Los Angeles Lakers Playoffs: If Kobe Bryant Catches Michael Jordan

Posted: 29th April 2010 by Ryan Alberti in NBA
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There are no rational debates.

Kobe Bryant haters love statistical analysis. They also, more fundamentally, hate Kobe Bryant. For years, critics of the Los Angeles Lakers guard have argued that he can’t be counted among the all-time greats until he matches Michael Jordan’s six career NBA championships—which would be a more reasonable requirement if it weren’t open for revision now that Kobe seems capable of fulfilling it.

Skepticism means rejecting that which can’t be proven.

Solipsism, on the other hand, means embracing that which is beyond proof.

I’m not suggesting that two more Larry O’Brien trophies will put Bryant on Jordan’s level. Greatness is a qualitative variable, and no mere number can confer le ...

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