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Originally Posted by Heilige

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/90...t-running-show


If Kobe had never played with Shaq, would his numbers/stat line be similar to MJ and LeBron like he is alluding to?

Kobe wouldn't have matched the numbers early on, IMO, but his overall career numbers would be better... I don't know how much better, but there would be a clear difference.

Originally Posted by Levity

"It does bother me that during your career, everyone says, 'Win championships.' Now, at the end of your career, they want to look at [individual] numbers. That drives me crazy a little."

great quote.

I agree, but I also think people look for context when they haven't seen the performances at hand and numbers are what they got to work with.