Dwyane Wade says Kobe Bryant is the greatest player of his era

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The problem with the Kobe v Duncan argument is that you can't be considered a better player than the 1 who has put your team out of the playoffs CONSISTENTLY!

'99 Spurs swept the Lakers

'01 versus the Spurs
Gm 1: 45 pts 10 rebs 3 assts on 54% shooting
Gm 2: 28 pts 7 rebs 6 assts on 46% shooting
Gm 3: 36 pts 9 rebs 8 assts on 52% shooting
Gm 4: 24 pts 2 rebs 11 assts on 53% shooting
SWEEP!

'02 versus Spurs
Gm 1: 20 pts 2 rebs 4 assts on 44% shooting
Gm 2: 26 pts 4 rebs 6 assts on 48% shooting
Gm 3: 31 pts 6 rebs 6 assts on 48% shooting
Gm 4: 28 pts 7 rebs 3 assts on 37% shooting
Gm 5: 26 pts 8 rebs 5 assts on 50% shooting
Lakers win 4 - 1

The Spurs won in 6 in '03

'04 versus the Spurs
Gm 1: 31 pts 10 rebs 4 assts on 39% shooting
Gm 2: 15 pts 5 rebs 8 assts on 41% shooting
Gm 3: 22 pts 6 rebs 6 assts on 54% shooting
Gm 4: 42 pts 6 rebs 5 assts on 56% shooting
Gm 5: 22 pts 4 rebs 5 assts on 41% shooting
Gm 6: 26 pts 7 rebs 7 assts on 50% shooting
Lakers win 4 - 2, backdoor sweep

'08 versus Spurs
Gm 1: 27 pts 5 rebs 9 assts on 52% shooting
Gm 2: 22 pts 5 rebs 5 assts on 59% shooting
Gm 3: 30 pts 5 rebs 1 asst on 57% shooting
Gm 4: 28 pts 10 rebs 1 asst on 48% shooting
Gm 5: 39 pts 3 rebs 3 assts on 53% shooting
Lakers win 4 - 1

Kobe is 4 -1 against Duncan in the playoffs. And he was THE DOMINANT factor in at least 2 of those series, maybe 3. So if two players are equal in greatness, but player A has prevented player B's team from getting to a championship 4 out of the 6 times they met, how can player B possibly be better?
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The problem with the Kobe v Duncan argument is that you can't be considered a better player than the 1 who has put your team out of the playoffs CONSISTENTLY!

'99 Spurs swept the Lakers

'01 versus the Spurs
Gm 1: 45 pts 10 rebs 3 assts on 54% shooting
Gm 2: 28 pts 7 rebs 6 assts on 46% shooting
Gm 3: 36 pts 9 rebs 8 assts on 52% shooting
Gm 4: 24 pts 2 rebs 11 assts on 53% shooting
SWEEP!

'02 versus Spurs
Gm 1: 20 pts 2 rebs 4 assts on 44% shooting
Gm 2: 26 pts 4 rebs 6 assts on 48% shooting
Gm 3: 31 pts 6 rebs 6 assts on 48% shooting
Gm 4: 28 pts 7 rebs 3 assts on 37% shooting
Gm 5: 26 pts 8 rebs 5 assts on 50% shooting
Lakers win 4 - 1

The Spurs won in 6 in '03

'04 versus the Spurs
Gm 1: 31 pts 10 rebs 4 assts on 39% shooting
Gm 2: 15 pts 5 rebs 8 assts on 41% shooting
Gm 3: 22 pts 6 rebs 6 assts on 54% shooting
Gm 4: 42 pts 6 rebs 5 assts on 56% shooting
Gm 5: 22 pts 4 rebs 5 assts on 41% shooting
Gm 6: 26 pts 7 rebs 7 assts on 50% shooting
Lakers win 4 - 2, backdoor sweep

'08 versus Spurs
Gm 1: 27 pts 5 rebs 9 assts on 52% shooting
Gm 2: 22 pts 5 rebs 5 assts on 59% shooting
Gm 3: 30 pts 5 rebs 1 asst on 57% shooting
Gm 4: 28 pts 10 rebs 1 asst on 48% shooting
Gm 5: 39 pts 3 rebs 3 assts on 53% shooting
Lakers win 4 - 1

Kobe is 4 -2 against Duncan in the playoffs. And he was THE DOMINANT factor in at least 2 of those series, maybe 3. So if two players are equal in greatness, but player A has prevented player B's team from getting to a championship 4 out of the 6 times they met, how can player B possibly be better?

