if Kobe never went down with a career ending injury. would he have been top 3 alltime

[kennethgriffin]

i think if he would have had another 3-4 years of mamba type basketball he could have. but now hes stuck at boarderline top 5-6 i guess


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[shady6121]

He's borderline top 10 all-time and that's the truth.

[kennethgriffin]

He's borderline top 10 all-time and that's the truth.

enough with the trolling. the guys career is over. time to drop the "maybe top 10" garbage

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

This isn't your personal blog kid. We don't care about your just-type-whatever-pops-into-your-head-first crap.

[DaSeba5]

He's definitely in the top 10. Definitely not in the top 5.

[rs98762001]

He's definitely in the top 10. Definitely not in the top 5.

Yup.

[LongLiveTheKing]

He was going to retire after next year. He said so himself many times.

[MMM]

Kobe is 8-10
but mamba basketball wasn't going to lead to any further titles so how would it boast him to top 3???

Mamba basketball the last few years has lead to
swept out of 2nd round
losing in 5
and being a borderline playoff team

[kennethgriffin]

He was going to retire after next year. He said so himself many times.

doubt it

[LongLiveTheKing]

doubt it

Okay I'll take your word over Kobe's?

[MetsPackers]

He's borderline top 10 all-time and that's the truth.

/thread

only kobe stans think he's any higher than 8 or 9 at most, and even that's a little generous. No hater just how I always viewed him

[fpliii]

He's definitely in the top 10. Definitely not in the top 5.

This is 100% fair and correct.

[kennethgriffin]

Kobe is 8-10
but mamba basketball wasn't going to lead to any further titles so how would it boast him to top 3???

Mamba basketball the last few years has lead to
swept out of 2nd round
losing in 5
and being a borderline playoff team

the only guys who are legit ahead of kobe are jordan, kareem, russell, wilt

kobe can be argued with magic
kobe can be argued with larry
kobe can be argued with shaq
kobe can be argued with duncan

so depending on who you like more is how you rank those 5 guys

kobe is anywhere from 5th to 9th. most likely 6th behind magic or tied at 7 with bird

[TheWalkman]

He's borderline top 10 all-time and that's the truth.

This.

[MMM]

the only guys who are legit ahead of kobe are jordan, kareem, russell, wilt

kobe can be argued with magic
kobe can be argued with larry
kobe can be argued with shaq
kobe can be argued with duncan

so depending on who you like more is how you rank those 5 guys

kobe is anywhere from 5th to 9th. most likely 6th behind magic or tied at 7 with bird

I think you can make an argument for anyone in the top 15 but some of those arguments would be weak as hell. As great as Kobe is, I can't put him above Magic, Larry, and Shaq. I think Kobe is in the same tier as Hakeem and Duncan but I also prefer those 2 guys over him too.