John Middlecoff

Dr. J. So in my lifetime, 90s to now,

I think he would have to be two.

Michael would be one.

A clear one for me.

Without hesitation, I would take Mike.

I do think you could make an argument if I'm getting from 21 to 30 years old that I've seen in my lifetime.

You could make the argument to take Shaq.

Because if I get Shaq on my team from 21 to 30 and do a good job building the thing around him, I'm going to fucking dominate.

Now, the game's changed a little bit with the three-pointers, but even with the three-pointers, he's a good passer.

That, to me, you could make the argument.

Now, if you just look at body of work, no one's ever going to have the longevity of LeBron.

So, like, how much credit do you give in the longevity?

At his peak, he's clearly one of the greatest players of all time.

I would say the group of, like, Shaq, Kobe, Duncan, Curry.

You know, Hakeem, when I was really, you know, when I was kind of coming into my own as a sports fan, was older but was still dominating when they won a couple championships.

I do think the special thing for Curry and Duncan, you get them in your franchise and like Brady, you just build the franchise around them and coach them hard and everyone falls in line.

Like the Patriot way, Curry and Duncan bring that to the table.

Like the one thing with LeBron, it's like every five years, if you're not, he's going to, you know, just, it's going to be a lot.

Now, when he's unreal, it's totally, I guess, worth it, but it's still a pain.

Like, would I rather just be in business with Duncan or Steph?