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

[JUDGE WITNESS]

agreed

[deja vu]

Replace Kobe with Jordan on the Lakers they win 8.

[Warfan]

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

Kobe 27-29: 30/6/5
Jordan 27-29: 34/6/7

When u factor in defense and the competition they played during that time, Jordan was MUCH better...

Not to mention MJ probably played twice as many games as kobe

[kureyşi-gospurs]

I mean he'd win probably 5/6

[Milbuck]

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

It's Kobe and MJ, not Monta Ellis and MJ

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Kobe 27-29: 30/6/5
Jordan 27-29: 34/6/7

When u factor in defense and the competition they played during that time, Jordan was MUCH better...

Not to mention MJ probably played twice as many games as kobe

Agreed.

Kobe was a BEAST though, and far as the topic is concerned, I'd say the Bulls win 3-4 (seems like the safest bet).

[diamenz]

op, possibly in 96-98 (this team was stacked), but def not during the first 3 peat... especially with the numbers mj put up in the finals.

[Soundwave]

Kobe got shut down pretty good by the 2004 Pistons, I think his style of game would lead the Bulls into some problems with the Knicks in 93.

Also not sure if beating Orlando in 96 would be a given either.

But he could fill in reasonably, I mean he literally patterned his whole game around Jordan, he just has a lower basketball I.Q. and propensity to start chucking when things aren't going his way, so you have to factor that in.

The Bulls could win these following series ... Knicks 92/93, Orlando 96, Indiana 98, Jazz 98 ... but there's no guarantee that they would pull out all of those because Kobe is downgrade from Jordan IMO.

Jordan had a mental focus that I think really drove the Bulls through tougher times ... Kobe tries to imitate this but it sometimes comes off as phony, I don't ever get the sense his teammates fully buy into it either.

[NZStreetBaller]

Kobe's basically another version of Jordan in another era so yeah he would've done the same thing as MJ I recon. Same style of play same mental drive bla bla bla.


Im more interested in what MJ would do in Kobes career im sure he would've won the titles with Shaq. but once shaq left??? would MJ win a title without gasol ?

[poido123]

How about worrying about your team collapsing in the finals, before worrying about teams of the past.

Enjoy getting spanked by the spurs you loser.

[Denitron]

Kobe ain't making that pass to Steve Kerr

[NZStreetBaller]

Kobe ain't making that pass to Steve Kerr

MJ aint scoring 81

[Poetry]

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

The stats are similar, but mentally, were they both in the same place?

[NZStreetBaller]

The stats are similar, but mentally, were they both in the same place?

Hungry as hell trying to win a championship. i would say yes

[jcsrplumply]

MJ aint scoring 81