What a pile of tripe. Wade had no problem winning a title with a beaten down Shaq (who saw 10 minutes less per game in miami because he wasn't nearly the same player as he was in LA and with multiple injuries). And Wade didn't have a polished post game at all at the time. Give healthy Wade a PRIME Shaq for 8 years and he easily wins more than 3 titles. A prime Shaq was the most dominant force we've ever seen and demanded triple teams. Wade with all that room and one on one play would destroy the league.
The greats are defined what they bring on the NBA's biggest stage, and its pathetic how poor kobe has played in NBA finals. Wade had more moments in the 2011 NBA finals than kobe has had in his career. That's because kobe was carried. It's sad how kobe lacks big moments on the NBA's biggest stage - and that's because he's the most overrated player in NBA history.
Give Lebron EIGHT years of prime Shaq and he easily has 5 or 6 titles in those 8 years.. and performs far better than Kobe did in the Finals. Kobe always plays his best early in the regular season when other teams are still figuring things out to pump his totals and FG%. Over the 2nd half of the season his FG% plummets, and gets worse as the season goes on (just as it has over the past 2 months dropping, and he's a piss poor 42% for february). that's his MO. and he's even worse in the playoffs, and in the Finals.
He was carried his whole career. He's useless without the best frontcourt in basketball. As evidenced by getting slapped 8 games to 1 against OKC and Dallas in the 2nd round the last 2 years when they brought in Perkins and Chandler to match the Lakers frontcourt advantage. Kobe is not, and never was good enough to be the difference when everything else is matched up evenly.
Because he's never been that good.
It's like 2005 again, just with Lebron fans instead of T-mac and VC fans.
By Jordans reasoning he would not pick himself in 1991 when he won his first championship (at the age of 28) because Magic/Bird were around and had many more rings....
He wouldn't, I recall one of his older highlight films where he basically admitted that Bird and Magic were a tier above him for as long as he was ringless.
He wouldn't, I recall one of his older highlight films where he basically admitted that Bird and Magic were a tier above him for as long as he was ringless.
Because MJ is pure of heart. No agendas. Just truth.
Well no, MJ although good at the game, I wouldn't take anything related to talent evaluation from him seriously, like most greats as well.
Why? That's just dumb thinking. Because he made bad draft picks? The Kwame Brown draft wasn't star studded with talent, and even then everyone in the league was high on Kwame. And he's never had a high draft pick with an obvious super talented, lock to be a superstar player like LeBron James, Kevin Durant, etc that he passed on ala Portland w/ Sam Bowie.
Why? That's just dumb thinking. Because he made bad draft picks? The Kwame Brown draft wasn't star studded with talent, and even then everyone in the league was high on Kwame. And he's never had a high draft pick with an obvious super talented, lock to be a superstar player like LeBron James, Kevin Durant, etc that he passed on ala Portland w/ Sam Bowie.
A lot of bad draft picks and other moves and his opinions are relatively turrrible
Why? That's just dumb thinking. Because he made bad draft picks? The Kwame Brown draft wasn't star studded with talent, and even then everyone in the league was high on Kwame. And he's never had a high draft pick with an obvious super talented, lock to be a superstar player like LeBron James, Kevin Durant, etc that he passed on ala Portland w/ Sam Bowie.
Let's stop playing stupid here. Michael OBVIOUS has ulterior motives for saying what he's saying. The dude flat out has resentment towards LeBron. Never liked him, never will.
Let's stop playing stupid here. Michael OBVIOUS has ulterior motives for saying what he's saying. The dude flat out has resentment towards LeBron. Never liked him, never will.
Where do you get the fact he has resentment to LeBron?
Wouldn't he be more resentful of Kobe? The guy who basically aped not just his game but his swagger, and mannerisms? He's basically at various times on an NBA stage pretended to be Jordan.
LeBron wore #23 in tribute to him. Why would MJ not like the guy? Well I mean, there is obvious reasons to not like LeBron, but he doesn't disrespect him.
Bron blew one of his Finals appearances in serious chicken shit like fashion. All he is saying is he needs the hardware first. What's his ultimate ulterior motive?
Let's stop playing stupid here, you would lick Bron's shaft if given the opportunity.
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A lot of bad draft picks and other moves and his opinions are relatively turrrible
What opinions of his have been terrible? And how does guesstimating a player's potential value in a draft setting, compare to talking about OBVIOUS established, and proven superstar talent? Your argument is quite idiotic.
Where do you get the fact he has resentment to LeBron?
Wouldn't he be more resentful of Kobe? The guy who basically aped not just his game but his swagger, and mannerisms? He's basically at various times on an NBA stage pretended to be Jordan.
LeBron wore #23 in tribute to him. Why would MJ not like the guy? Well I mean, there is obvious reasons to not like LeBron, but he doesn't disrespect him.
Because MJ knows Lebron is a far greater threat to his legacy than Kobe the stringbean is/was.
MJ's agenda was quite clear, and self serving more than anything else.
Let's stop playing stupid here. Michael OBVIOUS has ulterior motives for saying what he's saying. The dude flat out has resentment towards LeBron. Never liked him, never will.
- Trolling or serious?
- if serious why?
- MJ never brings up Kobe in a positive light....except when forced to answer questions....He then just answer's them very bluntly....
- MJ said Lebron is dominating the game more then anyone....ever?...I don't what he meant....but it sure as **** doesn't sound like he hate's him.
Re: MJ Discusses Kobe vs. LeBron -vid
