Greatest Basketball Players of All Time: Michael Jordan

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Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time here will explain. There are only two options for players in sports: win or fail.

Victory is the only benchmark for success of an athlete in the sport and the number of championships won by athletes are the only statistics that are relevant in measuring the ability of a player.

Whether you agree or not, there are many ways to measure the greatness of a player. But let us assume that you all agree on this. Because in a sport, winning is very appreciated.

We like a winner. We like it when our team won. Based on the above view, the benchmark for greatness of a basketball player can be measured from the championship ring that he got. Jordan is the best player who ever played basketball in the world. A super model perfect for everyone who wants to learn basketball.

Jordan has a good basketball foundation, possessed souls met to regroup, and most importantly, he always wins. Jordan six rings earned champion three times in succession in the years 1991-1993 and 1996-1998.

I will miss Bill Russell as the greatest player with 11 rings champion in this argument for two reasons:

1) I have never seen a game Bill Russell,
2) Competition teams in the NBA at the Russell era is not as tight now. For example, black players are still few in number at that time. The rules that limit the number of great players in a team like the salary cap and luxury tax does not exist. Free agency has not been created.

Sports like basketball underdeveloped today in the presence of scouting opponents weaknesses, regulations such as basketball three-point line, and others. In essence, Russell era when he won 11 rings can not be compared with the era of Jordan who won six rings because the situation is much different. In fact in my opinion, we can not compare players from two different eras.

For comparison Jordan, we will see the player who most resembles a skill, style of play and achievements. In the current era, the closest player to Jordan is Kobe Bryant. Kobe is a great player. Five rings champion can not be ruled out and underestimated. The five championship ring is a great achievement.

But Kobe will never be able to pass through Jordan, although he obtained six championship rings though. At the end of this article, you will understand my reasons for saying so.

The first three championship rings Kobe won with Shaq, a very dominant player in the league the NBA at the time, even more intense than the younger version of Kobe. Shaq is a big reason why Kobe gets his first three rings. Without Shaq at that time, it is difficult for the Lakers to win.

Kobe is a player with great individual skills. It showed when he scored 81 points in one game in the regular season. But unfortunately, along with ditinggalnya Shaq, Lakers accomplishments immediately dropped away, and great individual achievements Kobe Lakers closed with a poor record in the regular season then.

Without a championship ring, what would it mean if Kobe scored 100 points in a game though. In fact, Shaq first got his fourth ring in 2006 with the Miami Heat, after parting with Kobe.

One of Kobe luck when he received his first three rings are: he entered the NBA at a young age [playing in the NBA right after high school], get a good team at a young age, and which have proven successful coach [Phil Jackson with six championship rings before joined the Lakers].

But Jordan also lucky because in the golden era, Jordan does not have to share the spotlight with Magic Johnson or Larry Bird. Nevertheless, Jordan destroyed all great players [anyone] who blocked his way to the stairs champions, among them there are: Isiah Thomas, Magic Johnson, Clyde Drexler, Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning, Charles Barkley, Gary Payton, John Stockton, Karl Malone, Shawn Kemp , John Starks, Tim Hardaway, and much more.

Kobe won his fourth ring obtained when no other team in the NBA that deserve / ready carried off the title. Shaq is old, LeBron James is defeated by the Orlando Magic who have a stronger team. The Celtics should have a great chance to defend their title in the previous season must accept the bitter truth because Kevin Garnett injury, which makes their chances to win instantly vanished.

In the 2009 NBA Finals, Orlando is not a team that is ready to become a champion. Jameer Nelson, who was the Magic's star player, must have a long injury and only able to play again in the final, but could not find his best performance. The Lakers became the strongest team in 2009, because there is no longer appropriate team.

Kobe's fifth championship ring, this is interesting, painstakingly acquired through-until the seventh game. For three quarters, the teams Kobe has always lagged in the last game. At the last minute deciding game, the new end (with difficulty) managed to reverse the position and the Lakers beat the Celtics. But not Kobe that reverses the position.

Lakers team is so strong that they can still win over the Celtics even though Kobe did not play well. Just like the case in 2009, the Lakers team as a whole is a better team than his opponent, not because Kobe himself played unbelievable. But because the Lakers have Phil Jackson, Pau Gasol, Derek Fisher, Lamar Odom, Trevor Ariza, Ron Artest, Sasha Vujacic, Shannon Brown, Andrew Bynum, Mitch Kupchak [Lakers GM] and Jerry Buss [owner of the Lakers].

Lakers GM plays a major role in bringing about a reason why Kobe was suddenly a chance to get the fourth and fifth ring: Pau Gasol, a big man with the ability to attack a very unusual, has a high basketball IQ, rebounding a reliable, decent defense, and ability of passing a very under-rated.

