Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT

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Re: Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT 

Post#21 » by Uncle Mxy » Wed Feb 15, 2023 12:40 pm

Who's actually commissioning the poll? Is PPP doing this just to get a rise out of people on sports boards?
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Re: Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT 

Post#22 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Wed Feb 15, 2023 12:42 pm

Everyone knows the electoral college is all that matters. Fewer casuals.
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Re: Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT 

Post#23 » by TheLand13 » Wed Feb 15, 2023 12:46 pm

I’m surprised the poll is even that close tbh.
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Re: Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT 

Post#24 » by dhsilv2 » Wed Feb 15, 2023 12:54 pm

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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


People buy Ralf Lauren and other designer brands too. Jordan's shoes are no longer sold because he was a basketball player. They sell because it's a highly coveted designer brand item.
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Re: Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT 

Post#25 » by hauntedcomputer » Wed Feb 15, 2023 12:55 pm

CNBC had a business story about NBC going after NBA media rights. The accompanying photo was of a guy who hasn't played in a couple of decades. Out in the real world, Jordan IS basketball.
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Post#26 » by BobbyPortisEyes » Wed Feb 15, 2023 1:15 pm

Jordan is my GOAT but I think (impossible to know for sure of course) Lebron would be superior if they played in the league at the same time. However, greatness is measured relative to the era you play in, and there's not much question that Jordan was the best player ever relative to his competition at the time.
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Re: Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT 

Post#27 » by CobraCommander » Wed Feb 15, 2023 2:07 pm

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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)

Agreed about the Js just looking better ...especially 1- 12...

but again...you (and me) are on MJs marketing team and no matter what LBJ does he can’t overcome the GOAT marketing
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Post#28 » by mysticOscar » Wed Feb 15, 2023 2:08 pm

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).


I guess current and past NBA player are also casuals? Because majority have MJ as GOAT.

Let me guess only LBJ fans are non casuals?
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Re: Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT 

Post#29 » by CobraCommander » Wed Feb 15, 2023 2:10 pm

dhsilv2 wrote:
CobraCommander wrote:
Gusto1903 wrote:
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


People buy Ralf Lauren and other designer brands too. Jordan's shoes are no longer sold because he was a basketball player. They sell because it's a highly coveted designer brand item.

Yep- marketing...but if some Random 15 year old girl in middle America is wearing Jordan’s and someone asked her who is the greatest basketball player ever...she will say unapologetically Michael Jordan. It is what it is....
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Re: Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT 

Post#30 » by dhsilv2 » Wed Feb 15, 2023 2:29 pm

CobraCommander wrote:
dhsilv2 wrote:
CobraCommander wrote: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


People buy Ralf Lauren and other designer brands too. Jordan's shoes are no longer sold because he was a basketball player. They sell because it's a highly coveted designer brand item.

Yep- marketing...but if some Random 15 year old girl in middle America is wearing Jordan’s and someone asked her who is the greatest basketball player ever...she will say unapologetically Michael Jordan. It is what it is....


That's possible. I however fully believe some people might not even know the Jordan was a basketball player at this point. I'm sure it's a minority, but over time he'll become more known for his clothing brand than basketball to increasingly younger generations.
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Re: Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT 

Post#31 » by life_saver » Wed Feb 15, 2023 2:33 pm

Uncle Mxy wrote:Who's actually commissioning the poll? Is PPP doing this just to get a rise out of people on sports boards?

they mainly did the polling for tracking things like president approval, 2024 primary polling etc...this was just one fun questions they had as part of the poll
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Post#32 » by Johnny Bball » Wed Feb 15, 2023 2:37 pm

JayMKE wrote: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.



I'm wondering what film James tries to invent to copy the upcoming movie Air.
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Re: Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT 

Post#33 » by ReddoverKobe » Wed Feb 15, 2023 2:38 pm

Couple things can be true. Jordan is one of, if the not the best player ever. He was amazing. The older I get the more I think its stupid to have one goat and think its just better have people who were the best in the era the played, the game is too hard to compare. So I think Jordan, Kareem and Lebron are all "goats".

However Jordan also had the greatest media campaign ever and has had people who played with him in the media for decades now. The better Jordan looked, the better they look. You also have Skip, whos made a career off of talking **** about Lebron. As time goes on this poll will change to Lebron, and then to someone else in, and to someone else.
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Re: Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT 

Post#34 » by ShazamDaShiznt » Wed Feb 15, 2023 2:39 pm

I mean Mike has 6 championships and 5 MVP's. That is some GOAT level achievement that he's done in a competitive era and not when the league was just starting.

If anyone uses the argument how he had an easy road to championships or what a washed up era he was in, well the majority of legends with multiple championships had a quite easy road in some of those years as well.
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Post#35 » by iLLmatic860 » Wed Feb 15, 2023 2:42 pm

Lebron is not the goat..people did not fear Bron like they feared MJ

MJ wouldve also been the scoring leader if he didnt miss so many years

The fact that he missed so many years and still has 2 more chips than Bron says everything you need to know

Brons disney ring doesnt count btw. Mj low key has a 3 ring advantage over him
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Post#36 » by FluLikeSymptoms » Wed Feb 15, 2023 2:50 pm

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Post#37 » by TheNetsFan » Wed Feb 15, 2023 2:51 pm

life_saver wrote:
Uncle Mxy wrote:Who's actually commissioning the poll? Is PPP doing this just to get a rise out of people on sports boards?

they mainly did the polling for tracking things like president approval, 2024 primary polling etc...this was just one fun questions they had as part of the poll

Perhaps a backdoor way of assessing the age of the voter without actually asking age.
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Post#38 » by PierceFan4ever » Wed Feb 15, 2023 2:54 pm

One of the most forced debate of all time is trying to make Lebron the goat over Jordan. Should be like 68-2 in the poll but I get that Lebron has a few hardcore stans out there. When you’re been team hopping 3x the past decade and following short on championships, mvp, and dpoy while having played 5-6 more seasons, you ain’t the goat as much as you want to say it yourself; the only narcissist all time great nba player to call himself the goat multiple times.
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Post#39 » by Pharmcat » Wed Feb 15, 2023 2:55 pm

iLLmatic860 wrote:Lebron is not the goat..people did not fear Bron like they feared MJ

MJ wouldve also been the scoring leader if he didnt miss so many years

The fact that he missed so many years and still has 2 more chips than Bron says everything you need to know

Brons disney ring doesnt count btw. Mj low key has a 3 ring advantage over him


Jordan couldn’t win a playoff series without pippen . Lebron took a team whose second best player was named boobie to the finals
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Re: Poll: Public sees MJ as GOAT 

Post#40 » by life_saver » Wed Feb 15, 2023 3:02 pm

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Uncle Mxy wrote:Who's actually commissioning the poll? Is PPP doing this just to get a rise out of people on sports boards?

they mainly did the polling for tracking things like president approval, 2024 primary polling etc...this was just one fun questions they had as part of the poll

Perhaps a backdoor way of assessing the age of the voter without actually asking age.

average age of sample in these kind of political polls will always be higher than average age of adults in US..this will usually skew slightly older..median age would be around 55+

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