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Serious question, because it kills me when people say that he's the undisputed greatest player of all time like there's no reasonable debate for any other player. Yes he won 6 championships, but so did Kareem...and Russell had 11. Jordan had 6 regular season MVP's, so did Kareem. MJ had 10 scoring titles, Kareem only had 2...but he's the NBA All-time's leading scorer. Then there's Magic Johnson who's arguably in the discussion because he revolutionized the pg position arguably greater than what MJ did for the shooting guard position. Could have very easily been the best player in the league at positions #1-4, and had one of the greatest games in NBA history while filling in for an injured Kareem at center.
So that's Russell, Kareem, and Magic I think who all have a fitting place in the discussion as well as Wilt Chamberlain who I didn't even bother to list because we all know his individual stats are off the charts.
I got time to kill at work today, so I'm just saying it's the Jordan mystique...the shoes, the bald head, the overall image that has people convinced he is the GOAT. I understand it's difficult to discuss players from previous eras that we didn't see play, but that doesn't take away from what they accomplished.
So that's Russell, Kareem, and Magic I think who all have a fitting place in the discussion as well as Wilt Chamberlain who I didn't even bother to list because we all know his individual stats are off the charts.
I got time to kill at work today, so I'm just saying it's the Jordan mystique...the shoes, the bald head, the overall image that has people convinced he is the GOAT. I understand it's difficult to discuss players from previous eras that we didn't see play, but that doesn't take away from what they accomplished.