>
>Same reason why...say...Glen Rice's field goal
>percentage was lower than say....Charles Barkely.
two entirely different type of players. glen rice for the most part was jump shooter, barkley was a multifaceted power forward who could go in and out

>Same reason that Michael Jordan's field goal
>percentages pale in comparison to say...Shaquille
>O'Neal.
two guard and a center

>Barkely takes higher percentage shots than Glenn
>Rice.
>
>Shaquille takes higher percentage shots than Jordan,
>and they go in the hoop at a higher clip.
>
>The closer to the basket you tend to operate, the higher
>your shooting percentage tends to be.
>
>Kobe operates on the perimeter a lot more than Jordan
>did. That statistic alone says nothing for who is the
>better overall *scorer*, who has the more diverse palette,
>who is more skilled, more 'pure' or whatever you want
>to call it.
they play the same position, display generally the same set of shots, one just was superior in his selection, even though he could and DID make ANY shot the other could.

>Plus, Phil Jackson already said Kobe is the better
>shooter and more skilled, so this debate is pretty much
>over anyway
go away now