Su Xi's comments didn't make it to print.
The reporter from Indiana had some discretion. Although during their conversation he had pointed out that at 20 years old, Jordan was still just a player for the University of North Carolina and not yet in the NBA, he kept it out of the papers.
In the current climate of the basketball world, however, Jordan was the unchallengeable God of Basketball.
No one believed that even players like O'Neal or Duncan could truly be compared to Jordan.
Su Xi was only a sophomore. Even though he had won Finals MVP in his rookie season and regular season MVP in his second, creating the best start to a career in history...
...Jordan's story was just too legendary.
Many of the records he set were considered forever unbreakable, not to mention he had led his team to establish two dynasties, which was also seen as an insurmountable peak.
Su Xi could certainly be compared to a 20-year-old Jordan; in terms of concrete accolades, he was even ahead.
