We can never NOT compare those two now can we?
2 – 4 VS 6 – 6 (finals won – finals appearances).
Now that I have watched Lebron almost as much as Michael I understand better why I’m not loving his style.
Lebron plays like a bear, Michael played like a deer. Statistics will never show that.
Lebron’s legacy will be that basketball is a team sport. That building teams takes time. That it takes a leader some humility to make it work. And that despite everything, he’s not doing so good on that side.
People forget the immense contribution of the team in Jordan’s undefeated Bulls. YouTube makes it look like MJ does all the work. People forget how hard the Pistons hit them for years, how Scottie became so good he was basically Jordan II, same moves, same speed, same hunger. MJ was just one of them. Curry with the Warriors looks exactly like that.
Lebron hasn’t been able to do that at all. I watched him won with the Heat then lose with the Heat then lose with the Cavs. When they won they came back from nowhere thanks to the team and Ray Allen’s three. When they lost they really lost, they couldn’t do anything against the Spurs circulating the ball so well.
This year, same. This is why numbers don’t matter. It’s all about the team. That’s the constant in basketball.