AGAIN THATS NOT AT ALL WHAT IM SAYIN
MY POINT IS THAT THE ENTIRE DEFENSIVE SCHEME BY DETROIT WAS PREDICATED ON STOPPING KOBE WHILE LETTING SHAQ SCORE
WHY CANT U JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT?
All of this superteam nonsense like Kobe didn't spend the first decade of his career with PRIME SHAQ while Lebron was hooping with Boobie GibsonBecause playing with Kevin Love and a young Kyrie against the Warriors or with AD as an old man is equivalent to playing with prime Shaq for most of your 20s.
I'm not sure who ya'll think Kobe is, we've seen his entire career play out. We've seen him win sidekick rings, we've seen him lose in the finals with prime Shaq to a team without a superstar, we've seen him blow 3-1 leads in the first round and miss the playoffs in his prime, we've seen him be incapable of winning a single playoff series without a HOF teammate, we've seen him get packed out again and again after the age of 31 and fade into irrelevance, we've seen him win a single MVP in 20 years. He simply isn't in the conversation. Legendary player but GOAT? If any of these applied to Lebron he would be crucified
Shane Battier and Kirilenko are great wing defenders, especially Battier. Who was Kobe's comp at the guard position? Raja BellThe point is these awards are narrative/reputation based and Kobe's reputation as a defender exceeded his actual impact.
I'll reiterate: Kobe was a good defender at the guard position but not an all-time great defender. Especially when compared to elite defenders like Duncan, Olajuwon, Garnett, or Lebron whose prime defensive metrics are through the roof, yet most have fewer All-defensive selections. Lebron has quadruple the amount of top 4 DPOY finishes than Kobe which is a better illustration of their defensive standing in the league.
Rip was better player than 04. So was Tayshaun who developed into an actual offensive threat. Rasheed was still an All Star and CWebb was his usual efficient mid range self.
Numbers don’t lie. They weren’t facing an overrated ball hog in 2007.
Chat GPT isn’t a source MC Ginsberg. It just takes the amalgamation of online content and spits it back.
What is the point? that it worked
sure I'll acknowledge that. I'm not really trying to go back and forth about this much longer fr, ya'll kobe/bron stans don't have no off button so I know I'll be in here all day if I choose to
Not sure why you're quoting me when it's a rebuttal to a dude crying about Lebron's teammates, ignoring the fact that Kobe spent most of his 20s playing with the literal best player in the league.
If y’all MAGA Mambas don’t cut it the fukk out and stop comparing a fringe top 10-15 player to LeBron.
Kobe should be argued about with Dr. J and Durant. Not LeBron
Chat GPT isn’t a source MC Ginsberg. It just takes the amalgamation of online content and spits it back.
Here why don’t you show us where Kobe is getting double and triple teamed
CLAAAAAAANK CLAAAANK it’s exhausting
Where is the 5 > 4* title statWeek long crash out
Bron could make his next 3300 shots and LA still wouldn't care and we would still want him gone. We almost home, LeTick Tock
Week long crash out
Bron could make his next 3300 shots and LA still wouldn't care and we would still want him gone. We almost home, LeTick Tock
HAVE U PLAYED BASKETBALL ON ANY LEVEL? U LITERALLY JUST POSTED A VIDEO OF DETROIT SENDING HELP DEFENSE EVERY TIME KOBE GOT THE BALL
ROFL
If the Lakers set a screen, and the defender on the roll man jumps out on Kobe, do you A. Take an off balance fade way from 20 feet or B. Hit the roll man? 
