Does Kobe possess the best supporting cast in the league?

[RsxPiimp]

i think kobe bar none has the best talent around him, so he really has no excuse NOT to repeat next year. he still has a top 5 big man beside him (Pau) a defensive oriented player in artest, one of the most versatile 6th man in lamar and andrew bynum who when healthy is capable of giving them at least 15 ppg,10 boards and 2blocks per game. at pg, though laker fans always crucify derek fisher, he's still one of the best closers in the game. and to finish it off, the lakers has the greatest coach in the game. but kobe and the lakers has the weakest bench NOW in comparison to orlando,cleveland,dallas,boston and san antonio.


so looking at the quality of role players surrounding other superstars, does kobe still has the best supporting cast in the league?


duncan

manu
tony parker
richard jefferson
mcdyess

lebron

shaq
leon "laker killer" powe
jamario moon
anthony parker
mo williams
varejao
ilgauskas
delonte west


dirk

j.kidd
j.howard
j.terry
marion
drew gooden
tim thomas

kg

paul pierce
ray allen
kendrick perkins
rajon rondo
big baby
sheed
marquis daniels (soon to be)


dwight howard

vincer carter
jameer nelson
shard lewis
brandon bass
mickael pietrus
matt barnes
gortat

[djohn14]

Fisher, Kobe, Artest, Bynum, Gasol, and Odom is the best starting 5 + 6th man. But after that...Luke Walton pretty much makes the bench look bad...not saying they are...but Luke Walton sucks at most things.

[Spursfan092120]

Um...are you kidding?

[lil_penny]

I think the celtics are pretty deep... also luke walton is a pretty good passer.. that's about it though

[RsxPiimp]

Fisher, Kobe, Artest, Bynum, Gasol, and Odom is the best starting 5 + 6th man. But after that...Luke Walton pretty much makes the bench look bad...not saying they are...but Luke Walton sucks at most things.

yeah, i think it gets worse from that point, they have sasha vujacic, dj mbenga and i dont know who else. i think shannon brown is serviceable though.

Um...are you kidding?

answer the question or gtfo.

[JamStone]

I don't think you ask how great a supporting cast KG has. I think you ask how good of a supporting cast Paul Pierce has. While KG is the main reason for the Celtics' successes the last two years, I still think it's Paul Pierce's team. The offense still runs through him. He, more times than either KG or Ray Allen, will have the ball in his hands late in close games. It's Paul Pierce's team. And, I think he has the best supporting cast of any player in the league.

[Spursfan092120]

answer the question or gtfo.

check the poll, bag..already did

[Spursfan092120]

I don't think you ask how great a supporting cast KG has. I think you ask how good of a supporting cast Paul Pierce has. While KG is the main reason for the Celtics' successes the last two years, I still think it's Paul Pierce's team. The offense still runs through him. He, more times than either KG or Ray Allen, will have the ball in his hands late in close games. It's Paul Pierce's team. And, I think he has the best supporting cast of any player in the league.

I agree with this 100%, Garnett is not the leader of that team..and Pierce has the best supporting cast IMO.

[KSeal]

Yes, easily. The Lakers are the best team in the league this year and will be for years to come.

Take Kobe off the Lakers and they're still a 45-50 win team.

[RsxPiimp]

check the poll, bag..already did

poll is set at private you idiot.

[RsxPiimp]

I don't think you ask how great a supporting cast KG has. I think you ask how good of a supporting cast Paul Pierce has. While KG is the main reason for the Celtics' successes the last two years, I still think it's Paul Pierce's team. The offense still runs through him. He, more times than either KG or Ray Allen, will have the ball in his hands late in close games. It's Paul Pierce's team. And, I think he has the best supporting cast of any player in the league.

boston is kg's team but it depends on how you look at it. i think the defensive intensity he brought to boston changed the landscape of the celtics plain and simple, ray allen also has the ball in his hands late in close games, his numerous game winners for boston can attest to that. pierce dont even deserve that Finals MVP 2 years ago.

[Spursfan092120]

poll is set at private you idiot.

maybe the whole "um...are you kidding?" would have answered the question..

[Culburn369]

That's what is so eyed about Kobe. He takes nobody with him, nor does he makes those around him better....but, good players make Kobe better. It's weird.

[RsxPiimp]

maybe the whole "um...are you kidding?" would have answered the question..

no it didnt. next time use 'yes' or 'no' if reasoning is limited.

