who is more comparable 2 Michael Jordan,Kobe Bryant or Lebron James? #8 or #23?

Question

when it comes 2 comparing basketball players 2 Michael Jordan you automaticly think of another person who wheres #23... Lebron James, but i think people are forgetting someone... #8 Kobe Bryant. So who do you think is more compadable 2 Air Jordan himself ...#8 or #23

Answer 1

Kobe, for sure.

LeBron looks to pass first and focuses on getting the ball to whoever is open, whereas Kobe instinctively looks to score.
LeBron would rather his teammates get an easy layup or dunk that take a shot with 2 defenders hanging on his arms- which is smart, but more of a point-guard mentality like Steve Nash.

Also, Kobe is the only other player who has perfected that Jordan-esque fall-away jumper in the lane. Kobe also can take over games in the 4th quarter like no other player, currently. No one else in the league has 81-point nights!

Kobe is also much better in the clutch, like Jordan. But he doesn't elevate the play of others around him like Jordan did, and he doesn't always make the best decision about where to go with the ball, like Jordan did.

Of course Kobe wears #24 these days :)

Answer 2

I like number 24. For those of you that don't know, that's Kobe's new number. Until LeBron wins a title, it will always be Kobe. Kobe has two scoring titles and 3 championship rings. He is the only one comparable in a stats and championship stand point.

Answer 3

Well, if you're going to compare someone to Jordan, it would be better to go with Kobe. Since they played the same positions, and served their teams in the same role, it's easier to do a direct comparison between the two. Plus, Kobe has been around for awhile, and has a longer record to compare. There's more data for Kobe.

In my opinion, nobody really compares favorably to Jordan.

When comparing the statistics between Jordan & Bryant, Jordan is superior in the categories of FG%, Rebounds per game, Assists per game, Steals per game, Blocks per game, and Points per game. Bryant commits more Turnovers per game, and more personal fouls per game.

Bryant has the slight edge over Jordan in terms of Free Throw Percentage. Jordan's career average was .835, and Bryants is .838.

Lebron James compares favorably to Jordan in only 2 categories. Assists per game, and rebounds per game. But, once again, you can't really compare James and Jordan because they serve different roles on their teams, played different positions, and had different styles.

Answer 4

THERE IS NO WAY IN HELL KOBE "BALLHOG" BRYANT IS MORE COMPARABLE TO JORDAN THEN LEBRON!. he never passes and has no all around ball. he takes more than 30 shots each game no wonder he scores so much. lebron can shoot pass rebound and play defense. kobe isnt good. he is overrated and everyone needs to know that scoring isnt everything, and those of you saying that lebron is a magic i disagree. jason kidd is the closest thing to magic. and the person who said vince carter hogs the ball, he doesnt.

Answer 5

Right now, Kobe... He is a great scorer like Jordan was... Lebron is more like Magic Johnson, can't score like Jordan, but does whatever his team needs to win!

Answer 6

Kobe Bryant. He has that killer instinct that Jordan had. A nightmare for teams, both on the offensive and defensive end.

Answer 7

Kobe is actually #24 not 8 (that was last year and the years before)

Answer 8

Neither of them will ever be the slightest bit comparable to Michael Jordan!

Answer 9

neither.

LeBron plays more like magic than anyone else, because
of his size and looking to get his teammates involved.
Not a MJ for sure, more a Magic.

Kobe, plays more like Vince Carter, looks good, hogs the
ball, and his team loses.

So Neither.

Answer 10

Kobe (24)