Kobe Bryant’s Double-clutch vs. Michael Jordan’s Hand Switch
The NBA was really pushing their slogan of ‘Where Amazing Happens’ during this year’s playoff run. While there were quite a few moments that will be remembered for years to come, probably no play was more significant than Kobe Bryant’s double-clutch kiss off the window in traffic last night in the NBA Championship clinching game. It was truly amazing, and certainly was a critical play to killing the Magic’s confidence.
I hate to feed the Michael Jordan vs. Kobe Bryant beast any more fuel, but clearly the play from Bryant last night will remind more than a few people of another historic NBA Finals play by none other than Michael Jordan. In the 1991 NBA Finals on the way to the Chicago Bulls first NBA Championship, Michael switched hands in traffic and kissed it off the glass to electrify the crowd and the nation. I will never forget the announcer’s call ‘A spec-tac-ular move by Michael Jordan!’
Which play do you think is more impressive, Kobe Bryant’s double-clutch or Michael Jordan’s hand switch?
Jordan by a mile. Double-clutch was impressive but it’s been done a million times. Kobe’s original thought there was to shoot, he just had to hesitate, double-clutch and then release. MJ was already in the air, preparing to dunk, when he had to re-think the play, switch hands, and lay it up. The hang-time and foresight was pure MJ. Can only be repeated now by someone who saw that move and has it in the back of his mind.
Sarah is right, Jordan was way better. Kobe actually showed some nice hangtime but nowhere near as acrobatic as Jordans
Kobe is a rapist.
Jordan by two miles.
Jordan by a mile. If you look at the Kobe play closely, his back foot is already on the ground when he let that shot go. Jordan was still in the air, taking off from the dotted line. Kobe has to win titles with better players, Jordan made his teammates better. What did steve kerr do when jordan left? Pippen? Luc Longley?
How can you say Jordan’s was even good?
He went up completely uncontested, and switched hands for no reason; it was meh at best.
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Kobe by 10000 miles…. Jordan didn’t even need to do that move. He had no one in his face, which made it for an easy lay up. Kobe had a 7-footers hands in his face for so long that Kobe had to wait till he was falling back down to shoot it.
While I have to say I still think Jordan’s was better overall, it was pretty impressive how Kobe was going to shoot, realized he was going to get blocked, then was able to switch hands and still get the job done was pretty remarkable. Just the reaction time to realize “Oh crap, here comes Howard again” and then do something about it mid air was really impressive.
Kobe’s was more contested, so to me it’s a tad more impressive.
But there’s not question on which was prettier…MJ.
I prefer MJ’s shot as it is pure look at me I’m amazing.
However that muppet who thinks the Lakers have a better team then the Bulls back then is an idiot. Kerr, and Harper won two more championships. Scottie is one of the 50 greatest in NBA history. Is Gasol, or Odom gonna be. Also lets not forget Grant or Rodman. They were both the best low post defenders of their time. Rodman is probably one of the best ever rebounding player as well.
Congrats to the Lakers, a great team effort got them there this year. Good to see people do learn from their mistakes.
Kobe. No brainer. More impressive to score on the defensive player of the year than on an uncontested layup. A nonexistent Sam Perkins (was he even in the clip, LOL) doesn’t compare with a fully extended, leaping Dwight Howard. And going from one side of Howard to the other is something special.
Kobe has nothing on Jordan, and never will. Everyone needs to get the hell off of this Lakers bandwagon bullshit.
Kobe’s was better. He had no intention of shooting it on the first pump. Watch the replay from the backboard camera. He baited Dwight Howard into comming one way and went the other. He just flashed the ball and Dwight bit on it. It’s an amazing play and how he had the vision and anticipation to make such a move is unbelievable.
Chris.. this isn’t a comparison of Kobe and Jordan’s careers. It’s comparing ONE play. Reading comprehension buddy.
Jordan = No brainer
Jordan actually held it with one hand over his head and then switched it other hand. Kobe had two hands on it the whole time.
Kobe is not Michael Jordan, he proved it last years finals.
Kobe’s move is so much more impressive and amazing than MJ’s. Jordan had no one in his face and layed it in. So what if he switched hands in the air? So many NBA players could pull that off. Kobe baited D.howard to block his shot and then moved the ball to his other side to bank if off the glass all in the air. KOBE.