What if if the Memphis GM Chris Wallace does not wrap gifts Gasol to the Lakers? Kobe will survive with only three rings. Kobe should be grateful to have a team of architects such as Mitch Kupchak and experience the luck of Chris Wallace's stupid actions that give Gasol away.

Anyway, if Kobe is Jordan, the Celtics would have been wiped out in 2008, and Kobe have got his sixth ring in 2010. Even in the year 2011, the Kobe tarnish the name of Phil Jackson, making his team lost 4-0 to the Dallas Mavericks in the semifinals of the Western region.

Michael Jordan was not going to lose if you have Andrew Bynum, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol, Derek Fisher, Ron Artest, and Phil Jackson in his team. Kobe swept away, and he has three centers as high as 7 feet plus an incredible berskill coach with the most championship rings [11], embarrassing.

Jordan can win without a good center, Kobe actually has three: Odom is the starting center the American national team that won the gold medal at the world championships in 2010, Pau Gasol is the best player the world championship in 2006, and Bynum is a center with weight and greater power than Dwight Howard.

Jordan will not let the opponent finish in the top of basketball's biggest sport. Abstinence for him to lose and everything must be done Jordan for the team to win. Jordan will not allow his team to fail, do not like Kobe.

As a comparison, if we do not count last season with the Bulls Jordan [1997-1998], the lowest shooting percentage of his career as a player Jordan Bulls are still higher than the highest shooting percentage in a career as a player Kobe Lakers.

Moreover, five championship rings obtained in a way that Kobe did not like Jordan. Three rings obtained in which he was not the greatest player in his club, one ring obtained because his team is a strong team, and the last ring obtained not because of Kobe as the main reason.

How to get the five-ring Kobe is not as powerful and as Jordan. Michael Jordan became champion with a kind of center Bill Cartwright and Will Purdue, even with point guard like BJ Armstrong in his team.

The problem gained Kobe championship ring following the trend in which a superstar big man needed to be a champion. Kobe had a great big man like Robert Horry, super big man like Gasol, and super duper extra superstar big man in Shaq.

Without prejudice to the role of Kobe (since acquired three championship rings with Shaq is the role of both of them).
Shaq won roles in such a dominant, more dominant precisely. Not meaning that Kobe is not a great player, he is very very very good player, but not a great one. At least not as great as No. 23-Michael.

Jordan get six rings champion in a way that is extraordinary. He finished his opponents in elegance. At critical moments, shot Jordan entered more than missed. Sangking many, people remember more than a missed shot that goes in the decisive moment.

At the crucial moment, when his team takes Jordan to save them, the Bulls could always rely on Jordan to bring his team win. The shots Jordan decisive victory always comes in the biggest stage like the NBA Finals, aka at the right time. That is the reason that made Jordan the greatest player.

The story of his heroic legend because he made important shots on the biggest stage, when everything is at stake. See how Jordan closed his career in the ring of the sixth [let's all pretend to forget his career with the Wizards as a player].

The sixth game in 1998, the score 3-2 to the Bulls, and Jazz have home court advantage in the seventh game-not a good sign, but as usual at this crucial moment like Michael will feature kebintangannya rays.

Score of the game 85-86, the Bulls were left with less than 20 seconds, he even managed to steal on Karl Malone, Bryon Russell menggocek, and perform "The Last Shot". Game over for the Jazz, the Bulls won again for the sixth time. Who's the star? Jordan.

Also, do not forget that the dominant big man who is usually a requirement of the team to become champions in the NBA, Jordan is not required. Jordan won without a reliable big man, six times! Got one championship ring without the big man alone is difficult.

Against the logic of Jordan, Jordan is the main hero of his team, and Michael has always been the main reason why his team win (this was evidenced by the six Finals MVP)-be it with gunfire decisive victory, passing to the right person, or through their defense, Michael has always been best player in the Finals, the best of the best.

Jordan has always made the right decision and end the NBA Finals Jordan ALWAYS beautifully. He never lost in the deciding party-NBA Finals. That is the reason why Jordan will always be the best.

When Kobe gets seven championship rings, people will say Shaq 'helped' won three rings and Gasol contributed so many rings. Kobe got a championship ring with the help of trainer Michael.

The five regular season MVP and Finals MVP's Jordan six compared with one regular season MVP and two Finals MVP's Kobe. Is Kobe better than Jordan? Give me a break. LeBron just have to ask for help from Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.

Although one day there will be people who go beyond the ring peraihan champion Jordan, way to go players such as mountain climbing Everest with one hand and eyes closed.

Indeed, beyond the Jordan is a mighty difficult task, but it took luck [got a good team], players who want to go through Jordan have won more championship rings than six without a dominant big man, became the greatest player in his team, making the shots decisive victory in super-critical parties such as the NBA Finals, and won.