Better season: '06 Kobe RS/'09 Kobe playoffs or '09 Wade RS/'06 Wade playoffs

[SouBeachTalents]

What their season numbers/accolades would look like

Kobe
RS: 35/5/5 on 45%
PS: 30/5/6 on 46%
F: 32/6/7 on 43%

RS PER: 28.0
RS WS: 15.3

PS PER: 26.8
PS WS: 4.7

All-NBA First Team
All-Defensive First Team
4th in MVP voting
Finals MVP

Wade
RS: 30/5/8 on 49%
PS: 28/6/6 on 50%
F: 35/8/4 on 47%

RS PER: 30.4
RS WS: 14.7

PS PER: 26.9
PS WS: 4.8

All-NBA First Team
All-Defensive Second Team
3rd in MVP voting
3rd in DPOY voting
Finals MVP

[Bankaii]

I'd give the slight edge to Wade mostly due to his Finals play.
You really can't go wrong with either though.

My only problem with this is the All-NBA defense team is very misleading.
Kobe didn't deserve one in 06 (at least not 1st team), he didn't even try on defense.
On the other hand, Wade should've been 1st team All-D in 09, as shown by the DPOY voting.

[SuperPippen]

The stans and idiots from both sides will doubtless come along and claim that "it's not even close" in favor of their respective m[COLOR="Black"]as[/COLOR]tu[COLOR="Black"]rb[/COLOR]atory fantasies. Pure bullsh*t. These are two legendary segments from the careers of two legendary players and you can't go wrong with either.


I'd chose Wade by a minuscule amount because I feel his game was more well-rounded than Kobe's (in regards to his passing and defense), although '06 Kobe was perhaps the greatest streak scorer in basketball history.

[plowking]

Dude came 3rd in DPOY and didn't get a 1st team defense spot. Utterly ridiculous how under appreciated Wade was on the defensive end.

Can't believe we had guys like Rondo and Paul getting 1st team nods over him. Wade honestly deserves about 6 or 7 first team spots defensively. One of the greatest defensive guards ever.

[K Xerxes]

Dude came 3rd in DPOY and didn't get a 1st team defense spot. Utterly ridiculous how under appreciated Wade was on the defensive end.

Can't believe we had guys like Rondo and Paul getting 1st team nods over him. Wade honestly deserves about 6 or 7 first team spots defensively. One of the greatest defensive guards ever.

At that time, Paul and Rondo were excellent defenders though. I don't think it was that clear cut.

[Gileraracer]

I'd give 16 FTA per game to DWade

[plowking]

I'd give 16 FTA per game to DWade

Kobe averaged 16 free throws a game too over 6 games, and had the same amount of free throws in a 6 game series as Wade against Utah.

All this from a jump shooter.

[ShawkFactory]

IDK man

I think 09 Wade was a slightly better all-around player than 06 Kobe.

Their playoff runs are about equal.

I'll say Wade.

[feyki]

Both seems close Jordan now .

[Odinn]

With given situation, I'd take Wade over Kobe.
Kobe averaged 40+ ppg over a month but Wade had the craziest span I've ever seen.
Wade's path to the title was much more challenging and he did better IMO.

[Verticality]

Wade, mostly because he was better on the big stage, which counts more.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

I'd take Kobe in 2008 over every season and playoff run Wade's had.

Bean did everything needed for his team and was a better shooter than Wade, from midrange and three.

Wade's 2009 regular-season is probably equal to Kobe's 2006 campaign, and his 2006 finals are better than any of Kobe's finals. Wade's 2009 run as a whole gets overrated though - look at the impact both players had that season.

http://www.gotbuckets.com/statistics/rapm/2009-rapm/

Kobe and LeBron were higher impact players, and this metric is supposed to separate team from individual.

[tmacattack33]

Interesting battle

Wade by a little bit, for the great playmaking and Finals.

[DMV2]

A tie?

Kobe regular season, which had the 81 point game
Wade playoffs, especially Finals

[stalkerforlife]

Kobe.

Easy.