Image Is Everything
Aside from the numbers, what made Michael Jordan so iconic is how cool he was. The buzzword people use to describe it is “influencer” but MJ’s legend stretches across three generations of NBA ballers at this point. In short, MJ created that ball player swag we recognize today on superstars like Kobe, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony. Once he steps off the court, Tim Duncan might as well be a 6-foot-10 Steve Urkel. No diss to Tim, but we’d never see Duncan jump over a Aston Martin (albeit in a fake commercial) the way Bryant did and think it was doable, let alone dope.
Kobe Did It HIs Way
After watching Duncan and the Spurs win their fifth le, it’s easy to praise him for taking half the money he could have made from the Spurs so they’d have enough money and cap space to sign good players. But if they didn’t win another ring, he’d just be out the over $10 Mill-plus he surely would’ve made. Kobe’s always analyzed his options, so taking $20 Million a year had to be what he thought was best.
Kobe’s Still More Skilled
On just a basketball level, there might not be a more complete player than Kobe Bryant. The dude is crazy skilled. He can play on the post, attack from the outside, be a playmaker and has been ferocious on defense his entire career. Tim is a master of what he does, but he’s limited in how he gets the job done if you compare the two.
Numbers Speak Louder Than Words
Five is where the two inter-generational stars even out, but that’s about it. Kobe Bryant’s fourth all-time in scoring. Duncan is 19th. Bryant has 16 All Star Game and Four ASG MVP’s for his career. Duncan’s got 14 ASG appearances and one ASG MVP. While Duncan does have two regular season MVP’s under his belt, he didn’t have to play second fiddle to another Hall of Famer like Bryant. Just a short while after the Lakers were “his,” Bryant gave us the second highest single game scoring output ever in his 81 point game. No telling what he might have done with more years as “that dude” in his prime, before it was le hunting time.
MJ Said Kobe’s The Greatest...
Player to play since he retired for good. Granted, the question is usually posed in regards to who’s better between Kobe and LeBron, but there was a reason for that. Before old man Duncan dethroned LeBron, there really were only two people worthy of being the heir to MJ’s throne. And when Mike names you the successor, well, it’s hard to argue that.
wow, you're actually arguing Duncan's superiority, in this case, tbh..stop playing, please, let Kool do the heavy lifting..
Advice to argue for Kobe:
- Emphasize points scored, that's essential
- Mention Kobe repeating twice
- Downplay advanced metrics
- Popularity and flash
I didnt' write the article, fat boy.
Advice to argue for Kobe:
- Emphasize points scored, that's essential
- Mention Kobe repeating twice
- Downplay advanced metrics
- Popularity and flash
One is a champion, didn't give up his cookie all but twice. The other lost to Puerto Rico.
And cried about the officiating.
Makes you think, can Jimmy and Lebron lead their teams to olympic gold without Kobe holding their hands?
I understand why you accidentally used a twolves tag considering the Lakers and wolves are pretty equal when it comes to current league relevance
Broken down:
1. Style over substance
2. Selfish head nobody wants to play with, ran the league's most dominant big men off his entire career
3. Backcourt position
4.volume chucking argument
5.he said she said
It was easy when it was;;;;
Kobe: 5
TOSB Duncan: 4
Now? Bunch of horse from thot.
Arnold with the bads,,,,lmao. Dude even admits he didn't have the brain power to write this but had an even lesser I.Q. to represent it when it makes Duncan look superior,,,,
One of the worst posters in here and hides behind the Mavs as his squad....
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