WOW….IT WASN’T EVEN CLOSE!!! Jordan Vs Lebron - The Best GOAT Comparison Reaction 

Wow... great job show the definitive reasons Jordan is the 🐐

@@ryanbanks4573 Just imagine the energy it took to win both DPOTY, and the scoring title, at 35 ppg. Shit is unreal.

@@punkem733 Crazy Jordan averaged 36 points for 2 years while becoming the only player to record 200 steals and 100 blocks in the same season, twice, consecutively.

@@JET1970 And a Jordan lead college team beat the Larry Bird and Magic Johnson lead Olympic Team. Where Larry gave Jordan a compliment which in itself was amazing.

@@JET1970 And your resume also includes being an ignorant fool, since Jordan won 2 championships before Bird retired...if you don't know what you speak of SHUT...YOUR...MOUTH.

"Any man who has to say 'I am the King' is no true King." Tywin Lannister.

Always will♥️♥️

did yall miss the quote at the beginning saying exactly this? lmao

MJ also doesn't know what load management is. He also never asked for a super team to be built around him nor did he leave teams seeking it. Lebron is great, but compared to MJ he's soft and had success in a much softer era.

@@youngum78 Amen💯💯

Grew up in the 80's and 90's in Phoenix as a sun's fan. Even then...I was still glued to the TV when Jordan was playing. The Gatorade slogan "Be like Mike" was a mantra repeated by every inspired kid with basketball hoop in his driveway. Simply unreal the way he and the Bulls just electrified the court. The only team I truly enjoyed watching as much as the 90's bulls was the 2005 "7 seconds or less" Suns.

It really was

Shout out to WGN for showing those games

Born in 2001 never watched a single NBA game ever in my life still knew who MJ was

Im from Chicago grew up watching the Bulls and met some of them partied with Rodman once no one and i mean no one will ever play ball like Mike !

I'm with you. He was the reason the game of basketball hit worldwide. moms around the world didn't know what the hell basketball was but knew the name Michael Jordan. that's also when street basketball of 3 on 3 got popular. Animations like Slam Dunk and TV dramas of basketball made sensation. He was then once compared in a TV show to Michael Jackson on who the most valuable person is if i remember correctly. (his fame surpassed that of Jackson by then of course) He was the star of stars as even stars looked at him with awe when in person. He was a world phonemenon. He changed the game itself and the world towards it after. Not the same can be said to anyone else, not Lebron nor any other star in any sports. Yeah, if that can't be a true measurement of Greatness, then what else can be?

MJ's first retirement was international front page news and programs interrupted to bring his announcement live.

I was in Australia at the time. People in Australia would stop to watch him play. That's greatness.

Pretty much sums it all up in very few words.

Thats big from bird coz i think he is way greater than lebron when i think basketball goats i think of mj and bird.

The fact that Bird(who swept MJ twice) is saying, that speaks volumes louder than 11.

For a LEGEND to have said this.... That's saying something ENORMOUS! about that player.

Jerry West said it on T.O.'s podcast....Michael Jordan is the most skilled player he's ever seen. & thats huge for a guy like him to say that. He's seen some real juggernauts play.

#Facts

walking talking fact machine

What do you mean? Jordan couldn’t go one day without talking smack about how great he is….?

⚜️FO SHO YE HEARD ME⚜️

@@dakotakidd499 bro jordan do not talk about his accolades wtf are you talking about. "trash talking" is different than boasting that's what Lebron pick me ass be doing

I feel sorry for those who never got to see Jordan and think LeBron is the goat. It's not even close.

​@dustinharrison3491 prime Michael would eat prime LeBron up in a 1 on 1. His drive to win is what set him apart. Tom Brady and Kobe are the only 2 I've ever seen come close but it still hurt MJ more to lose. Seeing MJ through both title runs was the greatest athlete I've ever seen. Dude was magic out there, just a complete phenomenon. He was born to be the basketball God and that's what he was.

most underated comment. I'm old skool, and MJ is Baby Jesus... Those were the best of times and best of players. I just watch those old games from the 80s to 2000 before all the rule changes. Enjoy !

I thought I was the only one.

MJ actually had a defender on him when he dunked, lbj had a clear lane

Haha that's cold

This was fantastic!

He said "well most of them are in their 60s now"

Took it from Pele tho

@@iyaramonk what's real crazy is Jordan is right! That's exactly how it would be if they played now. 🤣🤣

Facts!

Yours is a perfect description of MJ... he was all the things. I was a Cavs fan back with Mark Price & Larry Nance... so you can imagine how much distaste I had for the man... but there will never be another... if you're a youngster pick a new sport... that's always my advice ;-) I have always felt a bit bad for LeBron... never been a fan... but that's a helluva shadow... though he does it to himself at times.

