Look at this idiot trying to fool people by posting some long ass bullshyt comment
It's "fools gold" that Kobe took more shots from mid range than Lebron and still managed to shoot extremely more efficient..
No he didn't.
Lebron beats Kobe 54% to 48% on twos AND 34% to 33% on threes.
On what planet is that "extremely more efficient"??? That's LESS efficient.
The "fool's gold" is that Kobe took 45% of his shots from 10-23 feet, even though he's only shooting 42% from two there, which is a horrible idea if you want to win games.
Lebron's shooting under 40% from two in that range, but he's bright enough to take a third fewer shots from that range, so he hurts him far less.
THAT is why it's fool's gold.
Lebron is FAR better than Kobe from 0-10 feet.
Lebron is equal to Kobe from 16-30 feet.
Kobe has that 10-16 foot range, that "I had to drive halfway to the basket and into the defense yet I'm still only taking a 44% shot" range, that "Lebron only takes 10% of his shots from here because he knows it's a stupid idea to take any more" range, on lockdown.
Put all that effort into making a post just to prove that Kobe owns 6' of range while Lebron has him dominated on scoring volume and efficiency both.
LeBron played in a terrible conference his whole career.
The East has won 6/13 titles since Lebron entered the league, and Lebron's career record against the West is almost the same as his career record against the East.
Plus, this is a shooting efficiency thread, and the defenses have tended to be better in the East. Detroit, Miami, Boston, Chicago, Indiana - those were all East teams.