So if my math is correct, at that rate he'd need to play at least 4 more seasons if he continues to score at that rate. Also, Kobe isn't done playing yet either and you'd have to consider LBJ now has a bad back. Hmmmmmm.....will be interesting.
LeBron is just a better overall player than Kobe.
I think LBJ has the same problems Kobe did after he and Shaq broke up. Kobe was left trying to do everything his team needed instead of the FO putting the right players around him to pick up the slack and allow him to be great in his natural role. During those years Kobe didn't win much outside of individual accolades. We saw so many games in the playoffs where Kobe had just enough to get them in the post season but not much more because 1 on 5 usually loses.
Yet every year the Cavs were the favorites, they still never won.
Those Spurs teams were not more stacked on paper than those Miami teams. I'm a Spurs fan and I can tell you that.
And includes Wizards Jordan.
I would go with the guy that has a better:
As of right now, I don't argue that Leboner is a better player, but if you go and match Kobe's career accomplishment vs Leboner's career accomplishments - Kobe's are better. Kobe has been the scoring leader more, more championships, More all first team defense and etc. The stats in points per game, rebounds and assists are not decisively better and neither is the field goal. They keep arguing that Lebron didn't that much to work with but neither did the Lakers several times and furthermore, they had to go through the western conference. In 2002 - the toughest team to beat in the NBA in my opinion was the Sacramento Kings. The finals after that was a cake walk. In fact, I think Leboner has also given up and quit going down the stretch more than Kobe. Kobe has also stayed with the same team his entire career -
The only I say is that the bad back situation does have a chance to work itself out and hopefully it does and I have always said that once Lebron's career is finished, then a comparison is fair game, but as of right now, Kobe has had the better life
The problem is he is trying to use the wrong stats - if you go to the per game stats, then you will see that they are close except that Kobe has more championships which Lebron will always be having wet dreams about
Cmon Bro- if you want to argue Championships you certainly have a valid point- as someone else said above- maybe Gordon- or im not sure- that if y o uare looking at being "the man" on a championship team LeBron and Kobe both have 2- but Kobe of course has the other 3 where Shaq was MVP- but you of course have to give him credit for those since he was at worst #2 (if not 1b).
Not really because what you're trying to do is say that those first three don't count and they do. You can't say five minus three equals two which gives them the same total. That's not how it works. Kobe stayed and worked with what he had. He didn't leave Cleveland and hand pick his own team. And he was 50-50 with that formula at the best - not counting the two he lost in Cleveland. The points, rebounds and assists aren't that far apart per game and Kobe has had more scoring leadership stats then Lebron, Kobe has done more difficult shots and Kobe has had to carry the entire team more. Lebron has done less and won less - it shows in the finals column
dude- im just saying- if you read my comment i am totally conceeding that the championship thing is Kobe's best argument over LeBron- theres no doubt about that. And that brings us to what you were saying about it being very hard to judge until both are retired.
