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Kobe averaged 39 against Wade in 09
And Won the ring that year.
How was Wade better?
Lies again. It was 36, not 39. Hold this neg
Got my years mixed up, he averaged that the next year.
Nick Wright: "Kobe was never the best player in the league once in his career"
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Dirk probably belongs in here once or twice but I won't debate this
Dirk was never considered the best player in the NBA by anyone. Even in his MVP year
I don't give a flying fukk about "considered".
2006-2008.
Averaged 32/6/5(only player to match that 3yr average in modern era is MJ) - 1x MVP - 3x 1st Team All-NBA/Def Team - generally regarded as the best 2-way player on the court during that time. That was the apex of his skill and athletic ability.
2009 on was Wade/Bron/etc
Averaged 32/6/5(only player to match that 3yr average in modern era is MJ) - 1x MVP - 3x 1st Team All-NBA/Def Team - generally regarded as the best 2-way player on the court during that time. That was the apex of his skill and athletic ability.
2009 on was Wade/Bron/etc
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Who was more skilled than Kobe through his prime years? 
Who honestly was a better ball player?
Who honestly was a better ball player?
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Are nikkas really saying Kobe was never the best
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Kobe 05-09
MalikX
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Revisionist history. Wasn't nobody saying LeBron was the best player back in 2007-2010 and we can pull up the SOHH threads to prove it. Just crazy Bron stans. NBA players, legends, sportscasters and basically everyone said Kobe was the best and a lot of attention was on whether he could catch Jordan for #6. LeBron was an afterthought. No different than Harden or Curry or Rose winning the MVP even though LeBron is still the top player in the league now. Anybody telling you different is a LeBron Stan. I remember on SOHH how those LeBron stans used to talk MAD shyt all year then close their accounts out quick five seconds after LeBron got put out the playoffs. nikkas trying to retroactively give Bron a title he didn't have back then because he started winning later (2012 onward). It's like saying Jordan was the best player in the league in the 80s even though it was Magic, Bird and Isaiah dominating.
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Cases could be made for Shaq for the beginning part of his career, Tim Duncan for the middle part of his career and Lebron for the end of his career.
He won the title in 09 and averaged 30/6/6 in the playoffs and 31 and 7 in the finals. Wade had a better individual year but that had more to do with the fact that his team was trash. There was not a big difference between 08 and 09 Kobe. 09 was still a Kobe/LeBron toss up. 10 onward it's been LeBron.
Kobe probably was the best player in the 2006 and 2007 seasons if we are being real. Though 06 Bron has a strong case for being the best in the league. But in 2007 Kobe had his best case by far I believe even with Dirk winning the MVP.
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06 - Wade or Kobe
07 -Kobe or duncan
08 - CP3 Or Kobe or lebron
09-17 Lebron
11 - Dirk
07 -Kobe or duncan
08 - CP3 Or Kobe or lebron
09-17 Lebron
11 - Dirk
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so nobody was calling bron the best when he destroyed detroit in the 07 playoffs and then was leading the cavs to 60-win seasons with mo williams as his sidekick?
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All these nerds just need to watch 2008 Olympics and realize NBA players we're in awe of what bean was doing