Why Kobe Bryant was a greater scorer than LeBron James will ever be

[Bilz]

Nah fam. Kobe's prime was strictly 2004-2007 when he won 2 scoring titles and 0 playoff series. Entirely post Shaq and pre Gasol

Some of those stans think that with better teammates, he would have won championships and still have a bunch of 50 point games

Deep down even Kobe knew that style of play was loserball. He just thought it was fun.

 

[Jordan>>LeFrozen]

When you're a crayon eating kobestan, this is what kind of idiocy naturally follows: So you want to take peak performance? Did you ever notice that scoring goes up and down in bunches? When Kobe scored 35ppg, look at AI and Lebron's numbers.

But you are also missing the real question. In 2009-2010, Kobe was IN HIS PRIME. KD was 21 or 22 years old? KObe was healthy? How come he scored less than KD? And Lebron?

So who the fukk told you to reply then? This was about Kobe vs Lebron and here you come running into the ring talking bout some Kevin durant. I said lebron and AI had iconic runs between his time. Wtf

It's simple. Kobe didn't score as much.

Kobe averaged 27.2 in 2009
KD averaged 30.
In 2010 Kobe averaged 25.2
In 2010 KD averaged 29 or 27.7 I think.

2009-2010 was reallly kobes final peak years before injury came in so IDK what point u trying to prove. I see why other Kobe stans just troll cause nikkas can't talk with trolling themselves. Kobe had more iconic scoring runs than KD. Is that hard to comprehend?

Kobe 133 40 point games

24 - 50pt games

4 50+pt games in a row

81

62 in 3qtr

5 60pt games

12 40point games in PO

Is this really hard to comprehend that we still haven't seen KD had his peak and dont know his ceiling? Where as Kobe at his best still hasn't been topped since?

Kobe scored more in games. Had more pkayoff runs and more final scoring output than KD. It's that's fukking simple nikka. Tracy has more scoring titles than Lebron. Steph curry has the same scoring titles as lebron. Who would u consider the better scorer between the two though

 

[Professor Emeritus]

So reply to me with a long winded breakdown of all of Lebron and kobes stats like you did everybody else

I fought all your points and made mine. You sit in every thread writing essays as if u have a school assignment on lebrons playing career but don't even bother to quote me when I actually gave you a good response hold this L blood.

I'm famous enough in Kobestan that they're begging to take L's from me?




Let's take a point at random and give the man what he wants
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Cavs owner Dan Gilbert didn't say LeBron James quit Game 5. He said he quit Games 2, 4, 5 and 6

In the 2010 ECSF, Lebron went to war against 32-year-old Paul Pierce, who averaged 21ppg on 47% in the playoffs that year against everyone not named Lebron.

Lebron averaged 27-9-7 on 45% shooting in the series, with 13 steals and 8 blocks, while holding Pierce to 13-5-4 on 35% shooting with 7 steals and 1 block.

How the hell does Lebron completely dominate a veteran, all-star small forward like Paul Pierce, nearly doubling his stats across the board, in a series where he supposedly "quit" in every game?




The Cavs were destined to lose that series because:

Ray Allen (16-3-2) dominates Anthony Parker
Rajon Rondo (21-6-12) dominates Mo Williams
Kevin Garnett (19-8-2) dominates Antawn Jamison


What the hell was Lebron supposed to do....somehow dominate Paul Pierce AND simultaneously defend Ray Allen, Rondo, and Garnett AND magically get Mo and Jamison and Parker and old Shaq to be competent playoff players?

Game 1: Lebron lights Boston up for 35-7-7 while holding Pierce to 13 points on 5-17 shooting. Rondo/Garnett/Ray combine for 60 on efficient shooting, but Mo makes enough shots to be a sidekick and the Cavs win.


