As for my vote, I have to give Kobe the slight edge. From watching the games, I can see that Kobe and Lebron are the two best players in the league. Neither guy looks superior to the other. Statistically, they are the two best players in the league. Lebron's stats look better. I'll give the edge to the guy that gets more out of his team. If the Lakers finish with 8 or more wins than the Cavs, I'd probably give it to him. Otherwise, I'd give it to Lebron. It will become clear once the season is over.
Kobe has an injured finger on his shooting hand and had to learn to shoot without using his index finger on the ball. Over just the last week he averaged 37 ppg. Thoughts?
Selfish.
LeBron would dial in on his scoring and average 20 assists per game. Because he's that good.
EDIT: and the other version, just in case so I can cover all the ground. Kobe always milks his injuries, which are never serious, so it looks as if he's that tough and that he cares so much about winning. Luckily everyone sees right through his charade of these fake injuries and that supposed toughness of his.
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kobe isn't a top tier player in the nba...i would rather have ginobili on the spurs than kobe. easily...also a healthy t-mac, lebron, or wade any day of this or any other lifetime.
i would even perfer troy hudson over kobe at this point.
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is ts% a more accurate measure of scoring efficiency than fg%, yes or no?
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FG% is more accurate reflection on your performance in a game because nobody is defending you when you shoot a Free-throw.
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And yeah, Kobe does work hard. Good for him. He learned that work ethic from MJ. He picked a good role model to copy.
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LeBron would dial in on his scoring and average 20 assists per game. Because he's that good.
EDIT: and the other version, just in case so I can cover all the ground. Kobe always milks his injuries, which are never serious, so it looks as if he's that tough and that he cares so much about winning. Luckily everyone sees right through his charade of these fake injuries and that supposed toughness of his.
I believe he's really hurt. His finger has been wrapped and it was pointed out the Christmas day game I believe, that he had to retool his shot to adjust. They've won 3 out of the last 4 so I don't think its hurting the team enough to call it selfish. The recent loss to Cleveland obviously stands out when comparing the two players but I would still give it to Kobe. I don't think we can predict what Lebron would do with the same injury, only acknowledge what Kobe has done.
kobe isn't a top tier player in the nba...i would rather have ginobili on the spurs than kobe. easily...also a healthy t-mac, lebron, or wade any day of this or any other lifetime.
i would even perfer troy hudson over kobe at this point.
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Originally Posted by kflo
is ts% a more accurate measure of scoring efficiency than fg%, yes or no?
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Originally Posted by ChrisRichards
FG% is more accurate reflection on your performance in a game because nobody is defending you when you shoot a Free-throw.
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Originally Posted by ChrisRichards
And yeah, Kobe does work hard. Good for him. He learned that work ethic from MJ. He picked a good role model to copy.
BasketBallBoards.net: where "sometimes you just have to realize that you have no clue what the **** you're talking about" happens.
Kobe is not "definitely" the MVP.
Lebron's got better numbers (PER, TS%, better assist ratio, better rebound rate, higher adjusted+/-) and his team has beaten Phoenix, Orlando, LAL, Atlanta, Dallas, etc with a lot of those wins on the road. For those complaining of Lebron's defense: he's picked that up as he shut down guys like Evans and Joe Johnson just over the last week.
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The guy who is leading his team to the best record in the league; and also leading the league in scoring. With a freaking broken finger on his shooting hand!
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Reason: Not "team", but "league"
I might say LeBron now given the Lakers 3-2 record an the Cavs 4-0 in the past week or so. They will be the only two viable candidates from now on I think.
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Originally Posted by duncan2k5
kobe isn't a top tier player in the nba...i would rather have ginobili on the spurs than kobe. easily...also a healthy t-mac, lebron, or wade any day of this or any other lifetime.
i would even perfer troy hudson over kobe at this point.
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Originally Posted by kflo
is ts% a more accurate measure of scoring efficiency than fg%, yes or no?
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Originally Posted by ChrisRichards
FG% is more accurate reflection on your performance in a game because nobody is defending you when you shoot a Free-throw.
Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrisRichards
And yeah, Kobe does work hard. Good for him. He learned that work ethic from MJ. He picked a good role model to copy.
BasketBallBoards.net: where "sometimes you just have to realize that you have no clue what the **** you're talking about" happens.
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