Yo, @stephenasmith I have words for you brother. You leave Kobe off the top 5 list and it’s a shame because you claim to know ball. Let’s dig into this.
You get on Kobe for winning with Shaq when you know good and well Kareem and Magic hasn’t done what Kobe has done. Kobe proved that he was an all time Top 5 legend by winning back to back Chips without a Top 75 Teammate POST SHAQ!!
They said he couldn’t win without him and he DID, yet they you and the media still punish him. Kobe was already on pace to be a Top 15-20ish player had he never won anymore championships without Shaq because his talent demands that. But he did over and above that POST SHAQ.
Kobe proved the “you can’t win without Shaq narrative” was a sham. Not only did he prove it wrong, he totally obliterate that stronghold the media put on his career. Kobe faced the toughest of competition, TORCHED his rival Tim Duncan, had an all time run from 08-10 that saw him outdual and beat the same teams in the finals that Lebron, his Co-Megastar of the league at the time, would lose to.
Kobe was ONE of the reasons Wade teamed up with your #2 All time guy Lebron, to get rings in a league where the Celtics and Kobe seemed to be unbeatable to Lebron and Wade.
You act like Kobe didn’t cross every box and jump every hurdle y’all put in front of him. He has championships, Consensus 1-2 Most skilled all time, Stats, 4th points all time (despite slow start to career) and is the 1-2 greatest scorer of all time considering he did what he did in the slowest paced era where the league still esteemed defense and drafted and paid big money in free agency for “KOBE STOPPERS”. AND HE DID ALL THIS IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE!!
25-10 vs. 50 WIN PLAYOFF teams (most all time)
122- 40 point games
25- 50 point games
6- 60 point games
12 time All Defensive team
9 time All Def 1st(most alltime for Gaurd)
Revered by his rivals as Top 1-5 all time AND YOUR GUY MJ STATED THAT Kobe is the only player he thinks can beat him!! And you know the only reason Kobe doesn’t have more MVPS is because of COLORADO so don’t even bring up that media driven narrative award.
Cmon STEPHEN A SMITH!! Cmon!!
This dude has no go to move in 20 seasons of play.
When he can't drive to the hoop, he settles for 3s.
A career 36% playoff shooter when not performing a layup or 3 point shot.
MJ Post Fade
Kobe Post Fade
Kareem Skyhook
Duncan Faceup Bankshot
Malone Faceup Jumper
Shaq Post up dunk/layup
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Speedboat swerve homie watch out for the waves
I'm way too black to burn from sun rays
@iambrownlabel
Where do these niggas be at when they say they doin all this and all that? 👀
Tired of beefin you bums, you can't even pay me enough to react
@iambrownlabel
The only real failure in life is the failure to try. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.
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I'm taking 2006 Kobe Bryant over any other player in NBA history.
Not only were his 715 4th quarter points the most by any player in a single season since 1996-97, he's also the last player to lead the league in scoring while making 1st team all-defense. ♾️
He ran from a sure championship with Shaq to validate his rings by winning 2 without him in back to back succession without a top 75 teammate in the most difficult conference in NBA history while having a broken finger on his shooting hand and never left to form Superteams. 🐐