Quote Originally Posted by LkrFan
Stop right there. Magic sided with Shaq. There is no reason for Magic to prop up Kobe unless his greatness was undeniable, which it was.
Magic has shown over and over again to be a corporate shrill. He sided with Byron Scott as well, was Byron Scott's coaching greatness undeniable?

Quote Originally Posted by LkrFan
False. Kobe rang 5 times in NBA, 3peated and B2B. Jim did not. Kobe also went Gold twice. Jim, not so much.
You act like Duncan didn't win twice either. You kept going back to team accomplishments.

MVPau > Garnett then, he rang twice. Chauncey Billups > Stockton too.

Quote Originally Posted by LkrFan
Neal with it. Kobe raped. Jim got raped (for $27 million plus a non-disclosed amount to Amy in hush money; probably $50 million ). Plus Kobe don't need permission from the state of California for weekend visitation rights like Jim does in Texas. And Kobe is still married (6th rang - which is a personal accomplishment per midnightpulp )
Still unsure how this would factor into a players' greatness. Is Magic less great because he contacted HIV? Is Jordan less great for all the underhanded things he did?

Quote Originally Posted by LkrFan
When Jim has to drag the likes of Kwame Brown, Smush Parker, Chris Mihm, Chucky Atkins, Brian Cook and Luke Walton to the playoffs without Pop coaching, holla at me. Otherwise, STFU.
Again, Butler and Odom goes mysteriously missing. That is like saying Duncan dragged Mengke Bateer, Devin Brown Antony Goldwire, Gerrard King, and Danny Ferry to a le, and mysteriously left out Robinson, and Stephen Jackson.