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Originally Posted by WEG Cory
I love how people think Michael Jordan was some sort of teammate god.
He was known to freeze guys out just because they offended him. He called for the ball all the time. If you think he always passed to the open man, you are crazy. He drew double and triple teams, every time he had the ball, someone was open.
MJ is one of the great players, but there are lots of people to consider. Kobe is only what, 27? Saying he will never win another title is very premature.
Funny enough, Jordan has called Kobe before many playoff games in his career. Jordan has also been known to say that Kobe is one of the greats.
Kobe is a superstar NBA player. Some nights, you get the one man show. Iverson does it. Shaq and Robinson have done it. Any player that scores more than 20 points in a game could have passed to someone.
Magic Johnson made players better.
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Good point but in terms of career accomplishments, desire, killer instinct, and pure talent, I'd have to say Michael Jordan and Kobe are #1 and #2 in the history of the game. Lebron James has potential but he doesn't have that killer instinct that those two have shown. I saw Kobe won't win another title because Kobe is not a team player. When MJ got Scottie, he was more than willing to share the spotlight and the ball with him, and the supporting cast, which is why the Bulls in my mind were the greatest team in history. Kobe on the other hand is a glory hog, and that was evident when he had the most dominant center in the nba. If you think about it the lakers had a chance to win as many titles as they wanted with that combination, but Kobe's ego, which was his downfall, ended that 'dynasty'. I have to say though Kobe's matured a lot this season and I was very happy to hear that he is going to play for the USA. With him on the court, there isn't anyone in the world that can stop him.