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Quote Originally Posted by mellow_wolf:

Kobe had the virtually the same, no name team as LBJ had tonight(without Kyrie) from 2004-2007. He sucked. Big time. Never made it past the 1st round. Kobe does not make his teammates better. Never has. Never will.

LBJ>>>>>Kobe. It's not even close to true observers of NBA.

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Quote Originally Posted by mellow_wolf:


Shaq killed it for Kobe's first 3 rings. Shaq was the catalyst and a beast. Plus, don't forget the Sacramento theft in Game 7 in 2002. The Lakers should have lost.

Also, Kobe failed miserably with Shaq, Karl Malone and Gary Payton in 2004----people always forget that abomination.

Very true, shaq got finals MVP each of those 3 years.   Plus let's not forget Kobe having a 3-1 lead in a series then blowing it to the suns. One of 9 teams to blow a 3-1 lead in history. 
 
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really?? Kobe won 2 rings with a CRACK HEAD LITERALLY, BYNUM THE BUST, GASOL and A BUNCH OF SCRUBS...

Only because of a super shady deal that sent Pau to the Lakers for(what was considered at the time) peanuts. Jerry West gave away Pau to help his old team in early 2008. 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by lonniejoshua16:

There is literally nothing in the game of basketball that kobe is better at.....literally nothing

And this. 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by tjohnsont:




Robert Horry is better than both. He has 7 rings.

lmao....that folks count rings to measure who is better.....

Why everyone cannot SEE the intangibles [namely LEADERSHIP] that LBJ brings to the game is better than Kobe is amazing

Maybe that's it......media talks about it...leadership all the time....but all fans can assess is   scoring   and   rings

 
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Kobetards are a unique breed. Incapable of comprehensive or intellectual basketball analysis. 

 
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Quote Originally Posted by mellow_wolf:


Shaq killed it for Kobe's first 3 rings. Shaq was the catalyst and a beast. Plus, don't forget the Sacramento theft in Game 7 in 2002. The Lakers should have lost.

Also, Kobe failed miserably with Shaq, Karl Malone and Gary Payton in 2004----people always forget that abomination.

this is how ignorant the casual fan like yourself is... 

during kobe/shaq 3peat, kobe's playoff numbers avg:

27pts/6rbs/5assists, on 53% TS.... if you don't know what TS is.. ask and i'll explain.

game 7 WCF... port vs lakers....portland up 20...shaq can't get anything going.. kobe takes over, finishing with 25pts/11rbs/8assists/4blocks.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by dopeman:

bump this thread after cle loses in the finals.... making lbj 2/6 there.  the east is a completely different league than the west.  you face the likes of teams like boston/milwaukee/raptors, then on to chicago/washington/ only to face the top team atl?  come on.

now imagine playing spurs/clippers/houston/memphis.  

The Cavs could get swept by an average of 50 pts per game, and it wouldn't change the debate in the slightest. 

They simply aren't comparable in any way, shape, or form. Anyone with any basketball knowledge in the slightest can see this. 

I will anxiously wait for your counter argument about rings. 



 
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Plus people exaggerate how good Kobe was in the clutch due to his highlights always on espn. If you go on websites that track that data like 82games.com, Kobe wasn't that great in the clutch. In fact, he wasn't that clutch and often took bad shots with the game on the line. 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by mellow_wolf:

Kobetards are a unique breed. Incapable of comprehensive or intellectual basketball analysis. 


Remember "kobezking"? This thread alone would make him jump off a bridge. 
 
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27pts/6rbs/5assists, on 53% TS  -> kobe 2000-2002 

26pts/10rbs/7assists on 49% TS - LBJ this year thus far

...and somehow people want to say kobe was a role player during those 3 title runs,...
 
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They both like McDonalds...

You'd literally have to factor all of the games (rosters included) to come out with some sort of statistical comparison vs competition.

 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy2imes:

Jordan  is 6/6 in the Finals

Kobe is 5/7 in the Finals

Lebron is 2/4 in the Finals

soon to be 2/5 after Curry wins finals MVP

Way to soon, don't disrespect Kobe



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so saying that sumone is better than him is "disrespecting him"....so to give him due respect we gotta all say kobe is the best there ever was??

way to look at everything in a vacuum,moron...first of all lebron is 2/5 in finals so youre giving him too much credit...second of all one player DOES NOT dictate the outcome of an entire season or series,they may have a very large influence...but there are always other factors involved.
you actually think that if lebron was playing alongside shaq at his astonishing,dominant best in that lakers side versus the scrub nets,sixers and pacers squads that he wudnt have gone 3-0???...yea rite,watever



and kobe wud have carried that abominable cavs team that lebron took to the finals to victory over the spurs and also beaten one the greatest,most efficient basketball teams in history(2014 spurs)??


see,wen you flip the script and take into account other things you can actually gain sum perspective and balance instead of just shouting"HOW MANY RINGS HAVE YOU GOT??HOW MANY RINGS HAVE YOU GOT??"like sum espn talking head.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by dopeman:


this is how ignorant the casual fan like yourself is... 

during kobe/shaq 3peat, kobe's playoff numbers avg:

27pts/6rbs/5assists, on 53% TS.... if you don't know what TS is.. ask and i'll explain.

game 7 WCF... port vs lakers....portland up 20...shaq can't get anything going.. kobe takes over, finishing with 25pts/11rbs/8assists/4blocks.

