Do you think Kobe Bryant (the greatest basketball player in history) will lead the Lakers to it's 3rd Three-Peat ?

Has everyone forgotten how good Hakeem Alajwon was?

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/o/olajuha01.html

1. Jordan

2. Hakeem

3. ?

most of these laker and UCLA championships were won in the pre-collapse era of California, the era of fruit, nut, milk, and honey. California at one time was business startup capital of the nation, whether computers, porn, etc. The best and brightest all wanted to move to Cali.

Now the state is on the edge of collapse, 12.5 pct unemployment, cesspool of crime, desperately looking for new blood to suck. This Nov will tell the tale. If the failed liberalism is returned to Sac & DC, the perdition of CA will be finalized.

maybe Magic Johnson, from Michigan State U, could play in today's NBA. but those others wouldn't even be starters on the Clips today. the NBA game is 100% different than 20 yeras ago.

That's incredible. Proves that L.A. is the Sports Capital of the World.

prior to his second comeback, when he was old and injured, jordan's numbers were even more superior to bryant's, with something like a 51 percent fg, and bryant is only just about to hit his old age downside. bryant has always been a low percentage fg shooter not because of his lesser talent, but because of his poor shot selection. he seems to think that it helps his team for him to shoot off balance 23 footers. james is superior to bryant in every aspect of the game and now that he has two teammates who could actually start for one of those great celtic, laker, sixer, or bulls teams, he will start getting the championships. but the first year will be the toughest, because it takes nba teams that have made a lot of changes a year or two to play well together.

Pete Maravich is better

Indeed Jordan had a better field goal percentage even though he shot more and averaged a whopping 5 pts. more per game over his career. If Jordan had had a Gasol or Shaq he could have reduced his FGA's and the FG pct gap between MJ and KB would be even wider.

Also Jordan re-engineered his game towards the end of his career. He changed from being a dunker to a mid-range artist and was equally effective with either style. I don't think Bryant will pull that off. When he loses his leaping prowess he is going to be done.

Bryant is great, but Jordan clearly was better.

[quote]Do you think Kobe Bryant (the greatest basketball player in history) will lead the Lakers to it's 3rd Three-Peat this season ?]/quote]No contest. Another three-peat is certain for the Lakers and Kobe Bryant.

Apples and Oranges. MJ played during expansion. The NBA was weak for 10 years then.

Different era wrote:

It's a new era now. The NBA is a totally different game. many of the old stars would not have made the roster in today's NBA.

You are right that's it's a different era but you have it backwards.

Kobe = rapist.............

From Los Angeles (the undisputed basketball Capitol of the World (with the NCAA and NBA championships to prove it):

UCLA: 11 NCAA Championsips, the last in the 90s

Lakers: 17 World Championships

And that's why Los Angeles is the undisputed basketball Capitol of the World !

Pretty sure things like passing and defense would destroy the current NBA players.

Different era wrote:

It's a new era now. The NBA is a totally different game. many of the old stars would not have made the roster in today's NBA.

Don't be so sure. Some of these guys were great athletes and if they had the same training as today's players they would do just fine.

Bill Russell, for example, was ranked by T&F News as the 7th best high jumper in the world when he competed for USF. He also ran a 440 in 49.6. How many centers in the NBA today could do that? Anyone that is 6'10" with Russell's leaping ability and speed has the physical tools to play in the NBA.

knower of things wrote:

Kobe = rapist.............

Innocent until proven guilty = optional

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The disallowing of hand checking on the perimeter, while a good thing overall for the game makes it difficult to compare last century's NBA talents with current stars. I tend to believe that it's a lot easier to put up stats these days. Jordan was tremendously strong for his position. Do you really think he wouldn't be averaging 35+ if you couldn't body him on the perimeter? There was an entire rugby team in basketball uniforms (the Riley Knicks) devoted solely to stopping him, and they failed every time. Jordan would be even more dominant in today's game.

Added perspective wrote:

knower of things wrote:

Kobe = rapist.............

Innocent until proven guilty = optional

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Innocent under the law legally and actually, honest-to-god innocent are two very different things.

Do actual research on the case if you can truthfully tell me you think there is a chance Kobe Bryant didn't rape that girl come back and talk about innocent until proven guilty.

Added perspective wrote:

knower of things wrote:

Kobe = rapist.............

Innocent until proven guilty = optional

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Good point, just like OJ Simpson!

It's incredible that one part of the world can dominate distance running, track & field, marathons, baseball, basketball, and other sports the way Southern California does, and I guess Southern Arizona is a geographic part of.