>is sheer lunacy.
>
>i mean, only explanation is dude just hates jordan or
>something along those lines.

Once again MJ did not have a longer stretch of championship runs as Russell or even Magic. The fact that MJ could never beat Bird is a blemish. If you noticed the names that I mentioned even ahead of Russell play individual sports. Those athletes can stake a claim over athletes that play team sports because it’s just them. There are other factors that go into team sports such as having the right coach to coach you, and having other star caliber players playing with you, and surrounding the right mix of players around the superstar of the team. If MJ would’ve won in the 80’s when Magic and Bird were in their prime or at least gotten to a NBA Finals or two then the conversation would definitely be different.