@@anniehopkins8470 Also, Brad Doherty and prime Ron Harper. That Cavs team was loaded.

MJ made basketball an art.

@@harryalfonso5857 Absolutely.

And it's no slight 2 LeBron. But that's MJ

@@dominiquejones3805 I think Kobe is number 2, I'm not even sure if Lebron is number 3. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ApHmYt7ziMk.html

The fact that y’all are making these arguments even tho Lebron went to more finals with lesser teams is crazy . Lebron is better and is a better player . Mj is great but dude only look to score

​@@eliseewarbutin7630I guess you didn't watch this video because it explains in detail why Jordan is THE GOAT. Also if Lebron is THE GOAT then why did he get swept for the 3rd time in his NBA career this last season ?

​@@eliseewarbutin7630MJ was the best perimeter defender ever. He didn't just "look to score" he gave everyone buckets and caused havoc on defense night in night out. In a much more physical league without all the modern body science and load management. LeBron is great for sure but he ain't MJ. If you could run a pickup game of all the all timers LeBron isn't even gonna be the 2nd pick. It's going MJ and then Kobe

Neither of those have anything to do with him being the greatest. He is the GOAT but neither of those reasons are relevant at all

You and me both brother. Michael Jordan was THE athlete that I grew up watching. As an adult I became a big NFL fan and got away from the NBA, but growing up basketball was my favorite sport. Looking back, I feel very lucky to have been able to spend my entire childhood watching MJ play, and watched the entire run of the repeat-3 peat. Even in my late 30s, I can still hear in my head Marv Albert commentating as MJ stuck dagger after dagger into opponents in the playoffs. Lebron is one the best players the game has ever seen, but MJ is THE best player to ever play. Most of the people that tell me Lebron is the GOAT are people that weren't old enough to have watched MJ in his prime night in and night out.

You couldn't have said it in a more cliché kinda way.

@@klutch8753 😂😂 true but I’m old remember 😂😂

@@stevehoward5093 okay mate.

Me too

I think Kobe is the closest thing we have seen with that competitive drive and ability to have that killer instinct like Jordan also had.

@@corners3755 And even he was only a sometime defender. But build-wise, hunger, talent, clutchness, and shooting ability, I agree that Kobe came closest. It really makes sense why he and MJ were close.

I did notice the same at the intro. Lebron alone at the rim, but Jordan surronded by players trying to block. Also, the way this kid reacted to Lebron´s flop, showing shame on that kind of attitude. MJ made basketball what it is now, without any social media, just playing and winning.

False Mjs what happens when the commissioner sees dollar signs Bernard King was better than MJ before he got hurt. I'm a bulls fan and these are my top 54 not being biased to my favorite player Michael Jordan. I think most of you forgot about a few players and no I don't hate lebron he's just overated with rules slanting towards offensive favor more than ever. Goat pick between street globetrotter and nba 1 Meadowlark lemon 2 Wilt Chamberlain 3 Earl Manigault 4 Pistol Pete Maravich 5 Oscar Robertson 6 Joe Hammond 7 Elgin Baylor 8 Bill Russell 9 Julius Erving 10 Bernard king before Injuries 11 Street Connie Hawkins 12 Nate Thurmond 13 Kareem 14 Peewee Kirkland 15 Raymond Lewis 16 Michael Jordan 17 Larry Bird 18 Petrrovich 90s guy died 19 Kobe Bryant 20 Hakeem Olajuon 21 Isaiah Thomas yes he was better than magic. 22 Magic 23 Luka Doncic yeah it's still early but he's a beast man 24 Jerry West. I feel he's a little overrated. 25 James Worthy 26 Bill Sharmin 27 Dominique Wilkins 28 Kevin Durant 29 Lebron 30 Kawhi Leonard 31 Gianni's Ant... 32 Bob Davies 33 Karl Malone 34 Elvin Hayes 35 Bob Cousy 36 Bob Petit 37 Walt Frazier 38 Clyde Drexler 39 Moses Malone 40John Stockton 41 Dennis Johnson 42 George Mikan 43 George gervin 44 Nate Archibald. Very underrated before injuries. 45 Kevin McHale 46 David Robinson 47 Tim Duncan 48 Earl Monroe 49 Bob Mcadoo normally without the street players and globetrotter he's higher. Honestly he prob goes just below Moses Malone on this list but with this many players I can't say for sure I do know my top 25 I won't change the order. 50 Stephen Curry 51 Scottie Pippen 52 Shaq 53 James Harden be higher with more defense

@@dustincobb5718 you are out of your mind... 😆 🤣 😂 😹

@@howie4206 MJ had one person at his position even close to his level and the other guy died.

@@howie4206 so I guess you never saw king before his injury he was better than MJ and it's not a what if it's a fact go watch him I'm not lying.

