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1996 SEATTLE “SUPER SCHIZOPHRENICS”🧵 The 96 Sonics are considered a great team because they were an MJ Finals opponent. Except…they were actually big head cases, which everyone knew at the time. They were at a “mental disadvantage.” Here’s WHY they always failed. 1/

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KAREEM ABDUL JABBAR: CHOKE ARTIST 🧵 A lot of people put Kareem over Lebron because they view Lebron as a choke artist prior to age 27 (2011). So let’s take a look at Kareem up to 27, shall we? What could be hidden? Note: Kareem’s name change was prior to the 1972 season.

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MICHAEL JORDAN GREEDINESS 🧵 People are up in arms over the “selfishness” of Lebron signing a max salary as a 2nd team All NBA player. Surely the hero Michael Jordan was never “selfish” when it came to money, right? Oh, wait. MJ was GROTESQUELY worse. Take a look. 1/

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FUNDAMENTALS IN THE 90’S: NOT WHAT THEY SAY 🧵 We hear a lot about how “fundamentals” were better in the 90s in the NBA. So if one were to go back to the 90s, we’d see lots of praise for the way the game was played, right? Um…no. Let’s ask players and coaches. 1/

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1995 BULLS MYTHS: MJ FANS LIE TO DEFEND MJ’S CHOKE 🧵 The lies about 1995 are at mythical proportions. Pippen was great. And Jordan choked. It was all mental. Here are some of the lies about Pippen, MJ and the 1995 Bulls. Take a look. 1/

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SCOTTIE PIPPEN’S DEFENSE WON 1998 🧵 MJ fans always say MJ won “without Pippen” in the 98 Finals. It’s a complete lie. Pippen was consensus FMVP through 4 games. And in game 6, Pippen’s defense drove the Bulls to a win vs Utah. Take a look.

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JORDAN’S 1990s EASTERN CONFERENCE: THE WEAK EAST. 🧵 MJ fans swear that MJ didn’t play in a weak conference in his era. It’s wrong. MJ‘s East had no other elite teams, had fewer All NBA players, and was weaker than the West almost every year. Let’s blow up a narrative. 1/

JORDAN AND THE DPOY AWARD IN 1988: THEY THREW MJ A BONE 🧵 MJ was voted as DPOY in 1988. MJ fans think that’s a huge item in the GOAT argument. Except, the guy most known as the “best defender” then, Michael Cooper, got hurt in 1988. MJ was given a gift. Take a look. 1/

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MAGIC JOHNSON: WHERE’S THE SCRUTINY? 🧵 Magic has several soul crushing chokes on his resume, and he escapes scrutiny—even by Curry fans. Wilbon recently said it’s “GARBAGE” to put Lebron above Magic all-time. Well…take a look. This is LONG. Take your time… 1/

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WHY OLD HEADS CAN’T LET GO OF MICHAEL JORDAN 🧵 Older NBA fans often refuse to revisit whether MJ is the GOAT. Expansion? 🤷‍♂️ Quality of Opponents? 🤷‍♂️ Why is this? Psychological factors—it’s deeper than basketball. By the way, they HATE hearing about this. Take a look. 1/

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40 YEAR OLDS IN PLAYOFFS: HOW DID THEY DO? 🧵 We know Lebron is under IMMENSE pressure to perform in these playoffs. He’ll soon be excoriated for not matching Jordan’s career averages. But…how did 40 year olds ACTUALLY do? What are the REAL expectations? Take a look. 1/

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YOU COULDN’T TOUCH JORDAN 🧵 MJ fans think he had a regular, run-of-the-mill superstar whistle. No. Stern’s thumb was on the scale and MJ got the greatest protection ever. You couldn’t touch him, and everyone knew there were double standards. Here’s what was said then. 1/

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MJ IN BACK-TO-BACKS IN 2003 Lebron’s “legacy” is being “hurt” by a TOV late in a game in a back-to-back at 40. So how did MJ do in B2B’s in his age 40 season? Did you know he lost a game with a lazy pass with a second to go? Missed layups late? Its ugly. Take a look. 1/

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PLAYING 82 GAMES LESS OFTEN: TODAY’S NBA IS HARDER ON NBA PLAYERS 🧵 Old heads complain that players today are “weak,” and not as “tough” as the 80-90s guys, because they don’t play 82 games as much. Except…it’s physically HARDER to play in the NBA today. Take a look. 1/

MJ: “I’D LOVE TO SEE LARRY BIRD AS A BULL” MJ would never “team up” with great players, right? He wanted to “BEAT the best, not join them.” So when the Celtics were looking at trading Bird in 1990…what did MJ say? “We’ll take him.” 😳 He even offered to take a pay cut. 1/5

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CHARLES BARKLEY: SO MUCH HYPOCRISY 🧵 Barkley is celebrated by old heads. Except…he represents everything they say they hate in today’s players. They should DESPISE him. Barkley and the 90s fans who love him are hypocrites, and his career exposes their bias. Take a look.

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TWO OTHER THINGS TO NOTE ABOUT HABERSTROH’S ARTICLE. One, Haberstroh stopped short on this point, but Sam Smith made it known that Bob Rosenberg kept a scrapbook for Jordan all those years, and Jordan “rewarded him well” for it. Jordan was “rewarding” his scorekeeper. 😳 1/2

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HOW LEBRON WILL WIN THE GOAT DISCUSSION 🧵 1. Players he played with and against will retire 2. Everywhere they go, they’re going to be asked about Lebron. Like Jordan. 3. They’ll slowly realize their careers are be viewed through a LEBRON prism. Cont…

MJ’S 83 & 84 COLLEGE SEASONS STRING Any chance you noticed The Last Dance skipped 1983 and 84? It’s because MJ failed as a leader in college, with possibly the greatest lineup ever. Historic collapses. Let’s look at MJ at ages 20-21, ages Lebron gets criticized at daily.

THE 1993 PHOENIX SUNS: THE “LOYOLA MARYMOUNT” OF THE NBA, A STRING The 93 Suns. One dimensional—great on offense, “soft” on defense. MJ’s 41 PPG (38 excl. OTs), is treated as though he did it vs a great team/defense. No. Even average guards could feast on the Suns. Let’s look.

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