I give him a pass for losing to the Spurs considering what he did to the Pistons in the series before.
I knock him for Dallas, and for 2010 (I can't knock him for losing to the 2009 Magic, his stats were amazing).
But even then, plenty of the greats have choked, or played poorly, or lost games they should have won.
MJ lost some series in the 80s and 1990 to teams that were better, but he always performed well (LeBron hasn't always, although he frequently has).
1986 EC First Round: Boston wins 3-0. Jordan: 43.6ppg, 6.3rpg, 5.6apg, 2.3spg
1987 EC First Round: Boston wins 3-0. Jordan: 35.6ppg, 7rpg, 5.3apg, 2sgp
1988 EC Semis: Detroit wins 4-1. Jordan: 27.4ppg, 8.8rgp, 4.5apg, 2spg
1989 ECF: Detroit wins 4-2. Jordan: 29.6ppg, 5.5rpg, 6.5apg, 2spg
1990 ECF: Detroit wins 4-3. Jordan: 32 ppg, 7rpg, 6apg, 2spg
None of these are the craptacular series that LeBron pulled against the Mavs. Others have had bad series on the biggest stage, and they are still among the all-time greats. A bad series or two doesn't stop that. But it is what separates Jordan.
