LA Won..What does that mean for Kobe?

Since he came into the league Kobe has been compared to Michael Jordan. I really don't like to compare people, but these guys are too similar to avoid it. Great scorers, great defenders, true winners, etc. I could go on forever, but I would rather not seeing as how I am tired as shit. Lets begin the comparing though.

Well MJ is the greatest scorer of all time. Kobe is a great scorer, but he isn't the greatest. Jordan averaged close to 50% shooting for his career and 30.1 ppg. Anyone who has even the slightest bit of knowledge about basketball knows how crazy this is. To hit half your shots and score 30 plus for a career would be unfathomable if Jordan never did it. Kobe on the other hand has never even shot 50% during any of his 14 seasons.

Both guys love to win. Kobe has been to the finals more times than Jordan, but Jordan is undefeated in the finals. I can't really knock Kobe for the loss to the Pistons in 04' because the Lakers were so disoriented at that time, but i can blame him for 08'. He came up small in games 4 and 6, which allowed Boston to win. On the other hand he did just win two in a row so that helps his case. I can't really give either guy an advantage in this category. We all know I want to give it to Michael, but I have to respect Kobe's desire to win and ability to do so. Both guys are true champs.

Defensively both guys are studs. I think MJ was a bit more intimidatory on the defensive end, but Kobe has worked his ass off to become a great defender (Mike did too for the record). I really don't know how to judge which was better at defense because they played against different competition; therefor this is another draw.

Now with all that I have said I find myself giving the edge to Jordan. In fact I don't think Kobe even comes close. I was just trying to hide my bias the whole time. Kobe's great, one of the greatest ever, but Michael Jordan is the best. Its like comparing Michael Jackson to Justin Timberlake, Usher, Chris Brown (pre-beating). All three of those guys are great singers and entertainers, but he was Michael f*cking Jackson. That's the exact same way I feel when i hear Kobe, LeBron or anyone else compared to Jordan. He's f*cking Michael Jordan. No one will ever be better. Naismith created basketball, and the planets aligned the right way to give us the greatest athlete ever.