Kobe becomes second youngest to hit 21,000 points

[slickgreek]

Kobe Hits 21,000 Mark
Kobe Bryant became the second youngest player in NBA history to score 21,000 career points after dropping 34 point on the Kings Tuesday. Player Yrs-Days
Wilt Chamberlain 29-184
Kobe Bryant 29-194
Michael Jordan 30-34
Oscar Robertson 31-17
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31-244
Karl Malone 31-254
Shaquille O'Neal 31-297

Man look at who Kobe's passed...thats some accomplishment alright...good stuff




http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=280304023

[semi-sentient]

LeBron will end up being the youngest, but at the end of the day, what counts for more is who does it in the least amount of games, which I'm sure both Wilt and MJ dominate.

[Minhee]

Nice accomplishment indeed. Barring any injuries it is only a matter of time before Kobe gets to 25,000 perhaps by the time he turns 31.

Whats scary is that Lebron is only 23 and he is already over the 10,000 mark. Imagine how many points that kid will have by the time he is at Kobe's age right now. He is well on pace to get over 30,000 points when it is all set and done.

[slickgreek]

mman people get injured...lol

[milesfides]

Tough part is that Kobe's first few years, he was held back in minutes. That killed his averages. His shots were also limited as he wasn't the clear first option with Shaq on the team.

Lebron is on pace to break most of those "youngest to do..." distinctions.

One of the benefits of being handed the keys to the team the moment he entered the NBA.

However, it's not how you start...it's how you finish.

[doozyj]

Tough part is that Kobe's first few years, he was held back in minutes. That killed his averages. His shots were also limited as he wasn't the clear first option with Shaq on the team.

Lebron is on pace to break most of those "youngest to do..." distinctions.

One of the benefits of being handed the keys to the team the moment he entered the NBA.

However, it's not how you start...it's how you finish.

True, LBJ had much more playing time than Kobe, when they came out. Guess thats what happens to young players under Phil.

[semi-sentient]

True, LBJ had much more playing time than Kobe, when they came out. Guess thats what happens to young players under Del Harris.

[snaquille oatmeal]

Tough part is that Kobe's first few years, he was held back in minutes. That killed his averages. His shots were also limited as he wasn't the clear first option with Shaq on the team.

Lebron is on pace to break most of those "youngest to do..." distinctions.

One of the benefits of being handed the keys to the team the moment he entered the NBA.

However, it's not how you start...it's how you finish.

on that note also keep in mind that Jordan did 3 or 4 (can't remeber) years in college.