much tougher = yes not even debateable in the least
you mean the same jordan clones, Jordan went against as a 40 year old man and still lit up?
he lit them up at what fg%
he lit them up and what was his PPG?
he lit them up and what was his WIN %?
he lit them up on one end. but couldnt guard any of them on the other
stop it.
jordan in his 14th and 15th season at 38 and 39 years of age. he stopped playing at 39.
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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2001-02 38 WAS NBA 60 53 34.9 9.2 22.1 .416 0.2 0.9 .189 4.4 5.6 .790 0.8 4.8 5.7 5.2 1.4 0.4 2.7 2.0 22.9
2002-03 39 WAS NBA 82 67 37.0 8.3 18.6 .445 0.2 0.7 .291 3.2 4.0 .821 0.9 5.2 6.1 3.8 1.5 0.5 2.1 2.1 20.0
Career NBA 1072 1039 38.3 11.4 22.9 .497 0.5 1.7 .327 6.8 8.2 .835 1.6 4.7 6.2 5.3 2.3 0.8 2.7 2.6 30.1
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dont make me do this to yall's idol.
mjay the old man 14th and 15th season vs the new kids in town that were ready.
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Player G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Michael Jordan 8 8 35.8 8.1 19.1 .425 0.1 0.6 .200 4.5 5.0 .900 0.6 5.0 5.6 4.5 1.8 0.6 2.8 2.9 20.9
Tracy McGrady 8 6 35.3 9.0 18.5 .486 1.4 2.8 .500 4.8 6.3 .760 2.9 3.1 6.0 5.1 1.6 1.0 2.0 2.8 24.1
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^old man is getting killed out there. look at his fg%, look at his 3pt%, he's afraid to shoot the 3 ball especially since it isnt moved closer in(his best 3pt shooting year).
now look at tmacs ppg, look at tmacs fg% and 3pt%.
and tmac wasnt even a starter all 8 games he went vs mike.
these are HEAD to HEAD stats from 97 - 2003 when mike hung it up. so some of these games jordan was in chicago with a much better team them tmac's raptors (when he was a 2nd fiddle bench guy with his cousin vince) and tmac's orlando baller days vs flabby and sick wizards Mj.
Old man MIke vs New boy Vince
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Player G W L GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Vince Carter 4 2 2 4 40.3 8.5 17.8 .479 1.8 4.5 .389 4.8 5.3 .905 1.3 1.8 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.0 1.3 3.8 23.5
Michael Jordan 4 2 2 3 29.0 6.0 15.3 .393 0.0 0.3 .000 2.0 3.0 .667 1.0 3.3 4.3 2.8 1.5 0.0 2.8 2.5 14.0
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STOP IT, old man is getting destroyed out there. remember this is mikes last 2 seasons 14th and 15th
they were beasting that old man.
the reason i wont put the kobe vs mike head 2 heads up is because it would be an incorrect comparison unlike the ones above. kobe came in as a backup kid at 17, he didnt inherit his team like tmac did with orlando shortly after being drafted by toronto. or like vince did with the raptors after being drafted. thats so you wont get a kobe that played 15 mins vs mike playing 40. thats not a real comparison.
but lets look at old man kobe in his 16 & 17th season.
vs lebron. since there is no way to pull the stats directly.
just know kobe had one really bad game vs lebron where we all can say LBJ got him, and that was one time this season. bron threw up 39 on him while kobe had a flabby 22. except for that one time. kobe and lebron are basically neck and neck. even in kobe's 17th season while lebron is in his prime as a young guy. thats insane and un heard of. kobe throwing up 35, lebron 24, lbj hits him with 33, kobe goes for 31, so forth and so on. he's step for step with the man. thats Unprecedented. kobe wasnt just outlasting jordan like kareem outlasted all nba players to hold the most points title. kobe was at the same level as these guys scoring wise in his 17th season. the man was the leading scorer at the beginning of the season. then he completely changed his game due to injuries and philosphy .then became the lakers virtual PG.
.....Hence, so were those Bulls teams from 84-89.
I hate hearing how Jordan was playing against postal workers and weekend garbage men in the league. Jordan isnt some super negro that came out of nowhere. Ever since the late 60's and 70's, the league has been predominantly black. The best of the best make the NBA and please dont diminish Jordans competition like this era got some cyborgs playing SG. 