@@howie4206 people need to realize other players were great at basketball too. Mjs my favorite and the best business/marketing athlete ever, but he's not the greatest basketball player or athlete ever.

GREAT FACT 2 point OUT !!!!

true, the game has changed, they were more physical back then, it was way harder to play not to mention the competition today i dont know any basketball player except this lewhat dude😁😁

I noticed that too 😂🤣😂🤣 I also laughed when he said he was the best player in the world😂🤣😂🤣. Also I would never and I mean NEVER give the ball to leflop to take the last shot 😂🤣

Jordan travels in the air...Lebron travels on hardwood.

Jordan didn't care, he'd dunk on the whole team and back then you was supposed to foul a player driving the paint

2 me that plays n2 the durability argument. MJ felt he owed it 2 thr fans that paid hard earned money 2 see him. I'll never 4get lbj had 2 make it a goal 2 play 82 games & the media ate it up

Lbj only played 82 once 2 change the narrative since he knew they weren't gonna win it all

Plus let's not forget that Jordan played 80-82 games most seasons (barring injury) and put everything on the floor night in and night out.

@@anthonybanks2092 man never took a night off. Ever.

Nah your wrong about that big time, I will say Jordan easy goat

If It was for a contract I would take jordan. But if I was picking a career length in take lebron

I would take Kobe over LeLoser.

Well said and Without Jordan LeBron would be nowhere CLOSE TO A BILLIONAIRE

Jordan was just better. I don't watch these videos to worry about which millionaire got even more millions.

Jordan maybe the goat in basketball but when you start talking about pave the way for people no one has done more for basketball and his peers than Lebron. Jordan is a piece of shit person off the court and anyone who has knowledge of him wouldn’t say other wise. His own best friend at the time Charles Barkley said Jordan might be the cheapest person he has ever known. Lebron is literally building schools while Jordan is out here investing in prisons. That dude is garbage.

There are people that wear bigger shoes.

@@jp5685 literally took me less than two minutes to search for that you clown.

Facts And if Michael wanted to that personal then he would have been the 3 point best shooter ever.

Give me a break

@@michaelwheeler3782 It's like watching Barry Sanders vs Mike Alstott.... lol

And after Jordan the most fluent player would be Kobe Bryant and the biggest baby and flop artist LeBron

Ayo pause, you did not just call another man aesthetically pleasing 😅😅

That was the most exciting time in basketball. Basketball now is not the same. Players back then battled on the court.

agree

I cursed mj so much too lol

Uhh Jordan lost 3 straight times in the first round of the playoffs. No one wants to mention that Jordan lost every time to Bird's Celtics. When Jordan beat the Celtics, they were an old 48-win team. When Jordan came out of retirement, he lost to the Orlando Magic. Ya'll are out of control.

@@calm-white-noise losing to the magic after Retiring and only playing 17 games in the regular season. Building chemistry and getting on the same page and being in proper shape is critical in sports. The bulls improved record wise agree drafting Jordon. Year 2 he came back from injury early because he wanted to play. The bulls weren't even in the playoffs for 3 years before MJ was drafted. The got bounced by the celtics who were the great in the conference for those 3 straight years. How about lbj in his first 3 years? Oh they didn't even make the play offs in the weak eastern conference in his first 2 years? Do some fact checks and act like you have some sense. The only thing you got is a retired season critique and MJs losses to the celtics lol

No doubt about it. Just imagine……. My gosh…….

@vorn eek Real talk!

Exactly. Only Serena would’ve gotten that box he gave her (with the note and the custom shoe). They both shut bitches down WHILE SICK AS F U C K♥️♥️♥️

Wow. Just wow.

​@@AcuRobbie he did not make a typo... Read it again

Lebron is a better role model. Jordan is the better player.

If you show someone that didn’t grow up watching him some videos they just say “everybody looks good in a highlight video” what they don’t understand is this dude would do something highlight worthy at least once a game

True, MJ was a once in a lifetime player.

This all facts especially every game being like a Super Bowl

Straight up bars

54. Yes.

Very true. Magic is my all-time favorite followed by Shaq then Iverson. But without hesitance I will refer to Mike as the GOAT.

100%. Acknowledging someone as the goat doesn’t mean they have to be your favourite player. My favourite Bulls players was Horace Grant but obviously MJ was the man.

Exactly right. Larry was my favorite player, because he tickled me in a way No other did ever. He was so very unique, he came into the league and other seasoned players were like WTF?!? Who the f4ck is this guy, and how is it possible he even exists? He drives a TRACTOR??? Worked as a garbage man?!? That appealed to me. That he could carve a place for himself in history that most would figure impossible. I have MJ as my GOAT. It tickles me though that Larry swept the GOAT twice. Talking sh!t the whole way.

Lebron isn't great he's the type of player that goes with the motion

I like pistol Pete Maravich

to be fair he didn't build the team his GM did but he was amazing at the game no one like him.

