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MoCo_Vol said:
LBJ is only 35 in his 17th or 18th season.

I think people should keep in mind the sheer volume of games LBJ has played, he's a great. And one of the best of this era. But at 1254 games played very few greats have played more games than LBJ and he could potentially play another 3-4 years.

Jordan - 1072 (39 in last season, missed 4 seasons playing baseball)
Kobe - 1346 (37 in last season)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - 1560 (41 in last season)
Karl Malone - 1476 (40 in last season)
Shaq - 1207 (38 in last season)
Bird - 897 (35 in last season)
Magic - 906 (36 in last season, missed 4 seasons with HIV)

To me that's why I've always been so amazed by Jordan's career rankings since his volume of games is so low compared to others ahead of him.

Here's a crazy stat, Minutes played. Despite being in the 30s ranking for games played guess where LBJ lands in career minutes? 9th. More than Kobe, Shaq, Jordan... I just think ya gotta take into account the sheer volume of playing time Lebron has compared to other "GOATs" when looking at his career numbers. Not that he isn't great, but he's played just 9,256 less minutes in his career than Jabbar who played 306 more games than Lebron.
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Jordan didn’t miss 4 seasons playing baseball...just seemed that way.
 
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#Vol4Life1991 said:
Its funny that the same people that constantly throw darts at him when he makes a blunder They get called out, then they resort to “no we werent lbj hating”, we were nba hating. Lol bulljive, that fake window dressing aint fooling anyone.
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You’ve fixed everything. 😴
 
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Volunteersforlife said:
They’ve averaged almost the same FTAs per game over their careers and let’s not act like Jordan was perfect and never flopped. Revisionist history has pegged Jordan as perfect when in reality he never beat Bird, only beat the bad boy Pistons when they were old, and beat the “showtime” lakers with no KAJ. Meanwhile LeBron just flopped and complained to refs. That’s why he’s done as well as he has. Great insight
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Finals Record ultimately separates the two

6-0 vs 3-6

Twice Lebron's teams were swept.

Kobe was 5-2 even.
 
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Dewey said:
Volnation, I am supposed to fly to Rome, Italy for 10 days in roughly 2 weeks. Should I go?
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I would say no bro, but how old are you? Right now if you’re 60 plus I’d be concerned man. **** the pope looks like he has it. I’m supposed to go to Mexico in 2 weeks and my wife and myself are worried.
 
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Devo182 said:
You not liking it does not change things. It is your preference, not an objective definition.

Ask what a 1905 basketball fan thought basketball was. Or a 1930's football fan what football was. Your definition is not the 1 true definition of what a sport has to be, just as theirs was not, and mine won't be either.

There is no "true basketball".
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Well, of course, it's my description. But try teaching and/or explaining the NBA game to a team of 3rd graders. If they emulate that game, they will get called for traveling, carrying, and no calls on flops. Then, they are wondering why they see it on tv but can't do it in a game. Sure, games do evolve. But, these are basic rules, not ones that are amended based on the age of the participant.
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
You win on semantics...he did miss 4 seasons and all the baseball stuff was in just one season (that definitely felt like longer than 1 season)
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If semantics means he retired in 1993 and was back for the end of the 1995 season? 2 1/2 ≠ 4
 
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