When he returns to the call, James says, “Talk to me.” Other than Saul Goodman on “Breaking Bad”, who says that?īy the way, I welcome new Twitter followers. Dre, and then puts him on hold for an undetermined period of time. Bird game of horse for McDonald’s was an infinitely smarter branding effort that this weirdness with LeBron working out alone, answering a call from Dr. James is a great player who has shown an occasional willingness to quit.Īnother difference is that the Jordan vs. No one ever got a competitive advantage on Jordan. Jordan was a singular talent who put his stack of chips on the table in every game. ![]() If a youngster starts an argument in a bar about the comparative excellence of LeBron James over Michael Jordan, you have two choices, ignore him as an idiot not worth your time, or dominate him with a flurry of numbers and attitude that leaves him dazed. While ESPN drools over a simple James’ block on Tiago Splitter’s attempted dunk in game two, Jordan’s excellence was routine on both ends of the court. Jordan’s Bulls went 6-0 in finals, while LeBron’s teams are 1-2 with a very real chance of being 1-3 this time next week. Not only did Jordan have great moments that made him an icon, he almost never failed to exceed expectations when the pressure was on. Jordan played in his last NBA Finals 15 years ago, so no one under the age of 20 remembers seeing him play under the bright lights. Jordan’s worst finals performance came in Game Four of the Utah series in 1997 when he scored 22 points on 11-27 shooting in a 78-73 loss. James worst game was in Game Four of the 2011 Finals against Dallas, scoring eight on 3-11 shooting.Jordan never scored less than 22 points in a Finals game. James has scored under 20 in seven finals games, including all three games during this series.Jordan averaged 11.4 in his first NBA Finals. James has tallied 10+ assists five times in 18 games. ![]() James has never scored more than Jordan’s NBA Finals average of 33.6 ppg, and Jordan never scored less than LeBron’s average of 21.6 ppg.Jordan scored more than 40 six times, and 55 once. James has scored 30 or more points two times. ![]() James has never scored more than 32 points in a finals game.Not only did LeBron James score 15 points with no free throw attempts last night in a passive effort that hung his team out to dry in a pivotal game three, his record as a scorer in 18 NBA Finals games pales in comparison to Jordan’s in 35 games. Dre on hold while he finishes a workout.Ĭlick here to follow Kent on Twitter (I’m sure he’ll appreciate it) Last night, as I watched the San Antonio Spurs destroy the Miami Heat, I thought about two things – how LeBron James looked ordinary in a Finals game in a way Jordan never did, and whether LeBron pays any attention to how badly he’s portrayed in the new Neon Power Beats commercial when he puts Dr. Talk radio hosts need to talk about something during the off-season, so there are inevitable discussions comparing players of different eras, because LeBron James is the best player since Michael Jordan, those two are examined. “Hey, Dre, I gotta finish getting my ass kicked by the Spurs.”
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