How quickly Lebron fans forgetbe:

[CavaliersFTW]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Jgar3X0A0s

[CavaliersFTW]

Comparing the two is unfair though really.

Kobe's career produced a 13 minute ridiculous shot mix.

Lebron's churned out a 50 flops thread.

Two totally different players.

[Heavincent]

My personal favorite:



One of the most ridiculous displays of dominance I've ever seen in a playoff series. All Alvin Gentry could do was laugh in disbelief...said Kobe was "the best player in the league and it's not even close" in the post game conference. Hell, Steve Nash was crying in the locker room.

Pure devastation. The type of shit that made Kobe detractors want to take a bottle of suicide pills.

[HOoopCityJones]

Comparing the two is unfair though really.

Kobe's career produced a 13 minute ridiculous shot mix.

Lebron's churned out a 50 flops thread.

Two totally different players.

[rlsmooth775]

Lebron is better than kobe ever was at basketball

[Doranku]

My favorite part is like 75% of these shots came in the 4th quarter of close games.

Gawdbe.

[livingby3's]

What if Kobe stans are actually LeBron fans in disguise, and that LeBron stans are actually Kobe fans, each living their mission in life to bring about hate for the one player they stan for.

Back to OP, I wouldn't want to deny Kobe's level of dominance, but for the volume of shots he took, he ought to make a good number of them. We all know his shooting percentages. He's Kobe Bryant and he's great, but he plays a bad brand of basketball.

[3ball]

kobe was an amazing shot-maker and his constant aggression offensively is what really helped his team at the highest level.

people get on him for going 6-24 in Game 7 of 2010 Finals, but what they don't realize is that if kobe had taken only 17 shots like Lebron averaged in the 2014 Finals, the Celtics defense would have been staying at home on that last play where Ron Artes hit the crucial shot - they'd have been on Ron Artest like white on rice if jordanbe had been passive all game.

Otoh, look at how discombobulated the Celtics are on this final play - look at Rasheed - the fear of Kobe's aggression has driven him crazy - the Celtics simply paid too much attention to kobe on this final play, which they would never have done if he'd been passive the whole game.
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[SouBeachTalents]

kobe was an amazing shot-maker and his constant aggression offensively is what really helped his team at the highest level.

people get on him for going 6-24 in Game 7 of 2010 Finals, but what they don't realize is that if kobe had taken only 17 shots like Lebron averaged in the 2014 Finals, the Celtics defense would have been staying at home on that last play where Ron Artes hit the crucial shot - they'd have been on Ron Artest like white on rice if kobe had been passive all game.

Otoh, look at how discombobulated the Celtics are on this final play - look at Rasheed - the fear of Kobe's aggression has driven him crazy - the Celtics simply paid too much attention to kobe on this final play, which they would never have done if he'd been passive the whole game.

If LeBron made the exact same play you wouldn't be saying any of this

[3ball]

If LeBron made the exact same play you wouldn't be saying any of this

with lebron it's always "if" this, and "if" that.. when's the last time he even took 24 shots in a Finals game... it must be so rare for him.
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[Doranku]

If LeBron made the exact same play you wouldn't be saying any of this

As if the Celtics would have thrown a double at LeBron before he even started making a move.

[HOoopCityJones]

What if Kobe stans are actually LeBron fans in disguise, and that LeBron stans are actually Kobe fans, each living their mission in life to bring about hate for the one player they stan for.

Back to OP, I wouldn't want to deny Kobe's level of dominance, but for the volume of shots he took, he ought to make a good number of them. We all know his shooting percentages. He's Kobe Bryant and he's great, but he plays a bad brand of basketball.

His bad brand of Basketball led to Five Rings. Do people realize Phil Jackson, you know arguably the greatest Coach of all time is why Kobe plays this style?

[SouBeachTalents]

with lebron it's always "if" this, and "if" that.. when's the last time he even took 24 shots in a Finals game... it must be so rare for him.
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Well he took 23 shots in Game 7 of the Finals, only one less than Kobe did in the game you referenced. He managed to make more than 6 of those though

[3ball]

His bad brand of Basketball led to Five Rings. Do people realize Phil Jackson, you know arguably the greatest Coach of all time is why Kobe plays this style?

just the fact that kobe had the scoring versatility necessary (elite off-ball game) to execute the triangle to 5 rings, 2 without shaq, is a testament to how optimal kobe is CAPABLE of playing (we all know he can chuck now and then in the regular season and people blow it out of proportion).

[HOoopCityJones]

Well he took 23 shots in Game 7 of the Finals, only one less than Kobe did in the game you referenced. He managed to make more than 6 of those though

Yea, with a clear lane to the basket because they have to babysit Wade just as much. Stop trying to act like Lebron is this expert shot maker, if he can't bulldoze to the cup, he's gonna kick out, it's that simple. Full proof stat padding at it's finest. Lebron is an all-time great, but his FG % shouldn't be some grand feat for someone of his size and athletic ability.