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COMPARE AND CONTRAST JORDAN AND BIRD Now that Michael Jordan has retired (again), it's time to re-examine what was once a heated debate in basketball circles: "Who is better, Michael Jordan or Larry Bird?". There was a time that this was as talked about an issue as "Is professional wrestling real or staged?". Much like the wrestling question, debate over the greatest player in NBA history has always said that the answer is obvious. A …

…this comparison is to demonstrate that the answer to the question "Who is the all-time best" is not as self-evident as one may think. As a die-hard Celtic fan, even I was ready to relinquish that crown to Jordan at one point. Yet when you look at their statistics and consider them in terms of the makeup of the league during the heights of their careers... I think the argument could be made either way.