2 Larry Birds don't equal 1 Kobe Bryant

[kennethgriffin]

and i love larry bird. but....



Kobe Bryant:
30+ point games: 425
40+ point games: 119
50+ point games: 24
60+ point games: 5
70+ point games: 1
80+ point games: 1


Larry Bird:
30+ point games: 223
40+ point games: 47
50+ point games: 4
60+ point games: 1
70+ point games:
80+ point games:

Larry Bird x2
30+ point games: 446 [COLOR="Lime"](+21)[/COLOR]
40+ point games: 94 [COLOR="Red"](-25)[/COLOR]
50+ point games: 8 [COLOR="Red"](-16)[/COLOR]
60+ point games: 2 [COLOR="Red"](-4)[/COLOR]
70+ point games: 0 [COLOR="Red"](-1)[/COLOR]
80+ point games: 0 [COLOR="Red"](-1)[/COLOR]



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Kobe Bryant


13 times top 10 in Points Per Game
12 times top 5 in Points Per Game
4 times top 2 in Points Per Game
2 times leader in Points Per Game


2000-01 NBA 28.5 (4)
2001-02 NBA 25.2 (6)
2002-03 NBA 30.0 (2)
2003-04 NBA 24.0 (4)
2004-05 NBA 27.6 (2)
2005-06 NBA 35.4 (1)
2006-07 NBA 31.6 (1)
2007-08 NBA 28.3 (2)
2008-09 NBA 26.8 (3)
2009-10 NBA 27.0 (4)
2010-11 NBA 25.3 (5)
2011-12 NBA 27.9 (2)
2012-13 NBA 27.3 (3)



Larry Bird

6 times top 10 in Points Per Game
4 times top 5 in Points Per Game
1 time top 2 in Points Per Game
0 times league leader in Points Per Game

1981-82 NBA 22.9 (10)
1983-84 NBA 24.2 (7)
1984-85 NBA 28.7 (2)
1985-86 NBA 25.8 (4)
1986-87 NBA 28.1 (4)
1987-88 NBA 29.9 (3)


Larry Bird x2


1981-82 NBA 22.9 (10)
1983-84 NBA 24.2 (7)
1984-85 NBA 28.7 (2)
1985-86 NBA 25.8 (4)
1986-87 NBA 28.1 (4)
1987-88 NBA 29.9 (3)
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1981-82 NBA 22.9 (10)
1983-84 NBA 24.2 (7)
1984-85 NBA 28.7 (2)
1985-86 NBA 25.8 (4)
1986-87 NBA 28.1 (4)
1987-88 NBA 29.9 (3)

12 times top 10 in Points Per Game [COLOR="Red"](-1)[/COLOR]
8 times top 5 in Points Per Game [COLOR="red"](-4)[/COLOR]
2 time top 2 in Points Per Game [COLOR="red"](-2)[/COLOR]
0 times league leader in Points Per Game [COLOR="red"](-2)[/COLOR]



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Kobe Bryant


27 time All NBA/Defense
20 time All NBA/Defensive 1st team

1998-99 NBA All-NBA (3rd)
1999-00 NBA All-Defensive (1st)
1999-00 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
2000-01 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
2000-01 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
2001-02 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
2001-02 NBA All-NBA (1st)
2002-03 NBA All-Defensive (1st)
2002-03 NBA All-NBA (1st)
2003-04 NBA All-Defensive (1st)
2003-04 NBA All-NBA (1st)
2004-05 NBA All-NBA (3rd)
2005-06 NBA All-Defensive (1st)
2005-06 NBA All-NBA (1st)
2006-07 NBA All-Defensive (1st)
2006-07 NBA All-NBA (1st)
2007-08 NBA All-Defensive (1st)
2007-08 NBA All-NBA (1st)
2008-09 NBA All-Defensive (1st)
2008-09 NBA All-NBA (1st)
2009-10 NBA All-Defensive (1st)
2009-10 NBA All-NBA (1st)
2010-11 NBA All-Defensive (1st)
2010-11 NBA All-NBA (1st)
2011-12 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
2011-12 NBA All-NBA (1st)
2012-13 NBA All-NBA (1st)



