I do belive that Michael Jordan is the best player ever. Will LeBron James become as good as Jordan was?
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Lebron certainly has a great chance to be as good as Jordan.... He's already a much better player than Jordan was at that age. (You can't compare Jordan's 2nd year in the NBA with Lebron's, since Lebron went straight out of high school, and Jordan played 3 years in college)...He's a better shooter than Jordan, a better rebounder than Jordan was, as good a passer as Jordan was... his in-depth knowledge of the game definitely surpasses Jordan's at the same age... he's also much stronger than Jordan ever was, although that's not entirely basketball related.\n\nLebron is certainly on his way to becoming better than Jordan, but he has to not only keep this level up for many more years, but he must continue to improve every year as well (which he's done so far, and which Jordan himself did).\n\nPlus, Lebron's GOTTA be a better baseball player than MJ...  Jordan was a HORRIBLE baseball player!\n\nOf course, Jordan really wasn't the best player ever, that's just hype fed to the yutes of America by ESPN...
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Dont get me wrong Lebron is an amazing player. But Kobe is on a different level. Kobe and him can both score whenever they want to.  \n\n        But the thing Kobe is doing in the playoffs is amazing. By sharing the ball all the other players are playing great. Lamar Odom, Smush Parker, Luke Walton, Kwame Brown. I think a trait that all great players have is to make other players better. Lets look at ball hog Kobe he scored 40 a nite but they got 7th seed. Lets look at playoff Kobe. Winning a series to the 2nd seed in the West. \n\n         Lebron amazes me by how good he is already. He is the 2nd best guard in the league at age 21. He has 10 years left of basketball and he has already surpassed the talent of some greats. I think he does not have anyone to help him it is just the Lebron Show. Lebron gets better every year and he always adds something to his repeteur. This year he became a great shooter. \n\n          They are both outstanding guards. But I give Kobe my vote because of his experience and ability to perform in crunch time.
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Their is no way that Lebron James is better than Kobe you can compare Kobe has won championships had 81 points in a game so no way that Lebron is better Its Kobe and year by year and getting better. Kobe the best without a doubt
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It's silly to make such comparisons anyway. If you argue that Wilt Chamberlain was the best, I'd argue that the game wasn't as developed and the league was less athletic. Also, he commonly played against much smaller centers, including Bill Russell who was only 6-9 and about 215 lbs!\n\nThe game is just different in every era.  But, if I'm going to make an argument about why I think Jordan may be the best, I suppose I'd have to start with his 6 championship rings in 8 or so years during the 90s.  Of course, you'll say something like without Pippen and Phil Jackson he never won a title, in which case i'll list his incredible stats over the years and point out that he was typically a better-than-fifty percent shooter from the field to go along with his million ppg, but then you'll point out how Chamberlain averaged over 50 ppg during one season alone!\n\nThere's really no point because it's all about context.  Jordan did things that no one else had done and he revolutionized the game.  Is he the greatest? It's an irrelevant discussion that people tend to take overboard in my opinion.
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Jordan with any of the second teir stars is the best.  He is the one player who could not be stopped in the clutch.  His defense was simply awesome and his leadership equal to Larry and Magic.
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Nobody will EVER be the next Jordan, he totally changed the  game and he was always getting better, trying to become a better player. Nobody will ever get up to his standard!!
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M.J. until Lebron wins a title.  Lebron is a ridiculous talent but he needs to grow up a little bit more.  There is no doubt in my mind that Lebron will win some titles and in two years average a triple double.  Once he wins one for Cleveland I'll take Lebron as the best ever
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Lebron will become the MVP best active player in basketball. Fills all stats points assists, steals, rebounds, blocks. He leads the Cavs and they are doing better now then I could ever remember before.\nWade Is great for points and steals. I think that D Wade is in the top 5 of active players.\nI think it will be ! win Cavs and 1 win for the Detroit.\nthe scores will be 95 (cavs) 92 (Detroit)\n85 (cavs) 88 (Detroit)
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1\nwhen it comes to numbers (scoring and rebounding) chamberlain is king. when it comes to being all-around, oscar robertson is at the top, even averaging a triple double for one season. \nstill, most people including me consider jordan the greatest of them all because he was a combination of talent, skill, desire, success, fortitude and timing. \ntalent and skill-scoring title, mvp trophies, all-star status, defensive player of the year.\ndesire-competitive streak, the willpower to tilt the game outcome to his team's side. takes every game seriously. \nsuccess-three-peat not accomplished by modern greats bird, magic, hakeem. doing it twice just stresses the point. \ntiming-storybook career: jumpshot to win an ncaa title. being beaten by everyone before finally succeeding after a 7 year struggle. \n\n2\ngiven time, some of the new stars today will almost reach the pinnacle of jordan's popularity and success. but IMO, no one will. he was everything at once. kobe will always lack the charisma. iverson will never be a three-peat winner nor become a defensive player of the year. lebron does not have the killer instinct and will YET. sorry, but carmelo is just not on the same league as kobe, james and wade. \n\n3\nyes, he would have won with another set of players. if his sidekick was not pippen, then he would have had another super partner. people will compensates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n\nif he did not have grant, then he had rodman. if he did not have paxson, he had kerr and kukoc. he and whoever his teammates then would learn how to compensate.
