Originally Posted by
dlunc3
Kobe has many great clutch moments bc he has been there so many times... people remember the great moments, but seem to forget that he has failed so many more times then he had succeded. Serious questions: How many rings would kobe have if he were drafted in Clev. instead of LA? How many rings would lebron have had he played his career in LA? My guess is kobe would still be on 0 rings just as lebron is, and lebron would be at 8+ bc he would have never run shaq out of town.
Sure, I give credit for kobe having the balls to take the last shot, bc thats what great scorers do, even though his failure rate is high. But, I dont hate on lebron for finding the open man like he did earlier this season when creating a wide open jumper for haslem. I also dont hate on him for allowing Wade to make a play the other night (just as magic would allow kareem to make a play). If it were mike miller, it would be a different story.. but wade is also a top scorer in this league that had a good matchup the other night.
I just dont like the fact that kobe gets all the love bc of his 5 rings, when we all know that lebron would also have the same amount of rings if not more if he were in LA. Sure lebron failed and played terrible last yr in the finals. But in the big picture, he elevates his game come playoff time... where kobes game statistically gets worse under playoff pressure.