What is Kobe's legacy if he beats Miami's big 3 in the finals?

[All Net]

I think most would agree Kobe is in that 9-10 range at the moment. Would beating Lebron and Wade in the finals jump him up to maybe the top 5 if he manages to beat these two superstars while winning his 6th championship and winning his 3rd finals MVP along with completing a Lakers 3-peat. A lot are expecting L.A to beat Miami due to the size factor but does Kobe leading Lakers to another 3-peat jump him even higher?

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

The Lakers are still the favorites.

wrong..with that being said +300 (+300 lakers winning vs +160 miami odds) is great, i might have to lay a hundo on that.

[TMacYaoRockets]

Beating the big 3 would turn Kobe's legacy up a notch. Cause the Lakers defeated one of the biggest obstacles which are the Heat.

[New York Knicks]

Any analyst will tell you the Lakers are still the favorites. No combination of wing players can battle against LA's ridiculous frontcourt rotation.

[Heat>your team]

Definetly top 9.

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

Any analyst will tell you the Lakers are still the favorites. No combination of wing players can battle against LA's ridiculous frontcourt rotation.

i agree 100%..these lines are obviously trying to fool the public. just like the lakers/celtics line 3 years ago

[Bring-Your-Js]

I think most would agree Kobe is in that 9-10 range at the moment. Would beating Lebron and Wade in the finals jump him up to maybe the top 5 if he manages to beat these two superstars while winning his 6th championship and winning his 3rd finals MVP along with completing a Lakers 3-peat. A lot are expecting L.A to beat Miami due to the size factor but does Kobe leading Lakers to another 3-peat jump him even higher?

I don't entertain all-time player lists often but off hand, I'd guess you're selling him a little bit short. I can see why you would aim relatively conservative. It's a sensitive topic. People catch feelings over it. It's real cute. Still, it begs the question:

How many NBA players can lay claim to:

25,000+ Career Points
5,000+ Career Playoff Points
5 NBA Championships
2 Finals MVPs
8 All-NBA 1st Team
8 All-Def 1st Team

And I don't mean x player has 25,000 points, y player has 2 finals mvps. I mean as a whole package. Those are just his basic career accomplishments through age 31.

Those are the facts.

[jlauber]

Most intelligent observers have Kobe in the Top-10 right now. IMHO, another ring (no matter who it is against) vaults him into the top-6 (Russell, MJ, Magic, Wilt, and Kareem), and ahead of Shaq, Duncan, Hakeem, and Bird. Not only that, but as was posted previously...Kobe is going to be in some rareified air statistically by the time he retires. Barring injury, he will probably play at least another 4-5 years. There is no telling where he will finish on most "expert's" lists, but he conceivably be a top-5 player.

[Scott Baker]

Most intelligent observers have Kobe in the Top-10 right now.

Intelligence has nothing to do with opinion.

[Sarcastic]

If he beats Miami Thrice, it will hurt his legacy. They will say "Kobe was so mean, and didn't let Lebron get a ring".

[jlauber]

Intelligence has nothing to do with opinion.

There is opinion...and then there is INTELLIGENT opinion. I don't think anyone with any intelligence would claim that Samuel Dalembert is the GOAT.

[G-Funk]

He will surpass Magic as the greatest Laker of All-time

[Scott Baker]

There is opinion...and then there is INTELLIGENT opinion. I don't think anyone with any intelligence would claim that Samuel Dalembert is the GOAT.

Greatest lists are all opinion though. No matter how ridiculously stupid or intelligent, it all boils down to opinion.

There is never a definitive list.

[Bladers]

If he beats Miami Thrice, it will hurt his legacy. They will say "Kobe was so mean, and didn't let Lebron get a ring".

This,

nuff said.

[tpols]

Greatest lists are all opinion though. No matter how ridiculously stupid or intelligent, it all boils down to opinion.

There is never a definitive list.

Intelligent lists are the only ones accepted. Post a list thats remotely off on ISH and you'll get loled and called a retard for 5 pages.