Is Kobe better than Prime Shaq?

[QUOTE=Allstar24]Is prime Kobe better than prime Shaq? Hell no. But that doesn't change the fact that when it's all said and done, Kobe will go down as not only a greater Laker but a greater player than Shaq.[/QUOTE]
Kobe has a career ending injury tomorow is he a greater player than Shaq? Nope not even close, so there is no fact that Kobe will be considered as a greater player than Shaq. It is a presumtion of yours that it is most certainly possible. This is for the first time that I will concede that Kobe has a chance to be a top 5 candidate.

Shaq had the best prime of all times if you ask me. Not even jordan. But career wise, and when all is said and done, kobe will be ranked higher than shaq.

[QUOTE=plowking]I find the Laker fan hate on Shaq hilarious.

Do you realize Kobe wouldn't be considered anywhere near the player he is without Shaq? Though you'd be hard pressed to argue the other way around.[/QUOTE]

kobe stans don't realize that. I've always saidd they should be thanking shaq for making kobe, without shaq, kobe would have been another tmac but without injuries. Without shaq Phil Jackson wouldn't even consider joining the lakers, without shaq kobe wouldn't have 3 rings.

prime shaq might be the most dominant offensive force in nba history, and kobe?

[QUOTE=asdf1990]kobe stans don't realize that. I've always saidd they should be thanking shaq for making kobe, without shaq, kobe would have been another tmac but without injuries. Without shaq Phil Jackson wouldn't even consider joining the lakers, without shaq kobe wouldn't have 3 rings.[/QUOTE]

Exactly. Without Shaq, Kobe likely only has a single ring right now.

I'd have Prime Shaq any day of the week, not even close. A beast on both ends of the floor and [B][I]unstoppable[/I][/B]. You could try and slow him down but stop him? No.

Kobe = 1 Finals MVP
Shaq got three baby!!!!! lol

No, but its not a terribly huge gap. They both had extremely good peak years. Shaq is still obviously better though.

We will never know. Prime Shaq was on one of the greatest team ever. Prime Kobe was playing with Smush and Kwame.

If Kobe wasn't on the Lakers, than prime Shaq would be diminish because they would have lost to Blazer, Kings, and Spurs.

No, he's not. Few (if any) players come close to matching prime Shaq's dominance. He forced the NBA to change how the game was played.

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What about 61 and 23?

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So you determine the relative quality of players by simply going down the list of top scoring performances in a single game in league history?

Brilliant! Why didn't I think of that....

No. Peak Shaq was better than anyone other than peak Kareem and Wilt and overall he is top 5 all-time. Kobe [I]may [/I]wind up with the better career but the peak vs. peak debate will always go to Shaq.

[I]Prime Shaq[/I] had some of the sickest seasons of anyone, ever.