Posted: Fri May 2, 2008 12:25 am
Every compliment someone gives Lebron here, they come right back and say BUT.
Lets be honest here...no excuses.
There is a reason Kobe played 15 minutes a game his rookie year. He was skinny, immature and just wasn't flat out ready to play 40 minutes a night. Lebron was. Credit Lebron, don't fault him.
My favorite excuse is this one..."well kobe had Shaq so he couldn't put up numbers like Lebron." why not? Kobe always took 20-24 shots a night anyway, and averaged 5-6 assist a game, a lot of those assist were to Shaq. Kobe was able to avoid double teams thanks to Shaq.
Lebron's body won't hold up because he attacks the basket? I disagree, Kobe is the one having surgery every off season. Lets just hope both of these guys stay healthy in the future.
Lebron vs Kobe at 23? I'd take Lebron, and I think every GM would have too.
Lebron vs Kobe right now?
Lebron isn't the 3pt shooter that Kobe is and he's not the free throw shooter Kobe is BUT he's always around 48-49% from the field...Kobe can shoot better but his field goal % is lower...you know why? Kobe takes bad shots.
Which leads me to IQ, Lebron's IQ is higher than Kobe's in my opinion. As stated earlier, he isn't the shooter Kobe is so he's smart enough to take high percentage shots, 48-49%.
Kobe's a better defender, and I know people love to mention that but compare Kobe's defense this year to the summer with the USA team, much different. Its tough to score 30 and play 94 feet.
A Lebron supporter would say Lebron averages more Pts, more Rebs, more Asst and shoots a higher percentage but a Kobe fan would say well look at his team, he has to do it. Basically whatever supports your argument, is what's right.
Lebron better at 23
Kobe is better right now
Lebron has the potential to have a better career. If he ever becomes a consistent shooter and a better Ft shooter. He'll average a lot more than the 30 he gets now. And Lebron has been pretty clutch this year, more than anyone in the league this season.
Lets be honest here...no excuses.
There is a reason Kobe played 15 minutes a game his rookie year. He was skinny, immature and just wasn't flat out ready to play 40 minutes a night. Lebron was. Credit Lebron, don't fault him.
My favorite excuse is this one..."well kobe had Shaq so he couldn't put up numbers like Lebron." why not? Kobe always took 20-24 shots a night anyway, and averaged 5-6 assist a game, a lot of those assist were to Shaq. Kobe was able to avoid double teams thanks to Shaq.
Lebron's body won't hold up because he attacks the basket? I disagree, Kobe is the one having surgery every off season. Lets just hope both of these guys stay healthy in the future.
Lebron vs Kobe at 23? I'd take Lebron, and I think every GM would have too.
Lebron vs Kobe right now?
Lebron isn't the 3pt shooter that Kobe is and he's not the free throw shooter Kobe is BUT he's always around 48-49% from the field...Kobe can shoot better but his field goal % is lower...you know why? Kobe takes bad shots.
Which leads me to IQ, Lebron's IQ is higher than Kobe's in my opinion. As stated earlier, he isn't the shooter Kobe is so he's smart enough to take high percentage shots, 48-49%.
Kobe's a better defender, and I know people love to mention that but compare Kobe's defense this year to the summer with the USA team, much different. Its tough to score 30 and play 94 feet.
A Lebron supporter would say Lebron averages more Pts, more Rebs, more Asst and shoots a higher percentage but a Kobe fan would say well look at his team, he has to do it. Basically whatever supports your argument, is what's right.
Lebron better at 23
Kobe is better right now
Lebron has the potential to have a better career. If he ever becomes a consistent shooter and a better Ft shooter. He'll average a lot more than the 30 he gets now. And Lebron has been pretty clutch this year, more than anyone in the league this season.