Disco Dirk Proclaims Kobe The Best Player He Ever Played Against
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Yes, the '07 Pistons were a lot different from the '04 team. No Ben Wallace to rebound or anchor the defense, most of the productive bench players were gone, and Larry Brown - the mastermind behind their '04 defense - was long gone.
The rule changes affected a lot of what they did on the defensive end in '05. Whether or not the Heat would've won the '05 ECF's is anybody's guess.
No, I addressed your point. You said D-Wade and LeBron destroyed the same team Kobe had trouble with. I was correcting you in telling you it wasn't the same team. The only reason the 53-win '07 Pistons finished first in the East was because the conference was so horrible. Only two teams won 50 games in the East that year.
EC teams play at a slower pace because they typically can't score. Take a team like the Bulls for example: great defense, but horrible offense. And having a few good individual defenders does not indicate that a conference is full of great defensive teams.
And everybody knows the Eastern Conference has largely been a joke for nearly two decades, with the exception of a few seasons. The EC from 2013-2015, in particular, was historically awful.
Kobe had an okay series against the Celtics in '08. LeBron played horribly, especially over the first four games of that series, with a number of atrocious shooting performances. He did play well in Games 5 & 7.
2008 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals | Basketball-Reference.com
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Yea it means kobe is more likely than not the best player he's ever faced
More likely than not and probably aren't fact based and you know it....Oh are you gonna go over that hoe house later probably,are you gonna get that job probably,you say shyt like that and it's left up too interpretation it's still subject too change. It's alot different than yes I'm going too see that hoe and yes I got the job those are facts
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Tim Duncan got to be the most disrespected legend in the game
Nobody ever brings his name up as one of the best
People love saying he's a product of the Spurs but the Spurs are product of Duncan
He still putting numbers up to this day
Its because he was/is boring to watch. No one went out of their way to watch him play.
Kobe on the other hand was an event. Best showman in nba history next to Jordan.
Basketball is entertainment for most people. So obviously those who entertain get more acclaim than those who don't.
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He's been saying this for years. And I've been posting about it.
Almost all of Kobe's peers have this level of respect for him. A few years back Wade said Kobe was the best player of his era while playing with LeBron. Last year Kyrie said Kobe was the best player CURRENTLY in the league before catching himself and also including LeBron.
Kobe simply gets a level of respect from his peers only matched by Jordan when he played.
To be fair, reporters are asking SPECIFICALLY about certain players. There's a good chance that if Duncan was retiring right now instead of Kobe, Dirk would have just said "Duncan is the best player I ever played against, and I played against Kobe and Shaq."
Problem is Dirk has been saying this for years. There was a Bill Simmons interview a few years ago when he asked Dirk who the best player he ever faced was and Dirk said Kobe. Comment made Simmons fall out of his seat tryin to cop pleas.
lol, a lotta nikkaz got sand in they vaginas right now over this quote. Kobe's some trash, not a threat, and is on his way out the door. nikkaz still find a way to be aggy about it. I hope yall know yall taking years off yall lives from all this unnecessary stress and negativity. 
foh nikka Deandres a bum
Think Deandre Jordan can make your team a championship contender brehs
I AM WARHOL
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Basketball is a game of entertainment. Kobe is was and forever will be by far more entertaining than Duncan.
Also a better player, richer and better dressed
Also a better player, richer and better dressed
NBA MVP and future First ballot HOF Dirk-" Kobe is the best player I ever played agaisnt:"
Random coli nerd who cant dribble between his legs-" No he isnt Tim duncan is
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Random coli nerd who cant dribble between his legs-" No he isnt Tim duncan is
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Could be why he said that. He couldnt do much against Kobe since it wasnt his manTim Duncan and Shaq both were better
He act like he was guarding him
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Basketball, like all sports is about winningBasketball is a game of entertainment. Kobe is was and forever will be by far more entertaining than Duncan.
Also a better player, richer and better dressed