Kobe Bryant, because he is very smart and very good, plays a lot like Michael Jordan (VIDEO) (Ball Don’t Lie)

If you have chosen not to watch the Michael Jordan/Kobe Bryant mashup that has been floating around the internet this week, we don't blame you. Kobe versus Michael (and, to a lesser extent, Kobe versus LeBron James) ennui can hit hard; and if you're an NBA fan you probably already know that the greatest shooting guard of one generation has modeled himself similarly after the greatest shooting guard of the generation before him. In related news, both Chris Paul and John Stockton play a lot of pick and roll basketball. It's still a pretty inspiring watch, if even for its 100th viewing: And to the detractors, those in the comment sections railing on Bryant for "copying" Michael Jordan … you would like Kobe to drop 25 a night on only lefty hook shots?