The first part of his career MJ was exactly what the Jordan Jockers hate in Kobe. MJ was a great talent, but considered a ballhog, clashed with his coach(Doug Collins) who was fired, tanked a game when critized for shooting too much, didn't get along with some of his teammates...etc.
MJ did'nt make anyone better, he had to wait until he got better players around him. Why didn't MJ make Stacey King, Sam Vincent and Granville better??? Kobe Can't turn Kwame Brown into Dennis Rodman, no more than MJ could turn Stacey King into Horace Grant. Kobe can't make Smush Parker shoot like Steve Kerr no more than MJ could make Sam Vincent shoot like John Paxson! Some players got better when MJ retired, they were scacrificing their game while playing with MJ.
Kobe came on to an established team that didn't need to play a rookie out of highschool, MJ had the green light on a bad team from day 1. Thats why he sored more, he shot more, more than anyone since Elgin Baylor. If Bird and others shot as much as MJ they would have scoring titles also.
Skill for skill MJ has the edge on defense over Kobe, but Kobe is a better scorer due to his long range ability. For minutes played their assist averages are about the same. Enjoy Kobe one of the best players you will ever see!
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mont13
Long range ability does not make a player "better". Jordan had about the best mid range jump shot EVER.
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