Since most folks don’t think for themselves and will believe whatever they see on television. It’s necessary that I keep dropping jewel’s of wisdom in these streets about this Jordan foolishness ESPN keeps selling us. I completely understand that he’s the Institution and nobody wants to drop the facts but it’s my duty to keep you informed.
Even before the “Last Dance” aired boyz had him out here looking like an immortal God by putting a chart up that showed the 20 Hall of Famers Mike eliminated from the playoffs during his career. NOT the Finals! The PLAYOFFS bruh.
However, it doesn’t tell you that he ONLY played and beat 9 Hall of Famers total in the Finals that he was 6-0 in. Let me say it again, Mike only got to the Finals once he was on the BEST team in the league. Why didn’t he ever reach the Finals when he wasn’t on the BEST team in the league? But that’s another discussion entirely.
So he won 6 titles but only beat 9 Hall of Famers in those 6 Finals!!! In the Finals he beat Magic and Vlade Divac with the Lakers, Karl Malone and John Stockton with the Jazz twice. So we’ve got to count them twice. He beat Gary Payton with Seattle, Charles Barkley with Phoenix and Clyde Drexler with Portland. So that’s a total of 9 Hall of Famers. Not 20!!!! Who counts all of the guys in the league when all Jordan fans ever say is “He was 6-0 in the Finals and LeBron is 4-6 in the Finals. That’s all we ever hear right? So let’s dig into why? Mike didn’t face the same level of difficulty LeBron faced. Why? Because Mike was on the loaded and BEST team EVERY TIME!!!
LeBron has played 31 Hall of Famers in the FINALS alone and beaten 11 in just four championships. Who had the tougher road, Mike or LeBron? Let me break it down for you.
If Mike was on the best team 6 times and he had two other Hall of Famers in the ride with him he should have won right? Now let’s break down who Mike had in the ride with him. He always had the best three-point shooters in the league with him in Craig Hodges, BJ Armstrong, John Paxson and Steve Kerr. He had the best two-way player in the league in Scottie. The best international player in Toni Kukoc. The best rebounder in the league in Dennis Rodman and the best coach EVER in Phil. There was no competition in the NBA for them. When they got off of the bus they were the best team in the league hands down. That’s why they were favored in all 6 of those Finals and won them.
LeBron on the other hand, has beaten James Harden, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook with OKC in 2012. He beat Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobli, Tony Parker and Kawhi Leonard with San Antonio in 2013. He beat Golden State with Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green in 2016. He just beat Jimmy Butler to win this most recent title with the Lakers. That’s 11 HOF-ers playa. They aren’t in the Hall of Fame right now because they’re still playing.
Don’t you dare discount Draymond because the dun is going into the Hall of Fame because of his significant contribution to the Golden State dynasty according to Bleacher Report and anybody that knows anything about this game.
Look at some of the duns that are already in. If Bill Bradley is in the Hall of Fame Draymond is gettin’ in playa. Again, that’s 11 Hall of Famers in only four titles. That means that his road to the championships were much more difficult than Mike’s. And even if you argue to the death that Draymond doesn’t get in he’s still beaten more Hall of Famers than Mike ever saw in 6 titles in 4. Again, which is tougher?
The first thing that the Jordanaires will tell you is that LeBron is 4-6 in the Finals. Not realizing that he had to play better competition than Mike ever saw in the Finals. He loss in 2007 to the Spurs that had Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Ginobli, all Hall of Famers. He lost to Dirk Nowitzki with Dallas in 2011. Oh, I forgot that Jason Kidd was on that team too. So add him to the list. If he was breathing with a uniform on he’s on the list. Darn sure shouldn’t have loss that series but it what it is. In 2014 he loss to the Spurs again with Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Ginobli and Kawhi. In 2015 he ran up against Golden State and loss to Steph, Klay and Draymond and in 2017 and ’18 he had to see Steph, Klay, KD and Draymond again. When did Mike see that type of competition in the Finals?
That’s a total of 19, oh excuse me 20 additional Hall of Famers (including Jason Kidd) he loss to after beating 11. Mike only saw 9 total in the Finals!!!! Stop hollering 6-0 because when you put it into perspective it sounds stupid. Mike’s road to 6 titles where much easier than LeBron’s 4. LeBron faced 27 (including Jason Kidd) Hall of Famers to Mike’s 9. He was only favored in the Finals 3 times and won two of them. Keep in mind that he beat Golden State who was 73-9 and had him down 3-1. Ole boy led BOTH teams in points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals to win the championship. That Finals in and of itself makes him the greatest all-around basketball player we’ve EVER seen bruh. To beat a 73-9 team that was loaded after being down 3-1. He put the entire squad onto his back to win three straight. Playing every position on the floor like he normally does. Mike couldn’t do that because if he could have we would have seen it.
To start hollering that Mike beat 20 Hall of Famers on his way to 6 titles is even more outrageous. If you pulled up the amount of Hall of Fame cats LeBron eliminated from the playoffs during his career we’d have 35 or more.
Just off of the top of my head there’s Carmelo Anthony, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo, John Wall, Jimmy Butler, Amare’ Stoudemire, Al Horford and Kyle Lowery off of the top of the dome. Don’t forget about the MVP Derrick Rose before the injuries. He had a great chance of becoming a Hall of Famer too but the injuries derailed him. However, LeBron got him in his peak MVP year. So you can add him to the list of great players he shut down too.
That’s like 36 players right there!!! They aren’t in the Hall of Fame right now because they’re still playing. Stop falling for the oakey doke and at least think for yourself. These media types throw foolishness to the wind and y’all fall for it every time. ESPN is selling ya’ll a documentary about Jordan so they are going to tell you whatever you want to hear. Stop me when I start lyin’!
