So wait.. Lebron only averaged 24 ppg on 43% to make 2007 Finals?

[3ball]

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Lebron 2007 ECSF:[COLOR="White"].[/COLOR] [COLOR="DarkRed"]24 ppg on 42%[/COLOR]
Lebron 2007 ECF:[COLOR="White"]S.[/COLOR] [COLOR="DarkRed"]25 ppg on 45%[/COLOR]


These would be the worst stats of Jordan's career and wouldn't get him out of the kiddie round in the 80's East, let alone make the damn Finals - nonetheless, this paltry performance was good enough to make the 07' Finals because the East was all-time weak in mid-2000's.
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[Im Still Ballin]

An assist is worth 2 points AT MINIMUM, and 4 points at MAXIMUM

Therefore, 30 assists are worth more than 30 points,

The assist is valued at DOUBLE the point at MINIMUM

[3ball]

The assist is valued at DOUBLE the point at MINIMUM

Lebron's' 24 ppg on 43% would be the worst stats of Jordan's career and wouldn't get him out of the kiddie round, yet they were good enough to make the 07' Finals because the East was all-time weak in mid-2000's.
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[warriorfan]

The East was already historically weak, that was one of the main reasons of outrage over The Decision. LeBron tampered with an already extremely weak conference, leaving his team to join the other 2 best players in the east, bolstering his team while weakening the others simultaneously. It was a slap in the face to all true competitors.

[bigkingsfan]

Lebron was a better closer.
48 points -- including his team's final 25 and 29 of its final 30
goes up 3-2, while Jordan lost three consecutive years to Detroit.

[3ball]

Lebron was a better closer.
48 points -- including his team's final 25 and 29 of its final 30
goes up 3-2, while Jordan lost three consecutive years to Detroit.

1989 vs. 2007:


[COLOR="DarkRed"]Jordan's Bulls were 47-25 and the 6 seed.[/COLOR]
[COLOR="Navy"]Lebron's Cavs were 50-32 and the 2 seed.[/COLOR]


[COLOR="DarkRed"]1st Round Jordan[/COLOR]: CLE...(#3 seed, 57-25, #2 ranked defense... 40.0.. 6.0.. 8.1.. 51.8% FG)
[COLOR="Navy"]1st Round Lebron[/COLOR]: WSH (#7 seed, 41-41, #28 ranked defense.. 27.0.. 8.5.. 7.5.. 42.5% FG)

[COLOR="DarkRed"]2nd Round Jordan[/COLOR]: NYK (#2 seed, 52-30, #10 ranked defense... 35.5.. 9.5.. 8.3.. 55.0% FG)
[COLOR="Navy"]2nd Round Lebron[/COLOR]: NJN (#6 seed, 41-41, #15 ranked defense... 24.7.. 7.3.. 8.5.. 42.3% FG)

[COLOR="DarkRed"]Conf. Finals Jordan[/COLOR]: DET (#1 seed, 62-30, #3 ranked defense... 30.0.. 5.5.. 6.5.. 46.0% FG)
[COLOR="Navy"]Conf. Finals Lebron[/COLOR]: DET (#1 seed, 53-29, #7 ranked defense... 25.7.. 9.1.. 8.5.. 44.9% FG)



NO COMPARISON

[bigkingsfan]

You see Lebron #'s increasing every round vs tougher opposition, while Ordan did the exact opposite.

[Ben Simmons]

Lebron > ordan

[3ball]

Lebron > ordan

[COLOR="DarkGreen"]Superathletes are never goat shooters - EXCEPT JORDAN, who is the only superathlete [COLOR="Navy"]ever[/COLOR] with goat shooting from either midrange or 3-point range:[/COLOR]



[COLOR="White"]..[/COLOR][color="navy"]NBA.COM'S STATS ON
"MIDRANGE" EFFICIENCY
[COLOR="White"]..[/COLOR](all shots inside 3-pt line but outside paint)[/COLOR]


[COLOR="White"].......................[/COLOR]Midrange Efficiency .


