Why Kobe is rated higher than Shaq all time

[Ca$H]

Shaq and Kobe will be forever linked, thanks to their great success together in the early 2000s and their great animosity ever since. Legacies are important to both men, especially relative to each other, and we rank Kobe's career just ahead of Shaq's. Not just because Bryant earned his fourth and fifth titles, putting him one ahead of O'Neal. The difference is Kobe's conditioning and professionalism have allowed him to play at an elite level for longer than Shaq did.

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LOL at the peak play stans on this site. Longevity is more important bitches.

[Electric Slide]

Except Shaq's longevity was actaully better.

Kobe's longevity was overrated. He was a superstar from 01-10 but he had two shitty seasons that you don't even want to count, 2004 and 2005.

Shaq has the most consecutive 20/10 seasons of all-time and was a superstar from 1994-1995 to 2005.

[NumberSix]

Shaq was an elite player for about 15 seasons.

[TonyMontana]

-Shaq relevant from 1992-2006
-Kobe relevant from 1999-2013

Looks similar to me. Kobe also has a bunch of epic failed seasons like 2005 and 2013 that shouldn't even count.

-Shaq Most 20-10 seasons all-time, yeah more of them than Wilt, Kareem, Hakeem, whoever the **** you want to name.

And most importantly when both of them were in their prime during the threepeat, Shaq was far and away the better player. Kobe was as good as he ever was in 2001 and he didn't even compare to Shaq who was winning the Finals MVP putting 33 PPG and 16 RPG on 58% shooting vs the current DPOY. Kobe shot 41% vs Eric Snow.

[andgar923]

I don't get how Kobe is ranked higher.

Shaq DOMINATED in the truest sense of the word, something we hadn't seen since Wilt.

Not sure how Kobe's stock rose while Shaq's dropped.

[Ca$H]

1st team All NBA is the best measure of sustained elite play.

Kobe-11
Shaq-8

Also I don't understand why Kobe haters give Shaq a free pass for being fat and lazy and give Kobe no credit for his elite work ethic. I don't respect god given talent because you didn't do anything to earn it. I respect work ethic above all else.

[Ca$H]

Shaq was an elite player for about 15 seasons.

He has 8 first team All NBA selections so he was elite for 8 seasons.

[Ca$H]

Except Shaq's longevity was actaully better.

Kobe's longevity was overrated. He was a superstar from 01-10 but he had two shitty seasons that you don't even want to count, 2004 and 2005.

Shaq has the most consecutive 20/10 seasons of all-time and was a superstar from 1994-1995 to 2005.

Why is your opinion important? You are just a biased troll on a message board. Post articles from basketball analysts to validate your unsubstantiated claims. You are an irrelevant troll. A nobody. A true loser.

[Electric Slide]

Kobe didn't have much competition at the guard spot. Shaq had to compete with Robinson, Hakeem, Zo, and Ewing in the 90s.

[Electric Slide]

Why is your opinion important? You are just a biased troll on a message board. Post articles from basketball analysts to validate your unsubstantiated claims. You are an irrelevant troll. A nobody. A true loser.

Why would I post articles from analysts? In fact, why are we suppose to take credibility into what they think? A media guy is no different than an average fan other than having a journalism degree.

Kobe is overrated. Guy has only led his team to the title as the best player once but has rode dominant bigs to the title like Shaq from 00-02 and Gasol in 2010. He also jacked Gasol's 2010 Finals MVP.

[TonyMontana]

1st team All NBA is the best measure of sustained elite play.

Kobe-11
Shaq-8

Also I don't understand why Kobe haters give Shaq a free pass for being fat and lazy and give Kobe no credit for his elite work ethic. I don't respect god given talent because you didn't do anything to earn it. I respect work ethic above all else.

This is basketball. God given talent matters. If all you care about is skill then go watch golf.

All NBA Team? your main argument is a ****ing media award? Kobe has two chances at getting on the First team(2 guard spots), while Shaq only has 1.

[I<3NBA]

Kobe has never dominated in the truest sense of the word. he has never been clear cut the best in the NBA in any year. even in the years he was the number 1 man in LA, some other player still rivaled him for best player of the league.

[Ca$H]

Why would I post articles from analysts? In fact, why are we suppose to take credibility into what they think? A media guy is no different than an average fan other than having a journalism degree.

Kobe is overrated. Guy has only led his team to the title as the best player once but has rode dominant bigs to the title like Shaq from 00-02 and Gasol in 2010. He also jacked Gasol's 2010 Finals MVP.

When people post(troll) on message boards they can post the most outlandish things in the world without any repercussions to their image. People in the media have their actual names and faces attached to their articles so they don't get to hide behind anonymous usernames. The majority of mainstream media will not make up things just to troll because it will ruin their image/credibility. Look at Skip Bayless he really hated LeBron but even he had to concede that LeBron is currently the best because if he continued hating on LeBron it would completely ruin his credibility/journalistic integrity.

[TheMilkyBarKid]

Another backfired thread by an ignorant kobe stan
Shaq> kobe
How does shaq's ass taste?

[Electric Slide]

When people post(troll) on message boards they can post the most outlandish things in the world without any repercussions to their image. People in the media have their actual names and faces attached to their articles so they don't get to hide behind anonymous usernames. The majority of mainstream media will not make up things just to troll because it will ruin their image/credibility. Look at Skip Bayless he really hated LeBron but even he had to concede that LeBron is currently the best because if he continued hating on LeBron it would completely ruin his credibility/journalistic integrity.

Then chances are these idiots will just follow each other so they don't look bad which is what they do with Kobe.

They have no opinions which is just as bad.