Kobe Bryant was a better dunker than Michael Jordan
Kobe and Michael were very similar on the basketball court, their games are nearly identical to the untrained eye since Kobe modeled his game after Mike's and was lucky enough to possess a comparable level of athleticism.
One big difference between their play is how they dunked, Kobe was a technician willing to display difficult maneuvers to demoralize the opposition and energize the fans, while Jordan was a graceful yet powerful dunker who favored "air" time over advanced and overly mechanical tricks.
Whether or not Jordan simply chose to keep things simple and effective, the fact remains that Kobe performed a wider variety of dunks that are harder to complete than he did.
Kobe was no slouch when it came to posterizing bigs either, he rocked the rim against the best defenders of his era just as Jordan did during his time.
Jordan may have accumulated a higher number of dunks since it was easier to get to the rim in his era, but I think most would agree that quality>quantity and Kobe's resume is much more impressive.
Kobe is also an innovator, he was the first person to perform the elbow in the rim dunk (honey dip), years before Vince Carter introduced it to the masses in 2000.
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLK0rz9pqDc[/url] <<<Proof for the few who aren't familiar.
Jordan made the freethrow line slam famous but he wasn't the first to do it, gotta give Kobe the edge in that sense.
Jordan has NEVER DONE A 360 DUNK IN A REAL GAME!
Kobe has entire compilation videos of his 360 slams
Jordan was unable to do a between the legs dunk something Kobe unleashed to win the slam dunk contest.
There should be no debate, Kobe was a better dunker than Jordan when you factor in degree of difficulty and innovation.
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Re: Kobe Bryant was a better dunker than Michael Jordan
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Oh you kids. :applause: Gotta love the effort. MJ didn't need technique because he was the most gifted athlete to ever step on a bball court. He could cheat. Yeah, unfair but true. Kobe just wasn't on MJ's level as a PURE athlete.
Yo 3ball, you're up man. Do 'em with those beautiful MJ gifs.
Re: Kobe Bryant was a better dunker than Michael Jordan
[QUOTE=ClipperRevival]:roll:
Oh you kids. :applause: Gotta love the effort. MJ didn't need technique because he was the most gifted athlete to ever step on a bball court. He could cheat. Yeah, unfair but true. Kobe just wasn't on MJ's level as a PURE athlete.
Yo 3ball, you're up man. Do 'em with those beautiful MJ gifs.[/QUOTE]
What's he going to do?
Post a 360 dunk gif that doesn't exist?
I'm the real 3ball, better recognize!
Re: Kobe Bryant was a better dunker than Michael Jordan
lol okay you take the guy with "more innovation and difficulty" doing his 360's and honey dips...I'll take the guy who is more athletic and can actually palm the ball and get more dunks off in more situations. This whole "innovation and difficulty" nonsense is all in relation to the era...nobody was doing those kinds of dunks if you were coming up in the mid 80s...if Jordan was playing now he'd easily be able to pull off a lot of these "innovative" dunks now. Either way...Jordan was superior in game dunker who could get a dunk off and finish it in more situations than Kobe could.
Re: Kobe Bryant was a better dunker than Michael Jordan
[QUOTE=Smoke117]lol okay you take the guy with "more innovation and difficulty" doing his 360's and honey dips...I'll take the guy who is more athletic and can actually palm the ball and get more dunks off in more situations. This whole "innovation and difficulty" nonsense is all in relation to the era...nobody was doing those kinds of dunks if you were coming up in the mid 80s...if Jordan was playing now he'd easily be able to pull off a lot of these "innovative" dunks now. Either way...Jordan was superior in game dunker who could get a dunk off and finish it in more situations than Kobe could.[/QUOTE]
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Insecure Jordan fanboys CANNOT DEAL!
360 dunks were around when Jordan played, yet he couldn't perform them in real games!
He couldn't go under the legs either, yeah he could jump higher and palm the ball but if anything that is more of a reason to credit Kobe for doing MORE with LESS!
Re: Kobe Bryant was a better dunker than Michael Jordan
Kobe never done a full 360 either.
