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By WS
1) Duncan
2) Nowitzki
3) Bryant
4) Wade
5) Parker
6) Ginobili
7) Durant
8) Aldridge
9) Noah
10) Haslem
By WS
1) Duncan
2) Nowitzki
3) Bryant
4) Wade
5) Parker
6) Ginobili
7) Durant
8) Aldridge
9) Noah
10) Haslem
That's bull to put Bryant over Duncan for many reasons, but mainly because Kobe actually considered leaving the Lakers numerous times, whereas Duncan was never even close to leaving the Spurs. The closest he came was in 2000 when he visited Orlando, but he subsequently claimed to not be very interested.
Timmy is #1 on this list period.
Lakers didn't even draft Kobe. Weak list
coming to a spurs forum and rolling your eyes at a pro-spurs take. why the are you here
Here's a related question for you, Manu and Tim are almost assuredly retiring as Spurs, what about Parker or Kawhi? Outside of Tim and Manu, who else on the current roster do you think will retire a Spur? And I'm not saying they have had to be with the Spurs their entire career. I'm really not sure if anybody will....except for maybe Bonner.
Duncan was close, was considering going with Grant Hill to Orlando. What did you expect him to say after he didn't sign? lol
Bryant is a control freak. He made empty threats. He never once considered leaving LAL. He knew where the money and endorsements were and if his latest contract doesn't tell you that he's all about the money, then nothing will
its not a "pro-spurs" take
its a moronic take
please explain why.
good reply
For one, Kobe has been in the league longer, has helped the Lakers get more championships, been to the Finals more times. So in terms of team accomplishments and longevity of staying with a single team, he is obviously ahead of Timmy.
Secondly, that post said because Kobe "considered" leaving that he doesn't deserve to be ahead of Timmy. There were no other reasons given, so technically my preceding comment has nothing to do with the argument at hand. But fact is, he never left. The article isn't about "Top 10 current NBA players to play for only one team and never considered leaving". It was "Top 10 current NBA players to play for only one team".
Kobe stayed. So "considering" leaving is completely irrelevant. Therefore, the take is moronic.
learned it from you, considering it was your original reply in this threadgood reply
That's exactly my point - just the fact that he would make those empty threats shows that he wasn't as loyal to his franchise as Timmy was. Or, perhaps, he was loyal for the wrong reasons - and that should count against him.
No, it's very relevant. When people reflect on Kobe's career, they will remember the fact that he threatened to leave the Lakers, and that leaves a negative impression. Tim will be remembered as the ultimate team player who stayed with one franchise without a shadow of a doubt.
As for "bringing championships" to the Lakers - it's more like Shaq brought three of them, and Kobe tagged along.
He "considered" leaving, but preferred to go for "let's run everybody out of town".
Kobe got them 2. Shaq got them the other 3.
Again, what was the article? Not about "who stayed but considered leaving". It was about "who stayed". Kobe stayed. I don't understand the logic of spurfans who try to dismiss anything and everything Kobe does.
No.As for "bringing championships" to the Lakers - it's more like Shaq brought three of them, and Kobe tagged along.
Well somehow this "run everybody out of town" helped the team win 5 championships and make 7 trips to the finals during his time there. So I'd say Kobe must have been doing something right.
Was Kobe not present and a major part of 5 championships?
If you want to think Kobe > Duncan, go for it (although I do think it's a hard argument to make, if you get past the whole "5>4!" bull )...but saying it's a "moronic take" to say Duncan > Kobe is pretty damn funny.
Maybe calm down with this whole "Tim lives and breathes SA" gotry.
“It was probably a lot closer decision than people even think or even know,” – Tim Duncan talking about almost signing with the Magic
http://ballislife.com/flashback-tim-...-3-in-orlando/
Granted...but he still handled that situation much better than most superstars when they leave their first team. There was no negativity surrounding the situation. Even if he had left, you wouldn't see Spurs fans burning Duncan jerseys.
Don't know, Kobe demanded a trade. Then "do it" Mitch pulled the Pau-lazo trade mid-season. I consider Duncan the better player, but the difference isn't that big and wouldn't be outlandish to say Kobe had a better career so far. It isn't yet all said and done and everyone knows it's easier to win 'ships for the Lakers since they get the top FA's with easy.
The ing list says "The Richest."
By the numbers, Kobe's the richest, and he's been with one team.
Jesus , not everything is a ing shot at SA.
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