Pippen: "LeBron > MJ"

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  1. RoyToy

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    Physically, LeBron is capable of doing more things on a basketball court than any player in NBA history. His size/athleticism/strength is what propels him to being one of the greatest to ever play the game.

    That said, Jordan was the smartest, and one of the most fundamentally sound player I've ever seen, which is something you don't hear a lot about Jordan. His footwork, balance, shooting form, etc. He really understood every little thing about the game of basketball and perfected them all, and because of that he was still able to drop 50pts when he was 40.
     
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    Nowhere near as much. He was considered a legitimate superstar, but not very many considered him a real candidate for best player in basketball and no one considered him a candidate for one of the several greatest players ever. Hill was seen as competing with Pippen for best small forward in the game.
     
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    Magic was better than either of them.
     
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    Nobody wins a title with scrubs, but Magic's finest playoff performance might be the game where Kareem sat injured while Magic played center and demolished the 76'ers.
     
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    I thought that was against the Celtics?
     
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    He's wrong. Simple.

    Even though I'm a huge LeBron fan. We'll see in 10 years.
     
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    He won with the Sixers in 1967 and the Lakers in 1972.
     
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    Sex Panther works every time.

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    Whatever. The point remains, he's still the superior player to Kareem in spite of the fact that Kareem has more than twice as much rings.

    You get what i'm saying.
     

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