JR Smith is as talented as Kobe Bryant.

[w00terz]

I regret making this thread. I forgot about all the Kobe splooge graspers. I just wanted to say the way JR has been playing lately, it is obvious the kid has a God-given talent to be a really great player. Sadly, things turned ugly. I should have named my thread: JR Smith seems to have as much raw talent as Kobe Bryant.

[Make It Rain]

Shaq NEVER averaged 15 boards per game (don't inflate his stats). Between 2000-2004, Shaq averaged 26.9 ppg, 11.9 rpg....while Zo (the last 5 years before his kidney injury) averaged 20.8 ppg, 10.1 rpg.

What Zo trails in points, Kobe would have made that up twice fold being the #1 option on the Lakers.

Kobe hasn't shown he can lead a team to a title as the #1 option.

[bleedinpurpleTwo]

Kobe hasn't shown he can lead a team to a title as the #1 option.

very true.
Hard to lead a team to the title when your team is:
Kwame Brown, Smush Parker and Luke Walton.
THOSE were the STARTERS.

I suppose taking those scrubs to the playoffs, twice, in the tough western conference, is of no account.

[KINGD]

Not even close.You insult Kobe lol.

[Poseidon]

very true.
Hard to lead a team to the title when your team is:
Kwame Brown, Smush Parker and Luke Walton.
THOSE were the STARTERS.

I suppose taking those scrubs to the playoffs, twice, in the tough western conference, is of no account.

Exactly what I was going to point out. To be honest, I'm shocked that Kobe even led that collection of garbage to the playoffs TWICE in the Western Conference.

Shaq has always been surrounded by talented players throughout his career. This is the 1st year that Kobe has a decent supporting cast since being the go-to guy on the Lakers.

[Dwight_Howard12]

This thread would be better if it was : Vince Carter is as talented as Kobe....

[riseagainst]

[CarlosBoozer]

[FreezingTsmoove]

Put Jr on the bobcats and he'd put up Kobe like numbers and fg %

[Jimmy2k8]

Kobe hasn't shown he can lead a team to a title as the #1 option.

Well, that turned out well for the Bean.

But haters will always try to discredit the Black Mamba and say that he got carried by two "dominant" bigs, when in reality the Mamba carried both of them to a title.