What y'all have to note is that MJ was a two-guard and LeBron is a forward in the mold of a Magic Johnson. Given his rebounding prowess and better jump-shooting I'd say he's more like Bird.
Magic needed the parts around, like LeBron got. Bird too. MJ did not have the parts that those Celtics and Lakers teams had or what LeBron got with the Big 3. MJ had a gerowing star in Scottie Pippen and bit players. Grant and Kucoch rose to the level at times.
So when I speak of carrying a team, MJ had to do more of that with his scoring and drawing defenders and kicking out. LeBron works more with sets in his passing. MJ had more freedom with the triangle.
What we can debate ad nauseum is who had the killer intangible, and if you poll people 9 out of 10 will say MJ. The man was an assassin.
BTWI rooted for LeBron when he first came into the league because of Kobe's cocky attitude and his sexual assault issue. It was when the ?Heat was microwaved under Pat Riley and he made that immature not 1, not 2....statement and the whole ESPN setup that I began to look more at his intangibles and how he looked lost under adversity. Even when MJ's teams were losing to the Bad Boys he never looked lost or befuddled. He was always going down with his guns ablaze. That's the kind of intangibles Ii speak of. LeBron needs a Big 3. MJ couldn't care less.
You are talking pure unadulterated crap. First of all Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen is considered to be one of the best small forwards who ever played the game and Horace Grant was one of the best rebounding forwards of his time who could give you double digit points every night. So keep that bullshit that Jordan didn't have anyone to yourself. I've been watching and playing basketball forever so I know the game inside out. Jordan did not will any teams to anything before he got Pippen and Grant. Besides that, how can you tell that he was the one doing the willing and not Phil Jackson? After all, we know what a great coach and master motivator he is.
Enough already about who is greater than who. There is no way to definitively measure and come to a conclusion. It's all subjective and you're comparing players from different eras. Just acknowledge that LeBron is great as is Kobe, Magic, Bird, Jordan and many others.
Here is what I posted on another thread earlier in case you missed it. I'm not able to address your bullshit all over again -
Enough of the bullshit that LeBron does not have killer instinct like Jordan. First of all, you're trying to compare players of two different eras and there are tons of variables that you cannot account for. It's a useless comparison. LeBron is one the greatest players of his time as MJ was. LeBron has the highest scoring average of any player in basketball history in potential playoff elimination games. That alone is clutch and killer instinct. When the chips are on the line, he delivers. As for comparing rings, it's useless because basketball is a team sport. Jordan did not win any rings on his own. He was scoring 50 points a night in his early career and they didn't win shit. It was only when they got top flight players and a coach that they started to win championships. There are many hall of fame players who had outstanding careers and who have little or no rings because they had no team. Rings are not won by individuals but by teams. As for your crap that Jordan can will a team better than LeBron. It is just that, CRAP. Jordan was a ball hogger most of his early career, scoring highly every night and still he couldn't will a team to do anything. Like I said before, you can only win championships with a great team and a great coach. Jordan couldn't do it on his own and LeBron certainly cannot do it either. I heard LeBron say something sometime during the playoffs. He said that his critics give him the motivation to work harder and make himself a better player. The Hate being spewed against him makes him better and better ever year, so carry on with your BS, it will only make him a lot better. And enough already with the Jordan comparisons. They are both great players in their own rights. When you are trying to decide who is the greatest, there is no way to accurately compare who is a better player so give it up and acknowledge that LeBron is a great player.
. Look at yuh language...eh eh....crap and bullshit.