Game 2: Lebron again outplays Pierce by a mile, going 24-7-4 with 3 steals and 2 blocks to Pierce's 14-4-4 with 1 steal and no blocks. But only 2 other Cavs (Jamison and J.J. Hickson) score in double figures, while Ray/Garnett combine for 40 and Rasheed pours in 17 off the bench. Cavs lose.

This is Dan Gilbert's supposed first "quitting" game. Now, Lebron had a poor shooting game outside, but how the hell does Lebron hold Pierce to 14 points, get 3 steals and 2 blocks, force him into 4 turnovers and 5 fouls, and get to the line 15 times, in a game where he was supposedly "quitting"???


Game 3: Lebron has another monster game, with 38-8-7, a steal and 2 blocks, while holding Pierce to 11-4-3 on 4-15 shooting. Rondo and Garnett go off again, but the Cav sidekicks play their only complete game of the series, and Cavs win again.


Game 4: Lebron gets 22-9-8 with 2 steals and a block, but commits 7 turnovers. Holds Pierce to a ridiculous 9-2-2 on 3-8 shooting. But Rondo has a monster 29-18-13 game, Ray/Garnett combine for 36 and Tony Allen throws in 15 from the bench. In the 4th quarter Lebron scored 5 straight points then assisted to Varejao on a 3-point play to cut the Celtic lead to 2 with 4 minutes left, but the Celtics pull away late.

Again, how does Lebron have a near triple-double, completely clamp down Paul Pierce defensively to a ridiculous 9-2-2 game, and almost spur a 4th-quarter comeback in a game where he "quit"?


Game 5: This is the famous "quitting" game. But everyone who wasn't watching the games forgets a major factor.

Mike Brown put Lebron on Rondo the entire 1st half because Rondo had been completely dominating Mo Williams and Delonte West.

Lebron held Rondo scoreless for the entire 1st half. Rondo, who averaged 22ppg in the 1st four games, was 0-2 with 2 turnovers and 0 points in the first half with Lebron guarding him. Lebron had 8 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists at halftime, but looked ragged on offense having to defend an athletic point guard for an entire half while all the offense depends on him as well. And without Lebron guarding him, Paul Pierce, who hadn't scored more than 14 points in an entire game so far with Lebron guarding him, scored 14 in the first half against Anthony Parker and the Celtics are up 6.

So in the 3rd quarter, Mike Brown switches Lebron back onto Pierce. Lebron holds Pierce scoreless for the first 11:30 of the quarter, but Rondo goes off for 12 in the quarter after being scoreless against Lebron the whole first half. Lebron has 4 points and 2 assists in the quarter while missing a ton of jumpers.

Meanwhile, Ray and Garnett have been completely going off this whole time (43 points on 16-27 shooting) and Glen Davis poured in 15 off the bench too, so the Celtics are winning in a blowout.

That was the game where Lebron supposedly "quit". But he didn't quit. He was dominating whoever he guarded on defense while setting up his teammates well, he just was completely fatigued and couldn't buy a jumper while his coach had him running around trying to shut down Rondo. The problem is that Lebron could only shut down 1 player at a time, and 3-4 others were always going off.


Game 6: Lebron puts together a massive 27-point, 19-rebound, 10-assist, 3-steal, 1-block game (but 9 turnovers) while holding Pierce to just 13-5-3 on 4-13 shooting.

Once again, however, Rondo and Garnett both go off (combining for 43-15-15), while Rasheed and Tony Allen contribute 23 off the bench, and other than Mo no one on the Cavs can do shyt.

Lebron has 10 points, 6 boards, and 2 assists in the 4th quarter alone to close the lead to 4 at one point, but the rest of his team falls apart and can only manage 8 points and 0 assists combined in the quarter. Celtics close the series with a 10-point win.

According to Dan Gilbert and Kobestans, Lebron James becomes the only player in NBA history to manage a 27-19-10 triple-double against a great defense while shutting down a veteran all-star on the other end in a game where he apparently wasn't even trying.



