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Originally Posted by Halx
Rawr.
I'm not receptive to it, because its not true. Duh. Thinking LeBron is better than Kobe is idolatry. That's like saying the Arizona Diamondbacks are a better franchise than the New York Yankees. Ben Roethlisberger is a better QB than Bret Favre. Being young, having talent, and winning young is one thing. Greatness stands the test of time and comes through over and over - and LeBron simply hasn't done shit compared to Kobe.
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Kobe has three rings. However, he wasn't the best player on any of those three teams, as evidenced by Shaq winning all three Finals MVPs and being the more efficient player throughout the year and throughout those playoff runs. Kobe didn't ride coat-tails, but I draw comparisons to Scottie Pippen in terms of his contribution to championships playing along side a dominant player. What has Kobe accomplished without Shaq?
Lebron took an above average squad to the NBA Finals and beat a very good Pistons team that was playing on a similar level to the championship Piston team of 2 years prior (that annihilated the Lakers in the finals, because big surprise, Kobe assumed the go-to guy role and shot a poor percentage that series).
Lebron willed his team to victory on the road during game 5 against a great defensive Pistons team. His performance was absolutely legendary and elite. Kobe has yet to perform at that high of a level in a playoff game, period. In addition, Kobe was unable to get his team past the Suns despite being up 3 games to 1 in the playoffs 2 years ago. Kobe's squad was mediocre that year, but that Suns squad he failed to beat was a step below the Pistons squad Lebron defeated last year. Kobe failed again last year to beat the Suns with an above average squad.
Kobe has personal records: 81 points, tied with Donyell Marshall for most three pointers in a game (13 I believe), and remarkable
team accolades. To say Lebron hasn't done shit compared to him (this is a 1:1 comparison) simply is not true.
By the way, I did not even have to mention statistics (and age related comparisons with statistics) at all, because Lebron clearly is the better player statistically in terms of efficiency, productivity, and versatility.