MJ on Kobe Bryant: "I'd Say He's A Top 10 Guard"

[Moses Shuttlesworth]

MJ is right. Top 10 is accurate.

[LingeringRegime]

I think that is accurate, especially since Kobe hasn't finished his career yet. It's probably not something that Jordan sits around thinking about. Like people on message boards do.

The media is really trying to make a big deal about nothing as usual.

[Chrisksaint]

Nothing really to argue here. I liked the way Kobe handled it tho, if someone told him that earlier in his career i could only imagine his response, guess he's been listening to KD speak lately lol

[TheMatrix31]

Love how everyone on my Twitter and FB were up in arms about it.

[ybtherockstar]

MJ did do a great job of answering that question and he is correct. KB is one of the best guards in NBA history and definitely in the the top 10. There is no better complement than to have the man that is considered "the greatest of all time" say you are a top ten player. I saw earlier on Around the Horn and they made it seem as if jordan had said something bad about kobe. The panelists were all bashing MJ saying he was "bitter" and "intimidated by Kobe's greatness". I just laughed because they are really trying to get something started out of nothing. MJ gave him a complement and that's that.

[AlexBrady]

For me, the Shooting Guard Hierarchy looks like this:

1. Michael Jordan
2. Kobe Bryant
3. Sam Jones
4. Hal Greer
5. Clyde Drexler
6. Earl Monroe
7. Sidney Moncrief
8. Joe Dumars
9. Dave Bing
10. Dwyane Wade

Bill Sharman was excluded because I never saw him play and I consider Jerry West to be a point guard.
It should be noted that if hand checking were still permitted Kobe would be topping out at about 25 ppg instead of his usual 30 ppg. He is also fortunate to be playing in an offense with such phenomenal spacing. Oh yeah, his coach is halfway decent too.

[Bornindamecca]

Quote: Originally Posted by AlexBrady

For me, the Shooting Guard Hierarchy looks like this: 1. Michael Jordan 2. Kobe Bryant 3. Sam Jones 4. Hal Greer 5. Clyde Drexler 6. Earl Monroe 7. Sidney Moncrief 8. Joe Dumars 9. Dave Bing 10. Dwyane Wade Bill Sharman was excluded because I never saw him play and I consider Jerry West to be a point guard. It should be noted that if hand checking were still permitted Kobe would be topping out at about 25 ppg instead of his usual 30 ppg. He is also fortunate to be playing in an offense with such phenomenal spacing. Oh yeah, his coach is halfway decent too.

With Kobe's post up game and strength in rising up on his jumpers, I'd say that his numbers would be the same. Also, the size of the defenders would work heavily in Bryant's favor, if we're talking about the 80s/90s. Being guarded by Hershey Hawkins, Voshon Lenard and Jeff Hornaceck wouldn't knock down Kob's average, handchecking or no.

[st0rmb11]

This is getting way off topic...why do you consider Jerry West a point guard and not Dave Bing? and you don't consider Allen Iverson a shooting guard? because I would certainly have him ahead of Dwyane Wade.