Originally Posted by
zsr
We could talk true shooting percentage and eFG%, which shaq still has the advantage in, but i know he doesnt know advanced metrics so i tried to keep it basic for him. Even so, he's just trolled the whole thread with "Oh yeah, everything says im wrong, but im right! cuz i said so!"
We take all the numbers as a whole, and what we get, is a pretty clear point that Shaq was a better player than kobe, and kobe is nowhere near as good as all of his fans think he is. The only people arguing here are Kobe fans.
We cant compare kobe to the all time greats just because blind statement like "5 rings brooo" " he was so clutch broo"
Carmelo Anthony is a more effecient scorer and better rebounder than kobe, not to mention significantly better in "clutch time" (20%+)
Is Carmelo a top 5 all time player?
The advanced stat movement in basketball is awesome and allows us to appreciate the all time greats, MJ, Magic, LBJ, KD, Shaq, Duncan, etc. And it allows us to see that there is no reason for kobe to be mentioned in the same sentence with any of these guys. Even the modern guys like LBJ and Durant are hyper efficient and light years ahead of Kobe.