Facts?? You didn't state any facts. 1st thing you might want to look at is what my original statement was. I said I liked Kobe more than I ever liked Jordan. Nowhere in there did I imply that Kobe is better than Jordan. So let's get that clear first.
Now, since you are bent on comparing Kobe to Jordan, let me help set some things straight here. Alot of the stuff that I've been saying was reiterated the last few days by all the analysts with all this Kobe vs. MJ talk.
1st, let's compare Kobe at 25 to MJ at 25. Compare him to what you knew about Jordan at that age and disregard anything else he did after that point. Do NOT compare him to the legend of Jordan, but Jordan himself.
Granted, at age 25, Jordan did not have Shaq to play with. That made it tougher on him in terms of winning championships, since he was basically a one man show putting up like 37 points a game. But not having Shaq on his team also made him 'the man' on his team. He instantly became the leader of the the Bulls. Kobe has had to take a backseat to Shaq all these years. If MJ had to have played with someone as established and dominant as Shaq, he would've had to take a backseat as well. He could not have been the leader he was, because Shaq was already established as the leader. That is why Kobe is not the leader that Jordan was.
At age 25, Jordan averaged 37 points a game while Kobe averaged like 25 this season I believe. Jordan had nobody on his team and had to put up all those shots. Kobe is forced to share the ball with Shaq as well as Malone and Payton. If you look at Jordan at 25, he was basically a jacked up version of TMac or AI. He was getting scoring titles, but wasn't going anywhere.
Kobe has 3 rings already, and Jordan had 0 at that point. Kobe has a better jumper than Jordan did at that point as well as better ball-handling skills. As good as Kobe's D is, Jordan still had better D than him. In terms of skills, Kobe is better than Jordan at every facet of the game with the exception of defense.
People say Kobe is selfish. But they never say Tmac, AI, or Jordan were selfish. Could they do what Kobe has done in the situation he has been put in? Could they sacrifice what he has? Could they share the spotlight and even take a backseat, when they KNOW that there are good enough to be a #1 option on almost any other team? We don't know do we? And you also don't know what Kobe could have done on his own. We can't say what kind of leader Kobe would have been if he had come into the same situation that MJ and some of these other superstars were placed in.
Everyone always talks about how Shaq has helped Kobe win 3 championships, but noone ever mentions how that has hurt Kobe's personal numbers and accolades. If you're gonna compare the number of MVP's, scoring titles, and everything else, also be sure to compare the number of championships. The same things that help Kobe win championships (playing with Shaq), also affect him negatively in almost every other way. If you want to look at the facts, look at ALL the facts, and not just the ones that make Jordan or whoever loook good and make Kobe seem like a selfish ballhog whose riding Shaq's coattails.
Now, since you are bent on comparing Kobe to Jordan, let me help set some things straight here. Alot of the stuff that I've been saying was reiterated the last few days by all the analysts with all this Kobe vs. MJ talk.
1st, let's compare Kobe at 25 to MJ at 25. Compare him to what you knew about Jordan at that age and disregard anything else he did after that point. Do NOT compare him to the legend of Jordan, but Jordan himself.
Granted, at age 25, Jordan did not have Shaq to play with. That made it tougher on him in terms of winning championships, since he was basically a one man show putting up like 37 points a game. But not having Shaq on his team also made him 'the man' on his team. He instantly became the leader of the the Bulls. Kobe has had to take a backseat to Shaq all these years. If MJ had to have played with someone as established and dominant as Shaq, he would've had to take a backseat as well. He could not have been the leader he was, because Shaq was already established as the leader. That is why Kobe is not the leader that Jordan was.
At age 25, Jordan averaged 37 points a game while Kobe averaged like 25 this season I believe. Jordan had nobody on his team and had to put up all those shots. Kobe is forced to share the ball with Shaq as well as Malone and Payton. If you look at Jordan at 25, he was basically a jacked up version of TMac or AI. He was getting scoring titles, but wasn't going anywhere.
Kobe has 3 rings already, and Jordan had 0 at that point. Kobe has a better jumper than Jordan did at that point as well as better ball-handling skills. As good as Kobe's D is, Jordan still had better D than him. In terms of skills, Kobe is better than Jordan at every facet of the game with the exception of defense.
People say Kobe is selfish. But they never say Tmac, AI, or Jordan were selfish. Could they do what Kobe has done in the situation he has been put in? Could they sacrifice what he has? Could they share the spotlight and even take a backseat, when they KNOW that there are good enough to be a #1 option on almost any other team? We don't know do we? And you also don't know what Kobe could have done on his own. We can't say what kind of leader Kobe would have been if he had come into the same situation that MJ and some of these other superstars were placed in.
Everyone always talks about how Shaq has helped Kobe win 3 championships, but noone ever mentions how that has hurt Kobe's personal numbers and accolades. If you're gonna compare the number of MVP's, scoring titles, and everything else, also be sure to compare the number of championships. The same things that help Kobe win championships (playing with Shaq), also affect him negatively in almost every other way. If you want to look at the facts, look at ALL the facts, and not just the ones that make Jordan or whoever loook good and make Kobe seem like a selfish ballhog whose riding Shaq's coattails.
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