Larry Bird

13 time All NBA/Defense
9 time All NBA/Defensive 1st team

1979-80 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1980-81 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1981-82 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
1981-82 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1982-83 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
1982-83 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1983-84 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
1983-84 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1984-85 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1985-86 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1986-87 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1987-88 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1989-90 NBA All-NBA (2nd)




Larry Bird x2

1979-80 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1980-81 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1981-82 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
1981-82 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1982-83 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
1982-83 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1983-84 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
1983-84 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1984-85 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1985-86 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1986-87 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1987-88 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1989-90 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
+
1979-80 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1980-81 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1981-82 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
1981-82 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1982-83 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
1982-83 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1983-84 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
1983-84 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1984-85 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1985-86 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1986-87 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1987-88 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1989-90 NBA All-NBA (2nd)

26 time All NBA/Defense [COLOR="red"](-1)[/COLOR]
18 time All NBA/Defensive 1st team [COLOR="red"](-2)[/COLOR]





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oh yeah and 5 out of 7 > 3 out of 5
both have 2 Fmvps

all bird has on kobe is 2 more regular season mvps. ( and i don't even feel a need to explain why that award is bogus. even if it were legit i dont think it would be enough to over come at this point

[Uncle Drew]

tl;dr

Bird > Kobe

[Ca$H]

all bird has on kobe is 2 more regular season mvps. ( and i don't even feel a need to explain why that award is bogus. even if it were legit i dont think it would be enough to over come at this point

NBA MVP is the least legit award in professional sports.

Steve Nash-2

Kobe and Shaq combined- 2

[uber]

Bird on one leg would wipe the floor with prime Kobe

[Im so nba'd out]

Is he double the man he is down there too?

[Prime_Shaq]

That being said though, Bird > Kobe

[kennethgriffin]

Bird on one leg would wipe the floor with prime Kobe

yet i just proved that bird on 4 legs doesnt measure up to kobe on 2

[KungFuJoe]

Bird > Kobe

[kennethgriffin]

Bird > Kobe

ontop of everything i mentioned

kobe won 2 titles without a top 50 player all time ( gasols top 90 )


bird won with guys like robert parish, kevin mchale, dennis johnson, nate archibald

lol

theres absolutely no case for bird over kobe all time... the whole "revolutionized the game" schtick is all people have goin


so he came at a time when the league stunk.. big deal..

[ShawkFactory]

ontop of everything i mentioned

kobe won 2 titles without a top 50 player all time ( gasols top 90 )


bird won with guys like robert parish, kevin mchale, dennis johnson, nate archibald

lol

theres absolutely no case for bird over kobe all time... the whole "revolutionized the game" schtick is all people have goin


so he came at a time when the league stunk.. big deal..

Yes, he does have a case to be over Kobe. A good one actually.

[24-Inch_Chrome]

OP is right, two Larry Birds don't equal one Kobe Bryant. Half of Bird equals one of Kobe. Thanks for pointing it out.

[sdot_thadon]

Hmm wonder why you really only focused on scoring and 1st teams......

[kennethgriffin]

Hmm wonder why you really only focused on scoring and 1st teams......

well their play making is pretty even

ones 6-10 and the others 6-5 so the rebounding cant be compared fairly

scoring was what both were known most for

and all nba/defensive teams pretty much judge every aspect of both ends of the game

[ShawkFactory]

well their play making is pretty even

ones 6-10 and the others 6-5 so the rebounding cant be compared fairly

scoring was what both were known most for

and all nba/defensive teams pretty much judge every aspect of both ends of the game

Just stop.

[kennethgriffin]

Just stop.

i dunno i thought that was a very logical explination