Know anything about Basketball? If your life depended on a pickup game and you were choosing players for your team would you pick Lebron? Or if both were free agents today and you could only have 1 with no salary cap to put on the a mediocre Team who would you pick? If your life depended on that team making the playoffs playing a Western Conference schedule? Better yet your down by 2, with 5 seconds left and if you lose you die who would you pass the ball to? Even if Kobe raped that girl he's still the most talented. One day there will be a better player than Kobe but tell you what it's not Lebron. He's a 6'8 foward why isn't he averaging over 10 boards a game if he's so great? Barkley did. Better yet Iverson was # 2 in scoring and averages more assists than Lebron but missed the playoffs. So how do like 2 more  assists a game mean Lebron is better? Stockton is the leader and never won a championship. You guys are smoking crack and don't understand Basketball. Kobe gets more steals!
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no i don't think so lebron is ok but kobe is where the money is and thats that
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Basketball is a team sport, not a lone ranger sport.  Steve Nash is the leader of his team, and his success is clearly apparent through the improvements his players have experienced this season.  Kobe has to consciously try to be a team player, but he is a "me first" player and always will be.  I have said enough on this subject and will let game 7 speak for itself.  \n\nAll you Kobe lover boys should keep your mouth shut when the Suns hand you the pink slip on Saturday.
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lmao he is better off playing basketball and he is great at it and  without kobe lakers wont be in the finals!!! GO LAKERS!!!!!!!!and kobe is my fave bball player him a soccer player lmao
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First of all, Kobe Bryant is the best player since Michael Jordan, and even in their primes, if they played one on one...I would lean towards Kobe...he plays a totally different game than anyone else...he takes it to the rim when he has to, he dishes it out when he needs to, he goes up for the rebounds, and most importantly of all...he puts the team on his shoulders and and carries them to victory...\n\nPeople will tend to say that without shaq Kobe wouldn't have gotten those rings...that may be true but without Shaq, the Heat wouldn't be the number two team in the Eastern Conference...he's a one in a 100 years player, there won't be another like him anytime soon (shaq that is...) Kobe can't do it all, all the time though...he's proved he can win games squarely by himself...ala 81 point games and numerous 60 point outings as well...one more player would make the Lakers a true title contender as well...The thing about Jordan was that he made the players on his team better...well if you look at the players around Kobe, he makes them better as well, Lamar Odom is good but he's not almost triple double average good...Kwame Brown never really produced until he got to LA, now he's almost averaging a double double, smush parker is an up and coming point guard...wonder why?  They need a true big man to push them over the top...\n\nI'm glad you asked this question because I feel the exact same way, but I've gotten used to all the Kobe haters.  He's a one in a life time player and everyone knows that, it's just that he got a bad rap after the whole rape incident and it was proclaimed that he ran phil jackson out of town, but miracuously he is back coaching them...it was "supposedly" his doing was the reason Shaq wanted a trade...people just don't understand, Jordan came around and was a one in life time player that never made mistakes...except reportedly using drugs...but everyone looked past that because he was a nice guy...that's not the case with Kobe, he's not a jordan esque player, but he's just as good....\n\nOh by the way, just tell whoever comes at you with this arguement...ask them who else averages 35.0 points a game...see what they say about that...
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The thing is that a player has to decide when its time to hogg the ball and when itz time to play team ball. Like d wade. when he had to he took all da shots for miami when they were down by 13, but u can see that at the beggining of each game he takes less shots then in later quarters. Maybe kobe was telling the truth. He jsut made a bad decision. Thier wus a point when he had to tell himself hey these guys jsut arent gonna get this time ama have to be 81 point kobe. Unfortionately for the lakers he didnt. He stayed to hes gameplan and in basketball thats bad. You have to constantly make adjustments. Just shows that shaq was THE MAN at LA.  Kobe is one of the greatest in scoring but he decision making sucks thats why he needs another star on hes team, but u know when they were down 45-60 at halftime kobe must have looked into those guys eeys and realized that he was gonna lose. Frustration could of been a factor. The phoenix are like that. They just dun stop scoring. He did take them to 7 games , but at the end hes decision making cost him the game.
