This is how Kobe looked at 31 years old

[Big Boss]

 

[El Bombi]

Lol These Bron Stans man

That Lakers team was done, Kobe wasn't healthy, Fatigue from 3 straight trips to the finals.

Dallas did Mia dirty that year

Kobe stans are just as bad as LeBron stans.

The Lakers was the heavy favorites against the MAVS in that series. Their was no one that picked the MAVS to win that series. And Tobe was fully healthy that series. So, stop it five.


The pot that calling the kettle black ass nikka.

 

[Big Boss]

How did he look when he got swept out the 2nd round a year later?

How did lebron looked against that same team in the finals?

 

[Bilz]

Nah, youre creating a false narrative about Kobes game... As if ge would do that every single time. First of all, he the second best passing 2 of all time... And secondly whether or not he makes those fade aways determines how the defense is going to play him. This opens up the game for other players where as LeBrons only weapon is the drive... Causes a stagnant offense and becomes progressively easier to defend as the game wears on.

But my point is they would both feast on the defense that is played on the other.

 

[Broke Wave]

But my point is they would both feast on the defense that is played on the other.

Okay, and my point is by Golden State having to properly stay at home with Kobe, and having to help defend if he were to get going, by virtue of the overall talent level offensively on this team which Kobe never had the luxury of playing with, he would have had a much better chance to win last nights game.

You can hate Kobe and still see the logic in what im saying.

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

Ok genius, if LeBron is so much better than Kobe and a 31 year old Kobe would fare worse with this cavs team, why are the warriors giving him 3 feet of cushion and begging him to shoot the ball every time he catches it? Why is he not demanding a double team? Could they gaurd Kobe the same way or would their defense have to adjust?

I was gonna tear this one down, but @Bilz already picked this one apart before I saw it. Just dare bean to shoot through double teams pretty much.

 

[Rakim Allah]

Seriously, when are you Kobe Stans(haters) going to get your ether levels checked. They are so high in this thread and pretty much any thread on Kobe since Kobe won twice...in a row...without Shaq. It's been eating you all up for the past 5 years. I'm really concerned for the health of you all.

 

[Broke Wave]

I was gonna tear this one down, but @Bilz already picked this one apart before I saw it. Just dare bean to shoot through double teams pretty much.

Im talking about with this personell... You cant leave anyone open so if you send a double team with these many lethal shooters and offensive players overall it would be an error. Despite that even when the Defense thinks they can collapse and rotate, Kobe has shown he can take and make the tough shots that the defense is giving him and keeps the other team on its toes. LeBron just stood around in the clutch and watched Kyrie iso... Thats not an approach Kobe would have taken.

 

[Bilz]

Okay, and my point is by Golden State having to properly stay at home with Kobe, and having to help defend if he were to get going, by virtue of the overall talent level offensively on this team which Kobe never had the luxury of playing with, he would have had a much better chance to win last nights game.

You can hate Kobe and still see the logic in what im saying.

The Cavs team is not built for Kobe. Replace LeBron with him and you have a team of two gunners who like to go one on one and take risky low percentage shots and a few guys who aren't really threats offensively. Even if you make the argument that Love would be a better fit next to Kobe than he is for LeBron, he still wouldn't be putting up anything close to his Minny numbers.

 

[Broke Wave]

The Cavs team is not built for Kobe. Replace LeBron with him and you have a team of two gunners who like to go one on one and take risky low percentage shots and a few guys who aren't really threats offensively. Even if you make the argument that Love would be a better fit next to Kobe than he is for LeBron, he still wouldn't be putting up anything close to his Minny numbers.

Nah im not gonna let you rewrite history. The cavs hit the NBA record of 3pts made in this playoffs and followed that w a 21 three pointer game. Love wouldnt be putting up his minny numbers but he wouldnt be relegated to channing fryes role, hed actually get some time to create in spots where hes traditionally comfortable. The point is LeBrons strategy was pass the ball to others and let them work. That was clearly a terrible strategy and Kobe would have at the very least drawn a lot more attention on the perimiter, especially in his efficient shooting 2010 form.

 

[CanesMiamiLakers]

Kobe stans are just as bad as LeBron stans.

The Lakers was the heavy favorites against the MAVS in that series. Their was no one that picked the MAVS to win that series. And Tobe was fully healthy that series. So, stop it five.


The pot that calling the kettle black ass nikka.

The mavs were underdogs in every series that year bruh

 

[Trece]

While folks are saying LeBron is done at 31, Kobe was looking like his prime self in 2010 when he beat a team with 3 Hall of Famers and 4 all-stars with just Pau Gasol as his help.









PS: Kobe was actually 4 months older than LeBron is right now when he played in the 2010 NBA finals.

How Great is our Gawd

Seriously check out the @4:54 mark of this vid...

That Kobe wins a close game like last night..
I hate Bron but even I will admit if Bron shows that kind of heart, passion and leadership then the Cavs would follow and win..

That game was in Boston too. It stunned a team that had been considered the biggest bullies since the bad boys.

 

[Rakim Allah]

Nah im not gonna let you rewrite history. The cavs hit the NBA record of 3pts made in this playoffs and followed that w a 21 three pointer game. Love wouldnt be putting up his minny numbers but he wouldnt be relegated to channing fryes role, hed actually get some time to create in spots where hes traditionally comfortable. The point is LeBrons strategy was pass the ball to others and let them work. That was clearly a terrible strategy and Kobe would have at the very least drawn a lot more attention on the perimiter, especially in his efficient shooting 2010 form.

Don't waste your time with sick stubborn people who will soon be on their death bed. I tried...can't say I didn't warn them.

 

[El Bombi]

The mavs were underdogs in every series that year bruh

That's my point dummy.


Prefect example of trying to be a smartass goes wrong.

 

[Bilz]

Nah im not gonna let you rewrite history. The cavs hit the NBA record of 3pts made in this playoffs and followed that w a 21 three pointer game. Love wouldnt be putting up his minny numbers but he wouldnt be relegated to channing fryes role, hed actually get some time to create in spots where hes traditionally comfortable. The point is LeBrons strategy was pass the ball to others and let them work. That was clearly a terrible strategy and Kobe would have at the very least drawn a lot more attention on the perimiter, especially in his efficient shooting 2010 form.

The 3 pointers were mostly based on wide open shots that LeBron was creating. Since the Warriors are able to defend the paint without doubling LeBron, those open looks aren't coming as often.

The Cavs were already getting tough isolation looks through Kyrie. Taking turns with Kobe wouldn't have fared any better unless he was hot that game.