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

[BallPhunk]

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.

Now he got a all star power forward to help him back to the finals

Are you serious?

[WoGiTaLiA1]

Face is arguable. Shaq is certainly better known in Australia, Yao also has a serious case for that title.

Best he has no case. Duncan and Shaq are the only two guys who get that title, Garnett is 3rd and then daylight. Kobe is probably the guy in 4th though.

[Allstar24]

You can make a case for Duncan or Kobe, I'm fine with either one. I'd probably go with Duncan at the moment. But what has Shaq done since winning the title in 06?

07- first round exit (swept by Bulls)
08- first round exit (in 5 games to the Spurs)
09- failed to make the playoffs

Shaq might've been the face of the first 6 years of the decade though.

[fefe]

Kobe is the face of this decade's basketball, but no matter if he wins it or not this year, he will not take over Duncan and Shaq as the best player of the decade. He will stay at #3...
Sorry Izzo, but this is true.

[raptorfan_dr07]

Kobe may the face in terms of being well known and popular, but if we're talking about most successful or best player of the decade? I think these two guys have something to say about that:

[YAWN]

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.

youre such a bitter fa[COLOR="Black"]gg[/COLOR]ot

[takeittothehoop]

I still would go with Shaq for the face of basketball in this decade. I don't think there is neccersarily one single face..there's many. Kobe, Shaq and Duncan will be the three main guys that will be remembered from this past decade IMO.

[Meticode]

Shaq to me will be the player of the decade. If Kobe wins next year along with this year I could see him overtaking that spot.

[blacknapalm]

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

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

if he's not then it's duncan. your choice really. kobe comes in 3rd, with possibly of 2nd eventually.

[JordanL]

just give up up man. that is played and whack and so cheap. nothing about it brings up eruptions of humor anymore.

No, now it just brings up insecurities in people who idolize a rapi[color=black]s[/color]t.

[LakersLaLaLand]

ISH would be nothing without all these trolls and troll feeders.

Super f'in sad.

[Apples]

You can make a case for Duncan or Kobe, I'm fine with either one. I'd probably go with Duncan at the moment. But what has Shaq done since winning the title in 06?

07- first round exit (swept by Bulls)
08- first round exit (in 5 games to the Spurs)
09- failed to make the playoffs

Shaq might've been the face of the first 6 years of the decade though.

Thank you, I was waiting for someone to remind people that Shaq hasn't done anything note worthy in a while.

[Mikaiel]

Thank you, I was waiting for someone to remind people that Shaq hasn't done anything note worthy in a while.

So what ? He was so dominant in the 1st part of the decade it doesn't matter.

[Apples]

No, now it just brings up insecurities in people who idolize a rapi[color=black]s[/color]t.

When a girl shows up to the court room with the entire All star team's "autograph" on her panties, no one is gonna take her or her accusations seriously, let alone remember Kobe for being accused. Face it, it's Colorado, of course it's still a hot topic there, what else would they have to talk about? The Nuggets?

[Apples]

So what ? He was so dominant in the 1st part of the decade it doesn't matter.

Duncan makes a much larger case for Face of the Decade than Shaq. You can't say Shaq is the face more so than Kobe because Kobe was right there with him. So if Kobe wins this year, he's right there with Duncan for the face of the first 2K decade. Not to mention Kobe and Duncan have only been on one team, even if they weren't winning, it was win or lose on the same team. I feel Shaq going from Miami to Phoenix hurt his iconic status. There's a good chance Shaq will finish up his career having played for 5-6 teams.