NBA: 3 on 3 Prime Match-up: Kobe, Lebron, Duncan vs. MJ, Magic, and Kareem

[Koolaid_Man]

tbh I would supplant Magic with Pippen. Put Pip on Lebron.

Lebald and Rapist would brick the team out of contention in a matter of minutes

you seem to have a major hard on for Kobe...if I asked who'd win a match-up of Kenny Smith and Kobe Bryant I'm sure you'd make a case for Kenny Smith

[Koolaid_Man]

Magic/MJ/Kareem would on them 9 times out of 10.

Sub in Shaq for Duncan and it's 6 times out of 10 for Kobe/Bron/Shaq

I think MJ and Kobe cancels...Lebron would beat Magic since defense isn't Magic's strong suit...the reason they'd lose is Kareem would up Duncan's world...tbh

[HemisfairArena]

I think MJ and Kobe cancels...Lebron would beat Magic since defense isn't Magic's strong suit...the reason they'd lose is Kareem would up Duncan's world...tbh

MJ and Kobe would cancel out? MJ would crush Kobe...that would be the biggest mismatch out of all of them. Kobe shouldn't even be in this game with these All Time greats.....he would just embarrass himself. Now if you want him going against the Raptors then you might have something but unless Shaq is in this game to carry him throughout....Kobrick is the weakest link.

[KaiRMD1]

Kobe is the obvious weak link.

[Kobe_5_Duncan_4]

I think MJ and Kobe cancels...Lebron would beat Magic since defense isn't Magic's strong suit...the reason they'd lose is Kareem would up Duncan's world...tbh

Lebron's defense is one of the most overrated en ies in the NBA today. Are they playing 3v3 full court? If not how is Lebron going to come sprinting down the lane to block someone's dunk or layup from behind into the stands? Cause his man to man defense is average at best. I guess he could try to double Kareem after he abuses the out the only 2nd rate star in the equation here. Magic would simply outthink Lebron. With a prime Kareem in the paint Lebron can't drive and would have to rely on jumpers

Tbh if they play to 21 by 1's Kareem would get maybe 10-15 of those.

[HemisfairArena]

Kobe is the obvious weak link.

LMAO...that's classic.....as close as you can come to Kobrick's game in a nuts . The O.P. insulted the other true greats in this hypothetical match-up by adding Kobrick.

[Brazil]

Listen I was at that ASG last year and I literally sat 5 or so rows in the stands from the players bench.....you could actually hear some of the spirited conversations...as a side note I will tell you this...Coach Pop does not like Dwight Howard...not at all...I think it's personal...I think at one point you could hear Pop telling him to sit down and stop playing around...now to my main point...it's widely known that MJ and Kobe are the only two players in the history of the game to play the entire game like it's their last..both of them nikkas are just crazy like that...but it's also widely known that the last 5-7 min of an ASG is very serious business. Listen if you sat close enough to the scorers table (which I did) you could clearly here Kobe telling Lebron as they walked to center court: "You're not scoring again" and all the players on the bench just fell out laughing...they knew Kobe was serious....Kobe told coach Pop that he was going to guard Lebron 1 on 1 and he did...and he promptly shut Lebron down..Chris Bosh was trying his best to set screens for Lebron but to no avail...Kobe checked him straight up and you saw what happened...not just the one play but Kobe played him the length of the court and hounded him all the way..Bron couldn't even get off a shot...Jay Z and Drake was on the sidelines laughing their asses off...Kobe always be talking mad to Lebron and he's told Lebron on a couple of occasions that Lebron couldn't with him in his prime...it's just like when Kobe told him that he would beat him 1 on 1 in his sleep...Lebron couldn't say because he knows it's true...and word on the street is when they were in that 1st Olympics they played 1 on 1 in front of the other players and Kobe taxed that ass...this is the only real evidence we have but based on this it's safe to assume those rumors are true:

Lebron got burned so much he didn't even want to guard Kobe on the last play...he asked Tayshaun Prince to do it:

Like somebody would read your post

nobody gives a Kool

[313]

Lebron's defense is one of the most overrated en ies in the NBA today. Are they playing 3v3 full court? If not how is Lebron going to come sprinting down the lane to block someone's dunk or layup from behind into the stands? Cause his man to man defense is average at best. I guess he could try to double Kareem after he abuses the out the only 2nd rate star in the equation here. Magic would simply outthink Lebron. With a prime Kareem in the paint Lebron can't drive and would have to rely on jumpers

Tbh if they play to 21 by 1's Kareem would get maybe 10-15 of those.

In 2003 Timmy averaged 28/11 when they eliminated shaq and the Lakers and averaged 28/16 when they eliminated the mavs. Then in the finals his scoring dipped to 25 but he still averaged 17 rebounds and got a quadruple double. He was a beast in his prime tbh.

[313]

LMAO...that's classic.....as close as you can come to Kobrick's game in a nuts . The O.P. insulted the other true greats in this hypothetical match-up by adding Kobrick.

And by adding LeHGH

[LkrFan]

um, jumpshooting?

Duncan in his prime is pretty much money from 17 ft and in.

Skyhook is not a jumpshot.

Cap is known for his skyhook (which was pretty much unblockable). However, he did shoot jumpers. Google some of his games as a Milwaukee Buck or a UCLA Bruin. This was pre and prime Jabbar. Dude was dominant on all stages: High School, College, and Pros.

Simply put, he would dominate Duncan. I'm not saying that to piss off Spur Fans, but this is a fact. He didn't shoot under 50% (one time) until his 20th year. He still shot 55.9% for his career.

[HemisfairArena]

Cap never played a guy like Duncan....not taking anything away from Kareem....guy was great but he maybe weighted 125 soaking wet. Duncan would have muscled him the paint... ...I shutter to think what Shaq would have done to him. Wilt, Russell, and Kareem were all paper thin.

[hater]

Cap is known for his skyhook (which was pretty much unblockable). However, he did shoot jumpers. Google some of his games as a Milwaukee Buck or a UCLA Bruin. This was pre and prime Jabbar. Dude was dominant on all stages: High School, College, and Pros.

Simply put, he would dominate Duncan. I'm not saying that to piss off Spur Fans, but this is a fact. He didn't shoot under 50% (one time) until his 20th year. He still shot 55.9% for his career.

agree.

Kareem averaged 53% in his PLAYOFF CAREER when it matters most.

same thing with MJ and Magic.

Kobe + Lebron's playoff career FG %

[hater]

Cap never played a guy like Duncan....not taking anything away from Kareem....guy was great but he maybe weighted 125 soaking wet. Duncan would have muscled him the paint... ...I shutter to think what Shaq would have done to him. Wilt, Russell, and Kareem were all paper thin.

at Wilt in that group.

Wilt was not paper thin at all and was one of the strongest men ever. Yes in the history of the planet.

[HemisfairArena]

Wilt is the strongest in the history of this planet? LMAO....If so big in his time and imposing...why so little les?

[hater]

[Phillip]

Not in the playoffs they are not

Point still stands, the team of average shooters(Lebald, Rapist, Cuk) would get demolished

this reasoning makes no sense at all

[Phillip]

smh this thread is basically over as its been hijacked by morons

[irishock]

LMAO...that's classic.....as close as you can come to Kobrick's game in a nuts . The O.P. insulted the other true greats in this hypothetical match-up by adding Kobrick.

lol Kobe's game in a nuts is his first game back after a career threatening injury.

I see why you abandoned your account now