MJ keeps vanquishing all the "next MJs" like Ant/Bron, etc.

[3ba11]

[Wardell Curry]

Jordan has been retired for over 20 years. He doesn't "keep" doing anything except staying retired and running a franchise further into the ground with each passing year.

Oh my bad he doesn't even do that because he gave up and sold them.

[sdot_thadon]

Today I learned vanquishing is another word for being locked into a comparison with the other guy for over a solid decade with no end in sight.

[ImKobe]

Hate that the media tries to do this every time a young player has a great stretch of basketball. Putting GOAT standards on Ant because he had a hot few weeks in the POs is stupid af. They build you up just to tear you down. In Bron's case it was different because he called himself "the Chosen One" and has talked about chasing Jordan but it was unfair what they did to Ant.

[ShawkFactory]

Hate that the media tries to do this every time a young player has a great stretch of basketball. Putting GOAT standards on Ant because he had a hot few weeks in the POs is stupid af. They build you up just to tear you down. In Bron's case it was different because he called himself "the Chosen One" and has talked about chasing Jordan but it was unfair what they did to Ant.

It only works though if idiots feed into. Don’t be one of them and enjoy.

[sdot_thadon]

Hate that the media tries to do this every time a young player has a great stretch of basketball. Putting GOAT standards on Ant because he had a hot few weeks in the POs is stupid af. They build you up just to tear you down. In Bron's case it was different because he called himself "the Chosen One" and has talked about chasing Jordan but it was unfair what they did to Ant.

Bron absolutely lived up to the comparison, that's the main difference here. Ant is just getting the initial buzz from a great stretch of play, we'll have to wait and see if he can sustain the level or even exceed it.

[ImKobe]

Bron absolutely lived up to the comparison, that's the main difference here. Ant is just getting the initial buzz from a great stretch of play, we'll have to wait and see if he can sustain the level or even exceed it.

Statistically yeah but as far as winning goes absolutely not. It's pretty much impossible to do what Jordan did which is why it's unfair to Ant. He's not calling himself the next Jordan or the chosen one. They put that on him after a few weeks of basketball just to tear him down. That's what these talk shows do.

It's very unlikely that we'll see anyone replicate the level of dominance + winning and the consistency that Jordan had in the 90s. You might say that Lebron lived up to it but he got nowhere close to 6 titles & 6 FMVPs with an undefeated record. Even if you think 4 is relatively close he was not the best player and the leading scorer on his team in every single series in his career. Jordan carried the NBA and was a global icon to a level that we haven't seen since. The league's popularity grew so much just off his back and it paved the way for everyone that came after him. Not just the league but Nike and the sneaker deals that would come after he started that shit. There's levels to this.

[PejaTheSerbSnip]

It’s interesting that you don’t want a player to come up and play great basketball. One would think a fan of Michael Jordan and basketball at large would be yearning for such a player to arise. I’m starting to think you’re maybe taking this MJ fanhood thing too far. Will report more findings as I see them.

[PejaTheSerbSnip]

Oh wow, that infamous Nuggets thread got binned. Wonder who/what caused that. So much to unearth.

[Manny98]

Bro you're like 50 years old hating on a 22 year old kid just because he's being compared to your lover

What a life

[PejaTheSerbSnip]

Bro you're like 50 years old hating on a 22 year old kid just because he's being compared to your lover

What a life

3ball is a concubine, at best.

[SouBeachTalents]

Bro you're like 50 years old hating on a 22 year old kid just because he's being compared to your lover

What a life

And he considers this a "W" in his life.

[ShawkFactory]

Oh wow, that infamous Nuggets thread got binned. Wonder who/what caused that. So much to unearth.

Yea it's all becoming a little more clear.

[Axe]

Statistically yeah but as far as winning goes absolutely not. It's pretty much impossible to do what Jordan did which is why it's unfair to Ant. He's not calling himself the next Jordan or the chosen one. They put that on him after a few weeks of basketball just to tear him down. That's what these talk shows do.

It's very unlikely that we'll see anyone replicate the level of dominance + winning and the consistency that Jordan had in the 90s. You might say that Lebron lived up to it but he got nowhere close to 6 titles & 6 FMVPs with an undefeated record. Even if you think 4 is relatively close he was not the best player and the leading scorer on his team in every single series in his career. Jordan carried the NBA and was a global icon to a level that we haven't seen since. The league's popularity grew so much just off his back and it paved the way for everyone that came after him. Not just the league but Nike and the sneaker deals that would come after he started that shit. There's levels to this.

Why does it only have to be about scoring or anything that falls under the offensive end that can make someone the 'goat'? Why can't it be something else that could be equally intriguing, like being clutch defensively in crucial playoff moments or being all-around overall?

[NBAGOAT]

unlike ant or bron, mj aint ever faced anyone like prime jokic