[DSRfan]

:notworthy

Jordan did an excellent job of pigeonholing the players around
him into the strictly defined roles they would play. And in
taking advantage of those roles to lead his teams to titles
(during a perido when there erally just weren't any other
really good contenders).

He did NOTHING toward making them better, more rounded
players. And I won't dispute that Jordan was probably the
best guy ever at hitting the clutch shot. But hitting
that shot was the only way he was clutch. The truly great
were clutch at EVERYTHING. The Paxon excpetion that SD
pointed out was probably the LAST time Jordan ever passed
a ball when a last second shot was in order. It was certainly
the LAST time one or his teamates LOOKED for such a pass.

And none of that means he wasn't a great player. Just not
the greatest, because they way i define 'greatest" means you
have to be good/rgeat at everything, not just overwhelming
at 2 or 3, and medicocre, or even subpar in some other areas.
And being individually great, doesn't mean you make players
around you better, no matter how much you might WISH it.