Come on…you guys arguing that Jordan’s move is more difficult than Kobe’s are just blatantly irrational anti-Kobe haters, hanging off Jordan’s retired jock. Nobody was contesting Jordan’s shot, but Kobe made that shot with the DPOY’s hand in his face.
Of course Jordan had the better career (at least things currently stand) and that shot against the Lakers was prettier, but Kobe’s was by far the more difficult in this instance. No bandwagon needed, just two eyes and a little bit of common sense. A contested shot is always more difficult than an uncontested one.
And ANYONE who tries to denigrate Kobe’s accomplishments this season by arguing he had a better team than Jordan is a FOOL. Pippen without Jordan led the Bulls to 55 wins and 1 win away from the NBA Finals. He then went to the Blazers and made them serious contenders for multiple seasons. He is TOP-50 ALL-TIME and guaranteed HOF. Steve Kerr is among the GREATEST 3-PT shooters of ALL-TIME. Rodman is among the greatest rebounders of ALL-TIME.
Kobe just got his title #4 without a single guaranteed future HOF on his team (which Jordan never accomplished), much less a top 50 all-time talent. He didn’t have Steve Kerr, he didn’t have Dennis Rodman, he didn’t have Pippen. He barely even had Bynum who was in constant foul trouble the whole series. This Laker team is less stacked than any of those Bulls teams, unless you want to argue that Gasol, Odom or Ariza are better, more consistent performers in the clutch than Pippen…have fun with that.
When all is said and done, Jordan will probably still be the GOAT, but Kobe is going to be right there next to him as probably the 2nd greatest player of all-time and the most complete offensive player of all-time. And there’s no guarantee Kobe won’t become the GOAT, either. Some more titles and corresponding Finals/Season MVP’s and a serious case can be made.
The last thing I want to say is this- I hated Jordan during his career with an irrational hatred similar to the one Kobe haters have- the difference is I was never so irrational as to denigrate his accomplishments and I always knew he was the best. Still, my hatred of him kept me from truly enjoying his amazing talents until his last title run, when I set it aside (because I hated the Jazz far more). I regret that. And you guys bagging on Kobe, if you have any brains at all, are going to wind up regretting it when he retires.
Don’t hate, just enjoy the rare combination of talent, passion, drive, discipline and desire while it’s still there to be enjoyed. Because replays on youtube will never generate the same excitement.
Magic was so cocky about the series’ standings…we all know how that one ended.LMFAO
WHY WOULD THEY EVEN INSULT JORDAN BY COMPARING HIS TIGHT-ASS SHIT TO THAT MEANINGLESS AND AVERAGE BULLSHIT BY BRYANT?
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Its sad how people overlook MJ’s personal flaws… cheating on his wife, gambling, yelling at his teammates, divorce, and was also accused of being a ball hog, never would win a title when he first entered the league but yet he can do no wrong.
Kobe is no saint, noone is, even the posters on this site would be ashamed of some of things theyve done in their lives, but you cannot dismiss his greatness to overcome all of his naysayers and tribulations.
Congrats to Kobe and the Lakers you worked hard, proved everyone wrong and won the championship!
Ya’ll crazy Kobe actually had a defender in his face a moved it aroud his hands. Less acrobatic more impressive because of defense.KOBE
Its no conteset jordan had the better play, and kobe shouldnt even be talked about in the same sentence as micheal jordan kobe been to six finals and lost two would have been three if van panic wouldnt have played nelson and mess up the team chemistry jordan went to six final and has six rings its a no brainer jordan wins no question about it. kobe gets to play in the league when you cant hand check cause the league wants to see more teams score alot of points if they had the same rules in jordans prime who knows how many points jordan could score 81 points Aint shit if no one is guarding you but 63 point in a playoff game against the best players in the game now thats amazing.81 points against the raptors wow sike thats trash and so is my copy cat bryant who took all off jordans moves anyway.micheal jordan is the greatest to ever play the game period.
Well, a lot of stirred up anger here. Please remember folks, we are talking about these particular shots. Please leave aside all these comments about careers, hall of fame, championship series, etc.