[Spursfan092120]

no it didnt. next time use 'yes' or 'no' if reasoning is limited.

you want reasoning? You said it yourself. First off, Bynum has the "capability" of playing well..he hasn't yet. They have a weak bench, and Laker fans are right..Fisher does suck. When you say "best supporting cast in the league," Lakers are not there...sorry...my opinion

[jacobdrj]

i don't think you ask how great a supporting cast kg has. I think you ask how good of a supporting cast paul pierce has. While kg is the main reason for the celtics' successes the last two years, i still think it's paul pierce's team. The offense still runs through him. He, more times than either kg or ray allen, will have the ball in his hands late in close games. It's paul pierce's team. And, i think he has the best supporting cast of any player in the league.

+1

[carrao45]

That's what is so eyed about Kobe. He takes nobody with him, nor does he makes those around him better....but, good players make Kobe better. It's weird.

Kobe made Gasol a of a lot better, same with Ariza. And Smush Parker was a starter for a playoff team when he was playing with Kobe. Now, without Kobe, he's out of the league.
I think it's safe to say Kobe makes his teammates better. And I would say nobody in the league is better at making his teammates better than Kobe

[hater]

Pau Gasol, top 10 big man
Lamar Odom, unique player in the NBA, a Joker card
Andrew Bynum, a solid bigman who sometimes is great
Ron Artest, a great defender still and he got a fighting heart

even if the rest are scrubs that is arguably best supporting cast in basketball

they are all in their PRIME

[hater]

Kobe made Gasol a of a lot better

you are a dumbass

Gasol was the same player he is now. or even better because he touched the ball more before. Now he just looks better because he is not surrounded by a bunch of scrubs.

Gasol made the Lakers better. Kobe had nothing to do with it.

[Amaso]

That's what is so eyed about Kobe. He takes nobody with him, nor does he makes those around him better....but, good players make Kobe better. It's weird.

I don't know if you're trying to not be a homer, but Kobe does make players around him better, just like every good player in this league. You don't have to be a point guard to make your teammates better. Sasha is a completely garbage player when he's not on the floor with Kobe, Trevor Ariza wouldn't even be signing his contract if he wasn't playing with an all-star, and so on. The more attention the player attracts, in this case Kobe, the better his teammates are gonna be regardless if that superstar is a pass-first point guard or a center.

[Chieflion]

I screwed up the stupid poll.

[Culburn369]

I don't know if you're trying to not be a homer, but Kobe does make players around him better, just like every good player in this league. You don't have to be a point guard to make your teammates better. Sasha is a completely garbage player when he's not on the floor with Kobe, Trevor Ariza wouldn't even be signing his contract if he wasn't playing with an all-star, and so on. The more attention the player attracts, in this case Kobe, the better his teammates are gonna be regardless if that superstar is a pass-first point guard or a center.

No, I'm a homer,,,I just don't lock step. Who has Bryant ever made better (over a course of time)? Odom lanquished for years before he finally woke up for 2 months during these last playoffs. How bout Radmo? No, Radmo wilted under the contempt of Bryant. Farmar has regressed. Vug is on pins & needles playing with Bryant.

I'm not condemning Bryant. It's just an observation. He is not Magic Johnson. Johnson took the weak of spirit & mind and carried them kicking & screaming to the end. It's not that Kobe won't do it. He can't do it.

Kobe is an assassin...but, sometimes he emits friendly fire.

[gmartin02]

No, I'm a homer,,,I just don't lock step. Who has Bryant ever made better (over a course of time)?

Shaq

Shaq doesn't get 3 rings leading a team without Kobe (Shaq didn't lead Miami to their championship - DW did - Shaq wasn't even in the game during end of 4th quarter situations - Zo was)

[spursfan1000]

Id say yes Lakers do.

[Man In Black]

No, I'm a homer,,,I just don't lock step. Who has Bryant ever made better (over a course of time)? Odom lanquished for years before he finally woke up for 2 months during these last playoffs. How bout Radmo? No, Radmo wilted under the contempt of Bryant. Farmar has regressed. Vug is on pins & needles playing with Bryant.

I'm not condemning Bryant. It's just an observation. He is not Magic Johnson. Johnson took the weak of spirit & mind and carried them kicking & screaming to the end. It's not that Kobe won't do it. He can't do it.

Kobe is an assassin...but, sometimes he emits friendly fire.

Like Father, like son. Jelly Bean Joe Bryant felt that he wasn't treated very well when he was in the NBA. He played in Philly but was at best a 6th option when it came to pecking order during Dr. J's first years as a Sixer. He then came to San Diego to be a Clipper and while starting at times, he played often behind Lloyd "World B" Free and the Late Great Randy Smith. It made Bean so mad that he opted to bail for Italy, so he could be the man. If you wonder why Kobe is so single-minded at times, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.