OH10;1926183; said:Not true. Otherwise, Bill Russell would be considered the greatest basketball player of all time; instead, most rankings have him below Wilt Chamberlain. The amount of rings is important, but it will be diminished by the perceived level of help needed to accomplish it.
No matter how many rings Lebron wins with the Heat, he will not be seen in the same light as those that did it with their original teams built from the ground up. He will always be looked at as a great player that needed to change his scenery to win a title. He'll always be looked at below Jordan.
WolverineMike;1926184; said:nobody will surpass Jordan....no matter how many they win. Just something about Jordan that makes him untouchable. Everybody is just fighting for second place, IMO. And i'm not even a Jordan fan
The league as a whole also bites moose nipple compared to when Jordan, Bird, Magic, etc. played. Back then every team had a superstar, and the quality of play was so much better it's almost comical. Then a guy who shot 45% from the field was considered erratic who took too many bad shots...now guys who shoot 38% routinely make the All Star game.
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