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Well, maybe (just maybe) not yet, but I guarantee that by the end of his career he will be the best player to ever play...He will never be recognized as the greatest, and the reason is because at the time Jordan came into the league, individual athlete mareketing just began...Jordan was just there at the right time...Kobe is only 24 and is already playing as good as Jordan in his prime...Jordan didn't develop a left hand 'till he was 27...Kobe came into the league straight from High School with a left hand...I've spoken with 2 college coaches about this subject and we all agreed...When Jordan was in the league, the NBA didn't have the talent it does today...They had Clyde Drexler, Dominique Wilkins, and Isiah Thomas. That's about it...There were no high flying players on every team like there are today...Today it's so much more competetive then it was in Jordan's time...Kobe is/will be the greatest player to ever play in the NBA, but because of the way the sports industry/marketing works, he will never be recognized as the greatest...Bottom line...PeACe
Drexler...Ewing..Olajuwon...Malone...MAGIC...BIRD...Kareem...Barkely...Thomas...Mullin...JORDAN...are u sure they didnt have the same amount of talent back then?...lol...
Quote from: S.G.V. on February 22, 2003, 04:22:32 PMDrexler...Ewing..Olajuwon...Malone...MAGIC...BIRD...Kareem...Barkely...Thomas...Mullin...JORDAN...are u sure they didnt have the same amount of talent back then?...lol...I was talking about high fly acts...Explosive type of players...LoL...when I speak, I don't speak out of my ass...PeACe
Quote from: Now_I_Know on February 22, 2003, 09:36:32 PMQuote from: S.G.V. on February 22, 2003, 04:22:32 PMDrexler...Ewing..Olajuwon...Malone...MAGIC...BIRD...Kareem...Barkely...Thomas...Mullin...JORDAN...are u sure they didnt have the same amount of talent back then?...lol...I was talking about high fly acts...Explosive type of players...LoL...when I speak, I don't speak out of my ass...PeACean back in the day there was more skill players
Quote from: The Lonely Wack Job Tom on February 22, 2003, 09:43:56 PMQuote from: Now_I_Know on February 22, 2003, 09:36:32 PMQuote from: S.G.V. on February 22, 2003, 04:22:32 PMDrexler...Ewing..Olajuwon...Malone...MAGIC...BIRD...Kareem...Barkely...Thomas...Mullin...JORDAN...are u sure they didnt have the same amount of talent back then?...lol...I was talking about high fly acts...Explosive type of players...LoL...when I speak, I don't speak out of my ass...PeACean back in the day there was more skill playersSo you're saying the talent level in the NBA was better back in the day? LMAO
im readin this tread an i have come to the conclusion nik has no clue what he is talkin about actin like the nba was filled with a bunch of mark madsens back in the day. there were a lot of players back in the day that are the equivlilant of 2days players. good solid players nothing more an people dont talk about them much now cuz they werent superstars. there were jus as many players than that were on the same talent level of the jalen roses, mike bibbys, an wally szerbiacks. good players but 15 years from now u wont hear much about them. mark price any1 remember him. an there a lot of guys jordan played against in the early an mid 90's that were in there prime than that people seem 2 forget. reggie miller, david robinson, tim hardaway, alozon mouring, shawn kemp back when he had game, mad people. you act like jordan was playin against guys the equivilant of your junior varsity high school team. i admit todays talent is better but not like your makin it out 2 be