Whenever I used to watch Jordan highlights and see that shot, I always thought, “Yeah, that’s pretty cool, but really unnecessary. Just finish the lay-in.” When I saw Kobe’s shot and how he worked it around an aggressive attempt to block the shot, it really stood out to me as 1. Necessary, 2. Difficult, and 3. Athletic. Jordan’s shot had plenty of 3, some of 2, but none of 1. Because it combined all those factors, my vote rests with Kobe on this shot comparison.
kobes double clutch move has been done plenty of times, not just by kobe, but by many other athletic nba players. He avoided the defender by adjusting his body, double-clutched and layed it in. Not saying that its easy to do but not good enough to compare with jordans legendary jaw dropper switch hand move. Jordan did moves like kobes all through out his career. Even though the switch hand move wasnt all that necessary, it looked so good and showed just how good he was. That move showed why he is called “air”.
I find it amazing how people are looking for another MJ so bad that they just sit around and find things in other players that resembly MJ just so they can say we found another. Just like this stupid “who move was better” thing. Leave it alone! Stop trying to take every little thing that kobe does on the court and compare it with MJ. There were plenty of players in nba history who did Jordan type moves or made Jordan type plays. But they arent being compared to him! there is only one!
A real basketball fan would say Kobe’s was superior. One guy drove the lane and could have dunked or laid the ball in against no low post defender. The other guy drove the lane against a 6′10″ defender, evading that guy AND a help defender who is 7′0″ and the reigning NBA defensive player of the year for a double-clutch layup going from the right side of the basket at takeoff to the left side of the basket when the shot is released.
Hands down, Kobe Bean Bryant. If you think otherwise, I will damn you to Hell.
“A real basketball fan would say Kobe’s was superior.”
Dude seriously! Kobes move was awsome. No doubt about that. But think about it. As a matter of fact YouTube it. its called “The Artistry of hallucinatory Michael Air Jordan Hang Time” Watch that video and you will see that jordan not only did moves like what kobe did but some even better. The switch hands move belongs only to mj. regardless of if we felt it was necessary or not he felt it was necessary so he pulled it off. even if it wasnt u have to admit that was an extreamely cool move. very fancy. what move can match the artistry of it?
Better yet YouTube the video “The Artistry of Michael Jordan Part 1 by Hoopsencyclopedia”. EVEN BETTER
His Airness my a couple miles
Kobe’s was nice but you must remember M.J. has done that move and it didn’t mean as much as the one he did against magic. It’s easier to control the ball with a 2 hand finish. Jordan finished over hand and jumped off two feet which makes it more difficult cuz your legs are straight.
Kobe Bryant’s double clutch shot was much more impressive than Michael Jordan’s shot because there were two defenders around Jordan at the time the play was made, but they never contested his shot they basically just stood there. There was absolutely no need to switch hands in the air, it could have been a simple lay up. If you watch the play “closesly”, there are no hands fully extended into the air of either defenders. However, Kobe had Dwight Howard standing 7′ tall directly in front of him and the rim with his arms completely extended giving Kobe no view at all which possibly forced him two switch sides and double clutch. If he had not done that no questions asked the shot would have been blocked. Maybe, it was his intention to switch sides and double clutch the whole time but it still worked and was impressive.
I think Kobes was far more difficult. Anybody notice Jordans layup was replaid and replaid thousands of times in the 90’s. You wont see Kobe’s lay up at all in the future..Why??? The Media assisted Mike with free advertisement and endless hype. MJ wins the popularity contest, easy!! But as far as skills, Kobe and MJ are not too far apart.
Anybody notice that MJ never played against a dominant center in the finals??
one the completely most overrated play ever by MJ…. really guys really? look at it again? it was not even challenged… an unncessary switch
Jesus,
Micahel made a million moves like Kobe’s. That was like a nighlty thing for Michael. I have yet to see Kobe make half the moves that Jordan made. And remember, overall, Kobe is playing in different rules. When Michael played they allowed hand checking and had no defensive 3 seconds.
They changed the rules after Michael left to suit Kobe and other players because no player could do anything Jordan did under the old rules.
Lets not forget this. There is nothing Kobe will ever do that Jordan didnt already do. The greatness of Jordan is that when he came into the league, there was no one ever like him. He also dominated from the start. He singlehandedly man handled great teams like the lakers, celtics, pistons, jazz in the 80s and 90s.
The fact that people are even arguing if Kobe is AS GOOD (not better), shows Jordan is the greatest of all time. Jordan was already being considered the greatest individual player of all time halfway through his first season. Kobe has to win championships to even be in an argument, Jordan never had to (but he won 6 in a row).
