Michael Jordan is STILL the Greatest in any Generation| THE ODD COUPLE 

I grew up watching Michael Jordan and became a fan of the NBA because of him and when he retired my love for the NBA was never the same. Still to this day folks are mesmerized when they are in his presence. He will forever be the 🐐 in my eyes.

MJ is still celebrated and always will be. 🐐

1:00 As a Millennial, I don't agree. Why do we get blamed for everything?? 🤣🤣 If I had to make an unscientific guess based on friends, colleagues and media members in my age group, I still think MJ would probably be the choice for GOAT amongst 60-70% of us. I was about 5 during the first 3 peat and almost a teenager during the Last Dance. So I have solid childhood memories of MJ's greatness. Which was only reaffirmed and immortalized as a teen and young adult through RU-vid, espn, etc. Now you want to talk Lebron groupies...Shannon and Nick Wright aren't millennials and they stomp harder for Lebron than Gen Z! Lol.

Y’all spoke straight facts this episode👏🏾

I think Wilt and MJ are the only 2 players to average 30 points per game in their careers.

NBA was way more physical in MJ era too

This is what I've been saying about Chris's biased agenda. He always used to claim to be a fan of Lebron. Well, the brutha just told on himself. Listen to what he said, quote, I "had" a good relationship with LeBron, past tense, not I "have" a good relationship with LeBron. I've been saying forever since LeBron stopped being interviewed and communicating with Chris, his glorification of LeBron has noticeably changed. Similar to Stephen A Smith, who, early in Lebron's career, had a good relationship with Lebron until he stopped giving him interviews. Chris used to defend LeBron all the time, so much that people used to call Chris a fanboy or Bronsexual, but he no longer has the same energy when Rob P or Bron hater Rob G tries to tear down Lebron on the regular. I knew I wasn't imagining shyt. Chris confirmed it when he said I "had"; translation, I used to have a good relationship with Lebron. Thank you Chris, for finally admitting the obvious.

Greatest Athlete Of All Time

11 full seasons 6-0 in the finals! And MJ played 82 games 8 time in 11 season and never under 78 games in all 11 of his full seasons with the bulls GOAT!!!

As a Suns fan, MJ is the only non-Sun player I ever followed. I would watch the Bulls just to see what he would do...🐐

Are we forgetting Chamberlain, he’s was one hell of a athlete

I wish Gilbert would join this show he would destroy some of these takes takes on the league back then, hand checking, etc…

Millennials grew up with Jordan. Maybe late millennials didn’t but there is less of them. It’s the next generation that was unaware of the 80s and 90s basketball.

18:25 this guy is the Wilt of calling in 💜 stats on top of stats what a call in

I will play weird devil advocate but the GOAT or at least the most dominant player compared to his competition was George Mikan. In terms of winning NBA wasnt the only main league then and across all of them he won 7 rings in 8 years, even in nba he lead lakers to first threepeat by being the best scorer, rebounder and having the best FG% in the league (Yea it wasnt good by todays standards but was phenomenal then)

Tim Duncan won 5 Titles, 3 Finals MVPs, and 2 MVPs during The Kobe Era.

Bron missed his chance to catch MJ by simply not winning 1 title in his first Cavs run. And not 3-peating with the heat. Those two things right there would of changed alot

The expansion team argument is a bit weird. If you look at nba records there have always been teams with trash records and teams with great records. There isn't any indication that the level of talent dropped dramatically when teams expanded. It's entirely possible that it just opened up more opportunities for skilled players to play. Bron missed the play offs his first 2 seasons when the east had 3 great teams and trash.

They want to hear from only LBJ supporters because LBJ supporters aren't talking about this. It's the MJ supporters that need to keep making points. The GOAT debate will be forever subjective now. 🤷🏾‍♂️

Michael Jordan will always be the greatest the goat 🐐 period!!!!!!

I always here about how people shoot better today which is true, but what about the better post game in the 90's

I'll never understand how someone will say LeBron is the most complete player. Points, assists, and rebounds are just that. LeBron consistently doesn't play defense and cherry pick boards. Jordan's offensive and defensive skill is vastly superior. Stats and video proves that

If I came from another planet and heard people talk about jordan I would think this man played by himself. Like no mention of having the greatest three point shooter in that era. No mention of having one of the greatest defenders of that era and arguably no mention on one of the greatest head coach or #2 which is pippin like wtf

This is why I hate sports gossip. How can you put Bill Russell and Wilt in the equation when the league was at its infancy and not established? There was limited teams to play with lil competition.

