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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
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.
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The pressure is off him now, and it's showing. It's fair to predict, but the guy has a lot of basketball left. He's playing in God mode right now so I'm not going to be surprised by anything he accomplishes including surpassing Jordan. Even Jordan had questions at one time when Joe Dumars was raping him. Also, I don't anticipate LeBron throwing 2 years away feeding his ego playing baseball.
I loved Jordan growing up, and never thought he would be touched. I think it's exciting to see someone playing at this level even though he's raping my favorite team in the process.
It's funny to me that most people love Michael and Kobe yet hate LeBron. Pretty much LeBron had one summer of bad decisions while MJ and Kobe have been unlikable ego maniacs for years.
I also find it amusing that people value Michael Jordan's opinions of other players when he's had a hand in one of the worst franchises in the history of sports.
Comparing a 28 year old basketball in the prime of his career to a 36 year old football player in the twilight of his career. That seems fair. Lets compare Peyton and LeBron's playoff numbers vs regular season numbers.
I'm sure your opinion isn't biased at all. You are a Cavs fan right? I bet it would be a little different if LBJ was still in Cleveland.