Michael Jordan: "Kobe wouldn't beat me 1-on-1 in my prime"

[The Magic Man]

this is swagger taken too far... KB in his prime is flawless much like mike..

true MJ is goat.. and he has compiled stats that surpass KB.. and has major Basketball I.Q.

Yet to state that its a certainty that he would beat KB in both players prime is unrealistic... they are too good, for it to be definitive...

Yea, but you do know you're gonna be called a fool and a homer and Kobe lover for stating the truth right? Just go along with it. I find it easier to co-exist with the fanatics here.

[ZeN]

MJ was too strong, fast and creative in his prime. Not even #8 Kobe could beat him, #24 would get crushed. this coming from a KB fan who watched MJ play

KB is strong, fast, and creative in his prime as well..

Its not like im stating that Kobe is an overall better player than Jordan when Primes compared.. Im just stating that a mano-a-mano matchup would be closer than some would have it seem...

[KobeRules24]

KB is strong, fast, and creative in his prime as well..

Its not like im stating that Kobe is an overall better player than Jordan when Primes compared.. Im just stating that a mano-a-mano matchup would be closer than some would have it seem...

maybe close yes, but i still think MJ would come out on top.

[ZeN]

maybe close yes, but i still think MJ would come out on top.

I would surely understand why you would think that...

Im not sure if I could personally choose one in particular..


I find both to be unguardable in given primes... so a tie is not out of the question for me..

[The Magic Man]

It does seem like a futile effort...

Funny, and rather ironic thing. I put my cursor over your rep and it said "You are the Michael Jordan of posters" and you have the best rep imaginable.

[Thom.Yorke]

no one to date has shown they could shut down prine mj 1-1. kobe is as close as it gets then wade.

sorry but lebron can't even stop kobe right now and kobe @ 30. all he has to do is shoot the high arc shot he got him at cleveland all day long.

mj is the teacher and kobe is the student.

[SRZ66]

water is blue sky is wet grass is oragne

[GOBB]

No one could beat MJ 1 on 1 because he would resort to cheating if he suspected a loss on the horizon. And why would anyone expect MJ to say otherwise? Most great players feel they were the best or atleast wouldnt shortchange themselves in placed up against another.

And no Kareem, Shaq, Wilt wouldnt easily beat MJ. You cant say that unless you establish that its make it take it. Which is basically everytime you score you get the ball back. I could see MJ losing 1 on 1 easily this way. But other than that who knows. And I'm not one to think MJ is unbeatable 1 on 1 like many. But I am one to think Wilt, Shaq and Kareem couldnt guard MJ.

[rawimpact]

I wonder how many free throws their would be?

I think both are talented enough to win, but jordan 6/10 times will.

[OldSchoolBBall]

Jordan would win about 7 of every 10 one-on-one games they played.

[GOBB]

Jordan would win about 7 of every 10 one-on-one games they played.

Why not 8 out of 11?

[OldSchoolBBall]

Why not 8 out of 11?

I'm just trying to give an estimate. I think Jordan is more likely to win than Kobe, but I do think Kobe could win as well. So I'd say MJ takes about 7 out of 10 games they play. Just like how, when comparing the greatest teams of all-time (e.g., the '96 Bulls vs. '86 Celts), I always say that one team will win X/10 series they played vs. one another, since it's unlikely that teams (or in this case players) on that level will ALWAYS win.

[Heilige]

No one could beat MJ 1 on 1 because he would resort to cheating if he suspected a loss on the horizon. And why would anyone expect MJ to say otherwise? Most great players feel they were the best or atleast wouldnt shortchange themselves in placed up against another.

And no Kareem, Shaq, Wilt wouldnt easily beat MJ. You cant say that unless you establish that its make it take it. Which is basically everytime you score you get the ball back. I could see MJ losing 1 on 1 easily this way. But other than that who knows. And I'm not one to think MJ is unbeatable 1 on 1 like many. But I am one to think Wilt, Shaq and Kareem couldnt guard MJ.

Wouldn't MJ have more pride than resorting to cheating if he played 1 on 1 against someone?

[BallPhunk]

There's only one thing I'm certain of - I'd love to watch it.

[bruceblitz]

Very good video, though not great quality. i do agree with MJ. No one could beat MJ 1-on-1 in his physical prime.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqlBU...e=channel_page

I can't disagree with Jordan. Jordan was one of the best 1 on 1 players of all time. People forget that he had Scottie Pippen defending him every day in practice. Ex-Bulls say the best games they saw were in practice when Jordan and Scottie would go at it. I'm sure Jordan pulled out all the playground type moves in those games.

Kobe vs Jordan, first to 21 points?

Jordan's competitive drive and amazing skill-set wins out:

Jordan 21
Kobe 14

"Jordan would rip your heart out..." -George Karl