I'm from Chicago and watched every bulls championship. So obviously MJ is the goat in my mind. However I watched Kobe's and labrons entire career and to me Kobe is the only one that can have a legit argument agaisnt MJ.
Thank you! I'm a lakers fan and I think in my mind is that kobe is the goat. I dont get upset when they say mj is the goat. My issue is when they try to lump bron in the conversation.
Everyone nowadays ignores defense and willingness to be the guy to put the team on their back when ranking their top players, and only cherry pick offensive stats. Kobe and Jordan played elite defense while putting up great offense, and put the team on their back, if they lost, they took the heat and not pass the blame to the coach.
California majorly claims Kobe due to the fact how much he loved the lakers organization. Also spending 20+ years in California and raising his kids here
@@theECM97 whoa bro, not only the fact that his dad played for the Sixers but Joe Bryant was born and died in Philly, his father and God father is legendary basketball staples in our community before Kobe. His whole family, like grandparents aunts uncles siblings roots are still here. Now on Kobe, he was born in Philly. Left when he was six and came back when he was 13 because he didn’t fit in over there in Italy I.e. he wanted to come home(Philly). Really learned and played competitive basketball here then became the best high school bball player in the country, had Brandy(in the 90’s when she’s was one of the top rnb stars) come here to attend his senior prom, that’s right she flew here, he didn’t fly out to LA. Gave the college world the middle finger and said he’s going straight to the nba when he was a high schooler here. Every holiday and break from the NBA him and his family came back to Philly and hit the local spots City line ave, favorite cheesesteak spots “Larry’s “ where he took pictures all the time; no mobs chasing him or no security draped over because he was comfortable in his old stomping grounds. They named steak after him that’s how often he visited. Oh yeah, both the Eagles and Rams won the SB recently, when the vid came out of him cheering what team was he watching nervously at the end of the game, what Jersey was he wearing, what team he celebrated with his daughters? That’s right the Philadelphia mf Eagles. Ik LA is a transplant city and you don’t truly understand the meaning of region, roots and where he developed his characteristics/tough killer Black Mamba mentality but we do and it was here! So go ahead and be grateful that LA drafted him and he brought that Philly toughness to your team and city. Now do you understand what “Born and Bred” means ? Screw you…Go Birds!!
After Kobe settled his case in Colorado and stepped into the lead role for the Lakers, he switched to the number 24. Almsot like a rebirth, and that is when he became the "Mamba." Interestingly, Kobe played 20 total seasons in the NBA: 10 seasons as number "8" and 10 seasons as number "24." To answer the question of how good Kobe was, if you take his career numbers as 8 and 24 independently as two careers, he would make that NBA Hall of Fame in both.
Just like any sport. As far as being the best player or the best games depends on the Era. My favorite basketball plyers in the 70's were all on the Phoenix Suns. Truck Robinson and the Arndale Twins.
Kobe scored 60pts six times in his career, 50pts (or more) twenty- five times and had an 81 pt game...he also won 5 championships...#1 Bird #2 Magic #3 Jordan #4 Kareem #5 Wilt Chamberlain #6 Bill Russell #7 Charles Barkley #8 Kobe Bryant #9 Dr J #10 Shaq....my opinion 👍
Wilt Chamberlain. Hands down in terms of dominance. Who is even close? Bill Russell, hands down in terms of Winners (11 rings!). Pele in soccer. Sorry Daz.
This is a better video of Kobe: ua-cam.com/video/BaTd_F2yIrU/v-deo.htmlsi=H_HurI3g4nW_TPni , not so much the video you watched that was more about concocted drama
nah kobe is the best bc of his dedication and how you can perfect ur craft to become the best basketball player, lebron and jordan def put work but their game comes easier due to the talent that kobe didnt have all kobe had was height, and his average vertical at 36 the way he practiced how to jump and dunk perfect def made his #8 version look like he had a 40 inch vertical
@@tacticalmanagerbabymommaak5825false by every single measurement possible but right on 😂 I totally understand liking him more. His personality, his attitude, etc. I'm with you on that. And he was an incredible player. But he isn't better than Bron. Less efficient, worse playmaker, worse rebounder, went below .500 when they traded Shaq while LeBron in Cleveland [with similarly horrible teammates] won 60+ games [the east sucked to be fair, but not 25+ games difference]. Still playing post age 40, still a top 15-20 player while Bryant was already retired. And before he retired, he was basically 38-39% shooter just out there to say bye to the fans. There is zero measurable basketball statistic or achievement besides rings Kobe has over him. If that's all you need, whatever, we disagree on that.