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I don't know about draft picks but I've believed that many NBA games are fixed for quite some time now and this year's playoffs are a good example.  The Lakers had no business taking the Suns to 7 just as the Cavs shouldn't have taken the Pistons to 7 (Don't get me wrong, I love the Cavs, but no talent outside of the King).  Who is on those teams?  Arguably the most engaging personality off the court (Kobe) and the most exciting player to watch on the court (LeBron).  those two guys = ratings = higher revenues for the NBA
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A.) hes not a complete player yet. he needs to work on defense more.\nB.) He is not the best player in the league. Kobe Bryant. its the truth  and I HATE Kobe. \nBut with that said lebron james is 21 years old was in the top five in MVP voting and is on the verge of taking his team to the Eastern finals. He has met and exceeded all expectations the media and the sportcasters has thrown at him. and hes 21! hes has years to get so much better. their is no celling to his potential. thats why everyone likes him.
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how can allen iverson not be in the conversation. he is only the greatest small guy in the history of the game. if allen iverson was 6'6" he would be better than any player in this league cause no one has more heart and determination to get to the basket. he may not be the best teammate as far as getting everyone involved but look at the talent level he has had around him. Its been non existant. And besides u asked the best players in the NBA individually not the best teammate
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yes!!! lebron has 4 or 5 triple doubles this year. this shows that he works on all ends of the court. he scores well, he passes for the assists, he rebounds constantly, and he blocks shots for defense. you cant ask for more. not to mention hes 21. Nash and Kobe all deserve their credit but i feel that lebron is a better player. kobe is all about himself so he can score 40 in a game but has only like 2 assists. lebron scores 40 and has 11 assists. the only other person besides lebron that should even come close to getting the MVP award is Nash but it still should be lebron.
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critics say the nets have too good of a trio. who cares bout rj, j kidd, and vc. the pacers got their own trio. jermaine oneal, peja, and stephen jackson. tell me which player on the nets were ever close to winning a mvp race? tell me which nets player can single handedly take over a game like JO. the pacers play a half court set, that the nets do not like. just watch for the pacers to play great defense and slow the ball down, and pound it down low to jermaine oneal. oh ya, jamaal tinsley is back. go pacers!
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NO ONE!!! I THINK YOUR A STUPID PERSON IF YOU WILL THINK THAT KOBE BRYANT ALREADY SURPASSES WHAT JORDAN HAS MADE. KOBE COULDN'T EVEN BRING LAKERS INTO THE FINALS ALONE! WHEN SHAQ LEFT LAKERS, SINCE THEN, IT WAS A HORRIBLE SEASON FOR THE LAKERS. AND FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE ALONE, JORDAN IS STILL BETTER THAN ANYONE IN THE NBA TODAY! EVEN JAMES, IVERSON, WADE, ANTHONY, CARTER ETC. CAN MATCH THE LEGACY THAT JORDAN MADE!
