Kobe vs. Wade Every Year from 2005 to 2012

[dankok8]

How would you rank Kobe vs. Wade every year from 2005 to 2012?

[WhiteKyrie]

2004 - Kobe
2005 - Kobe (Wade close)
2006 - Kobe (Wade close)
2007 - Kobe (before injury, Wade)
2008 - Kobe
2009 - Tie
2010 - Kobe (Wade close)
2011 - Wade
2012 - Kobe
2013 - Kobe

[Manny98]

05 - Wade
06 - Wade
07 - Kobe
08 - Kobe
09 - Kobe
10 - Kobe
11 - Wade
12 - Wade
13 - Kobe

[SouBeachTalents]

Wade was clearly better in '05 & '11, Kobe was clearly better in '08 and gets the nod in '07 since Wade missed 30 games.

The other years though, way too close to call, those would all basically be draws/tossups imo.

[gengiskhan]

05 - Wade
06 - Wade
07 - Kobe
08 - Kobe
09 - Kobe
10 - Kobe
11 - Wade
12 - Wade
13 - Kobe

this looks closer to accurate.

[WhiteKyrie]

this looks closer to accurate.

It’s not. 2006 for Wade? 2012 for Wade? Hell no.

[ArbitraryWater]

2004 - Kobe
2005 - Kobe (Wade close)
2006 - Kobe (Wade close)
2007 - Kobe (before injury, Wade)
2008 - Kobe
2009 - Tie
2010 - Kobe (Wade close)
2011 - Wade
2012 - Kobe
2013 - Kobe


what the **** is this shit :oldlol::oldlol::oldlol:

09 is a tie but 10 Kobe? lmao

[ArbitraryWater]

2004 - Kobe
2005 - Wade
2006 - Tie
2007 - Kobe
2008 - Kobe
2009 - Wade
2010 - Wade
2011 - Wade
2012 - Wade
2013 - Kobe

[gengiskhan]

2004 - Kobe
2005 - Wade
2006 - Tie
2007 - Kobe
2008 - Kobe
2009 - Wade
2010 - Wade
2011 - Wade
2012 - Wade
2013 - Kobe

This looks closest to accurate

[ShawkFactory]

Despite the championship I don’t think there’s any way you can say Wade > Kobe or even a tie in 06. Kobe was the best player in the world that year. At least the best non-big.

Duncan had an argument.

[ArbitraryWater]

Despite the championship I don’t think there’s any way you can say Wade > Kobe or even a tie in 06. Kobe was the best player in the world that year. At least the best non-big.

Duncan had an argument.


How is Wade gonna have a better ECF and Finals respectively than Kobe ever had, possibly even a better post-season than Kobe ever had, and a 27/6/7 on 50% with superior defense than Kobe RS to boot, and youre gonna say theres no argument for even a tie?

Thats hilarious

[Im Still Ballin]

05: Wade - Unanimous Decision
06: Draw - Mixed Decision
07: Kobe - Unanimous Decision
08: Kobe - Unanimous Decision
09: Draw - Mixed Decision
10: Draw - Mixed Decision
11: Wade - Unanimous Decision
12: Draw - Mixed Decision

[ShawkFactory]

How is Wade gonna have a better ECF and Finals respectively than Kobe ever had, possibly even a better post-season than Kobe ever had, and a 27/6/7 on 50% with superior defense than Kobe RS to boot, and youre gonna say theres no argument for even a tie?

Thats hilarious

Well I guess Kobe never played an ECF so you got me there..

Kobe’s 01, 08 (perhaps the best series he ever played IMO), and 09 WCF performances were absolutely on par or better than what Wade did in the 06 ECF.

Finals series? Yea his performance was probably better but I’m not really gonna boil things down to a 6 game sample. And I feel like people call that one rigged when it’s convenient. Of course it’s not now obviously.

The team sucked but that was the best version of Kobe. Unstoppable

[3ba11]

Wade was better in 05' and 06' - go look at the christmas day game in 2006 - wade annihilates him - I remember that game and thinking Wade had the edge going into it.. and did he ever

Kobe was better in 07' and 08'... 09' and 10' are Wade's again..

kobe's best years were probably 01-04' from a peak athleticism standpoint

[Carbine]

Kobe "annihilated" Wade in 05 Christmas game, what's the point?

[iamgine]

2005 Kobe
2006 Kobe
2007 Wade
2008 Kobe
2009 Wade
2010 Wade
2011 Wade
2012 Wade

[Phoenix]

Kobe "annihilated" Wade in 05 Christmas game, what's the point?

That's the game where Shaq dunked on Bynum then Bynum got him back on the other end, right? I seem to recall Kobe having 42 and Wade 29 that game.