[COLOR="darkRed"]M Jordan. 1997:[COLOR="White"]..[/COLOR] 48.9%.. 588/1202[/COLOR]
[COLOR="darkRed"]M Jordan. 1998:[COLOR="White"]..[/COLOR] 43.2%.. 476/1101[/COLOR]

Lebron.. 2016:[COLOR="White"]....[/COLOR] 37.1%... 96/259

D Wade.. 2016:[COLOR="White"]...[/COLOR] 36.4%.. 143/393

Derozan. 2016:[COLOR="White"]...[/COLOR] 37.5%.. 183/488

Butler. 2016:[COLOR="White"].......[/COLOR] 35.9%.. 113/315



Lebron, Westbrook, Wade, Derozan and Butler ALL have poor midrange and 3-point jumpshooting - they can't shoot - yet they're still top scorers because today's wide open spacing and hands-off defense allows good athletes easier access to the rim.

MJ's athleticism would benefit the same way, except he had goat midrange efficiency, even better than Curry's, which gives him a massive advantage over non-shooters Lebron, Westbrick and company.. MJ had Lebron/Westbrook's athleticism, with better midrange shooting than Steph Curry.. That's the goat

[Hey Yo]

1989 vs. 2007:


[COLOR="DarkRed"]Jordan's Bulls were 47-25 and the 6 seed.[/COLOR]
[COLOR="Navy"]Lebron's Cavs were 50-32 and the 2 seed.[/COLOR]


[COLOR="DarkRed"]1st Round Jordan[/COLOR]: CLE...(#3 seed, 57-25, #2 ranked defense... 40.0.. 6.0.. 8.1.. 51.8% FG)
[COLOR="Navy"]1st Round Lebron[/COLOR]: WSH (#7 seed, 41-41, #28 ranked defense.. 27.0.. 8.5.. 7.5.. 42.5% FG)

[COLOR="DarkRed"]2nd Round Jordan[/COLOR]: NYK (#2 seed, 52-30, #10 ranked defense... 35.5.. 9.5.. 8.3.. 55.0% FG)
[COLOR="Navy"]2nd Round Lebron[/COLOR]: NJN (#6 seed, 41-41, #15 ranked defense... 24.7.. 7.3.. 8.5.. 42.3% FG)

[COLOR="DarkRed"]Conf. Finals Jordan[/COLOR]: DET (#1 seed, 62-30, #3 ranked defense... 30.0.. 5.5.. 6.5.. 46.0% FG)
[COLOR="Navy"]Conf. Finals Lebron[/COLOR]: DET (#1 seed, 53-29, #7 ranked defense... 25.7.. 9.1.. 8.5.. 44.9% FG)



NO COMPARISON

I thought you said regular season defense ranking doesn't count when referring to the playoffs?

[CavsLebronMo]

Copy and paste nerd. You know nothing about basketball.

[aj1987]

Where did you get 24 and 25 from? LeBron averaged 26 PPG. 26/9/9/3/1 on 54% TS. He also was absolutely terrible in the first two games and the Cavs lost both. 31/10/9/2/1 on 59% TS outside those first two games.

ECSF, he averaged 25/7/9/1 on 54% TS. 26/8/8/2/1 on 54% TS in the EC.

Quite easily better statlines than some of Ordan's.

Also, BB-Ref is quite easy to use. A retarded chimp could use it. No use trying to post made up BS stats.

[riseagainst]

3ball making stats up to make Lebron look bad. That's when you know Lebron has him shook.

[ralph_i_el]

He created the overwhelming majority of the offense for a slow, defensive squad.

[3ball]

He created the overwhelming majority of the offense for a slow, defensive squad.

These would be the worst stats of Jordan's career and wouldn't get him out of the kiddie round in the 80's East, let alone make the damn Finals - nonetheless, this paltry performance was good enough to make the 07' Finals because the East was all-time weak in mid-2000's.