Kaptain Kobe...

Dare I say "en fuego". He, and the rest of the Lakers were on fire.

I hate the Lakers!

Series is over

That game was a massacre. Kobe was killing it as well as the rest of the Laker squad. This series might be over quick...

Yeah, it was pretty ugly

The GOAT


Sorry Lenny

Sorry Dean, but I think by the time Kobe is finished with his career, he will be the GOAT.

I am a Raider fan. Davis needs to be put in a home. So for now I will suffer.
GOAT of the NBA, Kobe? Maybe the best 1 on 1, MAYBE. Russel, Magic or Bird, they made teams better. I also hate the Celtics. And the lakers have to win 3 more before they get the trophy. I hope they do, it's about time again. Go Lakers.

Easy there fellas ... don't go and jinx us. That was only one game.

Game #1 only showed what happens when the Lakers all SHOW UP to play against a "finals" newbie. Game #2 should tell a lot more as Gundy will have had time to make adjustments and the Magic may get over any stage fright.

Something that was lost in all the talk about the matchups was the fact that Kobe does not have a primary scorer to have to guard and wear himself down on ... so he becomes that much more of a problem for the Magic to deal with. That was a masterful performance from him.

If Bynum can stop making stupid fouls and stay in the game and off the bench, it's looking pretty good ... but the Magic are bound to shoot better, especially their 3s.

you guys are loony tunes


Jordan vs Kobe, the numbers speak for themselves

The numbers speak for themselves... (stats through 07-08 season)

Career Scoring Average
*Michael Jordan - 30.12
Kobe Bryant - 24.96

Highest Steals (season)
*Michael Jordan - 3.2
Kobe Bryant - 2.2

Career Blocks Per Game
*Michael Jordan - 0.83
Kobe Bryant - 0.58

Highest Blocks (season)
*Michael Jordan - 1.6
Kobe Bryant - 1.0

Career Turnovers Per Game
*Michael Jordan - 2.73
Kobe Bryant - 2.94

Career Turnovers Per 40 Minutes
*Michael Jordan - 2.85
Kobe Bryant - 3.22

Lowest Turnovers Per 40 (season)
*Michael Jordan - 2.1
Kobe Bryant - 2.8

Highest Turnovers Per Game (season)
*Michael Jordan - 3.5
Kobe Bryant - 4.1

Career Assist-to-Turnover Ratio
*Michael Jordan - 1.93
Kobe Bryant - 1.57

Highest Assist-to-Turnover (season)
*Michael Jordan - 2.57
Kobe Bryant - 1.96

Career Field Goal Percentage
*Michael Jordan - .497
Kobe Bryant - .453

Highest Field Goal Pct. (season)
*Michael Jordan - .539
Kobe Bryant - .469

Career Free Throw Percentage
Michael Jordan - .835
*Kobe Bryant - .839

Highest Free Throw Pct. (season)
Michael Jordan - .857
*Kobe Bryant - .868

"What Is PER?

Player Efficiency Rating is a formula that uses a player’s stats to determine how productive and efficient he is in his time on the court. If he shoots the ball frequently, but does not convert on as many of his shots, his rating goes down. If he turns the ball over frequently, his rating goes down. If he is efficient and contributes an all-around performance, his rating goes up. Due to factors such as lower shooting percentages, it is almost impossible for a guard to have a very high career PER (such as above 25)."

Percentage of 50+ point games against teams with winning records

Michael Jordan: 71%
Kobe Bryant: 35%

Record in games with 30+ shot attempts

Michael Jordan: 72-57 (.558)
Kobe Bryant: 33-43 (.434)

Percentage of points scored on free throws

Michael Jordan: 23%
Kobe Bryant: 26%

Percentage of points scored on two point field goals

Michael Jordan: 72%
Kobe Bryant: 59%

Three point field goal attempts per game

Michael Jordan: 1.66
Kobe Bryant: 3.69

Career PER

Michael Jordan: 27.91
Kobe Bryant: 23.57

Highest PER season

Michael Jordan: 31.71
Kobe Bryant: 27.97

Seasons with 30+ PER

Michael Jordan: 4
Kobe Bryant: 0

Seasons with 28+ PER

Michael Jordan: 7
Kobe Bryant: 0

Seasons with 25+ PER

Michael Jordan: 12
Kobe Bryant: 3

some more bad news for BL


The accomplishments...

Michael Jordan-------------------------Kobe Bryant

13(of eligibility)----Seasons-----------11

6(in 6 Finals)-----NBA championships-----3(in 4 Finals)

6----------------NBA Finals MVPs---------0

5----------------Season MVPs-------------1 (this year)

1----------Defensive Player of the Year-----0

10---------------All-NBA First Team---------5

9-------------All-Defensive First Team------5

Yes-----------Rookie of the Year------------No

Yes-----------All-Rookie First Team---------No

14---------------All-Star--------------------10

3-----------------All-Star Game MVPs----------2

10----------SCORING TITLES-------------2

3------------------Steals Titles--------------0

1------------Top 10 in League in Assists------0

61-------NBA records held alone--------0

69------NBA records held(may be shared--------5

1-----Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year-----0

2-------------Olympic Gold Medals---------------0

College
1982 NCAA championship
1982 ACC Freshman of the Year
1984 ACC Player of the Year
1984 Naismith Player of the Year
1984 John Wooden Award
1984 Adolph Rupp Trophy

Michael Jordan is #1 all-time in points per game and #3 all-time in points. Kobe Bryant is not in the top 10 all-time in points per game.

Michael Jordan is #34 all-time in assists and #74 all-time in assists per game. Kobe Bryant is not in the top 100 all-time in assists per game.

Michael Jordan is #3 all-time in rebounds and rebounds per game by a guard (behind Magic Johnson and Oscar Robertson). Kobe Bryant is not remotely close.

Michael Jordan is #2 all-time in steals and #4 all-time in steals per game. Kobe Bryant is not in the top 50 all-time in steals per game.

Michael Jordan is #1 all-time in blocks and blocks per game by a guard. Kobe Bryant is not remotely close.

Kobe is the greatest, end of story.

it's too early for you to be drunk, so what's your excuse?

It's never to early. Breakfast of champions. I thought you knew.

ball hog



HAR!!!!

Did Jordan ever score 81 points in a game? I think not, end of story. By the way Jordans highest was 69.

no, but he's got a handful, plus one for the thumb.

Seeing as how basketball is a team sport ... it's a little silly to be trying to compare individual players. Kobe and Jordan performed under completely different conditions. Simply no accurate way to compare anything. Apples and oranges.

FU Kobe is the greatest. Don't ever fucking question that.

end of story

as good as that one looks, this is still my favorite

Wilt the stilt was the greatest. He scored 100 points in a game and shot his free throws underhanded. Nobody would dare call him a girl for it either.