[Phoenix]

I'll rank them out of 10, because some years it was really too close to call:

05: Wade 8.5, Kobe 9
06: Wade 9.5, Kobe 9.5
07: Wade 9.5( pre shoulder injury), Kobe 9.5
08: Wade 8.0, Kobe 9.0
09: Wade 9.5, Kobe 9.5
10: Wade 9.5, Kobe 9.0
11: Wade 9.0, Kobe 8.5
12: Wade 8.5, Kobe 8.5
13: Wade 8.0, Kobe 9.0

Frankly, the years both were healthy the differences were marginal, one way or another.

[ArbitraryWater]

Well I guess Kobe never played an ECF so you got me there..

Kobe’s 01, 08 (perhaps the best series he ever played IMO), and 09 WCF performances were absolutely on par or better than what Wade did in the 06 ECF.

Finals series? Yea his performance was probably better but I’m not really gonna boil things down to a 6 game sample. And I feel like people call that one rigged when it’s convenient. Of course it’s not now obviously.

The team sucked but that was the best version of Kobe. Unstoppable


Im obviously refering to the Conference Finals, but youre just too clever to miss out on such punchline.

There is nothing at all that would put Kobes 01/08-10 WCFs over 06 ECF Wade.

And thats comparing 1 year of Wade to Kobes best, of course.

Wades 06 postseason is better than any Wade postseason ever by far, and youre gonna act like he couldnt possibly have been better.


06 Kobe being his best version is also a bit of an outdated take at this point to be very honest.

If Kobe was unstoppable, then what was Wade?

[Phoenix]

I think Kobe's absolute peak was 03( IIRC he's on record saying the same). People sayin 06 because of his scoring numbers but everyone's numbers shot up post 2004 rules changes. 03 Kobe in 2006 would have been even crazier, ditto for 03 Tmac.....

[3ba11]

Kobe "annihilated" Wade in 05 Christmas game, what's the point?


If Wade is going to get any years over Kobe, it's the years of 05', 06' and 09-11' - those are the only available years.. The Christmas Day game was just a microcosm and it followed up his GOAT-level Finals performance a few months earlier, which Kobe never matched either.. I don't see how Kobe can match Wade at that time, but I could see 01-04' Kobe matching or exceeding that version of Wade because that was Kobe's peak athleticism... And there are examples of him playing as good or better than Wade's 06' Finals, such as Kobe's performances against the 01' Spurs.

[WhiteKyrie]

I think Kobe's absolute peak was 03( IIRC he's on record saying the same). People sayin 06 because of his scoring numbers but everyone's numbers shot up post 2004 rules changes. 03 Kobe in 2006 would have been even crazier, ditto for 03 Tmac.....

2006 still has an argument. He was 27 years old, typically that coincides with a players absolute peak.

[Phoenix]

2006 still has an argument. He was 27 years old, typically that coincides with a players absolute peak.

I think he was a better two way player back in 2003, and had bulked up while maintaining his athleticism. 27 year olds tend to be 6 years in the league, which is what Kobe was in 2003. His skills,athleticism and experience peaked there( sort of like 90 Jordan who was also 27 but came into the league older).

2006 Kobe may be slightly more skilled offensively but he was also playing in an easier scoring environment, and was picking his spots defensively. He had already suffered a few injuries when 2006 rolled around...

[WhiteKyrie]

I think he was a better two way player back in 2003, and had bulked up while maintaining his athleticism. 2006 Kobe may be slightly more skilled offensively but he was also playing in an easier scoring environment, and was picking his spots defensively. He had already suffered a few injuries when 2006 rolled around...

I agree with that just saying 2006 has an argument

[ShawkFactory]

Im obviously refering to the Conference Finals, but youre just too clever to miss out on such punchline.

There is nothing at all that would put Kobes 01/08-10 WCFs over 06 ECF Wade.

And thats comparing 1 year of Wade to Kobes best, of course.

Wades 06 postseason is better than any Wade postseason ever by far, and youre gonna act like he couldnt possibly have been better.


06 Kobe being his best version is also a bit of an outdated take at this point to be very honest.

If Kobe was unstoppable, then what was Wade?

Why? Are we supposed to base our takes on what the general population sways to based on cyclical conversations this board has?

To me it was the best combination of his still-elite athleticism and increasingly strong shot-making, post game, and maturity.

What made Wade’s series against the Pistons better than the series I mentioned of Kobe’s?

[Carbine]

Probably his TS percentage

[dankok8]

I personally see Kobe as a bit better than Wade so most years I have Kobe. But still tough to order them in many years.

2005: Kobe (very close)
2006: Kobe (very close)
2007: Kobe (easily as Wade injured)
2008: Kobe (easily as Wade injured)
2009: Kobe (very close)
2010: Kobe (very close)
2011: Wade (Kobe terrible playoffs)
2012: Kobe (Wade playing through injury)