For one finals series would you rather have a prime Kobe or Ginobili?

[Akrazotile]

Say you are told to fill the SG spot for a team that has made it to the finals but lost their starting 2 guard. You dont know who else is on the team, just that they need a starting sg. You can pick Kobe or Ginobili.

Who you got?


I got Gino all the way :rockon:

[Fire Colangelo]

Kobe.

[ISHGoat]

Ginobili

[Kobe_6/8]

Kobe.

[Akrazotile]

Kobe.


My friend. Take a good, long look in the mirror.

Are you lying to yourself?

Only you can know. You dont have to answer here in front of everyone. But I want you to look in that mirror and ask yourself that question. Give an honest answer. You owe it to yourself.


:cheers:

[oarabbus]

Ginobili.

You can game plan for Kobe. But Ginobili is just a mad scientist

[Marchesk]

Wilt Chamberlain

[Hey Yo]

The Finals?

easily Manu

[sportjames23]

The Finals?

easily Manu


:biggums:

[jzek]

06 Wade

[Akrazotile]

06 Wade


This wasnt an option for this thread, however I will concede that 06 Wade was better than any finals Kobe.

[dubeta]

Ginobli and this shouldnt even be a debate imo

[outbreak]

Depends on the team.if it were a team that got all its scoring out of the injured guard then kobe, any other team ginobli

[sportjames23]

Ginobli and this shouldnt even be a debate imo


Trollbeta. :oldlol:

[SamuraiSWISH]

Finals? Wade.

Playoffs? Kobe.

Overall? Kobe.

If I need a 6th man, Manu.

[Showtime2001]

Kobe and its not even close.

[Keno]

manu and for obvious reasons.

[SamuraiSWISH]

manu and for obvious reasons.
Being a LeBron fan and Manu helped hand the Heat the 2013 championship on a silver turnover platter?

:oldlol:

[Cold soul]

manu and for obvious reasons.

Manu sure was playing for Heat during 2013 NBA Finals. What a performance that was. :oldlol:

[NZStreetBaller]

Kobe is a two time fmvp and was capable oc scoring 81 points in his prime. Who the heck is manu Compared to that.

[FKAri]

The only reason Manu gets a look is if this Kobe's ego is going to destroy an already championship caliber team. Interesting question as Manu is a great all-round player that would make any team better with almost any role he's given.

I still go with Kobe. I am assuming prime Kobe is a somewhat mature Kobe of the 2nd threepeat.

[dubeta]

Kobe is a two time fmvp and was capable oc scoring 81 points in his prime. Who the heck is manu Compared to that.

PM me for answers, boy.

[Akrazotile]

Manu sure was playing for Heat during 2013 NBA Finals. What a performance that was. :oldlol:


2013 Manu was not prime Manu.

Prime Manu was effective, clutch, laden with intangibles, and actually played good defense.

This is why it would be a huge gamble to take Kobe in a finals series. For a randomly generated playoff team, maybe they squeeked into the playoffs without a real offensive threat and they can maybe win a series if they get an iso chucker like kobe to add some offense.

A team that has made the finals doesnt need someone to try and be a hero and go 6-24 and nearly throw the series away. Or gun for finals mvp while getting lit up by richard hamilton and cost his team the series.

Ginobili is a team player and a much better defender than kobe "i never take charges" bryant. Oh, and also manu's clutch gene is dominant - kobe's is recessive.


So in summation, the answer to the thread is Manu and it's not even remotely close in any conceivable way.

[Im so nba'd out]

black one

[Hey Yo]

Manu sure was playing for Heat during 2013 NBA Finals. What a performance that was. :oldlol:
And Kobe sure was playing for Detroit and Boston.

[dubeta]

And Kobe sure was playing for Detroit and Boston.

Really? It was really hard to figure out he was playing at all either way.

[SouBeachTalents]

And Kobe sure was playing for Detroit and Boston.

And LeBron sure was playing for Dallas

[imdaman99]

Really? It was really hard to figure out he was playing at all either way.
Don't confuse Kobe for Lebron. Non-factor and disappearing act in 2011 and again in 2014 :oldlol:

[Wade's Rings]

Finals? Wade.

Playoffs? Kobe.

Overall? Kobe.

If I need a 6th man, Manu.

Wade wasn't part of the question.

[Jacks3]

Nobody in history faced the quality of Finals defenses prime Kobe faced. It's not even remotely close.

2001--Sixers were #5 in DRTG, and #1 after the trade for Mutombo

2002-#1 ranked defense

2004--#1 ranked defense. -8.4 relative to league average (to put that into perspective, the #1 defense now is the Warriors at -6). -11.5 after the Rasheed Wallace trade. Easily the GOAT defense.

2008--#1 ranked defense. -8.5 relative to league. Again, this is a top 5 mark in modern NBA history. GOAT level defense.

2009--#1 ranked defense. -6.4 relative to league average. Top 25 mark in history.

2010--#2 ranked defense. 2010 Celtics had the best defense rating in history through the first three rounds of the post-season.

This is why I laugh when morons say Bryant was a poor Finals performer. His defensive comp was light years ahead of anybody else.