I'm 35 and I grew up in NE Ohio, so I went to a lot of Cavs games that featured Price, Daughtery, Brandon, Ehlo, Nance and even the weird years with Sura, Kemp and Potopenko. I vividly remember them getting victimized by Jordan over and over and over. And the thing was, you were afraid of it because you knew you couldn't stop it. I still think the Cavs' biggest mistake was trading Ron Harper way before they should have. His defensive prowess later on his career got better and better and he could have "helped" against MJ and the Bulls.
Flash forward and LeBron and I are about the same age. I saw him play all throughout high school and I thought eventually we were seeing what could be the best player ever. I've never seen a guy that size move that fast with a handle and court vision and raw strength (other than the Magic comparison). Eventually he's gonna overtake Jordan right?
I've said it 1,000 times I've thought LeBron was the better player. But man, I don't even think I can convince myself anymore. MJ was a DOG. He was a KILLER. LeBron always makes the right basketball play. MJ makes the winning basketball play. There's a HUGE difference in that.
I don't think LeBron, for as great as he is, has ever had that "I'm better than you and it's time for me to show it" killer instinct outside of a handful of times. MJ had that every game. Even preseason and middling regular season games. He ruined guys' careers.
I mean, the guy put up over 100 in two games on a trash team vs the #1 seed Celtics in his second year. A Celtics team that went on to win the title.
Last Edited: 4/20/2020 11:53:16 AM by GoCats105