Soundwave on 09 June 2017
| TH3-D0S3R said: Personally my all time top 5 goes as follows 1. Kobe Bryant 2. Michael Jordan 3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 Shaquille O'Neal 5. Lebron James/Kevin Durant I only say Kobe number 1 because I just view Kobe as a superior MJ in that he has the defense and driving skills of Jordan, but can shoot the 3 consistently (something Jordan struggled with). What I will harp on is Lebron. When in the clutch, these players were never afraid to do it themselves while making the smartest plays possible. The reason I can never put Lebron in the GOAT category is because he lacks that edge. Hell, I could even see myself saying KD will be better than Lebron all time in 2-3 years, mainly cause KD has that clutch gene in him. |
Kobe is inferior offensively and defensively to Jordan and a worse player in the clutch. MJ all day every day, beyond that Kobe only has 2 titles as the no.1 option, Jordan has six. Kobe has 2 scoring titles, Jordan had 10. This is not really close. He did a good Jordan impression, sure.
My list is
1. Jordan
2. Kareem
3. LeBron
4. Kobe
5. Shaq
6. Magic
7. Wilt
8. Russell
9. Bird
10. Hakeem
Some of this is tough, becuase I think Bird is actually probably better than Magic, but Magic had a better overall career and redefined the game moreso.
