Indeed. I figure we all should know that by now, and if not, well, get the hell out of this thread.
Who has Been the Better Basketball Player, Kobe Bryant or Shaquille O'Neal?
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Indeed. I figure we all should know that by now, and if not, well, get the hell out of this thread.
Amen.
roronoa3000
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Shaq has proven all he needs to prove. At this point, he is pretty old, so you can't really blame him for being slower than he used to be. He's a big man too, so age probably takes it's toll even sooner.
I will give you that Kobe wants to win, but you can tell that his only reason for that is to prove how great he thinks he is. Is he a good player? Absolutely. Is he as good as Jordan? No way.
As for who is better between Shaq or Kobe, it's hard to compare them because they play different positions. One thing I do know is that if I were the GM of an NBA team and had the choice of drafting either one of them, I would definitely take Shaq. He gives me the better chance to win in my opinion.
I never said he was better than Jordan. Just Shaq.
Fair enough. If you took Shaq 1st overall, I'd gladly take Kobe 2nd.
how many people yell Shaq right before 'shooting' any given object into any given receptacle? that's what i thought...
Wait, what? You mean Shaq, the one who's more concerned with his own fame, likeability, and legacy, cares more than Kobe, who is only the fiercest competitor there is?
Oh, and btw, screw Shaq, his leaving the Magic cost us at least 1 title.
alexpnz
Lord Dipstick
God has answered, so now we know! :bowdown:
http://www.thisis50.com/profiles/blogs/kobelebron-michael-jordan
http://www.thisis50.com/profiles/blogs/kobelebron-michael-jordan
Yeah, I mean Shaq. The guy whose coming there in the first place got you a title you never would have gotten otherwise.
The one I'm not talking about is Kobe. The guy who, out of jealousy, got Shaq traded away from the Lakers so he could finally be the center of attention in L.A. I'm sorry, but I don't care how much Kobe claims to care. When you tear apart a team that won three titles, and get rid of the #1 guy just for the sake of your own ego, the whole "fiercest competitor" claim doesn't ring true. If he is such a fierce competitor, he should have been fighting to conquer his ego, and continued riding Shaq's coat tails to more rings. Who cares if he was number two as long as the TEAM was winning? Kobe claims to be all about winning, but it's only as long as HE is the one getting all the acolades for it.
Kobe's backstabbing move to get Shaq traded is equal in my mind to the punk behavior of Stephon Marbury when he demanded a trade from the Timberwolves because he admittedly couldn't handle being the #2 star and being the second highest paid player on the team. He got to go to a team where he was the big man on campus, but how many rings has he won? Had he stayed in Minnesota with KG, they would have probably won a few championships. Like Kobe, it's all about me, me, me, me....
Back on the subject of Kobe, the guy even looks like a rat. Pointy nose, beaty eyes, long head, and an overall sneaky expression. Sometimes you CAN judge a book by it's cover.
roronoa3000
Banned
^ Shaq got himself traded.
Anyway:
Kobe > Shaq
Anyway:
Kobe > Shaq
Shaq was classy enough to say things that saved his team from a big, distracting scandal, but everyone knows Kobe was the problem child and the reason for Shaq leaving.
roronoa3000
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lechepicha
Prince of the Rotten Milk
Shaq was more dominant than Kobe, but Kobe is better overall.
I hate them both, by the way.
I hate them both, by the way.
If the Wolves would've got Shaq in '93 that whole franchise would be a different story. Magic sucked balls before Shaq came there and made them relavent. Kobe can suck a pair of sweaty, smelly balls for all I care. :thefinger
roronoa3000
Banned
If if was a 5th, we'd all be drink.
You can think that C4TB but Shaq treated Kobe the same way he treated Anfernee Hardaway. He talked shit on the guy up and down while in Orlando and after he left. No different from how he did Kobe...I've met Shaq...even hung with the guy in some social settings and as affable a character as he is...the guy doesn't like sharing the spot light.
Skyraider22
The One and Only Big Daddy
Oh that is a really hard one.They were so good together for so long but as of right now it is Shaq.more years played but Kobe will be one of the best and I think will surpass him and a lot more.
He wouldn't have that many titles had he started out at shitty Orlando. Run a career stats search and see that O'Neal had an immediate impact in shit Orlando and Bryant was just shwag for the first 4 years at least.