That's your great example of "Lebron quitting". He averaged 27-9-7-2-2 on 45% shooting while absolutely dominating whoever he defended, but he supposedly "quit" because he couldn't put up 35 every game against one of the best defenses in the NBA and couldn't simultaneously guard 4 guys who were all better than his 2nd-best player.


Is that the kind of actual answer you wanted?

 

[Goatpoacher]

So who the fukk told you to reply then? This was about Kobe vs Lebron and here you come running into the ring talking bout some Kevin durant. I said lebron and AI had iconic runs between his time. Wtf

It's simple. Kobe didn't score as much.

Kobe averaged 27.2 in 2009
KD averaged 30.
In 2010 Kobe averaged 25.2
In 2010 KD averaged 29 or 27.7 I think.

2009-2010 was reallly kobes final peak years before injury came in so IDK what point u trying to prove. I see why other Kobe stans just troll cause nikkas can't talk with trolling themselves. Kobe had more iconic scoring runs than KD. Is that hard to comprehend?

Kobe 133 40 point games

24 - 50pt games

4 50+pt games in a row

81

62 in 3qtr

5 60pt games

12 40point games in PO

Is this really hard to comprehend that we still haven't seen KD had his peak and dont know his ceiling? Where as Kobe at his best still hasn't been topped since?

Kobe scored more in games. Had more pkayoff runs and more final scoring output than KD. It's that's fukking simple nikka. Tracy has more scoring titles than Lebron. Steph curry has the same scoring titles as lebron. Who would u consider the better scorer between the two though

So you are just going to release a torrent of bullshyt and not answer the question?

How did Kobe, who is a better scorer than KD according to you, score less points in 2009-2010 than KD?

Let me borrow your style for a second @The Dankster

Maybe Kobe wasn't in his prime? Nope he was at the age considered "prime" for the NBA
Maybe KD was more... prime? Nope, KD was about 22.
Maybe Kobe wasn't trying as hard? Nope, he took more FGA per game than anybody except Carmelo.
Maybe KD is a better scorer than Kobe but Lebron isn't? Nope, Lebron was second in scoring that year on fewer attempts per game than Kobe.
Maybe Kobestans are a bunch of idiots? WE have a winner :jjjjj:

 

[Jordan>>LeFrozen]

I'm famous enough in Kobestan that they're begging to take L's from me?




Let's take a point at random and give the man what he wants
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In the 2010 ECSF, Lebron went to war against 32-year-old Paul Pierce, who averaged 21ppg on 47% in the playoffs that year against everyone not named Lebron.

Lebron averaged 27-9-7 on 45% shooting in the series, with 13 steals and 8 blocks, while holding Pierce to 13-5-4 on 35% shooting with 7 steals and 1 block.

How the hell does Lebron completely dominate a veteran, all-star small forward like Paul Pierce, nearly doubling his stats across the board, in a series where he supposedly "quit" in every game?




The Cavs were destined to lose that series because:

Ray Allen (16-3-2) dominates Anthony Parker
Rajon Rondo (21-6-12) dominates Mo Williams
Kevin Garnett (19-8-2) dominates Antawn Jamison


What the hell was Lebron supposed to do....somehow dominate Paul Pierce AND simultaneously defend Ray Allen, Rondo, and Garnett AND magically get Mo and Jamison and Parker and old Shaq to be competent playoff players?

Game 1: Lebron lights Boston up for 35-7-7 while holding Pierce to 13 points on 5-17 shooting. Rondo/Garnett/Ray combine for 60 on efficient shooting, but Mo makes enough shots to be a sidekick and the Cavs win.


Game 2: Lebron again outplays Pierce by a mile, going 24-7-4 with 3 steals and 2 blocks to Pierce's 14-4-4 with 1 steal and no blocks. But only 2 other Cavs (Jamison and J.J. Hickson) score in double figures, while Ray/Garnett combine for 40 and Rasheed pours in 17 off the bench. Cavs lose.

