Player Comparison: Kobe will surpass MJ when it is all said and done take away the media hype off of MJ and they are basically the same player except Kobe is a better 3 point shooter. I have never seen someone take over games like he does. He doesn’t just score the game winner or game tier, he scores the last 4 big shots of a game and he makes the impossible shot seem possible. Look no further than the game this season vs Toronto. He hit 3 ridiculous threes and won them the game or against Portland in his early days. There are numerous occasions where Kobe has just grabbed the game by the throat and won it. He had an 81-point game, a 62 point game in three quarters and averaged over 40ppg in back to back months the only other player to do that was Wilt (MJ has never averaged over 40ppg in a month). He is also a great lockdown defender and takes the opponents best player in the final quarter or against Boston he took Rondo for most of the series and he usually wins these matchups. Unfortunately he spent most of his prime with Smush Parker, Kwame Brown and Luke Walton for starters. If he had of left at this time I feel he would’ve won way more championships but the fact that he didn’t shows his tenacity and adds an interesting aspect to his legacy. He has been able to put up incredible numbers even in his 17th season in the league. No one has produced like him at this time in his career not even Kareem. Common misconceptions: Kobe is a ball hog: Kobe averaged 2.5 more assists per game at this point in his career than MJ did Kobe has worse stats than MJ: Kobe wasn’t a starter in his first two seasons so his career averages are brought down Kobe was carried by Shaq: If you actually believe this your kidding yourself, check our Kobe Shaq article. Kobe only has one MVP: He deserved a lot more; he was robbed a few times in 06 and 07 Kobe has missed the most shots out of anyone in the league: In his prime he had to play alongside the players I mentioned before. Who do you want shooting Kobe or Smush? air-ballnba.blogspot/2013/08/is-michael-jordan-really-greatest-of.html Side note: For Lebron to be even considered in the discussion he would have to surpass Big O and I don’t see that happening. People say Lebron is better than MJ because of his better all around game yet why don’t they talk at all about Oscar when his game was the most complete ever? I’ll tell you why it’s another case of the media doing its job for revenue!
Posted on: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 07:00:57 +0000
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