If Kobe wins the title this year, he's the player of the decade

[JtotheIzzo]

If Kobe wins this year, he is the player and the face of this decade of basketball.

Feel free to flame away, but remember, I strongly dislike Kobe (this ain't no love piece), but reality is real and this cannot be denied.

[rawimpact]

I agree, and if we look back at the threads made this decade, what percent of them deal with kobe?

[JtotheIzzo]

I agree, and if we look back at the threads made this decade, what percent of them deal with kobe?

oh yeah, definitely the most polarizing, but if he wins he will also be (gulp) the best.

[haterofhaters]

Tim Duncan anyone? If by "face of the decade" you mean most talked about and most recognized.. He's already it.. and would've still been it, even if the Lakers had not even made the playoffs..

If by "face of the decade" you mean best/most successful player of the last 10 years, it's still give the nod to Tim Duncan.

[JtotheIzzo]

Tim Duncan anyone?

if Kobe wins, it'll be Kobe > Duncan

sorry it is true

[Abraham Lincoln]

Alas, he still not be the best player of this decade.

[Quata]

Shaq will still be the face of the decade, kobe will perhaps be the face of 2005-2010.

[BallPhunk]

Alas, he still not be the best player of this decade.

Alas, he still not be the best player of this decade.

I think that be more Yoda than honest Abe...

[Mikaiel]

Face of the decade ? Yeah maybe.

Most succesfull player of the decade ? No. Shaq and Duncan have something to say about that.

[DavisWarriorsFan]

[plowking]

Face of this decade? Yes.

Player of the decade? No. How do you justify putting him over Shaq?

[Micku]

As other people said, he may be the face of the decade. I don't have a problem with that.

Player of the decade? Best player or most successful? Er...I would say that Shaq or Duncan have more of a argument than Kobe.

[RoseCity07]

Pretty much what everyone will remember him for outside of the basketball world. Kind of like how everyone remembers Tyson bitting ears and r*ping women.

No matter what Kobe does or how hard he works, there is still someone better than him. Shaq got him 3 rings. Now he got a all star power forward to help him back to the finals.

[cotdt]

Kobe is already the face of basketball. Even on this forum, just look at how many threads are related to him.

[DirkLegend41]

Pretty much what everyone will remember him for outside of the basketball world. Kind of like how everyone remembers Tyson bitting ears and r*ping women.

No matter what Kobe does or how hard he works, there is still someone better than him. Shaq got him 3 rings. Now he got a all star power forward to help him back to the finals.

Its not like Kobe can do it alone. Mike, Magic, Wade and Bird had All-Stars on their team to win NBA titles.