Jordan > Kobe + lebron combined

[Kobe24Forever]

I know it seems blasphemous for a lakers fan like me to say this but after watching this highlight of Jordan, i doubt in all my years of watching kobe, that much of his personal top 10 could make it in Jordan's top 100. I will let this video speak for itself, i have always defended kobe and it hurts me when some moron bring up those pointless comparison, lets put this matter to rest once and for all.

[endrity]

I think the video shows the main difference between Kobe and Jordan which rarely gets mentioned. Jordan has bigger hands, and longer arms, which allowed him to be a much much much bettter finisher around the basket. It's not silly to argue that Kobe might have a more vast amount of skills, but Jordan was soooo good at his things that I still think any comparison with him is premature.

Even when he turned his game to a back to basket jump shooter, he still became so unstoppable that it didn't matter if he wasn't a great 3 point shooter or had other holes to his game compared to Kobe.

[mavsfan1000]

Not even close. Jordan is the GOAT of the NBA.

[Cry Havoc]

You cannot even say that Kobe is the second best guard ever, so that pretty much means he isn't be as good as Jordan.

[u2sarajevo]

I swear alot of the times he would shoot that there had to be a magnet in the ball because it would just find the basket every dang time. He was awesome.

[The_Worlds_finest]

you guys are obviously smoking crack....lebron carried his team to the finals while jordan was still in college. You cant compare either player to jordan until they have retired.

[AZLouis]

ProStars.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px5njG8ikvo

Enough said.

[ImmortalD24]

Have some decency and post under your real username BruceBlitz.

Lebron James is already better than prime Jordan let alone Kobe Bryant.

[ImmortalD24]

Kobe Bryant+Lebron James>>> Michael Jordan+Larry Bird

[anakha]

Kobe Bryant+Lebron James>>> Michael Jordan+Larry Bird

Looking only at the sheer number of game-winning moments each player has had, Jordan+Bird FAR surpasses Bryant+James.

[Killakobe81]

better... sure ill bite but combined?! really?
LOOk MJ is the best ...BUT remember there were fewer great athletes then ...kobe/lebron dont have that advantage though Lebronn has amazing size/speed ratio. Kobe has MJ's fundamentals skills ...athleticisim LBJ over MJ
League is softer now though..

[Medvedenko]

Nice trolling thread...love it....just love it.

[Allanon]

Haha, Kobe24Forever nice 1st post as a "Laker Fan" hahah.

Kobe has more skills, Jordan won more...but Kobe still has another good 4-5 more years left. Let Kobe have a few more years to get more rings and then we'll see how he stacks up with Jordan.

Kobe's as close to Jordan as there has ever been, I can't think of any other shooting guard better than Mamba.

[Str8Ballin]

Jordan was God in Nikes. There is no comparison.

[JamStone]

you guys are obviously smoking crack....lebron carried his team to the finals while jordan was still in college. You cant compare either player to jordan until they have retired.

No.

[robbie380]

Haha, Kobe24Forever nice 1st post as a "Laker Fan" hahah.

Kobe has more skills, Jordan won more...but Kobe still has another good 4-5 more years left. Let Kobe have a few more years to get more rings and then we'll see how he stacks up with Jordan.

Kobe's as close to Jordan as there has ever been, I can't think of any other shooting guard better than Mamba.

lol what does "kobe has more skills" mean? what "skill" is kobe better at than jordan? how many times did the more skilled kobe shoot over 50% from the field? now that i am looking he averages less assists than jordan. he averages more turnovers than jordan. he rebounds less than jordan. he gets less steals than jordan. he gets less blocks than jordan. oh wait...kobe does shoot 1.3% better from 3 than jordan! BAM! there is the skill you are talking about.

[Allanon]

lol what does "kobe has more skills" mean? what "skill" is kobe better at than jordan? how many times did the more skilled kobe shoot over 50% from the field? now that i am looking he averages less assists than jordan. he averages more turnovers than jordan. he rebounds less than jordan. he gets less steals than jordan. he gets less blocks than jordan. oh wait...kobe does shoot 1.3% better from 3 than jordan! BAM! there is the skill you are talking about.

More skills meaning in quan y, he has more ways to score than Jordan does.

Just like your 3 point shot comparison, Kobe shot almost double the amount of 3 pointers that Jordan did yet Kobe still has a higher percentage. 3 Point shooting for Jordan wasn't a skill he used much, he just did it once in awhile. Whereas Kobe uses this skill more effectively and much more often.

[spurms]

More skills meaning in quan y, he has more ways to score than Jordan does.

Just like your 3 point shot comparison, Kobe shot almost double the amount of 3 pointers that Jordan did yet Kobe still has a higher percentage. 3 Point shooting for Jordan wasn't a skill he used much, he just did it once in awhile. Whereas Kobe uses this skill more effectively and much more often.

He cant finish around the basket as well as jordan, his hands are too small and short(compared to jordan), his 18 foot jumpers is no where near as accurate as jordan, he jack up more 3s then jordan, just because he felt he is en led to do so, so in what way is can he create more scoring opportunities for himself? Jackup more shots and go to the free throw line.

[Medvedenko]

Well I heard John Salley say that Kobe was the better player and I believe he played with and against both.....hmmm.....I'll take former players, GM's and coaches opinions over anyone on this board or anyone writing sport articles. What's my opinion...it all depends on the era but I give the nod to MJ....right now. Kobe's not done yet.

[spurms]

Well I heard John Salley say that Kobe was the better player and I believe he played with and against both.....hmmm.....I'll take former players, GM's and coaches opinions over anyone on this board or anyone writing sport articles. What's my opinion...it all depends on the era but I give the nod to MJ....right now. Kobe's not done yet.

the gm and former players were unanimous, barkley, magic, shaq, reggie, john salley, you must have made a white lie or misquote him on that one, because he said jordan was the best in an actual do entary sometimes back, and even jerry west said jordan was the ultimate player, you must be living in ur own world

[Medvedenko]

http://www.am570radio.com/cc-common/podcast.html

Salley states his case......

[Medvedenko]

Oh and my point is this....we can argue all you want, but players, former players, GM's and coaches opinions are what matters. They have the insight that box score watching will never tell.
Like I said I say MJ is better than Kobe and when aruging with say a former NBA vet who has played and observed with both said players...who would you take as the winner.

[Indazone]

No comparison. I think the only other NBA player that might be mentioned in the same breathe as Michael Jordan is Dr. J Julius Erving.

[monosylab1k]

Well I heard John Salley say that Kobe was the better player

Yeah because a former Detroit Piston is going to talk favorably of Jordan.

I'm sure you'd put the same amount of stock in Raja Bell's opinion of this subject, right?

[Medvedenko]

You guys just don't get the point do you.....Your opinions and mine for all intents and purposes don't mean really. We are observers and unless one of us actually played the game (NBA) than it doesn't matter.