Best Basketball Team and player ever! for those who don't know.

[ALL BOUT CHICKEN]

MJ was great, but he was also the NBA\'s biggest marketing tool, which caused him 2 be extremely overrated by the general public. step it up.

what the fuck does him being marketable have to do with how dominant he was on the court?

 

[IronLungs420]

Fuck you 90s babies. The G.O.A.T.

@r. NATO

Yea poor mj only had 2 hall of famers on his squad during their prime. While Kobe only had shaq from about 18-24 years old and won three titles. Kobe was no where near his prime at that time. During kobes prime he had kwame Brown as a teamate.

 

[ALL BOUT CHICKEN]

@ironlungs, i understand what you're saying...not to take away credit from jordan's supporting cast, because pippen was definitely a great all-around player, and rodman was a rebounding machine...but honestly, as dominant as shaq was, it made kobe's job much easier. it didn't seem as if defenses would game plan for kobe like they could for jordan, because shaq was so dominant and would draw constant double and triple teams.

 

[Ne Obliviscaris]

Kareem, Magic, James Worthy, Kurt Rambus, Byron Scott, A.C. Green. The 80's lakers, were better than the 90's bulls.

 

[BASEDVATO]

^ Haven't the Lakers and Celtics met 12 times in the finals historically? and Boston won 9 out those 12.... doesn't add up lol If so your Argument is void haha

let check the dates, to confirm brb

 

[BASEDVATO]

1959 NBA Finals Celtics won, 4–0
1962 NBA Finals Celtics won, 4–3
1963 NBA Finals Celtics won, 4–2
1965 NBA Finals Celtics won, 4–1
1966 NBA Finals Celtics won, 4–3
1968 NBA Finals Celtics won, 4–2
1969 NBA Finals Celtics won, 4–3
1984 NBA Finals Celtics won, 4–3
1985 NBA Finals Lakers won, 4–2
1987 NBA Finals Lakers won, 4–2
2008 NBA Finals Celtics won, 4–2
2010 NBA Finals Lakers won, 4–3

ok your safe, they won 2 outa 3 series in the 80s lol

 

[kane916]

You are all tripping everyone knows the G.O.A.T. was and always will be

 

[Likwid]

JORDAN cannot be touched when it comes to being the greatest. You silly fucks are delusional. Release the nutts already. This aint no sparta, this....is....madddddnesssssssssss

 

[Incisions]

Kobe is a great player, but he will never be viewed in history as great as Michael Jordan... period.

Personally I think Jobe had more help around him then Jordan, Esp when Shaq was balling with the Lakers.

Jordan embodied more then just a great player, he is far more iconic then jobe bisont

LOL.. hilarious. i hope u realize u are a brainwashed sheep, though. MJ and Kobe were placed in 2 different situations...MJ was handed everything and protected by David Stern, while Kobe had to work his way up and defeat the odds, with David Stern working against him. Kobe winning rings with Gasol as a second fiddle is WAY more impressive than MJ winning rings with Pippen as a second fiddle. Pippen, on his own, took Chicago to the Eastern Semi-Finals after Jordan retired. Lakers minus Kobe wouldnt even make the playoffs. in his prime, Pippen was considered the 2nd best player in the NBA behind Jordan. not to mention, Jordan never faced a defense like the 2009 Celtics in the Finals...Utah Jazz, Seattle Sonics? lmao...come on, now. At the end of the day, its hard to compare players when they come from different eras and are placed in completely different situations. but if Kobe ends his career with 6 or more rings, nothing will hold him out of GOAT talks. NOTHING. let the media tell u otherwise, but from a basketball purists stand-point, watching both players will tell u that they have the same ability. biggest difference is that Kobe=more range. When Kobes career is over, we can resume this discussion.

 

[Incisions]

what the fuck does him being marketable have to do with how dominant he was on the court?

has to do with how the general public views him as untouchable, when truth be told, there have been many players on Jordans level in the history of the NBA..

 

[corinthian]

lol at you 90's babies not remembering what basketball was like in the 80's. there's a reason jordan didn't win shit in the 80's, the competition was much better. lakers, celtics, pistons. you weren't fuckin' with them in the 80's.

magic is the GOAT. played all 5 positions on the court at an all star level. led his team to a championship as a rookie. what did jordan do his rookie year?

 

[Incisions]

^yea, these lil kids are just going with the general consensus...Magic is the GOAT in my opinion, as well...i say that if Kobe wins 2 more rings by the end of his career, he will be in serious discussion as the GOAT. but there\'s no one like Magic.

 

[corinthian]

players have been able to emulate what jordan did. you don't see anybody emulating magic though, cause they can't. his court vision and feel for the game are still unmatched to this day.

 

[drewski.kalonji]

not to interrupt this purist basketball convo but I just wanted to post this:

STRAIGHT GAME.

 

[savage]

Lol I hope that's you just being bitter because that is literally the dumbest shit I have ever read.

You are literally too stupid to insult

 

[IronLungs420]

You are literally too stupid to insult

Great comeback you dumb hoe!

 

[savage]

"Dumb hoe"? Oh wow, I see you've extended your vocabulary a lil'. Good job!

 

[Rossibreath]

I'm guessing dudes sayin Magic was better than Jordan are Lakers fans.

 

[Rossibreath]

There was a point in time when Jordan could've went to any team and they would have won it all.

 

[Rossibreath]

has to do with how the general public views him as untouchable, when truth be told, there have been many players on Jordans level in the history of the NBA..