I guess I am somewhere in the middle on this. I definitely think LeBron's reaching the Finals 6 years in a row should be something that works in his favor, even at 2-4.
I'm absolutely willing to put him up there with the greats. That said, I still would not rank him above Jordan. But it's not a blowout.
It's so difficult to compare players from different eras.
Unlike some fans or players, I tend to think that over time the league and its players simply get better due to things like kids starting to shoot hoops earlier, better training technology, better understanding of analytics. So if you give me player A vs. player B who played 15-20 years later, I'll always take player B as the better player in the sense of matching them up on the court during their primes (which is an impossible experiment of course). I think LeBron in his prime is a better player than Jordan in his prime. But you can't really compare players this way because 1) To be fair to LeBron, he goes up against tougher competition in today's NBA than Jordan did; and 2) To be fair to Jordan, you can't blame him for not proving himself against players that didn't take the court until 20 years later.
All you can do is be the best of your era. And they have both done that.
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