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Originally Posted by okcchief
It's not fair to compare LeBron and Jordan until James is done. However, when it's all said and done I'm betting LeBron will be viewed at least as his equal, and possibly better. The only reason he wouldn't be is if he doesn't get the rings.
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Disagree. LeBron will go down in history as the most talented and probably statistically productive player in history. Sorry, Kobe fans... I'm by no means a Kobe hater (trust me... I hate LeBron a lot more), but LeBron is probably going to destroy Kobe by career end if he hasn't already.
But he will never touch MJ. There will NEVER be a player with the kind of killer instinct MJ has. Never. The guy hit 50% of his game winners. And I don't think anybody would doubt that of ANY sport, there has never, ever been a player with the kind of elite talent and competitive spirit as Jordan had.
There are no statistics you can use to discuss this. Peyton Manning crushed Joe Montana on almost every dimension, but there was never a greater clutch player than Montana. I really think LeBron and Peyton is a terrific comparison. Peyton is one of the best players of all time, but I don't think there's a single person that would take him over Montana.