Comments on: Boxscore Breakdown: Kobe vs. LeBron, Round 2 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=1180 NBA & ABA Basketball Statistics & History Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:56:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6 By: Aroo http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=1180&cpage=1#comment-9471 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:52:45 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=1180#comment-9471 author shhould begin a book, it's great!

]]> By: laker4life http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=1180&cpage=1#comment-9335 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:58:12 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=1180#comment-9335 Listen this conversation is absurd kobe bryant is the best basketball player on the planet just ask lebron himself!!! Kobe is a superior on the ball defender think people kobe plays D on lebron and virtually shuts him down go back and watch the games lebron does not cover kobe very often and when he does kobe scores on him!! You talk about supporting casts and lebron has to carry more of the load? Well when kobe did not have gasol or anybody for that matter he was scoring 35ppg so put that in your pipes and smoke it!!! Lebron has proved nothing really other than he is a extremely taltented player kobe has won 3 rings and hit clutch shot after clutch shot in hugh playoffs and finals games, its not even close kobe should be the MVP best player in the league leading his team to the best record and homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs and finals!!! You people are pushing james to quickly he is great but he is not Kobe people sorry! Look at the seasons kobe has put up when he didnt get mvp the man was hosed a few times steve nash twice is a joke. All kobe heard was your team did not have the best record so thats why you didnt win it even though the entire nba world agrees your the best player on the planet!!! Give kobe his well deserved back2back mvp award. Better yet give it to queen james so his fans quit whining and kobe will go ahead and win the nba title and then it will show who was the real MVP regardless...

]]> By: Steve http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=1180&cpage=1#comment-9053 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:59:06 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=1180#comment-9053 I'll tell you who NO ONE has to make excuses for when he's healthy: Dwyane Wade

Once he gets a supporting cast like these 2 have he'll take the ring home with it (as youve seen before), and he might be on the way there if Beasley breaks out now that Marions out of his way and Jermaine Oneal gets back to his old form now that he's in Miami.

]]> By: rmj http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=1180&cpage=1#comment-9025 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:39:23 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=1180#comment-9025 You know folks.., there is a very big defirence in the line up of both lakers and cavaliers bcoz in terms of the guards, cavaliers have a very good guards naming williams and gibson comparing to fisher which is old and farmar who was still discovering himself, that is a big factor in the cavaliers team..., in terms of center, gasol is more dominant that ilguaskas, but the thing is ilgauskas is an all star last year that means his very good at his position, then pau is not way ahead better than ilgauskas it just that they have very different kind of game.., and the3 bench.., both team had a deep bech it's just that the lakers supporting players find there own rhythm and develop their skill thru Phil jackson unlike the cavalier, which their team is focused only on how to make james play well, not letting his team mates rose their own capabilities.., that's why buzzer got out from that team...,

And last thing is Kobe is much superior in his position of being a shooting guard and a small forward if necessary, he can deliver crucial shots although he misses but the thing is he brings a big impact on the game of basketball..

James is very good in his position but that's all, he is much bigger than kobe physically and jumps like a monster but if he take a shot in the perimeter, that's a different story..., and also he can be guarded and limited by a shooting guard in the presence of KOBE24

]]> By: Jose http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=1180&cpage=1#comment-9022 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:15:25 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=1180#comment-9022 People make excuses for Kobe too, LmNo. Like putting all the blame on Lamar Odom when the entire team didn't rise to the occasion during the 2008 NBA Finals. When the Lakers win, it's because Kobe guided them to victory. When they lose, it's someone else's fault because Odom didn't show up, the bench is inconsistent, Fisher is too old, Gasol is too soft, you name it. It's only now that people are truly recognizing the abilities of his teammates.

That being said, I believe Kobe has the better teammates. (although the Cavs were missing Delonte) The Laker wins over Cleveland AND Boston (all nine points in the overtime were scored by Gasol and Odom) have proven that. Cleveland just couldn't buy a bucket in the second half (they reverted to their poor offensive ways from last season), but letting Odom get so many easy shots at the rim was a killer, and a poor game from Lebron spelled doom for them.

So the reason that Lebron is still the leading MVP candidate is because he has to carry more of the load in order for his team to do well, and when they do well, they're good enough to challenge the best teams in the league. (that last part is why Paul and Wade, who similarly carry a huge load for their teams, won't challenge for MVP unless their teams can place among the top teams in the league by the end of the season) Kobe has to be able to close games, which is very important, but he doesn't have to play great for them to beat the best teams. That's what makes the Lakers tough to deal with. They can win with more of a margin for error than the other top teams.

From the wins since losing Bynum, I'd say that Gasol has been the best (the most consistent) player. He's proving that his selection as All-Star reserve was well-earned for sure.

]]> By: LmNo http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=1180&cpage=1#comment-9020 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:05:42 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=1180#comment-9020 How would the 2 losses help Lebron's cause when BOTH of his games were pitiful?
Kobe wasn't able to "seize the day" because during one game he dislocated his finger and the other he had the flu.
We're so quick to say that Lebron has no help when he loses, but complain when his teammates aren't voted all-stars when he wins. It just seems like people love to make excuses for the guy.

]]> By: Yocar http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=1180&cpage=1#comment-9019 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:31:59 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=1180#comment-9019 DWarner, kobe won both games and the lakers ended the 23 home win streak the cavs had!!! i think lebron is gonna have to lift his team to the best record in the league or else the MVP is kobe's to lose. lebron proved one thing in both games against the lakers....his jumper needs a lot of work.

]]> By: DWarner http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=1180&cpage=1#comment-9018 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:23:51 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=1180#comment-9018 The 2 games LA and Cleveland have played this year may be helping LeBrons cause for MVP believe it or not. Although he has played poorly in both outings, Kobe hasn't been able to seize the day with a Kobe-esque breakout game to pull the momentum into his favor. The All Star Game is a clear indicator that people believe Kobe's teammates are superior to LeBrons. In both games, these teammates did the bulk of the work in the individual match-ups seeing Gasol dominating with 11-13 fg in the 1st and Odom having a career type night in the 2nd. The fact that Kobes teammates carried the day in the head to head and are regular contributors negate from his MVP status, whereas LeBron, seemingly to many,stands alone in wins and losses. If the Cavs have the best record in the conference, division, or league at voting time, Mr. James should be taking home the hardware...

]]> By: steve norris http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=1180&cpage=1#comment-9017 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:34:08 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=1180#comment-9017 until james can shoot 80% from ft and 35% from 3 point he wont be better than kobe. if he does....watchout.

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