Gary Payton Speaks on Big 3 and Kobe/Wade

[Fizdale]

[quote]MANILA, Philippines - Gary Payton, who played with Shaquille O

[icewill36]

wade >>>>>> kobe

[FormerSunsFan]

I agree with Gary, but the last image I remember of Gary Payton is him and Wade yelling at each other in the huddle during those playoffs. Maybe he is still salty. Or maybe he just has some sense.

Wade is not touching Kobe.

[rawimpact]

Interesting, but i don't think many people are going to argue who has the better work ethic.

[icewill36]

I agree with Gary, but the last image I remember of Gary Payton is him and Wade yelling at each other in the huddle during those playoffs. Maybe he is still salty. Or maybe he just has some sense.

Wade is not touching Kobe.

wade against boston, 33 ppg, 50+ % from the field

try again. wade is flat out better IMO, and if he was on the lakers he would easily win titles. wade shreds the best defenses in the league... kobe? not so much. kobe has been unbelievably fortunate to have been apart of the lakers organization. i swear he would be ringless if he hadn't

[Al Thornton]

gp is right, kobe's work ethic is far greater. but they both have a strong will to win, and wade puts more into his defense.

[G-train]

Wade is not touching Kobe.

You can say Kobe is better at Wade, but that is inaccurate.

[Kobe8]

Both have different work ethic... sounds about right

[imdaman99]

You can say Kobe is better at Wade, but that is inaccurate.

Yeah, Wade is a great player. By the time Wade retires, he shouldn't be far at all from Kobe, if not ahead of him. I can see him being the 3rd best SG of all time by the time his careers done.

[The_Yearning]

I agree with Gary, but the last image I remember of Gary Payton is him and Wade yelling at each other in the huddle during those playoffs. Maybe he is still salty. Or maybe he just has some sense.

Wade is not touching Kobe.

Touch Kobe? Wade isn't even sniffing Kobe. I don't even think Wade sees Kobe with a 100x microscope.

[PowerGlove]

How is this news?

It's clearly obvious that Kobe is the hardest working basketball player in the history of the world and that Wade doesn't even come close to matching the amount of work he puts in. Dude was out of shape the beginning of last season if that isn't enough evidence, then whatever.

Kobe works so hard, vacations are just light workouts.

[Samvt]

no surprise there. like has been said, kobe has the work ethic. If wade had his work ethic, we'd be discussing him being the GOAT.

[HiphopRelated]

yet Wade produces better

says something......

[ImmortalD24]

Wade has a tremendous work ethic from what I remember. He just needs to keep doing what he's doing and later on the legend with grow and people will overrate it.

Not saying Kobe's work ethic is overrated btw, It's been well documented even in his early 20's that his work ethic is/ was phenomenal.. but people tend to exaggerate things as time progresses and about a player.

[EarlTheGoat]

wade against boston, 33 ppg, 50+ % from the field

try again. wade is flat out better IMO, and if he was on the lakers he would easily win titles. wade shreds the best defenses in the league... kobe? not so much. kobe has been unbelievably fortunate to have been apart of the lakers organization. i swear he would be ringless if he hadn't

Awful post, its players who make up the legacies for teams and not the opposite. Anyways, I dont want to get this thread into another Kobe vs X debate, its annoying.