that. Yeah look at Cleveland now. They lost Lebron AND Kyrie AND Love is injured. What's your point?

MJ made Pippen. I give credit for how great Pippen and the Bulls played but MJ made Pippen and those players better by dogging them and pushing them. Playing against the best in scrimmages will obviously make you better. Pippen knows that better than most.

You're going to completely ignore all the help Lebron needed from established superstars just to get to the finals and win only 3 of them? I mean bonafide superstars and excellent role players.

Bonafide superstars? You think the Miami version of Chris Bosh and Cleveland version of Kevin Love were SUPERstars? Those guys didn't show up half the time in the finals. Chris Bosh had ZERO points in a Game 7, and LeBron still pulled it out for them. Wade and Kyrie were obviously closer, but even Wade was fading pretty hard the last 2-3 years of the Miami-LeBron era. Kyrie was definitely a stud, but to act like LeBron coming back didn't elevate his career is absurd. He was nowhere near the player he is now without LeBron.

And excellent role players? LOL. The guy was playing with someone who didn't know the score in a Finals game. LeBron was playing with absolute garbage last year, and STILL made the Finals.

Do you remember his first trip to the Finals. He was carrying ERIC SNOW and DONYELL MARSHALL, and turning those D-league players into starters in the NBA Finals. LeBron's teams fell off a cliff after he left, and they were instant Finals contenders when he was there.

He's about to make the Lakers a bonafide contender, despite being a poorly run organization in recent years and a shitty coach, without much help around him. LeBron has never had a first-class organization or tremendous coach to work with (Miami was better than Cleveland in this regard, but still not that good.)
 

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LeBron hid during the 4th quarter of every finals game against Dallas 2011. Wade was the league MVP a few years earlier. Heat were big favorites and LeBron blew the finals.
 
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I've yet to find one NBA player that says LeBitch is better than Jordan. Case closed.

I've yet to find on NBA player or sports commentator that agrees with LeBitch announcing that he's the GOAT, instead they're all
saying that he's being a bitch and disrespecting the game to say something so stupid.
 
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I've yet to find one NBA player that says LeBitch is better than Jordan. Case closed.

I've yet to find on NBA player or sports commentator that agrees with LeBitch announcing that he's the GOAT, instead they're all
saying that he's being a bitch and disrespecting the game to say something so stupid.

If you're the GOAT, you don't need to go around announcing it yourself like a fucking beeotch, you let everyone else say it
(like Jordan does)
 

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Whoever says lebron would beat Mike 1v1 a majority of the time, let alone at all, are on crack. Lebron has no heart, like the tin man from wizard of oz lol. Queen James
 

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