MJ on KB24: "I would say he has got to be in the Top 10."

[Jacks3]

Kobe playoffs stats:25,5,5 44% 2-5finals mvp,1mvp, goat tough shot maker from distance.
MJ playoffs stats: 33,6,6 48% DPOTY 5xmvp,6finals mvp,goat shotblocking SG

hooray for more skilled Kobe

Yeah, hooray for one of the best players in history.

[juju151111]

how does that make 69>81? But lets be honest here guys....... if the raps are SOOOOOO bad, and LA needed 70 pts from kobe to beat them, doesnt that make kobes 06 season getting them into playoffs REALLY REALLY impressive?

81 is greater then 69, but Mj had 18 rebounds the same game. 18 rebounds at the gaurd position is not a small feet.

[juju151111]

Yeah, hooray for one of the best players in history.

I agree Kobe is top 10 all-time. Who ever says different is mad. When he retires he will move up along with Shaq when he retires.

[Jacks3]

Kobe playoffs stats:25,5,5 44% 2-5finals mvp,1mvp, goat tough shot maker from distance.
MJ playoffs stats: 33,6,6 48% DPOTY 5xmvp,6finals mvp,goat shotblocking SG

Kobe's playoff stats are actually closer to 26/5/5/1.4 on 45%. 44.8% rounds to 45, 25.5 to 26. Just sayin'.

[juju151111]

Kobe's playoff stats are actually closer to 26/5/5/1.4 on 45%. 44.8% rounds to 45, 25.5 to 26. Just sayin'.

Mj has 49%

[Jacks3]

Cool.

[Da_Realist]

Playing against who? Danny Ainge.

MJ played in an era against predominantly slow, weak, un-athletic white players in a watered down era.

People give MJ props for lighting up dudes like Craig Ehlo. His career high is 69 in double over time against that Cavs squad being guarded by Craigh Ehlo/Mark Price. Kobe would have scored 100 against them in regulation.


Kobe had to go against defensive specialists like Bruce Bowen, Ron Artest, Shane Battier, Ruben Patterson etc. They didn't have these defensive specialists when Jordan was playing. Jordan was quoted saying the best defender he had to go against was Joe Dumars. Dumars is 6'3 195 pounds. The guy was thin as a rail and guarded MJ who is 6'6 216 pounds. Dumars was a skinny, slow, undersized PG and that's the best defender MJ had to go against.

Battier has a freaking manual on Kobe's tendencies! He was even quoted saying stayed up all night studying film and books of paper work compiled on Kobe's tendencies, yet when he's assigned to guard him Kobe scored 30 and 40+ on him. Even in that Houston series Kobe had Artest and Battier on him and he still scored on them with ease and couldn't stop him from winning. Not to mention he only went to the FT line 10 times once in the series. The rest of the games were all 7 or under.

Looks like Battier wasn't the first defender to study an opponent. Michael Cooper, who by the way is not a "slow, weak, un-athletic white player" had this to say about defending Larry Bird in 1988

Michael Cooper on defending Larry Bird

[EarlTheGoat]

Considering Kobe is better than Michael, its a bit ridiculous on Jordan`s part to say "he has to be in the top ten".

[Manute for Ever!]

Considering Kobe is better than Michael, its a bit ridiculous on Jordan`s part to say "he has to be in the top ten".

[PurpleChuck]

Considering Kobe is better than Michael, its a bit ridiculous on Jordan`s part to say "he has to be in the top ten".

When one facepalm is just not enough...