TheLukieBaby
Pro
For me it was when Kobe couldn't carry a team full of all stars to the 8th seed and was a lottery team with above average talent. How about you?
When Did You Realize Kobe Was Not On The Same Level As Jordan
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PortCityProphet
Follow me to the truth
When the Heat didn't retire his jersey
HalfwayHandsome
A WALKING LICK #502C0MEUP
When he was jocking mike swag especially when he hangs his tongue out 
So up until this year you thought Kobe was on the same level as Jordan?
Ready2Rhyme
Young, Gifted, and Black
The "4 Air Balls Incident" made me suspect it.
The "Game 7 Fiasco" confirmed it.
The "Game 7 Fiasco" confirmed it.
606onit
Superstar
when he had a chance to win-out on NBA Finals MVP Trophies, but didn't do that. 
U gotta win-OUT.
U gotta win-OUT.
About the same time I realized Jordan was never on Pippens level
Jordan NEVER had:
1) A winning regular season without Pippen.
2) A winning playoff series without Pippen.
Care to explain why Pippen bests Jordan in nearly every non-scoring category?
Games played - Pippen 1178 (27th in NBA); Jordan 1072 (54th in NBA)
Minutes played - Pippen 41069 (15th in NBA); Jordan 41013 (16th in NBA)
3 point field goals - Pippen 978 (39th in NBA); Jordan 581 (not in the top 100)
Offensive rebounds - Pippen 2068 (65th in NBA); Jordan 1668 (not in the top 100)
Defensive rebounds - Pippen 5426 (32nd in NBA); Jordan 5004 (48th in NBA)
Total rebounds - Pippen 7494 (63rd in NBA); Jordan 6672 (96th in NBA)
Assists - Pippen 6135 (23rd in NBA); Jordan 5633 (32nd in NBA)
Steals - Pippen 2307 (5th in NBA); Jordan 2514 (2nd in NBA)
Blocks - Pippen 947 (76th in NBA); Jordan 893 (82nd in NBA)
Points - Pippen 18940 (41st in NBA); Jordan 32292 (3rd in NBA)
***Pippen made nearly 2 times more 3 pointers than Jordan
***Jordan took more than 10 1/2 more shots per 48 minutes than Pippen and took nearly 9000 more shots for his career
As you can clearly see...Pippen did play more games but he was only on the basketball court for 56 minutes more than Jordan over their entire careers. That is ONE GAME AND EIGHT MINUTES. Care to explain how Pippen has better numbers with just ONE GAME difference?
Jordan NEVER had:
1) A winning regular season without Pippen.
2) A winning playoff series without Pippen.
Care to explain why Pippen bests Jordan in nearly every non-scoring category?
Games played - Pippen 1178 (27th in NBA); Jordan 1072 (54th in NBA)
Minutes played - Pippen 41069 (15th in NBA); Jordan 41013 (16th in NBA)
3 point field goals - Pippen 978 (39th in NBA); Jordan 581 (not in the top 100)
Offensive rebounds - Pippen 2068 (65th in NBA); Jordan 1668 (not in the top 100)
Defensive rebounds - Pippen 5426 (32nd in NBA); Jordan 5004 (48th in NBA)
Total rebounds - Pippen 7494 (63rd in NBA); Jordan 6672 (96th in NBA)
Assists - Pippen 6135 (23rd in NBA); Jordan 5633 (32nd in NBA)
Steals - Pippen 2307 (5th in NBA); Jordan 2514 (2nd in NBA)
Blocks - Pippen 947 (76th in NBA); Jordan 893 (82nd in NBA)
Points - Pippen 18940 (41st in NBA); Jordan 32292 (3rd in NBA)
***Pippen made nearly 2 times more 3 pointers than Jordan
***Jordan took more than 10 1/2 more shots per 48 minutes than Pippen and took nearly 9000 more shots for his career
As you can clearly see...Pippen did play more games but he was only on the basketball court for 56 minutes more than Jordan over their entire careers. That is ONE GAME AND EIGHT MINUTES. Care to explain how Pippen has better numbers with just ONE GAME difference?
Brief Keef
Superstar
when he lost to Det prolly a little before that
Diondon
Thanks to the lawyers uh, I marbled the foyer
From the beginning?
DoubleClutch
Superstar
when people started comparing him to Jordan 
Dwight Howard
Superstar
I realized they were on two completely different levels when I compared their stats at 34, Kobe's longevity >>>
I'm saying i know he started from high school but shyt so did lebron and he averaged 20 ppg.
Kobe wasn't even the best player on his team until his 7th season.
