Lebron is closer to Jordan than Kobe.

[3ball]

When stars in their respective teams join in a new team, all of their assist number go down

This is factually incorrect - a 20 ppg scorer will have more assist opportunities alongside another 20 ppg scorer than a 10 ppg scorer.

Obviously, when you put players that average HIGHER ppg on the same team, their assist opportunities INCREASE.. It's 2+2=4.

Of course, they have to share the ball - they can't have one guy (Lebron) dominating all the action - but that's exactly what happened, which is why the APG of Mo Williams, Wade, Love, Bosh and Kyrie all go down alongside Lebron... BIGTIME

[3ball]

Ultimately, Lebron's stats lack integrity because he accumulates them at the expense of teammates - this is statistical fact - his teammates ppg and apg decline significantly alongside Lebron.

Lebron's stat accumulation is also helped by employing a stat-friendly, easily-solvable, playground style, which is far less impressive than the superior, nuanced skill Bird or MJ needed to achieve stats within an equal-opportunity offense that can actually win..

Ultimately, Lebron's style fosters inferior teamwork and bad chemistry - accordingly, his stats aren't impressive or viable compared to someone who achieves stats WHILE the team has great chemistry.. MJ could've been a ball-dominant, high time of possession player that achieved stats at the expense of teammates too - but then he wouldn't be 6/6.

[Hey Yo]

Jordan registered 8FGA in the biggest playoff game of his career in the 1989 ECF.

Maybe if he took 28 more FGA , Bulls wouldn't have lost by 9 and they would have had a 3-2 series lead.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/...905310DET.html