you cant have 2 rings and be top 5.
Kareem - 6
MJ- 6
Duncan - 4
Kobe - 5
Shaq - 4
Magic - 5
LeBron - 2
It is when you realize that Lebron has two rings ad the unquestioned man, same as Kobe, plus 4 MVPs. You gonna argue that Pippen is top 10? He got 6 rings and he's a great player.
MJ
Magic
Hakeem
Kobe
Shaq
Duncan
Bird/Bron
He might be able to move up that list because of his accomplishments, but I'd have a hard time picking him over any of those players to start a franchise with.
Maybe over Kobe because Bron is really like a 6'9 Jason Kidd out there.He's instant team chemistry.Individually, I think Kobe is better.I think Kobe did a better job at taking his God given talent and forging it into something more.Kobe's a fukking technician out there.You can just tell he's a gym rat to crazy psychotic/ obsessive levels.He had that mentality where he wanted to devastate you.
You replace him with Bron in Miami's Big 3 and they're going for their 4th straight title this year.They don't lose to Dallas in 2011
There is no way Kobe's better than Lebron. Lebron has been scoring Kive-esque numbers on higher efficiency since his sophomore year in the league.
You put Kobe on the Heat and you instantly lose Lebron's passing, playmaking, top-tier defense, efficiency, and insane rebounding for similar levels of scoring. It's why Wade and Bosh get injured and Lebron is able to fill in the most important gaps needed.
You can't just plug random players into the Heat, off of name alone, and think everything is great. Lebron has elite perimeter and big man impact that most players simply can't replicate. Kobe is a versatile scorer but that teams loses size, defensive versatility, rebounding, efficiency, inside presence, playmaking, passing, etc.