Re: In 20 Years Kobe Will Be Remembered As The GOAT
MJ is better than Kobe than almost every part of the game. Shot selection, defense, off ball movement, efficiency, passing and etc.
And it's easy to tell. Kobe play extremely similar. But MJ was not only a better athlete, he was smarter. He was able to get more space due to his athleticism. He was quicker on his first step and the height he gets on jumpshot was crazy.
Kobe had better range and handles.
But Kobe is respected and is admire by many. Some nba players consider kobe to be top 3-5 or something. Within the skill level, they put to be number 2. He had to work harder to get where he was at. Like they probably was equal skill wise. But if you are equal skill wise, then whoever is the superior athlete has the advantage. And again, MJ was smarter. He played more within the triangle than Kobe did. MJ was quicker to make a move, which didn't disrupt the offense as much as Kobe did. And MJ had more energy. Defensively he was better. He had a better motor. A much better help defender. Man to man, they might've been equal, whenever Kobe focused. But MJ was more consistent.
MJ tho, is always consider to be the GOAT. Even with LeBron doing what he is doing, MJ is still the GOAT by many.
I doubt in 20 years Kobe will be the GOAT. But ppl will tend to forget things and add new narrative on stuff.
Re: In 20 Years Kobe Will Be Remembered As The GOAT
[QUOTE=Nowitness;14240672]Sorry, read that as ballout not bailout.
It’s still not a valid point, Kobe in the 2000 finals had games of 8 points, 2 points and 14 points, what was he bailing out? It’s a system in which the play takes longer to develop than other offenses, leading to more shots with less time on the clock if the play fails to develop or if the defence reacts well, but to say you can’t win without someone consistently hitting those shots is ludicrous , because A) they are bad shots and B ) those shots are never hit consistently.
Replace Kobe with any decent 2 Guard in 2000 they still win because Shaq was all time good, and all time good in the triangle. 2 points in a finals game but he was their bail out gtfo[/QUOTE]
Yes, the triangle always needed a bailout artist to win.. the 00' Lakers don't win with any other SG at that time.. other bailout artists like tmac weren't good yet
And the series goes 7 if kobe doesn't bailout the Lakers in OT.. so you're already wrong based on the facts
Also, the triangle had been around 50 years, but won nothing until it met the goat bailout artists (mj/kobe) - then it won 11 rings in 18 years
Re: In 20 Years Kobe Will Be Remembered As The GOAT
[QUOTE=3ball;14240681]Yes, the triangle always needed a bailout artist to win.. Lakers don't win with any other SG at that time.. other bailout artists like tmac weren't good yet
The series goes 7 if kobe doesn't bailout the Lakers in OT
Also, the triangle had been around 50 years, but won nothing until it met the goat bailout artists (mj/kobe) - then it won 11 rings in 18 years[/QUOTE]
So, as I said how was Kobe ‘bailout’ in 2000? Games of 8 points, 2 points and 14 points, so in 3 games his 24 total points were all bail outs? His 8 ‘bailout’ points in those games were the difference, not Shaqs 36 per game? You’re talking wet.
Re: In 20 Years Kobe Will Be Remembered As The GOAT