@@bartsullivan4866 good gm but not amazing... because jordan, phil jackson and some more, wanted to go for the 4th straight championship... but we all know how that end up :(

Yes! Another great point that can be added in Jordan’s favor. Jordan had an impact bigger than any other player without a doubt.

@@Kushenable in a way it reminds me of the Lakers failed 4th try with Shaq and kobe how that kind of imploded with Phil Jackson. I didn't think they needed the glove or the mailman. Although I was glad Gary finally got a ring with Miami

@@Kushenable being from Portland Oregon we have the proud history of picking the worst number 1 picks Marcus Larough over several future HOF Er, passing on Michael Jordan, passing on Durant, it's so bad botch it everytime

I was just thinking that. Jordans fluidity and dexterity had a gracefulness to his highlights. LeBron looks like a clunky, glitchy video game.

I've seen both. And I think theyre on the same level along with Kareem and Wilt. 1 of the biggest problems with people approach to this issue is the rose colored MJ glasses of the 90's and forgetting the 80's, retiring because of his gambling issue that ultimately took his dad's life, and retiring again. Let's be real, MJ was basically Russell Westbrook in the 80's: best individual player but didn't win anything. On the flip side we over scrutinize evermove everyday for the last 20 years and forget he's been elite for damn near 2 decades, no breaks no off the court blemishes.

@@rcdoubleu next time just say you don't know basketball

@@aw98000 we don't know each other so your statement only tells me you either can't articulate statement to combat what I'm saying or you are too lazy to do so. Either way that's on you not me.

@@rcdoubleu I hear a lot of speculation, but nothing that has anything to do with being considered the greatest. Sorry, but you can't be known for flopping and going MIA in finals, and even be considered in the same class as MJ. OH, and gambling is only an issue if you can't afford it... certainly not the case here.

@@MosiTheGreat it depends on who you're asking. If you willing to reduce a legend to flipping your not being honest out the gate. And gambling is decently a problem if your a major sports figure. Pete rose lost everything. MJ stepping away in the height of his career for mental health ??! Mmm could be. Or it could the NBA handled him like most corporations handle high profile execs, then don't suspend them, they take leave. The don't get fired, the ask them to resign... But sure that speculation. What isn't is he retired 2x and LeBron has been in MVP voting top 10 for 18 seasons and counting.

Without a doubt.

At least 7

@@deedrtv I agree with you. I think bulls possibly lose in 94 to the rockets but then mj gets mad and they rock them in 95 because that's how mj rolled or... 8 in a row lol.

Double three peat, in the 90’s nba. Absolutely incredible. Jordan is the GOAT

I think that MJ is GOAT with no doubt, but not sure they would go for 8 in a row. Houston team those 2 years was scary, only team in 90's that could snatch win from bulls imo.

i was living in australia for most of the 90s. the bulls were on tv there...no one else except the team they were playing

And with people like John Stockton, Bill Lambier and the Pistons, Mark Eaton etc... there is no comparison with the physicality in MJ's days compared to these days. Jordan gets a major hack (equivalent to a flagrant 2 nowadays), falls to the floor and gets up to continue playing without a look or a complaint to the refs.

Exactly. Now it’s a freaking all star game…zero defense…no big men blocking the lane. It’s silly. You see this on other sports too…baseball they exaggerate the HR and in football people pass for 4000 yards every year…stats are so oversaturated. I’m sure the idea is to bring casual fans in but it dilutes the game on my opinion and it makes it difficult to compare eras. You need defense for the game to be compelling otherwise it seems like an exhibition such as a three point contest, home run derby or catch, punt and pass competition.

soo true, its the fear MJ instilled

EXACTLY!

There was no easy lay ups then either. You would get taken out

Exactly

Since you said ALL SPORTS Brady, Serena Williams?

I agree with Brady, but Serena mentally? I mean she's pure power compared to other women in tennis, the goat no doubt. Not sure about mentally though.

@@coreywashington9982 I don't know if Brady has the edge of Jordan mentally. But Brady went and won a title with another team to go with all those titles he won as a Pat. And the Pat's let him go!

Kobe had that mentality. MJ still gets insulted when anyone even questions any aspect of his GOAT status, but Brady knows Rodgers has more actual talent so I wouldn't say he's got the mindset. Serena has seen many losses caused by error b4 and during her peak and she's been on the descent for a few years b4 reaching some championship title goals/ records sadly

KOBE

Yeah it's called an open dunk you dumbass

I've been saying that for YEARS!!!!!! Nobody really challenges LeBron at the rim..... This is the "Don't jump" era

@@fabolousnc2006 wouldn’t matter there’s no defending that

Oh shit you triggered the Lebron fans. Of course they don’t know what you are trying to say. They don’t know how to get out of their own feelings. So sensitive

@@ezramarkos4957 It's called Lebron has played in the softest NBA era in the history of the sport.........he's played all these years with a softer rim and a league that has NO DEFENSE........

