Higher all-time: Dirk vs. Kobe

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

I shudder to think what prime Dirk would have done w/ PEAK Shaq and Phil Jackson's tutelage.

[NumberSix]

I lean towards thinking Dirk is a better player, but I still for some reason find it ridiculous to even consider putting him above Kobe. What exactly is happening there?

[branslowski]

I lean towards thinking Dirk is a better player, but I still for some reason find it ridiculous to even consider putting him above Kobe. What exactly is happening there?

Yahoo Best Answer:

You are trying to troll with a straight face but the facts and common sense keeps you from doing so.

[Nashty]

Dirk easily.

[DaSeba5]

Kobe is top 10

dirk is top 20-21

This

[Electric Slide]

I lean towards thinking Dirk is a better player, but I still for some reason find it ridiculous to even consider putting him above Kobe. What exactly is happening there?

you value accomplishments and things that are completely dependent on luck and great teammates.

[KingMichael23]

Kobe. He's in the top 10. Dirk is not.

[TheBigVeto]

Dirk easy.
Dirk is in the top 30 GOAT basketball players.
Kobe is nowhere near the top 500 GOAT basketball players.

[Sakkreth]

Kobe, but he ain't top 10.

[kentatm]

lol at all you media brainwashed kids thinking Kobe is top 10 all time.

good lord ESPN has mind ****ed y'all.

and you know what? you can call me a homer but I'd rather have Dirk all day every day.

Stick him with Shaq and The Big Fundamental retires a Laker b/c Dirk values team so much he would have taken less to ensure the big fella stayed around.

He would have NEVER made it a him or me thing the way Kobe did.

shit, TMac would have gone for a three peat with prime f-ing Shaq by his side.

Was Kobe ever even legitimately the best player in the league in any given year? I think not.

Hell, Kobe on a two time defending Laker squad with two bad ass bigs in Bynum and Pau got swept the **** out of the playoffs.

All you stans need to wake the hell up.

[The Choken One]

in after retards actually saying Dirk.

My god...this is an NBA forum, the sheer lack of basketball knowledge amazes me.

[Jacks3]

trivia question

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coincidence?

[Nashty]

Dirk easy.
Dirk is in the top 30 GOAT basketball players.
Kobe is nowhere near the top 500 GOAT basketball players.

+1

If Kobe stayed with the Hornets he wouldn't be nowhere near top 500 GOAT. He just got lucky to play with great teammates that carried him to 5 rings.

[Balla_Status]

lol at all you media brainwashed kids thinking Kobe is top 10 all time.

good lord ESPN has mind ****ed y'all.

and you know what? you can call me a homer but I'd rather have Dirk all day every day.

Stick him with Shaq and The Big Fundamental retires a Laker b/c Dirk values team so much he would have taken less to ensure the big fella stayed around.

He would have NEVER made it a him or me thing the way Kobe did.

shit, TMac would have gone for a three peat with prime f-ing Shaq by his side.

Was Kobe ever even legitimately the best player in the league in any given year? I think not.

Hell, Kobe on a two time defending Laker squad with two bad ass bigs in Bynum and Pau got swept the **** out of the playoffs.

All you stans need to wake the hell up.

This post had to have been made under a few beers.

[Mr Know It All]

Dirk was the better individual player in his prime and a better team player as well. NBA fans are obsessed with narratives and bullshit so naturally they will choose Kobe even though his success (championships) were a product of the great teams he played on. Dirk never played with a Shaq, hell he never even played with a player on Gasol or Bynum's (11-12 season) level.

NBA fans are stuck in a very old fashioned way of thinking, primitive really. Where you see arguments like "Hurr durr 5 rings > 2 rings lol" in the midst of a serious argument. Advanced statistics and modern understanding of the game have trumped these ridiculous perceptions. Rings are a team accomplishment.

It's the same thing with Lebron. He was a Chris Bosh rebound and an Allen three from being chirped on this site for a summer and many seasons to come. His legacy could have taken a huge hit. But why? He's proven himself as the best player in the NBA for 4+ seasons, his statistical dominance and team play (even with scrubs on Cleveland) prove this.

Throw this ESPN driven narrative crap in the dirt, because that is where it belongs. Listen less to Skip Bayless and Steven A. and read more Zach Lowe. You'll be a more intelligent fan for it, and maybe not lump yourself in with casual NBA fans who make these rash and incorrect judgments based on biased media coverage and TEAM accomplishments.