soxfan2003 wrote:bigboi wrote:soxfan2003 wrote:
It has to do with
1) in terms of style, he is the closest to Jordan we will see for a long time. A poor man's Jordan for sure but a lot of people aren't basketball savvy enough to spot the clear differences. The NBA desperately wanted the next Jordan and it obviously is better if that player is in the LA market.
2) LA market and all of the hype that goes along with it.
3) Other better players(Duncan/KG) of the past 20 years, tougher for fans to identify with since they are 7ft tall and in the case of Durant not extroverted.
4) probably a bunch of other factors that I can't even think of.
KG has zero argument for being better. Duncan can be seen as better, but there are arguments that could go in Kobe's favor as well
Please. 2004 is a HUGE argument. When KG can win/contend with the junk he played with that is a huge argument.
The advanced stats favor KG as well. How many championships would KG have had if he played with Shaq and then Gasol/Odom/Bynum/Artest.
KG played with junk for most of his career until he arrived in Boston in 2008.
If KG had Kobe's selfish ass mindset -- his stats woulda been wayyyy different. & They were already crazy.
More importantly, i'm not gonna say Tim Duncan isn''t the greatest PF ever, but he was extremely lucky to have the organization he had. If Tim Duncan goes to Minny & Garnett gos to SAS, then Spurs still have 5 rings & Minny is still mediocre. Yes they're are Yin & Yang on the court, but until the past 2-3 seasons, their production is almost identical. Yes Timmy was the better post D type big man, but KG was way more versatile. Still 2 of the top 3 PF's ever.
We seen KG solo (bounced first round continuously.
We seen Kobe solo ( bounced first round, & missed the playoffs.
Never seen Tim Duncan solo.
All it does is show how much the organization matters. GM, Coach, Teammates, Scouts. It all matters so much. Minny was inadequate in everything cept having KG.
