Michael Jordan: 5 Reasons Why He's Not the Greatest

Too many Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player that has ever played the game but to some he is just a guy that won six NBA Championships.

- Mark T. Wilson

I often find myself in heated debates over Jordan's legacy. There is no hate for Jordan but I wonder, and am not afraid to ask that question that makes so many others mad. "What has he done that makes everyone label him the G.O.A.T."?

It's not me knocking Jordan but it's more of a can you offer valid reasons why he is viewed the way he is? I can be totally off-base here and by the title of this article I'm pretty sure I have received a few cuss words and "he don't know what he is talking about smirks" but my opinion is my opinion and I am entitled to it just like you are when Jordan's name is brought up.

You believe he is the best and I believe otherwise. I have taken argumentative points from fans I have spoken with and complied their top 5 reasons why he is the greatest. I will list the 5 then offer my rebuttal on why he isn't.

Six titles are nothing to laugh at. It means that your team was better than the rest of the NBA six times, that's a huge number when also considering his Chicago Bulls won those six in two separate three peats.

But this is THE main reason people label MJ as the G.O.A.T. How? Is he the only player to win 6 championships? There are 9 other players in the history of the NBA with more rings. Maybe you heard of a few of them. Bill Russell, Robert Horry, Sam Jones, John Havlicek and a few more.

In all fairness to Jordan some of the guys above him were role players, not team leaders like he was but when comparing titles how can Russell and Cousy not be mentioned before Jordan? It doesn't matter if he won 6 straight, if you say he is the best due to titles but there are other players who played just as important leading roles as he did then he can't be labeled the best for his six.

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