I say, combined with skills, and physical abilities on what Kobe can do on the hardwood, he is the BEST player in the NBA right now....His skill set is better than Jordan's..... Obviously, I am biased in my opinion, coz I am one of the biggest Kobe Fan ever....Having said that, I have to say, Kobe has been the victim of Unfair criticism, and thus, its easy to find people who love to hate Kobe. Kobe's fan are in two groups, those who love him, and those who love to hate him, which is unfortunate. I was listening to Rex Chapman, Denver Nuggets' Vice President of Perosnnel development, who played against Jordan and Kobe both, and his feelings were Kobe is a better physical specimen than Jordan, but Jordan had better intangibles.....That's a judgement call......Also, given Jordan has 6 rings, and Kobe has only 3, people tend to count that against Kobe...which is flawed argument to begin with.....If you compare one player against another, I do not think the rings should play that big of a role.....Its not like Jordan hit every game winning shot.....there were several times with Pippen, S.Kerr etc carried the load for him...so is the case for Kobe....