IsThatBrothaMouzone?
Veteran
Kobe is one of the greatest to ever do it....issue is how people rank him.I'm not going to lie it's crazy seeing the past 2 or so weeks people act like Kobe was just some regular all-star caliber guy. One thing for the media, but players are too which is crazy to see.
Does he go above Kareem, MJ, Bron etc? No.
Magic? Iffy
Bird (before the back injury)? Iffy
He's on that tier with Steph, Olajuwon etc. There's nothing wrong with that. People keep trying to act like he's Top 3 or Top 5, but he's just not.
He's not on Mt. Rushmore because he's not even the best Laker. Probably 3rd at best for his own franchise, and maybe lower if we throw in Jerry West. Stylistically he was one of my favorite players to watch. Dude was a student of the game that maxed out his ability. If Shaq had half of Kobe's drive, Shaq would be considered the GOAT.