This is why I love Hollinger and most people hate him..he doesn't try to be like the others..he uses his formula and his advances stats are actually very accurate, especially when it comes to individual players..he admits that PER shortchanges passers(so PGs generally have lower PERs) and he admits that it doesn't really tell you anything about a player's defensive ability..it's a box score stat, and a great one at that IMO..
While I disagree and think Kobe should be the #2 player of the decade, I have to agree that Kevin Garnett at his peak was a better player than Kobe Bryant..
The thing with Kobe that is hilarious..he's maybe the ONLY player that doesn't get as much support from the advanced metrics as other superstars..almost every other top guy in NBA history is supported by regular stats, advanced metrics, AND accolades..Kobe is the ONLY guy off the top of my head that doesn't fit in, which is why you see so many of his fans on stats..well, unless those stats are convenient to help Kobe in an argument, then they'll obviously use them..
Kobe is by far the biggest beneficiary of revisionist history that I've ever seen in ANY sport..I was a ing NBA fan before he hit his prime, I'm pretty sure I remember what was actually happening in the NBA at the time..MOST people thought that Shaq, Duncan and KG were better than him during that time, he really didn't have a great argument..NOW when people talk about, some have the balls to say that Kobe has been the best player in the NBA since the 3-peat years LOL..
his accolades don't support him as player of the decade, the advanced metrics don't support him AT ALL as player of the decade..the only thing he has going for him is the memorable moments factor..that really is the only thing he has going for him in the argument vs. Duncan..
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