Skip Bayless

I give you every point you made about points and about rebounds and about blocks and about sky hooks and all that is sensational. But there's a missing ingredient called leadership, charisma, whatever that greatest intangible is that Magic had greater than anybody this side of Jordan. Yeah, no, I give you that.

I give you every point you made about points and about rebounds and about blocks and about sky hooks and all that is sensational. But there's a missing ingredient called leadership, charisma, whatever that greatest intangible is that Magic had greater than anybody this side of Jordan. Yeah, no, I give you that.

I give you every point you made about points and about rebounds and about blocks and about sky hooks and all that is sensational. But there's a missing ingredient called leadership, charisma, whatever that greatest intangible is that Magic had greater than anybody this side of Jordan. Yeah, no, I give you that.

Without Kareem, you mean? Without Kareem?

Without Kareem, you mean? Without Kareem?

Without Kareem, you mean? Without Kareem?

Before he got injured in game six. He could have gone to Utah or wherever he would have gone. I just think he would have been rookie of the year. But he was the perfect fit at the perfect moment for this team. And it became a super team. It was Showtime and they had Big Game James, obviously, and they had Byron and they had Michael Cooper guarding the way nobody could guard on the perimeter.

Before he got injured in game six. He could have gone to Utah or wherever he would have gone. I just think he would have been rookie of the year. But he was the perfect fit at the perfect moment for this team. And it became a super team. It was Showtime and they had Big Game James, obviously, and they had Byron and they had Michael Cooper guarding the way nobody could guard on the perimeter.

Before he got injured in game six. He could have gone to Utah or wherever he would have gone. I just think he would have been rookie of the year. But he was the perfect fit at the perfect moment for this team. And it became a super team. It was Showtime and they had Big Game James, obviously, and they had Byron and they had Michael Cooper guarding the way nobody could guard on the perimeter.

I give you all that. But it gelled around the new son, S-U-N, who was Magic, right? And he lifted them into what was nine finals. And he is the driving force. Kareem was really more of a Robin, but you can make a case he was the greatest Robin of all time. Okay? I give you all your numbers because clearly it took LeBron playing now 22 years, but it took 21 years to break Kareem's record.

I give you all that. But it gelled around the new son, S-U-N, who was Magic, right? And he lifted them into what was nine finals. And he is the driving force. Kareem was really more of a Robin, but you can make a case he was the greatest Robin of all time. Okay? I give you all your numbers because clearly it took LeBron playing now 22 years, but it took 21 years to break Kareem's record.

I give you all that. But it gelled around the new son, S-U-N, who was Magic, right? And he lifted them into what was nine finals. And he is the driving force. Kareem was really more of a Robin, but you can make a case he was the greatest Robin of all time. Okay? I give you all your numbers because clearly it took LeBron playing now 22 years, but it took 21 years to break Kareem's record.

Okay, but you grew up in the Mamba mentality era, am I right?

Okay, but you grew up in the Mamba mentality era, am I right?

Okay, but you grew up in the Mamba mentality era, am I right?

Okay, all right, you do, and I give you that. But Magic Johnson was the greatest NBA leader ever, beyond Bill Russell, beyond Michael Jordan, beyond, we got Brady over on the other side in the National Football League, so that's another argument. But on just NBA leadership, Magic on charisma, on winning time, as he called it, winning time.

Okay, all right, you do, and I give you that. But Magic Johnson was the greatest NBA leader ever, beyond Bill Russell, beyond Michael Jordan, beyond, we got Brady over on the other side in the National Football League, so that's another argument. But on just NBA leadership, Magic on charisma, on winning time, as he called it, winning time.

Okay, all right, you do, and I give you that. But Magic Johnson was the greatest NBA leader ever, beyond Bill Russell, beyond Michael Jordan, beyond, we got Brady over on the other side in the National Football League, so that's another argument. But on just NBA leadership, Magic on charisma, on winning time, as he called it, winning time.

In my generation, winning time was more important than, because we didn't know mama mentality yet. I want winning time. I want magic time.

In my generation, winning time was more important than, because we didn't know mama mentality yet. I want winning time. I want magic time.