This is Dan Gilbert's supposed first "quitting" game. Now, Lebron had a poor shooting game outside, but how the hell does Lebron hold Pierce to 14 points, get 3 steals and 2 blocks, force him into 4 turnovers and 5 fouls, and get to the line 15 times, in a game where he was supposedly "quitting"???


Game 3: Lebron has another monster game, with 38-8-7, a steal and 2 blocks, while holding Pierce to 11-4-3 on 4-15 shooting. Rondo and Garnett go off again, but the Cav sidekicks play their only complete game of the series, and Cavs win again.


Game 4: Lebron gets 22-9-8 with 2 steals and a block, but commits 7 turnovers. Holds Pierce to a ridiculous 9-2-2 on 3-8 shooting. But Rondo has a monster 29-18-13 game, Ray/Garnett combine for 36 and Tony Allen throws in 15 from the bench. In the 4th quarter Lebron scored 5 straight points then assisted to Varejao on a 3-point play to cut the Celtic lead to 2 with 4 minutes left, but the Celtics pull away late.

Again, how does Lebron have a near triple-double, completely clamp down Paul Pierce defensively to a ridiculous 9-2-2 game, and almost spur a 4th-quarter comeback in a game where he "quit"?


Game 5: This is the famous "quitting" game. But everyone who wasn't watching the games forgets a major factor.

Mike Brown put Lebron on Rondo the entire 1st half because Rondo had been completely dominating Mo Williams and Delonte West.

Lebron held Rondo scoreless for the entire 1st half. Rondo, who averaged 22ppg in the 1st four games, was 0-2 with 2 turnovers and 0 points in the first half with Lebron guarding him. Lebron had 8 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists at halftime, but looked ragged on offense having to defend an athletic point guard for an entire half while all the offense depends on him as well. And without Lebron guarding him, Paul Pierce, who hadn't scored more than 14 points in an entire game so far with Lebron guarding him, scored 14 in the first half against Anthony Parker and the Celtics are up 6.

So in the 3rd quarter, Mike Brown switches Lebron back onto Pierce. Lebron holds Pierce scoreless for the first 11:30 of the quarter, but Rondo goes off for 12 in the quarter after being scoreless against Lebron the whole first half. Lebron has 4 points and 2 assists in the quarter while missing a ton of jumpers.

Meanwhile, Ray and Garnett have been completely going off this whole time (43 points on 16-27 shooting) and Glen Davis poured in 15 off the bench too, so the Celtics are winning in a blowout.

That was the game where Lebron supposedly "quit". But he didn't quit. He was dominating whoever he guarded on defense while setting up his teammates well, he just was completely fatigued and couldn't buy a jumper while his coach had him running around trying to shut down Rondo. The problem is that Lebron could only shut down 1 player at a time, and 3-4 others were always going off.


Game 6: Lebron puts together a massive 27-point, 19-rebound, 10-assist, 3-steal, 1-block game (but 9 turnovers) while holding Pierce to just 13-5-3 on 4-13 shooting.

Once again, however, Rondo and Garnett both go off (combining for 43-15-15), while Rasheed and Tony Allen contribute 23 off the bench, and other than Mo no one on the Cavs can do shyt.

Lebron has 10 points, 6 boards, and 2 assists in the 4th quarter alone to close the lead to 4 at one point, but the rest of his team falls apart and can only manage 8 points and 0 assists combined in the quarter. Celtics close the series with a 10-point win.

According to Dan Gilbert and Kobestans, Lebron James becomes the only player in NBA history to manage a 27-19-10 triple-double against a great defense while shutting down a veteran all-star on the other end in a game where he apparently wasn't even trying.



That's your great example of "Lebron quitting". He averaged 27-9-7-2-2 on 45% shooting while absolutely dominating whoever he defended, but he supposedly "quit" because he couldn't put up 35 every game against one of the best defenses in the NBA and couldn't simultaneously guard 4 guys who were all better than his 2nd-best player.


