Is Kobe Bryant better than Michael Jordan?

Laker Fast Break wrote:

I thought the Original question had to do with Kobe and Michael ? Any way, the 80's music, drafts and players were better and so were the teams. It also marked the changing of the guard as the last of the ABA players started to retire. All the teams were so much better then. Although no longer in their prime ( the ABA players ) some teams had at least two or three MVP's on their teams. Sixers: Moses Malone, Julius Erving, Andrew Toney. Lakers: Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Magic Johnson, James Worthy. Celtics: Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish. And others I have failed to mention, but you get the point. There was no salary cap, draft lottery ( at first ) the players didn't have to be told how to dress and act. The players cared about the fans and the Game. Now most of them are selfish and self-serving.

Dan wrote:

i'm not knockin the 80s era though, it was a great era, the 80s & 90s are the golden era as far as i'm concerned(i just think the 90s were a tad better, just my opinion). the 2ks are getting better, but i dont like the rule changes at all, & the lack of the true centers(a lot of softies compaired to the 90s big men). good gaurds & forwards though, good talent, & solid teams across the board. also, no top 10 all time teams though(in my opinion), hurt this era. and the east has been it's weakest ever this decade by far
i'll say it again, as huge a mj fan as i am, if lebron ever learns to shoot like Jordan did(& hit clutch jumpers as well, not just clutch drives, which can sometimes be taken away from him, forcing a jump shot) he will be the best of all time, better than jordan. i just think it's almost gettin to the point where he's been in the nba 5 season, if his jumper was gonna improve it would have by now. may never happen. i'm rooting for him though, he needs to practice it all the time

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vince wrote:

sorry, but kobe may be brillinat at gettin 50+ points all da time.
but....
MJ could do everything, shoot, rebound, steal, assist, block, dunk. He was a brillinat playmaker and an amazin team player. he could play any position quite well. maybe even centre. HE WAS THE FULL PACKAGE

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Chicago 4ever wrote:

Just look at the resumes of M.J.and
"Kobe Jordan" and it should be
self explanatory which should
stifle these ridiculous arguments!
LMAO!

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Breal wrote:

I laugh at all you kobe fans saying that when its all said and done kobe will come out on top. My ass he's freakin 30years old now. He couldn't even take out the celtics with great people around him on his team. He had the tools even without Bynum. Kobe is a great player, the only one that comes close to his airness, but he's no Jordan. He's kobe and that's that. LEBRON JAMES FTW!

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les wrote:

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spoken from a true moron than obviously has never compared stats

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LongLivJerryWest wrote:

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I know you wont believe this, but its gods truth: I actually led the parade after their victory over the celtics in 1985. me and a guy dressed in an uncle sams suite.

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Dan wrote:

<quoted text>listen to you, maybe if you'd take your own advice & compair the stats you'd see Jordan's stats are better. dont come at people like they're a moron when you're saying a guy with lower stats in almost every area has better stats. that is just weird

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Showtime wrote:

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Dang you cant leave it alone can you, why not just let these new people fight their own battle, I thought you moved on.

Dan wrote:

<quoted text>hey, i dont give you any trouble if you stick up for Magic Johnson, so there's no reason to give me any for sticking up for Michael. i just found it really weird that kid called someone a moron talkin about Kobe's stats are better

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les wrote:

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and is kobe even near done yet? to answer that, no. you cant compare the resume of someone retired to someone early in his career. think before you speak

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les wrote:

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and is kobe even near done yet? to answer that, no. you cant compare the resume of someone retired to someone early in his career. think before you speak