whos better jordan or kobe?
116427
plse......JORDAN!!!! kobe is a jordan wan'a be, shoots the same, plays the same and wants to run the game the same. only one problem....there will NEVER be another jordan.
991468
Currently, Bryant. Kobe is THE BEST player in the league right now, no doubt about it.
61906
They would both be blowouts.  Jordan schools Bryant because of his smarts and the bulls dominate Detroit because of Jordan and Pippen the greatest combo ever.
419647
Kobe has skills so he seems better. But lebron doesn't take enough chances to prove himself!
565210
The Los Angeles Lakers are the best!!! Kobe is the best!!! Enough said.
501529
There are a few players (not many) who were better than Jordan... Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and probably Oscar Robertson.\n\nAn earlier post pointed out that Jordan won six championships... big deal... Russell won 11 (in only a 13 year career, lost in the finals one year and the Eastern Finals another year).  Russell also won 5 MVP awards (while competing directly with Wilt, who won four), so Jordan's got nothing on him there...\n\nJordan's big strength was his ability to score...but he's way behind Jabbar's scoring totals, Jabbar also won six championships, and Jabbar also won SIX MVP awards, more than any player in history.\n\nChamberlain, of course, still holds a ton of records that MJ never even got to look at...100 pts in a game, a 50.4 ppg scoring average in a season (Wilt holds, I believe, the top 4 single season scoring averages in history, and is the only player to ever average 40 PPG, which he did twice, including his 50 ppg season, having averaged 44.8 ppg a season later.\n\nJordan's scoring average is 5/100ths of a point higher than Chamberlain's (Jordan is 30.11, Wilt is 30.06)... \n\n\n\nPeople talk about what a great team player Jordan was, but he took 1,040 more shots in his career than Chamberlain did, despite the fact that Jordan played 6,846 FEWER MINUTES (the equivalent of 142 FEWER 48 minute games)!!!\n\nYeah, KOBE'S a ball hog...\n\n(Jordan was not nearly as durable an athlete as Wilt, who averaged 45.8  minutes/game over his career, and is the only player to average MORE than 48 min/game during a season - because he sat out only 6 minutes the entire season, but played many more minutes of overtime. Gee, I wonder if Zydrunas Ilgauskas will ever match THAT...\n\nWilt was also the greatest rebounder of all time, with Russell right behind him.  There have been twenty four 40 rebound games in NBA history, Wilt had 14 such games, Russell 8... Jerry Lucas and Nate Thurmond had the other two. Wilt holds the record with 55 reboounds in a game (against Russell)...Russell himself grabbed 51 rebounds in one game...\n\nWilt was the only player who was able to completely dominate a game with his scoring, rebounding and defense, all at the same time...Jordan could only dominate offensively (which is certainly not a bad thing).\n\nJordan was a very good defender as well, but a guard really can't 'dominate' a game defensively the way a center can (not M.J.'s fault, just the nature of the game). When I say "dominate a game defensively", I'm talking about shutting down the middle and not letting anyone NEAR the hoop... that was Wilt...and Russell...and for a while, Kareem...\n\nUnless you want to have a three point contest, Wilt would dominate Jordan in every category, even passing, as Jordan never led the league in assists (Chamberlain is the only non-guard ever to lead the NBA in assists during a season).\n\nScoring is supposed to be Jordan's specialty... Chamberlain has been retired for 33 years, and STILL has more 60 point games than everyone else in the history of the NBA COMBINED.. Wilt had 32 sixty point games, compared to a whopping 4 for M.J. There have been ABOUT 57 60 pt games in history, not sure of the exact count...\n\nJordan's career scoring average is marginally higher than Wilt's because (1) Jordan shot a hell of a lot more and (2) Jordan made sure he "retired" (for good this time) just before his scoring average fell below Wilt's. Plus, M.J. could hit his free throws on those "rare" occasions that they put him at the line...  hee hee\n\nSo, the answer to "who is the best nba player of all time" is Wilt Chamberlain.
414046
yes. im not sure, but have u SEEN this kids numbers? he averages more then 30 points, 7 rebounds , and 6 assists a game. THATS CRAZY! actually, i would say jordan is better but i think this kid in a couple of years might average a triple- double.