Is that the kind of actual answer you wanted?

So you only argue against the lebron quitting part but fail to answer anything elseat least u answered

James: not only were his numbers subpar--15 points on 3-14 field goal shooting, seven assists, six rebounds--but he had very little real impact on the overall course of the game at either end of the court; for most of the night he looked like about the seventh best player in the game. James--who owns the third highest regular season scoring average in NBA/ABA history and the third highest playoff scoring average in NBA/ABA history--did not make a single field goal until the 6:15 mark of the third quarter.

James must be the leader in that regard. He failed miserably. After the game, James displayed the same nonchalant attitude that he had after Cleveland's blowout loss in game two of this series, which ironically was the night that he officially received the 2010 MVP trophy. James admitted that the fans had every right to boo as the Celtics pulled away in game five but he also acted as if his bad performance is no big deal because he has rarely had an off night during his seven year career. It is true that James has been remarkably consistent and productive but that does not excuse his lack of intensity while pursuing what should be his ultimate quest: the drive to win a championship. An off night in the fourth game of five nights during the dog days of the regular season is one thing, but James stunk up the joint in a pivotal game five on his own homecourt.

Statistically, this was maybe LeBron's worst game ever. The poor dude went 2-for-18, scoring 12 points and clanking six ill-advised and well-contested triples. He had nine rebounds and nine assists, but also a whopping 10 turnovers.

He also came up short in the clutch. He had the clearest path to the basket all night in the final minutes to tie the game and missed a finger-roll that he makes in his sleep, along with two other drives and, surprise, a three-pointer.

The above paragraph was inexcusable given that he had the much shorter Paul Pierce and Ray Allen rotating defensively on him.

So why doesn't the worst shooting performance the Ringless King has ever had in the playoffs qualify for the top spot? Like the 2006 Finals, it's very difficult to call LeBron a "choker" when he's carrying a sub-par Cavs team against a team that is just simply better than them.

The Celtics had KG, Paul Pierce, and Ray Ray, and were the eventual champions. The only other All-Star on the Cavs was Mo Williams.

People also forgot about this game relatively quickly given that just a couple of days later, LeBron solved the C's defense, played his heart out and averaged a 27/6/7 against a defense that pressured and hounded him all series long.

Looking back on this series, I'd tend to remember LeBron's heroic 45 point effort in Game 7 than his 2-for-18 in Game 1.

We all quit sometimes

 

[Jordan>>LeFrozen]

So you are just going to release a torrent of bullshyt and not answer the question?

How did Kobe, who is a better scorer than KD according to you, score less points in 2009-2010 than KD?

Let me borrow your style for a second @The Dankster

Maybe Kobe wasn't in his prime? Nope he was at the age considered "prime" for the NBA
Maybe KD was more... prime? Nope, KD was about 22.
Maybe Kobe wasn't trying as hard? Nope, he took more FGA per game than anybody except Carmelo.
Maybe KD is a better scorer than Kobe but Lebron isn't? Nope, Lebron was second in scoring that year on fewer attempts per game than Kobe.
Maybe Kobestans are a bunch of idiots? WE have a winner :jjjjj:

Cause he did.like I said. Kobe had higher scoring seasons, finals and playoffs than KD. Kobe also had 40 point months and 4 50 point games. Because of that I don't think KD has matched Kobe in terms of legendary scoring runs. I could understand if Kobe had maybe one or two games. No kobe has regular season, playoffs and finals averaging more than KD so... it's not Kobe stans who think this only. Your average person or even a causal knows kobes a legendary scorer I mean surely you do think it's only Kobe stans who made him the icon he is. Basketball recognize Kobe this way period soyou can't change that

Again I quote newz

We are talking about SCORING. STRICTLY SCORING.

