Last night the Basketball Hall of Fame opened its doors to some of the most revered names in the sport— David Robinson, John Stockton, Jerry Sloan, and C. Vivian Stringer. However, the most notable name of the night was of legendary inductee, Michael Jordan. Jordan has countless accolades to his name including six NBA championships, five NBA MVP titles, fourteen All-Star appearances, two Olympic gold medals, and many others.From these statistics it isn’t far fetched to believe that Michael Jordan is the best to have ever played the game. But... in a perfect world, don’t you wish you could see all the greats play against one another? Turn back the clocks and have each individual at the prime of their career to see what they could do against one another. That would be amazing…. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, Wilt Chamberlain, Patrick Ewing, Scottie Pippen, Magic Johnson, John Stockton, Karl Malone, David Robinson, Clyde Drexler, Hakeen Olajuwon, and of course—Michael Jordan. I would even love to throw in today’s greats like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Shaquille O’ Neal, Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard, Steve Nash, and Chris Paul.
Think of the competition, the games, the scoring, the defense— the whole package— if all the greats were placed on the same playing field and the same point in time. Wow...
If everyone were to be on the same playing field, would Jordan still be proclaimed as the best ever? I’m not so sure…
You forgot Julius Erving! I used to argue that he was better than Michael Jordan when I was younger. But it's obvious that Jordan would still be the greatest ever. He worked the hardest. He was the hardest working athlete in all of sports. Did you know that he didn't even make his middle school team? I hope that the NBA does something more for him than just put him in the Hall. They need to retire #23 in every stadium. Sorry Lebron, time for a new number, you don't deserve that one on your chest.
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