The LeBron James Thread

[RedSceptile]

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Yeah like realistically isn't Moses Malone like one of the first real high school to pro guys? There were others but he was probably one of the first real successful ones

[Sportsforever]

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Yeah like realistically isn't Moses Malone like one of the first real high school to pro guys? There were others but he was probably one of the first real successful ones

Yup...he was the first that I can recall. I don't think there was another until KG.

[JODYE]

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Darryl Dawkins came out of HS I believe no?

[ojandpizza]

Why would you be iffy on it if you just acknowledged Jordan is the GOAT? A bit confused by that one.

Because greater and better are two different things.

[BringTheHeat]

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What does being from Chicago have anything to do with it? Things like this are usually said, when you have run out of context in an argument.

Really the only demographic that seems to be relevant here is age. This discussion carrying on this long seems to be more of a testament to the youth on this board rather than where one lives...



...and becomes even more apparent seeing posts like this.

And again, people older than you will say Chamberlain or Russell or Kareem are better than Jordan.

And this will go on forever, kids in 10 years will say X player is better than LeBron.

Stop with this "you had to see them live to get it" nonsense, nobody saw the Roman army live but we all know they were bad mo....

[slimm44]

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Yup...he was the first that I can recall. I don't think there was another until KG.

Shawn Kemp

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Because greater and better are two different things.

So in this case, what's the difference?

And we're still waiting on this list too.

[ojandpizza]

So in this case, what's the difference?

Muhammad Ali is the GOAT, but was he better than Tyson was? Idk they never got the chance to box each other.. Same applies here.

[JODYE]

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And again, people older than you will say Chamberlain or Russell or Kareem are better than Jordan.

And this will go on forever, kids in 10 years will say X player is better than LeBron.

Stop with this "you had to see them live to get it" nonsense, nobody saw the Roman army live but we all know they were bad mo....

From my experience, this couldn't be further from the truth.

[King_B_Mack]

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And again, people older than you will say Chamberlain or Russell or Kareem are better than Jordan.

And this will go on forever, kids in 10 years will say X player is better than LeBron.

Stop with this "you had to see them live to get it" nonsense, nobody saw the Roman army live but we all know they were bad mo....

You know, this logic is used a lot but what's funny is, it's not like these people are all dead or something where they can't speak up for themselves. People that got to see Chamberlain and Russell and all these guys aren't automatically saying that they were better than Jordan as people like to generically suggest in order to imply that the reason Jordan is held in the light that he is because we grew up watching him. My uncles and father are all old enough to have seen Oscar, Wilt, Russell, all of those guys (and no not one of them are from Chicago) and they'll all tell you Jordan is the best they've seen. Let people using that logic tell it though and they automatically believe the guys from their time are better than Jordan.

[The 24th Letter]

Lol agreed BringTheHeat, the fact that people prefer things from their generation isn't some groundbreaking logic you just came up with...this is true for a lot of things far beyond sports....music, movies etc...

My grandfather still raves about some damn Sam Jones every time I see him....doesn't mean every person ever does it, but I definitely agree...

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Muhammad Ali is the GOAT, but was he better than Tyson was? Idk they never got the chance to box each other.. Same applies here.

.....If you say so my man.

I just kind of find that line of thinking a bit baffling that's all, especially in this particular case.

[The 24th Letter]

Yeah, I'm not sure how anyone could be called the GOAT by that logic, b/c there is always going to be someone who they won't have the chance to compete against, lol

[bghost]

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Yeah, I'm not sure how anyone could be called the GOAT by that logic, b/c there is always going to be someone who they won't have the chance to compete against, lol

exactly , I can say Jordan is the best ever, but it is my opinion until we actually have a time machine that can put LeBron at his prime against Jordan in his prime and we can all watch it as a pay-per-view event. (actually I would rather pay to watch Prime Jordan vs Prime Kobe, much more similar styles would make it feel more apples to apples)

[airjoca]

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10 things LeBron does/did better than Jordan!?!?

1. Chasedown blocks
2. Tattoos
3. Hairline
4. I'm out of ideas...