[bluegrassballa]

Pierce may have a tough time getting in the Hall of Fame. No way Kobe plays against tougher competition than Michael did. Kobe has already played 12 years, no way he has 9 more years, especially not at this level. I'd say Kobe has about 3 or 4 more superstar level years in him. Your talking about 20+ years in the NBA, 82 games a year, plus the playoffs and sometimes even Olympic Competition. Kobe is in the middle of his Prime right now, in 3 or 4 years you will see Kobe decline as each year goes by.

You bring up a good point.