Kobe says he could beat LeBron 1 on 1 - what do you think?
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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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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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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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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
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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You guys are massively underrated Kobe's will to win
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Oh yeah I forgot about Kobe's mythical intangibles..
In that case Lebron still wins
In that case Lebron still wins
fresko024 wrote:LOL u mad because Knicks are logical fans.
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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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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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I'd take a Kobe jumpshot over a Lebron's J any day.
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LeBron.
EZ game.
EZ game.
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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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johnjohn152 wrote:Heat3 wrote:I know what Kobe is going through. We are both the same age. Trying to hold onto his youth and getting a cold hard slap from reality. Just the other day I went to the movies and some girl there referred to me as "sir". Ugh...it hurts I tell you.
yea, i'm 33 and it is odd reading how kobe is old and done ... makes me wonder what i'll be next year.
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
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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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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Bryant wins. You mad?
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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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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!
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.
Thanks for all the great memories, LeBron! The show must go on! #Heatnation
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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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Jordan could beat Kobe right now. Kobe wouldn't come close to beating Lebron.
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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
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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If Kobe won, Nike would confiscate the video