Had Jordan played with Shaq the first 7 years of his career Jordan would NOT have had those scoring titles and not so many dunks. This due to Shaq hogging the middle. Had Jordan played with Shaq and with Phil as the coach, Phil would make Shaq, Yes SHAQ, the center piece of the offense, and MJ would be second fiddle Why? because the traingle is best suited for a dominant center. Dont aske me, ask Phil and Tex Winter. Had Kobe played with the Bulls, which in those years they were equivelant to todays Clippers, Kobe would throw up monster numbers.. Kobe as it stands has the NBA record,12 consecutive games with 40 or more, has NBA record, 4 Straight games with 50 or more, Most 60 point games since Wilt, Second most points (81) to Wilt. This happend between shaqs departure and the arrival of Gasol. Just imagine what he would have done his first 7 years without Shaq. Of coarse, the Lakers probably would not have won much, similar to Jordans pre-championshp bulls, but he would have had Monster, I mean MONSTER, games.. In sum, all I am saying is that its hard to compare the two since they each played in different eras, different circumstances, different people and teams. Anybody who says Kobe is not even in the same universe as MJ is plain silly and are being un-objective. The distance between them two is not very far, if at all, but Kobe is gaining..
well said Jakob
no disrespect Jakob but u need to check ya stats first b4 u comment. kobe and mj are tied with 9 consecutive 40pt games and 5 60pt games. and u really dont think mj would be as effective playing with Shaq? mj was way too talented! the stats say it all. numbers dont lie:
6× NBA Champion (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998)
5× NBA MVP (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998)
14× NBA All-Star (1985-1993, 1996-1998, 2002-2003)
6× NBA Finals MVP (1991-1993, 1996-1998)
1× NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1988)
10× All-NBA First Team Selection (1987-1993, 1996-1998)
1× All-NBA Second Team Selection (1985)
9× NBA All-Defensive First Team Selection (1988-1993, 1996-1998)
1985 NBA Rookie of the Year
1985 NBA All-Rookie Team
3× NBA All-Star Game MVP (1988, 1996, 1998)
2× NBA Slam Dunk Contest winner (1987, 1988)
NBA’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
10 scoring titles
MJ, absolutely. Kobe should thank Michael Jordan for inventing that double clutch shot to do in the finals…he did it versus Cleveland as last second shot! At the end of the shot, Kobe still shot it with his right hand…Uncontested or not, most people can’t do a lay-up with the opposite hand, let alone switch the ball in mid air.
well said clay. never thought of that last part
lets face it, when magic was starting his legacy, the nba was not as over talented as when jordan came up. When jordan left his legacy, the nba was alot more talented. kobe is here, and theres wade and lebron, so remember there werent 3 magic johnsons and 3 jordans…. Tougher times and just as good performances by kobe out do any of the nba’s top 50… No comparison, theres around 25 present nba players who can dunk like jordan, pass like magic, but theres only one who we can say brought it in the toughest of times!!!KOBE KOBE KOBE
“kobe is here, and theres wade and lebron, so remember there werent 3 magic johnsons and 3 jordans….”
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How old are you danny? (no disrespect)
Please google or youtube Jordans era vs kobes… You’ll see
Yeah Danny, if you speak that jargon you have to be under 25 years old AT LEAST (and I’m spotting yo a couple of years). It’s really not all about talent, because that’s really whats breaking down the NBA right about now. Fans like yourself are so dependant on the talent aspect of players that you forgot how much foundamentals, prinicipals, and basic rulesof the game made Jordan, Bird, and Magic ten times better than these current players. It’s funny that there once was a U.S. Gold medal Olympic Team in 1992 that dominated World Basketball called “The Dream Team.” When the U.S. shifted it’s rules of the game and basketball players lost their foundamentals, they had to win their respect back 16 years later against countries that stole our basketball principles. There never should have been a “Reedem Team” in the first place.
kobes was better jordan was not contested and he did switch hands when he could have dunked. kobe had three people trying to block him and kisses off the glass. Oh btw ive seen kobe do that jordan move three times.
