kobe chasing 02 MJ stats

[sekachu]

Kobe - 0.428%, 5.6 rpg, 4.7apg, 1.3spg, 0.4bpg, 28.7ppg

02 MJ - 0.416%, 5.7rpg, 5.2apg, 1.42spg, 0.43bpg, 22.9ppg

Really not much different except ppg. MJ played with scrub team though.

[STATUTORY]

28.7-22.9 = 5.8

not a lot of difference? one is a scoring leader the other one was getting roasted by young Kobe

[pauk]

Kobe - 0.428%, 5.6 rpg, 4.7apg, 1.3spg, 0.4bpg, 28.7ppg

02 MJ - 0.416%, 5.7rpg, 5.2apg, 1.42spg, 0.43bpg, 22.9ppg

Really not much different except shotjacking. MJ played with scrub team though.

fixed

Jordan was also 38-39 years old at that time.... Kobe is 33... so basically Kobe today is as good as 39 year old Jordan was, only he shotjacks, congrats!

[AlphaWolf24]

meh...more like 96' MJ...29PPB 5ast 4REB 48%FG.....6% FG difference

[Craptors]

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[ralph_i_el]

meh...more like 96' MJ...29PPB 5ast 4REB 48%FG.....6% FG difference

no biggie right?

[donald_trump]

some of you kobe bashers are ridiculous. mj in 02 isnt close to as good as kobe is now. not close. in fact i wouldnt put mj in the top 7 SG today with his 02 form.

[Mr. Jabbar]

He is still the best player in the league.

[SwooshReturns]

meh...more like 96' MJ...29PPB 5ast 4REB 48%FG.....6% FG difference

Same age, so appropriate comparison I say ...

What is PPB?

If you mean PPG, MJ averaged 30 ppg in 1996.

[Faptastrophe]

He is still the best player in the league.

Being the scoring leader isn't the same as being the best player. You know that, right?

[sekachu]

some of you kobe bashers are ridiculous. mj in 02 isnt close to as good as kobe is now. not close. in fact i wouldnt put mj in the top 7 SG today with his 02 form.

No worry, i agree 02 Mj isn't as good as current kobe mostly due to ages and mentality difference.

[jlip]

Far better comparison

[scm5]

02 MJ put up 22.1 FGA/gm to score 22.9

Kobe is putting up 23.8 to score 28.7.

I would also argue that Kobe is struggling through his injuries this season more than any other season. Forget the torn ligament in his shooting wrist. This is a shortened season and despite having his legs back, Kobe has been playing a ton of minutes for his age. Kobe has been performing worse and worse as the season goes on.

Kobe is just too stubborn and bull-headed to play less.

[RRR3]

He is still the best player in the league.

Dafuq? There isn't a single thing the current version of Kobe does better than LeBron outside of free throw shooting. He's also not better than Durant, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul, or Derrick Rose. Hell, the way he's playing lately, he's dropping fast on the top 10 list of players in the NBA right now. He's not even top 5 at the moment.

[Ne 1]

Jordan was also 38-39 years old at that time.... Kobe is 33... so basically Kobe today is as good as 39 year old Jordan was

Eh, I always skip age and just compare or contrast players based on years in the league "NBA age" With some kids coming out early and some staying in college 3-4 years, it's impossible to fairly evaluate players based on actual age unless the situations are identical.

Also Kobe has put on a lot of miles in the past 10 years. Look at the minutes per game he was playing during the Shaq/Kobe era, especially the playoffs. For a couple of years there, he was hovering around 43-44mpg. One thing Jordan didn't have to combat was knee surgeries, which I think affected Kobe's athleticism especially the last one before the 2007 season. I think that two year break may have also benefited him. And don't forget the 3 year layoff before his Wizards stint. That time off is huge to an athlete mentally and physically.