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Originally Posted by Hakeem
Why are all the LeBron fans too scared to say he is better than Kobe? Seriously. Futuristxen?
I think Kobe is a slightly better scorer and a marginally better defender. LeBron is a significantly better passer and rebounder. Both guys' value go beyond the stat sheets, but in similar ways. I understand that Kobe is playing less of a scoring role in his team's offense, but I don't think he has improved as a player since the 35 ppg season, and LeBron this year is better than Kobe was that year too. I also think LeBron would play at least as well in a situation like Kobe's right now.
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I'm not scared to say he's better. I've said that I believe he's the better player.
But the reason I'm not speaking in absolutes is because I see how ridiculous is sounds when people like Dre do it. Makes me think they haven't seen the two guys play that much. Being as objective as I can when I watch the two, they're pretty damn close in the way they can completely command a game. I just happen to think Lebron's a little more effective. And it's not just me being a homer because I've tried to account for that when deciding how I'm ranking them. I thought Kobe was the better player last year.
It's also why I'm not going to insult Kobe to make Lebron look better. It's silly what some people will do. But of course I'm the one who's going to be labeled as the fanboy, but whatever. I'm just trying to be as honest as I can.