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Originally Posted by Keep As Is
What I don't like is you not knowing that Kobe's played like this for a long time, but his teammates could never make the baskets. Kobe's been passing the ball around for quite some time not, but it's only this year that people have noticed it because his teammates are actually making the shots. We actually have a good team now, whereas before, Kobe was surrounded by the likes of Kwame Brown, Smush Parker, Brian Cook, Maurice Evans, etc.
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I'd take Mo Evans and Smush parker over Eric Snow and Ira Newble any day. I just don't find the maturation of Kobe's game all that impressive. He played with Hall of Famers and was still gunning for himself on too many nights. I contend he single-handedly lost the Lakers a championship against Detroit, because of his stubborn refusal to use Shaq better.
Kobe is an amazing scorer. But I think even at his most teammate friendly, he pails in comparison to Lebron. I don't know that there's a superstar out there that has been pro-team to as much of a detriment as Lebron.
The Cavs lost the first two games to Detroit last year BECAUSE he trusted his teammates even on the final shot.
Both guys are obviously just trying to win games. But I think Lebron is underrated when he's compared to Kobe very often.