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Jordans best FG% for a season 53.9%
Right now Lebron is at 55.6%
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Jordans best FG% for a season 53.9%
Right now Lebron is at 55.6%
OP obviously mispelled the word in the thread le and instead wrote reign, he's really hugging those nuts and never letting go
fascinating observation
Jordan on a lot of rugged and mean big men in his era without lebrons size, strength and athleticism. and today's game is way different than back in the day... LBJ would wear down so much quicker had he played in the 90's.
What about every attribute besides scoring touch. Not that Lebron isn't a great scorer...
El, you're underestimating MJ. He will go down as the most athletically gifted player in all of sports. Along with the athleticism, he had a flawless game.
I just don't see another player surpassing MJ anytime soon. Dude had everything going his way tbh: Sponsors, Fans, Game, Clutchness, President Clinton, David Stern and the Refs. Ain't nobody goina top that.
He's 55/40/73% this year. Not too shabby. If he improves his FT shooting he'll literally be the perfect player.
I think if you take Lebron and the way he is playing now, and replace him with MJ (assuming Lebron will continue improving on his jumper and post game, the way MJ did), those Bulls teams still win all 6 of those championships.
But replace Lebron on that 06-07 Cavs team with MJ? I don't think they make the finals. That is where MJ's extreme compe ive fire may end up biting him in the butt. Somehow, Lebron's ability to score at will, but also keep his teammates confidence levels high by keeping them involved is what got them there. I believe MJ wouldn't have been able to deal with their inep ude.
I think getting that trash Cavaliers team to the finals is one of the most impressive feats I have ever seen by a team leader.
This is when things get annoying about MJ. He wasn't flawless by any means. Fantastic, and the best player ever. But his status as GOAT is not untouchable like people try to act. He had an incredibly balanced team, a superstar that almost perfectly complimented him, and had his fair share of failures during several of his best years, before winning championships.
bull ing
everyone still handchecks
its as stupid as people saying "but you can play zone today" because people found ways to play zone back when it was a violation
Seriously, what kind of got is that to say Lebron will surpass Jordan and Kobe. Duncan for sure because he will be forgotten unanimously outside of SA spurs fans TBH
With Wade playing through injuries, Lebron's le run required him to play the primary scoring role, the defensive anchor role AND co-coach with Wade, tbh..
Jordan was a primary scorer, he allowed Pippen to defend the elite wing on the opposing team(although the 90s barely had any decent wings
Again, their leadership should be factored into the equation..Jordan was a piece of teammate that was lucky to have Phil Jackson managing the morale of the team..Lebron is the ideal teammate that everybody loves..
Lebron grew up without a father and dealt with a crack fiend mother..Jordan was lucky enough to grow up with a good father, yet he allowed him to die for his own personal demons..every fan boy can talk about Jordan's "fire and will", but Lebron clearly has more character and has dealt with more adversity, tbh..
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LeBron has missed 10 shots in his last 12-1/2 quarters. Carmelo missed 13 tonight.
We live in an era where Lebron was crucified for The Donation special, while guys that essentially killed their father, and guys that rape and snitch are celebrated
If prime MJ played today he would on everybody including LeBron
For sake, he had a 53 pt game at age 40
His post game has improved and so has his jumper. The guy is laying the foundation to his game that will allow him to still be dominate once he loses a step.
Exactly Stretch.
I know MJ was a bball God in a time when many of you were kids ... but the canonization of MJ borders on the ridiculous. Maybe MJ is better than Lebron I still said he was GOAT but the MJ would on James rhetoric ischildish banter. The gap between the two is shrinking and when you watch JAmes develop the other parts of his game you can argue there are parts of Lebron's that has surpassed MJ.
Also I know the MVP award is hore ... but if voting isdone fairly Lebron wins again this year and will probably pull off the MVP/Finals MVP in backtoback years ...something many posters on here seem to give so much credence to.
GOAT
if he played today, there are better wing players today at his position for hiim to go up against
now back in the 90s, the so called jordan stoppers were all fkn scrubs who never or know to be defensive stoppers or appear on any defensive teams...
jordan is the most overrated and over glorify nba player who benefit from NIKE, and slow motion technology...
I want to address the bull in your post I will discuss the basketball later...
With Wade playing through injuries, Lebron's le run required him to play the primary scoring role, the defensive anchor role AND co-coach with Wade, tbh..
Jordan was a primary scorer, he allowed Pippen to defend the elite wing on the opposing team(although the 90s barely had any decent wings
Again, their leadership should be factored into the equation..Jordan was a piece of teammate that was lucky to have Phil Jackson managing the morale of the team..Lebron is the ideal teammate that everybody loves..
Lebron grew up without a father and dealt with a crack fiend mother..Jordan was lucky enough to grow up with a good father, yet he allowed him to die for his own personal demons..every fan boy can talk about Jordan's "fire and will", but Lebron clearly has more character and has dealt with more adversity, tbh..
Phil only won in Chi because of MJ but what does it matter Bron has never and won't ever win without Pat Riley...see how stupid your view is? Especially since Pat didn't win anything until he brought Bron to Mia.
I for one could give a about how Lebron grew up...it won't change the fact that Lebron doesn't have the skill to stay in front of a prime MJ or Kobe. Maybe for a play or two but they would have attacked him mercilessly and what would Bron have done? We're talking players that has dropped 60 on people with ease. Let's put it this way Bron would foul out faster trying to guard these guys vs them trying to guard him. Bron only plays defense against PG's when a real player attacks him he routinely backs off. He would stand a chance against MJ and Kobe's agressive and psychotic desire to win ...Bron just isn't wired that way...
this is ignorance...bron is a better defender today compared to back then when he was a cavs...he is probably better defender then the wing defenders last few years...to say he cant keep up or contain kobe/mj is stupid, at best they be trading baskets, then how come the same logic cant be said the other way around? kobe/jordan defending lebon
You don't reason very well do you?
I said it would be easier for them to guard him vs the other way around...let me school you..see if you can keep up cuz imma go real fast here....
like Kobe said a few yrs back "I'd beat Lebron one on one in my sleep." - Kobe - and what's funny about that is Lebron never denied it
Lebron just learned how to handle pressure...he just learned how to start taking the last shot when it counts...do you forget how just a year ago he refused to shoot when the game was on the line...ohh how quickly we forget...
this is pretty much how it would have routinely gone during Kobe's prime if Lebron was guarding him...again Lebron got burned by Kobe so what does he do on the last play..he ask's Tayshawn to guard Kobe...no way he could have kept up with a prime MJ or Kobe he would have simply given up...and MJ would have ripped his ass a new one way worse than Kobe would have....
Prime example --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l0AhR-LEfg
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