of course, the drive to rank all time greatness is always based on a little bit of a false premise. But I think Lebron is a slightly more dominant player now than Bird was in his prime. In terms of achievement, it's likely that Lebron will surpass Bird but he hasn't yet.
You have to define dominant, though.
Plus, LeBron didn't sprint out of the gates a winner...Larry won a Banner in just his 2nd season. There were questions about LeBron's choices, too - as far as gameplay.
He seemed to defer at times...with all the talent and physical gifts he has, he didn't - IMO - become dominant until he got to MIA - with his Big Three.
Not Larry. Larry came out of the gates swinging. I truly love Lebron's game, but the media nowadays is just too quick to define greatness...
So one day soon Lebron will surpass Bill Russell, I suppose..........
