The author actually set out to compare LeBron and Jordan at the same ages, which I did. This is the true comparison amongst the greatests of all time ! YOU BE THE JUDGE… May we compare Kobe’s playoff second run at a 3-peat to Jordan’s playoff second run ? Because Many of you have fell for this slight of hand trick so I will bring light to the subject. It’s funny how the author chose the 1990-1992 run with MJ and the Bulls, a much younger MJ compared to a much older Kobe in his almost second 3-peat in 2008-2010. He could conceivably team with a good point guard and move to more of a pick and roll finishing power forward style as his quickness diminishes.
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Not an easy task to continue playing at this high level for another 8 years plus when his athleticism is gone can he adjust into the post up player mj and kobe became and still dominate an nba game without jumping thru and over defenders Let’s compare careers when Lebrun has the same amount of years under his belt as mj and kobe …. Kobe’s a fantastic player, but he simply doesn’t produce as much, isn’t efficient as, and falls a bit to quite a bit short of Lebron and Jordan statistically. Even if you cherry-pick Bryant’s 3 best season and stack ’em up next to the 3 best of LBJ and Jordan, you are left with: I’ve run a few different Kobe comparisons to see if there’s a way to bring his stats more into line with his reputation, and what I’ve found is that you have to be selective with his seasons because he started so young and then has had sporadic injury issues. Kobe’s an all time great, but too many other players simply have a better case as GoAT. What are you basing your opinion on? All the evidence would seem to contradict you. Of course, this is when Kobe’s efficiency was peaking in the playoffs. As you noted, it’s interesting that Kobe’s efficiency was basically equal to LBJ. Jordan was dominant to a degree neither Kobe nor Lebron has been in the playoffs while winning. Well, for those of us who watched all three of these players play in these time periods, these numbers pretty much sum up what we saw.
You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.ġ2 Responses to “Kobe Bryant 2008-10 vs. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. This entry was posted on Jat 4:42 pm and is filed under Fun With Stats, General Basketball, Rankings. Tags: Basketball, comparison, kobe bryant, lebron james, Michael Jordan, NBA, NBA basketball, playoffs, sports, statistics The numbers just surprised me enough that I felt like I should share them. The figures in this post aren’t intended to prove anything in and of themselves. They aren’t pace-adjusted or anything, so they can be quibbled with if you feel it necessary, but his advantages in efficiency and scoring are significant enough that I’d predict a pretty decent lead even if Kobe and Bron gained a possession in the translation (I’ve run pace adjustments for both in the past over these spans of years, and it does amount to approximately 1 extra offensive and 1 extra defense possession per game, not enough to make a major impact). I tucked MJ’s 1990-1992 playoff numbers into the bottom there.
LeBron is touted as a pillar of efficiency, and Kobe is thought of as something of a conscienceless volume shooter, but the numbers show relatively even efficiency and production in the playoffs. 005 better (or 1/2 a percentage point better).
Everything is extremely close except LeBron has 3 more rebounds per game and Kobe has three more points per game. In fact if you ignore the metrics and just look at the actual numbers, it’s very tough. It’s fun to compare LeBron James to Michael Jordan, but looking at the playoffs stats of Kobe’s 3 finals runs from 2008-2010 versus LeBron’s 3 finals runs from 2011-13 is a lot closer.
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