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Re: at the age of

What we know right now is, Lebron is 19-20. Jordan turned 22 his rookie year, had tutelage by Dean Smith the greatest coach, fundamentals teacher ever.

MJ's bulls went 38-44 his rookie yr.

Jordan averaged 28 pts, 50 % shooting, 6 boards 6 assists, 2 steals.

Lebron's team is on pace to win 45-50 games, 25 pts, 49 % 7 assists, 7 boards, 2.6 steals.

So statistically and winning wise, Lebron is doing what MJ did, although MJ was a rookie, he had Dean Smith for 3 years, was 22 yrs old, compared to 19-20 yrs for Lebron. So comparisons to MJ at this STAGE are warranted. He's at the level MJ was, at this stage. Keep in mind he turned 20 today. To deny Lebron is comparable to MJ at this stage is denial. Whether he does it for a career is up to God. But he's shown it's possible.

[HMcCoy]

Re: at the age of

What we know right now is, Lebron is 19-20. Jordan turned 22 his rookie year, had tutelage by Dean Smith the greatest coach, fundamentals teacher ever.

MJ's bulls went 38-44 his rookie yr.

Jordan averaged 28 pts, 50 % shooting, 6 boards 6 assists, 2 steals.

Lebron's team is on pace to win 45-50 games, 25 pts, 49 % 7 assists, 7 boards, 2.6 steals.

So statistically and winning wise, Lebron is doing what MJ did, although MJ was a rookie, he had Dean Smith for 3 years, was 22 yrs old, compared to 19-20 yrs for Lebron. So comparisons to MJ at this STAGE are warranted. He's at the level MJ was, at this stage. Keep in mind he turned 20 today. To deny Lebron is comparable to MJ at this stage is denial. Whether he does it for a career is up to God. But he's shown it's possible.

Blasphemy!

[HMcCoy]

Re: at the age of

What we know right now is, Lebron is 19-20. Jordan turned 22 his rookie year, had tutelage by Dean Smith the greatest coach, fundamentals teacher ever.

MJ's bulls went 38-44 his rookie yr.

Jordan averaged 28 pts, 50 % shooting, 6 boards 6 assists, 2 steals.

Lebron's team is on pace to win 45-50 games, 25 pts, 49 % 7 assists, 7 boards, 2.6 steals.

So statistically and winning wise, Lebron is doing what MJ did, although MJ was a rookie, he had Dean Smith for 3 years, was 22 yrs old, compared to 19-20 yrs for Lebron. So comparisons to MJ at this STAGE are warranted. He's at the level MJ was, at this stage. Keep in mind he turned 20 today. To deny Lebron is comparable to MJ at this stage is denial. Whether he does it for a career is up to God. But he's shown it's possible.

Blasphemy!

[Leon]

Re: at the age of

What we know right now is, Lebron is 19-20. Jordan turned 22 his rookie year, had tutelage by Dean Smith the greatest coach, fundamentals teacher ever.

MJ's bulls went 38-44 his rookie yr.

Jordan averaged 28 pts, 50 % shooting, 6 boards 6 assists, 2 steals.

Lebron's team is on pace to win 45-50 games, 25 pts, 49 % 7 assists, 7 boards, 2.6 steals.

So statistically and winning wise, Lebron is doing what MJ did, although MJ was a rookie, he had Dean Smith for 3 years, was 22 yrs old, compared to 19-20 yrs for Lebron. So comparisons to MJ at this STAGE are warranted. He's at the level MJ was, at this stage. Keep in mind he turned 20 today. To deny Lebron is comparable to MJ at this stage is denial. Whether he does it for a career is up to God. But he's shown it's possible.

You should at least compare them by both of their rookie years and not Jordan's rookie year compared to Lebron's 2nd year. Of course if you do that, Lebron probably has the edge since Jordan was sidelined for most of the year 'cause of his broken foot. Also, if you're factoring in team success, you have to consider how much stronger the East (actually, the whole league) was back then compared to today.

The age thing is mute, years in the league is a better comparison tool.

[Leon]

Re: at the age of

What we know right now is, Lebron is 19-20. Jordan turned 22 his rookie year, had tutelage by Dean Smith the greatest coach, fundamentals teacher ever.

MJ's bulls went 38-44 his rookie yr.

Jordan averaged 28 pts, 50 % shooting, 6 boards 6 assists, 2 steals.

