Will "King James" have a better career then Kobe??When both are retired...?
446924
You can't really tell what they could accomplish in their career, but basing it on LeBron's performance in his "first three years", if he'd work harder, he probably would...
74670
I would rather have LBJ. I think that kobe is a more talented player but it is in terms of being a team player that LBJ wins out. LBJ is willing to pass the ball and score as well but kobe tends to just try to do everything by himself.
452475
Real simple.  Kobe can do anything on the offensive end as well if not better than LeBron, yet he plays FAR better defensively than LeBron.  Comparing them currently is easy, Kobe is a better player.  LeBron is a better player at this stage than Kobe was at the same age though.  LeBron has the potential to be as good and maybe a little better than Kobe, but not until he learns how to play defense and then put forth the same effort at both ends.
452799
I have to agree with you all the way. Lebron isnt even close to kobe. Kobe might end up getting 5 rings. Lebron might end up with 0 or 1. Kobe is the most talented. He has better passes but the only problem is that he has no1 to pass too. Also when you're that good you want to shoot a lot. He wins games single handedly for his team. WHen Kobes career is over he should be considered the best that ever played th game. Kobe MVP this seasonand I'm all the way for lakers, even though i live in MI i hate pistons and lakers are ma n*****
85808
I don't think there will be another "Jordan". A few like Kobe, and Lebron have the talent, but they play in a different league than the one that Jordan played in. Rules are different, geared more towards offense and take away some of the defense's ability to stop someone. Also there is no one, that commmands the respect and awe that Michael did. Teams developed whole strategies around him. He also is the ultimate closer, no one I belive will be able to do what he did in the closing seconds of a close game.He took his team to count them 6 championships. Who else did that besides Bill Russell? No one, and I don't think anyone else can.\n\nHe is so much more than a basketball player though, he was a icon. A marketing genious, and the most recognized person on the planet during his time. Maybe one day someone will command that respect, but hell they will still measure him as the next Michael Jordan. Not the next Kobe or Lebron or Wade, the next Jordan. He is the epitome, he is the standard of greatness.\n\nYeah he scored 81 in a game, but his teammate were just feeding him the ball, and the defense wasn't doing shit to even try and stop him, they gave up. Plus he was at home. Michael scored 63 in Boston in a playoff game against Larry Bird. Which do you think is more impressive. Not taking anything away from Kobe, but I would rather have what Jordan did.
1015538
No. Just cuz he has a ring doesn't mean hes the best.... Lebron is an overall better player still and kobe is close if not better than Dwayne.
320404
There is no next Jordan.  I can't see someone winning 6 NBA Finals MVP's in a row.\n\nKobe is the most similar player to Jordan that we have ever seen, more similar than James, or Carter, or Iverson, but I think James has more potential than Kobe.  James should have a better career than Kobe, but people who say James is the next Jordan are dumb cause his style isn't even close - he's more of a Magic Johnson - and he doesn't have the Air (Jumping skills) like Jordan or Kobe.
449121
Yep!  Kobe just scores.  His team loses most of the time when he scores 40 or more.  His passing comes last.  Takes more than scoring to get MVP.  Jordan got his team winning with leadership and Kobe, well, because his leadership sucks can never be compared to Jordan or considered for MVP.  Lebron James!!!  MVP.  Go Kings!
525454
You should ask this question 10 years from now.  When Lebron has proven himself to be what he is supposed to be.  MJ is a king and could beat anyone in his prime.
69833
Right now......its Kobe.Future is Lebron
1068769
kobe far better...and a better ind. player. you can't compare them as team players because kobe has no teammates
1053902
no one jorden is one of the best like the best in like #1 to like #1 million.  and micheal jorden is better then kobe so don't get them compared like there as good as each other but i have to say kobe is good though
1121324
bad comparison...penny never won an nba title and he had his chance with shaq in orlando and they blew it...kobe is way above than penny in terms of ability
70031
While glances at Kobe's moves every now and then might give one a passing thought at a Jordan comparison, my personal answer to this question is a resounding no.\n\nGenerally speaking, I don't think it's fair to compare a player to Michael Jordan, easily one of the top athletes in modern history, while Bryant is still in the middle of his career. Simply put, Kobe does not have comparable numbers to Jordan--he hasn't had the time. Yes, at the rate he's going, it's possible that Kobe could rack up some Jordan-esque numbers down the line, but we don't know that yet. There is no need to make premature assumptions.\n\nThat said, even now, Kobe should not be mentioned in the same breath as Jordan simply because of team success. Michael Jordan won six NBA titles with the Bulls. Yes, Kobe's won three champonships with his Lakers--but he has not almost singlularly contributed to them as Jordan did to his Bulls. Yes, Jordan had his Pippen, but Kobe had his Shaq--a future Hall of Famer. Now with Shaq off to the Miami Heat, the Lakers have been struggling, and Kobe cannot singularly handle other teams--like Jordan often did.\n\nWhile it's far to soon to make this comparison, I think Jordan is by far and away above Kobe, and the order will remain that way for a long, long time.
362855
MJ has better numbers - this is the only season that Kobe even comes close to Jordan's numbers.  This is Kobe's first scoring title, Jordan has won a few.  Jordan is a 6 time finals MVP and so far a much, much better defensive player.  Jordan lead the league in steals once, and was always in the top 10 (not counting his years with the Wizards).  Kobe was only the second best player on his team - so you should be asking who is better, Scottie Pippen or Kobe Bryant.  Those two are in the same league, compare Jordan to Shaq, and Kobe to Pippen cause Shaq won all 3 finals MVP's.\n\nEven Jordan's dunk contest was better than Kobe's.  We still see highlights of Jordan's free-throw dunk, and dunk from the side, but none from Kobe's cause his dunks weren't all that good (that was one of the worst dunk-contestes ever - I think that's why they didn't have one the following year).\n\nI understand Jordan had Pippen, Rodman, Harper, Kuckoc, Kerr, Paxson, Armstrong, and some other good players - but so what - Jordan was still the best and almost always game MVP.  Only in a few playoff games did Pippen score more than Jordan, and only once Kukcoc socred more.  Lots of times Robert Horry or Shaq, and ever Fisher, or Glen Rice, score more than Kobe in the playoffs.\n\nI think Kobe is the best player today, and his single best season may top Jordan's single best season, but it is near impossible for him to top Jordan's career.  Someone would have to win 7 titles and 4 mvp's to top MJ's career.  \n\nDon't you remember a few years ago people were saying Randy Moss will be considered to be better than Jerry Rice, and then a couple years later they said that about TO.  Last year Jerry Rice was on dancing with the start and still had almost more touchdowns than Moss and TO combined - Moss had a crappy year and TO didn't even play.  They may have had one great single season better than any of Rice's seasons, but their career fell way short of Jerry Rice's career.
560923
Yes, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James are at par with Jordan's basketball - and a scary thought is that both have got many years of basketball ahead of them.
310969
Their is no way that Lebron James is better than Kobe you can compare Kobe has won championships had 81 points in a game so no way that Lebron is better Its Kobe and year by year and getting better. Kobe the best without a doubt