Sick of people downplaying Kobe's role in his first 3 championships

[StrongLurk]

I remember a thread from last year where somebody said Kobes 2000 title is worth nothing because he got (purposely) hurt in The Finals.

He was All NBA, All Star, and All 1st team Defense that year.

I am that person. Kobe's 2000 ring is worth nothing ONLY when it comes to all-time great discussions/GOAT discussions.

Otherwise we'd hold MJ and Scottie as equals since they went 6/6.

Kobe played like shit in the 2000 finals and the Lakers won that series in spite of Kobe. Also Kobe took 25 shots per game the last 3 games of the series. Never seen an "injured" player shot 25 times per game before...oh wait, it's because he was fine by that point.

[Axe]

Sidekick is a bit of a disingenuous term for the situation, being that most often of the time the “sidekick” is considerably worse.

So when you use sidekick to describe Kobe here you are using a term which usually refers to something quite differently.

Sidekick sounds more like stephen curry in the playoffs during his first three championships.