Kobe says he could beat LeBron 1 on 1 - what do you think?

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Who wins 1 on 1?

Kobe
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LeBron
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Total votes: 161

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Re: Kobe says he could beat LeBron 1 on 1 - what do you thi 

Post#81 » by ClosetMonkey » Sat Jan 19, 2013 1:04 am

So he's the best ever to do it? Against who did he even play against in order to be the best? He was even scared to play one on one against Irving.
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Post#82 » by DLaren » Sat Jan 19, 2013 1:12 am

anish23 wrote:35% votes for Kobe?

are you guys crazy or what?

LeBron would murder him,

someone stop this old man from running his mouth... what a dick.


I'm one the 35% who voted for Kobe.

People need to stop being prisoners-of-the-moment.

Less than a year ago Lebron was viewed as being timid and afraid of "the moment"; a characterization that had plagued his entire career. Now, Lebron wins one ring during a shortened season and everyone acts like that single display of killer-instinct is the new rule and not the exception.

In a game of 1-on-1, when it's 'point-game', Lebron won't have Mario Chalmers to defer to for that last bucket and there won't be any refs to bail him out after a failed bull-doze attempt. Meanwhile, Kobe won't be looking to pass or expecting a whistle, he'll just do what he's been doing for 15+ years...hitting game winners.
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Post#83 » by LakerLegend » Sat Jan 19, 2013 1:16 am

03 Kobe would wreck him...he was a tank with amazing quickness and shooting ability...but what does it matter? Jerry Stackhouse beat Jordan when he was in college and Scott Burrell used to take him to the limit in practices. It doesnt really say anything.
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Post#84 » by B-Scott » Sat Jan 19, 2013 2:11 am

The thing about a 1 on 1 is there is no 24 second shot clock, no rules and no double team. Kobe would have a hard time preventing Lebron from just putting the grown man on him by backing him down, backing him down, spin, drop step and he would have Kobe backpeddling big time

Last night Bron got Kobe 1 on 1 and backed him up down low like it was his little brother. Imagine 1 on 1 with no shot clock....Kobes legs would be dead tired
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Post#85 » by TheToothFairy » Sat Jan 19, 2013 2:13 am

You guys are massively underrated Kobe's will to win
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Post#86 » by jstnw89 » Sat Jan 19, 2013 2:31 am

Oh yeah I forgot about Kobe's mythical intangibles..

In that case Lebron still wins
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Post#87 » by nikomCH » Sat Jan 19, 2013 2:43 am

Debaser wrote:It's so sad the NBA doesn't have a 1 on 1 competition.


Even if they did LeBron would be too much of a coward to enter a 1 on 1 competition with Kobe, even if he would win he is too afraid of the possibility of being embarrassed.

people that think this would be one-sided either way have a sub human IQ. probably kids that are too awkward to even go in a public setting to play one on one with another person and don't know a thing about it.
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Post#88 » by Ming Kong! » Sat Jan 19, 2013 3:06 am

TheToothFairy wrote:You guys are massively underrated Kobe's will to win


You are underrating the fact that Lebron has been the better player for a good 5+ years.
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Post#89 » by twinthunder3 » Sat Jan 19, 2013 3:22 am

I'd take a Kobe jumpshot over a Lebron's J any day.
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Post#90 » by Tien » Sat Jan 19, 2013 3:24 am

LeBron.

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Post#91 » by Joao Saraiva » Sat Jan 19, 2013 3:25 am

twinthunder3 wrote:I'd take a Kobe jumpshot over a Lebron's J any day.


Maybe yes. Have you ever played basketball against a bigger player with the same skills? He'll just back you down and score every time. There's no way Kobe can win against LeBron.
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Post#92 » by TheOUTLAW » Sat Jan 19, 2013 3:27 am

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yea, i'm 33 and it is odd reading how kobe is old and done ... makes me wonder what i'll be next year. :lol:

maybe i just have to dress like an **** with baggy pants or act like some fool from the Jersey Shore so people still think im young :lol:


I'm older than both of you and it's even more strange calling someone old that is significantly younger than you.
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Post#93 » by TheOUTLAW » Sat Jan 19, 2013 3:30 am

doozyj wrote:Prime Kobe would absolutely wreck Lebron, it's what Kobe does.


He never wrecked LeBron while in the NBA
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Post#94 » by Mattsanity » Sat Jan 19, 2013 3:41 am

Bryant wins. You mad?
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Post#95 » by aggo » Sat Jan 19, 2013 4:03 am

TheToothFairy wrote:You guys are massively underrated Kobe's will to win

and you're underestimating lebron's ability to back guys down for layups or to explode off the dribble


only melo/durant can keep up with him.


you guys think melo/durant/kobe would be some j fest? please....


lebron would try and back down kobe/durant all the time for layups, he could do that in his sleep, how does a jumpshooter keep up with that kind of efficiency? you cant.
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Post#96 » by Run DLC » Sat Jan 19, 2013 4:48 am

eablinksum wrote:If we are talking right now than I would give Lebron a slight edge. Prime vs Prime Kobe is just as strong as Lebron and athletic.
Kobe wins!




:lol: :lol: :lol: GTFO with this bull. Kobe was never as freakishly as athletic and strong as LeBron is. I don't know who would win, but to say that Kobe was as athletic and strong as LeBron is ludicrous.
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Post#97 » by nbhadja » Sat Jan 19, 2013 4:52 am

Lebron would destroy Kobe. He would post up and back down to the basket easily. Kobe is way too weak to stop it. Also Lebron would force Kobe to shoot 30% in 1 on 1 just like in a real bball game.
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Post#98 » by LetItRain » Sat Jan 19, 2013 5:21 am

Jordan could beat Kobe right now. Kobe wouldn't come close to beating Lebron.
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Post#99 » by soxfan2003 » Sat Jan 19, 2013 6:52 am

Kobe at his athletic best was arguably quicker and certainly a slightly better leaper then Lebron at least from what I've seen with my eyes.

That being said, Lebron is slightly taller, faster and MUCH stronger then Kobe ever was. In a slow down game in which Lebron is able to get inside, he beats Kobe in most games of 1 on 1. But if the rules or a let's say a 10 second shot clock make it harder for James to get inside to overpower Kobe, Kobe at his athletic best may have an advantage since he was the better midrange shooter and had more moves
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Post#100 » by TaiLs21 » Sat Jan 19, 2013 7:50 am

If Kobe won, Nike would confiscate the video

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