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Cue the MVP argument
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Sup, Jaspers. Any calculated bombs ready to drop?
Better question is: Was Kobe?
99-03 - Shaq or Duncan
04 - Garnett
05 - Duncan
06 - Wade
07 - Dirk in the reg, Duncan in the playoffs.
08 to 10 - Lebron
11 - Dirk
Kobe: 5
tired old bag Duncan: 4
Kobe from 2005-2011
Dirk's got 2010-2011 but I wouldn't count out Kobe before that.
'05. Injured for 16 games and shot 43% from the field.
'06. You know as well I he wasn't as good as Wade that year.
'07. Dirk's MVP was no "Media gift." He led the league in PER along with leading his team to the best overall record.
'08. Trolling aside, I give this one to Kobe.
'09. Lebron lit up the playoffs. Too bad Mo Williams chose to miss every wide open shot against the Magic in the Eastern Conference Finals.
'10. Lebron wins another MVP. And despite the infamous game where Lebron quit, he played better against the Celtics than Kobe did. But I'll be objective here and say Kobe was the best player in the playoffs.
'11. Dirk. No question.
2000 - 2002 Shaq
2003 Duncan
2004 KG
2005 Shaq
2006 - 2010 Kobe, although Lebron in 2009 is close/tied
2011 - Dirk/Wade/Lebron
Not bad, except for 06-10. Lebron was far and away the best player in the league in '09. 35, 9, 7 in the playoffs on 51% shooting. No one was close that year. 06 and 07, Dirk had better regular season stats than Kobe, and in 06, Wade was fantastic in the playoffs while Kobe was choking 3 - 1 leads to the Suns. And in 10, Lebron was once again the best player. MVP, best regular season stats, and a strong playoffs, playing better against the Celtics than Kobe did.
thats just one part, coaches, GMs, current and former players agree with me
2006-2008, its not even a question that Kobe was the best player in the league those 3 years
2009-2010, is close, but give me the back to back Finals MVP Champion
It's easy to cherry pick a variety of quotes during a time when a player was hot and considered the best player in the league and edit it together.
Heres some from 2009-2010
from the GOAT himself
Alvin gentry
Wade's '06 playoffs take a dump on anything Kobe did that year, including that irrelevant 81 point game against a ty Raptors team. '07, Kobe didn't have the best stats in the league. Dirk did. Which, along with leading his team the best record in the league, is why he won the MVP. And in the playoffs, Duncan had better playoff stats.
Nothing proves he was the best player in the league in '06 and '07. '08, I'll give you. That's the year I personally felt Kobe finally lived up to his hype.
because of one series where he averaged 16 free throws a game that means hes better?
Kobe was the 5th player ever to average 35+ppg and averaged 43 ppg in the month of January
in 2007, 10 50pt games and 4 straight 50pt games
Dirk in 2007
i dont even need to explain that one, team won 67 games and has #1 seed and lose to 8th seed
Duncan, Duncan, Duncan? did you say Duncan
wait, did you say Duncan had better playoff stats than Kobe in 2007?
Duncan - 22/12/3
Kobe - 33/5/4
Easy to have better numbers if you just played 5 games... And that against the defensive lockdown-team from Phoenix!
that was about what he was averaging in the reg season so he would keep that up, but his team was horrid so he couldnt go nowhere
Just a little love tap mid....
“I watch all the teams and what they did for LeBron, and [the Heat] still have to go through the Lakers with Kobe Bryant out there, who’s been my favorite player for a long time,’’ said Pacers president Larry Bird. “And I don’t think whatever they do in the East is really going to concern him that much.’’“(Kobe) rates right there with Jordan.”
- Pat Riley“Well the NBA is in great hands but if I had to pick the single greatest player on the planet, I take Kobe Bryant without hesitation.” - Michael Jordan“Everyone knows Kobe is the best in the game.”
- Mike D’Antoni
“We’re witnessing greatness right now. We need to understand that."
- Tyson Chandler
Shane Battier:
“I saw how good Kobe was in my rookie year when I was in Memphis, Battier said. “Everyone makes a big deal out of his 81-point game against the Raptors. But he gave me personally about 63 in my rookie year — in three quarters. And no one really talks about it. He’s unbelievable. Unbelievable. All the praise that he receives, he earns.
We don't even had to go the '06 Finals to see how great Wade was. He blasted Detroit, you know, the team Kobe shot 38% and went 3-23 from 3 against.
because of one series where he averaged 16 free throws a game that means hes better?
Kobe was the 5th player ever to average 35+ppg and averaged 43 ppg in the month of January
in 2007, 10 50pt games and 4 straight 50pt games
Dirk in 2007
i dont even need to explain that one, team won 67 games and has #1 seed and lose to 8th seed
Duncan, Duncan, Duncan? did you say Duncan
Yep. Dirk was better during the regular season. Led the league in PER, which you know, considers ALL the stats and not just your beloved PPG.
As for Duncan, it's hard to compare a full playoff run that resulted in a championship against someone who didn't get out of the first round. So let's see how both players did against the no-defense playing Suns.
Duncan: 26.8PPG, 13.6RPG, 1.1APG, 4.1BPG on 57% shooting.
Bryant: 32.8PPG, 5.2RPG, 4.4APG, 1.0SPG on 46% shooting.
Give me Duncan's line any day of the in' week.
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