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  1. #16
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    Default Re: What year was Kobe the clear-cut best player in the world?

    Quote Originally Posted by SpaceJam
    Makes sense why those 3 guys are solidified top 10 all time players while general consensus for Kobe is 12thBe
    Thought it is now 14thBe?

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    Default Re: What year was Kobe the clear-cut best player in the world?

    Quote Originally Posted by ImKobe
    From 05-10.
    05 - he didn't even make the playoffs that year

    06 - Wade & Dirk have strong arguments

    07 - Duncan & LeBron were better

    08 - KG,LeBron and CP3 had strong arguments

    09 - LeBron

    10 - LeBron

    Kobe was never the clear cut best

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    Quote Originally Posted by Manny98
    05 - he didn't even make the playoffs that year

    06 - Wade & Dirk have strong arguments

    07 - Duncan & LeBron were better

    08 - KG,LeBron and CP3 had strong arguments

    09 - LeBron

    10 - LeBron

    Kobe was never the clear cut best
    He was in 08 and 10 to me.

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    Default Re: What year was Kobe the clear-cut best player in the world?

    Quote Originally Posted by Manny98
    05 - he didn't even make the playoffs that year

    06 - Wade & Dirk have strong arguments

    07 - Duncan & LeBron were better

    08 - KG,LeBron and CP3 had strong arguments

    09 - LeBron

    10 - LeBron

    Kobe was never the clear cut best
    Sorry pal. You already said that Kobe 》 Lebron and that Lebron is 11th all time

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    Default Re: What year was Kobe the clear-cut best player in the world?

    Quote Originally Posted by juju151111
    He was in 08 and 10 to me.
    2008 was close. He, Lebron, and CP3 were a wash.
    2010 is Lebron by a mile, for me. I'm not sure how it's even an argument. Lebron played at an all time level and was comfortably ahead of anyone in the league in almost every advanced metric. He was the best offensive player in the league while being arguably the best perimeter defensive player that year.

    You might want to knock off a few points for his collapse in the playoffs but if we were to do that, you'd have to do the same with Kobe, who wet the bed in the finals and especially in the most important game of the season.

    2010 was Lebron for me. Ahead of Wade. Ahead of Kobe.

    I've got:

    1999 Shaq
    2000 Shaq
    2001 Shaq
    2002 Shaq/Duncan
    2003 Shaq/Duncan
    2004 Garnett/Duncan
    2005 Duncan/Nash
    2006 Wade/Nash/Dirk/Kobe
    2007 Duncan/pre-injury Wade/Kobe/Dirk (playoff collapse hurt Dirk)
    2008 Kobe/Lebron/CP3
    2009 Lebron (Wade was also great but Lebron was the best player in the league)
    2010 Lebron
    2011 Lebron/Dirk (finals really hurt Lebron)
    2012 Lebron
    2013 Lebron
    2014 Durant
    2015 Lebron/Steph
    2016 Steph/Lebron


    I think that Kobe was only in the discussion for 3 years. You could make a case for any of the 3 years but I still think he has a relatively weak case, against Wade in 06, Duncan & Dirk in 2007, and Chris Paul in 2008.

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    Default Re: What year was Kobe the clear-cut best player in the world?

    05-10.

    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Feeny
    2008 was close. He, Lebron, and CP3 were a wash.
    2010 is Lebron by a mile, for me. I'm not sure how it's even an argument. Lebron played at an all time level and was comfortably ahead of anyone in the league in almost every advanced metric. He was the best offensive player in the league while being arguably the best perimeter defensive player that year.

    You might want to knock off a few points for his collapse in the playoffs but if we were to do that, you'd have to do the same with Kobe, who wet the bed in the finals and especially in the most important game of the season.

    2010 was Lebron for me. Ahead of Wade. Ahead of Kobe.

    I've got:

    1999 Shaq
    2000 Shaq
    2001 Shaq
    2002 Shaq/Duncan
    2003 Shaq/Duncan
    2004 Garnett/Duncan
    2005 Duncan/Nash
    2006 Wade/Nash/Dirk/Kobe
    2007 Duncan/pre-injury Wade/Kobe/Dirk (playoff collapse hurt Dirk)
    2008 Kobe/Lebron/CP3
    2009 Lebron (Wade was also great but Lebron was the best player in the league)
    2010 Lebron
    2011 Lebron/Dirk (finals really hurt Lebron)
    2012 Lebron
    2013 Lebron
    2014 Durant
    2015 Lebron/Steph
    2016 Steph/Lebron


    I think that Kobe was only in the discussion for 3 years. You could make a case for any of the 3 years but I still think he has a relatively weak case, against Wade in 06, Duncan & Dirk in 2007, and Chris Paul in 2008.
    We appreciate your input.

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    Default Re: What year was Kobe the clear-cut best player in the world?

    2000-2013

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    Default Re: What year was Kobe the clear-cut best player in the world?

    05-06 and 06-07 for sure.

    I would take Kobe in 07/08, but that year is much closer.

    Lebron became the best player in the 08/09 season.

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    Default Re: What year was Kobe the clear-cut best player in the world?

    06-08 pretty undisputed. Can arguments for a few other years

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    Default Re: What year was Kobe the clear-cut best player in the world?

    They year Kobe lived rent free in Bran stan heads... oh wait that means he's still the best player in the world then.

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    Default Re: What year was Kobe the clear-cut best player in the world?

    Quote Originally Posted by superduper
    They year Kobe lived rent free in Bran stan heads... oh wait that means he's still the best player in the world then.
    > Kobe lives rent free in Bran stan heads
    > Makes 20 posts about Lebron a day

    SuperDuperConfused

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    Default Re: What year was Kobe the clear-cut best player in the world?

    Quote Originally Posted by Andrei89
    > Kobe lives rent free in Bran stan heads
    > Makes 20 posts about Lebron a day

    SuperDuperConfused
    It's about one-two a day now but stay chasing me around

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    Default Re: What year was Kobe the clear-cut best player in the world?

    Quote Originally Posted by superduper
    It's about one-two a day now but stay chasing me around
    Chasing? Dude you are literally in every thread crying about Lebron, nobody can avoid you.


    The term "rent-free"was literally invented because of you lmao

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    Default Re: What year was Kobe the clear-cut best player in the world?

    Quote Originally Posted by Manny98
    05 - he didn't even make the playoffs that year

    06 - Wade & Dirk have strong arguments

    07 - Duncan & LeBron were better

    08 - KG,LeBron and CP3 had strong arguments

    09 - LeBron

    10 - LeBron

    Kobe was never the clear cut best
    Lebron himself said Kobe's better and that's during Bran's peak in 2009.

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    Default Re: What year was Kobe the clear-cut best player in the world?

    From 06 to 09. Feel like Kobes 09 wcf and finals performance was better than the 09 regular season LeBron.

    Just sayin'

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