Well he is didn't really know that was debatable.
LeBron physical prowess allows him to do what he does most of the time. Kobe wasn't blessed with the same athleticism and size so he became a technician.
So would you say that wade is more skilled than kobe simply because he’s not as big? Your reasoning is just stupid. As if kobe wasn’t blessed to be 6’6 with his level of athleticism and coordination.
This thread is just a sad display of how ignorant you so-called fans here are. Hardly anybody in this thread is even talking about skills. Most of the commentary is about who’s game looks the prettiest and other gay shyt.
Let’s talk about actual basketball skills and compare:
Scoring: Lebron is clearly the better scorer. He averages more points in the regular season and playoffs than kobe at a much more efficient race.
Passing: Lebron and it’s not even close. Doesn’t even deserve an explanation
Play making: Again Lebron is the better playmaker and it’s not close.
Ball handling: I see people saying that kobe is a better dribbler, how? Lebron handles the ball much much more than kobe ever did and he’s been less careless handling the ball than kobe. Lebron avgs 2.5 more assists than kobe did but only .5 more turnovers (Lebron-3.5 kobe-3). Lebron has a more than 2-1 assist to turnover ratio while kobe has less than a 2-1 assist ratio.
Driving to the cup: Lebron easily. Lebron in his 15th year is better at getting past his primary defender 1on1 and getting to cup and finishing than kobe ever was.
Jumpshooting/free throws: Advantage Kobe here, he had a better midrange jumper than lebron although Lebron does shoot the 3 at a higher percentage. Kobe was clearly the better ft shooter.
Defense- I don’t really see defense as a skill. It most certainly counts when evaluating a player but I think it’s ultimately about effort. Kobe’s defense was highly overrated during his career while people are more willing to call Lebron out for his lack of effort on defense during the last couple of years. At their best kobe was probably a better individual defender while Lebron was the better team defender.
So as you can see just evaluating these 2 on basketball skills without taking gay personal feelings into account, Lebron is clearly the most skilled. All that shyt about who’s jumpshot or footwork was “prettier” is irrelevant. If kobe’s Pretty jumper and footwork didn’t allow him to score as much and as efficiently as Lebron then what difference does it make? None. The only skills that kobe was better at then Lebron is midrange shooting and ft shooting. Everything else advantage Lebron.