Jul 16, 2015

I'm a Celtics fan.

Kobe

 

Jul 15, 2015

Personally, I put just as much in what I see on the court as much as I do numbers. When I compare NBA players, I think it's important to look at circumstances.

For example, Kobe rarely played his rookie year for some unknown reason, while LeBron has been the number 1 option since day 1 for an awful Cleveland team. The numbers are in LeBron's favor, but don't you think if Kobe was in that situation, he would have put up at least the same scoring numbers? His assists & rebounds would be a little lower, but scoring wise I think he could have easily averaged 15-20 ppg from day 1.

2nd, as soon as Kobe started flashing superstar potential, Shaq was brought in. It was obviously great for him and the franchise, but again, his numbers would be much higher if he was the undisputed number 1 option like LeBron has been.

3rd, I'll give you the fact that Shaq was clearly the man for championship number 1, but for 2 & 3, they carried that team together, not one over the other. Kobe had the toughest defensive assignments, and had PG duties while also shouldering a big scoring load. Make no mistake about, Kobe was no sidekick for 2 & 3.



Obviously not calling you a hater bruh @Big Mitch but these are the facts. Kobe also dragged a team that was probably worse than LeBron's old Cavs teams (05-07) to the playoffs d--- near every year, losing to MUCH better teams than LeBron was facing in the East. Taking that team to the brink of the Finals against the Suns was much more impressive than Bron taking the Cavs to the Finals for a sweep in 07. A career Finals record of 5-2 vs 2-3 cannot ignored either.

Numbers are important, but they don't tell the whole story.

Both are great players and top 10 of all time, but Kobe is the obvious answer for me. The clutch stats are also overrated. Kobe has taken much more than Bron. Comparing FG% in general doesn't work for these 2 either, because their offensive game is so different. Kobe loves the midrange, 3 ball, and loves to slash. Bron is a brute, and hardly ever shoots outside of 10-15 feet. Nothing against him, but making that comparison isn't really fair to point out as a knock on Kobe.



MJ>Kobe>>>LeBron

 

Jul 15, 2015

You don't say "Lebron" when you s---t trash in cans