Is Kobe Bryant a Better Basketball Player Than Michael Jordan?
The difference between being a great basketball player and an extremely successful player is very different in every way possible. Kobe Bryant was born in 1978, which would make him 29 years old. He is still extremely young and has a lot of years yet before he starts to go downhill. Currently, Kobe Bryant has 9 NBA All Star appearances, 2 NBA All Star awards which are only 3 under Jordan's, 3 NBA championships and much more. The way Kobe approaches the game of basketball is simply phenomenal, and we don't even know if this is where he peaks. Now, we can't say much more about comparing Kobe to Jordan simply because we don't know how much better Kobe can be, but if we were to compare Jordan to Kobe right now, it's possible that he could be a better at this particular point in time. Kobe Bryant has had numerous games and even streaks of 50 + points in one game. Michael Jordan might have averaged more than Kobe, but the fact that Kobe is putting up these phenomenal numbers is absolutely amazing. Remember, Kobe has to basically do it all himself, so that would mean getting the ball as much as possible, unless his team mates pass to him endlessly.
Can we say that Kobe Bryant has accomplished more than Michael Jordan? Absolutely not, because he hasn't, not even close. We need to think though that Kobe is only 29 and has many years left in his career. If he continues the way he is going, there is no doubt that he will beat Jordan's numbers; it's just basic math and common sense. I am assuming that Kobe is peaking right now, I mean last year he averaged 35.4 ppg, this year he is currently around 32.0 ppg and the season isn't even over. The Lakers are basically a "lottery" team and even ESPN and other new sources agree with that. Michael Jordan had basically an All Star team, which never hurts at all, but they didn't have a dominant force like Shaq like Kobe did. Jordan had Pippen, who was simply amazing and when he had the ball, players had to double team him, which would most likely leave Jordan wide open. Of course, that helps when you are putting up 35 + ppg year after year after year, etc. Kobe simply doesn't have another dominant player anymore and even with Shaq, Kobe averaged great numbers.
If the Lakers can go far in the postseason every year with the team they have, there is only one reason why they are doing that, that's Kobe. If you can score 60 points against a team like the Super Sonic and then score 50 against a team like Dallas, you must be doing something right. It's not like he is scoring 20 against a top ranked team and 55 against a crappy team. Currently, Michael Jordan has Kobe and is definitely more successful, but how will this article change 5 to 10 years down the road? We will just have to wait and see.
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Post a CommentIt's funny how all the Jordan people come out in full force to chastize Kobe. First of all, arguing that Jordan's era was tougher than Kobe's is disingenuous. This is the most stacked and difficult the league has been since the 1980s, which does include portions of Jordan's career, but people neglect to remember that he had to wait for Magic's Lakers, Bird's Celtics, and the Bad Boy PIstons to age AND team up with Scottie Pippen in order to break through and win titles. And don't get me started on the second three-peat Bulls team. It's not that I don't think that the team would be competitive today, but they ain't getting ~70 wins in this league. When you win two titles against Utah Jazz teams led by a couple of aging super stars, you might want to question the validity of arguing that the league of your era is tougher than the league of Jordan's era.
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Do you people pay this guy to comment about a sport that he appearantly has NO history about?? If so,..I would suggest that you try to figure a way to buy his contract out.All you have to do is look at the league when JORDAN played,...as opposed to when "RAPIST",.. Kobe played.!!! check the stats!!! league was WAY better when JORDAN played !! not this diluted "CRAP" that is the game now !!!! FIRE THIS BUM!!!!
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Jordan had an all-star? You are too funny and DELUSIONAL. I'm assuming you're talking about PIppen, Rodman and kukoc and Harper. All but One was in their mid-30's and only Pip was an all-star caliber at that point. Pathetic article. Jordan pound for pound better. More proficient, efficient and athletic.
i think kobe, pound for pound, is the best pure BASKETBALL player in the league today but doesn't touch the top 5 of all time...comparable to jordan...but only because of size and their style of play...but head to head...a stupid argument
one of the worst supported and written articles i have ever read and am now done with the debate because this was the first and one of the few actually supporting kobe's side (in a logical manner)
when pippen had the ball, ppl would double team him and leave MJ wide open?
Gosh, I thought you had something going there, but when I read that part of your argument, I realized you were way off...
Name how many superstars played in MJs era? Ahhhhhhhhh none besides him? Lets get serious. KB24 -hes 31 yrs old