Do we have to do this every season?
Duncan is playing great, has a great coach that knows Timmy inside and out, and personally has put the pieces around Tim and Tony Parker to bring out the best in the team.
Kobe is coming back from what could've been a career ending injury and has a cast of young, castoff players that are mostly on one year contracts and a coach that really isn't in Pop's stratosphere.
Comparing them now is apples and oranges. Both are great players that really shouldn't be performing as well at their ages. Take the time to appreciate.
Won't ever happen. Funny enough, as much as we don't like our rivals we can appreciate them cuz we see Kobe time running out. But to this day people are bringing up bullshyt arguments from 2005. Its sad really, its so many people that'll never let their hatred go and just appreciate a HOFer.
Real talk, what year was Kobe ever the undisputed best player in the league?
never
Season Lg Player PER Tm
2013-14 NBA LeBron James28.93 MIA
2012-13 NBA LeBron James31.59 MIA
2011-12 NBA LeBron James30.74 MIA
2010-11 NBA LeBron James27.27 MIA
2009-10 NBA LeBron James31.11 CLE
2008-09 NBA LeBron James31.67 CLE
2007-08 NBA LeBron James29.14 CLE
2006-07 NBA Dwyane Wade28.91 MIA
2005-06 NBA Dirk Nowitzki28.06 DAL
2004-05 NBA Kevin Garnett28.20 MIN
2003-04 NBA Kevin Garnett29.44 MIN
2002-03 NBA Tracy McGrady30.27 ORL
2001-02 NBA Shaquille O'Neal29.68 LAL
2000-01 NBA Shaquille O'Neal30.23 LAL
1999-00 NBA Shaquille O'Neal30.65 LAL
1998-99 NBA Shaquille O'Neal30.55 LAL
1997-98 NBA Shaquille O'Neal28.79 LAL
Season Lg Player WS Tm
2013-14 NBA LeBron James4.46 MIA
2012-13 NBA LeBron James19.30 MIA
2011-12 NBA LeBron James14.45 MIA
2010-11 NBA LeBron James15.58 MIA
2009-10 NBA LeBron James18.46 CLE
2008-09 NBA LeBron James20.25 CLE
2007-08 NBA Chris Paul17.79 NOH
2006-07 NBA Dirk Nowitzki16.34 DAL
2005-06 NBA Dirk Nowitzki17.72 DAL
2004-05 NBA Kevin Garnett16.11 MIN
2003-04 NBA Kevin Garnett18.33 MIN
2002-03 NBA Tim Duncan16.45 SAS
2001-02 NBA Tim Duncan17.81 SAS
2000-01 NBA Shaquille O'Neal14.94 LAL
1999-00 NBA Shaquille O'Neal18.65 LAL
1998-99 NBA Karl Malone*9.62 UTA
1997-98 NBA Karl Malone*16.35 UTA


why yall outchea

He doesn't need excuses for his résumé
Explain how Hoebe the best player in his generation but only got one :fif: MVP to show for it
so MVP's don't really matter anymore but rings do...and kobe got the most out of anybody playing right now so 
steve nash has two MVP's and shaq only has oneso MVP's don't really matter anymore but rings do...and kobe got the most out of anybody playing right now so
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No it can't. Duncan was indisputably the best player in 03 at least.The same question can be asked about Duncan.
(and he looks pretty close to that now), he's not going to be able to contribute much toward a team winning. He's been ass on defense for a while now.Fixed.nobody ever takes the Lakers seriously and we learned why in the 1st round last year.
So now since Kobe has one MVP's don't matter?steve nash has two MVP's and shaq only has oneso MVP's don't really matter anymore but rings do...and kobe got the most out of anybody playing right now so
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