Michael Jordan at 27 or Kobe at 27?
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Michael Jordan, and it's not even close! Kobe is a selfish pr*ck and a ball-hog. He doesn't make his teammates better, and he doesn't care about winning, as long as his numbers look good.\n\nJordan learned to be a teammate, to get his team involved, he made himself a better defensive player, and improved his overall game every year.\n\nDon't even TRY to compare the two.
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On paper, it really looks like Kobe Bryant is the better player because of his accomplishments and natural athletic talent.  But taking everything into consideration, I believe that Allen Iverson is the better player.\n\nIverson is an enigma.  A 6'0'' guard who is fourth all-time in season scoring averages.  He has played though many injuries where others may have faltered.  At 30, he has refined his game (and become more of a point guard) and still continues to be as effective and as productive as he was in his 20's.\n\nHope this helps.
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It is a difficult question. Kobe certainly relies on the jump shot for more of his points, but I don't think that Jordan scored the majority of his points within 15 feet of the rim like you say. Both these players are masters of the pull up jump shot, and both are not very good three point shooters (around 37% on average). I would have to give Michael Jordan the edge due to the fact that he had better shot selection than Kobe shows now and an overall better field goal percentage, which is a key aspect of whether a person is a good shooter.
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apples and oranges. They're not even the same size.\n\nAI does great things given he's 5'10", but I'll take kobe anyday.
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you can try comparing kobe to jordan but id say kobe isnt the same as jordan, jordan makes his other teammates shine on the floor like, scottie pippen, tony kukoc, steve kerr, dennis rodman, ron harper, id say at one point i thought jordan was a ballhog but then i noticed how his teammates participate and jordan's the all time assist leader of the chicago bulls, kobe, well he's just a scorer period, he may have scored 81 points but im sure jordan would've been able to do the same if not surpass, the only reason he was able to win a championship was with the help of shaq, jordan never had a shaq when he won his first championship, but there's still a possibility that kobe can become a michael jordan, if only kobe could let his teammates shine on the floor same way jordan did, if there's anyone who's as close as becoming the next jordan id say it's lebron.
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Kobe already is, he probably has been ever since the 3 peat.  Lets not forget that he has 3 championships.  Nobody is a better scorer than he is, and there hasn't been anyone that can take over a game like he can since Jordan did it.  I mean who else can score 62 points in 33 minutes, (by the way that was against Dallas) who else can score 81 points in 42 minutes off only 45 shots taken.  He is the fastest player to hit 10,000 points despite playing with Shaq for 8 years.  He has also managed to average 5 rebounds and 5 assist through his career so far.  He is only 27 years old, he is just getting started, the best is yet to be seen.
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Kobe...but none is of greater skill than the great Michael Jordan.
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Kobe Bryant has the same moves as Michael, scored more than Michael, had game winning baskets like Michael. He rocks just like Michael.
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Easy answer, but I have to say Michael Jordan.
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Michael Jordan. Who has and had more fans(MJ). Who loved it the most(MJ). Who was the better player over all(MJ). Who did the best dunks(MJ).\nOne more question: Who does everyone compare todays stars(like James or Bryant) Michael Jordan of coarse.\nYou might have made a better arguement if you had asked about Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain.
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Shaq is different than Michael Jordan.  MJ is a shooting guard while Shaq is a center.  Their body types are different.  The heavier you are the harder it comes when you age.
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Kobe is the best of right now. but not of all time. not yet. he could be, but we'll have to see how his career plays out.
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Michael Jordan, hands down. No one person has ever or ever will have the talent the MJ has. Not downing Wilt, but he was 6 inches taller than everyone else in the NBA. If we get a 7'8" guy with power, he would dominate. Not because of skill...because of size.
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LeBron James definately as a team player and overall skills. Kobe's better on defense, in game-winning situations, and in pure scoring.
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Yes, Jordan was good, but Kobe is already better and more accomplished than Jordan was at any similar age.\n\nJordan was the biggest ball hog ever, having led the NBA in FGA nine times, more than any other player in history (Kobe has only led the league in FGA one time, that being this season).\n\nThe notion that Jordan was such a class act is laughable... if anyone thinks that, then you weren't around when he was actually playing basketball. Jordan said he would refuse to play on the '92 Dream Team if Isaiah Thomas was selected for the team.... oooo, real class there Michael. As if that team actually needed Jordan...\n\nKobe has never single-handedly gotten a coach fired. Jordan got Doug Collins fired in Chicago, and Collins was an excellent coach.\n\nJordan fought any attempts by his coaches to cut back on the number of shots HE got. \n\nKobe's 4.5 assists per game over his career is 0.8 APG less than Jordan's 5.3 APG.  And Jordan's 5.3 APG certainly doesn't break any records. \n\nJordan also took 23 shots per game over the course of his career, Kobe only 18 shots per game.\n\nSo Jordan averages only 0.8 more APG than Kobe, but takes 5 more shots per game than Kobe.\n\nJordan is CLEARLY the bigger ball hog of the two.\n\n\nEDIT:\nLOL - even after I've demonstrated in this post that Jordan is a much bigger ball hog than Kobe, sc20042002  and muzicgal1971 show that they STILL don't know what they're talking about...\n\nJordan a team player???  Again, MJ took 23 shots per game during his career, Kobe's only taken 18 per game over his career...who's the bigger ball hog?\n\nAnd muzicgal1971, so what if Kobe's 81 points didn't break Chamberlain's record?  Jordan's career high was 69, and that was in OVERTIME.  His career high in a non-overtime game was 64.... so even though Kobe didn't break Chamberlain's record (news flash: no one ever will), Jordan never came close to Kobe's record.... heck, Kobe scored 62 in just three quarters in a game this year, just 2 points less than MJ's career non-overtime high of 64. \n\nTry watching a little basketball instead of Sportcenter.
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michael jordan without a doubt
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MICHAEL JORDAN hands down