Only a retard would say that Kevin Durant is a better SCORER than a man who is on pace to legitimately challenge for most points scored all-time, the 2nd most points in a NBA game, 62 points in 3 quarters, 56 points in 1 half, a man who's averaged 40+ points per game for an entire month.......on 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS


Kevin Durant only has a 1 ppg higher career mark over Kobe.........and Kobe came off the bench his first 2 seasons


Kobe Bryant has scored 30 or more points in 419 career games.......that's 2nd all-time



Why are we even having this discussion?



If Kobe aint better than Jordan, then he's the closest one




#LWO

 

[Goatpoacher]

Cause he did.like I said. Kobe had higher scoring seasons, finals and playoffs than KD. Kobe also had 40 point months and 4 50 point games. Because of that I don't think KD has matched Kobe in terms of legendary scoring runs. I could understand if Kobe had maybe one or two games. No kobe has regular season, playoffs and finals averaging more than KD so... it's not Kobe stans who think this only. Your average person or even a causal knows kobes a legendary scorer I mean surely you do think it's only Kobe stans who made him the icon he is. Basketball recognize Kobe this way period soyou can't change that

Legendary scoring runs? care to explain what that means?

What you're really dancing around is simple: Kobe is a ballhog. He holds no scoring records. He only holds FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS records and FIELD GOAL MISSES records. He once shot 17-47 in a game, and you stans were happy that he scored 41 points.

41 points on 47 shots? That's legendary?

 

[Jordan>>LeFrozen]

Legendary scoring runs? care to explain what that means?

What you're really dancing around is simple: Kobe is a ballhog. He holds no scoring records. He only holds FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS records and FIELD GOAL MISSES records. He once shot 17-47 in a game, and you stans were happy that he scored 41 points.

41 points on 47 shots? That's legendary?

So Kobe is not considered legendary for his scoring? We rewriting and this man just retired? You right doesn't own a record

He is third on the all time scoring list and has the second most points in an NBA game. I think Kobe can live without having a record. He sold out lakers arenas in their worst season. His last game had high ratings allfor a team who had the worst season. Kobe is just fine brother trust me on thathe is also one of the most influential players. From demar to Russell Westbrook to K Leonard to Kyrie to Durant himself. Kobes "17 of 47" will live and influence players. Trust me Kobe legacy is just fine

 

[Goatpoacher]

So Kobe is not considered legendary for his scoring? We rewriting and this man just retired? You right doesn't own a record

He is third on the all time scoring list and has the second most points in an NBA game. I think Kobe can live without having a record. He sold out lakers arenas in their worst season. His last game had high ratings allfor a team who had the worst season. Kobe is just fine brother trust me on thathe is also one of the most influential players. From demar to Russell Westbrook to K Leonard to Kyrie to Durant himself. Kobes "17 of 47" will live and influence players. Trust me Kobe legacy is just fine

Donald Trump can be considered a legendary philanthropist, except to people who look for the truth. This thread is about scoring, and basically you kobestans are saying, "Sure, Lebron might have a Porsche 918 spyder, but If you take Kobe's Camaro, give it unlimited gas, and go downhill at a 60 degree angle, and ignore all the time it stalls, then it might be better than the 918!"

 

[Jordan>>LeFrozen]

Donald Trump can be considered a legendary philanthropist, except to people who look for the truth. This thread is about scoring, and basically you kobestans are saying, "Sure, Lebron might have a Porsche 918 spyder, but If you take Kobe's Camaro, give it unlimited gas, and go downhill at a 60 degree angle, and ignore all the time it stalls, then it might be better than the 918!"

Kobe scoring has influenced nikkas from kyrie to Russell to Demar

""I'd watched him growing up. I watched Kobe do everything. His shot. His footwork. How he works in the post. Everything growing up was Kobe." demar

"I just had the mamba mindset" Kyrie after clutch shot in game 7

"He was my Michael Jordan," Russell said when asked how he viewed "The Black Mamba" as a youngster during an appearance on SiriusXM NBA Radio's "NBA Today."

