Do you think if Kobe Bryant would've gone to college he would've been just as dominant today?
814692
Interesting question...\n\nI doubt that he would have been a Laker.  If he went to college, he more than likely would have dominated the college game.  Therefore, one can assume that he would have been a #1 draft choice.  Therefore, depending on if he came out after his junior year or waited until after his senior year, he would have been drafted by either the Los Angeles Clippers or the Chicago Bulls.  Neither of these teams had supporting casts that Kobe has had in LA over the years.\n\nMy simple answer...scoring yes...championships...no way!!!
640937
uhhh Kobe Bryant used to go there!
999998
No doubt it's my main man Kobe Bryant!!!\n\nYA HEARD!!!
44750
Not a chance. Chamberlain played in a different era and dominated because of the style of play in that time. Put him in now using his skills from then and he would be an average player imho. The game is far faster.
443210
MJ was better defensively, for sure.  Better dunker, too.  Shooting 3's...maybe about the same.  Maybe MJ shot the turnaround jumper better, but Kobe is very good at it, too.
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.
664237
They are from 2 different eras. Kobe grew up playing like Mike thus he's like Mike with differences. Like he shoots the 3 better and has a prettier jump shot, but he can't palm the ball. Better 360's but he can't jump from the foul line. Better crossover and dribble, but a tiny bit slower. All in all both average out the same because both score the bulk of their shots with a low post fade away because it is a higher % shot.
1143528
I am 40 years old and len bias is the best college basketball player that I have ever seen. Yes and that include MJ. Len bias was suppose to carry the touch when larry bird retired. Boston would have won more championships if bias would have played and yes boston would have been in good shape today. Bias death set boston back for years.
497730
No. Even though he was leading the league in assists and free throws made, It should have gone to Kobe Bryant. He is the only one who can make plays on that team and he has scored well over 35 pts in the regular season, including his 81-point game vs. Toronto. Also, he pulled his whole team to the playoffs.\n\nGO PISTONS
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Im a Kobe fan,and i think his 81 points was amazing, it would take another decade before someone breaks that record.. \n\nBut excellence is not what you do in a single day, and Bill Russell and the Celtics did that by winning 13 Championships. And on their 13th Championship when their coach retired, Bill Russell himself became player and coach! ,when their bitter rival the lakers have  built a team to dethrone them by acquiring Wilt and Baylor who are two top superstars that time to team up with Jerry West.. Everything was going LAs way by dismantling the"OLD"Celtics..But Celtics came back by winning it in 7games in LA.. And then, Bill Russell went into the sunset and retired..\n\nIt was a story of heart and perseverance.. Just amazing..
149753
wel i think that u can't really compair them...\nthey play different position now..\nits like comparing steve nash with sharq\n\nbut skill, kobe's better
1032363
i dont buy that so much, if those guys really are the best in their sport, they would have surfaced eventually.  there have been many ncaa coaches who were very influential: coaches like bobby bowden and joe paterno in current college football just to name a few have changed through so much, they have seen recruiting become a huge event, they have seen a change to the method of giving a championship, and so on, and they have still been successful.  there are so many coaches at the college level, all doing his/her part to mold and shape the life of a young athlete.
240260
Of course.  In time that guy leapfrogs the guy with a static skillset.  It's kinda like college.  A kid fresh out of college may not know anything that a skilled guy who didn't go to college but you can bet that he'd be willing to do a hell of lot more of the dirty work to get ahead of the game....and that's potential.
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Honestly? Yes.\n\nTalent wise, and comparison wise (how great he is in his time, some old players might not be able to handle the league today, with bigger, faster guys, but they were great comparitively in their own times).  \n\nHe will be the Jim Brown of his children's generation.
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I agree in that I prefer college basketball over the NBA.\n\nI feel that the defense and offense in the NBA is formulaic.  Players have seen all the plays, traps, know the ins and outs, and knook and cranny of the basketball court.  I feel that this only limits as to what an accomplished NBA basketball player can do in terms of mobility and shot selection.  The only time is when one of those players (perhaps Kobe, definitely MJ) can break through that mundane mindset and trap, that make the game interesting and worth every minute at the water cooler.\n\nCollege basketball players live for the moment, and play every game with as much enthusiasm, heart, and passion.  Perhaps it is their sense of discovery or purpose as young, budding players that make them hit the floor, make the sharp cuts, and dance uncontrollably when their teammate hits that floater to create that improbable upset.  Stories are defined and created in a single game, reputations earned or destroyed with a buzzer beater, and dynasties created through established traditions.
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Yes, Jordan was good, but Kobe is already better and more accomplished than Jordan was at any similar age.\n\nJordan was the biggest ball hog ever, having led the NBA in FGA nine times, more than any other player in history (Kobe has only led the league in FGA one time, that being this season).\n\nThe notion that Jordan was such a class act is laughable... if anyone thinks that, then you weren't around when he was actually playing basketball. Jordan said he would refuse to play on the '92 Dream Team if Isaiah Thomas was selected for the team.... oooo, real class there Michael. As if that team actually needed Jordan...\n\nKobe has never single-handedly gotten a coach fired. Jordan got Doug Collins fired in Chicago, and Collins was an excellent coach.\n\nJordan fought any attempts by his coaches to cut back on the number of shots HE got. \n\nKobe's 4.5 assists per game over his career is 0.8 APG less than Jordan's 5.3 APG.  And Jordan's 5.3 APG certainly doesn't break any records. \n\nJordan also took 23 shots per game over the course of his career, Kobe only 18 shots per game.\n\nSo Jordan averages only 0.8 more APG than Kobe, but takes 5 more shots per game than Kobe.\n\nJordan is CLEARLY the bigger ball hog of the two.\n\n\nEDIT:\nLOL - even after I've demonstrated in this post that Jordan is a much bigger ball hog than Kobe, sc20042002  and muzicgal1971 show that they STILL don't know what they're talking about...\n\nJordan a team player???  Again, MJ took 23 shots per game during his career, Kobe's only taken 18 per game over his career...who's the bigger ball hog?\n\nAnd muzicgal1971, so what if Kobe's 81 points didn't break Chamberlain's record?  Jordan's career high was 69, and that was in OVERTIME.  His career high in a non-overtime game was 64.... so even though Kobe didn't break Chamberlain's record (news flash: no one ever will), Jordan never came close to Kobe's record.... heck, Kobe scored 62 in just three quarters in a game this year, just 2 points less than MJ's career non-overtime high of 64. \n\nTry watching a little basketball instead of Sportcenter.
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Wilt Chamberlain was. He could do what he wanted against any player in his prime. Even as an old man, he dominated Kareem Abdul-Jabaar in 1972. Just to prove he was not one dimensional, he even went out one year and won the assist title. Bill Russell is the greatest as far as teams go. He won 11 out of 13 world championships. Earl Manigault would have been the greatest ever but drugs got to him. He was a playground legend in NYC for years.