Lebron always, early on at least, came off to me as fake...or caring to much what others say...in an Alex Rodriguez sort of way. And then the Decision happened. My problem with the Decision was he was dubbed the "King", "King James"...and he went to another man's team to win. He could "abandoned" Cleveland and went to NY and I don't think my hatred would have grown because that would have been him being the "King" on the biggest stage on a team without a king. And the Jordan comparisons annoyed the shit out of me, because Lebron didn't have the killer instinct...like Jordan, or Kobe...or Westbrook now.
Regardless...he is a freak and a ridiculous basketball player and I think he's developed the killer instinct, but it's not on display as frequently as Jordan used it...and that annoys me, but I understand saving the body for when it matters. He's the most dominant player now and a more physically dominant player than Jordan, but I still don't think he's better than Jordan. My gauge is gun to my head, one guy to hit the shot or to lean on in the crunch...and I'm taking prime Jordan, over everybody everytime.
I want to like Lebron...but I think it's been too long now. Bob Ryan put it best: Jordan had to learn to share to win, Lebron had to learn to dominate to win. He's there now. Buuuttt...it's still Jordan in my mind. And I'll be rooting for the Warriors in the finals.