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Michael Jordan Vs. Lebron James

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The G.O.A.T. The (Greatest Of All Time) debate has been a popular argument ever since the National Basketball Association (NBA) was organized in 1946. Many former stars have been considered but after the Cavaliers won the Championship in 2012, there have been two forerunners in the debate: Michael Jordan and LeBron James. These two athletes have dominated their eras and are considered worthy of this title. Throughout LeBron's career, he has obtained many unbelievable achievements and some people are now placing him above Michael Jordan as the G.O.A.T., but that is not accurate. Michael Jordan is a greater NBA player than LeBron James because of his dominance, defensive accomplishments, and playoff success; and Jordan clearly deserves the title …show more content…

Additionally, Michael Jordan's defensive achievements are just as impressive because: he was named the 1988 Defensive Player Of The Year; he is a 3-time Steals Leader; and he was elected to the All-Defensive 1st Team 9 times (Greer Jordan 5). Michael Jordan has been awarded these incredible accolades and he has won each of them more times than Lebron James, even though Lebron has played 5 more years than Jordan. Some people may say the only reason Michael Jordan thrived so well in the 90s is because of the differences between styles from Jordan's time and modern-day basketball; but if LeBron was a better defender, he would have won at least one DPOY and more than six All-Defensive 1st Teams in his 19 years in the NBA. Michael Jordan’s 102.7 defensive rating and his 13 total defensive accolades, including his DPOY, prove that Jordan is a superior defender and surpasses the efforts of LeBron James. Finally, due to his playoff success and achievements during the Finals, Michael Jordan deserves to be recognized as the NBA G.O.A.T. As one fan put it: “Without a doubt, the fact that places Jordan above all other players is his flawless 6-0 NBA Finals record that gave him 6 Finals MVPs” ( Bittar Eddie 6

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Sportswriter, Peter Emerick in his article, “Lebron James’ 4 NBA MVPs as It Compares to Michael Jordan & Other 4- Time MVPs”, notes that Lebron is comparable to NBA legends and Hall of Famers. He supports his claim by first listing the MVP season stats for Lebron James. Then he compares the stats Lebron James put up against Hall of Famers like Michael Jordan, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Lastly, he states that the similarities and differences of Lebron and Jordan and how their pros and cons even out. Emerick’s purpose is to prove that Lebron James is as good as the legends in order to have people realize Lebron’s greatness.

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Although the stats do not lie, people still believe there is an argument to be made over who the greatest basketball player of all time is because of the number of championships won. Through the age of 31, LeBron James has accomplished more than Michael Jordan did through his 19 year career. Michael Jordan was six and zero in the National Basketball Association finals, but he did not have the productivity like LeBron James did. LeBron has put up some unheard of and unthinkable numbers, while leading a team in 2007 to the National Basketball Association finals that had no other star players on the roster. If LeBron James is not better than Michael Jordan he is just as good because of his career accomplishments, his statistical numbers, as well

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He even defeated Kevin durant in the 2012 nba finals. The main reason Lebron james is the best basketball player in the game today be cause he know the fundamental to the game of basketball. And he never gives up at all even when he his loosing. And Lebron james is also a good role model. This season Lebron james has had 14th triple-double this season.

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Michael Jordan is the best basketball player in history basketball player in history. Some of his accolades under his belt include 6 championship titles, amazing skill in offense and defense alike, 5 MVP titles, and his career overall. Believe it or not, this is definitely not all he has seemingly dozens of unbelievable feats. In short, Michael Jordan will never be surpassed thanks to his plentiful of awards, world records, achievements, etc. To begin with, his 6 championships and insurmountable defense must mean something right?

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Michael has at least one more MVP to get in him. The numerous amount of records that Michael has made and sometimes just plane shattered old records is another thing that caused him to be the best. Some records he has set of consecutive scoring titles, best free throw percentage in a season and much more. Some of the records that are not mentioned when people are raving about the king of the court. Michael achieved five NBA MVP awards, led the league in scoring ten times, won an NCAA championship with the Tar Heels, was selected by the Chicago Bulls, won six NBA championships, and won two gold medals at the

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Lebron has only 3 rings, but has been to 8 Finals. Lebron has played through a changing era in basketball from players being versatile down low in the paint scoring, to outside long ball three pointers. Lebron has adapted in both areas in scoring down low and outside, which makes him dangerous from anywhere. Even Though Jordan has won more championships, Lebron has played better competition than Jordan. Lebron has faced “super teams” almost alone, unlike Jordan, who had a great team that played easier competition.

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