Ok... Ok... Ok... Everyone seems to agree that Michael is the best player ever but there are two other arguments that need to get settled. One is that there is not a close second and number two is if some how we can take Lebron James, Jordan and Kobe and make them play against one another in there prime who would dominate. In all fairness Lebron hasn't peeked yet but based on what we know Jordan would come out on top. In terms of who is a close second, there simply isn't one. Remember... Jordan has 6 rings AND he took two years off to play baseball AND when he returned he played like he never left AND won 2 more rings. Players who are away from the game for 2 weeks wether its a suspension or injury come back and have a hard time picking up where they left off. Again, there is no close second.
I remember as a kid the older guys would talk about the players who retired and I could never really appreciate it when I was young because I never watched them play. Now I understand how those guys felt when I was only praising the players who were current. Even though I respected the players from the previous generation because I knew what they had accomplished I could never fully appreciate them as much as someone who has watched their entire career. I feel like smacking the $hit out of these younger bums when they say stupid things like "Lebron would school Air Jordan if they could play one on one in their prime. It's the same with music. For example these younger guys are talking about J Cole and Lil Wayne having the best albums ever and I am thinking " yeah they are dope but... Have you heard Illmatic (NAS) or Jay Z's reasonable doubt?". Now I can finally appreciate and understand when an older dude comes up to me talking about Rakim or Big Daddy Kane being dope.
With that being said there are certain people who I believe are timeless and there accomplishments transcend generation barriers. Michael Jackson, Babe Ruth, Wayne Gretzky and obviously Michael Air Jordan just to name a few. The clip below is a reminder as to why Jordan is praised the way he is. Stay close. One.
N Raina
