Every field goal attempt by Kobe in the 2004 Finals

[SwayDizzle]

Kobe has a shitty finals performance, loses the best player on that team, works his ass off and later has a GOAT level scoring season, becomes a better teammate, saves our country from humiliation by leading the US team to the gold, and then wins back to back rings as the undisputed leader of the team. He then has an embarrassing loss in the playoffs, gets great teammates that fail to deliver due to injuries and plays his ass off to secure a playoff spot, only to get injured. He re-signs with the same team and sticks around, even though he knows that championship window has closed.

Lebron has a shitty finals performance, continues to fail in the playoffs, finally leaves his team to join up with two other top players to take the pressure off. Wins back to back rings and then gets embarrassed again in the finals. Ditches this team to rejoin his original team, but makes sure that it's super-stacked first.

Lebron's clearly the more inspiring story here. I'm proud to be a fan. It makes me feel better about taking shortcuts.

godamn, this post has L stans shoock

[DMV2]

Didn't Kobetards used to say Shaq was the reason the Lakers lost?

Game 1: 34 on 13/16, 11 rebs
Game 2: 29 on 10/20, 7 rebs
Game 3: 14 on 7/14, 8 rebs
Game 4: 36 on 16/21, 20 rebs
Game 5: 20 on 7/13, 8 rebs

Not MDE but still wasn't even close to being bad.

We should subtract one of Kobe's 3 legit rings* for having the shittiest Finals of all-time.

*Kobe's legit rings are 2001, 2009, 2010.
2000, he only played 4 full games of the 6 Finals games
2002, Kings*

2004 performance should negate his 2001 ring. So now Kobe's 2009 and 2010 are his only legit rings.

[dubeta]

Didn't Kobetards used to say Shaq was the reason the Lakers lost?

Game 1: 34 on 13/16, 11 rebs
Game 2: 29 on 10/20, 7 rebs
Game 3: 14 on 7/14, 8 rebs
Game 4: 36 on 16/21, 20 rebs
Game 5: 20 on 7/13, 8 rebs

Not MDE but still wasn't even close to being bad.

We should subtract one of Kobe's 3 legit rings* for having the shittiest Finals of all-time.

*Kobe's legit rings are 2001, 2009, 2010.
2000, he only played 4 full games of the 6 Finals games
2002, Kings*

2004 performance should negate his 2001 ring. So now Kobe's 2009 and 2010 are his only legit rings.

And even then he wasnt the best player on those teams, he was a solid contributor though, just like Bosh was in 2012, 2013

So Kobe overall has 2 rings as a 2nd option, similar to Chris Bosh, and thus they should be ranked similarly all time

[fragokota]

A brickfest for the ages.

[HOoopCityJones]

Kobe has a shitty finals performance, loses the best player on that team, works his ass off and later has a GOAT level scoring season, becomes a better teammate, saves our country from humiliation by leading the US team to the gold, and then wins back to back rings as the undisputed leader of the team. He then has an embarrassing loss in the playoffs, gets great teammates that fail to deliver due to injuries and plays his ass off to secure a playoff spot, only to get injured. He re-signs with the same team and sticks around, even though he knows that championship window has closed.

Lebron has a shitty finals performance, continues to fail in the playoffs, finally leaves his team to join up with two other top players to take the pressure off. Wins back to back rings and then gets embarrassed again in the finals. Ditches this team to rejoin his original team, but makes sure that it's super-stacked first.

Lebron's clearly the more inspiring story here. I'm proud to be a fan. It makes me feel better about taking shortcuts.

Mother of God.

[sportjames23]

Worst Finals performance since '96 MJ

You mean, the Finals in which MJ's team won and MJ was named Finals MVP? Of which he has 5?

Meanwhile, Lebron has how man Finals MVPs? 2?

[Nash]

Kobe has a shitty finals performance, loses the best player on that team, works his ass off and later has a GOAT level scoring season, becomes a better teammate, saves our country from humiliation by leading the US team to the gold, and then wins back to back rings as the undisputed leader of the team. He then has an embarrassing loss in the playoffs, gets great teammates that fail to deliver due to injuries and plays his ass off to secure a playoff spot, only to get injured. He re-signs with the same team and sticks around, even though he knows that championship window has closed.

