Best big guy vs. Best other player
Jordan or Shaq? I take Jordan
Magic or Tim Duncan? I take Magic
Bird or Olajuwon? I take Bird
Kobe or David Robinson? This is a toss up today
Kevin Garnett or Joe Smith? That is obvious
Charles Barkley or Patrick Ewing? The Chuckster
Karl Malone or Brad Daughtery? The Mailman
Clyde Drexler or Ralph Sampson? Clyde
LeBron or Yao? Lebron
DWade or Bogut? Do you need to ask?
Best big guy vs. Best other player
Jordan or Shaq? Shaq, no contest
Magic or Tim Duncan? Magic
Bird or Olajuwon? Dream
Kobe or David Robinson? Tough call, I'd lean toward DRob, but Kobe is comming along to change my opinion.
Kevin Garnett or Joe Smith? Duh
Charles Barkley or Patrick Ewing? Ewing
Karl Malone or Brad Daughtery? Mailman
Clyde Drexler or Ralph Sampson? Clyde
LeBron or Yao? Lebron
DWade or Bogut? Better question is DWade or Howard, I take Howard (That's the kid from Orlando right?)
IMO you take the big cause it's easier to build around, so I go with Oden.
What a Laker Homer. This is like saying Andre Iguodala is the next Darius Miles. Oh right you said that as well.
Micheal Jordan 6 NBA titles
1984-85 NBA ROY
1984-85 NBA TSN ROY
1987-88 NBA AS MVP
1995-96 NBA AS MVP
1997-98 NBA AS MVP
1987-88 NBA MVP
1987-88 NBA TSN MVP
1988-89 NBA TSN MVP
1990-91 NBA MVP
1990-91 NBA TSN MVP
1991-92 NBA MVP
1991-92 NBA TSN MVP
1995-96 NBA MVP
1995-96 NBA TSN MVP
1996-97 NBA TSN MVP
1997-98 NBA MVP
1997-98 NBA TSN MVP
1987-88 NBA DPOY
1987-88 NBA All-Defense (1st)
1988-89 NBA All-Defense (1st)
1989-90 NBA All-Defense (1st)
1990-91 NBA All-Defense (1st)
1991-92 NBA All-Defense (1st)
1992-93 NBA All-Defense (1st)
1995-96 NBA All-Defense (1st)
1996-97 NBA All-Defense (1st)
1997-98 NBA All-Defense (1st)
1987-88 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1988-89 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1989-90 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1990-91 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1991-92 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1992-93 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1995-96 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1996-97 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1997-98 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1990-91 NBA Finals MVP
1991-92 NBA Finals MVP
1992-93 NBA Finals MVP
1996-97 NBA Finals MVP
1997-98 NBA Finals MVP
1995-96 NBA Finals MVP
Led league in steals
1987-88 NBA 259 (1)
1989-90 NBA 227 (1)
1992-93 NBA 221 (1)
Led League in Points
1984-85 NBA 2313 (1)
1986-87 NBA 3041 (1)
1987-88 NBA 2868 (1)
1988-89 NBA 2633 (1)
1989-90 NBA 2753 (1)
1990-91 NBA 2580 (1)
1991-92 NBA 2404 (1)
1992-93 NBA 2541 (1)
1995-96 NBA 2491 (1)
1996-97 NBA 2431 (1)
1997-98 NBA 2357 (1)
Led League in Efficiency Rating
1986-87 NBA 29.8 (1)
1987-88 NBA 31.7 (1)
1988-89 NBA 31.1 (1)
1989-90 NBA 31.2 (1)
1990-91 NBA 31.6 (1)
1991-92 NBA 27.7 (1)
1992-93 NBA 29.7 (1)
Player Wins
1984-85 NBA 13.2 (2) (as a rookie)
1986-87 NBA 15.9 (1)
1987-88 NBA 17.4 (1)
1988-89 NBA 16.8 (1)
1989-90 NBA 16.0 (1)
1990-91 NBA 15.8 (1)
1991-92 NBA 15.2 (1)
1996-97 NBA 14.8 (1)
Shaquille O'Neal4 NBA Titles
1992-93 NBA ROY
1992-93 NBA TSN ROY
1999-00 NBA MVP
1999-00 NBA TSN MVP
2004-05 NBA TSN MVP
Jordan won it 7 different seasons
1999-00 NBA Finals MVP
2000-01 NBA Finals MVP
2001-02 NBA Finals MVP
Jordan won it 6 times
1999-00 NBA AS MVP
2003-04 NBA AS MVP
Jordan won it 3 times
1997-98 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1999-00 NBA All-NBA (1st)
2000-01 NBA All-NBA (1st)
2001-02 NBA All-NBA (1st)
2002-03 NBA All-NBA (1st)
2003-04 NBA All-NBA (1st)
2004-05 NBA All-NBA (1st)
2005-06 NBA All-NBA (1st)
Jordan won it 9 times and missed 2 of his prime seasons.
First team all defense or Defensive Player of the year
SHAQ ZERO
Jordan was DPOY once and first team 9 times
Led League in FG%
1993-94 NBA .599 (1)
1997-98 NBA .584 (1)
1998-99 NBA .576 (1)
1999-00 NBA .574 (1)
2000-01 NBA .572 (1)
2001-02 NBA .579 (1)
2003-04 NBA .584 (1)
2004-05 NBA .601 (1)
2005-06 NBA .600 (1)
Total Points
1994-95 NBA 2315 (1) (Jordan was playing baseball)
1998-99 NBA 1289 (1) (Jordan had retired)
1999-00 NBA 2344 (1) (Jordan had retired)
Jordan led the league 11 times, and missed 2 years when he was retired
NBA Efficiency Rating
1997-98 NBA 28.8 (1)
1998-99 NBA 30.6 (1)
1999-00 NBA 30.6 (1)
2000-01 NBA 30.2 (1)
2001-02 NBA 29.7 (1)
Jordan led the league 7 times
Player Wins
Shaq never led the league
Jordan led the league 8 times
Jordan was better without a doubt.
