It had to be brought up but in turn,  it’s not quite what it seems. This great debate started back in the late 90’s with Kobe until the early 00’s with LeBron and continues to run its course to this day. So many statistics, so many records, so much value. Adri3al just pointed out an obvious feature that gets overlooked when this subject gets discussed. Some valid and repetative points are stated but more so, the determining factor of what made MJ the G.O.A.T.