Thats such a silly argument. It's like the players are getting worse over the

Feb 14, 2019
1:24:30pm

Dillinger All-American

years. I'm sure MJ would still be great but he'd just be right up at the top with guys like Harden, Durant, Kobe, etc ..... Not 15 ppg above everyone else.

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POLL: With Pippen's recent remarks on Lebron, I'm curious about what CB thinks- Who's the better basketball player: MJ or Lebron?

Parkcity_and

2/14/19 1:00pm

Michael might average 50-60 in todays nba

CarolinaCoug

2/14/19 1:01pm

he would have scored less

Josef K

2/14/19 1:02pm

How?

Sandy Lyle

2/14/19 1:02pm

Everyone scored more than they do now in his 86-87 year

Josef K

2/14/19 1:05pm

You should do some research and then realize you don't know what you are

kimdaddy35

2/14/19 1:15pm

There were more points or equal points scored without 3 point shooting

Belboz

2/14/19 1:24pm

They averaged .8 possessions more per game in '86-'87 than they do

kimdaddy35

2/14/19 1:28pm

And how about last year and the year before that?

Belboz

2/14/19 1:50pm

What does Lebron James have anything to do with comparing how much Michael

kimdaddy35

2/14/19 1:54pm

Maybe nothing. 80s basketball was faster paced than what we've seen since

Belboz

2/14/19 2:02pm

Nope. Still stands. I’m going off completed seasons.

Josef K

2/14/19 1:28pm

You go by what you said even though it is wrong? LOL. Why not compare it to

kimdaddy35

2/14/19 1:31pm

Average score per team was 105 or above until Jordan’s first retirement

Josef K

2/14/19 1:47pm

You are ignoring the point of the argument regarding the physical nature of

kimdaddy35

2/14/19 2:01pm

Overrated. Here’s highlights from the 89 playoffs vs the knicks

Josef K

2/14/19 2:13pm

Video doesn't lie. The idea that defense was better back then is a complete

Dillinger

2/14/19 2:14pm

Watch some video of when the Bulls played the Pistons. You are right, it

kimdaddy35

2/14/19 2:15pm

Sure. The last couple years of jordans career

Josef K

2/14/19 2:18pm

Jordan couldn't be hand checked and grabbed the whole time. He would be

Sandy Lyle

2/14/19 1:52pm

agreed, the NBA was so much more physical. defenders could get away with so

Cougz19

2/14/19 1:03pm

The game was not more physical in the 80s. It was actually faster paced and

Josef K

2/14/19 1:11pm

Then the Pistons came along.

Belboz

2/14/19 1:21pm

Why did they score less points then?

kimdaddy35

2/14/19 1:21pm

So there is this thing called the 3-pointer that teams shoot now... 3>2.

Devouring1

2/14/19 1:23pm

Which helps make the game higher scoring. A direct contradiction to what he

kimdaddy35

2/14/19 1:29pm

He is referring to the pace and amount of scoring The amount was higher.

Devouring1

2/14/19 1:39pm

Teams average 100 possessions per game today, in 1986-87 they averaged 100.8

kimdaddy35

2/14/19 1:42pm

I think the reason we are on different pages is simple.

Devouring1

2/14/19 2:20pm

But most of Jordan's career was in the 90's, when the pace had already slowed

Game Changer

2/14/19 6:58pm

They didn’t. This is the only year of lebron’s career that scoring has been

Josef K

2/14/19 1:26pm

The average point totals today are higher than they were in 86-87, so you

kimdaddy35

2/14/19 1:29pm

but his point stands that for the most part of lebron's career scoring and pace

smokymountainrain

2/14/19 1:44pm

Why are we talking about mid-80's? He was referring to 86-87 and whether

kimdaddy35

2/14/19 1:46pm

86-87 was mid-80s. and sure, it wasn't way more, it was just a little bit more

smokymountainrain

2/14/19 1:47pm

But you are ignoring the physical nature of the late 80's. If you were alive

kimdaddy35

2/14/19 1:58pm

the physicality is overstated. but even if you don't believe that, i'm not sure

smokymountainrain

2/14/19 2:13pm

It was both faster paced and more physical. Those are not mutually exclusive.

Game Changer

2/14/19 6:49pm

He shot more free throws per game than Harden in 88.

Devouring1

2/14/19 1:19pm

and Harden would have shot 25% less if he played back in the 80's

Cougz19

2/14/19 2:07pm

Thats such a silly argument. It's like the players are getting worse over the

Dillinger

2/14/19 1:24pm

you're wrong. basketball is literally the only sport on the planet where guys

smokymountainrain

2/14/19 1:26pm

Chris Bosh the other day said Dwayne Wade would have scored 40 a game if he was

Dillinger

2/14/19 1:27pm

see, comments like this are so dumb. if that's the case, why isn't lebron or

smokymountainrain

2/14/19 1:30pm

i'm not so sure it's as silly as it sounds. MJ had 37ppg in an era with far less

macaroni

2/14/19 1:37pm

actually, pace is about the same now as it was mid -80s

smokymountainrain

2/14/19 1:41pm

this is why i added more to the argument. i could have also added that watered

macaroni

2/14/19 1:54pm

One on One I'll take Lebron all day. If I'm putting together a team, I'll take MJ first every time

IceBlueCoug

2/14/19 1:02pm

I agree. Lebron is much more physical than MJ was

Croweater

2/14/19 1:04pm

He is bigger. Not sure I would say more physical.

kimdaddy35

2/14/19 1:16pm

One on one lebron just backs him down and dunks every time

Croweater

2/14/19 1:22pm

Wrong on this. MJ can foul him and LBJ is terrible at FTs.

notsofast

2/14/19 1:28pm

Who calls fouls playing 1on1

IceBlueCoug

2/14/19 1:29pm

James Harden definitely would.

crack

2/14/19 1:55pm

So it's not really basketball, it's run you over ball. Got it.

notsofast

2/14/19 2:19pm

Lol, then why dont teams do this to him now? Cause he always gets the and-1..

Devouring1

2/14/19 1:30pm

LeBron is not a good FT shooter, really not that great of a shooter,

notsofast

2/14/19 2:23pm

Right...eyeroll

kimdaddy35

2/14/19 1:44pm

uhh

Cougz19

2/14/19 2:13pm

One on One? Would Labron beat Wilt? Kareem? Magic? Shaq? Malone? I'd say nope.

Benfica1

2/14/19 1:42pm

Pippen would have you believe that the better question is LeBron vs. Kobe.

garyfan

2/14/19 1:06pm

That is the better question. LeBron is closer to Kobe than Jordan.

Game Changer

2/14/19 6:50pm

Crazy. And not because LeBron is necessarily as good as MJ but because

garyfan

2/14/19 8:50pm

RE: POLL: With Pippen's recent remarks on Lebron, I'm curious about what CB thinks- Who's the better basketball player:

soupie

2/14/19 1:07pm

in terms of that comparison the only thing i know for sure is that

smokymountainrain

2/14/19 1:09pm

Different players in different eras with different rules

Crazy Duck

2/14/19 1:12pm

Is this the same Scottie Pippen that said he was better than Lebron?

kimdaddy35

2/14/19 1:17pm

This one

BYUFootballisBack

2/14/19 2:04pm

Which one of his recent remarks?

BYUFootballisBack

2/14/19 2:04pm

I"m a Jazz fan and Yes he pushed off, BUT

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