You make it sound like they were all on the same team. lol The only threat to the Bulls were the Jazz, but even then no one thought they'd actually win. Be honest with yourself, 90s Jordan was the most protected player of all time.
James defeated: old Spurs trio, Thunder trio (nothing but potential thus far), Pistons and Rose .
Kobe defeated: Blazers/Kings, young Spurs trio, and Celtics trio.
You make it sound like they were all on the same team. lol The only threat to the Bulls were the Jazz, but even then no one thought they'd actually win. Be honest with yourself, 90s Jordan was the most protected player of all time.
i'd say kobe, i mean he had to face at least 15 players better than him..
But Phil has the deed to Pop's ass H2H (besides having 6 MORE rangs). -20 points sn
WNED - this shiiiiiiiiiiit Clipper Nation
Disagree with the bolded.
1) Shaq/Kobe would've had Rambis or some other on the sidelines - NOT Phillip Jackson
2) That 72-10 team lost those 10 games by a TOTAL of 10 points - that's INSANE
3) That 72-10 team had 1st team All NBA defenders at 3 positions in Pippen, Rodman, and Jordan plus 7'2" Luc Longley clogging the lane. They were a defensive juggernaut.
4) Only two teams that might beat them in a best of 7 were the '87 Lakers or '86 Celtics
So don't be pulling out ya ass like that. Shaq/Kobe couldn't get past Utah without Phil (the team MJ owned in the Finals). -15 AARP points, you old coot.
Unfair
Kobe was in the more difficult conference
Anyone that can honestly say that Lebron had it harder than Kobe or that Kobe had it harder than MJ are either morons or just started watching basketball.
The 2000's where a prime Kobe played was an absolute mutha er. The conference was loaded for many years from top to bottom. For example the Spurs won a le and the very next year in 2000 they were eliminated by the Suns in the 1st round.....
Everyone was also scared less to face ShaqKobe.....sure Shaq was a beast but the Spurs could neutralize him. The problem was two-fold ...and Pop would always say it....the problem was that teams had to double Shaq but they also had to double Kobe...leaving a prime Kobe in a one on one situation was like giving Steve Kerr or John Paxson a free throw....that's how tough a cover he was.
All those teams the Chris Webber lead Kings, the almost 60 win loaded Blazers, the ing Sun's, the prime Spurs led by Tammy s, and the almost 60 win Jazz teams, and tough Sonics squad. You routinley had 6-8 teams in the West over 50 win teams whereas in the East it was only 2 or 3 teams like Miami, NY, and Indiana.
This is the same reason I agree with Barkley on analytics. Most of it is bull because it doesnt factor strength of schedule and toughness of opponents. Lebron had it easy very easy and so most if his stats and accomplishments are empty and pretty much meaningless to me......just how I see it....dude will never be in the class of MJ and Kobe...i dont care what yall say....
cosigned
For people like you that just started watching basketball here's a good reminder of just how tough and good a prime Kobe was....watch it and weep....lol dude would have mopped the floor with a prime Lebron
He was past his prime here but I love watching this one against a great defensive Boston team...
2012 was the last of his prime arc, after losing to OKC, but that's just me. Maybe it was 2011 after losing to Dallas, but he wasn't past his prime in 2010.
Here's another good one against a ton of tough covers past prime though....so not as applicable
Once a player hit 30 I say they're past....
Kobe needed that Finals win against Boston though....his legacy would have been hurt had he dropped two to Boston when Magic beat them
And the Lakers would be 2-10 against Boston. Lol that would hurt.
LeBron didn't lift his game against the mavs in the finals, let alone the b2b years against the spurs in the finals
dunno whether LeBron face better compe ion, he played against bull in the east and cakewalk into the finals
as for Kirby...u cant compare him to alphas who carried their teams, coatriders need to be mention along the lines with 2nd bananas
as for Jordan 72-10...lol padding wins against expansion teams and pathetic easts, the bulls roster was stacked compared to the other teams in the east
look at how many teams that could've beated that record but chose to slow it down to get ready for the playoffs...
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