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Originally Posted by Hootie
Jordan wouldn't blow a 3-1 playoff series...ever. It wouldn't happen. And he wouldn't prove a point by not taking a shot in the 2nd half, either...
I am giving Kobe compliment after compliment in this thread...he looked a little like Jordan in the Spurs series...for sure.
But he's not nearly as clutch or as fierce as MJ was...and he's easily the fiercest competitor in the NBA right now...so that's saying something.
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I think it's fair to compare Kobe to Jordan, but I don't think there is anything he can do to make me put Kobe=Jordan. If Jordan did not try to play baseball he literally would have won 9 titles in a row. Do you HONESTLY think that the freaking Houston Rockets would have stood a chance? Hell no.
Kobe would have ZERO, count them, ZERO championships without Shaquille O'Neal. Michael Jordan is also a much more prolific scorer than Kobe Bryant. Jordan went on an EIGHT YEAR STREAK where he averaged over 30 points per game and shot about .525 in that streak. I understand that Kobe takes more three's than Jordan, but Kobe won't EVER SNIFF shooting 50% for a season, yet alone eight years.
So, this is what Kobe is going to have to do to equal or come close to his airness. He's going to have to win the next five NBA titles. If he does that, I'll be ok with it.