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What does Cam have to do to surpass Lebron in greatest athlete of this generation?


CatTower

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I don't think there is a "greatest athlete". All sports are different so you can't really compare. Just because someone's bigger, stronger, taller than someone else doesn't mean they're the greatest athlete.

Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Nadal, Djokovic.... they'll beat Lebron any day on the courts.

Lebron, Curry, MJ...they'll beat the tennis stars in a game of horse any day.

Brady, Rodgers, Cam....they'll be better QBs than any of those I've mentioned.

Woods, Day, Spieth, Mickelson...guarantee they won't lose on the golf course to MJ

These conversations always lead back to MJ vs Lebron and I find it so stupid. They're both great basketball players. If one of them were truly the greatest, they would have to win 10 times out of 10 against the other (1 on 1) and that would never happen because they're both great.

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15 hours ago, CatTower said:

You do know Bron is being compared to MJ?  He is the leader of one of the most popular sports on the planet.

Basketball doesn’t register as a pimple on a teenager,...

and Lebron for greatest athlete? Where’s his 5 Gold medals at the olympics? Where’s his 5 Super Bowl Rings? Fyi people outside the US barely know what basketball is,..

Michael Phelps has actually been named worlds greatest athlete today multiple times in multiple places in the world.

say that about Lebron. 

Also, people anywhere in recognize Michael Jordan and Michael Phelps, 

No one outside of basketball knows anything about Lebron. 

 

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18 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Anyone old enough to have watched MJ play should be embarrassed if they’re making that comparison. Lebron is great, but he ain’t Jordan.

Exactly.  Jordan actually played defense.  Lebron refuses to guard to opponents best shooters in clutch time.  He routinely allows switches to occur on screens and avoids matching up against the best.  Jordan on the other hand took that poo personally and locked down his man.  There’s a reason Jordan was recongnized as one of the best on both offense and defense. 

 

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36 minutes ago, Smithers said:

Exactly.  Jordan actually played defense.  Lebron refuses to guard to opponents best shooters in clutch time.  He routinely allows switches to occur on screens and avoids matching up against the best.  Jordan on the other hand took that poo personally and locked down his man.  There’s a reason Jordan was recongnized as one of the best on both offense and defense. 

 

This is a good point - Jordan was a better defender than LeBron and it ain’t even close. There’s a couple factors that play into that though - today’s NBA, there’s not the Same level of emphasis placed on defensive play. It’s what used to drive me nuts about Steve Clifford. MJ and LBJ are different sizes also, built differently etc. LeBron is still a really good defender but Jordan was an elite defender who always guarded scorers. 

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Jordan has 6 rings, LBJ has 3. Its pretty obvious he is chasing Jordan even though he will never admit to it. I’m a big Hakeem Olajuwon fan but let’s be honest, Dream only has those two rings because Jordan was playing baseball. 

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Okay, so LeBron isn't the GOAT.  What does Cam have to do to be ranked up there with the GOAT.  It's not always about excellence, but pure ability.  Cam will show the world who he is this year.  Funchess, Samuel, and Moore are going to be the 3 assassins.

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