Thursday, February 14th, 2013 at 1:45 pm  |  210 responses

Michael Jordan Would Pick Kobe Bryant Over LeBron James


Welp … According to Michael Jordan, if he had to choose, he’d take Kobe over LeBron. According to MJ’s logic, at this point in their respective careers, Bryant’s five NBA championships trump anything that James has done. Per the Sun-Sentinel: “To this day, it’s still all about championships for Michael Jordan. So when interviewed for a special that will run Monday at 8 p.m. on NBA TV, the six-time NBA champion former Chicago Bulls guard said he currently views Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant as having the more successful career to this point than Miami Heat forward LeBron James. ‘If you had to pick between the two, that would be a tough choice,’ Jordan, now owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, told program host Ahmad Rashard, ‘but five beats one every time I look at it.’ Bryant has won five championships with the Lakers, with James winning his first NBA title last June. ‘And not that he won’t get five,’ Jordan said of James. ‘He may get more than that, but five is bigger than one.’ The interview will air the day after Jordan turns 50 Sunday.”

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  • Peter

    Mid range shooting: Kobe

    3 point shooting: Kobe

    Finishing close to the rim: Lebron

    Free throw shooting: Kobe

    Rebounding: Tie, based on ability, kobe plays further out, I actually think kobe is a more savvy rebounder but James athleticism makes it a tie.

    Steals: Tie

    Blocking: Lebron

    Passing: Lebron

    Clutch: Kobe

    Handle: Kobe

    Post game: Kobe

    Kobe is a better player and far more creative. Lebron is more efficient and physically dominant. I agree with Jordan.

  • http://twitter.com/sooperfadeaway nbk

    LeBron plays more minutes captain. The usage looks similar because Wade gets a lot of shot attempts in a shorter amount of minutes. And because Assists are counted as about .33 of their actual worth, while FT attempts (each) count as .44 and FGA – TO count 1 to 1. So you being a person who understands usage can understand why Wade’s usage looks similar, despite LeBron actually being more involved in the offense. Right? So why are you playing dumb? If you are SO good with these stats??
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    Jackass

  • pposse

    stfu…you kno what im happy you took time out of your day to answer me, but like i said in my post, dwade has a high usage rate and we all know the type of player he is, he definately has a shot at finals mvp.

    You are losing sight of what the orignal argument was by making me jump thru hoops and hurdles, but i really dont have to, like i said and like its stated on your stupid stat sheet, lebron and wade have basically the same usage percantage thereby increasing the likelihood that Wade can do more with the rock if he has the opportunity to do so, and lo and behold he does have that opportunity “jackass” stop this, i would have responded to you sooner, but i just seen this. It doesnt take me more than five seconds to respond to you, believe that while you have to calculate stupid percentages, that don’t mean a damn thing. So what if Lebron plays more minutes, if he played less minutes would he be less ball dominant? Is Lebron ball dominant? I mean that was what your were orginally saying, lol he is not even 2% more usage rate than d wade. Just stuf already!!

    side note, @caboose the fish amongsnt fishes asked you to get your back, but where is he??! i suggest your morph yourself into him and say something more stupid so i can go at your alter ego.

  • pposse

    lol at the fact you try to prove yourself with an espn article. The same outlet that tried to hype up lebron since he was 17 yrs old.

    the only thing you proved to die hard basketball fanattics such as myself is that you NBK have the same credibility to us as some bs network that will do anything to make their hero look as great as can be. Lebron wasn’t guarding d rose but until the fourth quarter, he was a third year player, those are relative factors, yet you dare give me some headline talkin about lebron an 8 yr playoff veteran shutting down d rose. just stop, you are completely stretching and you know it. Like i said Bosh’s %60 percent shooting was KEY. Do you want to bring in Bosh’s defesne on Boozer the 15 million dollar man in chicago, or did you forget to cover that base too? I already told you bron scored 13 pts more than Bosh, don’t send me the stupid link to compare it, the series was over in 5 games, hence the 13 pts more that Bron bron dropped averaging out to 2 pts more per game or whatever. Again, i saw this post five mins ago and im responding to you.

    You cannot see me youngster.

  • http://twitter.com/sooperfadeaway nbk

    Sbnation isn’t owned by ESPN ignoramus. Lol you are a class act idiot bruh

  • http://twitter.com/sooperfadeaway nbk

    You don’t understand what you are talking about. This is why people who either don’t understand or don’t actually watch basketball make looking at advanced stats so tedious.
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    You don’t understand. You can believe you do, like a child believes in Samta Clause, and will argue that he exists. Usage Rate isn’t perfect. No stat is. Stop focusing on them. You doing that, and not understanding what the word dominate means, is making this pathetic. You are an idiot. Or you are just overly emotionally involved in arguing with me because your feelings are hurt or whatever. But you seriously don’t understand what you are saying. And it’s frustrating as hell to read. Say whatever you want back or don’t. I’m done.

  • pposse

    go to sleep NBK. Whats not perfect is your stupid argument/ point you are trying to make, in fact, its flawed, better yet its down right false. the only thing is you don’t understand or wiling to concede that other players on the heat can be finals mvp, you think that the Heat have to play one way to win. Stupidity at its finest, that team is full of HOFers in their prime, they can change colors/game like a chameleon. It should be frustrating to know you aren’t right about this, i would be too, i mean look how much time you spent to try and refute the original point “winning a championship doesnt guaraantee LBJ finals mvp” haha that stats are flawed thats awesome, so i guess stats only work to your advantage in any debate you partake in; your logic is flawed son…insert nail in coffin here ___

  • http://www.facebook.com/evan.boland Evan Boland

    I fail to see any evidence that Lebron is stronger.

  • Sara Wright

    Michael Jordan is right here I have
    To agree with him on taking Kobe over
    Labron( sorry but its the truth.)
    My kids,grandkids & great grandkids
    All have to admit that Kobe is better
    Than Labron.

    Michael,we are all your fans we have
    Always loved watching you play..

    ” WE LOVE & SUPPORT YOU TO THE
    FULLEST MICHAEL JORDAN & KOBE BRYANT,
    YOU BOTH HAVE ALL MY FAMILYS FULLEST
    SUPPORT!!”

    The Wright Family.
    Wright.lee88@yahoo.com

  • cheetah jones

    Me myself feel that comparing kobe to lebron at this time isn’t right; when kobe has play 7 more season than lebron..now if we compare each player by their stat of their first 7 years ,who do you think will come out on top? So let ‘s just wait until both have stop playing to compare these great players!

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