Is Michael Jordan The Greatest Of All Time ?

Question

i know pretty stupid question right ? because everyone knows he was the best that ever is the best there ever was and the best there ever will be thanks brett for the quote lol

Answer 1

hes the best everone knows that for sure

Answer 2

I do not think hes the greatest of all time. Phil Jackson said in one of his books that Pippen was the real leader of the Bulls. Which makes sense since MJ couldn't win until Pippen got there. Jordan was just the star player of the Bulls. He wasn't the leader. The greatest of all time should be a great leader. Thats why I say its Magic Johnson.

Answer 3

Michael Jordan was a great basketball player, but I heard that he wasn't much of a leader and he was a jerk.  I think Lebron james is a good leader and leads by example... But I also like Magic Johnson alot.  My all time favorite is kevin garnett... and another all around basketball player is kobe bryant.  Just something about kobe.

Answer 4

NO......he's the greatest Shoe endorser of alltime...(pauses) No wait he's the 2nd greatest shoe endorser of all time...behind Chuck taylor!....

But.......

MJ is the Most Overrated player of alltime.... he did'nt win the most Rings...he's not the greatest scorer and he did'nt win the most MVP's...

Answer 5

Nope here's the list

1. Majic Johnson

2. Oscar Robertson

3. LeBron James

4. Larry Bird

5. Michael Jordan

Answer 6

micheal jordan is the best basketball player in the world. but in a few years other young great players are going to catch up such as kobe, lebron ,and my man d wade.

Answer 7

No but Kobe Bryant is.

Answer 8

*cuts and paste from previous post*

Bill Russell: 5 MVPs, 11 rings in 13 years as pro.

Michael Jordan: 5 MVP's, 6 rings in 15 years as a pro.

Bill Russell: 1 NCAA Most Outstanding Player, 2 NCAA titles in 3 years of college.

Michael Jordan: 0 NCAA Most Outstanding Player, 1* NCAA titles in 3 years of college.

*See below for explanation

Jordan is great but in terms of achievements, Bill Russell is GREATER than Jordan. Token awards such as Finals MVP doesnt exist during Russell's time. The same with the Naismith and Wooden college player awards.

Media overhype is what made Jordan the greatest in the eyes of many. Nothing draws the fans in to the game other than telling him the "greatest" player is currently playing on television. Give Russell, Wilt, Oscar, Kareem, Dr. J etc. the benefit of advance cable and satellite television like it was during Jordan's time and they would be the ones bringing ther NBA to a global audience.

Russell is an awesome rebounder averaging 22rpg, a suprisingly good ball handler for a big man since he often runs the ball after rebounding to get a clear pass downcourt and start the fastbreak, and of course a great defender. He is also a great passer; he was even ranked #5 in assists in one time and he is a center. Not most guards could do that. His scoring is alright at 15ppg. Not exactly mind blowing numbers but then EVERYONE on the 60's Celtics doesnt have mind blowing PPG. Red Auerbach runs a structured offense wherein all five guys on the floor have the opportunity to shine and score. The highest scorer on the team averages on 22ppg and there are five to six other guys scoring in double digits. Russell or anyone else on the Celtics need not to fully exert themselves on offense because the scoring is distributed. Russell has the same shooting percentage as the top two scorers (Sam Jones and Havlicek) on the team. Anyway back in college, Russ was scoring 20ppg with a 52FG%. The man has an all around game.

In short, you cant use Jordan's "all around game" as an excuse to put him over Russell in a GOAT debate. He has a much higher college scoring average than Jordan (17 something PPG).

Anyway, players playing as centers or power forwards - the tall guys usually - are drilled to have specialized skills (like rebounding and low post manouvers). They help the team better by focusing on these skills which is why they are usually not encouraged to have all-around skills like guards and forwards. There are exceptions of course like Wilt who lead the NBA in assists as a center and Russell. Using the argument "so and so guard/forward has more all around skills than so and so center/PF, therefore so and so guard/forward is greater" is FLAWED and BIASED.

Also, Russell has the same number of rings as Jordan(6) and Magic(5) COMBINED. I think the aforementioned phrase puts Russell's ring advantage over Jordan in a proper perspective.

And to debunk the myth that Bill Russell only won championships because of his talented teammates . . . . .

The Celtics NEVER went to the NBA Finals before Russell even with Hall Of Famers like Coach Auerbach and players like Macauley, Cousy, Sharman, and Ramsey.

Back in the '62 season, Russell took himself out for 4 games and the Celtics lost 4 straight games even with Red Auerbach, Cousy, Sharman, the Joneses, Ramsey and other HoF's.

Back in '69, Russell took himself out for 5 games because of an injury and the Celtics lost 5 straight even with HoF's Sam Jones, Havlicek, Satch Sanders, and Bailey Howell.

The instances that i mentioned are the two worst losing streaks of the Russell-era Celtics. The latter is the worst losing streak of the Celtics since Red Auerbach took over the helm.

When Russell retired after the '69 season, the Celtics went down from 48 wins to 34 and they MISSED the Playoffs even with HoF's such as Havlicek, Sanders, Jo Jo White and Howell. A huge 14 game drop.

And the modest 48 wins that the Celtics garnered during the '69 season is the lowest number of wins that the Celts have during the Russell -era and occured only because Russell spent a lot of time in the injured list and/or recovering.

Theoretically speaking, the Celtics with an "Allstar" cast like that should be able to shrug off Russell's departure and continue the Celtic dynasty, in reality, they couldnt.

The Celtic dynasty started and ended, at least the first part pre-Cowens, Silas etc., with Bill Russell.

Theoretically speaking, the Bulls should have dropped 15 games and be knocked off Playoff contention w/o its "leader" and "franchise player" , the supposed GOAT, Michael Jordan in the lineup, according to coach Phil Jackson himself. In reality, it DIDNT HAPPEN. Reality check basketball fans!

How come that when Jordan "retired" in '94 the Bulls went "down" from 57 wins to 55? A pitiful 2 game drop. How come that the Bulls played Game 7 with the Knicks on the Second Round of the Playoffs ? Scottie, Phil jackson, and Myers, a defensive specialist from the CBA and Jordan's replacement would have lead the Bulls to the ECF if it wasnt for a bad call from ref Hue Hollins in the closing seconds of Game 6 shifted the momentum to the Knicks. The Bulls know its futile to try and win because the refs would just cheat them again in game 7, in order to preserve the illusion of Jordan's importance to the team.

Going back to Russell, he doesnt win only because he has talented teammates. He also lead a bunch of local boys, "a playground pick up team" from USF, a school with no gymnasium of its own, to back to back NCAA championships and a 55 game winning streak.

How come Jordan COULD NOT lead a school with a rich winning tradition like UNC, into the Final Four during his junior (UNC was ranked #1 in '83) and senior (#2 in '84) years even though he have great teammates (like Sam Perkins and Brad Daugherty) and a great coach (Dean Smith)?

Jordan won an NCAA championship during his sophomore year as a Robert Horry-role player, riding on the coattails of the team's real star James Worthy, the '82 MOP. While Jordan's shot with 16 sec. left (not exactly a game winner) gave them the lead over Ewing's Hoyas, it was Worthy's crucial steal in the dying seconds that sealed the win.