Quote Originally Posted by Scott Pippen
Yes I may point out that Kobe's peak WAS actually in 2003. But I will revise the question to '99-'02 Kobe. Kobe was better scorer & clutch player. Better franchise player/leader. Pip was better defensive player, versatile player on both ends, and brought the intangibles. Again as I said before, if I need franchise player to start with, then I go with Kobe, otherwise Pip. We cannot discount the all around aspect of the game and non-scoring contributions also.