kobe is a bitch and Michael is a Man
AJ are you serious??? I know what two moves you are talking about. He didn’t even jump three yards from the rim OR he had NO chance of dunking! Jordan. Look up “top 10 hang time shots of michael jordan” on youtube. Jordan’s done plenty of move’s better than Kobe’s NBA Final’s shot
are u guys kidding me?? dont get me wrong jordans was great but kobes was fading away to his left double clutch OVER dwight howard……. Whos was Jordans over????Nobody……Any player in the league with good hops could do this with ease over dwight is a different story
Kobe has the most varied arsenal than everybody who played the game including michael”_ Kareem Abdul Jabbar
OK, all you new generation Kobe lovers who think kobes moves out do mj Please do yourself a favor. Go on youtube and type the artistry of michael jordan by hoopsencyclopedia. You will be silenced, Guaranteed! JORDAN WAS SO ILL ITS SCARY!!!!
kobes was harder and jordans was nice, and no one question kobe will never be as great as michael, we forget that if michael hadnt played baseball it would of been a guarenteed 8 championships in a row for michael. lets see kobe leave for 2 years and come back and do a 3peat
jj: “They changed the rules after Michael left to suit Kobe and other players because no player could do anything Jordan did under the old rules.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Rules
Kobe’s was pretty damn skilled and so was MJ’s
and you people saying that MJ didnt need to do it are wrong, as there was a lakers guy right there who could have rejected him, so he changed his shot
a title does not make a person close the gap in greatness, sorry. When the lakers lost vs. the pistons a few years back, it was kobe wanting to be the man that cost them that title, even though the pistons had no answer for shaq, kobe, though he was being shut down by tayshawn prince, couldn’t bare to let shaq win another finals mvp. last year when the lakers lost in beantown, I recall kobe saying after the san antonio series that he could turn it on whenever he wanted to…. yet he complained that boston threw the kitchen sink at him. If you want to talk numbers, kobe’s best year still does not compare to michaels best year, where he won defensive player of the year, a scoring title, the the steals title, mvp of the all star game, and mvp of the league, all in in 1987. Thats all in one season folks. you want to talk about the gap closing?
Michael Kobe
Finals: 6 4
Finals mvp: 6 1
league mvp: 5 1
Scoring titles: 10 2
And I can go on and on. To say that the gap is closing is ludicrous. Kobe is a special talent, but to compare him to mj is ridiculous. In kobe’s best year, the year he averaged 35.4 a game, he didn’t garner another accolade beside his scoring title. the year Michael averaged 37.1, again, he got the scoring title, steals title, regular season mvp, all star mvp, and the defensive player of the year award (some people forget he was third in the league in blocks that year, besides leading in steals). This was all the while torching the league on a nightly basis, during a time in the nba where a foul was really a foul, not what today would be called a flagrant one or two. To compare these two is just asinine. Titles alone do not make a player great, because if that was the case, players like robert horry and steve kerr would be in the conversation as some of the greatest of all time, and they aren’t. Oh, and I’d like to add to that, for people who talk about kobe’s “prolific” scoring. He has torched insignificant teams during the regular season for his highest totals, and thats fine and dandy, but for such a great scorer two things… Kobe’s regular season average has routinely been higher than his playoff average for his career. and two, he has only average more than 30 points a game twice. MJ averaged more than 30 points a game for nearly a decade (8 seasons), and he significantly improved his scoring output in the playoffs. I really don’t know why this is even a discussion.
http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=13015
H2theOH:
“When the lakers lost vs. the pistons a few years back, it was kobe wanting to be the man that cost them that title, even though the pistons had no answer for shaq…”
Except Ben Wallace, the four time DPotY and one of the few players who even O’Neal says can actually guard him.
“If you want to talk numbers, kobe’s best year still does not compare to michaels best year, where he won defensive player of the year, a scoring title, the the steals title, mvp of the all star game, and mvp of the league, all in in 1987. Thats all in one season folks. you want to talk about the gap closing?”
In 2008-2009, Bryant led the Redeem Team to a Gold Medal in the Olympics, earned the All Star MVP, set the scoring record in MSG, made All NBA First Team and All NBA First Defensive Team, earned a Finals MVP, and lead his team to the NBA championship. Better than Jordan’s 1987 year?
“To say that the gap is closing is ludicrous.”
