Isiah Thomas, Who Called LeBron James the GOAT, Once Confessed He Was Terrified of Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan is one of the purest scorers the league has ever seen. He had his own incredible 14-year journey. Jordan is widely known as the greatest player who has ever played the game. He was a threat to every single team in the league.

Some teams even had certain tactics to defend Jordan. Even after playing against the toughest teams, MJ managed to win 6 championships. His rival, Isiah Thomas, reminded everyone of Jordan’s threat. Michael’s averages against the Detroit Pistons were insane, and Thomas had to admit the fact.

Michael Jordan was averaging MVP numbers against the Pistons

Jordan averaged over 50% from midrange in his career. He was one of the most athletic players of his time. Apart from that, his struggles against the Bad Boy Pistons and New York Knicks defined some of the greatest highlights of his career. Isiah Thomas had some admissions to make for Jordan’s threat.

Thomas said, “You know every single time we double-teamed Jordan downcourt, but he still average his regular-season average against the Pistons was 37.5. And then some nights he would get hot.” It was MJ’s usual game that he brought against the Pistons.

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It was also that ‘His Airness’ and the Bulls had a rivalry with Detroit. Chicago got rid of the Pistons after the 1991 postseason when they beat them in the playoffs and won the title as well.

As per players who Michael had played against, they all knew what he was capable of. He managed to put up insane performances every night and not miss any games. It is impressive how the number of defenders didn’t matter to Jordan. He knew exactly what the weak points of his defender were.

Thomas believes LeBron is the GOAT

In a First Take episode, Thomas made it clear of his GOAT. Isiah voted for LeBron for being the greatest player to ever play the game. He believes that LeBron’s impact on the game was greater than Michael’s.

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Though championship-wise, MJ is without a doubt the best to ever do it.

The GOAT conversation will go on for a lifetime, though Michael will always be the part of the conversation. Who would you pick as your GOAT? Do let us know in the comments.

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