As much as I've admired Kobe, Michael's still the greatest player..." Jerry West

[Guess Who]

And while we're at it...y'all talking bout what separates Kobe and MJ was athleticism, which I agree with to a certain extent, but I think the bigger factor is intelligence. Jordan is simply the smartest basketball player I've ever seen. He understands basketball the way a physicist understands calculus. Jordan is truly a scientist with his shyt. Jordan could probably step onto an NBA court right now and drop 20 on someone, old, slow, beer belly and everything.

 

[Luke Cage]

Wasn't Jordan a year older than Lebron before he got his first ring?

yes but he did it in less season's

 

[Luke Cage]

If Bron gets 3 rings w/o a Shaq or Pippen. He's the greatest.

wade at his best is as good or better than pippen. statistically wade has been better than pippen for most if his career. for their career wade is averaging almost 10 more points than pippen. More Blocks, More Assists, a higher fg%, a higher ft % and just 1 less rebound.

Pippen only beats him on steals and 3p%.

 

[Trece]

The chrysler 300 is a stupid comparison. That is a trash car that any ghetto cat can lease from rydell. Those kinds of arguments show how stupid some of you all look when gettting into the whole KB vs. MJ debate. MJ is the GOAT but lets be honest and admit that Kobe is the closest we have seen to someone we thought was dropped from another planet. Some of you need to work on your Kobe vs. MJ argument game because you will be having to bust it out for the rest of your life. Kobe hating phrases and BS will just get people to press the ignore button on your ass.

 

[the cac mamba]

Kobe is the Chrysler 300 of basketball. .

 

[the cac mamba]

yes but he did it in less season's

tbh, i respect lebron more for winning the ring at a younger age, even though it was more actual seasons

isnt it more impressive that lebron went straight outta HS and was dominant?

 

[Goatpoacher]

Jordan in his prime would be the most athletic player in the league right now. Dudes might say "nah man, Lebron got that title"...but while Lebron is stronger than Jordan and might be a little faster (arguable), Jordan definitely has a quicker first step and possesses much more agility and balance, gets off the ground quicker from both one and two feet (Lebron can't jump off two feet well), and can change direction on a dime (Lebron's only athletic limitation imo). Jordan is one of the most complete athletes I've ever seen.

I still wonder if Lebron could slow down MJ. Lebron now and KG circa 2003 are probably the only players I can think of that have the tools to slow down prime MJ.