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UNC HC Roy Williams Picks Michael Jordan over LeBron James in GOAT Debate

While everyone continues to give there opinion on the G.O.A.T. (greatest of all time) debate, North Carolina Tar Heels coach Roy Williams has decided to weigh in.

His answer is going to please the folks in his beloved Chapel Hill.

"Michael Jordan is the greatest to ever play," Williams told USA Today Sports' Scott Gleeson. "LeBron [James] is in that conversation. He's awfully impressive. ... It's [also] hard to compare [Jordan] to centers like Wilt [Chamberlain] and Kareem [Abdul-Jabbar]. But Michael is the best of all time, in my opinion."

Williams was an assistant on North Carolina legend Dean Smith's coaching staff during Jordan's tenure in a Tar Heels uniform (1981-84).