Originally Posted by UnderPressure

Your right that Kobe has worse team mates, but who is to say that jordan with the same teammates wouldnt have more wins right now? He probley would. Its not like the Lakers record right now is anything close to amazing. They are only 22-19. Put Jordan in his prime in that same line up, id say the lakers would be at around 25-16... and put Kobe in jordans star 1995-1996 line up, at the end of the season i say you get somewhere around 60-65 wins. But who am I to speculate, this is all hypotheical anyways, anything could happen in certian situations.

But one thing I do know, is that Jordan had a special bond with all the players he played with, he was not only a teammate, but a coach and mentor as well... can we say the same about Kobe, the same player who in Phil Jackson's book was described as "immature and selfish". Other players around the league have a hard time playing on the same floor with Kobe for that very same reason. You have to understand to build a great team around a superstar, you need a superstar who is content with giving up fame and the glitz for a championship and for the better of the team.