No. To say the gap is closing is logical. Bryant now has 66% of the amount of NBA Championships that Jordan earned. He also has a real shot at gaining two more in the immediate future, both of which will almost certainly come with Finals MVPs. Should that occur we are talking six championships and three Finals MVPs total. We are also talking nine All NBA teams to Jordan’s twelve, and–lest we forget–Bryant will only be 32. How old was Jordan when he earned six championships?
“In kobe’s best year, the year he averaged 35.4 a game, he didn’t garner another accolade beside his scoring title. the year Michael averaged 37.1, again, he got the scoring title, steals title, regular season mvp, all star mvp, and the defensive player of the year award (some people forget he was third in the league in blocks that year, besides leading in steals).”
That was not Kobe’s best year. Last season was.
“To compare these two is just asinine. Titles alone do not make a player great, because if that was the case, players like robert horry and steve kerr would be in the conversation as some of the greatest of all time, and they aren’t.”
If you are suggesting that leading a team to a championship does not make a player great then you are the one being asinine.
“He has torched insignificant teams during the regular season for his highest totals…”
Byrant outscored 2005-2006 Mavericks 62 to 61 by the third quarter. The Mavs went on to the NBA Finals later that season.
Look, I like Jordan, I really do, but to say that he cannot be compared to Bryant is wrong. Jordan could not dream of knocking down twelve three-pointers in a game or scoring 81 points or win a championship without Pippen. By the same token, Bryant clearly is not going to win as many scoring titles or MVPs as Jordan. Fact remains, however, that they are two of the best to ever play the game and I really would not mind the debate if it were not so corrupted with this needless deification of Jordan.
Ok some people really don’t get the question being asked here
No on is saying kobe is better than jordan all that is being looked at are TWO SPECIFIC plays jordans hand switch and kobes double clutch to see which one is more difficult/impressive
Now a lot of people here are just looking to argue that jordan is the best and that he has done moves like that hundreds of times but that doesn’t matter because kobes move is only being compared to mjs play where he switched hands and only that play and yes kobes was more impressive he went from one side of the basket to the other around three defenders one being the DP0Y standing at 6′11″ and he hung double clutched and glassed it and then fell down because he had hung for so long
And for all of you that say kobe is soooo much worse than jordan ok jordan had different circumstances than kobe bryant jordan came out of college kobe came out of high school jordan was a star player since the moment he was drafted kobe had spent a good number of his earlier years second to shaq. Jordan had some of the best players basketball has ever seen in his team and when he came back the team was largely intact it wasn’t really a question that they would contend for championships for the next couple of years but for jordan it had always been HIS team since he started in the nba he learned to lead early on kobe wasn’t the leader until shaqs departure in 04
And kobe has an all around better set of skills kobe can do it all he can hit threes hell pull up on you hell drive at you hell make freethrows hell get in your face hell do what it takes to win just like jordan really the gap isn’t that far and I can understand that its hard for some of you to realize this but its the truth
HOW COULD YOU EVEN CALL MY FATHER A RAPIST?? YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT MY FATHER WHiCH iS KOBE BRYANT&& THE DOUBLE CLUTCH iS BETTER CAUSE MY DAD iS TAKIN OVER!!! JORDAN WAS A GREAT PLAYER THOUGH…
Do you really think Jordan was going to dunk the ball? Watch the replay as many times as you like and tell me if he had enough to dunk it. Think about it, the moment he said he changed his mind. How far off the basket was he? He had an open lane to attempt a lay up, ran out of space and momentum and went for his shot with the other hand. Both plays are great, both plays will get replays for eternity, and I am pretty sure that somewhere somehow somebody did a hand switch before Jordan, only this was witness by a camera or two. I think if Jordan was really going for a dunk he would haved tried to posterize Perkings like he did to Ewing. Kobe’s play was going to the side, not with a straight open lane, he faced Howard who was there all the time, not a Perkings who had to run to guard the open lane. So I think Kobe’s play daring and difficult to do.
kobe made his play out of necessity over the nba’s defensive player of the year, dwight howard. jordan, on the other hand, had a clear path to basket and his “instincts” told him to get cocky with it. long arms sam perkins didn’t even put his hands up. case closed!
Jordan was not even contested. Kobe had Howard hanging all over him.
