Before his career is over will Lebron win at least 5 championships and be more talented than Jordan?

Question

Lebron James already has more career triple doubles than jordan. At this age of 23 he is a better passer, a better rebounder, taller, and stronger. Will he be better than MJ?

Answer 1

Nope. He's a more horrid defensive player, doesn't have the shooting mechanics like MJ, nor is he a clutch player that Jordan was. LeBron will be a very good player in this league but the next level of Legends is not just a stairway to the top of a business building but it's more like trying to climb Mt. Olympus.

Answer 2

I think Lebron is going to be more like Jerry West than Jordan when it comes to championships. West played in the Western Conference which was the weaker at the time and they lost the Finals many times to the Celtics and the Knicks.

I think Lebron's team will be a strong contender in the East, but I am not sure they can get past the Spurs, Suns, Mavericks, or whoever comes out of the West.

No one has mentioned this before, but this analogy popped into my head when I read your question.

Answer 3

If he can or can't depends more on his mental strength rather then his physical abilities and competency on the basketball court. Remains to be seen if he has the leadership qualities like Jordan and the mental strength to last through adversity, and the highs and lows of a championship winning basketball season.

He might be a better athlete then Jordan, I wont dispute that but that isn't the most important factor. And playing for Cavs there is another factor that someone already mentioned about stronger teams from west - Mavs, Suns and Spurs and now with potential MVPs Oden and Durrant you can't count out Blazers and Sonics.

Answer 4

I doubt it ! The one thing people tend to forget about Jordan is his work ethic off the court. Jordan spent hours running, lifting weights etc etc to stay in tip top condition and at the end of games when his opponents were tiring, Jordan was gaining strength. If Lebron can step away from the glitz of his success and spend his summers working his tail off, he might get close to achieving what Jordan did.

You also have take into account that Jordan had a better supporting cast than Lebron does. If Lebron can get some players ala Pippen etc etc he'll did fine.

Answer 5

in my view Kobe is puffed up, he might desire to be ranked in simple terms interior the perfect 10. Am I the only one that recalls Shaq substitute into the terrific participant interior the 00-02 3peat? subsequently Kobe has: 5 championships, terrific participant on 2, a million MVP Many gamers have greater effective lines than that, LeBron in simple terms complete his seventh 365 days and already has 2 MVPs, heres my score: a million. LeBron, the terrific athlete interior the league, makes surprising pictures on a persevering with foundation and is possibly the terrific participant ever on the chasedown block. additionally carried a terrible 07 Cavalier group to the Finals 2. Kobe, terrific participant on the group that gained the final 2 championships, although he had to get Gasol to attain this 3. Durant, led the u . s . a .'s B-group to a international championship win, has the flair to be the terrific scorer of all time. an extremely good shooter who can take it to the hollow the two. 4. Wade, took a superb warmth group to a championship against a astonishing Mavs group. Very snatch 5. Carmelo, won't be able to physique of strategies any of those adult adult males

Answer 6

i agree with you that lebron in the early stages of his career does have a better all around game than jordan did even in his prime. BUT...he still does not possess that killer instinct or the swagger that jordan had. Remember when MJ used to stick out his tongue...whenever he did that we knew that he was gonna will his team to victory. Lebron lacks that and is way too unselfish to ever get that killer instinct. So my answer is no...he won't win at least 5 championships. he'll be lucky to get 1.

Answer 7

He might have better stats but he won't win 5 rings. Winning is more important than personal stats. Jordan played on good teams throughout the 90s and didn't need to do it all himself by then. He was a great leader and very hard worker. Only time will tell of Lebron will get better teammates. Someone always comes along and breaks record eventually.

Answer 8

Does he have more talent, possibly, does he have the drive, determination, discipline, that is to be determined. Work ethic and health will also factor in.

Look to almost any sport and the next Nolan Ryan, Emmitt Smith, Bobby Hull, Michael Jordan are touted annually, only to be hurt, fizzle, etc.

5 Championships during a player's career is possible, but with free agent markets the way they are, it's not probable. You can barely have the same lineup month to month!

IF he keep his nose clean and IF he stays healthy, and IF management surrounds him with a strong healthy cast, anything is possible.

