Interesting Stat: Kobe needs 23 more assists....

[Quickening]

meh, he's a shooting guard... Hes always top 4 in the league among SG's in assists.

A shooting guard who constantly has the ball in his hands... his assists are poor in comparison to his usage.

[IGotACoolStory]

He's only played about 40 more playoff games than Jordan...

The longevity is more impressive than the number.

[Legends66NBA7]

He's only played about 40 more playoff games than Jordan...

The longevity is more impressive than the number.

Yup, well said.

[Quickening]

He's only played about 40 more playoff games than Jordan...

The longevity is more impressive than the number.

What longevity... his only 33 isn't he... last 2 play offsgone out early...

So since his been 31, not done shit.... bar shot jack on poor efficiency.

[Kobe 4 The Win]

I don't understand how 5 assists per game isn't considered good for a shooting guard. Some legendary point guards average 9 or 10 assists per game in their career.

Some people act like Kobe refuses to pass the ball. It's bullshit.

[9erempiree]

He's only played about 40 more playoff games than Jordan...

The longevity is more impressive than the number.

Of course he's going to play more playoff games than MJ because Kobe's took his team to the Finals more time than MJ.

[Quickening]

I don't understand how 5 assists per game isn't considered good for a shooting guard. Some legendary point guards average 9 or 10 assists per game in their career.

Some people act like Kobe refuses to pass the ball. It's bullshit.

Because he basically plays as a PG on a stacked team... what part of that aren't you understanding... Checked how much he has the ball in his hands on average a game....

[9erempiree]

Because he basically plays as a PG on a stacked team... what part of that aren't you understanding... Checked how much he has the ball in his hands on average a game....

Triangle offense does not have a true PG.

Of course he's going to have the ball in his hands.

They probably pass to Kobe twice or 3 times a possession in the triangle.

[Quickening]

Triangle offense does not have a true PG.

Of course he's going to have the ball in his hands.

They probably pass to Kobe twice or 3 times a possession in the triangle.

So why are people comparing him to true SGs...

[9erempiree]

So why are people comparing him to true SGs...

[Quickening]

What aren't you understanding... Kobe hasn't played as a SG for a long time... including last season... he has the ball in his hands more than any other player, his assists are poor, just isn't a great passer.

[Kblaze8855]

All this means is that due to the expanded number of playoff games all modern star swingmen have the advantage and will fill this list. Kobe has played literally twice as many playoff games as some guys who have won 6 rings.

You have 4 rounds of 7 game series.4 of the top 5 all time leaders in playoff games were from this era and all 4 of them were on the Shaq/Kobe lakers.

Totals in far more games played does little to prove a point on a matter like this. Its not like Kareem being the leading scorer in way more games than most. Kareem was dropping 35ppg at one point and scoring a lot till he was 38.

There are non guards who topped his playoff career high average 6-7 times.

There are multiple centers who put up more playoff assists per game than Kobe ever has on a playoff run.

Whatever you think about Kobe being selfish or not...there isnt a point to be made with such easily explained numbers.

Get less assists but play in an era with more playoff games you can easily climb the list.

Whatever Kobe does Lebron is going to pass if only for playing a bigger portion of his career in an era of longer playoff runs(not that that would be the reason he passes Kobe anyway). And then someone will pass him.

This is gonna go the same way as those irrelevant "Youngest to ____" records all the HS to NBA stars took because they didnt go to college. Rate lebron is going hes gonna blow by Nash one day and even be well past Kidd by the time hes near Kobes games played. Lebron could pass Isiah Thomas in a couple years.

But hes already played more playoff games than Isiah so....so what?

No point to be made with that information totals wise by the time hes played twice as many games as Isiah.....

[Yung D-Will]

Nash will probally finish just short of Kidd

[9erempiree]

Nash will probally finish just short of Kidd

most likely.

[Meticode]

. That's actually really interesting. What's more interesting is the fact that MJ has less assists than him.

Numbers in playoff games only...

Jordan: 179 games played, 7,474 minutes played
Kobe: 220 games played, 17,281 minutes played * (corrected, it's 8641, NBA.com can't add)

http://www.nba.com/historical/player...michael_jordan
http://www.nba.com/playerfile/kobe_b...eer_stats.html

There's your answer why.