To all who’ve posted their comments, i commended all those who have been neutral & just checked on the versatility & the degree of difficulty of the shot taken. No doubt JORDAN’S shot was beautiful & graceful like a ballerina but the double clutch BRYANT made was second to none as well because he was about to fall when he released the ball. Both needed highly concentration & focus to make that shot so 2 thumbs up for both!!!
For the others who are in JORDAN’S favor & BRYANT’S side, please don’t put your emotion when making a comment because “this is where the unnecessary war of thoughts/facts begin”… PEACE TO ALL!!!
Both shots are great. We are lucky to have these two players in the game of BASKETBALL, they showed their skills and talents. They played their game to the highest level. Longlive the game of BASKETBALL, congratulation to MJ23 batch 2009 Hall of Fame. And to KB24 future Hall of Fame.
Those shots are nice to see over and over again. Those are part of NBA history and will be remembered as time goes by. It both bring championships to their respective team and to those who took those shots also brings a lasting impression to the basketball community that amazing happened in the game of BASKETBALL. It made them great players. The shot of MJ23 won their first ever NBA Championship with his pair of Air Jordan 6. The shot of KB24 won his first ever NBA Championship without Shaq and with his pair of NIKE AIR ZOOM KOBE 4, as he earned his 4th NBA Championship and to the LAKERS amazing 15th TITLE also added to PHIL JACKSON’S legacy 10th ring that breaks the record of Red Auerbach, (9 NBA Title as Coach).
When KB24 interviewed in the Philippines by BTV HOST Lia Cruz, he said that when he was a kid his favorite player is MJ. So that’s how MJ touch the lives of millions of people in the BASKETBALL WORLD to be like him. As KOBE did, he wants to be the best, hate to loose. KB24 or MJ23 Different eras ALL GOOD.
LONGLIVE the game of Basketball.
Kobes move, if you think about it was way more difficult. I mean Jordans move was easy. kids do it on the school yard all the time. Kobe’s move… I havent seen no one even attempt the move.
Ok..Kobe switched hands…Kobe double clutched…he did this while fading to his left, under the waving hands of Dwight Howard…then he hit the shot falling down. Jordan’s switch was unnecessary (although, in his defense, he said he switched because he expected Perkins to contest from his right side- but it never happened). So, Kobe’s shot was more difficult, though not as pretty. Hey, H2theOH, Jordan was not third in the league in blocks, he tied for 17th. Wow, Jordan fans are revisionists. I’m from Chicago, and saw Jordan’s entire career. I hated him for the first several years, he was a ball hog. Jordan fans/Kobe haters forget that or just weren’t around to see it. He grew out of that, like Kobe did.
first of all for eveyone who picked mjs uneccesary play over kbs double clutch over the deefensive player of the year play are no doubt dumb and are kobe haters how could you say something as simple what mj did is even close as to how difficult are better as kobes contested shot over dh.mj didn’t have to shoot the way he did he didn’t have no one infront of him to prevent it and i would be that 70 percent of the nba players today could do the same exact uncontested shot mj did. the only reason does of you who did pick mj over kbs play is because mj is the goat and because half of you despise kobe mjs play was not that difficult and you guys are just over hyping his play because he is the goat(for now) so by far kobes play was a million time that of michael jordans uncontested shot
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Mj’s was better. What Bryant did was basically a double pump but moving side ways, it was impressive but not equal to jordan’s full dunking pose to a last minute switch into a layup. It simple takes more hang time to do jordan’s move. Yes bryant had more defense on him but the move itself was basically a late shot. He was moving to the left, jumped, made a shooting motion, instead pushed the ball back into his left hand and made the shot. To me it was obviously planed, he knew he could fool Howard who would commit to the first on the right. When you shoot your right hand is always their to align your shot, if your a good enough jumper its not to difficult to conceive that you can put a gripe on the hand with both hands mid shot and get a second try before you hit the ground.
Okay so for those of you who are on here reading this MICHAEL JORDAN is better by far way better and always will be
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you all kobe lovers no nothing about mj!! the shot made by kobe was already done by mj a dozen times with more defender and more impressive than kobe see the video half air half amazing by jordan in youtube, but jordan switching hands was never done by kobe in any game and will never be in his entire life in nba becuz he cant do it in game.. and why anyone compare two shot that are not the same, compare kobe double clutch with mj double clutch shot and then you will see who is better.. kobe is great maybe the 2nd GOAT, by the way kobe is my favorite player now and i think he is better than lebron..