874848
NO ONE!!! I THINK YOUR A STUPID PERSON IF YOU WILL THINK THAT KOBE BRYANT ALREADY SURPASSES WHAT JORDAN HAS MADE. KOBE COULDN'T EVEN BRING LAKERS INTO THE FINALS ALONE! WHEN SHAQ LEFT LAKERS, SINCE THEN, IT WAS A HORRIBLE SEASON FOR THE LAKERS. AND FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE ALONE, JORDAN IS STILL BETTER THAN ANYONE IN THE NBA TODAY! EVEN JAMES, IVERSON, WADE, ANTHONY, CARTER ETC. CAN MATCH THE LEGACY THAT JORDAN MADE!
98104
definitly Kobe cuz he's got the whole rapist thing goin on.
318184
Michael Jordan. Who has and had more fans(MJ). Who loved it the most(MJ). Who was the better player over all(MJ). Who did the best dunks(MJ).\nOne more question: Who does everyone compare todays stars(like James or Bryant) Michael Jordan of coarse.\nYou might have made a better arguement if you had asked about Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain.
387787
No, other players have been better. Jordan happened to dominate (with a perfectly formed image) after Bird and Magic helped make the NBA very popular.\n\nI'd say Chamberlain, B. Russell, and Magic were all better than Jordan. There are probably others, but it's very difficult to compare players from different eras.\n\nAlso, Jordan was a big crybaby who got every call, but still managed to call and play the refs all game. But boy was he good at 1) creating his image and 2) making incredible shots, especially at crunch time.
362855
MJ has better numbers - this is the only season that Kobe even comes close to Jordan's numbers.  This is Kobe's first scoring title, Jordan has won a few.  Jordan is a 6 time finals MVP and so far a much, much better defensive player.  Jordan lead the league in steals once, and was always in the top 10 (not counting his years with the Wizards).  Kobe was only the second best player on his team - so you should be asking who is better, Scottie Pippen or Kobe Bryant.  Those two are in the same league, compare Jordan to Shaq, and Kobe to Pippen cause Shaq won all 3 finals MVP's.\n\nEven Jordan's dunk contest was better than Kobe's.  We still see highlights of Jordan's free-throw dunk, and dunk from the side, but none from Kobe's cause his dunks weren't all that good (that was one of the worst dunk-contestes ever - I think that's why they didn't have one the following year).\n\nI understand Jordan had Pippen, Rodman, Harper, Kuckoc, Kerr, Paxson, Armstrong, and some other good players - but so what - Jordan was still the best and almost always game MVP.  Only in a few playoff games did Pippen score more than Jordan, and only once Kukcoc socred more.  Lots of times Robert Horry or Shaq, and ever Fisher, or Glen Rice, score more than Kobe in the playoffs.\n\nI think Kobe is the best player today, and his single best season may top Jordan's single best season, but it is near impossible for him to top Jordan's career.  Someone would have to win 7 titles and 4 mvp's to top MJ's career.  \n\nDon't you remember a few years ago people were saying Randy Moss will be considered to be better than Jerry Rice, and then a couple years later they said that about TO.  Last year Jerry Rice was on dancing with the start and still had almost more touchdowns than Moss and TO combined - Moss had a crappy year and TO didn't even play.  They may have had one great single season better than any of Rice's seasons, but their career fell way short of Jerry Rice's career.
381105
Jordan now.. But Kobe has chance to be the greatest by the end of his career..
220669
Yes, Kobe Byrant is the best. Don't hate on him. Ya'll some lames why ya'll hating. he cold and ya'll know it
190438
Pure skill does not exist in a vacuum. Michael Jordan was a team player, an important intangible not covered by statistics. Kobe might have some moves, but he is abrasive and tactless.
981746
Everyone who answered this is focusing on the offensive end. On offense Kobe is better because he can pull up for 3, midrange J or take you to the whole to get fouled, score, or dunk on someone. Wade has to drive that much because his Jumpshot is unreliable. This being said, Kobe is a MUCH BETTER man defender. Wade gets a lot of steals playing the passing lanes, but he has not shown he can shut someone down, NOT AT ALL. Kobe has been on the NBA's all defensive first and second team many times. Kobe is the best individual player on BOTH ENDS of the court. And just wait, so far this year Kobe's teammates are shooting well and playing with more confidence, this way Kobe will show he is a better team player than people give him credit for, and also, not having to score 35 points a game will let him spend more energy on D. Kobe is better all around, and still improving his game.
452475
Real simple.  Kobe can do anything on the offensive end as well if not better than LeBron, yet he plays FAR better defensively than LeBron.  Comparing them currently is easy, Kobe is a better player.  LeBron is a better player at this stage than Kobe was at the same age though.  LeBron has the potential to be as good and maybe a little better than Kobe, but not until he learns how to play defense and then put forth the same effort at both ends.