Kobe vs. Jordan: Is Bryant the Best Player Ever?

 
In the past couple of days, I have written two articles that have been lambasted by many because of my supposed biased view against Kobe Bryant in this years MVP race. Though I can take it as well as any, one comment that kept coming back time and time again, was that said Bryant was the greatest of all time, or near it. That he is better then Michael Jordan ever was!  There was even one comment on how even Magic Johnson was better then Jordan. As funny as that one was, Johnson not even considered the greatest point guard of all time, it did get me thinking how Bryant and Jordan stack up, and if maybe Kobe had surpassed the icon.  Let us start off by comparing some key stats both have achieved by the year of their ... [link]

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