zoombabyzoom
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I agree with most of this except blaming him for leaving Cleveland. Jordan had the best coach in the game and a team that still won 50+ without him. That's like saying everyone should stay working at the first job they get.
the clutch factor isn't really true. He taken more late game big shots (when team is within one score and less than 20 seconds) in the playoffs than anyone in the league since he has been around. His make % is well above league average and almost the same as Jordan. Occasionally he kicks it out to an open guy with a clean shot, which is a good play since the other guys are NBA players as well.
They did win like 52 one year without him, then 45 the next year I think. Then in 98, they won like 13.
Game winning shots? As Skip Bayless has pointed out prolly a billion times LeBron is 3-14 in game winning shots. Jordan had 25 in his career, out of a possible 58. It's not even close. If you calculate what BleacherReport calls Clutch Shots, then the percentages are closer, with Jordan only up by like 10%.
Also, Jordan never shied away from late game moments like LeBron has at the very least half a dozen times.