Re: Kobe Bryant was a better dunker than Michael Jordan
[B]Jordan was stronger, faster,quicker, more agil, better and higher leaper, bigger hands and yes he actually was more dominant and efficient than Kobe 45% FG shooter could dream of being. Kobe is around top 20 all time (all broken down stats suggest that). Jordan is top 3 all time (only Prime Wilt and Kareem have a case over him etc....)[/B]
Re: Kobe Bryant was a better dunker than Michael Jordan
[QUOTE=CuterThanRubio]What's he going to do?
Post a 360 dunk gif that doesn't exist?
I'm the real 3ball, better recognize![/QUOTE]
Nah bro. What you need to realize is that every player has a certain way of dunking. MJ was terrible at slow, gather, two foot dunks that took too long, like Nique. He wasn't a 360 dunker. He simply possessed the perfect traits that made him deadly in-game. Like being GOAT level at jumping off one or two feet. No one was able to gather off two feet like him in a full sprint in transition. He had GOAT quickness, fluidity, coordination, no wasted motion, etc. All this made him an amazing in-game dunker. In time, you might realize this. Kobe ain't on MJ's level and that's just the truth.
Re: Kobe Bryant was a better dunker than Michael Jordan
[QUOTE=Round Mound][B]Jordan was stronger, faster,quicker, more agil, better and higher leaper, bigger hands and yes he actually was more dominant and efficient than Kobe 45% FG shooter could dream of being. Kobe is around top 20 all time (all broken down stats suggest that). Jordan is top 3 all time (only Prime Wilt and Kareem have a case over him etc....)[/B][/QUOTE]
This.
Re: Kobe Bryant was a better dunker than Michael Jordan
Jordan dunked on more people than Kobe. You fail.
Re: Kobe Bryant was a better dunker than Michael Jordan
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvWy9liwC7U[/url]
Jordan can't compete with that.
Re: Kobe Bryant was a better dunker than Michael Jordan
[QUOTE=Round Mound][B]Jordan was stronger, faster,quicker, more agil, better and higher leaper, bigger hands and yes he actually was more dominant and efficient than Kobe 45% FG shooter could dream of being. Kobe is around top 20 all time (all broken down stats suggest that). Jordan is top 3 all time (only Prime Wilt and Kareem have a case over him etc....)[/B][/QUOTE]
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Re: Kobe Bryant was a better dunker than Michael Jordan
[QUOTE=Round Mound][B]Jordan was stronger, faster,quicker, more agil, better and higher leaper, bigger hands and yes he actually was more dominant and efficient than Kobe 45% FG shooter could dream of being. Kobe is around top 20 all time (all broken down stats suggest that). Jordan is top 3 all time (only Prime Wilt and Kareem have a case over him etc....)[/B][/QUOTE]
Chump, exactly how many NBA games were broadcast in your country in the 80's?:rolleyes:
Jordan cannot compete with this: [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvWy9liwC7U[/url]
Re: Kobe Bryant was a better dunker than Michael Jordan
Nah not even close. Kobe is clearly a better shooter, but Jordan is a way better dunker, the athleticism isnt at the same level really.
Re: Kobe Bryant was a better dunker than Michael Jordan
[QUOTE=ClipperRevival]Nah bro. What you need to realize is that every player has a certain way of dunking. MJ was terrible at slow, gather, two foot dunks that took too long, like Nique. He wasn't a 360 dunker. He simply possessed the perfect traits that made him deadly in-game. Like being GOAT level at jumping off one or two feet. No one was able to gather off two feet like him in a full sprint in transition. He had GOAT quickness, fluidity, coordination, no wasted motion, etc. All this made him an amazing in-game dunker. In time, you might realize this. Kobe ain't on MJ's level and that's just the truth.[/QUOTE]
You are acting like Kobe wasn't a versatile dunker as well.
His dunks are more varied and harder to perform!
It's not hard to comprehend.
He INVENTED the honey dip!
Jordan didn't CREATE anything new!
He never did a 360 or windmill dunk in a real game, Kobe has entire compilations worth!