re: LeBron James and MJ at 31 years young

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Using seasons played makes absolutely no sense. Age is the numbrr 1 issue that drives retirement and the end of a career. So using that as a checkpoint makes the most sense. Also, using LeBrons seasons at the age of 18-20 against him is nonsense. Those years are development years just like MJs college years were.

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Ability to play the game is the #1 issue that drives retirement. That is often caused by age but it is often other things as well. Lots of 25 year olds are out of the NBA cause they aren't good enough.

If Jordan came out in 1982 instead of 84 who is to say he wouldn't have been a late first rounder and gone to the Lakers or Celtics and won 2 more as a role player? It's kind of insane how hard people try in this debate

Using NBA seasons, playing against NBA players, is the best checkpoint.

you probably count Ichiro's hits in Japan too