Going through the pistons and the Lakers man o man

LeBum fanboys reading this comment section MAD AF 😠😤😡 😥

Tim Duncan never get mentioned in these debates. He won more than LeBron and Kobe durring the 2000's. He went 5-1 in the finals and could be 6-0 if Coach Pop doesn't sub him out. Duncan had 50- winning seasons during his entire career. He is one of the best defenders ever. He won it all in 2003 almost alone and overcame the Shaq and Kobe Lakers in the same year. MJ LeBron Tim Duncan Kobe These are my top 4, in the exact order.

The scoring title argument is invalid, because i never heard ppl saying Kareem was the Goat🤷🏾‍♂️

Jordan spent nearly half of his career either missing the playoffs or losing in the first and second rounds of the playoffs.

To say mike dominated the league and not mention scottie n the bulls is insane

Jordan only played like 11 Seasons. Won 6 Championships in a ROW With the wizards doesnt' count at all. He said he was just there to see what it would be like to just play for fun like it's a pick up game, It was ceremonial and he didn't have an right index finger anymore. He said he was just playing for fun. No Right finger, away form the league for 3 years and said he was just there for the pick up games. He had no team either . Jordan played 11 Seasons only 6-0. 32 ppg DPOY every year basically. AMAZING PASSER AND PLAYMAKER. GREAT PERSON THAT MADE HIS TEAM BETTER

Lebron didn't dominate in his era. Curry has the same amount of championships as lebron. Also lebron permited a dynasty to form under his watch. The dynasty was the warriors. 😎

Russell is the greatest winner and Wilt can be the most dominant, although I would argue Shaq was as dominant and won more. But when you combine winning and individual accolades plus the fact that out of all the guys on the Goat discussion MJ is the smallest and dominated the Bigs era.. that’s what separates him from the rest. Russell, Wilt, Kareem, Magic Lebron, Bird, we’re all 6’9” or taller. Mike 6’6”, 215.. doesn’t matter how you slice it, there’s no equal.

As a life-long Chicago Bulls fan the only argument I can make against MJ as the GOAT is his early yrs with the Bulls. Jordan didn't win his 1st championship for 7 yrs. Everyone sees the winning game 5 shot against the Cavs to advance to the 2nd rd of the playoffs, but they didn't see how those CAV teams were kicking our asses during the regular season. Then there were those Celtics, Pistons, Hawks, Bucks, and Lakers teams who sent us fans in the stands leaving the old Chgo Stadium with the "L" look on our faces. It was a journey 7 yrs in the making. MJ is the GOAT in my eyes, but LeBron fans have every right to feel the same way.

Stephen Curry and teammates recruited Kevin Durant, correct? Flew to his home in the Hamptons to stop WHO from getting rings? Choices we make in life. Trying to say that Stephen Curry has as many rings as lebron in the LeBron era with LeBron playing 20+ years. Will hurt LeBron is wrong.!!!!They had to go get Kevin Durant. That choice killed any argument.

Man let it go. Old man yells out cloud= Rob Parker

That Dallas team was pretty good

Many of rhe advance analytics you hear Nick Wright brag about for Lebron, they actually favor Jordan in most of them. There's like 5 categories and Lebron leads in 2. The other 3 Jordan leads in. Per Jordan has the highest career per. Jordan's career steals are higher. The overall accumulated steals for Jordan is more. Lebron can probably get more only because he has played longer. But currently Jordan has more. Jordan's defense is better. Higher player defensive rating compared to Lebron. Yet most of that is rarely brought up. And often Lebron fanatics want to move on because they know those areas are not debates for Lebron.

MJ is the blueprint of basketball!!!!

MJ would never get booed at the Super Bowl. GOAT.

