Gasol and Kobeโs chemistry on the court was so BEAUTIFUL to witness. The way the game is MEANT to be played๐ฅ
What doesnโt get talked about enough in todayโs NBA, due to players moving so much from team to team, we as fans get robbed of elite team chemistry. Miss these guys ๐
VIDEO: These two Kobe shots are two of the clutchest in the history of the NBA. LeBron has nothing comparable, heโs probably pass the ball or turn in over.
This is a great point by Amare Stoudemire.
A player who is greater than another has less weaknesses.
LeBron has more weaknesses than players like MJ, Kobe, Curry, Bird.
For half of LeBron's career, his shooting was a weakness. It hurt him the deeper he went into playoffs. Teams literally packed the paint and kept one defender on him, knowing they can live if he decides to shoot, but not if he enters the paint. They could also foul him knowing he's an inconsistent FT shooter. Not a good 3-point shooter. No bag to free himself consistently to generate points. A ton of deficiencies as a scorer, even though he still found ways to score.
Throughout his career, he was never the type of killer as a scorer as the other guys mentioned, which is why he always needed another killer scorer by his side to get his championships, whether it was Wade, Kyrie, or AD. In other words, he could never truly carry a team as a primary guy - he could, but those teams could only get so far.
LeBron is great, but there's levels to greatness. He could not win a title if Pippen, Wiggins, Iguodala, or Pau Gasol were his second best scorers. I'll say there's some potential with Gasol, but the other names? Forget about it.
Something to think about.