Lebron's team is on pace to win 45-50 games, 25 pts, 49 % 7 assists, 7 boards, 2.6 steals.

So statistically and winning wise, Lebron is doing what MJ did, although MJ was a rookie, he had Dean Smith for 3 years, was 22 yrs old, compared to 19-20 yrs for Lebron. So comparisons to MJ at this STAGE are warranted. He's at the level MJ was, at this stage. Keep in mind he turned 20 today. To deny Lebron is comparable to MJ at this stage is denial. Whether he does it for a career is up to God. But he's shown it's possible.

You should at least compare them by both of their rookie years and not Jordan's rookie year compared to Lebron's 2nd year. Of course if you do that, Lebron probably has the edge since Jordan was sidelined for most of the year 'cause of his broken foot. Also, if you're factoring in team success, you have to consider how much stronger the East (actually, the whole league) was back then compared to today.

The age thing is mute, years in the league is a better comparison tool.

[HMcCoy]

Re: at the age of

You should at least compare them by both of their rookie years and not Jordan's rookie year compared to Lebron's 2nd year. Of course if you do that, Lebron probably has the edge since Jordan was sidelined for most of the year 'cause of his broken foot. Also, if you're factoring in team success, you have to consider how much stronger the East (actually, the whole league) was back then compared to today.

The age thing is mute, years in the league is a better comparison tool.

You can't discount 3 years of development MJ had over Bron by his second year in the league....

[HMcCoy]

Re: at the age of

You should at least compare them by both of their rookie years and not Jordan's rookie year compared to Lebron's 2nd year. Of course if you do that, Lebron probably has the edge since Jordan was sidelined for most of the year 'cause of his broken foot. Also, if you're factoring in team success, you have to consider how much stronger the East (actually, the whole league) was back then compared to today.

The age thing is mute, years in the league is a better comparison tool.

You can't discount 3 years of development MJ had over Bron by his second year in the league....

[Leon]

Re: at the age of

You can't discount 3 years of development MJ had over Bron by his second year in the league....

True. I just find it an inaccurate comparison tool. Let's face it, not a lot of players skipped high-school to play in the NBA back then and if they did, most would be eaten alive by experienced players. In the end though, you can only fairly compare them both by the time Lebron's or any other player who's been compared to Jordan at the end of their careers.

[Leon]

Re: at the age of

You can't discount 3 years of development MJ had over Bron by his second year in the league....

True. I just find it an inaccurate comparison tool. Let's face it, not a lot of players skipped high-school to play in the NBA back then and if they did, most would be eaten alive by experienced players. In the end though, you can only fairly compare them both by the time Lebron's or any other player who's been compared to Jordan at the end of their careers.

[HMcCoy]

Re: at the age of

True. I just find it an inaccurate comparison tool. Let's face it, not a lot of players skipped high-school to play in the NBA back then and if they did, most would be eaten alive by experienced players. In the end though, you can only fairly compare them both by the time Lebron's or any other player who's been compared to Jordan at the end of their careers.

True.

I would rather not put Bron and MJ in the same sentence yet...Too many premature comparisons tend to turn people against a young buck.

[HMcCoy]

Re: at the age of

True. I just find it an inaccurate comparison tool. Let's face it, not a lot of players skipped high-school to play in the NBA back then and if they did, most would be eaten alive by experienced players. In the end though, you can only fairly compare them both by the time Lebron's or any other player who's been compared to Jordan at the end of their careers.

True.

I would rather not put Bron and MJ in the same sentence yet...Too many premature comparisons tend to turn people against a young buck.

[Air23]

Re: at the age of

You should at least compare them by both of their rookie years and not Jordan's rookie year compared to Lebron's 2nd year. Of course if you do that, Lebron probably has the edge since Jordan was sidelined for most of the year 'cause of his broken foot. Also, if you're factoring in team success, you have to consider how much stronger the East (actually, the whole league) was back then compared to today.

The age thing is mute, years in the league is a better comparison tool.

Agreement.

[Air23]

Re: at the age of

You should at least compare them by both of their rookie years and not Jordan's rookie year compared to Lebron's 2nd year. Of course if you do that, Lebron probably has the edge since Jordan was sidelined for most of the year 'cause of his broken foot. Also, if you're factoring in team success, you have to consider how much stronger the East (actually, the whole league) was back then compared to today.

The age thing is mute, years in the league is a better comparison tool.

Agreement.