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Jordan > LeBron

Updated: May 6

I don't know what's wrong with my Facebook algorithm. I say over and over and over that I mostly dislike basketball, and almost every day I am force-fed the Michael Jordan versus LeBron James debate.


This is the meme that broke the camel's back-



Listen, I was born in Cleveland, Michael Jordan was better than LeBron on the court...by a mile.

Here are the stats as I see them


Michael Jordan

Year Team Coach

84 Chicago Kevin Loughery

85 Chicago Stan Albeck

86 Chicago Doug Collins

87 Chicago Doug Collins

88 Chicago Doug Collins

89 Chicago Phil Jackson

90 Chicago Phil Jackson

91 Chicago Phil Jackson

92 Chicago Phil Jackson


94 Chicago Phil Jackson

95 Chicago Phil Jackson

96 Chicago Phil Jackson

97 Chicago Phil Jackson


01 Washington Doug Collins

02 Washington Doug Collins


Michael Jordan brought 6 Championships to the city that drafted him.

Michael Jordan left a ton of NBA baskets unshot by playing in college and retiring twice (including nearly 2 years in his prime.)

Do you really think Jerry Krause was a genius that plugged Jordan into an organization?

Or did Jordan make the organization work?


Editor's Note: The Latter.


LeBron James

Year Team Coach

03 Cleveland Paul Silas

04 Cleveland Paul Silas / Brendan Malone

05 Cleveland Mike Brown

06 Cleveland Mike Brown

07 Cleveland Mike Brown

08 Cleveland Mike Brown

09 Cleveland Mike Brown

10 Miami Eric Spoelstra

11 Miami Eric Spoelstra

12 Miami Eric Spoelstra

13 Miami Eric Spoelstra

14 Cleveland David Blatt

15 Cleveland David Blatt / Ty Lue

16 Cleveland Ty Lue

17 Cleveland Ty Lue (Larry Drew: Health interim)

18 LA Lakers Luke Walton

19 LA Lakers Frank Vogel

20 LA Lakers Frank Vogel

21 LA Lakers Frank Vogel

22 LA Lakers Darvin Ham

23 LA Lakers Darvin Ham


What's the lynch pin of my argument? David Blatt


Phil Jackson used to say that Michael Jordan let him coach him. I never understood that quote until 2016, when Cleveland fired David Blatt, despite having the best record in the NBA, "for a lack of fit with our personnel."


Brian Windhorst coined the term "organizational fatigue" based off of James' behavior within the league.


LeBron James brought 1 Championship to the team that drafted him.

LeBron James won a total of 4 Championships.



Michael Jordan was the greatest within the game of basketball.


LeBron James believes he's bigger than the game of basketball.


Jordan was great for basketball because he sold the sport. LeBron James is great for the NBA because he sells Drama.


Okay, I will admit that LeBron is better than Jordan ....at marketing.

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