Did James overtake Jordan? Obviously, from the current point of view there is not! This is recognized by almost all fans, the main reason is that James does not have 6 championships, while Jordan has! At present, James has just surpassed Malone with 36,947 points, becoming the second highest scorer in history, but there is still a big gap between 40,000 points. If James can maintain the level of 28 points per game in the next two seasons, it is not impossible to get 40,000 points, and at the same time, the data of 40,000 + 10,000 + 10,000 has been reached. If you have a good chance, you also have a chance to win 6 crowns. Can you surpass Jordan by getting 6 crowns?
Let's first list Jordan's honors, 15 seasons in his career. Won 6 championships, 6 FMVP, 5 MVP, 3 All-Star MVP, 1 DPOY, 1 Rookie of the Year, 10 first-time first-liners, 9 first-defense, 10 scoring kings, 3 steal kings, 14 All-Stars, 2 dunk contest titles. Best Rookie, Steals King, Dunk Contest Champion, All-Star MVP, these gold content is low, we can ignore it! Excluding the two seasons of the Wizards and the 94-95 season of injury reimbursement and comeback, Jordan really only has 11 very complete seasons, and it is simply too great to get these honors!
The author feels that even if James gets 6 crowns + 40,000 points, it will still be difficult to surpass Jordan. First of all, for the probability of the total score, the gold content is actually not high. Abdul-Jabbar currently has the top score, but ranking in the top five in history is a bit questionable! In the next two seasons, the 40-year-old James will obviously not be able to exert his strength in the regular season, which also causes James to fail to win the regular season MVP. As a result, James still has a 1 MVP gap between Jordan and Jordan. Although the gap is small, the MVP gold content is high enough!
Second, the scoring king. James has only one scoring champion in his career, and that was the 07-08 season, and James averaged 30 points per game. And Jordan got 10 scoring champions, the peak of his career can average 37.1 points per game, making the predecessors unattainable, and making future generations also sigh! Jordan's scoring ability is still not a small gap with James. James relies more on the body, and Jordan has excellent scoring skills in addition to the body. In the middle distance, James is a huge gap away from Jordan!
Third, the winning percentage of the finals. Jordan has won 6 finals and 6 championships, with a 100% win rate. If James wins the championship in the next two years, it will be 12 Finals and 6 championships, with a winning percentage of only 50%. This is still to maximize the value and ability of James, even if Jordan fails once, Jordan's historical status will decline a lot. However, Jordan did not! This also led to Jordan's supremacy, and two triple crowns are too difficult!
Fourth, the issue of the times. In the 90s, Jordan made countless super giants become uncrowned kings. Ewing, Barkley, Reggie Miller, O'Neal, Kidd, Stockton, Malone, Drexler and other supergiants have all failed against Jordan! In the 10s, although James won 3 championships, Curry also won 3 championships and created a myth of 73 wins. Moreover, James's two defeats by the Warriors are almost sweeping, slightly embarrassing, which also affects James's status!
Fifth, the same team issue. Did Jordan get together? Apparently, Jordan hugged. The first time, Grant, Pippen, and Jordan formed the Big Three; the second time, Rodman, Pippen, and Jordan formed the Big Three. But Jordan never left the Bulls. When it comes to the Wizards, it is also because of the problems in the large regional economy that it is of great significance, and it is not allowed to let the management exchange Pippen for Maddy, which adds a lot of points to Jordan. And James, who left the Cavaliers who played for 7 years, peaked at the age of 26 to the Heat, Wade was also at the peak of 28 years old, and Bosh was also at the peak of 26 years old, which also made countless fans and media complain. This is the real peak of the group, the Celtics Big Three are all the end of their careers, Pierce is 31 years old, Garnett is 32 years old, and Ray Allen is 33 years old.
In summary, even if James gets 40,000 points + 6 crowns, James still has a huge gap from Jordan! In terms of pattern and mental willpower, Jordan has also surpassed James a lot! Even if Jordan is eliminated, there will be no mental willpower collapse, and James has a certain frustration in last year's playoffs and being surrounded by the Mavericks and Spurs. In terms of temperament, Jordan looks more like a king, while James is at least two notches lower. Coupled with the legendary experience of two comebacks, James mostly remains at the same level, which also makes Jordan more like an insurmountable legend! The author feels that if you want to surpass Jordan, you can only put your hope on the alphabet brother!