Matched him at best.
Nah. Kobe was elite on both ends that year. He dominated a far better team in the spurs in the WCF. If shaq went down, kobe wouldve just matched whatever Iverson did on the offensive end.
Matched him at best.
Nah. Kobe was elite on both ends that year. He dominated a far better team in the spurs in the WCF. If shaq went down, kobe wouldve just matched whatever Iverson did on the offensive end.
The best defense in the league was San Antonio that season. They had the best defensive rating.So if he wasn’t that good with single coverage. How do you think he would do as the main target vs the best defense in the league? He was pretty great in 01 but he wouldn’t have been ready to do it as the main guy until 03 when he made his 2nd leap...
He blacked out that playoff run. Kobe was behind Shaq at that point. It was said at the time. I think Popovich even said it.Naw, breh. Kobe was cold that year, but no way he was #2 in the league cold.
He'd have a championship ring if he didn't have an ego
AI played other years besides 2001.
Kinda crazy how this board overlook him only getting out of the 2nd round once which was the 2001 season
Shaq, Jordan, Kobe, Bron and many others with rings have/had egos.
Yeah it was a special year but it's become clear that is was a serendipitous fluke. And that's from a guy that is still a fan. AI isn't the only player that gets this treatment. Every member of the "Mike denied him a ring" club gets it too like they didn't have chances before Mike started winning, or during two retirements. A nikka like Malone played 20 years, with a an ATG PG, and played Mike in the Finals twice and it's "bu...bu...but Mike". Okay what about the other damn near 2 decades, including the years when Mike retired?
I stand corrected ...mixed up his 01 finals with 00
He was 25 on 43%. Not exactly setting the world on fire
Melo & AI had unreasonable egos
They were good just not Jordan level. They were number two guys at best.
Kyrie has an unreasonable ego. Kobe did too until he made it reasonable. That didn't stop them from getting rings. shyt look at the way a guy like Stephen Jackson talks about himself. Situation and limitations of their respective games had more of an impact than ego.
Shaq, Jordan, Kobe, Bron and many others with rings have/had egos.
Yeah it was a special year but it's become clear that is was a serendipitous fluke. And that's from a guy that is still a fan. AI isn't the only player that gets this treatment. Every member of the "Mike denied him a ring" club gets it too like they didn't have chances before Mike started winning, or during two retirements. A nikka like Malone played 20 years, with a an ATG PG, and played Mike in the Finals twice and it's "bu...bu...but Mike". Okay what about the other damn near 2 decades, including the years when Mike retired?
AI played other years besides 2001.
Kinda crazy how this board overlook him only getting out of the 2nd round once which was the 2001 season
Shaq, Jordan, Kobe, Bron and many others with rings have/had egos.
Yeah it was a special year but it's become clear that is was a serendipitous fluke. And that's from a guy that is still a fan. AI isn't the only player that gets this treatment. Every member of the "Mike denied him a ring" club gets it too like they didn't have chances before Mike started winning, or during two retirements. A nikka like Malone played 20 years, with a an ATG PG, and played Mike in the Finals twice and it's "bu...bu...but Mike". Okay what about the other damn near 2 decades, including the years when Mike retired?