Here's some other facts Da_Mike: 

MJ played in a watered down league when the NBA had expansion teams
MVP award has always been a popularity contest so that is meaningless
MJ couldn't win a ring without Pippen and even said he would've not come out of retirement if Pippen was not in the lineup
MJ is the true ball hog with a 24 shot attempts per game for his career where kobe is at 19
It took MJ 7 years and Phil Jackson to win a ring along with 2 HOF (pippen & Rodman)

MJ isn't the best scorer that would be be Wilt "the stilt" Chamberlan or Kareem with his unstoppable sky hook
MJ has only .6 (which is a fraction lol) more assists but Kobe's entire career was in the Triangle offense where as MJ had 6 or 7 years not restricted from the Triangle. 
(And if you don't know how the Triangle works then just shut up and sit down)
Kobe started out of High School because he had more Talent than MJ out of high school. 
MJ wasn't even the primary on the Tar Heels until Big Game James Worthy moved onto the NBA

MJ is great but please stop getting all butt hurt that he is being passed up.  MJ never scored 80+ points or 62 in 3 quarters.  Both Kobe and MJ are the BEST in there ERA as Wilt was the Best in his and so on.  Rules have changed and the circle of players have changed so saying MJ was better or Kobe was better is impossible to predict. 

I will have more respect for you as a basketball fan if you can adhere to MJ's faults as much as you tout about his accomplishments.

Not quite sure what the point is here. Are you trying to draw up another worthless Jordan-Kobe comparison? If so, this is a meaningless point. Trying to score when there's no defense should be easy. Try these facts/stats:

Michael Jordan won 10 scoring titles (would've won 12 in a row if it weren't for the mysterious "retirement"). Kobe has 3.
Michael Jordan was the Man on 6 title runs taking 6 Playoff MVPs. Kobe was second fiddle to Shaq in 3 titles and was finally the Man in two titles taking MVP in both. I don't even want to get into how their Finals opponents stack up, because that's a JOKE!
Michael Jordan averaged 30.1 ppg, 6.1 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 2.3 steals, 0.8 blocks and shot .497 FG% for a career.
Kobe Bryant averages 25.4 ppg, 5.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.5 steals, 0.5 blocks and shoots .454 FG% over a career, all less than Jordan.
Jordan's performance enhanced when the playoffs hit in every major category, while Kobe's is the same or less in every major category. When the pressure is on, Jordan is the Man.
Jordan has 5 league MVPs. Kobe has 2.

There is no denying Kobe is a great NBA player, but please STOP comparing him to Jordan- there really is no comparison as MJ has him beat in every category except longevity. Kobe started earlier out of High School and has played straight thru, while MJ had to deal with a serious injury and two abbreviated retirements.