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G.O.A.T
In the modern sports era, we have entered a phase where we label players as
the, “G.O.A.T”. For the simple-minded human being the term G.O.A.T could be quite
confusing; there are no farm animals in sports?? This is where all the confusion gets
set aside. The term G.O.A.T refers to a player being the “Greatest of All Time”. There
are few sports where there is a clear G.O.A.T! Swimming = Michael Phelps; Hot Dog
Eating = Joey ‘JAWS’ Chestnut; Golf = Tiger Woods; NFL = Tom Brady; Corn Hole =
that dude that comes into skyline; and last but not least the WNBA = that one lady
who could finally dunk. However, there has been much debate about who the
G.O.A.T of the NBA is, and frankly this debate has me TRIGGERED!! Within this paper
I am going to show you why LeBron Raymone James is the greatest basketball
player to have ever lived. First I am going to compare players that are considered to
be better than James, and explain why these claims are a piece of USDA certified
bullshit.
The first and easiest step in defending James’ glory is to compare James to
Kobe Bean Bryant. Yes his middle name is Bean, and yes I did laugh a little when I
found this out. For starters who has a middle name of Bean, that’s ABSURD!! Lets
look past simple letters spelled on a birth certificate and dive deep into what truly
defines a G.O.A.T; the statistics. I went and spoke with manager Kyle Fischer at a
local Turfway Skyline and he had nothing but praise for the black mamba, “Kobe is
the best pure scorer of all time”. (Disclaimer: this might not be an exact quote but
lets roll with it). Best pure scorer huh?? What about LeBron?? We dove deep into the
statistics and to nobody’s surprise this matchup was no contest. LeBron James beats
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Kobe Bryant in Points per game, Assists per game, Rebounds per game, Blocks per
game, Steals per game, Field Goal Percentage, 3 Point Percentage, and league MVP’s.
In the real world this would be comparing LeBron to a Jeff Ruby’s and Kobe to a
piece of old pizza that’s been siting in your fridge for a couple weeks and finally
starts to collect mold. NO COMPARISON!! In order for LeBron to have a lower PPG
than the ‘pure scorer’ Kobe, LeBron would have to go scoreless in his next 90+
games. According to a twitter article, “LeBron can miss his next 2,497 shots and still
have a higher FG% than Kobe”. Some say that Kobe is the most clutch scorer ever,
FAKE NEWS!! In game-tying or go-ahead shots taken within the final 24 seconds
LeBron has made 8 out of 19 shots (42%). Kobe on the other hand has gone 7 for 28
(25%). The LeBron v/s Kobe comparison is over, CASE CLOSED!! Why dive any
