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<blockquote data-quote="Lakersfora3lPeatm" data-source="post: 2640297" data-attributes="member: 827466">Alright, LeBron&#039;s roster in 2007 was MUCH, MUCH better than Kobe&#039;s roster post-Shaq.Kobe&#039;s starting PG?&nbsp; Smush Parker, out of the league playing overseas before the age of 27.Kobe&#039;s starting C?&nbsp; His best starting C during that span was Kwame Brown.Kobe&#039;s starting SF?&nbsp; Luke Walton.Bench guys?&nbsp; Chris Mihm, Devean George, Brian Cook, Maurice Evans..&nbsp; Never heard of them?&nbsp; Not surprising, none of them ever averaged more than 9 points a game in their entire careers.Kobe had a team full of guys who shouldn&#039;t have even been in the league, let alone playing serious minutes.&nbsp; And Kobe was still leading those guys to 45 wins.In 2007, LeBron had Larry Hughes, who was one of the top 10 SGs in the league.&nbsp; He had Zydrunas Ilgauskas, multiple All-Star still in his prime.&nbsp; Oh, and the whole &quot;getting to the Finals things&quot;..&nbsp; That year, the first 2 teams he beat in the playoffs didn&#039;t even have a winning record, then he beat a Pistons team that was about to be broken up and rebuilt, and then was swept in the Finals once he played a real team.&nbsp; Had LeBron faced the Suns in the first round, he would have been knocked out in the first round, just like Kobe.And the whole &quot;rode Shaq to 3 rings&quot;..&nbsp; Come on dude.&nbsp; Penny Hardaway was an amazing player, and he didn&#039;t win a ring with Shaq.&nbsp; It is so hard to win 1 championship, and these guys won not 1, not 2, but 3.&nbsp; And by the 3rd championship, Kobe was the best player on those Lakers teams, even if Shaq won that Finals MVP.Kobe is one of the best players of all time.&nbsp; He isn&#039;t the greatest player ever, but he is top-10, and that is where most people (smart people, not dumb Kobe fans who think he is the best player ever), that is where most people put him.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lakersfora3lPeatm, post: 2640297, member: 827466"] Alright, LeBron's roster in 2007 was MUCH, MUCH better than Kobe's roster post-Shaq. Kobe's starting PG? Smush Parker, out of the league playing overseas before the age of 27. Kobe's starting C? His best starting C during that span was Kwame Brown. Kobe's starting SF? Luke Walton. Bench guys? Chris Mihm, Devean George, Brian Cook, Maurice Evans.. Never heard of them? Not surprising, none of them ever averaged more than 9 points a game in their entire careers. Kobe had a team full of guys who shouldn't have even been in the league, let alone playing serious minutes. And Kobe was still leading those guys to 45 wins. In 2007, LeBron had Larry Hughes, who was one of the top 10 SGs in the league. He had Zydrunas Ilgauskas, multiple All-Star still in his prime. Oh, and the whole "getting to the Finals things".. That year, the first 2 teams he beat in the playoffs didn't even have a winning record, then he beat a Pistons team that was about to be broken up and rebuilt, and then was swept in the Finals once he played a real team. Had LeBron faced the Suns in the first round, he would have been knocked out in the first round, just like Kobe. And the whole "rode Shaq to 3 rings".. Come on dude. Penny Hardaway was an amazing player, and he didn't win a ring with Shaq. It is so hard to win 1 championship, and these guys won not 1, not 2, but 3. And by the 3rd championship, Kobe was the best player on those Lakers teams, even if Shaq won that Finals MVP. Kobe is one of the best players of all time. He isn't the greatest player ever, but he is top-10, and that is where most people (smart people, not dumb Kobe fans who think he is the best player ever), that is where most people put him. [/QUOTE]

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