Haha, and don't you think he is almost understated? It's like he was so dominant that people just laugh if you say his name. This is one of my favorite Vids... Some nasty dunks on the Celtics... <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6ucfpGWfhDU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6ucfpGWfhDU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> Wilt blocking the skyhook at the end!!!
Why would he say that? He takes pride in being the greatest player ever and he should. Not everyone can be like Yao, and thank god for that. It would be a very boring sport.
That was a pretty reasonable response to a completely ludicrous concept. Keep your number James, don't be ridiculous.
Besides MJ is just generally regarded as the best player so far, not universally. Wilt was more dominant than him and has more records, and Bill Russell has more rings. MJ was the only player to win without a big name big man by his side, but he had Rodman, Pippen and the best coach so far with him. Hakeem won without any bigname guard as well, but you never hear people calling him GOAT. If he had gone to Chicago instead and played with Rodman, Pippen and PJ I wonder how many rings dream would have gotten. And how many MJ would have gotten playing with Ralph Sampson and Clyde Drexler...