Who got MVP in those 3 titles? Shaq... Who was the one being double teamed .. Shaq.  They were mostly doing single coverage on Kobe the whole time, old man pippen and Ruben Patterson in those blazer years. 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by dopeman:


this is how ignorant the casual fan like yourself is... 

during kobe/shaq 3peat, kobe's playoff numbers avg:

27pts/6rbs/5assists, on 53% TS.... if you don't know what TS is.. ask and i'll explain.

game 7 WCF... port vs lakers....portland up 20...shaq can't get anything going.. kobe takes over, finishing with 25pts/11rbs/8assists/4blocks.
 
LBJ destroys Kobe in TS% for the the playoffs. Note even close. 
https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/ts_pct_career_p.html


For more intellectual analysis, look at this PER stat for active players who have played in the playoffs..

https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/per_active_p.html


Case closed.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by rangerz2478:


The Cavs could get swept by an average of 50 pts per game, and it wouldn't change the debate in the slightest. 

They simply aren't comparable in any way, shape, or form. Anyone with any basketball knowledge in the slightest can see this. 

I will anxiously wait for your counter argument about rings. 




well.. im not your casual fan... lbj is an all time great.. so is kobe. LBJ certainly can surpass kobe once its all said and done, but we have to wait and see...  all of a sudden its an accomplishment to just make the finals for lebron.. how amazing... there's a reason he is 2/5... the west is better.. now i will give you that his first title appearance.. he had a terrible team..but thats how bad the east was... spurs smoked them.. and if phx had made it instead.. the result would be the same.. west was just way better.

kobe does have 5 rings.. but its not just about the rings.. kobe put up great numbers during those runs, and playoff appearance... all kobe haters care about is that he didnt win Finals MVP... go look at the numbers.. he played great, and came up big for the team numerous times when shaq was pulled late in games because of hack a shaq...

to say they aren't comparable is ignorant.. 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by mellow_wolf:

 
LBJ destroys Kobe in TS% for the the playoffs. Note even close. 
https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/ts_pct_career_p.html


For more intellectual analysis, look at this PER stat for active players who have played in the playoffs..

https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/per_active_p.html


Case closed.

i didn't say lbj doesn't have a higher TS in some of his runs... but someone is bumping up this thread now.... when lbj's playoff run year this... is worse than what kobe did when he was 20 years old...


 
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Posted: #43
Quote Originally Posted by Snapp:

rangerz...fill out your starting 5 and we'll go from there...

Top 5 of all time?

In no particular order....

Jordan
Lebron
Wilt
Russel

Easy top 4. 

5 spot can choose from Magic/Oscar/Kareem
 
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Quote Originally Posted by MoneyShot:


Who got MVP in those 3 titles? Shaq... Who was the one being double teamed .. Shaq.  They were mostly doing single coverage on Kobe the whole time, old man pippen and Ruben Patterson in those blazer years. 

its not just about finals mvp... shaq was pulled numerous times late in games.  and you are talking about old man portland... look at the defence now.. you can't even breathe on players... harden gets 15 fts per game in the playoffs... what a joke..
 
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Quote Originally Posted by rangerz2478:


Top 5 of all time?

In no particular order....

Jordan
Lebron
Wilt
Russel

Easy top 4. 

5 spot can choose from Magic/Oscar/Kareem

kareem not in the top 4...  yikes.. stick to watching hockey my friend.. no offence.,
 
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Quote Originally Posted by MoneyShot:


Who got MVP in those 3 titles? Shaq... Who was the one being double teamed .. Shaq.  They were mostly doing single coverage on Kobe the whole time, old man pippen and Ruben Patterson in those blazer years. 

ok.. and then shaq leaves... and kobe goes to 3 straight finals and wins 2 with gasol.   let me guess... gasol carried kobe too..is what you are going to say... the same guy that was 0-8, back to back sweeps before joining the lakers...
 
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Quote Originally Posted by dopeman:


i didn't say lbj doesn't have a higher TS in some of his runs... but someone is bumping up this thread now.... when lbj's playoff run year this... is worse than what kobe did when he was 20 years old...



You really think having Shaq in his prime vs. a no Love, hobbled Kyrie, rookie coach Cavs team is comparable? 

LBJ is literally carrying this team. Kobe had no such pressure in his first 3 runs. He had a top 5 center in his prime.

Ilogical and absurd comparison buddy.
 
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2011 NBA finals... lebron's second go at the finals..

17pts, 7rbs, 6 assists... 42% shooting.  Avg's 1pt per game in the 4th quarter of the series...

wade... 27/7/5.. on 55% shooting... all LBJ had to do was play at an average level and miami wins...  somehow this is shoved under the rug... now its a big woo hoo.. if cle makes the finals, amazing season, but lose, so what, west is stacked...


 
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Quote Originally Posted by dopeman:


kareem not in the top 4...  yikes.. stick to watching hockey my friend.. no offence.,

He is unquestionably behind Russel, and most have him behind Wilt as well. He is in the conversation, but MANY top rankings do not have him in the top 5. 

I'll stick to knowing both sports infinitely better than you do. 
 
 
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Kobe in his prime was lethal and made the hardest shots. Lebron is a physical beast. He has mismatches everywhere on the court. Not taking anything away from him but it is quite different. Lebron would be different playing on the west. Since west is more competitive he would have to grind the whole season. He's cruising to the playoffs for the past 5 years. No way is he better than Kobe was in his prime but he has a good chance to over take him.
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