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The G.O.A.T has spoken part 3: "I could have scored 100 points" in todays NBA
teecee:
--- Quote from: NIKCC on October 14, 2010, 10:25:05 PM ---took an overtime for him to get 69, his career high...and jordan was a whack 3 point shooter, 29% on his career (excluding 2 seasons where the line was shortened)...one of the reasons kobe was able to score 81 was that he went 7-13 from 3 point range...jordan couldn't do that. thats just jordan bein jordan, talkin shit to keep his ego at peak levels.
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Check MJ's shooting percentages and shots taken on games over 50...check Kobe's. Kobe shoots WAY more, at a worse percentage, to get his big games. Look it up if you don't believe me.
And yes, Jordan's ego is getting annoying, but so are Kobe's and Lebron's. Only Magic isn't an asshole, the rest of these guys are douchebags
Mietek23:
--- Quote from: NIKCC on October 14, 2010, 10:25:05 PM ---took an overtime for him to get 69, his career high...and jordan was a whack 3 point shooter, 29% on his career (excluding 2 seasons where the line was shortened)...one of the reasons kobe was able to score 81 was that he went 7-13 from 3 point range...jordan couldn't do that. thats just jordan bein jordan, talkin shit to keep his ego at peak levels.
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Kobe's best season in 3pt% was 02-03 - he was 38,3% from the 3p line. MJ was 37,6% [worst, but not too far away] and 42,7% from the short line. So saying he was wack 3pt shooter isin't fair. I agree, he wasen't a great 3pt shooter but wack? that's a blind statement.
If Kobe could get 81 against a wack ass Toronto team playing WITH wack ass Lakers team - MJ could def get close to 100 playing in a scrub team against a scrub team.
Tha A:
--- Quote from: teecee on October 15, 2010, 08:13:12 PM ---Against the Toronto Raptors from the year Kobe went off, maybe, but I still doubt it.
Having said that...the no handcheck thing makes a huge difference. The Pistons designed an entire defense just to stop him, and that defense was straight physical play that wouldn't be allowed today.
The perimeter players weren't as talented offensively back then, but they WERE just as good defensively, especially because of the hand check.
Furthermore, MJ got a TON of points driving to the hoop....think about the big dudes back them...think about now. Big men are SOFT.
I don't know, maybe he could do it. Either way, I don't give a fuck, its all hypothetical, just like Kobe saying he could take LBJ one on one.
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well put
Tha A:
--- Quote from: Mietek23 on October 16, 2010, 05:48:45 AM ---
--- Quote from: NIKCC on October 14, 2010, 10:25:05 PM ---took an overtime for him to get 69, his career high...and jordan was a whack 3 point shooter, 29% on his career (excluding 2 seasons where the line was shortened)...one of the reasons kobe was able to score 81 was that he went 7-13 from 3 point range...jordan couldn't do that. thats just jordan bein jordan, talkin shit to keep his ego at peak levels.
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Kobe's best season in 3pt% was 02-03 - he was 38,3% from the 3p line. MJ was 37,6% [worst, but not too far away] and 42,7% from the short line. So saying he was wack 3pt shooter isin't fair. I agree, he wasen't a great 3pt shooter but wack? that's a blind statement.
If Kobe could get 81 against a wack ass Toronto team playing WITH wack ass Lakers team - MJ could def get close to 100 playing in a scrub team against a scrub team.
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yeah, that's mj best season from the 3point line, excluding the ones the line was closer to the basket, but kobe only had like 2 seasons shooting less than 30%, jordan had many, even below 20%, stats really don't mean that much because some times players improve their shooting and jordan sure did, he wasn't all the way wack, he came trough in the clutch with some 3pointers sometimes, but kobe got more range than he did. yeah, if he was on that same situation, red hot against the raptors, we can only imagine what he would've done.
wcsoldier:
No he couldn't have ... he does not have the range and the offensive arsenal Kobe has ... Kobe on fire is better than any other player in history on fire ... he got 62 in three quarters against the Mavs which at that time was the best team in the league while it took MJ a OT to get 69
As Ron Harper said : "Jordan never scored 81 like Kobe did. And he tried. Trust me
I agree defenses were most physical in Jordan era but zone defense were not allowed and players are way more athletic today ... Jordan had the chance to be single defended by undersized Starks, Kevin Johnson , Hornacek and get all the calls while Kobe had to face the zone of the Celtics and getting hacked a lot
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