I’m a long time Celtics fan and over the years I’ve seen the best of both Jordan and Lebron. They’re two of the greatest players ever, but I don’t recall opposing teams and fans having the same sort of awe for Lebron that we all had for Jordan. If you were a fan when Jordan played and don’t just rely on statistics you’d know what I mean. After all, it was Jordan who raised the profile and popularity of the NBA in the entire world. If there were two competing teams with comparable levels of talent, and I had to pick one player to make a difference, I would pick Michael Jordan every time, without question!

Jordan really only played 13 seasons because in his second year, he missed almost the entire season due to a foot injury, and when he came back to retirement to play the last 17 games of the season. If you want to count them, fine. It does not change the fact that he achieved more than any player in history in less seasons. Lebron has played five more seasons than MJ and still trails him 400 plus steals which debunks the myth that Lebron is a better all around player. And Oh, he can palm the ball. Jordan has an NCAA title, 2 Slam dunk titles, 3 steals title, 1 Defensive player of the year title, 2 Three peats. Lebron has none of those. Good luck convincing people that Lebron has a better resume.

I died a little when Chris said Jordan had the league locked down lol. As a Cavs fan that was victimized by MJ constantly, I felt that.

When LeBron knew he couldn't catch MJ he along with espn tried to change the narrative by putting individual achievements ahead of team titles. Ruining the game just might be Lebrons greatest achievement.

MJ 🐐

MJ simply didn't care about being the best, just wanted to win as many as he can. that's what made him the legend.

Micheal Jordan is soo vastly ahead of LeBron James when it comes to greatest players & the goat,,I was alive & witnessed the MJ phenom that never "Ever Stopped"!!! Still till this very day if u wonder into the city of Chicago & speak anything foul about MJ u will have to fight your way off the plane & planet if possible lol !! Micheal Jordan was & still is the most loved & feared basketball athlete in sports history !!! Noo one believes that of LeBron James !!!!

Yeah I’m a millennial 😂 but wisdom will say praise the Lord Jesus for giving the gift that MJ has.

As long as there's video out there, Michael Jordan will always be viewed as the goat. The eyes..they never lie!

MJ a million years from now will still be the greatest basketball player of all time and athletes of all time

MJ did something you’ve never seen before in every game he played in.

MJ surpass GOAT status, Hes just simply a "Legend"

Chris you right, the unique combination of individual success and team success is MJ, I would also add that he truly did make his teammates better players by his ruthless demand for mental toughness. Tired of hearing about how LeBron makes his teammates better when all they really do is take tough shots and get blamed for losses.

Chris said my 80 year old grandma with dementia can see they carrying the ball😭🤣😭🤣😭🤣😭

Happy Birthday to the GOAT of all sports🙏🥳No one will be, or ever will next to be beside him..💪

The thing with Jordan is that, when he got to the top, he never stepped down. You didn't see him get taken down apart from '94-95 when he came back for 17 games. We never really got to see him fall. He never had a 2008 Finals Kobe moment, or a 2011 Finals LeBron moment. He was the epitome of perfection when he reached the NBA Finals. I always said that if the Spurs had taken down Jordan and Bulls in 1999, his legacy would've been way worse. But the fact that he is 6-0 in the NBA Finals combined with the gaudy numbers, it's almost impossible to knock him off the GOAT status.

MJ stayed with ONE team his entire career and did not need to join a Super Team just to get a Chip. He just pushed himself to play better.

Does these dude know that most millennials are in their 40's or nearing 40? Lots of us watched Jordan, especially in the 90's and LeBron. I'm 36 and am a millennial and I consider Jordan the GOAT

I’m 34 Considered in the millennial range we’re getting older by the way don’t forget that. It’s gen Z you gotta worry about 😂. But Mj will always be the goat I got to see MJs last two seasons with the bulls live nothing will ever change my mind

Happy 60th Birthday MJ🐐RDAN

MJ is the GOAT. Lebron was caught purchasing ped's in 2013 and took advantage of rules that made it easier to score. Jordan did it as an all natural athlete in an era when it was harder to score.

Technically it's 6 rings in 11 seasons if you take away the injury season 2, coming out of first retirement season 10 and the last 2 seasons with the Wizards when he played with injuries and out of basketball shape for 3 years, all for the love of the game.

MJ, accomplished everything in really 10-11 years, because he was injured for over 60 games in the 80’s and played like 20 games when he returned in 95, but full seasons 10

All hail the real GOAT !!!!!!!!! Happy Birthday The Real #23 !!!!!!!

