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Kobe chucking up shots= past his primeOriginally Posted by TheGoldenChild
way past his prime? obviously you dont know anything about basketball. if you ask all GM's if they'd take kobe on their team, all of them will say yes. reason people say he's the best player, cause he has the complete game. on offense and defense. lebron is a great player, but still relies too much on athleticism, that is why several have wondered how he'd do when he gets older. will he rely on his athletic abilities or will he develop a mid range game or post up game...Originally Posted by bigtimejerky
I blame Mike Brown for the failures in Cleveland more than anything. Their offensive scheme (if any) was HORRIBLE. All the players became dependent of Bron to have any success on the offensive end. Everything was ran through Bron while everyone else spotted up. Even when they had Shaq, they barely played off of him in the post. So now that Bron left, the current Cavs players are lost out of their minds just standing around the perimeter waiting for an open shot. Which is why he was the MVP of that team.
Its slightly a different story on the Heat for he now has players who can create their own shot, which in exchange drops his value to the team. But his leadership is what i believe is keeping him in the talks. He went back to "23" Bron while Wade and Bosh were out, and upped in value in the MVP talks. But now that Wade, Miller, and Bosh are back, I can see his stock value drop ONLY because he wont be the main focus as he was when they were out. Thats why i give DRose a slight edge in the MVP race.
But theres no doubt hes the best basketball player in the world and best all-round player of all time IMO. Why Kobe gets brought up in "current best player" arguments is beyond me. Hes way past his prime and definitely DOES NOT have the same impact on both ends as Lebron does on the court.
I bet if they had they had a choice between Bron and Kobe, they'd all pick Bron.Why wouldn't he rely on athleticism? Hes 26. Exactly who knows what happens when he gets older... Do you? Does anyone?