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you sound like a hater. second-best player for the last 9 years? even you don't believe that.Originally Posted by Ghenges
I think the rape errrrr adultery issue affected him more than people would like to believe. As good as he is now, I think he lost something after that happened.
During the three-peat, you can argue just how important he was to that team until you are blue in the face. However, after you analyze everyone's role on the team, I think it's clear that Shaq was most important during that era.
No let's look at things after the Jordan era - no counting the lock out season* (sorry Knick fans).
From 2000-2002, Shaq was the best player on the planet. FORGET that it was all just brute force and size. That doesn't matter. He was the best and most valuable player on the planet for those 3 years. From 2003-2007, I would give the nod to Tim Duncan. 3 championships in 5 years and playing strong every year earns you that honor. Then in 2007 to present, I think the nod goes to Lebron.
So where is Kobe in all of this? You can argue that he was the second best player next to Shaq, Duncan and Lebron in each of their respected eras.
So what is Kobe's legacy?
He's been the second best player in the league for the last 9 years.
Kobe was the best player in the NBA for a solid 4 years out of this decade. EVERYBODY acknowledged it.
for a solid 4 years, you could go to any NBA analyst, any coach, any group of kids on a playground, any random bum on the side of the street, and ask them"who is the best player in the NBA" and they would all answer "Kobe Bryant."
now, more and more people would be saying Lebron, and rightfully so. but to call him "the second best player for the last 9 years" is just ******ed.
edit: not to mention that you said 2007 to the present belongs to Lebron, but unlike Shaq and Duncan he has NOT won a championship yet! so are you reallyspeaking logically by bringing up championships... or are you just hating?