I couldn't agree more.

I'm 35 and I grew up in NE Ohio, so I went to a lot of Cavs games that featured Price, Daughtery, Brandon, Ehlo, Nance and even the weird years with Sura, Kemp and Potopenko. I vividly remember them getting victimized by Jordan over and over and over. And the thing was, you were afraid of it because you knew you couldn't stop it. I still think the Cavs' biggest mistake was trading Ron Harper way before they should have. His defensive prowess later on his career got better and better and he could have "helped" against MJ and the Bulls.

Flash forward and LeBron and I are about the same age. I saw him play all throughout high school and I thought eventually we were seeing what could be the best player ever. I've never seen a guy that size move that fast with a handle and court vision and raw strength (other than the Magic comparison). Eventually he's gonna overtake Jordan right?

I've said it 1,000 times I've thought LeBron was the better player. But man, I don't even think I can convince myself anymore. MJ was a DOG. He was a KILLER. LeBron always makes the right basketball play. MJ makes the winning basketball play. There's a HUGE difference in that.

I don't think LeBron, for as great as he is, has ever had that "I'm better than you and it's time for me to show it" killer instinct outside of a handful of times. MJ had that every game. Even preseason and middling regular season games. He ruined guys' careers.

I mean, the guy put up over 100 in two games on a trash team vs the #1 seed Celtics in his second year. A Celtics team that went on to win the title.

Well said.

+1. It doesn't matter. It's just unnecessarily ESPN'ing about something.

I'm probably an old man in this mind set, but I dislike using "GOAT" with the frequency that sports fans seem to like to these days. I've never been a believer that there is a "greatest of all time" -- in any sport, at any level. Sure, you can make argument for why one guy is, but unless they played head to head for a few years, there's really no way to truly determine it. And at that point, it's just opinion and conjecture.

MJ, Lebron, Kobe -- all among the best we've ever seen. But so were Magic, Larry, and others.

Two thoughts after watching parts 5 and 6 tonight:

1. I'll take MJ over LBJ every time with one important exception - I love how LBJ doesn't shy away from speaking out against social injustices, not unlike Ali. Wish MJ had used his enormous platform to do the same.

2. I recall watching Ron Harper and Dan Majerle, both profiled tonight, play against Ohio in the Convo, as did other posters on here. Back when the MAC had some future NBA players.

How did LeBron's political stance on China go over? Call me crazy....but I watch these guys for sports enjoyment. I could care less about their politics.

A difficult part in comparing current players with past players is that we forget the bad games of the past players and never see them again. My 11 year old son will never see a bad play from Jordan unless he goes back and watches entire games. Only highlights of MJ anymore. We deify the past players. Mike Trout is probably better than Mickey Mantle but the Mick has that yesteryear aura to him.

That being said, watching the Last Dance has made me remember how good of a shooter MJ became. He'd shoot over 40% from three in today's game with his work ethic and the priority of that shot now.

Tough call. I think Lebron cares about more stuff in his life other than basketball. MJ only cared about hoops at a similar point in his career.

You are very much in the minority here. The vast majority of us wishes our favorite athletes remain silent on all that crap.

I'm happy to see players speak out about injustices and other world issues so long as it doesn't turn political, which is a very fine line.

The Great Ernie Banks . . . Mr. Cub

If he was still alive during this pandemic, I wonder if he would modify his signature line to "What a beautiful day. Let's play one."

Speak for yourself, I love when athletes use their ability for the greater good. I bet you didn’t mind Burrow when he spoke out against hunger in Appalachia. What it usually boils down too is people not liking the cause.

I respect someone who has it made and still can find time to speak out about social injustice. If you had enough money that you never had to work again, would you help others in such a way? Would you give a voice to those who have none? Would you do good for the world? Would you send the elevator back down for others?

The world has little use for "shut up and dribble" kind of people.