i dont care how much talent he has. hes not great because he has no intention of being the greatest. hes a whiny prima donna who didnt kno how to finish until he had the 2nd best player in the nba around him. jordan he is not. ****, hes not even a kobe.
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i agree lebron shutting down rose, who is like 7 inches shorter than him, doesn't make him the g.o.a.t. scottie is just being kind and delusional. jordan and his bulls would destroy todays bulls alot easier than lebron and the heat.Originally posted by hhs661 View PostLast edited by el malo; 05-27-2011, 10:32 AM.Comment
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Too early to tell.
If Lebron can win 6 titles, five MVP awards, ten All-NBA First Team designations, nine All-Defensive First Team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star Game appearances, three All-Star Game MVP awards, ten scoring titles, three steals titles, six NBA Finals MVP awards, and the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, and hold the NBA records for highest career regular season scoring average (30.12 points per game) and highest career playoff scoring average (33.45 points per game)...
Then yeah, he can be compared to MJ or even be greater than him.Comment
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Well, winning the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award might be a tough one.Originally posted by Tamis_Siensya View PostComment
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Here's the official article:
Scottie Pippen: LeBron could be best
Scottie Pippen had a front row seat to watch LeBron James oust the Chicago Bulls from the playoffs, and the Hall of Famer believes James might supplant Pippen's former running mate Michael Jordan as the greatest player ever.
"Michael Jordan is probably the greatest scorer to play the game," Pippen said Friday on "Mike & Mike In The Morning" on ESPN Radio. "But I may go as far as to say LeBron James may be the greatest player to ever play the game because he is so potent offensively that not only can he score at will but he keeps everybody involved.
Basketball Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen says Michael Jordan was the greatest scorer ever, but LeBron James could be the greatest NBA player ever.
"You have to be on your Ps and Qs on defense. No guy on the basketball court is not a threat to score with LeBron James out there. Not only will LeBron dominate from the offensive end as well, but he's also doing it on the defensive end which really makes him the complete package. He's able to get in those passing lanes, shoot those gaps and create transition opportunities where he is pretty much unstoppable."
James' Heat closed out the Bulls with an 83-80 victory in Game 5 on Thursday, setting up an NBA Finals matchup with the Dallas Mavericks. A championship in his second career trip to the Finals could help solidify his legacy, but James has already put to rest one knock on his game, in Pippen's view.
"I'm seeing a great player, and a player that we've all admired for the last [seven] years of his career, but this [eighth] year here, he has really brought the complete package," Pippen said. "I've never seen a player that can dominate a game the way LeBron James can. He don't always have to score. He makes plays for other guys. But when the game is on the line and you need a shot to be made, he's going to make that play. He's shown that throughout this series that he can make big shots.
"I think there has always been a knock on him that he don't make the big shots down the stretch. Well, I think they can put that behind him now. He's a shotmaker. And right now he's a man on a mission."
Pippen, who won six NBA titles alongside Jordan in the 1990s, said the Bulls exceeded their talent level to reach the Eastern Conference finals against the Heat.
"They have to keep their head up and realize they had a great season," said Pippen, who attends most Bulls game in his role as team ambassador. "I think you have to take something positive from this season. I think this team really laid their hearts out on the line and played great basketball all season long, but I think we all know that we were overachieving to some degree.
"I think we realized we really didn't have the personnel to go all the way through the playoffs and be considered the NBA champions. This Miami Heat team was established to be able to really run through every team in the league and they have been able to do that thus far."Comment
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LOL yeah mate imagine a whole package like Jordan.Originally posted by Konstantin View Post
Joe Dumars once said he didn't mind matching up with Jordan when he (mike) had the ball, he was worried when he has the ball and Jordan was guarding him.
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Originally posted by el malo View Postlebron got a long way to go
Those **** don't include leaing his team to 72 wins in a reg. season, the best ever.
Yeah Lebron has a looong way to go.Comment
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Jordan has a Defensive Player of the Year award and several All-Defensive 1st Team selections...Originally posted by borikua View Post
Jordan was a better defender on and off the ball and at getting steals. Jordan was what Chris Paul and Rajon Rondo are at steals, but better.
Really though... other than averaging a couple more assists and rebounds, how is he more complete?
Pippen is caught up in the moment.Comment
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