It's been a damn NEAR FULL summer since Kobe Bryant has retired. post mortem requiem

[STATUTORY]

can we take a moment. and appreciate his greatness and re-assess his place in the NBA pantheon calmly and fairly without the bias, bigotry, or passion aroused from his playing days.

Where do you rank him all time?
or in other words
How great is our GAWD

:applause: :applause: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[FreezingTsmoove]

I have him in my top 5 all time

Actually a requirement to be in my top 5 is that you... have to have 5 rings :oldlol:

Jordan
Kareem
Bill Russell
Kobe
Magic

[STATUTORY]

I have him in my top 5 all time

Actually a requirement to be in my top 5 is that you... have to have 5 rings :oldlol:

Jordan
Kareem
Bill Russell
Kobe
Magic

love that :applause: where i come from we call that the winner's circle

[TommyGriffin]

Kobe is top 5-7 on the All Time List. His presence will be missed greatly.

[SouBeachTalents]

Kobe's part of a very exclusive group to be MVP, lead two teams to a title & make 10 All-NBA Teams. Arbitrary, maybe, but it's a pretty good indicator of greatness. The only players to qualify would be

Russell
Wilt
Kareem
Bird
Magic
Jordan
Hakeem
Shaq
Kobe
Duncan
LeBron

People get way too hung up on "top 10", I put those 11 in an exclusive group as the true GOAT's

[RRR3]

Kobe's part of a very exclusive group to be MVP, lead two teams to a title & make 10 All-NBA Teams. Arbitrary, maybe, but it's a pretty good indicator of greatness. The only players to qualify would be

Russell
Wilt
Kareem
Bird
Magic
Jordan
Hakeem
Shaq
Kobe
Duncan
LeBron

People get way too hung up on "top 10", I put those 11 in an exclusive group as the true GOAT's
Where's Chalmers though?

[STATUTORY]

Kobe's part of a very exclusive group to be MVP, lead two teams to a title & make 10 All-NBA Teams. Arbitrary, maybe, but it's a pretty good indicator of greatness. The only players to qualify would be

Russell
Wilt
Kareem
Bird
Magic
Jordan
Hakeem
Shaq
Kobe
Duncan
LeBron

People get way too hung up on "top 10", I put those 11 in an exclusive group as the true GOAT's

I agree, everyone on that list is a certified one name player. No last name, or first, necessary

[SamuraiSWISH]

True. One name is indicator of greatness. Bird, Magic, MJ, Shaw, Kobe, LeBron etc.

[Smoke117]

True. One name is indicator of greatness. Bird, Magic, MJ, Shaw, Kobe, LeBron etc.

...that's not one name. That Brian Shaw though...:bowdown:

[ShawkFactory]

You'd think you had a family member pass away

[BigKAT]

One of the defining players of his Era.
It goes beyond achivements, new players mold after his mentality, play style, footwork and work ethic.

One of the best One-team-One-Career examples out there, and perhaps only rivaled by Tim Duncan in modern times in terms of success and how one draft pick shaped a franchise.

Probably the next best Shooting Guard after MJ, and likely could've thrived in any era he played in.

One of the best 10-15 players to ever pick up a basketball.