Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James: Who's the True GOAT?

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Michael Jordan versus LeBron James.
Why do you, my nephew, think that LBJ is the greatest
of all time instead of Michael Jordan?
Look, it's simple.
Longevity and versatility.
Not only does he score points, defends, three-pointers, he does it all.
Facilitator.
Come on.
Undisputed, go.
Well, I would say this.
I don't know about undisputed.
Here's the thing.
I was young enough to see MJ,
his killer instinct, his winning mentality.
I will say this.
I know that LB, uh, LeBron James is taller and he's a better passer.
And he's probably a better rebounder
But he's not a better defender
Michael Jordan was a lockdown defender
He won Defensive Player of the Year
I don't think LBJ ever got that
And yeah, he could pass
He just didn't have to
He would get up above the rim
And dunk it, man
Come on
Look, my question to that is this
When Michael Jordan needed a center, okay
He could have stepped in that role and played center
When LeBron's teams needed centers,
defenders, power forward, point guard
He was always able to step in that role
And he's even played center a bunch of times
when his team needed him or when they didn't have one.
Look, as someone who's a Miami Heat fan, I love LeBron James.
I used to defend him.
I think he's the second best player of all time.
But if you have them play a one-on-one game,
even though LeBron James is bigger and stronger than Michael Jordan,
Michael Jordan would score every, if it was make or take it,
Michael Jordan isn't giving up the ball.
LeBron James, he's too smart and sensitive.
That's why he used to miss a bunch of game winners.
I don't even think MJ would get a shot up.
Do you see the height difference?
he'd just smack it down.
Here's the thing,
you watch a lot of these
old school,
you watch a lot of these
old school 90s highlights
in slow motion,
you don't realize that
Michael Jordan in his prime
would hit his head
on the rim.
Every time you show me
a 90s highlight,
I tell you the same thing.
We're done with the 90s.
You know who's done
with the 90s?
You know who's not done
with the 90s?
Let's pull the numbers.
Go.
The numbers are important.
Check this out.
Michael Jordan
versus LeBron James.
Thank you to
Stathead Basketball.
Great website
if you want to see the truth.
you guys ready? Yeah, go down, let's review
the numbers: 1,072 games versus 1,622, look at the
scoring per game over his whole career, 30 points per game
and there was one year that he averaged
37 points per game. Now I will give LeBron better when he look
at his rebounds and assists, that's
amazing, but if you go down to steals, look
at the steals, 2.3 per game. He even used to block more
Michael Jordan had the hops dog.
Yeah, but these are like little decimal differences compared
to the rebounds assisting
Okay, and let's not forget who is the top scorer of all time. True
and he wasn't even a point guard
I agree. I agree. Now listen, but I will say this.
Let me let me end this on this one
Well, no, we got a couple minutes left
You say that everyone's done with the 90s,
but I see you dressing like the 90s every time you come in here
Okay, you got the 90s fashion. You're literally dropped out of 1993
so you obviously are not done with the 90s. Oh, we're done
with the 90s as far as all these MJ
and theseunks and these old, but not the fashion
not the culture. I don't know, Sauce right there. No, I will
also say this, I will
also say this: have you ever owned a pair of Jordans? Yes I have, but not
basketball shoes. Okay, and what are you wearing right there?
Who's that? Air Jordan, because I have
Okay, Jordan, yes. Do you have any LeBron James branded gear? Look, he's
the GOAT of basketball
Not in fashion
He's the GOAT of basketball
He's not the GOAT of fashion
I'm going to drop some
Gen Z's land
LARPing
Detective
My friends
I came here today
To defend my GOAT
In basketball
Not in fashion
I've never owned
A pair of LeBrons
Neither have I
Owned a pair of Shox
But that's probably
The best center
Right?
For sure
We're talking about
Best basketball
A pair of LeBrons
The Air Jordan ones
Or the Reebok ones?
I'm not sure
I've never owned
LeBrons or Shox
Just to wrap up
This MJ debate
Forget about the physicality
Because LeBron James
Is probably the most
physical specimen of all time as far
as being a 6'9 guy who, like
you said, can play any position. But Michael
Jordan's killer instinct, his
mentality. LBJ has
collapsed mentally on a bunch of games. We've
seen it. Michael Jordan will put a team
on his back and say, we're not going to lose.
He was 6-0 in the NBA Finals
and you can't ignore that. Here we go. Finally, we got
20 seconds. Final remark,
Joseph. Look, LeBron's part of the
10K club, alright? Every single
set, 10K over and 10
finals appearances
here we go
there you go
