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- Joining Cris Carter, Nick Wright and Jenna Wolfe in studio on First Things First, 14-year NBA veteran Stephen Jackson reveals why he completely disagrees with Kobe Bryant calling out LeBron James for his lack of leadership.
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What are your thoughts on Kobe calling out LeBron's leadership flaws?
First Things First: Cris Carter and Nick Wright he is delusional like always thinks his IQ is 120 or Sum he bad
IAM FROM THE NETHERLANDS exactly!
Kobe wasn't a leader till he was number 24...number 8 was a selfish player
LBJ has no leadership skills. He treats teammates like their his children, that's why him and Chalmers were into it. LBJ needs a captain along side him.
Y’all show should be called first things Lebron
Lol people be having selective memory when it comes to Kobe and MJ. 🤣🤣
Yea they act like those brothers never lost a game or a series
Lost all years except 6 , and goat , smh
I’m dead
Lebron lost 6 nba finals
bro you too young to even have that memory
Kobe must've knocked Nick's pen away when asking for an autograph back in the day. Lol
Pssst Man you know you lyin L
Lol true, Nick be hating on my guy Kobe man. I watch this show less cus of nick wright
no he’s just the “skip” on this show
For Reals
Kobe with team we won back to back shut up with you lebronmania am sick
I like how Nick brought up how the 2013 spurs swept Kobe’s lakers but didn’t mention that Kobe wasn’t playing because he tore his Achilles
Why? Kobe was never in that GOAT conversation. Laker fans and die hard Kobe fans might think otherwise, but that doesn't change reality. Jordan and Bron are on another level, based on pure all around generation basketball talent-wise. Then there's Kareem, and those guys.
Btw, what about Shaq then? He's the reason Kobe has 5 rings, instead of just 2.. Shaq was the best player on that Lakers team during that 3 championship run, but nobody mentions him. Why? That's quite disrespectful
Again, you're wrong again. After Kobe won his 5th ring in 2010 & was still the best player in the league, the GOAT conversations immediately came up, you can even check old sport analysis on youtube, its there. Majority of NBA players and legends still have Kobe > Lebron & its for this exact reason, lack of assertiveness and aggressiveness and ultimately mentality. I'd rather consider former players that played with both players before I consider the nick wrights, colin cowherd, and shannon sharpes who love to use specific stats that cater to lebron and not the other way around. Context is everything.
People say shaq carried Kobe while he was averaging like 28 5 5 at like 20-21 years old how is that carrying lol
Johnny Tomahawk wym Kareem has 6 mvps n 6 rings wtf u mean he’s been the best player since his high school years lol n u talking bout Jordan n lebron it’s Kareem lebron or Jordan could be number 2 or 3 but it starts with Kareem put more respect on his name
kid bet u werent even born before kobe start playing
Kobe didn't play in the 2013 playoffs. What is Nick talking about?
And I hope that Nick knows that Kobe(although not to the extent that Jordan did) played in the triangle offense and therefore sacrificed stats. Lebron plays in the Lebron system where every player is handpicked to complement his game. And former all stars are reduced to spot up shooters.
Joel Sebagala I was waiting for someone to check Nick on that! That’s what he does. He literally read off “context is everything” and yet spurts out things lacking context. 2011, kobe got swept by the team that smacked the heat. 2012, got beat by the raw talent of the thunder. 2013, ruptured achilles. This is why I hate this guy.
Dante not to mention, Kobe was passed his prime and was an injured shell of himself. His body had broken down prior to the finals against Boston and after getting through that, there wasnt much left.
All excuses you guys are spewing. Fact is Kobe and LeBron both has had sorry teams. LeBron has just taken his sorry teams further than Kobe has and that facts. No numbers needed.
C Will 3-6 vs 5-2
C Will LeBron has/had a weaker conference than Kobe had, so it's much easier for him to lead lackluster teams to the finals... FACTS.. no numbers
Nick Wright is completely wrong here. He mentioned Kobe faced the Spurs 3 times after Shaq left, but he actually just faced them once and he beat them in 5 (the Spurs swept Lebron the year before). Kobe didn’t even play in the 2013 playoffs, he was injured, which is WHY they got swept.
He also just glossed over the fact that Kobe in 2001 averaged 33-7-7 on 51% against the Spurs and SWEPT them with Prime Duncan on the team. Shaq and Duncan were still in their prime in that series, and Kobe was by far the best player. Spurs also had the best record in the league that year, so that was the REAL NBA Finals.
Talk they pick and choose the narrative to talk about about with Kobe to diminish him think people forget what Kobe did to the western conference in they playoff leading up to the finals where shaq was the obvious mismatch
Well you are partially correct, but also somewhat erroneous as well in your facts dunny. Remember, in the 2003 West Semis the Spurs beat the Lakers 4-2, dethroning the three-time defending NBA champions, and ending their bid at a fourth consecutive title with Shaq and Kobe. The Spurs demolished the Lakers so thoroughly in gm 6, it reduced Kobe to tears on the sidelines. So, there is some reputability and context to what Nick is saying. His dates were awry and misguided in regards to the main time the Spurs beat the Lakers en route to a championship that season when both franchises were at their zenith. But, mos def neph, Kobe did not play in 2013. The Lakers wouldn't have have nothing for the Spurs that year anyway though. They would've got nolia clapped decisively regardless.
