Originally Posted by smoke

You cant compare their stats, its not fair. The game is easier today, that's a fact. When Jordan played it was a power game. Today its a finesse game. You don't have the dominance inside and the physical play that we saw in Jordan's era in today's game. Now days running and jumping is all you need to get into the league. Very few players today are students of the game or even know how to play for that matter. The rules have been changed for this reason, you can no longer guard the paint and you can no longer check perimeter players. You see big men stepping in to take the charge more often than going for the block because of these rules. Now days instead of playing defense guys just flop and flail their arms because that's what the rules allow them to do. So of course a guy like Kobe will have a higher scoring percentage, the game has been tailored for guards. The NBA realized that higher scoring made the game more fun to watch, that's why you've seen the transition.

It's impossible to compare people from different era's and say one is better. In my opinion Kobe has the advantage to be better because the way the game is played today. With that said I don't think he's played well enough to be in the same conversation with Jordan. Yes they are very similar talents, same body, same kind of athleticism, similar game. But lets keep it real, when Jordan came into his own it was against some of the greatest of all time. Kobe has every advantage in today's game and he's still trying to figure it out. IMO he has to win this year and the next 3-5 to be in the conversation.