I am merely copying and pasting part of an article by my favorite sports writer, Bill Simmons of ESPN.com. I give him full credit for every word in this post. I just wanted to share this with you because it pretty much sums up how incredible MJ and Kobe are (and not how incredible LBJ is).
"My favorite MJ stat of all time: From November 1990 through June 1998, the Bulls never lost three games in a row with Jordan. My second-favorite MJ stat of all time: In his final three Chicago seasons, in a 31-month stretch that started November '95 and ended June '98, he played in 310 of a possible 310 games. My third-favorite MJ stat of all time: He averaged 30.1 points in the regular season and 33.4 points in the playoffs. That's really all you needed to know about the guy. Warrior. Impossibly competitive. Got better when it mattered.
I think that's how Kobe wants to be remembered, too. Warrior? Definitely. Impossibly competitive? Yes. Got better when it mattered? Occasionally, not consistently. But he has one trump card for a history battle with Jordan: years. Thanks to college, a broken foot and two retirements, Jordan lost nearly eight seasons of games from 18 to 40. Kobe has been banging out seasons since he was 18. Barring injury, Kobe will play 60,000 minutes (regular season plus playoffs), score 35,000 points (the most by any guard ever), play 250-plus playoff games (the record is 244), pass 6,000 playoff points (also a record) and win seven titles (one more than Jordan). If he plays at a high level through his late 30s, he has a real chance to pass Kareem's 38,387 points.
Do I think he knows all these things? Yes.
Do I think he thinks in terms of, "I can't miss three weeks of games, that's 400 points that I'd lose toward chasing Kareem?" Yes.
Do I think this is a bad thing? Actually, no. He should be motivated by those things. Kobe Bryant will never be better than Michael Jordan, but he definitely could have a better career. It's in play. And he knows it."
7 years ago
wow, How many seasons has lebron played? this proves nothing brian. You can not say Lebron is not incredible by way of this article. sorry.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to agree with Anonymous on this one here B-ri. This article talks about how great MJ is, and how great Kobe is and will be. This says nothing about how Lebron is not great.
ReplyDeleteI'm not really sure why it is that you have a thing against Lebron, its very difficult to deny that he is easily one of the top players in the NBA right now, and if he continues to play at this level could easily be considered one of the all time greats. If its a personal thing, maybe you should remember rule number one: Leave emotion at the door.