R.I.P Kobe and Lebron Era

[Doranku]

Please don't mention a top 12-15 player like Kobe with the runner up GOAT.

And ever since 2010, Kobe was not even a top 5 players of the league (besides a great bounce back year in 2012 or whatever it was, after the germany surgery), so from 2010 to 2015 it was already the Lebron and Durant era.

Last year, Curry improved and turned joined those two at the top.

So:

2000-2005: Shaq/Duncan/KG
2006-2010: Lebron/Kobe/Wade
2011-2015: Lebron/Durant
2015 and current: Lebron/Durant/Curry

...and sprinkled into the above were some great individual season's of greatness like CP3 2008 and Dirk 2011.

lol why would LeBron be listed first 2006-2010?

Kobe was simply a better player 2006-2008, then when LeBron was winning MVPs and actually had an argument over Kobe, he lost b2b years in the playoffs as the 1 seed before the finals while Kobe was leading the Lakers to b2b championships.

There's just absolutely zero argument to put LeBron over Kobe for that 5-year span.

2000-2005: Shaq/Duncan
2006-2010: Kobe/LeBron
2011-2016: LeBron/Durant

[Bankaii]

lol why would LeBron be listed first 2006-2010?

Kobe was simply a better player 2006-2008, then when LeBron was winning MVPs and actually had an argument over Kobe, he lost b2b years in the playoffs as the 1 seed before the finals while Kobe was leading the Lakers to b2b championships.

There's just absolutely zero argument to put LeBron over Kobe for that 5-year span.

2000-2005: Shaq/Duncan
2006-2010: Kobe/LeBron
2011-2016: LeBron/Durant

Why give Kobe 2006? Wade was putting up historic numbers and leading his team to a ring while Kobe was blowing 3-1 leads in the 1st round.

See how dumb that sounds when you don't account for team help. Kobe was winning rings because he had a stacked team while Lebron didn't, period.

It should be Kobe from 06-08 while he was the BITW, and Lebron from 09-16 where he is clearly the BITW..
But if you want to use your logic and give Kobe 09/10 then you have to give Wade 2006. Can't have it both ways, young Kobetard.

[Doranku]

Why give Kobe 2006? Wade was putting up historic numbers and leading his team to a ring while Kobe was blowing 3-1 leads in the 1st round.

See how dumb that sounds when you don't account for team help. Kobe was winning rings because he had a stacked team while Lebron didn't, period.

It should be Kobe from 06-08 while he was the BITW, and Lebron from 09-16 where he is clearly the BITW..
But if you want to use your logic and give Kobe 09/10 then you have to give Wade 2006. Can't have it both ways, young Kobetard.

Eras aren't a one year thing. I was using the comprehensive 5-year span that the guy I quoted used. Wade's 2006-2010 pales in comparison to Kobe and LeBron's.

[Bankaii]

Eras aren't a one year thing. I was using the comprehensive 5-year span that the guy I quoted used. Wade's 2006-2010 pales in comparison to Kobe and LeBron's.

I completely misread you quote, I apologize.
If you want to say Lebron/Kobe shares the late 2000s like Shaq/Duncan share the early-mis 2000s I have no issue with that.

[FKAri]

lol @ Lebron being "runner up GOAT".
He's the greatest thing this galaxy has ever produced.