lebron could be better than jordan

I know it's not the "cool" thing to say today, especially since he decided not to show up in Game 1 of The Finals. Don't forget he only scored 10 in Game 1 of the Eastern Finals and we know how that ended. But I think it's time to explore the ways LeBron could be better than Michael Jordan.

• Michael Jordan had many talents before he retired multiple times, but when you think of him, what's the last thing that comes to mind? Passing. LeBron James is a much better passer, an ability that really helps when he decides he'd rather let Donyell Marshall lose a game for him.
• Michael had Phil Jackson. Lebron has Mike Brown. He practically has to coach his team. At 22, LBJ is already commanding huddles and leading players much older and uglier than him (e.g. Zydrunas Ilgauskas). Mike Brown is a good defensive coach, but would you like to know why LeBron didn't score in the first half? Mike Brown insisted on the pick-and-roll, which made it easier for the Spurs to double team him. The fact that LBJ is doing what he's doing with this coach is amazing.
• Michael had Pippen, Kerr, Cartwright, and Rodman and called them "my supporting cast."* How demeaning. LeBron has Ilgauskas, Hughes, Gooden, and some dude named Boobie, and he calls them "my teammates." Picky, I know, but to be a good leader you sometimes have to play semantics. Jordan wasn't always the best leader.
• I like LeBron's commercials better.
• Michael Jordan is an a-hole. Would it hurt you to let him make just one, Mike?
  

Okay, so I ran out of steam there at the end. Hopefully LeBron will give me some more material to add to the list by the time the NBA Finals are over, because MAN I hate the Spurs...
*Chicago Tribune article 3/24/95--by Phil Hersh