re: Jordan versus LeBron

6-0

The east back then>>>>>>the east now

Would have been 8-0 if he hadn't quit in his prime.

I hate MJ but he's the best ever

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His work ethic AT THE TIME w
has NO EQUAL.. He knew he was the best and worked harder than anyone else to be even better...

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But how do you know how hard he worked, and how hard he worked compared to anybody else? All that matters is how they perform, since we can objectively without they, and his work ethic would capture that.

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What I'm saying is beating Sacramento in the WCF was bigger than whoever they curb stomped that year in the finals

Like the sixers

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And that's exactly what the numbers show.

But as an apples to apples comparison, the 2009 Magic were the best team Kobe played in his 5 championships, based on SRS. It was also Kobe's best performance in the Finals.

So because he played his best, against the strongest completion, that "championship" series win should weight more than the other championship wins.

Going even further, the 2008 Celtics was the best team that he faced by far in the Finals. So despite losing the series, that finals performance may be better than a Championship when he played a lesser team and played worse.

I will admit, LeBron would have been the best rec league NBA player ever.

If I had to choose an NBA player for my rec league team, I'd choose LeBron.

Because, he'd be cool with everyone...and if we lost, so what?...he'd buy us a Heineken and want to get to know us after the game.

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The Lebron the last 3 years (including this one) is better than Jordan ever was. The years before that Jordan by far. Lebron went into freak the world mode the last couple of years and is playing efficient sound basketball when it counts most--playoffs--while although he lost to GS 2 years ago it wasn't without dominating in unprecedented fashion without 2 all-stars to boot (then came back and one the next year).

If they beat Golden State this year this question won't be asked every year anymore. I am one of the biggest Jordan fans you will ever hear.

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Jordan is better because LeBron couldn't have played in the physical NBA of the '80s and '90s.

It works both ways and you know that. MJ and Lebron fanboys are all annoying.