Kobe is 24.
Jordan didn't win anything in the NBA until he was 30, nor did he possess the mastery of fundamentals at both ends of the court that allowed him to treat the NBA like 8th graders.
Mike didn't win anything until he had other players around him. It's a team sport. Ask Wilt Chamberlain, who dominated the stat sheet, did shit like averaged 50PPG and 20RPG for a season, yet had to watch Bill Russell win 11 rings. Russell had a team. So all this shit about "Kobe without Shaq" is retarded. No one ever has or ever will go it alone.
1988: Jordan is 25, scores 37PPG, and the team sucked. Mike's outrageous numbers were due pretty much to Doug Collins telling him to jack it up every time down the court. The Bulls sucked.
If you took Shaq away, Kobe could jack it up and average the same numbers. At the same age, same point in his career, Kobe is a better player than Michael Jordan.
OK I'm done. I'm tired of reading "Kobe sucks" posts from guys who probably can't touch the rim. You guys suck. wake me up when Kobe starts talking about your job performance.