Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT

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Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT 

Post#1 » by HotRocks34 » Wed Feb 15, 2023 6:13 am

The poll was done after LeBron became the all-time scoring leader last week.

The pollster is Public Policy Polling, and they spoke with 1,056 registered voters. See the last paragraph at this link:

https://www.publicpolicypolling.com/polls/a-happy-valentines-day-for-joe-biden/

On a less serious note PPP once again tested whether people think Michael Jordan or LeBron James is the greatest basketball player of all time in the wake of James breaking the all time scoring record last week. And despite that record it’s still not competitive- Jordan wins out 58-15. It was 77-14 in 2015 so James’ success over the last eight years has led to a little more ambiguity on the question but MJ still has the clear advantage.
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Post#2 » by MavfanAus » Wed Feb 15, 2023 6:19 am

Good to see the public who voted used common sense.
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Re: Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT 

Post#3 » by SNPA » Wed Feb 15, 2023 6:19 am

Casuals shouldn’t be allowed to vote. Nor should they be allowed to buy tickets near the floor. Both of these should be reserved for us (most of us anyhow).
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Re: Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT 

Post#4 » by Lost92Bricks » Wed Feb 15, 2023 6:30 am

He is the GOAT everywhere except the PC board which is literally filled with Lebron fans.

Never take the opinions on there seriously when it comes to this topic.

The official Lebron thread on there has 180 pages, pretty sure no other thread for any other player has 30 pages.
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Re: Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT 

Post#5 » by GSWFan1994 » Wed Feb 15, 2023 6:38 am

SNPA wrote:Casuals shouldn’t be allowed to vote. Nor should they be allowed to buy tickets near the floor. Both of these should be reserved for us (most of us anyhow).


And who determines who is a "casual"?

Let me guess... you?

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Post#6 » by Lalouie » Wed Feb 15, 2023 6:46 am

proof of birth required

no one under 30 need vote :clap: :clap:
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Re: Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT 

Post#7 » by HeartBreakKid » Wed Feb 15, 2023 6:55 am

MavfanAus wrote:Good to see the public who voted used common sense.


You know the public by definition is usually wrong and lacks knowledge right?


There isn't any topic that exist where the majority of people are well informed on.
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Re: Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT 

Post#8 » by CobraCommander » Wed Feb 15, 2023 7:05 am

I think MJ is the goat...but really it doesn’t matter at this point....the nba and Nike crowded MJ the goat...forever...

and Lebron not overcoming that marketing.

And the public has spoken...people that never saw MJ play think he is better than Lebron just because

It’s engrained like Lincoln or Washington the greatest President- no one else need to apply

Example of how big MJ is....MJ and Nike still selling his retro sneakers at raffles online and lebrons sitting on shelves at footlocker...

That’s a new generation of MJ loyalist that vote MJ regardless of facts...when we kinda all know Wilt the goat lol
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Post#9 » by Gusto1903 » Wed Feb 15, 2023 7:09 am

CobraCommander wrote:I think MJ is the goat...but really it doesn’t matter at this point....the nba and Nike crowded MJ the goat...forever...

and Lebron not overcoming that marketing.

And the public has spoken...people that never saw MJ play think he is better than Lebron just because

It’s engrained like Lincoln or Washington the greatest President- no one else need to apply

Example of how big MJ is....MJ and Nike still selling his retro sneakers at raffles online and lebrons sitting on shelves at footlocker...

That’s a new generation of MJ loyalist that vote MJ regardless of facts...when we kinda all know Wilt the goat lol


i mean, Jordan sneakers just look better, than any of the countless Lebrons.
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Re: Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT 

Post#10 » by CobraCommander » Wed Feb 15, 2023 7:15 am

Gusto1903 wrote:
CobraCommander wrote:I think MJ is the goat...but really it doesn’t matter at this point....the nba and Nike crowded MJ the goat...forever...

and Lebron not overcoming that marketing.

And the public has spoken...people that never saw MJ play think he is better than Lebron just because

It’s engrained like Lincoln or Washington the greatest President- no one else need to apply

Example of how big MJ is....MJ and Nike still selling his retro sneakers at raffles online and lebrons sitting on shelves at footlocker...

That’s a new generation of MJ loyalist that vote MJ regardless of facts...when we kinda all know Wilt the goat lol


i mean, Jordan sneakers just look better, than any of the countless Lebrons.

The “panda 1s” dropping at 10 am tomorrow on snkrs- playoff 13s dropped too...but man that’s a lot of selling to people born after his last shot with even the wizards.

