Michael Jordan said in an interview with NBA TV that, if given a choice, he would take Bryant over LeBron James.
“Five beats one every time I look at it. And not that (James) won't get five. He may get more than that, but five is bigger than one.”
-- Michael Jordan, on why he would take Kobe Bryant over LeBron James.
Widely considered the greatest player of all-time, Jordan said it would be a tough choice between Bryant and James. However, Bryant's five titles with the Los Angeles Lakers compared to just one for James with the Miami Heat, would be his deciding factor.
"Five beats one every time I look at it," Jordan said. "And not that (James) won't get five. He may get more than that, but five is bigger than one."
I think the biggest problem with this question is the lack of details that I seem to be able to find about how the question was phrased. Is this a question of who he would take first in a pickup game 5 minutes from now? Is this a question of who he would build a team around going forward being an NBA owner? Is this a "Who's currently higher in the greatness pantheon?" question? At any rate, does it even really matter? Jordan was responsible for building the team with the worst record in NBA history, do we really want to place a lot of emphasis on his talent evaluation and team building ability? Regardless, the media has taken this information and tried to turn it into a story that people care about.
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