One of the best guards in the game is Kobe Bryant; one of the comparisons that is often brought up is the similarities between Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. ... Kobe Bryant entered the league at the age of eighteen with the potential to be a superstar for whatever team he played for. In his early seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, Bryant dazzled spectators with gravity defining moves and dunks. As Bryant began to gain experience he developed an unequivocal drive to win. ... Many people argue whether Bryant is as good as Jordan but in actually they have both done great things for their resp...

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Starting players of the Lakers consists of Shaquille O"Neal, Derek Fisher, Rick Fox, Robert Horry, and Kobe Bryant (NBA.com). ... Out of the five, Shaquille O"Neal and Kobe Bryant were the key superstar duos during the finals. ... On the other side of the court, there stood Kobe Bryant. ... Kobe Bryant skipped college and went on to the pro after high school (Sportsline.com). ... The extraordinary journey of the trios Shaquille O"Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Phil Jackson are long to come by and deserves to be awaited. ...

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Jackson also coached Kobe Bryant who is also in that discussion of the greatest player ever to play the game. Jackson talk about how Jordan was better than Bryant, he says "the biggest advantage Jordan have over Bryant was leadership early in his career," he also says, "the biggest different in the two was Michael superior as a leader". ...

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