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A reasonable person can also say that playing alongside the most dominant and unstoppable player in the game, which Shaq was at the time, was a major assist to Kobe that Jordan never had.

It's a good thing Lebron has grown as a player since then.

You can't judge a player based on what he has done when he was 26 and younger. You have to look at his full career, something which Lebron hasn't finished

1. The NBA is soo watered down today it's a joke half the teams are complete gutter trash.
2. The rule change has allowed perimeter player's to dominant more and score easier, look at Kobe's numbers pre and post hand check rule.
3. MJ played against great defensive centers such as Mutombo, Ewing, the dream, Shaq, Mourning etc, who are great centers in today's NBa game just D12 but he has a bad back right now.
4. MJ dominated every NBA finals he has every played in going 6 for 6 with wins and Finals MVP's something no player has ever done.
5. Most NBA dynasties have at least 3 HOF's for example Russell had Sam Jones, Hondo, Kc Jones, ettc, Bird had Mchale, Chief, dennis johnson; Magic had Kareem, Big game james. NOtice all these dynasties had a dominant lost poser scorer something MJ has never had yet and only had Pippen as a Hall of Famer for all 6 titles..

So you're telling me that humans have evolved THAT much in the last 15 years that if you put MJ in today's NBA he wouldn't be the best in the league? That's complete nonsense if so in fact Jordan would probably be even better in today's NBA.

People really just love to play the role of the skeptic.

To the genius who said that Jordan would completely own Lebron had they faced off in each other's prime......if Jordan couldn't handle a teenage Kobe, how on earth would he shut down a guy with the size and strength of Karl Malone, passing skills of Magic Johnson, and the agility and speed of Isaiah Thomas?

How soon we forget....

No Sh!t. But 34 year old Jordan would be 3rd team all-NBA behind Kobe and Harden.

This is seriously one of the dumbest statements I have ever heard in my life..

You're a complete dipshit of you think MJ couldn't muster up the same defensive skill set that Sean Marion used to throw LBJ off his game.

LBJ is in my mind unquestionably the most athletic player I've seen, but that's not the be all end all...MJ was a champion.

I'm a Heat fan, but until LBJ gets at least three more 'ships, he's just not in the conversation.

Try to refute it....go ahead, try.

Attempting to have an intelligent dialogue with an MJ fan is akin to that episode of The Chapelle Show where Dave was being questioned for Jury duty and refused to believe anything, regardless of facts......i.e., OJ killing Nicole, R Kelly sexing a teen on video, etc.

That quality is for shit

I'd take Kobe at 34 over Jordan at 34.

Wilt, Magic, or Kareem over either one. Wilt is the GOAT with Kareem being 1B, there is a reason why rules were changed and why WIlt has every record imaginable.

Were you there at the practices with Jordan and Pippen? Remember, I coached hoops for a long time and have a lot of people in the know with this.

Jordan admitted publicly that Pippen for a stretch was the best player on the team and that's a fact. Is Pip better than Mike? No, but Jordan had MAJOR help. Lebron had NONE til he went to the heat. I find it amusing that guys like Jordan, Bird and Magic have mentioned that they didn't leave their team...

Ummm...you guys are geniuses. You didn't have to, ya' morons.