Kobe and LeBron have never been as good as Jordan. http://behindthearc.collectivepress...chael-jordan-had-his-iconic-shrug-game-video/
The best of all time. But you know every insider as soon as Lebron wins another a title or two will try to make the case that he is just as good if not better. Even though it's not close
I remember this moment pretty damned clearly. There are few moments in Basketball where years later I look back and remember, most of them painful.
I am 30, so I only very very vaguely remember that playoff series - but what from watching that clip what I can say is that it looks like the Blazers transition defense is not much different than it was 23 years ago today.
Why the fuck would we want to watch THAT again? One thing I think gets ignored in all the talk of "Jordan is so much better than LeBron" is that it's striking how many of the players who've been super-superstars have come from stable middle-class 2 parent families. There's this stereotype that all NBA players are raised by single moms in the 'hood, but an awful lot of the ones who really succeeded weren't. Magic - middle class. Jordan - middle class. Kobe? Pretty fucking wealthy! Bird? Fairly blue-collar, but two parents (until his dad killed himself after Bird left Indiana.) Of the true greats I can only think of Isiah Thomas and LeBron James who really did grow up in poverty without fathers. I have to admire them for that. (Jordan in particular was driven HARD by his father, part of the reason he was so devastated when he was murdered.)
I don't, that was my point. Still haven't watched highlights from that game. I saw it on my TV, and that was traumatic enough. I sure as hell don't need to see it again. Ever.
