OT: LeBron will never be as good as MJ (MERGED)

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  1. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Discuss.
     
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    RipCityInsider Nice Season Blazers

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    Re: OT: LeBron will never be as good as MJ

    It's difficult to have a discussion with the inevitable.
     
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Re: OT: LeBron will never be as good as MJ

    he may never be as great as the butt rapist. :cheers:
     
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  4. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Re: OT: LeBron will never be as good as MJ

    LeBust does it again!
     
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    Re: OT: LeBron will never be as good as MJ

    MJ never won his titles on the coat tales of other players. When James does, it'll be due to D-Wade and Bosh more than anything else. Sort of like a hollow title.
     
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    Re: OT: LeBron will never be as good as MJ

    If we don't win the title next year, I'm rooting for the Cavs.
     
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    Re: OT: LeBron will never be as good as MJ

    How about: congratulations to the Dallas Mavericks for having the better team?

    Let's have Phil Jackson be the coach of the Miami Heat and see what happens.

    (Remember: Shaq's Magic beat the Jordan Bulls in the playoffs in Jordan's comeback year. And how old was Jordan when he was getting whupped by the Pistons every year?)

    (That said: James had a -21 for the game. They didn't keep track of +/- when Jordan played, but I can't see him ever getting that...)

    Dwayne Wade's thinking: I used to get all the calls before. Maybe it's because they hate me now...
     
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  8. Rastapopoulos

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    Re: OT: LeBron will never be as good as MJ

    Gilbert's promise is still alive!
     
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    Re: OT: LeBron will never be as good as MJ

    That's Bullshit. MJ was lucky enough to have the team structured so he got to take the most shots. But remember: the Bulls record their first year without Jordan was actually better than with him. And that's with PETE MYERS replacing him. Meanwhile, the Cavs' record without James...
     
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  10. BLAZER PROPHET

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    Re: OT: LeBron will never be as good as MJ

    Baloney.

    MJ carried that team. No PG. No center. Pippen and Rodman are hardly players that strike fear into hearts.

    No, MJ was far better than James.
     
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    Re: OT: LeBron will never be as good as MJ

    Comparing LeBron to Jordan is like comparing Mario Elie to Jordan. It's not close or worth anyone's time.
     
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    Re: OT: LeBron will never be as good as MJ

    that Bulls team was decent but lost in the second round
     
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  13. Mamba

    Mamba The King is Back Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Re: OT: LeBron will never be as good as MJ

    LeBron will never be as good as
    Wade.
     
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    Re: OT: LeBron will never be as good as MJ

    Dan Gilbert's prediction that CLE will win before Bron is still alive.
     
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    Re: OT: LeBron will never be as good as MJ

    Um...the 1st year w/out Jordan they won 55 games.

    The year before? 57. The years before that? 67 and 61.

    The next year, without Jordan for most of the year, they won 47 and went 13-4 with him back in the lineup.
     
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  16. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Re: OT: LeBron will never be as good as MJ

    Hardly a knock on LBJ. Nobody may ever reach that level again.
     
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    Re: OT: LeBron will never be as good as MJ

    Lebron < Wade < Kobe < Jordan
     
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  18. BLAZER PROPHET

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    Re: OT: LeBron will never be as good as MJ

    I would agree with this with one thought.

    When it comes to physically taking over a game, only MJ and James are capable of that among the 4 players you mentioned.
     
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  19. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Re: OT: LeBron will never be as good as MJ

    I think some people have forgotten how good MJ was. I've gone back and watched some old games and it's easy to forget how unbelievably powerful he was.
     
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    Re: OT: LeBron will never be as good as MJ

    Lebron will never be as good as me let alone Jordan.
     
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