jvdesigns2002
Footballguy
While I understand and respect your opinion about lebron vs Michael--and do not want to debate you on that---I do want to say that I do not agree with this. If you look at Lebrons career--he has always excelled when having a stretch four on his team--and never a truly dominant post up player that clogs up the lane. Chris Bosh had to change his game up and add range to open things up. Kevin Love is also a modern day quintessential stretch 4. While Lebron does have size, speed, and handles--I don't think it's safe to assume that he's the same threat in a half court style of game with a congested key. One of the reasons why Michael was so dominant was because of the triangle offense. That offense was revolutionary for the time because it really helped create spacing for Jordan to have proper mismatches--and gave him the space to make a play. You have to remember--back then--it was not just about the defenders taking up space in the key--it was also your own offensive players. There weren't as many long range 3pt shooters back then--and many times teams would have their PF and their Centers playing offense around the key. Each of those guys would also have a defender on them--so right there--you're looking at 4 bodies in the paint. You then have your defender that could sag off--which is something that would be very possible when defending Lebron--so now you are looking at having to navigate around 5 people in order to get to the basket. I still think Lebron would be a dominant player back in Jordans era--but I don' think he would have been as dominant as Jordan. Lebron complains about physical play in todays game--and todays game is FAR less physical than play in the Jordan era. In any case--both guys are elite and while it's a time wasting discussion--it's still a fun one.
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