![]() Kobe's wife, Vanessa, has become almost as recognizable and controversial as her husband is. ![]() Many Michael fans wouldn't know her name or her face. His wife, Juanita, has always managed to avoid the cameras and the spotlight. Michael's marital problems briefly hit the papers, but Jordan defused them. Unfortunately, the game he chose requires four teammates. Kobe would have made a great coach-firing rock star of a tennis player. Kobe is still pretty much a spoiled-rotten brat from upper-crust Lower Merion, PA. Yet not once was Jordan accused of rape. Michael, from the tough side of Wilmington, North Carolina, has razor-sharp survival instincts. Many NBA sources believe Jordan took many more risks than Kobe has. But he had no comment and the story did no damage. A woman claiming to be a former mistress of Michael's sold her story to the National Enquirer as Michael wound up his career in Washington. Some of the raw, real Michael first surfaced in Sam Smith's "The Jordan Rules." Yet Jordan refused to comment on the book, which CAME! and went. Kobe, with his new tattoos, can only act intimidating. Michael can be truly dagger-staring intimidating. Bring up anything personal with Michael, and a reporter might feel as if he were about to get punched out. That's because Jordan was far too shrewd to answer questions that were even slightly controversial. No matter how many stories circulated among reporters about Michael's carousing, none hit print. Michael played the media as street-smartly as he played basketball. It's as if Kobe, who so desperately wants to be loved, is hell-bent on committing image suicide. No matter how many risks Jordan took, he maintained a superstar-next-door image that hypnotized male and female consumers of all ages. Yet many of these potential bombs went unreported because Michael never lit the fuse by answering questions about them.Īmazingly, Michael did not step on one mine, while Kobe all but plays hop-scotch on them. Kobe can't keep his mouth shut - and he's getting killed as a result. Michael was often at war with an opposing player or the Chicago media. Michael ran off a coach, Doug Collins, in part because of their soap-opera feud. Michael punched out two nice-guy teammates during practice - Steve Kerr and Will Perdue. When I was writing columns for the Chicago Tribune, I studied Michael, and got to know him a little. Michael arrogantly strode through many of the same mines that are exploding around Kobe. Michael wasn't the best husband after hours. 's Jason Whitlock has penned a letter to Kobe Bryant, advising him to shut his mouth.īecause Kobe is lost in his own private universe. So why won't Kobe Bean Bryant ever realize his dream of being the next Michael Jeffrey Jordan?īecause the same Kobe who is invincibly confident in his strengths is astonishingly unaware of his weaknesses.īecause the same Kobe who can be so worldly and bright can also be so sheltered and dumb. Skip Bayless chatted with fans earlier Friday in The Show. Kobe can be almost as charming as Michael, when he feels like it. Kobe definitely is a more polished speaker. ![]() You can argue that Kobe is a little better looking. Kobe is a little taller, and just as quick and strong. Kobe plays with as much nightly energy and passion as Michael did, even on defense. Kobe has risen into Michael's rare air when it comes to making great late shots. Please see our data coverage page for details.Kobe Bryant is a little more gifted athletically than Michael Jordan was. ![]() WNBA all-time (since 1997) unless otherwise noted. Some stats were available earlier in the ABA. BPM, VORP, DRtg and Per 100 Poss stats since 1973-74. All box score stats are covered all-time (though not all stats were tracked for all of NBA history). Season data: since 1946-47 unless otherwise noted. Playoffs: PTS, FG, FT, FTA, 3P, 3PA complete all-time. All other box score stats (3PA, ORB, DRB, STL, BLK, TOV) complete back to 1983-84. FGA, TRB, AST, PF, GS over 99% complete back to 1975-76. Regular season: PTS, FG, FT, 3P complete all-time. LeBron James: Advanced Table Rkĭata coverage: Game data: since 1946-47 unless otherwise noted. Learn More.Īlready a subscriber? Log in for full results. Go inside the Reference database and access the sports search engine that was made for fans like you. Subscribe to Stathead Basketball for full results.
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