There will NEVER be another Michael Jordan

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Bullsh*t.

The media didn't create the MJ hype, MJ did. He was that good and that exciting that all the hype was warranted. Real recognize real. The world recognized MJ was the real deal. And he is still remembered accordingly. The medai can try to hype a lesser player and it wouldn't stick because people know what's up.

Yes and no. That was an era where it was ideal TO hype a player. Today there's more money being negative. It's a cultural change that's skewing reality. MJ was the greatest but good lord you couldn't not think MJ was the greatest anything ever when he was playing in the 90's. The hype was beyond even his greatness (which was absurd).

[dhsilv]

And that's mainly due to his style of play.

Let's face it, big men aren't nearly as marketable or exciting to the masses as perimeter players. What kid wants to do a sky hook or score 12 points on 40%(Russell)?

People confuse his exciting style for being the GOAT. LeBron has more impact than Jordan, but Jordan was skinnier and could relate to the common man a little more. That story about Jordan not making his high school basketball team really took off and inspired people. It added to the Jordan mythology.

With LeBron he's always been the best, and with that comes different expectations and perceptions.

Jordan wasn't even the number 1 pick after spending 3 years in High School under the greatest college coach ever... LeBron was astronomically ahead of every other prospect in the world as a 16 year old.

For whatever reason we like it when people come out of nowhere. What a story!

LeBron by being the most psychically adept specimen man has ever produced gets treated like a zoo animal instead of a human. Everybody wants him to do impossible stuff like lead Matthew Dellavadova and JR Smith to a championship against the best, and most healthy team in the league. Que? Meanwhile Jordan's Bulls were winning 60 games while he was embarrassing himself on a minor league baseball field. . . aha.

Jordan is a man. LeBron is a GOD.

That's the way we should perceive them. Because LeBron would beat Jordan in a fight to death, beat him in a marathon race, and be more skilled behind a weapon. (LeBrons dexterity is better than Jordans too, he'd be a better bow shooter, knife thrower, and a more reliable gunmen)

Everything about LeBron is better than Jordan. He's bigger, moves more efficiently, stronger, more hung, and is a way better team player with much more natural passing ability. Not only is he up there with Jordan in scoring, but he's up there with Magic in passing. While being the best and most versatile defender at his position.

LeBron's approach to the game, again, has Jordan beat. He approaches it the same way every single day. Eats a balanced diet, consumes little to no alcohol, no drugs, and does yoga, meditates, and treats his teammates with a fair and uplifting attitude and leads by example by showing up to practice every single day ready to work. Jordan was inconsistent, didn't eat the greatest diet, and wasn't as emotionally consistent as LeBron. Therefore leadership goes to LeBron.

Everything but team accomplishments are in LeBron's favor. Therefore, LeBron is GOAT.

Bartender, I'll have what he's having!

[dhsilv]

Trolling like this is why I can't take you seriously.


You fail to understand again that coming back to a high level sport after considerable time off and dominate like he used to is extremely difficult. Think about all the players who have attempted a comeback in this league? How have they faired? Many of them couldn't even make a roster.


"Lost his passion" translates to dominated, won 3 rings and bitchslapped the league into submission. What left did he have to prove when he decided to go play baseball?

Jordan wasn't weak minded bro. That crap won't wash here


You are trying to find something that just isn't there. Maybe you should look at your hero Lebron who likes to take vacations during the season.

Has anyone under 35 and coming off an all nba and all star season ever left before and then come back?

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Michael Jordan is the Babe Ruth of basketball.

Nah he's barry bonds!. Mikan or Wilt or Russel would be Ruth. Jordan is way head of the Ruth's and is much more a Bonds guy!