Kobe Bryant
Since there is no point in talking about March Madness anymore, I am going to suggest to you that Kobe Bryant is one of the all-time greats. In fact, he is just as good as Michael Jordan was when he was with the Bulls.
First off, Kobe came out of high school in 1996. Only three years afterward, he helped the Lakers to a NBA title. Furthermore, the Lakers won two more championships after the ‘99-‘00 season. So before Kobe is even half done with his career he was already won three championships.
So whoever wants to point out that he can’t win for the team is wrong. When you take a look at MJ, he needed Rodman, Pippen, and all the other pieces to win. Right now, without any good players on the Lakers, Kobe has singlehandedly made them a playoff team.
When people say that he is a ball hog and should pass more, they should realize that letting Kobe do his thing gives the Lakers the best chance to win. Just recently in four consecutive games, Kobe scored 65, 50, 60, 50 points. And guess what? They were all wins for the Lakers.
Who can forget when Kobe dropped 81 points last season? That was the second highest for points in a single game behind Wilt. Has MJ done that? His high was only 69 points.
Kobe is only 29 right now and he still has a lot of time to make history. Who knows? Maybe by the time he is done he will have surpassed MJ in every category. Also, he just might win a couple more NBA titles.
— Ranny Ma