Indeed

you didn’t say that LOUD ENOUGH!!!!

No doubt about it

I guarantee that within 100 years that we are going to see some new guy that easily is the GOAT over Michael. Let your imagination fly.

YEAH!

I am from New Zealand. 51 years old. Rugby is our national sport. We eat, sleep & sh*t rugby! Lol. In 1988 i first saw an NBA game. Bulls in particular. First time i saw Jordan i was mesmerized ! I never played basketball or watched it. From the first time seeing him play. Til his last. I was a MJ /Bulls supporter the entire time. And what a journey it was!! I have a jumpman tattoo on my forearm. Have owned several hundred Air Jordan kicks. A ton of Bulls merchandise. Bulls games on VCR & DVD lol. Fell in love with a game i initially new nothing about. Until Jordan came along. When he retired. I stopped watching NBA as much as i use to. Overtime stopped altogether. Because, No one has captured my imagination like MJ had done. Jordan introduced me to Larry Bird - Magic Johnson - Shaq O'neil - Hakeem Olajuwon - Kobe Bryant - Penny Hardaway & Countless others that i loved to watch. I don't think any other athlete in my 51 years will ever have the impact on my life that MJ did. He was something special. And I'm grateful i was alive to experience MJ Mania.

I dream i move , i dream i groove, like mike , if i could be like mike

I guess you don’t know anything about Jordan outside of basketball. He is a piece of shit outside of basketball. Barkley which was Jordan’s best friend at the time said Jordan might be one of the cheapest people he has ever known. Jordan out here investing in prisons while Lebron out here building schools for kids. Don’t even take this outside of basketball. Lebron is untouchable as far as outside the game. What is Jordan on his second or 3rd marriage? Bad gambling problems which is also widely known. Name one bad thing about Lebron outside of basketball? I also grew up watching Jordan if you are wondering and I’m from Raleigh NC so I know how people talk about him in the Carolina’s. Everything that glitters ain’t gold.

@@jp5685 And he's only on his second marriage. Why does that hurt you? Lol. Stop fabricating bullshit you noob. MJ has been donating $ to the community for years. Waaaay before Lebron.

@@jp5685 He hasn't invested in prisons smh.....That Michael Jordan is white.....Why do you freaks do this?? Lol

Stands out like a sore thumb‼️‼️

The years he played, when they played serious ball, and every little finger touching a guy wasn't a foul. Remember the days when he played the Pistons and he got hammered all the time. Can't do that now. If they did I think LeBron would end on a gurney, whether he actually needed it or not.

@JWHan's-comment/post "You notice one glaring thing in the video. When Jordan went to the goal he had someone on him and sometimes 2 people hanging on him. When James goes to the goal no one was within 2 steps of him much less hanging on to him. Today's basketball is a joke when it comes to defense, the game is really soft now.": That's why I call it Wussball, not Basketball. (Referring to what you said in your comment "Today's basketball is a joke when it comes to defense, the game is really soft now" and replying to it).

Kobe has no flaws in his game either.

@@bobbyanderson5601 maybe because he got his game from MJ..

@@christian-XVI yeah he copied MJ, but why try and recreate something that was never broken. When speaking about a man that was "otherworldy" on the court something is to be said about someone (Kobe) that could mimic it.

I don't think we see that again n our lifetime but the should be no comparison to him n LeBron when Curry is all said n done I don't think he'll make the top 5 but he's not even caught Kobe yet? He's to big to soar n move like MJ , that's my opinion

MJ's 'flaw' was his personality. He alienated a lot of his teammates. He carried them and be set the standard which good things, yet he wasn't carrying bums to the finals or getting guys to play above themselves like a cp3 or LeBron

Yeah, do you remember the Kevin Garnett story?😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 If not google or RU-vid kg speaks about Jordan. That’s never been done before or after mike where people feared playing someone. Hell, the “Jordan Rules” exists for a reason! (For those readers who aren’t in the know, the Jordan Rules are: we will defend everyone according to their weaknesses so be sure to remember key plays and watch and control their tempo but as for Jordan he’s gonna get his points so do your best out there because he’s gonna get his regardless of what strategy we employ. That’s the Jordan Rules.)

​@@ludotoyhunter8492 No, the Jordan rules were to double team him all the time and get physical with him in order to wear him out, as was successfully done by the Pistons in '88-'90.

@@natureiscool4364 that’s NOT the Jordan Rules. Look it up.

Lebron tells player what they’re about to do.

@Rc_carV3 is that why he’s been to 10 finals appearances to Jordan 6? To be 100. They both have almost identical post season win loss percentages. Jordan stans just want to say but Jordan went 6-0. They don’t talk about his losses before the finals.

