MJ said the benefits of the Olympics is to learn about the weakness of his teammates

[imnew09]

MJ was indeed in Lebrons situation for the first few years (unlike Magic/Bird/Kobe...) for only 3-4 years though.... then he got Pippen, Grant and saw the potential/growth in them, Pippen become the best teammate he ever had ever since.... by the time he was in his 7th year they won the championship.... so he thought hm.... the supporting cast grew for the better ever since until it became arguably the greatest team of all time....

Lebron in his 3rd-4th year had still Larry Hughes.... some years later got instead Mo Williams, that was his best teammate ever and would have stayed to be his best teammate ever if he would have decided to stay....

You get the point & the difference here? A player of that stature/caliber have all championships as a goal.... it doesnt need to instantly be a championship caliber cast, it can grow upon there, they are patient.... but they NEED to see the steps taken towards that goal, they NEED to see that the organization is working very hard towards that goal before the patience is gone........ Lebron didnt see that in his 7th year, he saw the opposite..... Jordan however did see everything and more.....

Stop riding on Lebron's d*** he took his talents to south beach.

[GimmeThat]

And that is what truly separates Jordan from Bron. Bron is a beast, but let's be honest.... Jordan was worlds better as a mentor and a player.

the style that Jordan has is that he does make a few players better than they would have been by simply just rubbing off on them by his competitive edge and ego.

Bron just gives you open looks, and the opportunity to play team-ball. Does playing more team-oriented basketball makes you a better basketball player? Go ask the coaches.

[deja vu]

Both >>>>> Kobe

This.