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Lebron isn’t MJ, but that’s ok. His legacy has been remarkable as well
Posted on 10/10/20 at 8:41 am
Posted on 10/10/20 at 8:41 am
You have to feel for Lebron in a sense that he has been compared to the greatest to ever do it since adolescence. When I was 17 I was smoking weed after school and eating Taco Bell, much less being compared to the greatest player of all time.
So maybe it should come as no surprise that mj set a standard to which no one could ever match. A sort of mythical deity in a sense. That every moment has to be perfect, that every shot has to be a winning one.
Take last night, another in a long string of examples in a growing sample size. Lebron gave up the ball in the game winning scenario in a closeout game of the finals. His team lost and it may just be a footnote in some sports almanac years from now but it was uncharacteristic for a Jordan-esq player. Looking back at some of the recent greats even Kobe comes to mind, no chance anyone but the mamba takes that shot. Same with Jordan in iconic scenarios we hold in such high regard.
Lebron will still go down as one of the best to ever play the game. A champion among the basketball Mount Rushmore who didn’t completely fold under the pressure of being compared to mj. But maybe the comparison needs to stop. He will never be Jordan, but he has created his own special legacy that will live in basketball lore forever.
-Winston Cup,
Contributing Editor,
TigerDroppings LLC
So maybe it should come as no surprise that mj set a standard to which no one could ever match. A sort of mythical deity in a sense. That every moment has to be perfect, that every shot has to be a winning one.
Take last night, another in a long string of examples in a growing sample size. Lebron gave up the ball in the game winning scenario in a closeout game of the finals. His team lost and it may just be a footnote in some sports almanac years from now but it was uncharacteristic for a Jordan-esq player. Looking back at some of the recent greats even Kobe comes to mind, no chance anyone but the mamba takes that shot. Same with Jordan in iconic scenarios we hold in such high regard.
Lebron will still go down as one of the best to ever play the game. A champion among the basketball Mount Rushmore who didn’t completely fold under the pressure of being compared to mj. But maybe the comparison needs to stop. He will never be Jordan, but he has created his own special legacy that will live in basketball lore forever.
-Winston Cup,
Contributing Editor,
TigerDroppings LLC
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Posted on 10/10/20 at 8:42 am to Winston Cup
The Chinese love him
Posted on 10/10/20 at 8:44 am to Winston Cup
LeBrons legacy is that he destroyed the NBA
This post was edited on 10/10/20 at 8:45 am
Posted on 10/10/20 at 8:46 am to Winston Cup
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Same with Jordan in iconic scenarios we hold in such high regard.
Sure if you go by the exaggerated folktale of Jordan that has been developed through decades of selective nostalgic memories.
Or you can go off what actually happened - and Jordan made the same kind of plays where he passed to guys like Paxson/Kerr etc for GW shots in the playoffs and finals.
This post was edited on 10/10/20 at 8:49 am
Posted on 10/10/20 at 8:48 am to Winston Cup
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-Winston Cup,
Contributing Editor,
TigerDroppings LLC
Posted on 10/10/20 at 8:49 am to Winston Cup
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Looking back at some of the recent greats even Kobe comes to mind, no chance anyone but the mamba takes that shot. Same with Jordan in iconic scenarios we hold in such high regard.
Except that Jordan dished the game winning shot in two of six championships (Paxton, 1993 and Kerr, 1997)
But your overall premise is accurate. Jordan was a killer. And he refused to let his teams lose.
Posted on 10/10/20 at 8:50 am to Tigerfan56
You could say similar about Lebron deferring to Bosh or Ray Allen in his time at Miami as well
Posted on 10/10/20 at 8:53 am to Antonio Moss
quote:yet he lost many times, including the game in which he had his career high in scoring.
Jordan was a killer. And he refused to let his teams lose.
Posted on 10/10/20 at 8:55 am to arcalades
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yet he lost many times
Never in the finals.
Posted on 10/10/20 at 8:55 am to Winston Cup
Kerr, Paxson, etc hit game winners in cases where mike didn’t take the last shot. Lebron made the correct play. You are right he will never pass mike, but it isn’t bc he passes to wide open teammates. He will never pass mike bc at both players peaks, Mike was pretty clearly the better player. Lebron has him on longevity, but that is in no small part due to his performance enhancer intake.
Posted on 10/10/20 at 8:58 am to Boomshockalocka
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Lebron has him on longevity
That’s a great point B, I forgot to note the load management in his time at Miami and second run in Cleveland. That he didn’t play the full 82 game schedule
Posted on 10/10/20 at 9:01 am to Boomshockalocka
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You are right he will never pass mike
He did that 10 years ago
Posted on 10/10/20 at 9:02 am to Winston Cup
He should finish the job this year. If he adds one more after that, I think he is 1 and 1A with MJ due to the championships in multiple cities and longevity. Also, at that point, I think he gets credit for the extra finals appearances. It's better to lose in the finals than earlier, but people on this board don't seem to understand that.
This post was edited on 10/10/20 at 9:04 am
Posted on 10/10/20 at 9:03 am to LSUPHILLY72
He didn’t and never will. No one has played the game of basketball better than mike at this peak. that makes him the greatest.
Posted on 10/10/20 at 9:13 am to Antonio Moss
quote:But he let his teams lose before the finals 10 times
Never in the finals.
Why did he do that?
This post was edited on 10/10/20 at 9:14 am
Posted on 10/10/20 at 9:26 am to Winston Cup
He’s a bitch
Posted on 10/10/20 at 9:35 am to SDVTiger
Only for snowflakes.
Posted on 10/10/20 at 9:36 am to lsupride87
Took time to make pippen a title worthy Rodman. Mike had to work
Him in practice for years. Bron didn’t have that same ability to make his teammates better. So he ran off to join the best super team he could find.
Him in practice for years. Bron didn’t have that same ability to make his teammates better. So he ran off to join the best super team he could find.
Posted on 10/10/20 at 9:46 am to Boomshockalocka
quote:He is about to win a title with a third separate franchise, with a third seperate head coach......All of those teammates weren’t winning shite until he showed up, and they instantly all went to not winning shite again when he left
Bron didn’t have that same ability to make his teammates better.
MJ may have been better than lebron, but no individual in any team sports history has proven they can bring tittles to multiple places like Lebron
Posted on 10/10/20 at 9:50 am to Winston Cup
Lebron can swallow my username
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