kobe bryant. i think
2007-03-23 05:27:26 · 19 answers · asked by will b 1 in Sports ➔ Basketball
It would have to be Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Bernard King, then you put Kobe in the mix. Who know? Maybe by the time that Kobe retire, he will be on top of these men. Nothing is impossible.
2007-03-23 05:47:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kobe Bryant is ranked 26th in NBA history for average ppg in the playoffs. That is why I can't say he's the best scorer in NBA history. Not only did MJ average over 30 ppg over his career in the regular season, he also averaged over 33 ppg throughout 179 playoff games. Kobe on the other hand has averaged 22.9 ppg in 126 playoff games.
Some big names above him are Barkley, Bird, Duncan, Kareem, English, King, Paul Pierce, Malone, Rick Barry, Ray Allen, Wilkins, Wade, Shaq, Dirk, Hakeem "the Dream", Gervin, Baylor, Carter, Jerry West, McGrady, Iverson, and Jordan.
That's a long list to be behind and that was leaving out a few. Until he can get up there in the playoffs against real competition (unlike scoring 81 vs the Raptors last season, 65 against Portland, 50 vs Minnesota, and 60 vs Memphis), I can't give him support as the best scorer in NBA history. For the record, every time Kobe has scored over 40 points in a game against the Suns, the Lakers are 0-8. So far, he's shown that given almost 40 shots, a player can score over 60 against terrible teams.
Best scorer in the regular season ever was Wilt. Best scorer in regular season+playoffs is Jordan.
2007-03-23 14:29:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kobe Bryant by far.... this is is today... today and yesterday are history....... and im not being biased... i dislike Kobe, but he is the greatest pure scorer
forget about Wilt Chamberlin and all them, that was old school. there wasn't as much talent or competition around then.... defensive strategies aren't as well developed as they are today... Wilt is a Center who is close to the basket and should get points at a faster rate... he is just way more dominate of his time... and plus.. his range was no more than about 18-20 ft. max
Jordan..arguably the second best.... no doubt.... he could be tied with Kobe... they both bring the same attitude.. physical pressence, and they can both light it up from anywhere on the court on any given night against any team... they both have the will to take over a game and are willing to take the last shot in the clutch... don't get me wrong...jordan is a tremendously great scorer....
...but to be able to create your own shot play after play, game after game. getting double/triple teamed from the 3pt line! (24 ft. away)!... that is just ridiculous... and the truth is, Kobe doesn't really have much help around him to keep defenders guarding the other teamates... Kobe is a one-man recking crew... he is the best individual scorer in NBA history... and the fact that he is doing this while there are so many "Kobe-haters" around...(unlike Jordan-haters), is pretty remarkable as well... this guy can just flat out score
2007-03-23 12:40:10 · answer #3 · answered by xxknomexx 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The numbers show Wilt Chamberlain! But don't forget 81! With some defense on him, Kobe scored the second highest number in NBA history. If you watch Wilt, MJ and Kobe on tape now, you would see who had a harder time scoring with D and refs against him. Thats why Kobe is the best!
2007-03-23 12:33:40 · answer #4 · answered by maestrosantana 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Michael Jordan is the best, and purest scorer the NBA has ever seen. A lot of you will say Wilt, but he was a much more dominant, inside player, playing in a weaker league. If Jordan played in Wilt's time, he would have averaged 60 plus every game. His clutch shooting ability, along with his skill to create a shot in any situation speaks for itself. He scored points at will every night, sometimes surprising even himself (who remembers the shoulder shrug and head shake after he made three pointer after three pointer?). And he did all this as a 6'6'' guard, not a 7 foot big-man. He scored points hurt, with the flu, it didnt matter....unstoppable.
2007-03-23 12:40:04 · answer #5 · answered by Krepotkin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wilt and Kareem are the best .Kobe is no where near the best scorer. If you think he is you need to read up your NBA history.
2007-03-23 13:33:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the leading scorer in the history of the game..... not Kobe or MJ...!!!!!
And he was a guy who couldn't create his own shoot, needed teammates to get him the ball, think god he played with smart players.....I guess that's way he won 4 championships at UCLA (when he played in college freshmen couldn't play on the varsity, but when UCLA's varsity won the NCAA title they played the freshmen team that year and lost to them. So UCLA varsity teams was #1 in the country and #2 on their campus) and 6 tlitles in the NBA (1 with the Bucks and 5 with the Lakers)....They even changed the rules because the knew he would dominate in college, so they stopped letting people dunk because they knew he was unstoppable and they made him a even better player because he develop the SKY HOOK....that kept him in the league a Lil longer didn't it...!!!!!!
2007-03-23 12:34:01 · answer #7 · answered by 50/50 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Michael Jordan hands down over Kobe any day. In fact, the only person i'd say that would give MJ a challenge would be Chamberlain. But I say it's still MJ. You can't deny what he did and how he did it. He was clutch and made everyone around him better. He didn't need a dominant big man to help him out. His abilities made several around him appear better than they were.
2007-03-23 12:33:33 · answer #8 · answered by Hollywood 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wilt Chamberlain
2007-03-23 12:29:39 · answer #9 · answered by michaelyoung_airforce 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wilt Chamberain was the most prolific scorer of all time. One season he averaged over 50 points per game. Another interesting fact about Wilt is that he never fouled out of a game.
2007-03-23 14:00:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