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Kobe at age 34 > MJ at age 34

  • beardown2489 said...

    kobe is not as close to jordan as many of you think. This age idea doesnt make sense. Kobe is a top 5 guard already, and is approaching top 10 GOAT if he has continued success. I respect the guy but this arguement gets on my nerves because its cause is to say that "oh look, maybe if kobe keeps playing well he'll catch MJ. And quite simply, statistically that is going to be near impossible. Its not that i'm an "MJ" guy, i just love history and when i see posts like this i feel like they somehow distort the real story.

    If you want a great statistical analysis of the two, click the link below. Sorry, i'm not trying to s**t on anyone, just trying to put things in perspective like everyone else is.

    Thanks for that

    Frankly the tale of the tape on reg season stats is kinda ”whatever”

    But what seperates them by a fairly substantal margin is finals mvp's and clutch perormances....not even close.

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  • I'd hate Kobe too if I was an MJ fanboy.

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    Kobe Bryant 42 points at half vs Jordan (5...

    Destroys Michael Jordan's Wizards in Jordan's last return to Staples. -Franchise record for points in a 1st half -40 points with 5 minutes to go in the 2ND QUARTER -Makes NINE CONSECUTIVE jumpshots at one point -Record 8 threes in one half -23 consecutive Laker points in the 2nd quarter -NBA season high 55 points -3rd 50 point game during the season -18th 40 point game during the season -14-16 from the field at one point -Asked if he felt he was passing the torch to Bryant, Jordan said, "He definitely has a share of the torch, and there's a couple of other guys that carry it as well."

    http://www.youtube.com/v/u-2Hd-Ly2CQ
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  • randy88moss said...

    I'd hate Kobe too if I was an MJ fanboy.

    facepalm_msu

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  • Mr. Perfect said...

    facepalm_msu

    Perhaps you'll approve of the 36 points Kobe dropped on MJ and Pippen......AS AN 18 YEAR OLD!

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  • Lulz.

    Are you absolutely sure this thread is just about each player's numbers at 34?

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  • ftlaudcock said...

    Lulz.

    Are you absolutely sure this thread is just about each player's numbers at 34?

    Yea seriously I was trying to help him if the argument stayed on that track. Dude just sounds bitter now. Nobody dominated an era individually like MJ. In the 90's, if he played, he won a ring, and that was during one of the most competitive times in NBA history too. Kobe can't say that. Nobody can really say that.

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  • This thread is irrelevant. First, Kobe's season isn't over, and second the numbers are off. Here's the ESPN stats page for Jordan. http://espn.go.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/1035/michael-jordan

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  • This post was edited by USCbestofthePac on 12/24/2012 at 11:24 AM

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  • randy88moss said...

    I'd hate Kobe too if I was an MJ fanboy.

    Are you seriously trying to pass off a video of Kobe playing against the wizards? Shameful.

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  • ftlaudcock said...

    Wrong.

    Even if Kobe were to get another ring this year....and we all know that's not likely to happen...and even if he were to get finals MVP, he's still three behind MJ.

    Kobe is and has been a great player. But you just come across as a retarded fanboy trying g to make the case that can't be made: that he's as good as or better than MJ

    This fact is never going to change: MJ>>>>Kobe.

    I'm a huuuge Lakers and Kobe fan, but I agree with this. MJ is the greatest, and probably always will be. However, people that try and talk as if Kobe isn't the greatest we've seen since Jordan, are just hating on him. Kobe's desire to win, and his competiveness is second to none. He's an amazing basketball player to watch, some people just can't get past the fact that he's an asshole (Jordan was too).

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  • McLovin32 said...

    Kobe's desire to win, and his competiveness is second to none.

    William Felton Russell the greatest winner in sports history..

    jmsmooth33

  • jmsmooth33 said...

    William Felton Russell the greatest winner in sports history..

    13 titles if I'm not mistaken? Is that correct? 1 or 2 as a player/coach.

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  • McLovin32 said...

    13 titles if I'm not mistaken? Is that correct? 1 or 2 as a player/coach.

    Yes sir, 2 as a coach and 11 as a player also won 2 Natty titles in college..

    jmsmooth33

  • rolBAMAballs said...

    Mj really shot 23 percent from down town?

    With the 3pt line about a foot and a half closer too.

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  • ProUSC said...

    With the 3pt line about a foot and a half closer too.

    And to think, even with that bad season from downtown, their career 3P% is nearly identical.

    MJ 32.7%
    Kobe 33.8%

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  • Mr. Perfect said...

    And to think, even with that bad season from downtown, their career 3P% is nearly identical.

    MJ 32.7% Kobe 33.8%

    I agree, he was shittier at makeing easier shots.

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  • ProUSC said...

    I agree, he was shittier at makeing easier shots.

    You would think for sure Kobe made a higher % of clutch shots then or, at the very least, was an equal overall shooter from the floor. Quite shocking to see the differences there.

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  • Mr. Perfect said...

    You would think for sure Kobe made a higher % of clutch shots then or, at the very least, was an equal overall shooter from the floor. Quite shocking to see the differences there.

    At 34 years old, it looks like Kobe is doing exactly that... being better. I thought thats what this thread was about, I must have missed something.

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  • gobigblue21 said...

    Yea seriously I was trying to help him if the argument stayed on that track. Dude just sounds bitter now. Nobody dominated an era individually like MJ. In the 90's, if he played, he won a ring, and that was during one of the most competitive times in NBA history too. Kobe can't say that. Nobody can really say that.

    Easy there. Behind Wilt, MJ is the greatest that ever laced them up....POINT BLANK! The OT posts were in response to some of the vitriol being spewed by the insecure Jordan fellar.

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  • ProUSC said...

    At 34 years old, it looks like Kobe is doing exactly that... being better. I thought thats what this thread was about, I must have missed something.

    The level Kobe is playing at this year, at the age of 34 is unbelievable. I really hope he can continue to play like this for the rest of the year. As long as they're winning of course. If they all start to click, and win games, and as a result, he shoots less, or scores less, I'm totally fine with that too.

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  • USCbestofthePac said...

    and second the numbers are off. Here's the ESPN stats page for Jordan. http://espn.go.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/1035/michael-jordan

    Are you really this stupid, or are you attempting to troll?

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  • bamaman79 said...

    MJ's trophy case at 34<<< Kobe's trophy case at 34 Numbers don't lie..

    You're doing it wrong, bud.

    Harry Callahan

  • McLovin32 said...

    The level Kobe is playing at this year, at the age of 34 is unbelievable. I really hope he can continue to play like this for the rest of the year. As long as they're winning of course. If they all start to click, and win games, and as a result, he shoots less, or scores less, I'm totally fine with that too.

    Agree it's pretty insane. I think his scoring will stay about the same but is efficiency will go way up with Nash back. No more 40 shot games, more like the 18-25 range.

    If able, I think he should take around a week off in March/April sometime with an 'injury' so he can gear up for May/June. I am not sure he can sustain this 40 mins a game pace.

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  • ProUSC said...

    Agree it's pretty insane. I think his scoring will stay about the same but is efficiency will go way up with Nash back. No more 40 shot games, more like the 18-25 range.

    If able, I think he should take around a week off in March/April sometime with an 'injury' so he can gear up for May/June. I am not sure he can sustain this 40 mins a game pace.

    Yeah, the minutes will really add up at the end of the game. I think I heard somewhere that he's logged +50K mins over his career. I hope they're in a position as far as the playoff standings go for him to take a "breather" towards the end of the year.

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  • Lebron's trohpy case at 27> MJ's trophy case at 27.

    Cue the Jordan fanboys

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