People generally lump him in with MJ and LeBron but he’s honestly in the 5-7 range of all time in my opinion And statistics Kobe was an average clutch shooter
Dear readers. History did not begin with your birth or the advent of MJ and those who came after. Wilt, Wilt, Wilt, Russell, Elgin, Jerry West, Kareem, Bird, Magic, Dr. J--back when they hammered you when you entered the lane and there were real centers and not these power forwards masquerading as centers--Wilt, Bob Lanier, Willis Reed, Nate Thurmond, Artis Gilmore, etc. would have knocked Joker on his ass (and there was not G-D violation for the defense sagging into the lane--God Almighty--and you were not allowed to carry the ball every time you dribbled--what a joke--makes it easier for everyone to dribble/ballhandle), Walt "Clyde" Frazier great all-around guard--maybe the best defensive guard ever (sorry, Gary Payton). Hey, just because you don't know it, does not mean it is not legit.
Forever will be my GOAT🐐 RIP Mamba🐍💛💜
Kobe my favorite player to watch so dynamic 👍🏈🤚…..R.I.P
Will forever be my favorite basketball player
The player that got me into basketball. He is the one.
You can look up Olympic highlights of USA basketball, especially when they won the gold in 2008. Some of the greatest basketball on the world stage.
I'm from Chicago and watched every bulls championship. So obviously MJ is the goat in my mind. However I watched Kobe's and labrons entire career and to me Kobe is the only one that can have a legit argument agaisnt MJ.
Thank you! I'm a lakers fan and I think in my mind is that kobe is the goat. I dont get upset when they say mj is the goat. My issue is when they try to lump bron in the conversation.
Exactly, bron is an all time great but he's not top 5💯
@@tacticalmanagerbabymommaak5825 lmfao Kobe is a great player, but he's selfish af and an asshole. MJ still the goat.
Absolutely brotha
Inspired an entire generation
Uncle Mike spit on that thang
RIP MAMBA. he changed his number for a fresh start....... and to one up jordan.
Everyone nowadays ignores defense and willingness to be the guy to put the team on their back when ranking their top players, and only cherry pick offensive stats. Kobe and Jordan played elite defense while putting up great offense, and put the team on their back, if they lost, they took the heat and not pass the blame to the coach.
California majorly claims Kobe due to the fact how much he loved the lakers organization. Also spending 20+ years in California and raising his kids here
He changed his number to change his image and to adopt the black mamba identity
RIP to my goat!!! 🐍🐍
Kobe’s a Philly boul born and bred, don’t ever forget that LA. Go Birds!!
Born Yes Bred NO.
Kobe only lived like 9 years in philly. The rest was spent in LA and Italy for like 6 years.
@@theECM97 whoa bro, not only the fact that his dad played for the Sixers but Joe Bryant was born and died in Philly, his father and God father is legendary basketball staples in our community before Kobe. His whole family, like grandparents aunts uncles siblings roots are still here.
Now on Kobe, he was born in Philly. Left when he was six and came back when he was 13 because he didn’t fit in over there in Italy I.e. he wanted to come home(Philly). Really learned and played competitive basketball here then became the best high school bball player in the country, had Brandy(in the 90’s when she’s was one of the top rnb stars) come here to attend his senior prom, that’s right she flew here, he didn’t fly out to LA. Gave the college world the middle finger and said he’s going straight to the nba when he was a high schooler here. Every holiday and break from the NBA him and his family came back to Philly and hit the local spots City line ave, favorite cheesesteak spots “Larry’s “ where he took pictures all the time; no mobs chasing him or no security draped over because he was comfortable in his old stomping grounds. They named steak after him that’s how often he visited.
Oh yeah, both the Eagles and Rams won the SB recently, when the vid came out of him cheering what team was he watching nervously at the end of the game, what Jersey was he wearing, what team he celebrated with his daughters? That’s right the Philadelphia mf Eagles.
Ik LA is a transplant city and you don’t truly understand the meaning of region, roots and where he developed his characteristics/tough killer Black Mamba mentality but we do and it was here!
So go ahead and be grateful that LA drafted him and he brought that Philly toughness to your team and city.
Now do you understand what “Born and Bred” means ?
Screw you…Go Birds!!
@ThePhillyspade He doesn't claim Philly get over it
After Kobe settled his case in Colorado and stepped into the lead role for the Lakers, he switched to the number 24. Almsot like a rebirth, and that is when he became the "Mamba." Interestingly, Kobe played 20 total seasons in the NBA: 10 seasons as number "8" and 10 seasons as number "24." To answer the question of how good Kobe was, if you take his career numbers as 8 and 24 independently as two careers, he would make that NBA Hall of Fame in both.
Rip Kobe rip GiGi
RIP MAMBA 💜
Can we get a D Wade video in the near future? 🙏🏽
Oh shit not hawk tua! 😂😂😂 I can't escape it
LeBron isn't even top five. He's only top five to the media that is trying to push him
Just like any sport. As far as being the best player or the best games depends on the Era. My favorite basketball plyers in the 70's were all on the Phoenix Suns. Truck Robinson and the Arndale Twins.
ill never forget those 4 airballs... took me a couple of years to stop hating him for it. lol!
NEED a tmac one
Nah
100%
@@TheIcemanthomaswhy not?
