I dont like hypotheticals, but if you put Kobe on those Bulls teams, they still win 6

[livinglegend]

championships. Those Bulls team were too stacked. They were contenders without MJ. Even a player like Kobe would put them way over the top of the other teams.
And Kobe wouldnt give up on the team twice.

[KOBE143]

Agree Kobe would win 8 chips there because he would not quit but if you put Bran there, they would be 2/5 instead

[livinglegend]

Agree Kobe would win 8 chips there because he would not quit but if you put Bran there, they would be 2/5 instead

i dont know about 8

[NumberSix]

I agree

[sammichoffate]

This was a random topic, but okay

[livinglegend]

Bran would only win 2

i guess you are making this comment thinking i m a lebron stan

fail

[SuperPippen]

I don't like hypotheticals either, but if you put prime MJ next to prime Shaq, you get at least 6 rings right there.

[TheMan]

championships. Those Bulls team were too stacked. They were contenders without MJ. Even a player like Kobe would put them way over the top of the other teams.
And Kobe wouldnt give up on the team twice.

Not too sure about that, you seen some of the shots Kobe takes? Pretty sure he would've shot us out of more than a few series...

One thing's for sure, put MJ on the 2011 Heat instead of LeBron and they'd be threepeat champs today.

[TheMan]

Bran would only win 2

Not enough 'help'

[livinglegend]

Not too sure about that, you seen some of the shots Kobe takes? Pretty sure he would've shot us out of more than a few series...

One thing's for sure, put MJ on the 2011 Heat instead of LeBron and they'd be threepeat champs today.

nah, they wouldnt win 2012 without lebron. Lebron did too much for that team.

[Akrazotile]

Six total playoff games. Sounds about right.

[Milbuck]

I think with Kobe, they win 2/3 for both 3-peats. So 4, maybe 3 if they're unlucky, maybe 5 if they're exceptionally lucky. Most likely 4, but 6 isn't happening.

1st 3-peat

27-29 year old MJ: 31/6/6/3/1 on 58% TS

27-29 year old Kobe: 32/6/5/2/1 on 57% TS

2nd 3-peat

32-34 year old MJ: 30/6/4/2/1 on 56% TS

32-34 year old Kobe: 27/5/5/2 on 55% TS


MJ is clearly better, especially defensively, but the gap isn't monumental. I think Kobe at the ages considered, is good enough to win 4/6 rings with Michael's teams.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

I think with Kobe, they win 2/3 for both 3-peats. So 4, maybe 3 if they're unlucky, maybe 5 if they're exceptionally lucky. Most likely 4, but 6 isn't happening.

1st 3-peat

27-29 year old MJ: 31/6/6/3/1 on 58% TS

27-29 year old Kobe: 32/6/5/2/1 on 57% TS

2nd 3-peat

32-34 year old MJ: 30/6/4/2/1 on 56% TS

32-34 year old Kobe: 27/5/5/2 on 55% TS


MJ is clearly better, especially defensively, but the gap isn't monumental. I think Kobe at the ages considered, is good enough to win 4/6 rings with Michael's teams.

Those stats are closer than I originally thought.. Can you post their playoff numbers?

[livinglegend]

I think with Kobe, they win 2/3 for both 3-peats. So 4, maybe 3 if they're unlucky, maybe 5 if they're exceptionally lucky. Most likely 4, but 6 isn't happening.

1st 3-peat

27-29 year old MJ: 31/6/6/3/1 on 58% TS

27-29 year old Kobe: 32/6/5/2/1 on 57% TS

2nd 3-peat

32-34 year old MJ: 30/6/4/2/1 on 56% TS

32-34 year old Kobe: 27/5/5/2 on 55% TS


MJ is clearly better, especially defensively, but the gap isn't monumental. I think Kobe at the ages considered, is good enough to win 4/6 rings with Michael's teams.

kobe wouldnt waste years playing baseball
That season where Bulls won 55 games without MJ, they would have won it with Kobe.

[moe94]

Those stats are closer than I originally thought.. Can you post their playoff numbers?

That's what I was thinking. Something is up.