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RE: Where will LeBron play next year? A LeBron hater chimes in.
Prime Jordan vs Prime LeBron?
I honestly don't even like Michael Jordan. I was always a Scottie Pippen fan and yet I will take Jordan to win 99 out of 100 games.
They can both do it all. LeBron has the size. Jordan a bit faster/quicker and a better outside shooter. So I think it is a tie.
So it comes down to will and heart. There is no contest there.
I have never seen anything like Jordan. He was actually kind of insane. Losses killed him. His attitude was not healthy for him as a person... but as a player there is no one I would ever take over him.
Well for one Jordan was a worse outside shooter (career 32.7 % from downtown vs Lebrons 34.4%) and in a 5 on 5 Lebron is a way way way better passer than Jordan ever was.
I'd be curious to see how many of Jordan's were contested as opposed to LeBron's. And Jordan actually had to develop his 3 point shot as he was TERRIBLE his first 4 years. Either way, I will concede that I was wrong when I asserted flat out that Jordan was a better outside shooter.
So much of my argument is based on "the eye test" as opposed to metrics (especially since we can never really see 5 Jordans vs 5 Lebrons). In the end, I don't think LeBron would care enough to win... and that can't be measured or proven. So if anyone says he would care enough to win, I can't argue it lol.