Saturday, May 23, 2009

The King vs MJ

    It's time for a sports related question. Who's better? More accurately put, "which game winning shot is better?" I personally don't think that there's any contest. 

Okay, our contestants are the King, LeBron James and his game 2 winning shot from last night. A tough shot indeed as the defender was all up in his grill. But is it really better or even as good as Michael Jordan's game winner against Cleveland from 20 years earlier? I say no way!

      LeBron's shot was good, but here's why it is not better than Jordan's. Jordan's shot was with a series on the line. The Bulls of this generation had never been out of the first round yet and it was the decisive game 5. Winner moves on loser goes home. It was also on the road for Jordan and crew. Jordan also had to split a double team AND he was sick prior to the game. 

     For LeBron, one could argue that the series outcome was dependent on this game, but in reality it was only a game 2 at home. The Cavs have had success before, even making it to the finals previously. 

    Enough talk. Watch the shots for yourself and compare.




1 comment:

Isaac Johnson said...

I totally agree with you. MJ's shot reigns supreme.