MJ. vs. LeBron, this debate plagued the first half of the NBA season, and it’s one of the more pointless topics. It’s because it’s not interesting; these are two of the best basketball players to step on the court. It’s pointless because of the timing.
Right now, it’s not an argument, Jordan has six rings and six finals MVPs LeBron has one of each, but at this time in his career MJ only had 1\one of each. That cannot be taken to heavily of course because it would be unfair to assume LeBron can go on to do what Jordan did from this point.
I have formed my own own opinon on the argument LeBron is better. Jordan is greater. Any time I say this, people look at me like I’m a moron, but I stand by it. I feel like LBJ can do more things on the court. He is six eight, allowing him to guard anybody on the court, with the handles and passing skills of a point guard. Nobody since Magic Johnson has had that type of ball skills with that kind of size, but LeBron is stronger than Johnson and a more capable defender and scorer.
But greatness is different; greatness is the last second shot against the Jazz in Game 6, or the free throw line dunk. Greatness is the was the intensity that MJ brought to the court almost as to let his opponents know what he was going to do. Jordan embodied greatness, and revolutionized the game of basketball.
To say LeBron doesn’t have a shot at being as great as Jordan you have to be a die hard Chicago/Jordan fan or a maybe a Cleveland fan. But either way it’s undeniable, it could happen. As much as some people hate to admit it, it could happen.
Phil Jackson, Jordan’s long time coach, who also coached Kobe Bryant, knows a thing or two about great players considering he as coached two of the greatest ever and he said LeBron had the tools to be better than Jordan. If that’s not a valid source I don’t know what is.
In the end, this whole debate is in vain. LeBron could blow his knee out tomorrow and never touch the court again or he could contuinue what he is doing and become greater than Jordan. Either way this is an argument for the future. In 10 years, when we can look back at their full bodies of work, that’s when it’s time for the debate, but for now, we should listen to the player who is still playing. James said “I’m not MJ, LJ” and we should stop comparing him to Jordan and let him be just that.
