2012: Manu > Kobe

[therealtruth]

In all reality if Manu was chucking as many shots as Kobe he would be averaging 30 and a perennial allstar. He's definitely sacrificed alot of personal accolades for the team.

[dav4463]

Kobe has more stamina and is a better athlete. Manu is a better basketball player. Kobe doesn't really scare me anymore.

[PGDynasty24]

LOL this thread

[therealtruth]

I've never understood the fear that Manu would breakdown if you played him over 30 minutes. He has no problem playing 30+ minutes in the playoffs. If you asked Manu all the time they used to limit his minutes he would tell you he wanted to play more.

[Jelloisjigglin]

[mystargtr34]

Manu is too inconsistent.. plus he breaks down alot. Yeah Kobe shoots 40% and takes 25 shots doing so.. but at least hes consitent at it you know what your getting. Manu's best is as good as anyone in the league outside of LeBron.. but his worst is alot worse.

[PGDynasty24]

Considering Kobe shoots a higher pecentage career wise than Manu,interesting argument about shot selection.

[mystargtr34]

Your right ..but I think you know what my response will be.

TS%

Manu: .589%
Kobe: .556%

Thats a pretty huge margin.. Manu takes a much higher % of 3pt fg's hence his fg% will naturally be lower.. however TS% is the best indicator of efficiency.

[mystargtr34]

Kobe is obviously the better player though.. mainly because he has the stronger more durable body. i.e hes black.

[Obstructed_View]

In all reality if Manu was chucking as many shots as Kobe he would be averaging 30 and a perennial allstar. He's definitely sacrificed alot of personal accolades for the team.

In reality there are probably a lot of guys in the NBA that dream of being able to put themselves before their team and shoot 21-28 times per game.