NBA Finals - Miami vs Spurs
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As for the Jordan comparison thing, the basketball played today is much different than the 80s and early 90s. I remember in the 80s, players going up for a layup or dunk would avoid contact with an opponent. Nowadays, players like Lebron want the contact. 9 times out of 10 he will be shooting free throws.
If you compare the stats though Jordan is better than Lebron. In his prime Jordan averaged 30 to 37 points per game from 1986-1993 while Lebron has had only two seasons with 30+ APG.
i was responding to the original question of who i think will win. Miami over spurs in 6. i know jordan scored more, but i think lebron could score that much if he wanted to, he just is wired differently. Lebron is taller, faster, stronger than jordan. there has never been an athlete in the nba with the size/height/speed/strength of lebron. magic was my favorite player, but id be acting like a homer if i said magic was better than lebron. essentially, anything jordan could do, lebron can probably do it better.
qwerty
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i think the heat will win in 6.
that will be a three-peat for lebron with 4 consecutive finals. i dont see how is is not considered a top 3 player of all time as it is right now. i hate how on talk radio its considered blasphemy when someone even tries to compare someone to jordan. i would take lebron over jordan if i was starting a team.
and i also hope they start killing kevin durant the way they used to kill lebron before he got his titles.
that will be a three-peat for lebron with 4 consecutive finals. i dont see how is is not considered a top 3 player of all time as it is right now. i hate how on talk radio its considered blasphemy when someone even tries to compare someone to jordan. i would take lebron over jordan if i was starting a team.
and i also hope they start killing kevin durant the way they used to kill lebron before he got his titles.
qwerty said:
As for the Jordan comparison thing, the basketball played today is much different than the 80s and early 90s. I remember in the 80s, players going up for a layup or dunk would avoid contact with an opponent. Nowadays, players like Lebron want the contact. 9 times out of 10 he will be shooting free throws.
If you compare the stats though Jordan is better than Lebron. In his prime Jordan averaged 30 to 37 points per game from 1986-1993 while Lebron has had only two seasons with 30+ APG.
irvinehomeowner
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Where is USCTrojan?
Wasn't he telling me that LBJ was overrated and wasn't going to win any chips?
Wasn't he telling me that LBJ was overrated and wasn't going to win any chips?
qwerty
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Tarmacpro said:
i was responding to the original question of who i think will win. Miami over spurs in 6. i know jordan scored more, but i think lebron could score that much if he wanted to, he just is wired differently. Lebron is taller, faster, stronger than jordan. there has never been an athlete in the nba with the size/height/speed/strength of lebron. magic was my favorite player, but id be acting like a homer if i said magic was better than lebron. essentially, anything jordan could do, lebron can probably do it better.
irvinehomeowner
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LBJ could probably play baseball better than Jordan too. 
irvinehomeowner
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Based on last year's Finals, it's actually a toss-up because if Ray Allen doesn't make that 3, Spurs would have had a ring.
I'm rooting for LBJ and the Heat though... not 1, not 2...
I'm rooting for LBJ and the Heat though... not 1, not 2...
irvinehomeowner
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Man... can't Thursday come any sooner? I am in some serious hoops withdrawal.
Can't even watch hockey until tomorrow.
Bleh to baseball and arena football.
Can't even watch hockey until tomorrow.
Bleh to baseball and arena football.