You mean at his age now right? If in his prime, Jordan would easily get 45 to 50 a night.

I still love that 95/96 Sonics team, they were awesome that season. I was in the building for two of their three wins against the Bulls that season, regular season an game 4 of the Finals. I think that 95/96 Bulls team is the best team ever, they only lost 13 games that year between the regular season an the playoffs. Seattle gave them 3 of those losses, they were for real that season. I loved them but knew they were going to fall to the Bulls.... Really fortunate to have been able to watch that season an be in the building for so many games and see my goat. MJ to me is the best ever.

that squad was STACKED. kemp, payton, schrempf, mcmillan, perkins, and they still got slaughtered by MJ

I was a teenager in the '80s. Watching the Bird/Magic Celtics/Lakers years was unbelievably entertaining (I'm from LA). But to then have this freak of nature walk in and dominate the next decade was simply unreal.

Man, sir charles was a beast back then, its a shame him and Malone never got a ring

@@innocent718bk Ewing and Reggie Miller belong on that list.

@@tobiasschobitz7220 yes sir, plus I wish Barkley and Reggie was nba2k

Sweet 🏀

Those were some of the greatest years in basketball!!! NYC was and still IS THE MECCAA...teams hated to come to NYC even the Bulls because the Knicks were damn GOONS!!!! #BROOKLYN

Still loved the class MSG showed MJ in his last game. They gave him a rousing standing ovation. Despite being a rival, they acknowledged him as an honored competitor worthy of respect.

Same.💯

Poor lebron? He is the one who declare himself the goat.

Yup. Utah Jazz fan here. Hated Jordan… but still sung 🎶sometimes I dreeeam, that he is me… You got to see that’s how I dream to beee *ba ba ba bum bum* I dream I move. I dream I grove. Like Mike! If I could be like Mike!🎶 every time I picked up a basketball. Go Jazz!

That’s a good point!!! I can’t believe I never thought about it that way. When I used to play basketball at the park we HATED the harder rims. If you didn’t swish it, you were screwed. It would bounce all the way out of bounds. But at the inside gyms with the breakaways you would get 2 or 3 bounces and it might go in. Plus it made it easier to gauge where the ball was going for your own putback.

The entire game has changed. Defense is now, for the most part, illegal. Guys like MJ, Byrd, Magic Johnson would drop 60+ a night in today's league. On the flipside, LeBron would get lunch eaten by the likes of Rodman and many others, he'd be lucky to average 10ppg.

THAT PART!

That's how that khawi shot went in that year in Toronto

Imagine thinking your the GOAT because you have the scoring record, but you've played FOREVER in a league with a softer rim and a league where defense is virtually illegal haha.......

As a Pacers fan myself, it was always hard to 👀 them take Jordan and the Bulls to the edge!! My cousin is a HUGE Reggie Miller fan!!

I think that you said an extremely important thing. LeBron defined his generation. Imagine him in Jordan's generation, trying his flopping with The Bad Boys, the Knicks and the Pacers all beating him into submission, not to mention the Magic and a young O'Neill. The refs would probably have laughed at him while he was on the ground. Moreover, there would have been no leaving a team, getting your friends to form a super team in another city or another city, etc. At least, he would have been part of a very good Cleveland team. He would not have to play under a Jordan Rules, but rather, a Hack-a-Shak rule since he is a poor free throw shooter. Can anyone remember a star, during the Jordan era, who would save their energy on defense to be more effective on offense? Finally, I could see Dennis Rodman being able to shut him down since Rodman was able to shut down more athletic players and more physical players than LeBron.

@@JoLoRod1 you talking like he is the only guy flipping James harden hold the record for most free throws I'm pretty sure, and I can't blame them they just abusing the rules it's a smart play, if LBJ played back then he will most likely adjust to the rules

@@everythingdoesntlastforver1533 Yes, he would soon find out that his flopping and getting free points from that would not work. He would also learn that getting easy baskets inside would not work as he got his ass kicked by the Knicks and Detroit among other teams. Sadly, all of this would make him less and less effective. Less effective means less points. All that would make him worse. Thus, Jordan, without a doubt, is the GOAT.

@@JoLoRod1 well we never know, I do got Jordan a number 1 and got lebron at number 2 everything that MJ did back then was impressive especially get buckets with how defense was back then

Bro no way ur saying Kobe is more like mj than lebron

Kobe surpassed Jordan in my opinion because he elevated what Jordan was.

@@JoseGarcia-wb1xp Kobe is closer to Jordan then LeBron ever will be. Kobe modeled his entire game after Jordan and sought to elevate it. He played pretty much exactly like Jordan and made small changes and tweaks.