"I didn't grow up watching Jordan. I didn't grow up watching Magic Johnson, Byron Scott, Larry Bird - I didn't get to watch those dudes. When I was growing up, it was Kobe, Allen Iverson, Tracy McGrady - those dudes. So to get the opportunity to play with him for his last years is the highlight of my life."
D'angelo russel

#mamba and let's not act like we never seen a nikka yell "Kobe" in a pick up game in the park

 

[Donald Trumps Twitter]

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Well, you and @newzzz are both idiots. When you complain about 1. Wilt Chamberlain averaging 50ppg, kobestans claim that was a different era. On the other hand, we can compare kobe to his peers for each of his seasons in the league. What you are other kobestan retards don't understand is simple: 2. IF KD only averaged 30.8 in a season, then how the hell did Kobe not exceed that? KD was winning scoring titles when KOBE WAS IN HIS PRIME.

So Kobe's a better scorer than KD but couldn't average more ppg even though KD was still young and Kobe was in his prime?

1. Are you that dumb? In that season Oscar Robertson averaged 30.8ppg/12.5rpg/11.4apg
Back in the 9-team league where the team average was 118.8 ppg (4 teams also averaged over 120ppg that season)
Bill Russell grabbed 23.5rpg and was second to Wilt 25.6rpg whom managed to play 48.5 minutes per game. (league-leading)
and also led the league in FG attempts and FT attempts and FG's missed, by LARGE MARGINS
FGA: 3159 (2nd: Bob Pettit, 1928)
FTA: 1363 (2nd: Jerry West, 926)
FGMissed: 1562 (2nd: Bob Pettit, 1061)

The same season where Walt Bellamy averaged 31.6ppg and 19.0 rebounds, Bob Pettit averaged 31.1ppg and 18.7 rebounds, Jerry West also averaged a cool 30.8ppg and 7.9 rebounds


Yes that era was a little different don't ya think


2. KD was playing with a supreme playmaker, as opposed to Kobe focusing on getting his team in rhythm for the offs.

KD was in just his 3rd pro-season with a young, high-energy high-motor team.

And at that point in his career Kobe had went to back-to-back Finals for the second time in his career and was looking for another return.

Anyways lets just take a look at some numbers from 2009-10 season:

Kobe Bryant:
% of 2 point fields goals that were assisted: .368%
% of 3 point fields goals that were assisted: .636
Total minutes played up to that point (NBA only): 41,239 (34,531 reg seas/ 6,888 playoffs)

Durant:
% of 2 point fields goals that were assisted : .471%
% of 3 point fields goals that were assisted: .773%
Total minutes played up to that point (NBA only): 5,653 (5,653 reg season/ 0 playoffs)



Kobe had played 1,253 more playoff minutes than K.D. had played his entire pro-basketball career at that point.


proof that kobe was more worried about winning than a scoring title?

Bryant could have surpassed Durant had he scored 38 points or more in the Lakers season finale against the SacramentoKings on Thursday night, but he elected to sit out the game. The Lakers had already clinched the Pacific Division title


Kevin Durant wins third straight NBA scoring title as Kobe Bryant concedes

 

[Jordan>>LeFrozen]

1.

Bryant could have surpassed Durant had he scored 38 points or more in the Lakers season finale against the SacramentoKings on Thursday night, but he elected to sit out the game. The Lakers had already clinched the Pacific Division title


Kevin Durant wins third straight NBA scoring title as Kobe Bryant concedes

@Goatpoacher p*ssy ass nikka

 

[Goatpoacher]

1. Are you that dumb? In that season Oscar Robertson averaged 30.8ppg/12.5rpg/11.4apg
Back in the 9-team league where the team average was 118.8 ppg (4 teams also averaged over 120ppg that season)
Bill Russell grabbed 23.5rpg and was second to Wilt 25.6rpg whom managed to play 48.5 minutes per game. (league-leading)
and also led the league in FG attempts and FT attempts and FG's missed, by LARGE MARGINS
FGA: 3159 (2nd: Bob Pettit, 1928)
FTA: 1363 (2nd: Jerry West, 926)
FGMissed: 1562 (2nd: Bob Pettit, 1061)

