['Hamas' Jenkins]

Jordan was able to summon an extra gear unlike anyone I've ever seen. The flu game is probably the greatest example, but even the last minute of play against the Jazz in '98 or the 4th quarter against the Pacers in Game 7 of the ECF that year he was totally shot and he just willed himself to the line. He had reserves of energy I've never seen before.

He and LeBron are different players, though, so an apples-to-apples comparison will never work. LeBron is actually a better outside shooter than Jordan by a fair margin (but to be fair, the 3pt line wasn't introduced into the NBA until Jordan was heading to he UNC, so he didn't grow up with it).

Jordan was a much better mid-range shooter than LeBron. In his second act, he was probably the best mid-range shooter in the game. Jordan was also a better FT shooter (by a fair margin) and a much more creative scorer at the rim capable of the most acrobatic and amazing finishes of any player ever, in large part because aggravated mayhem was allowed in the NBA at that time. LeBron has significantly more power and is as close to unstoppable as anyone in NBA history on the break (better even than Jordan). If the Bad Boy Pistons tried to foul LeBron like that (and he was conditioned not to flop), he'd end up killing guys like Mahorn and Laimbeer, because he is orders of magnitude stronger than them.

Jordan was a superior perimeter defender to LeBron, but he was also aided by having Pippen, who was the greatest perimeter defender who ever lived (and both are probably top-5). Jordan also had quicker hands, but LeBron is much more capable of defending bigs than Jordan due to his size.

LeBron was a better passer with a more natural feel for distribution, but Jordan was exceptionally skilled and extremely underrated at passing. When he had to play point guard at one point (maybe Collins' last year or Phil's first in Chicago), he averaged a triple double for a three week period.

If you told me I had to pick one player to pick to lead a team with my life on the line, I'm picking Jordan. But if you told me I had to pick five players to make a team, I'd take five LeBrons over five Jordans.