lakerevolution wrote:Up late sipping Cazadores Reposado and watching Lebron win his first playoff series, followed by Game 6 of the Lakers/Suns series in '06. In so many ways the set-off of the next 5 years of NBA action, as Kobe carried Odom to Candy Land twice, and LeBron matured enough to know his talent was not enough without Mr. Gabrielle Union.
We all miss Kobe, that fucking non-defending ballhog.
I am sippin on Crown, watching Kill Bill 2
. In my eyes, Kobe will always be better than LeBron because he never left his team when times got tough = 2005-2007. LeBron just gave up on Cleveland in his 1st stint and took the sure thing by joining Wade and Bosh so he could win a Title. How the media and NBA fans doesn't hold that against him is just mindboggling. LeBron winning the 1 in Cleveland in 2016 was impressive vs the Warriors but the other 2 was a given. Actually the 1 he won in 2013, Ray Allen even had to save his ass
. LeBron while a Top 10 player of all-time IMO and perhaps the best athlete the NBA has ever seen is overrated. When I say overrated, I mean ESPN as a whole and most people in general automatically say he's the 2nd best player ever behind only Jordan. He isn't better than Magic or has had the resume Kareem has had so -NO. I wish I could go on ESPN and tell Max Kellerman and Stephen A Smith they are nuts for putting LeBron 2nd. Kobe was better as well. LeBron is pretty much equal to Bird IMO. I would take Shaq over LeBron. LeBron has taken advantage of a weak Eastern Conference for years, if he had been in the West his whole career, I am not even sure he would have a Ring?
-LeBron Top 10 ever - YES, 2nd best - HELL NO!
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Kobe IMO is in the discussion for Top 5 ever, being this is a Lakers Thread discussion I still have Magic 2nd best of all-time and Kareem 3rd. Jordan was the best IMO.