Greatest players of all time (number 10)

[Luke]

Ya'll know the drill. Votes will be counted in the poll and defending your choices is encouraged.

So far we've got

1.) Jordan
2.) Wilt
3.) Magic
4.) Kareem
5.) Russell
6.) Bird
7.) Shaq
8.) Duncan
9.) Hakeem
10.) ?

I think Kobe takes number 10 fairly easily.

[Dee-Zy]

Kobe

[Dee-Zy]

Only competition would be D-Rob or KG

[PauloCatarino]

Originally Posted by Dee-Zy

Only competition would be D-Rob or KG

I'd say Moses Malone should be his best competition.
And i would pick severall players before either D-Rob or KG.

[ChrisWoj]

In my eyes this is about where Kobe sits right now. He picks up another ring or two with Dwight, and his continued brilliance late into his career will move him up a number of spots, though.

[e-monk]

Kobe

[23AJ]

Kobe Bryant

[Luke]

Moses' time will come soon, but this is the easiest selection we've had since Shaq. And arguably even easier.

[GrandKenyon6]

LeBron > Kobe easily. LeBron, then Kobe, then Moses.

[XxIrvingxX]

There are three guys I would pick before I would pick Kobe. But DRod definitely isn't one of them. Who ever said DRod would be competition...wow.

[e-monk]

Originally Posted by GrandKenyon6

LeBron > Kobe easily. LeBron, then Kobe, then Moses.

maybe some day - Kobe's resume is a bit more full

[Dee-Zy]

Lebron needs to 3peat first before we can say that he is head and shoulders above Kobe.

Kobe's achievements + longevity trumps what Lebron has achieved so far. 1 title is not enough.

[Diable]

If we are ranking these guys as basketball players there is no one remaining who is better than Lebron. You can rank the teams they played for if you'd prefer, but as basketball players no one else has an argument.

[GrandKenyon6]

Originally Posted by Diable

If we are ranking these guys as basketball players there is no one remaining who is better than Lebron. You can rank the teams they played for if you'd prefer, but as basketball players no one else has an argument.

Agreed.

Are we talking about the greatest players of all time or the greatest careers? There is a difference. LeBron is quite easily a better player now than Kobe Bryant ever was at any time in his career. If we're talking about the best player, LeBron should go here.

Arguably, Kobe has had a better career because of his longevity (but even then I disagree as I outlined in the previous thread).

[XxIrvingxX]

Originally Posted by Dee-Zy

Lebron needs to 3peat first before we can say that he is head and shoulders above Kobe.

Kobe's achievements + longevity trumps what Lebron has achieved so far. 1 title is not enough.

No, he doesn't. That has to be the most idiotic argument I've ever read for why Lebron isn't better than Kobe. Kobe had Shaq when he started out. Lebron didn't.

Plus Lebron has broken numerous records at young ages, many more records than Kobe did (if Kobe even broke any) Lebron won rookie of the year. Kobe didn't. Lebron already has three MVP awards. At age 27 Kobe had none. I don't care how many titles Kobe has, he wasn't even the best player on the team he won the titles for. Lebron's overall playoff performance this year beats any year from Kobe's entire career. Lebron's achievements trumps everything Kobe did from the beginning of his career to age 27. Everything that happened after that age in Kobe's career is completely irrelevant.

You can at least argue that we need to see more of Lebron first before we can say he's a better player than Kobe, but saying he needs to do a 3 peat? No. Just no. Ridiculous.