MJ is a degenerate gambling, smoking, team mate punching @-hole with narcissist tendencies...that no one would really consider a friend BUT he has the best marketing on earth...I mean in the solar system...can’t knock the hustle -

Lebrons marketing is great...MJs MARKETING is the GOAT for sure
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Re: Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT 

Post#11 » by Gusto1903 » Wed Feb 15, 2023 7:21 am

CobraCommander wrote:
Gusto1903 wrote:
CobraCommander wrote:I think MJ is the goat...but really it doesn’t matter at this point....the nba and Nike crowded MJ the goat...forever...

and Lebron not overcoming that marketing.

And the public has spoken...people that never saw MJ play think he is better than Lebron just because

It’s engrained like Lincoln or Washington the greatest President- no one else need to apply

Example of how big MJ is....MJ and Nike still selling his retro sneakers at raffles online and lebrons sitting on shelves at footlocker...

That’s a new generation of MJ loyalist that vote MJ regardless of facts...when we kinda all know Wilt the goat lol


i mean, Jordan sneakers just look better, than any of the countless Lebrons.

The “panda 1s” dropping at 10 am tomorrow on snkrs- playoff 13s dropped too...but man that’s a lot of selling to people born after his last shot with even the wizards.

MJ is a degenerate gambling, smoking, team mate punching @-hole with narcissist tendencies...that no one would really consider a friend BUT he has the best marketing on earth...I mean in the solar system...can’t knock the hustle -

Lebrons marketing is great...MJs MARKETING is the GOAT for sure



Dont matter, Jordan sneakers look better than Lebrons.
If you wanna talk about personalities. At least Jordan backs up, when he chats **** and doesnt delete his Tweets, after "I will not miss the playoffs again" (lul)
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Re: Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT 

Post#12 » by 76ciology » Wed Feb 15, 2023 7:46 am

As long as we can debate about a belief by the majority, then its likely the truth.
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Re: Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT 

Post#13 » by -Sammy- » Wed Feb 15, 2023 7:49 am

This shouldn't surprise anyone; LeBron came closer than anyone else to dethroning the GOAT, but even sustained marketing and press onslaughts weren't enough to sway public opinion at-large. He'll have to settle for top-three status alongside Kareem, which is incredible and amazing. Imagine being at-worst the third-best person to ever do something.
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Post#14 » by Freighttrain » Wed Feb 15, 2023 7:57 am

-Sammy- wrote:This shouldn't surprise anyone; LeBron came closer than anyone else to dethroning the GOAT, but even sustained marketing and press onslaughts weren't enough to sway public opinion at-large. He'll have to settle for top-three status alongside Kareem, which is incredible and amazing. Imagine being at-worst the third-best person to ever do something.


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Re: Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT 

Post#15 » by Tukkerwolf » Wed Feb 15, 2023 7:57 am

One could argue about basketball skills all day long, but as long as 99% of the world population knows Jordan and perhaps 5% of the population outside NA has heard the name Lebron other aspects of 'greatness' come at play... Messi, Djokovic, Federer, C Ronaldo, Neymar, Serena Williams(?), Lewis Hamilton(?) are all bigger name than Lebron. No-one on the planet was bigger than Jordan.
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Post#16 » by trueballer7 » Wed Feb 15, 2023 8:20 am

Its a pitty for little Lebron Jimmy and his corporate masters that MJs career was thoroughly documented in video. Only thing kids have to do is youtube. And then...well, you know. Some of 'em even become angry when they understand how the corporate machine tried to fool them that the traveling bricklaying stiff was even in the same realm as Jordan.
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Re: Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT 

Post#17 » by HEAT33 » Wed Feb 15, 2023 8:42 am

It’s like beating a dead horse.

Anyways let’s move on, so who will be next that will be compared to MJ? Luka?
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Re: Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT 

Post#18 » by KyRo23 » Wed Feb 15, 2023 8:48 am

HEAT33 wrote:It’s like beating a dead horse.

Anyways let’s move on, so who will be next that will be compared to MJ? Luka?


I hope so. It will give the MJ fans more to worry about and defend to the death
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Re: Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT 

Post#19 » by JayMKE » Wed Feb 15, 2023 12:17 pm

Lebron thinks MJ is the GOAT and spent most of his life modeling himself and chasing after that man, he wears 23 for a reason. 6 championships, 6 finals MVPs, 10x scoring champ, 5 MVPs, a NCAA championship, even 2x dunk champ.

Lebron is great but I don’t see how anybody besides the biggest stans could put him over MJ, Lebron being personally nicer and more socially conscious isn’t something I factor.
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Re: Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT 

Post#20 » by Bum Adebayo » Wed Feb 15, 2023 12:29 pm

It's funny how you'll find posters here who blabber about many casuals voting and that their oppinion shouldn't matter, or that majority is not well informed, but when we discuss how broken the 3pt spamming and no defense game we have now really is, then they allude to how popular the game has been these years and that this proves there is nothing wrong with it, suddenly casuals matter a lot!

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