Starting a team from scratch Lebron vs Kobe

[TheGreatest23]

Knowing how good both of these players would become, if you were the GM of a team and for your franchise player would you rather have a 22 year old Kobe or a 22 year old future best player ever me?

Bow down to the King, bitches.

[Donkeybong]

martin luther king jr.

[23LeBronJames23]

LeBron James

[namlook]

Lebron isn't the King until he wins rings.

[TheGreatest23]

Lebron isn't the King until he wins rings.

Homeskillet, I'm already better than Kobe and Jordan. Give me Jordans and Kobe's teammates and i'd have 3 by now.

Bow down to The King, bitches.

[Allanon]

There is a Kobe All the Time thread pinned at the top.
http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=144287&page=22

Please use that thread for random Kobe musings so that we don't have 10 Kobe threads every day.

Thankyou.

[Banzai]

King Stat.

[JoeTait75]

Fuck 'em both, I'd take Ricky Davis.

[Delonte West]

This is Easy LeBron for sure.

[TheGreatest23]

There is a Kobe All the Time thread pinned at the top.
http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=144287&page=22

Please use that thread for random Kobe musings so that we don't have 10 Kobe threads every day.

Thankyou.

This thread is about me. Kobe is just a sidekick in this thread.

Bow down to The King, bitches.

[Kevin Durant 35]

LeBron James.

He is more of a team player.

[TheGreatest23]

LeBron James.

He is more of a team player.

Damn right...you gots to learn more from me kevin. Btw...get some more muscle man...you're like a twig.

Bow down to The King, bitches.

[Bukefal]

Lebron!

[Dro210]

People seriously voted for Kobe?

lolllllllllll

You Laker trolls are so funny

[ezau]

You can pick anyone of them and you'll get almost the same results. Fact is, Lebron and Kobe have almost identitical stats when they were 22 years old

Lebron's stats when he was 22:

27.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 6 apg, 1.6 spg, and 47. 6 field goal percentage in 40 minutes

Kobe's stats when he was 22:
25.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 5.5 apg, 1.5 spg, and 46.9 field goal percentage in 38 minutes

Being fair to Kobe, he put up these numbers in a stacked Lakers team that were winning championships. Lebron meanwhile is the only player worth mentioning in his team back in 2006

[JoeTait75]

- LeBron would play anywhere, not just a pre-selected "big market/good team" location.

- LeBron would average more than 7.6 points per game as a rookie.

- LeBron would find a way to co-exist with Shaq.

- LeBron has proven he can make a historically shitty franchise relevant.

- In an alternate history where the Lake Show drafts an 18-year old LeBron in 1996, they win about a half-dozen LOBs in a row in the 2000's.

- In an alternate history where the Cavaliers draft an 18-year old Kobe in 2003, Kobe refuses to play in Cleveland and forces a trade. :rolleyes

It is no contest. Wave them rings in our grille; it don't change a thing.

[namlook]

It's about rings, stats are secondary.

[JoeTait75]

It's about rings, stats are secondary.

http://www.janisheck.com/files/u1/pollardringfinger1.jpg

[HarlemHeat37]

You can pick anyone of them and you'll get almost the same results. Fact is, Lebron and Kobe have almost identitical stats when they were 22 years old

Lebron's stats when he was 22:

27.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 6 apg, 1.6 spg, and 47. 6 field goal percentage in 40 minutes

Kobe's stats when he was 22:
25.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 5.5 apg, 1.5 spg, and 46.9 field goal percentage in 38 minutes

Being fair to Kobe, he put up these numbers in a stacked Lakers team that were winning championships. Lebron meanwhile is the only player worth mentioning in his team back in 2006

Actually, Kobe had a higher usage % in 2000-2001(22 years old) than Lebron in 2006-2007(22)..so he had slightly more of his teams possessions ran through him..

[Chieflion]

It's about rings, stats are secondary.
This is starting a team from scratch, reading is fundamental, rings are thrown out of the window.

[ezau]

Actually, Kobe had a higher usage % in 2000-2001(22 years old) than Lebron in 2006-2007(22)..so he had slightly more of his teams possessions ran through him..

Disagree. Everything in Cleveland runs through Lebron. Kobe back then had Shaq and a couple of solid players that he can depend on. Possession-wise, Lebron handles the ball 100 percent of the time

[MiamiHeat]

Disagree. Everything in Cleveland runs through Lebron. Kobe back then had Shaq and a couple of solid players that he can depend on. Possession-wise, Lebron handles the ball 100 percent of the time

That's in LeBron's favor.

Shaq's presence required double and somtimes triple teams in 2000-2003

This creates open space to work with for the perimeter guys.

LeBron, as you said, was the only guy worth mentioning on the crappy CAvaliers

which makes LeBron's accomplishments that much harder and meaningful, since opponent's defenses are solely focused on him.

[Muser]

LeBron, the league has never seen a player with his Size/Speed/Strength.

[Double-Up]

There is a Kobe All the Time thread pinned at the top.
http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=144287&page=22

Please use that thread for random Kobe musings so that we don't have 10 Kobe threads every day.

Thankyou.

Will you ever quit repeating yourself? :shootme

[RsxPiimp]

LeBron, the league has never seen a player with his Size/Speed/Strength.
Agree. Hard to skip a specimen like that.

[JustBlaze]

Lol 34 to 10.

[PURO SAN ANTO 210!]

Manu ginobili!!!!!!!