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kingsteve14 asked in SportsBasketball · 1 decade ago

Who can make a case for Michael Jordan as the greatest player of all time?

I'd love specific details that you feel makes Michael Jordan a better player than other greats like Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and so on.

Update:

To Alpha, the question was can you make a case for JORDAN as the best player of all time? I didn't want proof of Bill Russell greatness.

Update 2:

Magic Johnson said, "There's Michael Jordan and then there is the rest of us."

Larry Bird, following a playoff game where Jordan dropped 63 points on the Boston Celtics in just his second season, appraisal of the young player was: "God disguised as Michael Jordan.

A brief listing of his top accomplishments would include the following: Rookie of the Year; Five-time NBA MVP; Six-time NBA champion; Six-time NBA Finals MVP; Ten-time All-NBA First Team; Nine time NBA All-Defensive First Team; Defensive Player of the Year; 14-time NBA All-Star; Three-time NBA All-Star MVP; 50th Anniversary All-Time Team; Ten scoring titles -- an NBA record and seven consecutive matching Wilt Chamberlain; Retired with the NBA's highest scoring average of 30.1ppg.

As a sophomore, he was named College Player of the Year by The Sporting News. As a junior, he received that award again as well as the Naismith and Wooden Awards.

30.1 ppg 5.3 apg 2.4 stl 6.2 rpg

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Jordan's better then Russell because Jordan was a defensive threat (1988 DPOY) as well as a offensive (10 Scoring Titles) threat, while Russell was only a threat on defense.

    "Michael Jordan is the best player Ive ever seen" - Red Auerbach (Russell's first coach)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    He sold more shoes then Russell????.......that's about it!..

    Russell has more Championships then he does fingers!!!!...too bad MJ can't say that!

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    Queen - Russell could have scored more if he wanted to...But Rusell was about WINNING!..if Jordan was'nt such a ballhog then maybe he could have won more.....everybody except you knows it's DEFENSE THAT WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!...

    PS: Red Aurbach has said many players were the best he's ever seen...."Bill Rusell is the greatest" - Red...."Magic is the best player I ever seen" - Red....."Larry Bird is the best " - Red.....MJ is not the greatest ever!!!...you can't disregard Bill Russell's 11 NBA Championships just because he did'nt ballhog and score 30ppg!!..Bill was about Winning!...that's why he is the greatest!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    well MAYBE their is someone better then MIchael Jordan.. but hes so well known even among non-basketball fans. So yea everybody is going to say he is the best.. and i think he is

  • maestrosantana
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Not me. Kobe is the best all around player, Magic the best team player, and Shaq the greatest Center of all time. All Lakers at one point in time, that says something.

    GO LAKERS.. #1!!!!!!!

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Wilt Chamberlain is the GOAT.

    NEXT!!!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Who cares.

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