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Originally Posted by StoppedRainingMen
says who?
or is this based on the fact that one laughs from time to time and the other is one of the most notoriously awful human beings to ever play basketball?
none of this is to say lebron is definitively or even will be regarded in the end as better than jordan, but there are plenty of points to use to argue jordan > lebron. let's not settle for superfluous cliches that are objectively impossible to prove
Are you really advocating that lebron is as 'competive and mentally tough' as MJ was?
(Winning) psychology seems like a pretty normal thing to discuss in the context of greatest-of-all-time players.
And it seems perfectly fair to suggest that Lebron mental approach to the game was markedly weaker than other great players until he
- handpicked 2 superstars to play with him, including SACRIFICING salary - clearly trading $$$$ for mental infirmities
- handpicking hall of famer Pat Riley to manage his team
- **losing championships / playoffs / choking
- negative media about the decision faded