germanfellow
12-04-2015, 04:32 AM
if your asked who of these two is ultimately better, i think one has to give it to timmy for a very simple reason: he is by far, very far, the better teammate.
it could be true that peak kobe is the more talented player (maybe) - but basketball is a game of FIVE (or even ten/twelve) + the coach. and at that - duncan is unquestionably ahead of kobe.
with timmy you know what you get, that he embraces the (lesser) talent around him warmheartedly and assumes the role of a true leader. kobe is just a pseudo-leader in practice - he will march ahead, but will not turn around his head to see where the others are.
if you had to pick of the two to start your team - no sane gm would pick against timmy cause he will know what he will get out of timmy AND his team without much annoyance.
as a team- sports player there shouldnt be a discussion of kobe vs timmy; individual talent is a different thing - but basketball isnt tennis and team matters.
it could be true that peak kobe is the more talented player (maybe) - but basketball is a game of FIVE (or even ten/twelve) + the coach. and at that - duncan is unquestionably ahead of kobe.
with timmy you know what you get, that he embraces the (lesser) talent around him warmheartedly and assumes the role of a true leader. kobe is just a pseudo-leader in practice - he will march ahead, but will not turn around his head to see where the others are.
if you had to pick of the two to start your team - no sane gm would pick against timmy cause he will know what he will get out of timmy AND his team without much annoyance.
as a team- sports player there shouldnt be a discussion of kobe vs timmy; individual talent is a different thing - but basketball isnt tennis and team matters.