Anyone who thinks Kobe is above MJ can't have seen Mike in the second threepeat years. That guy started to choose his spots and if you saw a run of possessions on either end where the team were struggling MJ would make a play, either demanding the ball on offense or making something happen on D.
Kobe's real good too but he can't impose himself on a game in the same way... he was at his best when he played with shaq, he seemed to play more like pippen, setting stuff up, playing tight d and scoring when necessary, which obviously wasn't as often
Both great players, just take it for what it is and be glad you can see them scaring the shit out of the rest of the league!