This is weak. Imagine Kobe would of thought like this after the Lakers got spanked by the Celtics in game 6 in the 2008 Finals.
Imagine Kobe calls up Lebron or D Wade like yo, we gotta win bro by any means.
But nah, Kobe would never do that. Linking with rivals in their prime just so you can win the easier way. But Kobe took that L. And he didn’t call another superstar in their prime, he just got back to work and met them again and took the bully down
In my opinion, no one was defended harder and more consistently than Kobe. His era was full of the taller and athletic strong defenders with long wingspans. He faced all the toughest defensive guards of course but what was even more impressive was that Kobe had to constantly go up against the top defending FORWARDS who would have 3-5 inches on him. Kobe was being guarded by Tayshaun Prince, Prime Kawhi, Prime Lebron, Ron Artest, Shawn Marion, Shane Battier, Paul George, Raja Bell, Andrei Kirilenko or even a 7 ft Kevin Durant! The whole league threw ALL of the best taller and stronger defenders at Kobe every game if they could. PLUS DOUBLE TEAMS.
But he prevailed because of his SKILL and mentality. It didn’t matter who you put on him. The players don’t hold him as high as they do because they’re “fans”. Nah, they KNOW how this man was guarded and they saw him go god-mode too many times 🐍
THAT’S WHY THEY HAVE HIM TOP 1-5 ALL TIME NO DEBATE