Kobe is currently only 28 years old, Jordan was 28 when he won his first championship with the Bulls. If Kobe starts his championship legacy now in his career and wins another 6 championships like jordan and adds to his 3 championships he already has, do you think Kobe would be considered better than Jordan and the best all-time basketball player? ------- Also take in account that Kobe would be doing historical things in this process because no one gets a championship without playing the game to its best.
2007-03-17 10:13:20 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Basketball
No. With Kobe it always about Kobe, not the team.
2007-03-17 10:20:05 · answer #1 · answered by rwhz199 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I can say that Kobe might be considered better than Jordan because he's in his prime but as for best player of all time it is a definite NO!! Jordan will always have that title regardless of if Kobe adds 6 championships to his record. Anyway chances are Kobe and the Lakers wont win 6 more championships, this is just due to the fact that Kobe cant do it alone and the other guys wont let him take credit for there hard work. Sorry
2007-03-17 15:54:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Considered better by WHO? Jordan fanatics?
1) Michael Jordan is NOT the best player of all-time. The only people who think he is, are Jordan fanatics who really don't know much about NBA basketball.
2) Jordan was NOT responsible for leading ANYONE to a championship. Even in college, he couldn't lead a team loaded with NBA talent past the elite 8. The NCAA championship he did win was led by James Worthy.
And he was a LOSER until the Bulls obtained Pippen, Grant, Coach Phil Jackson, and others. And, when he retired, they continued to win, WITHOUT him.
3) One player does not make a team. If Magic Johnson gets drafted by New Jersey, does he win 5 titles?
Great players need solid teammates around them to win championships, and this was proven with Jordan as well. His playoff record without Pippen is 1-9 .
If the Lakers put players around Kobe, then you'll start to see them winning more games, and maybe championships. You can't compare Kobe to Jordan based on championships. Those are team accomplishments.
2007-03-17 10:35:50 · answer #3 · answered by Hoopfan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but he won't. The Lakers are years away from contending much less having a dynasty. if you project him accomplishing things which jordan didn't then of course he'll be seen as better. but at 28 Jordan had a team that was knocking on the door, not a team that could barely make the playoffs. plus kobe's an old 28, from the 82 game schedule he played when jordan would have been in college. kobe's also had knee and shoulder surgeries, and isn't as explosive as he once was. Jordan didn't start losing that until after his comeback
2007-03-17 14:22:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he wins 6 more rings, any objective basketball fan would consider him better than Jordan. Some people don't like things he may/may not have done personally (Jordan was doing the same stuff but was better about keepin' it on the DL) so he won't be a beloved figure like Jordan--ever, but skill-wise he is already very close to Jordan today.
2007-03-17 10:23:12 · answer #5 · answered by Bill Jones 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He would be, but that is impossible. The Lakers wont win 6 more championships in Kobe's career. But if he did, he would have to average like 40 ppg, so he would be considered WAY better than MJ.
2007-03-17 10:20:50 · answer #6 · answered by $ACB$_LK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to answer ur q: kobe won't win another title. he blew that when he ran out shaq. it would have been possible to win another 3 w/ shaq/kobe, but kobe is as selfish and dumb as they come.
i hope kobe elbows sheed so i can watch his little p*ssy a** get beat on tv. but, yea, i forgot kobe only elbows white guys (korver, jaric, ginobli, miller, SERIOUSLY!) kobe can ball, but he better be able to b/c he sucks at life. and cares waayyyyyy too much what ppl think @ him. he's like watching a little kid w/ a fragile ego. but, yea, he can score.... still not in the top 10 all-time, but one of the best right now (maybe top 5 in league now). shaq, though, brought kobe EVERY ONE of his 3 championships. kobe will never win another and that's what he gets for letting his selfishness break up a dynasty.
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cracks me up when ppl think they have to defend kobe b/c their ego is as fragile as his
2007-03-19 14:50:17 · answer #7 · answered by SchruteFarms 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only person who has a chance at being better than jordan, is the one and only Dwayne Wade...
2007-03-17 11:06:58 · answer #8 · answered by badgers_23 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course.....he still has 7-8 more years to play at his peak!..
he's already in the debate!..so if he wins 6 more the debate would be over!..
2007-03-17 10:34:03 · answer #9 · answered by Alpha Wolf(Bringer of Rain) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's only one Jordan,and it's not Kobe.He can't be Jordan,cause Jordan didn't mess around with his wife,and yes I went there.
2007-03-17 10:21:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