Don't get me wrong Jordan is till my favorite player...but you're blind if you don't give credit to Kobe.Â* Like I said...I used to not liking Kobe but slowly he's making a believer out of me.Â* True that Kobe is a ballhog but so is Jordan.Â* Whether Kobe can lead his team alone to the championship...only time will tell and so far he is doing a good job..he just needs better people around him.Â* Kobe MAY OR MAY NOT surpass MJ but so far you can't blame him if he is compared to his Airness since he has the swagger, skills and killer instinct and so far he is the CLOSEST that the NBA has right now to MJ.
Assists stats? sure glad to oblige.Â* WHo says Kobe can't pass and don't involve teammates....as you can see he is improving.Â* Besides when both are 21...the difference is 1.93 assist...there are years when Kobe put up bigger assists than MJ or at least a very close difference.Â* Even the year nga when Kobe was alone but injured, they have a difference of 1-2 assists per game average...very insignificant on a per game basis.
Kobe at 21 year 2000 Assists: 323
Jordan at 21 year 1985 Assists: 481
Kobe at 22 year 2001 Assists: 399
Jordan at 22 year 1986 Assists: 53 (Injury year)
Kobe at 23 year 2002 Assists: 438
Jordan at 23 year 1987 Assists: 377
Kobe at 24 year 2003 Assists: 481
Jordan at 24 year 1988 Assists: 485
Kobe at 25 year 2004 Assists: 359 (w/o shaq na and he was injured but lets say it'll account for 200 assists)
Jordan at 25 year 1989 Assists:652
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