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...people talk about the man as if basketball never existed before him....and as if his on court accomplishments are unmatchable or haven't been done before....

Funny thing though....

Tell me whens the last time Jordan led his HS to 3 straight titles, whens the last time Jordans college team won 3 straight national championships, whens the last time Jordans college team had a run of 88-2, whens the last time dunking was taken out of the college game because of Jordan, whens the last time Jordan was the main option on his college team????

""As a sophomore at Power Memorial, he averaged 19 points and 18 rebounds as Power went undefeated. It went unbeaten again in Alcindor's junior season. The next year, for the first time in 72 games, Alcindor and Power lost, beaten 46-43 by DeMatha Catholic High School of Maryland. Alcindor, who had been averaging 30 points, was held to 16. It was his only loss in his last three years. He finished his career at Power in 1965 with 2,067 points and 2,002 rebounds (both New York City records).

Alcindor played for the best college team in the country in 1965-66, but unfortunately for him and his teammates, freshmen were ineligible to compete for the varsity then. In their first game, the first game ever at Pauley Pavilion, the UCLA freshmen whipped the varsity, two-time defending champions and preseason No. 1, 75-60. Alcindor scored 31 points, grabbed 21 rebounds and blocked seven shots. The Brubabes went 21-0 and Alcindor averaged 33 points and 21 rebounds.

In Alcindor's first varsity game, he set a UCLA record by scoring 56 points. Later that season, he scored 61. He averaged 29 points and 15.5 rebounds with a .667 shooting percentage as John Wooden's Bruins went 30-0. They beat Dayton 79-64 in the NCAA final for the first of seven consecutive championships.

The most serious competition in the NBA in 1969 was a coin flip. Two first-year teams -- the 16-66 Phoenix Suns and the 27-55 Milwaukee Bucks -- were the two worst teams in the league, and they flipped for the first pick of the draft. The Suns lost, and the Bucks gained the right to choose Alcindor.

With Alcindor averaging 28.8 points (second in the NBA) and 14.5 rebounds (third), the Bucks improved to 56-26 and reached the Eastern Division finals before losing to the Knicks. IN HIS FIRST PRO SEASON!!!.

The next season was even sweeter. The Bucks had a league-best 66-16 record behind Alcindor, whose sky hook became the most devastating weapon in the game, and newly acquired Oscar Robertson. Alcindor led the NBA with a 31.7 scoring average and was voted MVP. The Bucks didn't stop there, cruising to the NBA title by winning 12 of 14 playoff games. After the Bucks swept the Baltimore Bullets in four games, Alcindor was voted the Finals MVP.

A Muslim since his college days, Alcindor legally changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the fall of 1971. The name change didn't bother his performance as he won his second straight MVP, averaging a league-high 34.8 points.

In 1975, Abdul-Jabbar said Milwaukee was inadequate for his cultural needs. The Bucks traded him to the Lakers for center Elmore Smith, guard Brian Winters and rookie blue chippers Dave Myers and Junior Bridgeman. Despite LA finishing 40-42 and out of the playoffs, Abdul-Jabbar won his fourth MVP after averaging 27.7 points (second in the league) and leading the NBA with 16.9 rebounds and 4.12 blocks per game.

Sad thing the DPOY award wasn't created until the 82-83 season because I don't think its impossible to say Kareem would have gotten at least one....and blocks weren't recorded until the 73 season if I'm not mistaken...

When Abdul-Jabbar retired in 1989 at age 42, his career regular-season numbers were 24.6 points per game, 11.2 rebounds, 3.6 blocked shots and a .559 shooting percentage. He was first-team all-league 10 times and second-team 5 times. He also holds NBA records for most seasons of 1,000 or more points (19), most minutes played (57,446), and most field goals (15,837).""




People always talk about Jordans 6 rings and MVPs...

Lets talk about Kareems 6 rings and 6 MVPs of which 3 came in his first 5 years and 4 in his seven seasons in the league...rather than have everyone believe that Jordan is the only great player to exist...

When talking about an all time greatest basketball player, try and include all 3 levels of play...not just one....and before you say the other two levels don't matter, why do they even play them then?? Why is there a McDonalds All American game, why are you filling out a bracket every march???

Michael Jordan the greatest basketball player EVER????

Only if you were raised on ESPN....

With the first pick of the draft, the WifeCheckers take none other than KAREEM ABDUL JABBAR....