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OK bro I'm a answer your question because I know what you mean. Firstly I think a lot of people comment on the NBA and don't know much about it. They know stars and commercials and what others say and they might watch some games but they don't know in depth stat analysis. For example most of these people making these comments are making them as if they only started watching Jordan when he returned from retirment the fist time when he couldn't really average over 33 anymore because he slowed down physically. Secondly they don't like Kobe because he's a good looking black dude married to a white girl or almost white girl that's way hotter than any girl that ever liked them. So many whites would like to beleive that he's a rapist because it reafirms there superiority complex that a good looking black man would want to rape an average white chick just cause she's white which a lot of people know is complete BS. Because I'm sure some playboy bunnies have tried to throw panties at him. Kobe is not a perfect player but neither was Jordan, and I don't think anyone can say that they have seen a player never make mistakes on the court. Jordan's shot to win his 6th championship was an offensive foul. Yes Jordan was my favorite, and Kobe is the best right now and he is very unfairly judged by people who act like it doesn't hurt the man. How can you run around calling someone a rapist if he might not have done it? You know what that must be like for him? Kobe is the best hands down and these people are ruining his career, and I hope some fairness prevails in the end. The only thing that Kobe needs to improve is instilling confidence in his team mates, but irregardless he is the best in the NBA. His dunks look better than Lebron's. He shoots better and has a nicer handle. How exactly people are hating on this is beyond me. I've seen Kobe do stuff that Lebron will never do and people can scream Kobe's a rapist and Lebron is MJ till they are blue in the face but it won't alter the truth. That being that Kobe is the best since Jordan and even if he fails from here on out it's because he is being mentally abused in this country right now. Just say he didn't rape that girl. O.K. because of what he really didn't do he deserved to be robbed of the MVP award and his commercial pressence? And Shaq never got along with Penny Hardaway either that's why he went to the Lakers! And last year Kobe scored less and they won less. Bro they are retarded don't even bother with them. They said Jordan was a ball hog back in 1988 and he would never win a championship! And Kobe's bad for cheating on his wife like oh say America's favorite white actor Brad Pitt! The kid above me is right in what he's saying about Wilt and Russell. But I think where Kobe and Jordan get the edge is in entertainment factor. After all the NBA is entertainment and they make more spectacular plays.
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Well, Lebron has not reached his prime yet.  When LJ reaches his prime, will he be as good as Jordan was in his prime?  Stay tuned!  If you're an NBA fan, you have to look forward to seeing him develop.  The other question(s):  will he have a player as good as Pippen, and a coach as good as Jackson to aid his development?  Not likely.\n\nBest player of all time?\nI subscribe to the view that Chamberlain was the most dominant force ever in the game.  Russell was the greatest winner.  But, I guess the greatest combination of individual talent and winning was Jordan.
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I have to agree with you all the way. Lebron isnt even close to kobe. Kobe might end up getting 5 rings. Lebron might end up with 0 or 1. Kobe is the most talented. He has better passes but the only problem is that he has no1 to pass too. Also when you're that good you want to shoot a lot. He wins games single handedly for his team. WHen Kobes career is over he should be considered the best that ever played th game. Kobe MVP this seasonand I'm all the way for lakers, even though i live in MI i hate pistons and lakers are ma n*****
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you are exactly right.  too bad 90% of people don't realize this.  let's not even talk about the people that hate kobe bryant by default and can't even name a legit reason as to why they hate him...\n\npeople have to realize...there are lots of ballhogs in the nba.  if you look at the playoffs, lebron, arenas, vince carter all took more shots per game.  carmelo and d-wade weren't far behind either.  in the regular season, lebron and AI were right behind kobe in shot attempts.  but at least lebron had gooden, ilgauskas, murray (who made some big shots)....AI had webber, korver, AI2....kobe has lamar who was really inconsistent.  people need to get off kobe's back!
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dude you hella suck. you got nothing on jordan. Lebron is hella better too.
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This had been one of the best match ups in the league for a couple of entertaining years. Then, all of a sudden, Mac stopped coming to play! You see, I love this match up because these two guys are very much alike and they actually guard each other when they play. But, what propels Kobe above Mac is his passion for the game. A lot of times it seems as though Mac doesn't care whether he wins or loses, the same cannot be said about Kobe - he takes the game very personal. Also, they're both exceptional individual defenders but Kobe understands TEAM defense better than Tracy that's why he has countless Defensive First Team awards. It's a simple task to try to shut your man down - it's either you can stop him or you CAN'T...there's nothing complicated about it. BUT, to orchestrate a defense to shut an entire team down is a little bit harder.