Kobe Bryant Vs Larry Bird

[Interminator]

It's been a debate question on ESPN with 57% of the vote going to Larry Bird over Kobe.

Kobe's going to pass Larry Bird in points tonight,strangely enough Larry only played 13 seasons and Kobe is currently in his 13th season.

In their prime who is the better player?

[DuMa]

Larry

[hwliuLAP]

unless Kobe wins 1 more MVP and 2 more rings, Larry without a doubt.

[TheGreatDeraj]

They call him Larry Legend for a reason. Even if skill sets were close; Bird had a far bigger impact on the NBA.

[lilojmayo]

unless Kobe wins 1 more MVP and 2 more rings, Larry without a doubt.

even if he does he wont be better the lakers are just to stacked right now w/o kobe that team could still win a championship

[hateraid]

even if he does he wont be better the lakers are just to stacked right now w/o kobe that team could still win a championship

Really? Who's gonna score?

This is a trap thread. It's set up to make Kobe look like a failure once again.

[Loki]

I would pick prime Bird over prime Kobe without a second's hesitation. He was just a better and more impactful player. He gave you a better chance at winning games.

[Interminator]

Kobe is great and everything... but you don't ever mention the legends and compare them with current players or just superstars.

Larry Bird
Magic Johnson
Michael Jordan
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Shaq - counts because he's that good
Hakeem Olajuwon


etc

Should not be compared with ordinary players. They're in their own little world.

So Kobe isn't going to be mentioned as a Legend after hes done playing.

Why do you guys continously refuse to put Kobe in the same class as Magic,Bird,Jordan,etc. when what Kobe has done so far in his career including his accomplishments is up there with those past legends.

[Killer_Instinct]

So Kobe isn't going to be mentioned as a Legend after hes done playing.

Why do you guys continously refuse to put Kobe in the same class as Magic,Bird,Jordan,etc. when what Kobe has done so far in his career including his accomplishments is up there with those past legends.

Ignorance. No one likes putting present players up there with all time greats, but the fact the majority posters here act as if Kobe is not a living legend at this point are morons. The fact that this comparision seems so inarguable is laughable.

[Da_Realist]

Larry Bird

[DuMa]

Kobe still hasnt done anything legendary.

[Rolando]

So Kobe isn't going to be mentioned as a Legend after hes done playing.

Why do you guys continously refuse to put Kobe in the same class as Magic,Bird,Jordan,etc. when what Kobe has done so far in his career including his accomplishments is up there with those past legends.

Kobe is great but not as great as Bird.

Specificaly, Bird is more clutch in the playoffs. Bird won his chips as the Man. Kobe won his chips as the sidekick.

[Interminator]

Kobe still hasnt done anything legendary.

81 Points

That is the defining image of Kobe's career so far of him hitting 81 points against Toronto.

But Kobe doing something spectacular in the Finals this year will replace that image.

[lilojmayo]

wow

like ive said b4 most casual fans are sensible and know that kobe is nowhere near jordan and not even better than bird

its the kobe homers that are the extreme fans and come on espn and come on message boards saying kobe>jordan jordan was overrated kobe has to play against zone that make you think that ppl actually think kobe is better than jordan

and My theory was proven correct again

[Killer_Instinct]

Kobe still hasnt done anything legendary.

The things Kobe has done, can/has been done by every other Superstar in the league. I'm willing to bet we'll see another Kobe Bryant in the next 2-3 years.