2010 NBA Playoffs

[ShadowSoldier]

Kasz216 said:

ShadowSoldier said:

Kasz216 said:

ShadowSoldier said:
So whose the best player in the playoffs now? Kobe or LeBron?

In the playoffs?  I think it's hard to say.  I mean heck, Kobe's been injured... and well more injured for a while.

On the other hand though, Kobe has ALWAYS had better help, and also only makes a lot of game winning shots because they have to take a lot of game winning shots.

His percentage of making game winning shos isn't really that impressive.

 

If you asked me to bet my life on it.  I'd take Lebron James any day of the week... because i'd atleast know he was going to give a crap that day.

10 years from now, i think Kobe will be excluded from the "best" lists because of his attidue.  Michael Jordan didn't take games off, let alone plays.  Bill Russel didn't take games off, Magic didn't take games off  Lebron doesn't take games off.

 

Wilt Chamberlin DID take games off... which is why despite his amazing 100+ point game nobody puts him as one of the best.  He'll still be one of the greatest players... but he won't fit into the pantheon of THE greatest player arguement.

 

Of course, i'm weird in that I'm one of those people that sees Magic Johnson as the greatest player ever, not Jordan, because Magic was only a fraction worse then Jordan and could play all 5 positions.

Whose your favourite of all-time? I'm guessing Magic? For me it's Shaq Diesel, back in 1992-2006, then again in 2008 he was just so dominate. Hell he's still a top 10 Center in this league and the only person who seems to be able to guard him efficently is Dwight Howard.

Magic is up there.. I might have to go with Shaq myself though.

He's oddly underrated.  I don't see why so many people have Kobe higher then him.  Shaq was unreal during his prime.  If you had the choice between Shaq in his prime, and Kobe in his... you'd take Shaq any day of the week.

People make the arguement because he that good because of his size... which, it's true a lot of his success is due to his size... but if we are getting rid of Size as far as talent is concerned.  Earl Boykins is probably the greatest of all time... him or Spud Webb.  I mean they're the only guys who could play in the NBA at "average" heights.

 

It kind of disturbes me how people just seem to have forgotten how dominant Shaq was. Hell I remember his 1999-2001 season where he was just unstoppable. It really disturbed me when TNT had their player of the decade award and Kobe was the runaway winner, followed by LEBRON? Shaq, KG and THEN DUNCAN? This Kobe and Lebron hype is ridiculous....