who had the better team, 02' Wizards or 11' Mavs

[chazzy]

So it's gone from "Kobe can't win without Shaq" to "Kobe can't 3peat without Shaq?"

[catch24]

at dr07

Some of those are HILARIOUS

[EricForman]

the Kobe trolls on this board is really, really getting out of hand.

i am so glad i no longer live in Los Angeles, i can't imagine how bad it must be over there on the radios and at sports bars...

[raptorfan_dr07]

-"They said he was better than us too!"


-"And me!"


-"The three of us have had better Laker careers"

[HylianNightmare]

the team that won a championship

[AlphaWolf24]

right.......i was going more for "on paper"...like this year Miami on paper had the best team by far....

sorry bout that

[AlphaWolf24]

Dallas had a better team on paper too.

How is that?....who thought the Mavs were going to get past Portland???...

many experts thought the Wizards were at least going to make the Finals in 02'...

[AlphaWolf24]

Many "experts" were foolishly thinking MJ was going to play like he did when he was younger, then.

Not like when he was "young"..because when he was "young" he was getting swept in the first round or quitting vs Detroit...

For example I remember Bill Walton saying he expected MJ to play similar to 1997' and pushing the Guy's harder in Paractice to make a deep playoff run...

and the 2 other panelists said it would be Washington vs L.A. in the Finals..

[RRR3]

Not like when he was "young"..because when he was "young" he was getting swept in the first round or quitting vs Detroit...

For example I remember Bill Walton saying he expected MJ to play similar to 1997' and pushing the Guy's harder in Paractice to make a deep playoff run...

and the 2 other panelists said it would be Washington vs L.A. in the Finals..

He had no help when he was young. It doesn't matter how great you are, it's a team game and you can't win by yourself.

[DJ Leon Smith]

and 11' Mavs had prime 5'7" Barea.

This thread is designed to point out the weak competition Kobe faced and was swept by, right?

[Nevaeh]

Too Young to win.....No Teamates ......Too Old....seem's like alot of excuses to me.

5 Losing seasons below .500......for the greatest player ever??.....most by far of all the top 7 GOAT's....won in a watered down era...

meh....best player of the 90's.....least valuable team player compared to other top 10's

Dude, you got some damn nerve talking about excuses, with the way you post endless qualifiers to prop up Kobe's Greatness "At Age 32", "Between the age 21-32", "As a Starter", "As Da Man", "A Sports Article Once Said he May be the Best Ever", without anything tangible to prove it. You're a clown. An entertaining clown I'll say, but still a clown none the less.

[All Net]

How is this thread still going?

[wally_world]

Idk man, Brian Cardinal vs Brian Cardinal is a great matchup, whoever wins that wins his team the series.

[Lebron23]

No one ever predicted that the Wizards would win the NBA Championship in 2002. Jordan was almost 40 yrs.old at the start of the season.

[AlphaWolf24]

No one ever predicted that the Wizards would win the NBA Championship in 2002. Jordan was almost 40 yrs.old at the start of the season.

No he was 38 ..and yes many expected them to at least make the Playoff's and make a good push to the Finals....