Reasons Why Michael Jordan Is Better Than LeBron James [PHOTOS And VIDEO]

While it is difficult to compare NBA players belonging to different generations, this piece intends to provide a bit of perspective why Michael Jordan is better than LeBron James.

Don't get me wrong, "His Airness" and "King James" are completely unique species as far as style of play and on-court position are concerned, since the former has the genetic make-up of a pure scorer playing the two-guard position, while the latter began his career as a backcourt orchestrator but was just too physically gifted to excel in all other departments.

However, there are certain facets of the game that can serve as bases to be able to derive a conclusion that one is superior over the other.

Championships

Premature as this aspect may be, the fact that MJ won more rings than LBJ during his first ten years in the league cannot be denied.

Jordan was drafted in 1984, and by the year 1993, the Chicago Bulls have already won their first three-peat. His game was already polished at this point, far from his ball-hogging days when he was still starting out, and obviously knew what it took to keep his side at the top.

Speculative as it may sound, but had he chose not to retire, it could have been four.

Meanwhile, LeBron, who was the first pick in 2003, won a respectable back-to-back feat in 2012 and 2013 that was only achieved after teaming-up with fellow superstars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, which leads me to my next point.

Big 3

Dubbed as the greatest basketball player of all time, Mike took pride in sticking with the Bulls through tough times and did not opt to take the relatively easier path to winning a crown by linking with established names in the league, which James just did.

Some would argue that teaming-up wasn't the trend during the 80s and that Jordan would have stayed with the Bulls no matter what, but the Boston Celtics, which featured Larry Bird on their roster, acquired Robert Parish via a trade and Kevin McHale through the draft in one offseason, thanks to the ingenuity of then-president Red Auerbach, forming his own version of a "big three."

MJ is to "Clutch" as LBJ is to "Choke"

From that crossover-with-a-slight-push-mid-range-jumper against Utah Jazz's Byron Russell in 1998, to that extra pass that found the hands of Steve Kerr in 1997, Jordan always wanted the ball in his hands when the game was on the line.

James does have the same mindset as Mike's in end-game situations, the only difference is - and that which matters most - Jordan knows what to do with the ball, as opposed to LeBron's indecisiveness that leads him to commit crucial errors.

At the end of the day, we can all agree to disagree, but unless and until "The King" will be able to surpass MJ's record of six championships, win titles sans other superstars, and create positive results at the vital juncture of big games, he will only be a bridesmaid to THE greatest.

Or maybe not...because there's that other guy named Kobe Bryant.

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