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OT: Non Husky Topic. If you think Michael Jordan was the GOAT.....

After playing baseball for 1.5 years, yes Jordan was in tip top prime shape when he returned to the court.
 
UofCT said:
He got MVP votes the year he lost to Orlando. The "not in shape" excuse is lazy.
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Jordan quit baseball in March of 1995 and was back in the NBA a week or two later. He played 17 games and finished 11th in MVP voting. The question always remains had Jordan's dad not been murdered and without him leaving to become a baseball player to honor his father would he have won 8 NBA titles in a row? Had the Bulls not broken up after the second three peat would they have won two more making it a 5 peat or even a possible 10 peat? Jordan wasn't chasing a ghost like Kobe and Lebron did throughout their careers, the numbers and accumulating rings didn't matter.
 
Top ten, maybe five. How many championships did he win when Bird and Johnson played?
 
superjohn said:
Jordan quit baseball in March of 1995 and was back in the NBA a week or two later. He played 17 games and finished 11th in MVP voting. The question always remains had Jordan's dad not been murdered and without him leaving to become a baseball player to honor his father would he have won 8 NBA titles in a row? Had the Bulls not broken up after the second three peat would they have won two more making it a 5 peat or even a possible 10 peat? Jordan wasn't chasing a ghost like Kobe and Lebron did throughout their careers, the numbers and accumulating rings didn't matter.
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It is all possible, and we will never know. It won't change the argument a whole lot either to some, to some It may.

If MJ had the modern regimens that Tom Brady and LeBron had, maybe he could play in his 40s. Or maybe he could not. Jordan had a 20 inch vertical at aged 40. Could barely dunk.

Speaking of Brady, if Mahomes wins 5 is he the GOAT? or does he need 6,7,8?
 
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temery said:
Top ten, maybe five. How many championships did he win when Bird and Johnson played?
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You mean when "Bird, McHale, Parish, DJ, and Ainge" and "Magic, Worthy, Kareem, Cooper and Scott" played? MJ was surrounded by stiffs early in his career.

I never rooted for MJ to win a game in my life. But he's the GOAT. Kobe's not even close. LeBron's closer but MJ won 6 rings with Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant or Rodman. And I believe he would have won more but for his detour. Plus his numbers are insane.
 
LeBron is always going to be known for losing in his mega prime, the peak of his career, as one of the differentiating factors. Tho he is so damn good there really is no prime. The guy even today is beyond ridiculously great.

He lost twice with the Heat having two top 10 NBA teammates to inferior teams in Dallas anthar. He should have won. These are 7 game series, not 1 and done.

However he also beat a GS 73 win team.

Nothing wrong when he lost to KD GS team, as that was the best team we have seen in 20+ years. No shame in that.
 
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LeBron has the best NBA physical body that has ever been built, not even sure anything is close. Can effectively play all 5 positions on both offense and defense. Can shoot 3s. Can bully you in the post, and can guard Centers in the post.

Only thing he can't do is guard Shaq in the posy, something nobody could do period.
 
UConnSwag11 said:
Curry has been the best player in the LeBron era
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Frustrated Come On GIF
 
Beowulf said:
Michael Jordan never allowed anyone to ever score on him. And he never missed a shot in his career. The bulls never lost a game
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He also had an absolutely phenomenal left hand.
 
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Woodson said:
Can’t listen right now, what’s he say? Only ever heard him call Jordan “god”, never heard him say who he thought was greatest
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Basically he says he doesn't care about those debates. Reggie Miller is asking him who he thinks the GOAT of the NBA is.

He says he was only concerned about his game and that when he played, nobody was better than him on the floor. He didn't claim to be the GOAT.

He also said the NBA has several eras that were all different.

I'll stick with my take. Jordan can be lumped in with Kareem, Akeem, Bird, Magic and a few others, but he doesn't separate himself from those mentioned.

Great player, but in no way better than those mentioned.
 
B1GEast said:
I'll stick with my take. Jordan can be lumped in with Kareem, Akeem, Bird, Magic and a few others, but he doesn't separate himself from those mentioned.
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Is there a reason you keep using a name the man himself stopped using several decades ago?
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
This is funny. And simply incorrect. Tatum’s dunk on LeBron in the ECF way back was pretty much his career highlight before this title.
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For Tatum maybe. Starks dunk yeets every Knicks fan over 40.
 
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Inyatkin said:
Is there a reason you keep using a name the man himself stopped using several decades ago?
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What kind of BS question is that?

I'm supposed to keep up with what people are calling themselves these days and you're responsible for letting people know?

Get out of here with that crap.

 
B1GEast said:
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"Michael is the greatest that's ever played." -- Magic Johnson


Also, Bird's on record numerous times saying Jordan was on a different level than him and Magic. He said this when MJ was 21: "He’s the best. Even at this stage in his career, he’s doing more than I ever did."

thesportsrush.com

“Michael Jordan, as a rookie, was doing more than I ever did”: When Larry Bird gave the Bulls GOAT some huge compliments right after their first-ever meeting

Right after Michael Jordan and Larry Bird’s first-ever meeting in the league, despite blowing out MJ’s Bulls by 25 points, the Celtics legend had some high praises for the then-21-year-old rookie.
thesportsrush.com thesportsrush.com
 
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nomar said:
"Michael is the greatest that's ever played." -- Magic Johnson


Also, Bird's on record numerous times saying Jordan was on a different level than him and Magic. He said this when MJ was 21: "He’s the best. Even at this stage in his career, he’s doing more than I ever did."

thesportsrush.com

“Michael Jordan, as a rookie, was doing more than I ever did”: When Larry Bird gave the Bulls GOAT some huge compliments right after their first-ever meeting

Right after Michael Jordan and Larry Bird’s first-ever meeting in the league, despite blowing out MJ’s Bulls by 25 points, the Celtics legend had some high praises for the then-21-year-old rookie.
thesportsrush.com thesportsrush.com
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Yeah but what about Akeem?
 
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