James, Bryant Worth All the Hype

LeBron James and Kobe Bryant have been playing MVP-caliber basketball this season, but are they earning all the hype they’re getting? James is drawing comparisons to Michael Jordan, an ongoing barrage of praises never ceasing since he entered the league in the 2003-2004 season. Bryant, however, has been drawing his own accolades of unique greatness for the majority of his 12-year career. James and Bryant are both worth the hype, no doubt about it. Both are great players that have made an outstanding impact straight out of high school, with James being drafted first overall in 2003, and Bryant being taken third overall in 1996. This already puts them slightly ahead of the curve against Jordan, as he attended the University of North Carolina before entering the NBA as the third overall pick in the 1984 draft. On to the statistics, the most-telling, measurable gauge of performance throughout a career. As for James, he has, in less than half the games that Jordan played, gotten more than ... (link)