Maybe because in 5 of those series player A was rolling with a player comparable to player B meanwhile player B was rolling with the likes of Derek "The Answer for Kobe" :laff: Anderson, Mario Elie, Hedo, Jaren Jackson, Sean Elliot, Steven Jackson, Manu, Avery Johnson, and younger far more inconsistent to the point he got benched in the Finals Tony Parker. Pau is closer to Duncan than any of those nikkas are to Kobe. Give Duncan a player anywhere near Kobe and he has 7 or 8 rings right now.
 

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Now who else wanna fukk with Hollywood Court?
Maybe because in 5 of those series player A was rolling with a player comparable to player B meanwhile player B was rolling with the likes of Derek "The Answer for Kobe" :laff: Anderson, Mario Elie, Hedo, Jaren Jackson, Sean Elliot, Steven Jackson, Manu, Avery Johnson, and younger far more inconsistent to the point he got benched in the Finals Tony Parker. Pau is closer to Duncan than any of those nikkas are to Kobe. Give Duncan a player anywhere near Kobe and he has 7 or 8 rings right now.

It's unreal the levels of stupidity these dudes display.
 

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Now who else wanna fukk with Hollywood Court?
naw....whats unreal stupidity is you thinking you know better than all these NBA greats who say Kobe's the best of this era :troll:


I form my own opinion, the second these dudes start coming out and saying something you don't agree with is when you will flip the script.

The future -

WHAT DOES HE KNOW, KOBE STILL DA BEST

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Maybe because in 5 of those series player A was rolling with a player comparable to player B meanwhile player B was rolling with the likes of Derek "The Answer for Kobe" :laff: Anderson, Mario Elie, Hedo, Jaren Jackson, Sean Elliot, Steven Jackson, Manu, Avery Johnson, and younger far more inconsistent to the point he got benched in the Finals Tony Parker. Pau is closer to Duncan than any of those nikkas are to Kobe. Give Duncan a player anywhere near Kobe and he has 7 or 8 rings right now.

So you just gon ignore the part where I said that Kobe was the DOMINANT reason the Lakers won in 2, maybe 3 of those series? That means HE, not his teammates did the bulk of the damage agianst the Spurs. BTW, the same roster that you're shytting on had the Lakers down 20 in game 1 and 16 or 17 in game 5 in 2008 and both games Kobe decided enough was enough and ate their food! When I say that KOBE has prevented the Spurs franchise from having a chance to play 4 more championships, I mean he PERSONALLY prevented 2 of those and you could make an argument for the 3rd.




 
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So you just gon ignore the part where I said that Kobe was the DOMINANT reason the Lakers won in 2, maybe 3 of those series? That means HE, not his teammates did the bulk of the damage agianst the Spurs. BTW, the same roster that you're shytting on had the Lakers down 20 in game 1 and 16 or 17 in game 5 in 2008 and both games Kobe decided enough was enough and ate their food! When I say that KOBE has prevented the Spurs franchise from having a chance to play 4 more championships, I mean he PERSONALLY prevented 2 of those and you could make an argument for the 3rd.

You just gonna ignore the stalemate up front with Shaq/Duncan and the obvious advantage Kobe had over who ever the Spurs were trotting out there? :heh: You just gonna ignore the Lakers constantly doubling and tripling Tim, and his teammates failing to make them pay consistently? :usure: I remember one game where Tim's starting 2 and 3 both went scoreless. How many times Kobe's 4 and 5 go scoreless? Kobe beasted against the Spurs no doubt but you are acting like it was him vs. Timothy. Tim was down there banging with Shaq while Kobe was cooking the likes of Derek "the answer for Kobe" :laff: Anderson...yeah that's even. :rudy:
 
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