Larry Bird3 NBA titles, 2 runnerup's (during the same era as Magic and Jabbar)
1979-80 NBA ROY
1979-80 NBA TSN ROY
1983-84 NBA MVP
1984-85 NBA MVP
1984-85 NBA TSN MVP
1985-86 NBA MVP
1985-86 NBA TSN MVP
1981-82 NBA AS MVP
1983-84 NBA Finals MVP
1985-86 NBA Finals MVP
1979-80 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1980-81 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1981-82 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1982-83 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1983-84 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1984-85 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1985-86 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1986-87 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1987-88 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1989-90 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
1981-82 NBA All-Defense (2nd)
1982-83 NBA All-Defense (2nd)
1983-84 NBA All-Defense (2nd)
Led League in FT%
1983-84 NBA .888 (1)
1985-86 NBA .896 (1)
1986-87 NBA .910 (1)
1989-90 NBA .930 (1)
Led League in 3 pt Made
1985-86 NBA (1)
1986-87 NBA (1)
Points per Game top 10
1981-82 NBA 22.9 (10)
1983-84 NBA 24.2 (7)
1984-85 NBA 28.7 (2)
1985-86 NBA 25.8 (4)
1986-87 NBA 28.1 (4)
1987-88 NBA 29.9 (3)
NBA Efficiency Rating
1981-82 NBA 22.6 (
1982-83 NBA 24.1 (4)
1983-84 NBA 24.2 (2)
1984-85 NBA 26.5 (1)
1985-86 NBA 25.6 (1)
1986-87 NBA 26.4 (3)
1987-88 NBA 27.8 (2)
Player Wins
1979-80 NBA 11.8 (3)
1980-81 NBA 12.0 (4)
1981-82 NBA 12.7 (3)
1982-83 NBA 13.2 (2)
1983-84 NBA 13.3 (1)
1984-85 NBA 14.6 (1)
1985-86 NBA 14.5 (1)
1986-87 NBA 13.8 (2)
1987-88 NBA 13.5 (3)
Offensive Win Shares
1984-85 NBA 32.2 (1)
1985-86 NBA 29.0 (1)
1984-85 NBA 32.2 (1)
1985-86 NBA 29.0 (1)
1987-88 NBA 34.5 (2)
1986-87 NBA 30.8 (3)
1983-84 NBA 24.6 (4)
1982-83 NBA 24.5 (7)
1981-82 NBA 22.1 (9)
Defensive Win Shares
1980-81 NBA 21.1 (1)
1983-84 NBA 18.7 (1)
1985-86 NBA 19.8 (1)
1981-82 NBA 19.5 (2)
1984-85 NBA 17.8 (2)
1982-83 NBA 17.6 (4)
1979-80 NBA 17.5 (4)
1986-87 NBA 15.2 (5)
Hakeem Olajuwon
2 NBA titles (both when Jordan, Bird, and Magic were retired, 1 other finals appearance)
1992-93 NBA DPOY
1993-94 NBA DPOY
1993-94 NBA MVP
1993-94 NBA TSN MVP
1993-94 NBA Finals MVP
1994-95 NBA Finals MVP
1986-87 NBA All-Defense (1st)
1987-88 NBA All-Defense (1st)
1989-90 NBA All-Defense (1st)
1992-93 NBA All-Defense (1st)
1993-94 NBA All-Defense (1st)
1984-85 NBA All-Defense (2nd)
1990-91 NBA All-Defense (2nd)
1995-96 NBA All-Defense (2nd)
1996-97 NBA All-Defense (2nd)
1986-87 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1987-88 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1988-89 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1992-93 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1993-94 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1996-97 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1985-86 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
1989-90 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
1995-96 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
Led League in Rebounds
1988-89 NBA 1105 (1)
1989-90 NBA 1149 (1)
Led NBA in Blocks
1989-90 NBA 376 (1)
1992-93 NBA 342 (1)
Points per game top 10
1987-88 NBA 1805 (10)
1988-89 NBA 2034 (10)
1989-90 NBA 1995 (7)
1992-93 NBA 2140 (3)
1993-94 NBA 2184 (3)
1994-95 NBA 2005 (4)
1995-96 NBA 1936 (4)
1996-97 NBA 1810 (6)
Player wins
1985-86 NBA 10.4 (4)
1987-88 NBA 12.6 (4)
1988-89 NBA 14.9 (2)
1989-90 NBA 14.6 (4)
1992-93 NBA 16.8 (1)
1993-94 NBA 15.7 (2)
Defensive Win Shares
1986-87 NBA 17.7 (1)
1987-88 NBA 19.8 (1)
1988-89 NBA 24.6 (1)
1989-90 NBA 24.0 (2)
1990-91 NBA 18.1 (3)
1991-92 NBA 19.7 (4)
1992-93 NBA 25.5 (1)
1993-94 NBA 26.8 (1)
Bird was a borderline top 5 PLAYER ALL TIME. 3 Titles 5 trips to the finals, ROY, 3 Time MVP, 9 time all-nba first team
Hakeem was great a great defender, and top 5 CENTER all-time, made 3 trips to the finals, won twice while Jordan was retired. one 1 MVP, twice DPOY, and 6 time all-NBA first team.
BIRD WAS BETTER