sports.espn.go.com - 3/27/2007
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By Jemele Hill Page 2 Kobe Bryant is better than Michael Jordan. Not more successful. Hasn't had a bigger economic impact. Hasn't won more MVPs. Hasn't won more titles. But he's a better player. Kobe can do everything Michael did, and even a few things Michael couldn't do. Kobe is just as good a defender. His killer instinct is just as pronounced. He can shoot, finish and explode. And just ...
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Can't fault his enthusiasm...
120 Proof Ball —
... Email from Todd: Some jizz receptacle over at ESPN's Page 2 is purporting that Kobe is better than MJ. I just threw up in my mouth. You know that
Jemele Hill -- Kobe "Better" Than Jordan
Hoops and Other Pop Culture —
... http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=hill/070326&sportCat=nba
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120 Proof Ball —
... Being from Chicago, as I noted in yesterday's post, I took issue with Jemele Hill's article on ESPN yesterday, which claims that Kobe is a better player than Michael Jordan. My cohort, Torsten the Great, being the rabid, frothing Laker fan that he is decided to disagree with me, which of course led to a torrential flow of emails between us. Here's how it unfolded:
Jemele Hill, By Popular Demand
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... I'll be honest with you, I don't read any columns on ESPN.com anymore. I don't really enjoy any of their authors. I used to read Bill Simmons and enjoy it, then I read Bill Simmons to see how he would bother me, now I just think he's boring. So you'll forgive me for missing the latest Jemele Hill article. The fifty people who found our website (
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