@@acecun6202 maybe how he played but lebron is more of a goat than kobe

@@JoseGarcia-wb1xp wow drugs are bad my friend Kobe is way better than labrum and I used to be a labum fan but you can’t have no heart and call yourself the goat. Iverson is better than lebron in some categories too . Lebron is just very good and should be happy withtgat but he is not the greatest

What about Kerr & Paxson He didn't take those shots

@@TheMisfits7783 LECHOKE 10 FOR 28,0 FOR 7 IN NBA FINALS.NIUFF SAID

Still not better than the Legend himself LARRY BIRD

That is a very valid point!

How clutch was Jordan his first 9 years in the nba?

Wasn’t the three point line shorter in one or two of those years tho?

@@deezybeibii NO....from 95 to 97 season was the shorter line..I am talking the first 3-peat years from 91 to 93 season.

@@bwink23 oh ok, I didn’t look it up. I just remember that it was shortened during the 90’s.

Stop it. MJ was no 3 point shooter. He could get hot but Bron is the better shooter.

@@flyologygaming6979 Keep dreaming

Not just practice. He learned things normally outside sports, like zen. When you watched the games live, you'd cherish the times that the Bulls were down with just a couple minutes to go. Then you know Jordan will come in, and like a samurai, cut down everyone. No fear, no choking, just the zone, the zen zone.

He did not push it to the limit. THE MAN SMOKED, ate what we now consider unhealthy food and did not have the help of technology as the players today have. AND STILL he was and is the goat. imagine his potencial with today's nutrition professionals and a healthier diet/lifestyle.

Also add to all that he was a genetic freak with the hand size of someone 7 feet or taller. Imagine the confidence you would get as a teenager shooting up 7 inches taller than your dad and brother whilst having enormous hands.

MJ is what happens when God takes a lifetime off to play basketball.

I agree kinda. I’m from North Carolina and grew up a UNC fan and then a Bulls fan because NC didn’t have a NBA team yet. But to me the most overlooked GOAT is “Efren “Bata” Reyes from the Philippines. He’s a pool player but much more. If you haven’t seen his highlights, go watch them.

I can't decide if MJ or Bo is the greatest athlete. Imagine where the conversation would be had Bo not been hurt..

There's a story of Jordan running a sub 4.4 forty yard dash. That's Adrian Peterson speed, plus Jordans overall athletic ability vertical/twitchiness

@@b2real220 4.4 speed isn’t crazy it depends on how bulky you are and how my of that muscle is for power or raw strength…. A lot of higschoolers run under 4.5 Jordan was much lighter lebron also ran a respected 4.5 he’s not really close to the greatest athlete bc he lacks mass the reason it’s crazy that lebron and football players move well is because they are so big

I think Richy Carmicheal was even MORE dominant in motocross that Jordan was on the floor. Space aliens, both of them.

Tell that to Isaiah Thomas an the Detroit pistons about how much they feared Michael Jordan they will tell you different, they didn't fear Michael Jordan it took a couple of years an the addition of Scottie Pippen along with Michael Jordan to get pass Isaiah Thomas an the Detroit pistons from putting the Chicago Bulls out of the playoffs every season to finally get Michael Jordan his first championship ring, Michael Jordan is the GOAT but he wasn't feared by everyone because it takes a team effort to win a title one man can't do it all by himself, if that was the case Michael Jordan would have won a ring before Scottie Pippen was added to the team but he didn't until Scottie Pippen joined the Bulls an the rest is history.

@@charleswilkinson5211 This hurt my head to read. The bad boy pistons were a dominant team. I'd love to transport LeBron James. With his all star dream team... Try and win a series against them. It would be hilarious watching a bunch of soft ass players. Try and play durring a time. When there were no easy trips to the basket. It was a fucking physical game. That even someone with LeBron size. Would do little to help. Because LeBron has proven numerous times. He doesn't have the same mental toughness. Jordan had. Issah acted like a bitch. When the Bulls beat them. The same way LeBron acts. Like a damn child. When they don't get their way.

@@charleswilkinson5211 Maybe they didn't fear him but they damn sure respected him enough to establish the "Jordan Rules".

I still the remember the heartache I felt when they beat the Lakers in 91.

Just ask Karl Malone.

There are no defenses in the league now. I laugh when anyone tries to say the Warriors could have beaten Jordan’s Bulls. 😂 Teams don’t play defense at all these days. Wide open shots all day. Jordan’s Bulls would constantly be in your face challenging every shot.

And he didn’t play four years of college ball first

@@SignalCorps1 neither did Mj what’s your point

@@bdavis9197Oh yea, that’s right he played three years at NC, where he won the natty and had the game winning shot. Regardless LeBron is a shadow of MJ and everyone knows it. The only reason LaBron is even in the discussion is to hype today’s NBA. Once he retires this nonsense will end and he’ll be struggling to be a top-5 player.