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Wilt Chamberlain...  Hands down...\n\nNo, Kobe couldn't take Jordan.  Kobe's good, but not that good.  AI is amazing, however not the greatest.  \nI can't wait to see as LeBron continues to develop as a player..
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King James is the Chosen one.  But there is only one MJ.  I think by the end of James' career there will still only be one MJ but still there will never be another Leberon James
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LeBron is so great because he can put up 30+ points, 7+ rebounds, and 8+ assists on any given night. MJ was and still is the best player out there but LeBron is catching up to him. If you look at LeBron's stats in his rookie year and then last year and compare it with MJ's, you'll find that LeBron is better all-around but MJ is better scoring. Remember, LeBron is doing all this and HE IS YOUNGER THAN MOST NBA ROOKIES!\nIf MJ joined the NBA out of high school like LeBron, then this would be a different story. Next year, LeBron has the possibility to be one of the greats.
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Lebron james is not the best basketball player right now. He has great numbers and is a good leader on his team. I think he has a bright future but i hear many people praising him like he is god. \n\n       He is not even close to MJ he is not old enough. When he leads the league in scoring 10 times or makes the defensive team 8 times like MJ did then u may say he is as good as MJ. The best part of Micheals game was that he made the rest of his players better. I think there are only three players in the NBA that can do that. Jason Kidd and Kevin Garnett and Shaq. I was flipping channels today and there was a Old Game on Knicks VS Bulls 1985 MJ first time in the garden. I really havent seen him play in many games except his 98 season and his average Wizard days. But he was a rookie and he was leading his team and making his players better. And he did remind me of Lebron James because he lived up to the hype. I think in 5 or 6 years Lebron will be the best Player in the NBA and maybe by the end of his carrer could be the next Jordan. \n\n     5 best PLayers\n\n      1. Shaq carried 3 teams to the playoffs most dominant made 2 of his teamates great Kobe and Dwayne Wade. He is getting lazy over the years. But in the playoffs where he trys he is unstoppable. \n\n      2.  Tim Duncan- 3 rings end of story. Gives his all day in and day out. Great leader. Is a basketball player based on fundamentals.\n\n      3.  Kobe Bryant- No one can deny he is amazing he is not the most unselfish player but he does what he needs to do if he had a player to pass to he would not be a ball hog. Lakers need to get a star over free agency because the player they can trade for a star is Smush parker and Kobe.  81 points says it all \n\n     4.    Kevin Garnett- one of the most unselfish players in basketball. Does not care about stats. He would pass the ball out of a lightly contested jumper unless they would need him to score. \n\n     5.     Lebron James- Great PLayer Great Future when he is healthy. Bringing the Cavs to a 5th seed playoffs spot. \n\n     Special notices \n\n                   Tracy Mcgrady- When healty can play like Kobe could have been up in top 5 if it was not for his back. He is a young player and has accomplished many things. But if his back has been hurtin for 2 or 3 seasons he may not get any better. \n\n                 Allen Iverson- One of the greatest little men ever. Has most heart in NBA History. 3rd or 4th in NBA scoring Average of all time. PLays injured every game. My favorite player since i started to watch basketball in his rookie year. PLays harder than most players in the NBA.\n\n     Edit: Marion is good but his stats are misleading he has the stats of the best player in the league but he definetly not one of the best i say that he is top 15 or top 20 and Carmelo Anthony is no where near best basketball player he did not live up to the hype
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jordan if it's all-time...\n\ncurrently, i think it's lebron...
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You have to be kidding me. LeBron may have records that MJ didn't get this young, but c'mon, MJ was and still is the best player in NBA history.\n\nAnd also, you can't really compare someone that is done playing for his career. Now If you compare MJ in his 3rd season to LeBron right now, then YES LeBron is better. But LeBron's career has pretty much just started. We'll have to wait until LeBron James retires from the NBA to be able to compare him to MJ.
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At this point of his career, Lebron is a very talented offensive player but his defensive skills are lacking. Keep in mind that Jordan did a lot more than just score points. He was also a defensive all-star pretty much every year as well. Does Lebron have potential?..yes, of course he does but he's still just a kid.
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Well, the thing that made Jordan great was not his skills. Yes he was a great player (possibly one of the top two along with Wilt Chamberlain), he was a complete player. He could do everything excellently. He scored 30 points per game, grabbed over 5 boards, 3-4 assits, 2-3 steals, and even one season averaged a block per game. He was an all-around excellent player. There are other players even in his era who had just as many skills and were just as talented with natural ability. Scottie Pippen I think had more natural potential as was more graceful. Certainly Dominique Wlikens was more powerful.\n\nThe thing that made Jordan great was his intelligence and his primacy; his ability to get up for a game and take it to the next level. He thrived on pressure. He could get into another players head and totally shut them down from the inside out. When the game was on the line he took the game to another emotional level that had so much stress and pressure to it that every other opposing player was crushed by it and all his teammates fed off of it. \n\nJordan's natural talent was limited. He wasn't even picked for his high school team the first time around. Lebron only went to high school. He is not mentally the same player as Jordan, and he never will be.