Happy Birthday to the "Goat & Dark Lord" of basketball !! MJ is something that u simply had to see to believe & even if u seen him live & direct u would possibly question yourself weather this guy was even a full human being !?!? Besides all that he literally changed the whole entire style & swag in which B-Ball is played still till this day !!! MJ is the reason B-Ball is what it is 2date !!!!!!!!!

Michael Jordan is widely known as the game's greatest player-and for good reason. "MJ" accomplished everything possible in the game, piling up on the stats and awards. On the game's biggest stage-the NBA Finals-Jordan went a perfect 6-for-6, also sweeping Finals MVP in his appearances. The most iconic NBA player the game will ever see, Michael Jordan is legendary. From his sneakers and his Jumpman Jordan logo, to his high-rising vertical, His Airness is like no other. The 6x NBA champion led a Bulls dynasty that will go down in history as one of the greatest dynasties in American sports Jordan transformed the style and substance of basketball, expanding the scope and meaning of athletic achievement. We still see his influence in ways big and small: kids wagging their tongues; the raging popularity plof basketball in China; post-up players leaning backward into defenders before making their move.!!! There is no debate on Jordan been the greatest who stepped on the NBA court and who ever denies it there is only one word for those people👉🏼 denialists

The reason the league changed the rules and made it easy for players is they could not find the next Michael Jordan who destroyed the toughest of defenders. The NBA had to make the league exciting and make the game easy .

Retired long time but his achievements, brand name and shoes still hold as the holy grail of basketball to old and young fans. Not just GOAT but also Black Jesus! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

Why is the odd couple with rob chris and rob g the best podcast show on RU-vid ! I love these guys

No can ever convince me that losing and participating is better then dominating and winning. Mj is the goat forever.

Lebron fans want to cry about Jordan playing on “stacked” teams with a few players who made the all star (pippen, Rodman, grant, armstong, Oakley) when lebron played with ilgauskas, mo Williams, Jamison, Wade, Bosh, ray Allen, kyrie, k love, d rose, isiah Thomas, Deron Williams, Dwight Howard, rondo, AD, melo, Westbrook, rashad Lewis, and shaq. Then he still lost more than he won in the big games 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Jordan is the 🐐

You’ve never heard anyone scream “LEBRON” while playing pick up basketball for a reason.

We weren’t even talking about the GOAT until Jordan came along. We loved Magic & Bird, but there were no GOAT convos.

I gotta say first off that MJ is the Goat hands down !! There is no way in hell that the excitement that LeBron has generated in all his years ever equals or surpasses Jordan !! Example,,when MJ jumped anywhere on the court,, literally the whole World stopped & rose to there feet in amazement !!! I was there to witness it all & it's simply just not the same with LeBron in a comparison on many levels !!

A bad Dallas team? Yo, the disrespect the 2011 Mavs get is unbelievable. That was the greatest playoff run in NBA history and it’s not even debatable. Dirk was an absolute Monster!!!

I understand this was for Jordan’s birthday but these guys always got to put in our faces Jordan is the goat. Whatever happened to just respect others point of view?

I'll put it like this,,when your a champion of any other sports & u & your team are hella good,,the comparison to u & your team may be good but not Great,,,& Micheal Jordan was Great every single time he stepped onto the floor win or lose !! Jordan simply captivated regardless of the final out come !!! His basketball play at any given time was mesmerizing to watch !!! LeBron even in his prime wasn't that at all !!!! If anything he was just a freight train with skills at best.

Happy Birthday MJ!! The best ever!!!

MJ in this day & age is actually the pappy of the whole NBA culture 2 date !!! He single handedly started all that is witnessed in this modern days NBA !! LeBron has never been known for that type of wave or any type of wave period !! That's the separation apart from the chips that MJ will always be accredited to,,plus Jordans the shoe brand is already signed sealed & delivered as one of the most iconic sports shoes in history !!!

This is by far the best sports podcast. I love the content.

