who thinks Kobe is still the best player on the Lakers?

[Dictator]

Top 5 nba players

1. Lebron
2. Durant
3. Howard
4. Paul
5. Wade

Kobe isn't even top 5. He's not better than Westbrook either. He's in the pack with love, nowitzki, d. will, and bynum

You missed the ISH official vote thread.

[LamarOdom]

Kobe.
Dwight still has to show me he can win at the highest level.
Putting up big numbers on a mediocre squad does not impress.
Leading your team to championships does.

How about leading your team with your second option being Rashard to the finals?

[Ikill]

I think for the Lakers to win Dwight has to be the main option. Kobe will still do his thing in the clutch but the offense must feed Dwight. I got a feeling Dwight might get MVP this season if he stays healthy watch.

Dwights is a blackhole he's the exact same as Bynum on offence no way the offence should run through him. The Lakers offence and defense would be worse if Dwight is the 1st option. He's the only good defender in the starting line up so he should focus all his energy on making the Lakers the best defensive team in the NBA.

[Dictator]

Dwight got to the finals with scrubs. Kobe couldn't get out of the first round with scrubs. 23 year old Dwight>prime Kobe

Dwights scrubs were significantly better than smush parker, and other no names.

[TheAesirsFinest]

Dwights scrubs were significantly better than smush parker, and other no names.

The Magic scrubs were also ridiculously hot against the Cavs in 08-09. Not so much in the Finals

[Rubio2Gasol]

How about leading your team with your second option being Rashard to the finals?

Rashard Lewis and Hedo were ballin out of control.

[longtime lurker]

kobe and howard are both arguably the 3rd best player in the nba.. depends on whether you give the advantage to the player with the most efficiency or the most skill

to make a long story short

WHO CARES. theyre co-leaders for all i care

at the end of the day people who try and stir the pot need to realise that theyre just jealous butthurt haters that will pick at anything to somewhat be able to sleep at night

kobe is in his 17th year and already an established legend ...

so everything he gets from here on out is icing on the cake.

all i know is when the finals is over. more than likely kobe will get the nod for finals mvp due to the fact that he has the biggest green light to shoot in the league. he runs the show and has more pull than the coach

so get a grip on reality and get a straw so you can suck it up



( drops mic )

[longtime lurker]

Dwights is a blackhole he's the exact same as Bynum on offence no way the offence should run through him. The Lakers offence and defense would be worse if Dwight is the 1st option. He's the only good defender in the starting line up so he should focus all his energy on making the Lakers the best defensive team in the NBA.

Also this. You'll get no where with a Dwight centered offense

[YAWN]

#3 & #4 players in the league IMO. Kobe will still lead and be the focal point in 4th quarters, but overall Dwight is the better player at this point. He may not have the offensive impact as Kobe but Howard is a beast defensively and on the boards.

Im hoping playing and practicing with Pau allows Dwight to develop more offensive post moves as well.

[NumberSix]

I have a hard time believing Kobe at this point is better than anyone but Davis on the USA team. Maybe James Harden too.

Dwight is quite easily the best player on this team and I'd bet Pau will be the 2nd.

Kobe just isn't that guy anymore.

[pauk]

not me.. i think a healthy dwight is the 2nd best player in the world, his impact on a team is ridicilous

[swag2011]

i think it's a wash imo. Yes Dwight is a beast defensively, but nobody is f*cking with Kobe when he gets it going offensively. People have to realize that last year they COMPLETELY changed from the triangle to a basic a$$ offense. He wasn't put in his spots that he likes that are in the triangle. Plus at the beginning of the year Brown asked Kobe to take on more of an offensive load.

Now that he won't have to focus on the facilitating duties, he can focus on his scoring, while bringing it on the defensive end. Don't forget the good D he played against Ty Lawson, D.Wade, and a few others last year.

Dwight's defense downlow will have more of an impact, but Kobe will still be mr 4th quarter/clutch all day.

[NumberSix]

i think it's a wash imo. Yes Dwight is a beast defensively, but nobody is f*cking with Kobe when he gets it going offensively. People have to realize that last year they COMPLETELY changed from the triangle to a basic a$$ offense. He wasn't put in his spots that he likes that are in the triangle. Plus at the beginning of the year Brown asked Kobe to take on more of an offensive load.

Somebody isn't watching the games.

During the end of PJ's tenure, they weren't running the triangle all that much. They probably ran almost as much triangle last season as they did Phil's last year.

[chazzy]

I have a hard time believing Kobe at this point is better than anyone but Davis on the USA team. Maybe James Harden too.

NumberSix

[NumberSix]

NumberSix

Name some names niqqa.

I'll give you Chandler, Harden and Davis. Iggy too.