Yall should watch how good was Larry bird actually. Hes another top 10 player of all time. It's a great video
Kobe is legit top 10 maybe not top 5 all time but yeah he’s one of the best 10 players in nba history
Hawk Tuah is wild
Mamba mentality 🐍💙💚🤫🐐🔥
React to Kobe bryant ultimate career mixtape, its a much better video
The video you guys watched did not do Kobe justice.
Rip to the Mamba
Supposedly he wore 24 because he was 1 better than Jordan.
Kobe scored 60pts six times in his career, 50pts (or more) twenty- five times and had an 81 pt game...he also won 5 championships...#1 Bird #2 Magic #3 Jordan #4 Kareem #5 Wilt Chamberlain #6 Bill Russell #7 Charles Barkley #8 Kobe Bryant #9 Dr J #10 Shaq....my opinion 👍
Wilt Chamberlain. Hands down in terms of dominance. Who is even close? Bill Russell, hands down in terms of Winners (11 rings!). Pele in soccer. Sorry Daz.
1 Kareem Abdul Jabar 2 Jordan 3 LeBron 4 Kobe 5 Curry
🐐 🐍
This is a better video of Kobe: ua-cam.com/video/BaTd_F2yIrU/v-deo.htmlsi=H_HurI3g4nW_TPni , not so much the video you watched that was more about concocted drama
His book is actually really good.
Kobe changed his number to 24 because it was one number higher than Jordan’s 23
nah kobe is the best bc of his dedication and how you can perfect ur craft to become the best basketball player, lebron and jordan def put work but their game comes easier due to the talent that kobe didnt have all kobe had was height, and his average vertical at 36 the way he practiced how to jump and dunk perfect def made his #8 version look like he had a 40 inch vertical
Do reacting to Shannon sharpe compilation
People overrate him just a bit because he's an entire generations favorite player .. but he's still top 10, which is pretty damn good.
Better than bron without questions.
@@tacticalmanagerbabymommaak5825false by every single measurement possible but right on 😂
I totally understand liking him more. His personality, his attitude, etc. I'm with you on that. And he was an incredible player. But he isn't better than Bron.
Less efficient, worse playmaker, worse rebounder, went below .500 when they traded Shaq while LeBron in Cleveland [with similarly horrible teammates] won 60+ games [the east sucked to be fair, but not 25+ games difference]. Still playing post age 40, still a top 15-20 player while Bryant was already retired. And before he retired, he was basically 38-39% shooter just out there to say bye to the fans.
There is zero measurable basketball statistic or achievement besides rings Kobe has over him. If that's all you need, whatever, we disagree on that.
Hawk Tuah 😅😅😅
😂😂
Allen Iverson may not crack the top 50. Allen Iverson? Nice player.
Kobe has 5 rings. Jokic has 1. Ant and Luka have 0. Not really close until one of them has at least 2 damn lol
The AVERAGE FG shooting percentage for a shooting guard inthe NBA is 44%, Kobe only averaged 44.7% for his career.
MJ averaged 50%. End of discussion.
Lmao yeah he was worried about infidelity in colorado
Hawk tah😂😂
Better than LeFlop, that's for certain.
People generally lump him in with MJ and LeBron but he’s honestly in the 5-7 range of all time in my opinion
And statistics Kobe was an average clutch shooter
Defense puts him above Lebron
LeBron is overrated he is probably top 15 dude had to win championships with all star players
@@geraldjordan6419 did you forget Kobe wasnt even the best player on his team for most of his championships?
another box score merchant
@@chase5835 so he won a ring without Shaq and shaw won a ring without Kobe ,Have LeBron won a ring without a superstar?
This kobe video is all cap this guy is a kobe hater yall watching a video with all lies 🧢😂
I hate this narrator , he lies a lot or provides misinformation. Kobe was the one demanding a trade from the lakers , he made them get pau gasol smh .
The lowest you can put kobe is like 10th definitely not top 3 or 5
He was a very selfish player who never came close to winning anything without another superstar around him.
Lies!!!! 😂😂
Kobe>LeBron
your tripping kobe doesn’t crack top 5 on most lists while lebron is usually at 2 or 1
@@nycchris4098 you're brainwashed by ESPN bullshit
@@nycchris4098crybaby lebron vs stone cold killer Kobe
@@ToBeKing the only reason you can give for kobe being better than bron is “ mentality “and nothing actually on the basketball court.
Stop it
Great athlete, but apparently not a good person. Hm
Dear readers. History did not begin with your birth or the advent of MJ and those who came after. Wilt, Wilt, Wilt, Russell, Elgin, Jerry West, Kareem, Bird, Magic, Dr. J--back when they hammered you when you entered the lane and there were real centers and not these power forwards masquerading as centers--Wilt, Bob Lanier, Willis Reed, Nate Thurmond, Artis Gilmore, etc. would have knocked Joker on his ass (and there was not G-D violation for the defense sagging into the lane--God Almighty--and you were not allowed to carry the ball every time you dribbled--what a joke--makes it easier for everyone to dribble/ballhandle), Walt "Clyde" Frazier great all-around guard--maybe the best defensive guard ever (sorry, Gary Payton). Hey, just because you don't know it, does not mean it is not legit.