Was a 19yr old Kobe better then a 19yr old Jordan?

Question

This video shows Kobe at 19 and Jordan at 35..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju_rG3DtBnM

All I asked was K24 vs MJ at NINETEEN!

MJ wasn't winning chips until he was 27-28!......and the bulls almost went to the finals in 93-94 WITHOUT MJ! in fact the only difference in thier record from the year before was 2 games.

Answer 1

Kobe at 19 was one of the best bench players in the NBA, while Jordan at 19 was still playing for the Tar Heels and leading them to NCAA championships. Big difference in competition.

Also, in regard to some of the other people who posted answers, you are not looking at the question. First off, they are asking about Kobe and Jordan each at 19, not at 7 years or at the end of their careers. Second, the question itself is kind of misleading. Is it asking whether the player meant more to their respective team, or who would win in a one-on-one situation?

I still say Jordan at 19 was better than Kobe at 19. Kobe was still an NBA player getting incredible performance off of limited bench minutes, but Jordan was taking his Tar Heels team upon his shoulders, especially in playoff time, and won the game-winning shot in the 1982 NCAA basketball championship, while putting up record numbers. Hopefully, that's enough to cover leadership, team contribution, and atmosphere.

Answer 2

Impossible to say, Jordan at 19 was an all american in the 82-83 season, Sporting News Player of the year, and Kobe was averaging 15 a game off the bench for a good nba team. Who knows Jordan at 21 was better than Kobe at 21, so with that knowledge i'd go with MJ, but who knows

Answer 3

I believe your video has nothing to do with your question. First of all i think that Kobe is a great player with awesome talent but he will be no MJ. When Kobe was 19 he was riding the pines at like the eight or nine spot. When MJ was nineteen he was lighting things up down there in North Carolina winning national championships and the college player of the year awards. Kobe biggest mistakes where not going to college to polish some of his skills off, and signing with the Lakers. I sure you heard this before but Kobe will not win without Shaq plain and simple. Kobe does'nt have the team skills like MJ had. MJ made every player around him better. Steve Kerr, John Paxson, Horace Grant Luc Longley, Bill Wennington, Jud Buchlear, Toni Kukoc I can go all night with these names, but when it was all over these player did'nt make it any where else. Kobe lost Shaq the player that made him better because of his ego. So like the video Kobe at 19 {riding the bench} or MJ at 35{national championship college player of the year, 5 time regular season MVP, 6 championships, 6 finals MVP, 10 time scoring leader with 7 in a row, 9 defensive first team, 10 all NBA team, 1 defensive player of the year,14 all star game with 3 MVP, 2 time slam dunk champion, 1 rookie of the year and 2 olympic gold medals} so who would you rather have on your team at 19

Answer 4

Yea, i think so. Jordan was still in college and kobe was already in the nba, so it is hard to compare the two since they were playing against different competition.

Answer 5

No. Kobe looked like junk the first years he played. Everybody rooted for him but he looked like a kid. Now hes all grown and strong but back then he is like stickman with a jumper. All he does is shoot 3s.

Answer 6

Kobe will never be able to even hold Jordans jock

Answer 7

STOP COMPARING KOBE TO JORDAN!! Hes not as good as you all seem to think. HES NOT THE NEXT JORDAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 8

no never
how did u think that
kobe can never beat jordan

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

no