“Don’t compare wins and losses when you try to argue who the best player is…”

That’s a retard thinking. Most people define greatness with winning, not losing dude. And I’m tired of people saying Lebron has no players around him… Before they played and lost to the Magic people were praising his teammates and how good they were and how they had the best defense in the world and not to mention the best record and another All-Star on the team w/ Lebron. That talk stopped real quick when they lost to the Magic. All of a sudden Lebron’s teammates suck and Mo Williams wasn’t really an All-Star… People make more excuses for Lebron than any other player in the league. You don’t get the best record in the league because of one player and a bunch of scrubs. And ofcourse all the GM’s would pick Lebron over Kobe if they had a choice… The guy is much younger than Kobe and at this point in their careers Lebron’s got more years left than Kobe. That’s just math, genius. But, if we’re going to be hypothetical about it then put Kobe at Lebron’s age, who do you think the GM’s would pick then? The guy who is one dimensional w/ an inconsistent jump shot or the guy who can do everything in the book? That’s a no brainer. Kobe was where Lebron is now. I say “was” because he’s been there, done that. People forget Kobe used to take the ball to the hole w/ the same ease as Lebron is doing now. MJ did too, but later MJ got smart and worked on other facets of his game to make him completely unstoppable. Well folks, where do you think Kobe is at right now? How quickly people forget Kobe’s crazy moves to the hoop or the crazy stats Kobe used to put up. But if you just like stats let’s bring up 81 points or the multiple 60 points or the multiple 50 points or the multiple 40 points Kobe’s had. I believe the only person to score more than 81 points is Wilt, not Lebron, or Wade, and not even Jordan. Kobe also owns the record for multiple 50 and 40 point games in a row. How do you like them apples for stats! Oh and the most important stat of all between Kobe and Lebron… 4 rings to 0. I’m sure Lebron will get his ring one day and I’m sure someday he’ll develop a better jump shot, but as of now… Kobe’s got him. Did I mention Kobe has 4 rings? 4 rings and 6 Finals? Right now for me I’d say Kobe, then D-Wade (since he has one ring), and then Lebron. But then again, maybe Garnett should be 3, then Lebron 4 (since Garnett is an animal and has a ring over Lebron too). Matter of fact, let’s say Garnett 3, Dwight 4, and Lebron 5 since Dwight just beat Lebron! Hmmm, Duncan’s got 4… Ok, Kobe, then Duncan, then Wade, then Garnett, then Dwight, then Lebron! Wow, that’s 6th place… well, 6th place isn’t bad! Blasphemy! Oh no I didn’t! Not the “Annointed One”! Not “King James”! Forgive me Father for I have sinned!

May you…

Strike me down w/ great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brother Lebron. And you will know his name is the Lord when he lays his “stat” vengeance upon thee!

But what about Miami? Take out Wade, who do they have? J O’ Neal?? Beasley? Chalmers? Diawara???? Yeah they won’t stand a chance against any team if you take out Wade, THAT TO ME, makes him the MVP. He was deserving and should have won it this year. But cause of the fact that they all look at their team, rather than the player… it has to go to LeBron James. Might as well called it MVT … Most Valuable Team.. why do they call it Most Valuable Player then? Its so stupid.

I am not taking away from LeBron or Kobe. Both are great. I mean, Kobe is getting old, and yet he is still so effective and great, but like LeBron, he also has a great team. Great center.. great PF. Decent PG in Derek because he is a veteran. Their bench is good.. and heck, Trevor Ariza was one of the main reasons they were so successful in the playoffs.

So as far as this debate goes of who is the best player, I think this season, Wade takes it. However, overall, you can not take that away from Kobe because of the career he has had and how good and effective he is at this stage of his career.

The END

However, for a play off run, i think the numbers would be a little different. in the playoffs is where having a kobe is a greater advantage. i feel the majority of the GMs given a decent team would pick him first. given a poor team they would pick lebron first. lebron is better at carrying team, kobe is better at getting a team over the hump. wade is an injury prone combination of the 2.

As leader of the Lakers on the court, Kobe tries to get the other players involved. He usually has a good grasp on what the Lakers need to do to beat the team they are playing. Unfortunately, sometimes the Lakers don’t hit their shots and occasionally blow their defensive assignments. When the Lakers are following Kobe and allowing him to facilitate, Kobe’s numbers typically go down, but they win more games.

Kobe’s at the place in his career where winning games is more important then scoring a lot of points or flying through the air to make spectacular defensive plays.

The players don’t decide who their teammates are. You win because you have the best TEAM. Kobe won another title because his team had WAY MORE TALENT than any other team. That doesn’t make him the best player right now. Perfect example: Everyone would agree Kobe was the best player in the league from 2006-2008 and he didn’t win a single championship during that time. Ask anyone who was the best player in the league when D-Wade won his title and they would say Kobe, not Wade even though Wade led his team to a ring.

Which brings us back to this: ASK ANY GM who would be his first pick if he could have only one player in the world for one year. They’d all pick LeBron (with the exception of the Lakers GM) and wouldn’t think twice.

That’s all the proof you need. Nobody has an argument to beat that so you might as well stop typing and making yourselves look stupid.