re: No way in hell will this be taken seriously

There has been nobody that transformed a club like Bird right away. Not even Magic, nor Jordan.

Jordan ended up being the Goat because as Bird said you have to go by championships. But LeBron didn't have it any harder. Birds Celtics sucked.

I think most GMs, taking history, take Bird first over anyone. That's just the facts. Its history. And you can only be compared to how you impacted your era.