Lebron Age 31 v. Jordan Age 31

[Bless Mathews]

Meltdown



Outside of 2-3 MJ stans on this board, no one REALLY believes MJ is better than LeBron

Your a FUCCIN idiot "by age" fool.

Jordan played 3 years in college.

By age 22 kwame brown had 1,000 more points than Tim Duncan.

FUCCIN CLOWN

10 full seasons Jordan 6 for 6 6 finals MVP.

0 colludes.

FUCCIN small dicc fucc face moron.

[riseagainst]

Your a FUCCIN idiot "by age" fool.

Jordan played 3 years in college.

By age 22 kwame brown had 1,000 more points than Tim Duncan.

FUCCIN CLOWN

10 full seasons Jordan 6 for 6 6 finals MVP.

0 colludes.

FUCCIN small dicc fucc face moron.

meltdown

[Quickening]

Lebron's better hardware at the same stage of their career... but MJ had a stacked cast who were able to carry him to 3 rings when he was well past his prime, will Lebron get the same luxury, I doubt it.

[K Xerxes]

Like Bill Simmons said, LeBron's first 13 years are better than anyone in the history of the NBA (yes including Jordan)

Jordan's first 13 years in the league (84/85 to 97/98):

6 rings, 6 FMVPs, 5 MVPs

[Bless Mathews]

Like Bill Simmons said, LeBron's first 13 years are better than anyone in the history of the NBA (yes including Jordan)

What????



So 3 rings is better than 6?

10 scoring titles???

[Dray n Klay]

What????



So 3 rings is better than 6?

10 scoring titles???

1-9??

[LeFraud James]

Let LeBron catch up to Kobe before you delusional fools start comparing him to MJ

[Dray n Klay]

Let LeBron catch up to Kobe before you delusional fools start comparing him to MJ

He was already better than Kobe before you even created your account

[LeFraud James]

He was already better than Kobe before you even created your account

You didn't start watching basketball until after I created my account if you truly believe LeBron > Jordan.

Sit down

[kamil]

You didn't start watching basketball until after I created my account if you truly believe LeBron > Jordan.

Sit down

Millennials know f[COLOR="Black"]u[/COLOR]ck all about basketball.

[DonDadda59]

These nigguhs never learn.

I remember when Bean stans were convinced Bean>MJ because of X accomplishments at X age



But I suppose the one advantage Bron has over Beans is his willingness to jump ship and run to a better situation whenever he sees it. This could theoretically keep him racking up rings until he's playing 3 minutes per game at age 50.

[guy]

Why is finals appearances an item on the resume now when no one ever cared about it before?

[~primetime~]

Would have never entertained Jordan vs Bron...till now

I'm probably one of the few on this board that is old enough to have witnessed MJ's entire career...I can remember watching him under Dean Smith in NC, and I have seen him play live multiple times. I have also watched Bron's career in it's entirety...and I am a Bron fan, I do not hate the guy.

My unbiased opinion is that Jordan was a slightly better player overall, I feel like Jordan was a better defender than Bron has ever been, Jordan was probably a top-3 defender in the NBA every Bull's year he played, it's not what he is known for and is probably the most underrated facet of his game.

Jordan I feel was also more 'clutch' in general...if there is a final shot to be taken and my choices are prime MJ or prime Bron...give me MJ by a long shot.

[Roundball_Rock]

Zero chance. He also started the NBA a lot earlier and has more mileage.

This is wishful thinking. LeBron is still going strong. What is there to suggest he is going to suddenly fall off? LeBron likely has 3-4 more MVP caliber seasons in him. His numbers this year were 25/7/7 on 52%; his numbers in 2015 were 25/6/7 on 49%. He has fallen off from his peak but remains dominant.

Too much is made out of mileage. It is a factor but these are people, not cars. Chronological age matters much more than mileage. Kobe was still an elite player in 2013 when he was 34 and it wasn't his odometer that took him from elite status but an injury.

Yeah, it'd be totally better if he replaced those with 1st round loses.

It is funny how the Finals losses are brought up. Jordan lost three times in the first round; LeBron never has. Jordan lost in the conference finals twice; LeBron once. Both lost in the second round twice. Both missed the playoffs twice. Jordan had 5 losing seasons, LeBron 1. At practically every other level LeBron fares better but MJ stans cling to one round and make a virtue of losing earlier.

MJ had a stacked cast who were able to carry him to 3 rings when he was well past his prime, will Lebron get the same luxury, I doubt it.

I think he has a good chance of it. The gap in age between LeBron and Irving is much more fortuitous than that between Jordan and Pippen. Irving will hit his peak years right when LeBron significantly starts to slow down. LeBron has probably only 3-4 more MVP-caliber years left but he also likely has 2-3 more top 10 level seasons after that in him. Those years will coincide with Irving's peak.

[funnystuff]

Yeah, it'd be totally better if he replaced those with 1st round loses.