Kobes been the best player on the Lakers since 2001.
Hes won 4 rings as the man imo![]()
2001 Regular Season
Shaq: 28.7/12.7/3.7/2.8 on 572 FG%
Kobe: 28.5/5.9/5.0/1.7 on .464 FG%
2001 Post Season:
Shaq 30.4/15.4/3.2/2.4 on .555 FG%
Kobe 29.4/7.3/6.1/1.6 on .469 FG%
2002 Regular Season
Shaq: 27.2/10.7/3.0/2.0 on .579 FG%
Kobe: 25.2/5.5/5.5/1.5 on .469 FG%
2002 Post Season:
Shaq 28.5/12.6/2.8/2.5 on .529 FG%
Kobe 26.6/5.8/4.6/1.4 on .434 FG%
You are delusional if you believe a 22 and a 23 year old Kobe who wasn't even in his prime was better than a 28 and 29 year old PRIME Shaq. Kobe was a top 3ish player both years, but he wasn't better than Shaq. That's crazy talk.
Why don't you call out the posters that you're referring to? You're arguing against strawmen at this point.Outside of @Malta....I ran through 30 posts and none of these dudes have a legit argument as to why one rule applies to Kobe and another to LeBron. Bunch of ad hominem. I dont know why I expected anything different![]()
you just dont get it
for Kobe he had to get rings to get in the discussion he wasn't a good enough player for his game to stand alone
for Lebron he is already in the discussion and the rings just add to his legacy
its very simple look at the stats from 19 to 28 for both Kobe and Lebron
Lebron came into the league at 19 and took over...NEVER in history did a guy so young come in right away with such an advance game
it took years for Kobe to get there....you can argue he already had 3 rings before he was even top 5 in the league
your mistake is looking at Lebron and Kobe as equals from the beginning which is just not right
The nikka has 4 MVP to go along with a FMVP and a ring.he has individual accolades and he finally got that team accomplishment and is looking to add another
Imagine any top ten player with Shaq in the early 000's.
How many rings would Magic, MJ, Bird, Oscar, Wilt etc have?
FOH..![]()
The ring argument is so fukking stupid. A TEAM wins a championship not one individual player. If you don't have a good to great supporting cast you aren't winning shyt. I've seen Lebron and Kobe be the two best players in the NBA for a number of years and not even make the finals.
Ring argument is silly.
So, is Kareem your GOAT?
6 rings
6 MVP
2 FMVP
all time leading scorer
19 time all star6 rings (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998)
6 FMVP (1991–1993, 1996–1998)
5 MVP (1988, 1991–1992, 1996, 1998)
14 time NBA All-Star (1985–1993, 1996–1998, 2002–2003)
NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1988)
NBA Rookie of the Year (1985)
Is a better resume![]()