David Robinson or Kobe Bryant, the greater player

[plowking]

Knick.

You're sticking up for a guy who thinks Kobe is the best ever?

[TmacsRockets]

MJ or Kobe?

You can't compare a guy with 6 finals mvp's to a guy who was a role player on championship teams.

[Kobe24]

What a stupid question. Whoever picks Robinson over inarguably one of the greatest sgs to ever live and a scoring machine which is Kobe Bryant should fill their bath tub with Patron and drink it t'ill their liver melts.

[plowking]

Good points, and quite reasonable. Personally though, I feel both have personality defects that would (and in Kobes case will) keep them from winning as the #1 guy :

Kobe: It's more important to him to be the MVP, and clear lead dog, than it is for the team to win. This makes him chuck bad shots in crucial moments, and burn himself out by the end of a long post season.

Robinson: The guy had all the talent in the world, but lacked the killer instinct to get that big block/rebound/shot. Amazing 2nd option, but a flawed lead guy.

Their flaws actually oddly mirror each other.

Fair enough.

Though like I said, Robinson is often defined by that because of his play against Hakeem.

And as for Kobe, we just have to wait and see if he changes.

[plowking]

You can't compare a guy with 6 finals mvp's to a guy who was a role player on championship teams.

It's Posiedon. If we were to select any player over Kobe, he'd come back with the same response. Just trying to show how much he is infatuated by Kobe.

[Valliant13]

What a stupid question. Whoever picks Robinson over inarguably one of the greatest sgs to ever live and a scoring machine which is Kobe Bryant should fill their bath tub with Patron and drink it t'ill their liver melts.

Kobe is amazing...but I think people forget just how good Robinson was.

Robinson achievments:

# NBA Champion (1999, 2003)
# NBA MVP (1995)
# NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1992)
# NBA Rookie of the Year (1990)
# All-NBA First Team (1991, '92, '95, '96)
# All-NBA Second Team (1994, '98)
# All-NBA Third Team (1990, '93, 2000, '01)
# All-Defensive First Team (1991, '92, '95, '96)
# All-Defensive Second Team (1990, '93, '94, '98)
# 10-time NBA All-Star
# Only player in NBA history to win the Rebounding, Blocked Shots, and Scoring Titles and Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and MVP
# One of only four players to have recorded a quadruple-double
# NBA Sportsmanship Award (2001)
# Third player in NBA history to rank among the league's top 10 in five categories (7th in scoring (23.2 ppg), 4th in rebounding (12.2 rpg), 1st in blocks (4.49 per game), 5th in steals (2.32 per game) and 7th in field-goal percentage (.551))
# First player in NBA history to rank among the top five in rebounding, blocks and steals (per game) in a single season[6]
# Fourth player ever to score 70+ in an NBA game
# 3-time Olympian (1988, '92, '96)
# One of 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996)
# Led NBA in Scoring (1993

[Kobe24]

Kobe's acheivements are greater.

[KINGK]

You can't compare a guy with 6 finals mvp's to a guy who was a role player on championship teams.

[The Judge]

Kobe is better. David Robinson was a career underachiever until Tim came around. He was getting dunked on by Sabonis (GOAT euro).

Kobe was winning rings and leading his team to the finals.

In a nice man contest, DRob shakes Kobe's hand and accepts his award, though.

[KINGK]

I find it hilarious that people still don't think Kobe can win as '' the man''. The guy was 2 wins away from the championship last year without his starting center.2! .

[Valliant13]

I find it hilarious that people still don't think Kobe can win as '' the man''. The guy was 2 wins away from the championship last year without his starting center.2! One of those wins was a 24 point comeback.

When he does it, I will believe it. Though the way Bynum is progressing he might not be "the man" in LA for too many more seasons.

[ShowTime LA]

You're sticking up for a guy who thinks Kobe is the best ever?

It was a joke

[plowking]

Kobe is better. David Robinson was a career underachiever until Tim came around. He was getting dunked on by Sabonis (GOAT euro).

Kobe was winning rings and leading his team to the finals.

In a nice man contest, DRob shakes Kobe's hand and accepts his award, though.

How can you say that David Robinson was an underachiever when Kobe needed Shaq probably more then Robinson needed Duncan?

Take Shaq away from L.A. and they have no shot at a title. Take Kobe away from that L.A. team and they still have a shot at the title.

While D-Rob always led his team to the playoffs, even with bad supporting casts.

[Meticode]

Why compare to another of the same position? If he is better than someone else it should be evident.

Well, I guess if people's minds can't comprehend or even imagine comparing two different positional players I guess it's too difficult for them then. No hurt done.

[plowking]

Are you laughing at the great discrepancy between the players? Because it is kind of funny how far apart they are and Kobe fans still have the nerve to compare the two.