The same season where Walt Bellamy averaged 31.6ppg and 19.0 rebounds, Bob Pettit averaged 31.1ppg and 18.7 rebounds, Jerry West also averaged a cool 30.8ppg and 7.9 rebounds


Yes that era was a little different don't ya think


2. KD was playing with a supreme playmaker, as opposed to Kobe focusing on getting his team in rhythm for the offs.

KD was in just his 3rd pro-season with a young, high-energy high-motor team.

And at that point in his career Kobe had went to back-to-back Finals for the second time in his career and was looking for another return.

Anyways lets just take a look at some numbers from 2009-10 season:

Kobe Bryant:
% of 2 point fields goals that were assisted: .368%
% of 3 point fields goals that were assisted: .636
Total minutes played up to that point (NBA only): 41,239 (34,531 reg seas/ 6,888 playoffs)

Durant:
% of 2 point fields goals that were assisted : .471%
% of 3 point fields goals that were assisted: .773%
Total minutes played up to that point (NBA only): 5,653 (5,653 reg season/ 0 playoffs)



Kobe had played 1,253 more playoff minutes than K.D. had played his entire pro-basketball career at that point.


proof that kobe was more worried about winning than a scoring title?

Bryant could have surpassed Durant had he scored 38 points or more in the Lakers season finale against the SacramentoKings on Thursday night, but he elected to sit out the game. The Lakers had already clinched the Pacific Division title


Kevin Durant wins third straight NBA scoring title as Kobe Bryant concedes

Look, another crayon eater.

1. YOu just proved my point you fukkin idiot. When Kobe scored 35ppg, AI was at 33ppg! Lebron was at 31 8 and 8. My point is that looking at each year tells you how Kobe's scoring was relative to his PEERS. At the same fukking time.
And it turns out, he's not that great. He was the best scorer in the league in 2/20 seasons. That's one more than Lebron, One more than Wade, same as Tmac (in far fewer healthy season) and half the number as KD in fewer seasons. I'm measuring each year because it normalizes the comparison.

2. KD at 22, outscored Kobe at 29? We were talking about 2010, not 2012. Kobe's FGA per game were HIGHER than KD. So how is Kobe a better scorer?

3. Kobe made more unassisted shots that season? Well that's because he's a ball hog who can't play off the ball. How can he be a better scorer if he can't play off the ball?

As @Bilz said, you kobestans just shyt all over your own arguments.

 

[Goatpoacher]

@Goatpoacher p*ssy ass nikka

You are a bigger idiot than the moron you quoted. I posted 2010, not 2012. It doesn't matter anyway since he he lost the scoring title both seasons. The seasons he lead the league in scoring he was just chucking like crazy. Funny thing is, he was still taking more shots than KD in 2012!

 

[Goatpoacher]

Kobe scoring has influenced nikkas from kyrie to Russell to Demar

""I'd watched him growing up. I watched Kobe do everything. His shot. His footwork. How he works in the post. Everything growing up was Kobe." demar

"I just had the mamba mindset" Kyrie after clutch shot in game 7

"He was my Michael Jordan," Russell said when asked how he viewed "The Black Mamba" as a youngster during an appearance on SiriusXM NBA Radio's "NBA Today."

"I didn't grow up watching Jordan. I didn't grow up watching Magic Johnson, Byron Scott, Larry Bird - I didn't get to watch those dudes. When I was growing up, it was Kobe, Allen Iverson, Tracy McGrady - those dudes. So to get the opportunity to play with him for his last years is the highlight of my life."
D'angelo russel

#mamba and let's not act like we never seen a nikka yell "Kobe" in a pick up game in the park

You are far off topic. You must do poorly in school and life.