@@SignalCorps1 proves you don’t know sports

we grew up in a great time for basketball didnt we! lol

@@Sabre912 sure did, no flopping, more aggressive NBA, where they actually played defense.

@@Sabre912 we sure did! Players cared about the game. Today it's all me, me, me the business of the game has ruined the game.

@@Anonymous-gh8kt I'll take a 85- 82 final score any day vs today's 124 - 119 finals scores.

@@LoveIsAllWeneed666 yeah I hate to say but I don’t watch anymore… mostly cause I forget when the season starts each year and I have a job so I can’t keep up and it makes me feel like less of a fan lmao

Only player has rules made for him. They're called the Jordan rules.

Lol! I get it MJ is the Goat and I am a Bron fan but longevity is another story because that’s how players take care of their bodies. Don’t forget that top 2 all time scorers are from 70’s-80s and 80’s-90s with 19 and 20 seasons played (Abdul-Jabar and Malone), Robert Parish had 1611 games played all time while AC Green had 1,100 games played consecutive. What does that mean? And also lots of players in todays generation played less than 13 NBA seasons. Let us just appreciate players who have crazy longevity in the NBA. Kobe played 20 seasons despite his injuries, does that mean he wasn’t beat down because he has 20 seasons? And you are saying if those old players play today they would have 20 seasons? Lol, I know they are tough but they wouldn’t even catch players today because of how fast and athletic they are.

It’s nauseating watching how players just step aside or back these days when any player is even looking towards the basket in the paint… And there are people defending this weak narrative about “they don’t want to be on the next poster getting dunked on”. That’s BS!! As much as LBJ has the lane cleared for his easy layup, he equally shows up for only 50% of the plays on defense.

Another thing too is that Jordan played in an era without zone defense. Zone defense wasn't allowed in the league until 2003. Imagine a team running zone on MJ lmao. To be fair certain types of double teams weren't allowed in MJ's era either. If you double teamed a player you weren't allowed to rotate back to your original man. The zone defense allowed that and several other wrinkles. Nevertheless, Jordan always had someone in his face.

What about Kareem?

Wow ! Talk about being a season ticket holder ✌🏾

MJ was like watching God play basketball

No t f it wasn’t ….

LeBron ain't even in the same category with MJ....it pains me that these comparisons even exist. MJ all day. Bron not even close.

@@frayedends7291 I have been telling people this for years & MJ in his prime would have simply schooled Lebron James. 🤔 To be honest, I still believe that Kobe was a better player than Lebron is to this day, but since Kobe is no longer with us, I really don’t like to keep saying it. 😞

Are you serious

@@michaelwheeler3782 Of course he is serious? What? You think Lebron is the goat? Jordan is absolutely the goat. No question.

Amen

Check out fadeawayworld dot net article called "LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan Comparison In Their First 13 Seasons" Its not even close... understatement.

When people make the argument LeBron is better, I just think tell me you weren't around to watch Jordan without telling me. Watching him playing was incredible, he was a global phenomenon.

@@skepchica i know right, when he got the ball, you juat said to yourself, i know hes going to get it in, but how is he going to get it in, what will be different.

And for the people that didn't get to watch Jordan or before him They can't say who is "GOAT" If they never watched the Greatest players of all time play.

Stop it today Big Men would kill the 80s and 90s big men 🤣🤣🤣 the talent that the NBA bigs have today….. it’s not even close

@@lilcobe829 LMAO..what big man you talking about? Theres like a handful of what you can consider big man. Theyre extinct if not endangered. The game has changed therefore the 5th position has also. Everyone shoots 3s nowadays even the big man's. The post up games of today's big man are lackluster. The forwards are the ones that have the post up games nowadays, not the big man.

@@michaelrepuyan3554 let's not forget after they jack up three's the still have to guard the Ewing, Robinson, Duncan, and Shaqs of the world! Sounds like either 50pt night for the true centers or foul out for them 3pt shooting 7 footers!

@@lilcobe829 Todays "big men" would get their damn wig split.

Hasn't passed Bird. Dude can't shoot 😆

agreed. Within the era Lebron has played, Kobe was a better player than him in the early years and Steph Curry has been a better player in the later years. I dont think Lebron was even the best in his generation, let alone GOAT.

Kobe's first three championships he had the most dominant player in the whole NBA in Shaq. Stop it Kobe never won anything without a good big man.

@@miguidr8094 Please don't act like there isn't a difference between Shaq and Pau Gasol. Lebron has had just as much help with all his rings if not more when compared to Kobe's last 2... You stop it

@@7shocker GTFOH...Bird would get mollywhopped by Bron...STOOOOOOp!

EXACTLY 💯🎯😉

@D W LECHOKE CAN TAKES 8 STEPS DRIBBLE,SOMETHING MJ WILL NEVER DO IT