Here's a point I never hear brought up: people say, "Lebron faced way tougher competition in the Finals than MJ did!". Let's break this down: '91 Finals MJ beats a 31 year old Magic, who was a little past his prime, but was still the 2nd best player in the league, and was 2nd in MVP that season. '92 Finals MJ beats Clyde in the best season of Clyde's career and was 2nd in MVP. '93 MJ beats Barkley in his MVP season AND in Kevin Johnson's prime. '96 MJ beats Payton and Kemp, both in the middle of their primes, and Payton won DPOY that season. '97 MJ beats Malone who won MVP that year. '98 MJ beats Malone again in the season sandwiched between Malone's two MVP's ('97 & '99). Lebron also faced players in the Finals who were in their primes: Warriors and Spurs in '07. If you look at those middle years ('11-'14), not a single star Lebron faced in the Finals was in their prime: '11 Dirk was still a top 10 player, but definitely 2 years past his prime; '12 KD, Russ and Harden were all 22-23 years old. All 2 years before their primes. '13 Duncan was waaaaaaay past his prime, Ginobili was a few years past his prime, Parker was the closest to it, but was past it and Kawhi was 3 years from his prime. Same thing in '14. MJ beat his competition in the Finals when they were at their peak or very close to it. Context matters.

Look at any poll you want online or here on YT that has any significance, Jordan Wins comfortably. And most of the people voting are probably younger than 30. Jordan will always be viewed as the 🐐 until someone else comes along who was actually better...

HAPPY 6 AND 0 MIKE AIR JORDAN!TWO THREEPEATS!

As usual first caller has no clue. LEFRAUD hasn't played defense in damn near a decade.

Micheal Jeffrey Jordan is without a doubt the greatest basketball player that I've ever seen with my own eyes & I've NEVER seen anyone in 2days NBA that could ever come close to being his equal PERIOD !!!

Air Jordan on another level as an athlete. Athletes I would pay to see in their prime; Muhammad Ali, Jordan, Peyton Manning Usain Bolt, Barry Sanders, Mike Tyson.

No argument, the best to ever do it. the greatest thing he ever done is made the game of basketball into an artform, like bob coasas said, lots of player has strength, lots of them has quickness,but only MJ had the highest level of artistry.

I grew up in the Jordan era 1980-now..Watched Jordan from college to retirement..I've watched LeBron throughout his whole career too. I can't come up with consensus..So I did this, I ask myself if my life depended on 1 game & I had pick between MJ & LJ who would I pick? I thought about & I came away with Jordan. So on a scale of 100 its..Jordan 100, LeBron 99.8-9!

The greatest that ever put a jersey on....the original 23. MJ....🥇🏆🏀

For changing the whole demographic on basketball let alone all the chips,,let alone that he learned to let noo one or franchise stop him in his relentless pursuit of Greatness without ever begin fazed about whatever may lay in the minds of doubters & he MJ also played in a harder time rule wise in basketball !!! MIC DROP.

MJ g.o.a.t.

Labron's finals record will always come back to haunt any goat argument. Those 6 loses are devestating! Also Labron has never played on a team that would be considered an all time NBA greatest team.

MJ still the undisputed True goat 🐐🎂🏆👑

You need to live outside of America and see his global impact. Everyone wanted to be like Mike around the world but realises soon that there will be one Michael Jordan. His popularity is beyond a rock star or movie star. I'm old enough to watch him play basketball. No other player comes close. Not even LeBron.

MJ never claimed to be the GOAT I believe, thats the issue the more LJ says it, the more desperate he seems. Just like someone who calls himself alpha is not the alpha, GOAT is when people see all the footage and championships then they will decide.

MJ and Shaq are the most dominant players I seen . I have watched some Wilt Chamberlain stuff here recently ,and he's in the conversation .

The word greatness has a definition. Michael fits that definition better, pertaining to basketball, then anyone else ever has. He made basketball truly go worldwide. He made it the most viewed sport in America for a time. He made Nike a multi-billion dollar company and made himself a multi-billionaire just on a freaking shoe deal.... Oh and by the way he was undefeated 6 and 0 in the finals never having to plan a game 7.(shout out to Reggie Miller)

When is this live I wanna call so had and tell them why lebron is better

Both guys must be insecure. Why do they have to daily remind us that Lebron is not the GOAT? I've never seen anything like that. If you think the guy isn't great, stop talking about him all the time. You're obsessed.

6 for 6 in 6 with 6 Finals MVP’s! Mic Drop 🎤