即使科比已经明确表示自己将以高中生的身份进入N BA,但人们却对这件事情持不同看法。一些体育专家把科比跟同年龄的格兰特·希尔和“便士”哈达威做比较,发现科比的防守更好一些,他们相信这个少年已经准备好了;另一些持反对意见的人则批评乔和帕姆没有阻止儿子的决定,而科比对于外界说他的父母没有把自己放在心上也感到非常恼火。 Even though Bryant has made it clear he is going to enter the NBA as a high school student, people take a different view of the matter. Some sports experts compare Kobe with Grant Hill and Penny Hardaway, of the same age, and find Kobe a better defender, believing the teenager is ready, others disagreeing Joe and Pam did not stop his son’s decision, and Bryant was very angry at the outside world saying his parents did not mind themselves.