Lebron has a shitty finals performance, continues to fail in the playoffs, finally leaves his team to join up with two other top players to take the pressure off. Wins back to back rings and then gets embarrassed again in the finals. Ditches this team to rejoin his original team, but makes sure that it's super-stacked first.

Lebron's clearly the more inspiring story here. I'm proud to be a fan. It makes me feel better about taking shortcuts.

when you realize that lebron's top players contributed worse than Pau Gasol while Lebron had to carry much more than Kobe ever had to do.

[sekachu]

Game 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tDpobypzSo

Game 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0Cc9alS1T8

Game 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic6GsITKM_4

Game 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fAcGwRtYWI

Game 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9YLH8ao4KA

No wonder the laker lost badly against piston. Kobe practically single-handedly destroyed the laker rather than piston devastated them.

[SamuraiSWISH]

Kobe is at times so skillful that it works to his detriment because he's just way too over confident. So skilled that he abandons intelligence to get the easiest shots possible.

He could have got so many better shots, visibly in those 2004 Finals clips. Instead would settle for ridiculously stupid and/or difficult shots for absolutely no reason.

And it wasn't even like he was being smothered by fantastic all-time great on ball man defense, or a team defense entirely geared to stop him without anyone else to distract them.

Long and short? In the 2004 Finals Kobe just took, and bricked a large volume of absolutely selfish and stupid shots.

[dubeta]

No wonder the laker lost badly against piston. Kobe practically single-handedly destroyed the laker rather than piston devastated them.

Every series the Lakers lost from 2004-2007 was a direct consequence of Kobe's extremely poor play/or flat out quitting on the team.

[Mr. Jabbar]

Kobe has a shitty finals performance, loses the best player on that team, works his ass off and later has a GOAT level scoring season, becomes a better teammate, saves our country from humiliation by leading the US team to the gold, and then wins back to back rings as the undisputed leader of the team. He then has an embarrassing loss in the playoffs, gets great teammates that fail to deliver due to injuries and plays his ass off to secure a playoff spot, only to get injured. He re-signs with the same team and sticks around, even though he knows that championship window has closed.

Lebron has a shitty finals performance, continues to fail in the playoffs, finally leaves his team to join up with two other top players to take the pressure off. Wins back to back rings and then gets embarrassed again in the finals. Ditches this team to rejoin his original team, but makes sure that it's super-stacked first.

Lebron's clearly the more inspiring story here. I'm proud to be a fan. It makes me feel better about taking shortcuts.

R.I.P. LeKING family - we had some great times

[ShaqTwizzle]

2004 Finals
Kobe in the 4 losses : 20ppg on 42%TS

Scored 80pts in those 4 games on 86 shot attempts + 20 Free throw attempts

my god...

[24-Inch_Chrome]

Didn't Kobetards used to say Shaq was the reason the Lakers lost?

Game 1: 34 on 13/16, 11 rebs
Game 2: 29 on 10/20, 7 rebs
Game 3: 14 on 7/14, 8 rebs
Game 4: 36 on 16/21, 20 rebs
Game 5: 20 on 7/13, 8 rebs

Not MDE but still wasn't even close to being bad.

We should subtract one of Kobe's 3 legit rings* for having the shittiest Finals of all-time.

*Kobe's legit rings are 2001, 2009, 2010.
2000, he only played 4 full games of the 6 Finals games
2002, Kings*

2004 performance should negate his 2001 ring. So now Kobe's 2009 and 2010 are his only legit rings.

2/7?

[dubeta]

2004 Finals
Kobe in the 4 losses : 20ppg on 42%TS

Scored 80pts in those 4 games on 86 shot attempts + 20 Free throw attempts

my god...

Damn, I feel you, it must suck as a Shaq fan to see Shaq's dominant 27/12 on 58% shooting go to complete waste due to Kobe




LeBron fans have the same stance with Wade in 2011

[ImKobe]

Some alpha shooting

that game-tying shot