dsparks
posted 2/20/2008 from
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Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Tracy McGrady, Dwyane Wade, Vince Carter, Clyde Drexler, and Paul Pierce all come close, but none of them are truly the most Jordanesque player we've seen over the last quarter century. Skeptical? You should be--but you'll be a believer after reading this.
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The ratio-based technique seems to factor out usage, which could explain why Mullin has a higher similarity than guys like Kobe whose per-game averages are much closer to MJ's. Regardless, it's a fun spreadsheet to play around with ...
Wie ich vor drei Wochen erwähnt hatte, war Kobe Bryant beim diesjährigen Voting der All-Stars einziger Spieler der WC, der mehr als zwei Millionen Stimmen erhielt. Eine gewaltige Fanbasis also, die nun vorerst ins Leere schauen muss, denn der Lakers-Star hat sich verletzt (Bänderriss im kleinen, rechten Finger bei der Partie gegen die Nets, womit sich übrigens auch seine ...
With the news that Kobe may or may not miss this weekend's festivities with that torn ligament in his finger, I thought we'd take a look back at his very first All-Star game. Some great highlights here, including Kobe wanting to guard "Mike" from the get go, and Jordan mostly taking him to school. Even at just 19 years old though, it was clear that Kobe would turn into something special.
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The ratio-based technique seems to factor out usage, which could explain why Mullin has a higher similarity than guys like Kobe whose per-game averages are much closer to MJ's. Regardless, it's a fun spreadsheet to play around with ...
KG most similar to Larry Bird
Baron Davis: Stephen Jackson
Scottie Pippen: Ron Harper