Answer 9

As I See The Way His Ego Turns, He Will Win Atleast A Championship, But I Dont See Him Wears 5 NBA Ring In His Hand...

Answer 10

Unless he gets traded out of Cleveland, or Cleveland pull off some major coups in drafting/trading/signing quality players, Lebron will have trouble winning even one championship. The Pistons and Miami teams are fading, but they're still top-notch for a couple of years. The Spurs and Suns are still way ahead of where the Cavaliers are at now, for a good 2, 3 years as well. The Mavericks, despite choking against the GSW, are still an elite team and looks to overmatch anything the Cavaliers can do. The Bulls are an up-and-coming team that has overall more team balance and collective talent than the Cavaliers. Houston, with a bit of tinkering here and there could break into the true elite, while the Jazz, with the best young PG and Carlos Boozer anchoring a team with a good coach and system, have a lot more potential than Cleveland. The Nuggets, with Kenyon Martin returning, have an incredible frontcourt and could become really dangerous. Not to mention Portland and Seattle, who were showered with blessings by the basketball Gods and look all set to dominate the future.

Gibson could simply be a flash in the pan, or he could be for real, but either way that doesn't solve King James' "loneliness at the top" issues in Cleveland. With a consistently decent record, they're not gonna pick up any top talents from the lottery. Some of their decent supporting cast may be lost to free agency, and they have lots of dead-weight/junk taking up valuable cap room which could have been used to acquire the guys they really need. Some of their players don't fit into their system, and their coach appears rather inept.

This is probably the era with the most parity in the league, and there's so many strong teams out there that even being in the vastly inferior Eastern Conference won't compensate enough. If you recall, the Cavaliers didn't really play anyone noteworthy until the Pistons, and even then it was a volatile, unstable Pistons team on the downward side of the curve. The Wizards with their full squad could have challenged the Cavaliers to 6 or 7 games, and the weakling Nets were almost able to beat the Cavs with their 20 ppg center injured. Also, the Nets have Vince Carter, who is a faker as an All-Star and is more a liability than an asset on the court. He shot terribly, took bad shots, many turnovers, mistakes on defense, didn't play with much heart and energy, and stifles Richard Jefferson's potential. And the Cavaliers didn't even beat that crappy Nets team convincingly. They then required history-worthy efforts to scrape past the Pistons, and got SWEPT by Spurs. They didn't even throw up a credible challenge at any point in the series except the last game. They finally showed up when the championship was totally lost, but still proceeded to get themselves totally humiliated by turning the ball over 20 times, surrendering 50 offensive rebounds and letting the Spurs shoot 100% in the critical 4th quarter.

Yes, Lebron james is such an incredible player. But he'd be hard-pressed to even match Dwayne Wade's achievement of one ring. Deron Williams sliced through "defensive superstar" Dirty Bowen like a hot knife through butter, yet James gets himself manhandled for 30-ish% shooting. He's got to be able to replicate those 25-straight point "Superman" games a lot more often and have a lot less "slump games" than he does right now in order to carry all that deadweight you call his "team" onto his highflying shoulders and to a championship.

I can tell you one thing, going by current trends, 5 championships for Lebron(best player in the NBA) is impossible. There's other superstars who may not be as good as him, but have better teams. I mean, look at his supporting cast. High-schoolers hit shots that easy with regular consistency. Look at that offense. Is there anyone in the offense other than Lebron? Fat Z throws in some points every now and then, but he's clumsy and slow and contrary to his reputation, does NOT have any manner of jump shot. Gibson is doing the aforementioned high-schooler task. Hitting the massively-open shots. Hughes and Gooden are offensively challenged, and the only real 3 pt threats are Gibson and Lebron himself. Look at their PGs, gosh. Their veterans are terrible. Eric Snow might provide "veteran leadership" but he doesn't do anything on the court. David Wesley's a waste of salary, Donyell Marshall enjoys missing easy shots, and Sasha Pavlovic chokes even when all the pressure is supposedly heaped onto Lebron. Watching Lebron's teammates trying to create their own shots to take pressure off of King James, but fail miserably, is really sad. They're already pretty bad, yet they keep trying to force a rhythm and take tough shots. Try and hit that open jumper first, darn it. 25 straight points isn't so much a measure of Lebron's greatness. It's more an indicator of his teammates' ineptness and anonymity.