Scottie Pippen: LeBron could be better than MJ

On Mike & Mike this am, Scottie Pippen said:

'Michael Jordan is probably the greatest scorer to play the game. But I may go as far as to say LeBron James may be the greatest player to ever play the game because he is so potent offensively that not only can he score at will but he keeps everybody involved....'

http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nba/news/story?id=6599168

Is he:

a) On medication?
b) Finally venting 20 years of bitterness?
c) Trying to mess with LeBron's mind by putting extra pressure on him?
d) Just plain stupid?

Feel free to add your own option.

 

He will say anything at any time that will keep him relevant. Has handled the transition out of the spotlight about as poorly as any athlete out there.

 

I think it's bizarre that LeBron seems capable of scoring at will, but seems to choose not to. (I know that he had a poor shooting stretch last night, but he's such a freight train that he could have easily gotten to the line.)

He's too unselfish.

 

Sure he could.

Be awhile before we find out.

 

He's stupid.
He's bitter.
The more he talks down Jordan, the more he's talking up himself.

 

This.

 

How about not listening to Mike & Mike.

 

Scottie will say anything to be in the news.

 

No kidding. But I've never listened to Mike and Mike, and by mid-morning I had already seen this story 200 times.

 

The correct answer is d.

Jordan was a great scorer who evolved into a great all-around player.

James does everything well individually. But he has to take that next step -- winning a title or two or four -- to be up there with Jordan or even Bird and Magic, maybe even Kobe, too.

 

Scottie makes some good points.

LBJ is not the scorer or the shooter or the player in the clutch that MJ was.....but he's a better passer, a great defender who has shown versatility and just as good an overall athlete...and he's the size of Karl malone while MJ was the size of...well, a shooting guard.

If LeBron somehow wins 4-6 rings, this would become a real debate....as it stands, he's still two years younger than Mike was when he won his first ring