McCallum, a HOF basketball writer that was on the NBA 50 committee, that saw Wilt and Russell play in person, ranks Lebron higher on his list of all-time players. Explain how that is a misrepresentation. You never will, because you resort to invective and nonsense when you are wrong instead of conceding the point, like a normal person would.
As for ESPN, you point makes absolutely no sense. According to the prevailing patsfans logic, ESPN tries to paint the Patriots in a bad light to boost readers and viewership, because everyone hates the Patriots. Well, everyone hates Lebron too, so under the same logic, wouldn't more people read the list if they ranked him after players that he has no business being ranked after, like Elgin Baylor or Moses Malone?
Your last sentence just shows how little you know about basketball. The best player almost always tips the balance WHEN THE TEAMS ARE COMPARABLE. When the other team is so vastly superior, there is nothing that Lebron, Bill Russell, or Michael Jordan can do. Do you understand this simple point? Go rewatch the '86 Celtics-Bulls series if this concept is not sinking in for you.
