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Message: [QUOTE="Dogdeacon, post: 2744264, member: 1026"] LeBron's playoff run, especially games 6-7 in Eastern Conf finals and game 1 of finals were Jordan-esque and order qualifiers for the conversation. In my mind he's in the GOAT debate right now and although the d-measuring contest has begun, where Jordan v LeBron stands on 6/18 will ultimately be irrelevant. No one talks about when Jordan surpassed Kareem or Bill Russell. Its on and the durability, length of career and counting stats are going to start to get crazy in LeBron's favor. I'm really interested to see where it goes. I personally believe in the Jordan peak as more transcendent than what we are seeing now = Even though LeBron's overall offensive game might be stronger, peak Jordan is a better late-game closer than Durant and I agree with those that say he finds a way to win game 3. Yet I also don't think Jordan ever played as complete a game as LeBron did in game 1. I've really enjoyed watching LeBron play this post-season, he's unquestionably gotten better since even his late Miami days and I think there might even be more coming for at least a season or two - especially if he gets himself to a team where they can manage his minutes. That seems vital at this point for both longevity (a certain goal for him as he wants to play with his son) and effectiveness. I think next year will see a return to that crazy super-efficient LeBron that we saw in his last two Heat seasons. Its too bad LeBron isn't also on a juggernaut team where he can play 35 regular season minutes and be fresher & play an intense 40-ish in playoffs. IF that were the case he could have been employed to cover KD last night in a non-switching scheme and try to shut him down while the rest of the team scheme focused on Steph. That's a reason LeBron would be a good fit for the Rockets (how you fit that with Harden's ball dominance is a stumbling block). [/QUOTE]

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