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"If you had to pick between the two, that would be a tough choice...but five beats one every time I look at it"...And not that [James] won't get five...He may get more than that, but five is bigger than one."
Of course, Kobe is in his 17th season and LeBron is in just his 10th, so just using championships gives Bryant a bit of an unfair advantage. It will also be interesting to see if Jordan's tune will change if Kobe wins a sixth ring, matching Jordan's total.
Meanwhile, somewhere Robert Horry is thinking, "oh yeah, seven is bigger than six or five or one."