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Posted by buzz on 2013-02-13 00:21:31

In Reply to: LeBron = better athlete/dominant performer...Jordan= better scorer/winner... I love Lebron though. posted by whack jack on 2013-02-13 00:05:59

...he had killer go-to move in his fallaway.

LeBron is equal or better in pretty much every other area, including dunking.

I just think people have a mythologized view of the guy. In the games I watched, it was a free throw parade vs the Knicks in crunch time, rather than Jordan hitting big shots for the most part.

Also, Jordan would have been equally hated on the internet in the first half of his career. He was an entertaining sideshow, but more on a Nique level than a Bird/Magic level. Win a couple, everyone swinging from your balls, even if you didn't change as a player. Seeing the same shift with LeBron right now, in fact.

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LeBron > Jordan - buzz 2013-02-12 23:47:42 (153 views)

Name those areas and we can talk. - Earl j. Slick 2013-02-13 08:48:02 (15 views)

Court vision, passing, rebounding, interior defense, 3-point shooting - buzz 2013-02-13 12:09:45 (22 views)

I think you're right. - gsfanatic1 2013-02-13 07:20:02 (22 views)

no. todays nba has 75% less contact. softest the game ever been. - mullyasadanoguac 2013-02-13 05:45:19 (40 views)

Jordan made basketball beautiful. Totally different players. - Fred (departed) 2013-02-13 03:45:12 (24 views)

I tend to agree - gellibeans 2013-02-13 01:54:07 (50 views)

Jordan was more competitive than LeBron - willy d 2013-02-13 01:05:31 (64 views)

Does Kobe want to win more than Nash? - buzz 2013-02-13 01:13:41 (60 views)

There's no way to justifiably discount a 72 win season - whack jack 2013-02-13 01:44:47 (23 views)

I'm not saying the Bulls or Jordan weren't great, my problem in this thread is that I know hoops - buzz 2013-02-13 01:46:56 (77 views)

right...Jordan is a complete asshole, Lebron is a sweet guy. Makes a difference on the battlefield. - whack jack 2013-02-13 01:10:59 (29 views)

ha, yea with the asshole persona, LBJ couldn't pull it off against the Mavs - raiderjohn 2013-02-13 12:55:27 (13 views)

Every generation improves physically ... - JetLife 2013-02-13 00:28:01 (59 views)

I don't see any Wilt's, Admiral's, Alonzo's, Shaq's or even Mutumbo's etc in the league - Warriors in 2014 2013-02-13 08:21:24 (28 views)

It isn't genetic as much as dietary (including peds) - 9finga 2013-02-13 03:37:29 (18 views)

Actually, physically yes, but in terms of in game physicals, No. Nowadays, a simply poke is a foul. - endlessraine 2013-02-13 00:34:13 (23 views)

Couldn't be more incorrect to say or even imply that LeBron gets more calls than Jordan - buzz 2013-02-13 00:48:55 (50 views)

basically what I was lazily getting at immediately below. - altamont 2013-02-13 00:30:12 (20 views)

AP > Sweetness. - altamont 2013-02-13 00:15:12 (62 views)

Depends on the conversation - buzz 2013-02-13 00:51:10 (46 views)

LeBron = better athlete/dominant performer...Jordan= better scorer/winner... I love Lebron though. - whack jack 2013-02-13 00:05:59 (28 views)

The only real good argument I heard for Jordan in these threads was that... - buzz 2013-02-13 00:21:31 (85 views)

I'm not so old. I only really saw Jordan from the early 90's onward. - whack jack 2013-02-13 01:06:02 (43 views)

what defies an Athlete for you? - endlessraine 2013-02-13 00:13:04 (22 views)

the same as everyone else...jumping, running, power, quickness...physical traits - whack jack 2013-02-13 01:07:37 (22 views)

Real Question: Karl Malone or Lebron James? Imagine mailman in this era of basketball. - endlessraine 2013-02-13 00:04:38 (29 views)

This is a down year, but you honestly think the 90s weren't as well? - buzz 2013-02-13 00:10:11 (30 views)

I duno. Something about the 90s gives me a feeling that it was more physical. Everyone were more - endlessraine 2013-02-13 00:12:26 (46 views)

They are the same size, but Lebron can play 4 positions. - whack jack 2013-02-13 00:06:39 (25 views)

crazy skills.. - The prodigy 2013-02-13 00:08:07 (19 views)

Bill Lambeer & Charles Oakley would barrage him with hard fouls. - The prodigy 2013-02-13 00:00:39 (30 views)

Pippen would shut down Lebron twice as much as Marion made him look foolish in finals - Warriors in 2014 2013-02-13 00:00:38 (54 views)

Team defenses are far superior now - buzz 2013-02-13 00:14:23 (56 views)

Jordan would've beat him... that's gotta count for something. - willy d 2013-02-12 23:59:23 (28 views)

Who was younger when they won their first? - buzz 2013-02-13 00:25:45 (47 views)

It's just a different approach to the question - willy d 2013-02-13 10:48:11 (21 views)

Except defense and offense. - lawless foo 2013-02-12 23:56:49 (21 views)

Nobody took over a game like Jordan - Faceless 2013-02-12 23:49:49 (23 views)

MJ > everyone. Just the face that he carries an aura like no other. - endlessraine 2013-02-12 23:51:33 (26 views)

In Nike ads - buzz 2013-02-13 00:23:10 (27 views)

Or the time when he played against other countries and the opposing team stopped and trying to take - endlessraine 2013-02-13 00:35:25 (37 views)

you're too young to know MJ. - endlessraine 2013-02-12 23:48:51 (22 views)

I was watching title teams before he was drafted - buzz 2013-02-13 00:06:01 (68 views)

No other good teams??? - Israeli warriors 2013-02-13 00:57:01 (53 views)

Wow - buzz 2013-02-13 01:43:31 (51 views)

Would you rather build a team around Lebron or MJ? - endlessraine 2013-02-13 00:18:42 (31 views)

What was his most impressive series win? - buzz 2013-02-13 00:22:17 (54 views)

All of the ones where he was a finesse basketball player in a football conference, lol - altamont 2013-02-13 00:29:24 (24 views)

He got a whistle any time someone looked at him, lol - buzz 2013-02-13 00:44:02 (22 views)

And Lebron went 5 games without a whistle. So yeah. - Nuck Chorris 2013-02-13 09:39:20 (12 views)

The one I remember the most was the cluth jumpshot while being sick. That was ill. - endlessraine 2013-02-13 00:28:45 (37 views)

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