04-15-2021, 08:40 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-15-2021, 08:46 PM by Jason Terry.)
Lebron is probably the best athlete to ever play basketball but still not the goat
It’s about the total package. Lebron the athlete. Russell with the rings. Magic and Bird changed the game in a big way. MJ is the total package though. And that’s what makes him the GOAT. He has the rings and they aren’t cheap rings. They’re loyal rings. And there’s always the “what if” of had he never played baseball(in the middle of his prime) in tribute to his dad. Not all rings are equal as evidenced by Dirk(I’d take Dirks 1 over all of Durant’s). And it’s not just about the NBA rings either. He was clutch in winning a championship for one of the most storied colleges of all time(something nobody does anymore). Yes, these new guys will break all the all time stats, but MJ still put up great all time numbers and has several mostly per game numbers that will be impressive forever. Era played matters in context as well. MJ played professionally in two sports. He might not be the best athlete ever in the NBA, but he’s all time great in sports history because of the dual sports angle. MJ was the first athlete to make himself a true brand and that will last longer than any other in history. Perhaps his greatest legacy though is taking what Magic and Bird lifted up and turning into an even greater success moving forward. The undisputed leader of the Dream Team that first brought basketball to the entire world.
Without Jordan there’s no Luka Doncic. MJ is who Luka’s father idolized and the main reason why the euro game went so far
Even Dirk probably changed the game more than Lebron. Dirk contributed new moves and ushered in a tidal wave of euro players that still has an effect today. Not to mention totally revolutionizing the PF position. What has Lebron done? He turned the game into AAU. He does nothing but cry about how the world doesn’t give the king his crown for best ever. If he wants respect then he should earn it................having said all that though. Lebron still has a chance to reshape his legacy(not that he will actually do what needs to be done). Lebron’s path would be closer to Muhammad Ali. He has enough fanboy power in the most popular sports league to influence true change politically. It’s too risky for his brand though and he will never sacrifice the $. All Lebron has is that one Cavs championship. He pillaged every franchise he was on and gamed the system bringing in all stars, trading all their draft picks, and adding these fraud “ring chasers”. He wants so badly to be goat, but he won’t. Not even with 7 rings if he got them
It’s about the total package. Lebron the athlete. Russell with the rings. Magic and Bird changed the game in a big way. MJ is the total package though. And that’s what makes him the GOAT. He has the rings and they aren’t cheap rings. They’re loyal rings. And there’s always the “what if” of had he never played baseball(in the middle of his prime) in tribute to his dad. Not all rings are equal as evidenced by Dirk(I’d take Dirks 1 over all of Durant’s). And it’s not just about the NBA rings either. He was clutch in winning a championship for one of the most storied colleges of all time(something nobody does anymore). Yes, these new guys will break all the all time stats, but MJ still put up great all time numbers and has several mostly per game numbers that will be impressive forever. Era played matters in context as well. MJ played professionally in two sports. He might not be the best athlete ever in the NBA, but he’s all time great in sports history because of the dual sports angle. MJ was the first athlete to make himself a true brand and that will last longer than any other in history. Perhaps his greatest legacy though is taking what Magic and Bird lifted up and turning into an even greater success moving forward. The undisputed leader of the Dream Team that first brought basketball to the entire world.
Without Jordan there’s no Luka Doncic. MJ is who Luka’s father idolized and the main reason why the euro game went so far
Even Dirk probably changed the game more than Lebron. Dirk contributed new moves and ushered in a tidal wave of euro players that still has an effect today. Not to mention totally revolutionizing the PF position. What has Lebron done? He turned the game into AAU. He does nothing but cry about how the world doesn’t give the king his crown for best ever. If he wants respect then he should earn it................having said all that though. Lebron still has a chance to reshape his legacy(not that he will actually do what needs to be done). Lebron’s path would be closer to Muhammad Ali. He has enough fanboy power in the most popular sports league to influence true change politically. It’s too risky for his brand though and he will never sacrifice the $. All Lebron has is that one Cavs championship. He pillaged every franchise he was on and gamed the system bringing in all stars, trading all their draft picks, and adding these fraud “ring chasers”. He wants so badly to be goat, but he won’t. Not even with 7 rings if he got them