Ray Minewiser lies
@Ray Minewiser your right about that.. it was the pistons.. that's when Payton and malone joined the team
@J Day if Kobe was a ball hog.. Why do he lead all sg in assist..
Kobe has the record for beating the most 50-win teams in history tho
Lebron has the record for beating the best regular season team ever. So?
@@dezz8598 1. draymond suspension 2. 30-point scorer, running teammate 3. that teammate won them the series because of his clutchness THROUGHOUT the series.
@@asdfadf1904 love and kai didn't play 2015 finals which lebron would've won with them so keep the excuses coming .
@@Fraudkovic using hypotheticals as arguments is about as stupid as you can get
@@asdfadf1904 who Kobe beat Better than the GSW with KD on that team lol🤔🤔
LeBron never ran off a player like Shaq...so we just gonna ignore Kyrie not wanting to play with LeBron??
Aaron Cavin
What? Shaq asked to be traded?
One word “kyrie”
Looking at this comment now is hilarious
Kobe didn’t empower his teammates? So how did he get back to 3 straight Finals without Shaq lol? This dude said LeBron had to empower his teammates to make it to the Finals but Kobe never has? These dudes are idiots. Kobe was selfish but he learned how to be a leader. 8 was about stats, 24 was about being a leader people don’t get that I guess.
How many APG DID KOBE GET?
How many assists you expect a SHOOTING guard to get per game?
Agree bro it takes leadership to make it to the finals 3 times straight in 2 different times
If you dont mind me putting my
2 sense in kobe wasnt even the best player on his first 3 nor has any of his teams have been worst than lebron team this past year also kobe has never been asked to do what lebron is doing
Mondo Mcmillan what does that even mean lol? Did he empower his teammates or not? According to them LeBron has empowered his teammates that’s how they made the Finals (competition also had something to do with it). So how could LeBron empower his teammates and KoBe not when he did the same thing without Shaq? Doesn’t make sense right? Right... and for his career he averaged 5 assist a game.
Those Spurs swept Dwight Howard, Nick. Kobe had already torn his Achilles.
Mateo Mayorga he stupid
So Kobe should have bought more "stuff" for his teammates? I get it. Kobe ran off Shaq...but LeBron didn't run off Kyrie.
I love people's perspectives. "I talked to Shaq" - Chris Carter.....
Sounds like he picked sides already.
No, Lebron didn’t run off Kyrie. Everyone just said he did when neither Jyroe, Lebron or anyone credible said that. Kyrie ran off because no one except Lebron would give him credit. Kobe is between 10 and 5 ever but Lebron is top 3. People do lie and and not mention MJ and Kobe’s shortcomings and bad moments because of their mentalities, MJs killer and Kobe’s Mamba they don’t want to remember the times they didn’t live up to that. But because a Lebron has never had the same mentality or the same personality they remember his bad moments more than his great ones. I love Kobe but he was way off here, there are leadership qualities and points he has to say he’s better than Lebron at leadership or just playing basketball but the ones he made ain’t that
I hate when Nick talk's Kobe. Nick can't get out of bed with LeBron and be objective.
This Lebron hate is insane.
Why? Kobe was never in that GOAT conversation. Laker fans and die hard Kobe fans might think otherwise, but that doesn't change reality. Jordan and Bron are on another level, based on pure all around generation basketball talent-wise. Then there's Kareem, and those guys.
Btw, what about Shaq then? He's the reason Kobe has 5 rings, instead of just 2.. Shaq was the best player on that Lakers team during that 3 championship run, but nobody mentions him. Why? That's quite disrespectful
We know them shaqs rings
soo u mean SHaq > five all star
@@johnnytomahawk if kobe isn't on the goat conversation then why legends prefer kobe over lebron then? Swear this media and fans dowgrading kobe because the media says so but in reality players most of the time choose kobe over bron and i'll believe them over the fans and media lol
Yall some Kobe haters SMH!!
Lol Kobe didn’t even play in the playoffs against the spurs in 2013 he tore his Achilles in the regular season
He’s talking about teaching his teammates the game , talking sports while doing other activities, not just having fun at Ohio state games.
Andover Sandlot BRUH! Thank you lol. I didn’t think it was that difficult to understand.
Kobe never did that.
Like when Kobe made rap albums and had fun with Colorado Maids?
Mate, I love Kobe and this ain’t about Kobe this about Lebron. When have u ever heard a team mate or former team mate say he love Lebron but he didn’t teach me much. All Lebrons former team mates whether they were superstars, all stars, role players or bench warmers they all only ever talk about how intelligent and how much he thought them.
Kobe didn't play in the '13 playoffs 😂😂😂😂 Nick is a fraud.
Nick Wright doesn't remember that Kobe didn't even play in the 2013 playoffs. That was the year that he injured his achilles and the spurs swept the lakers without both steve nash and kobe bryant but he wants to forget that the spurs didn't play the lakers at 100%. The Spurs swept the Dwight Howard led Lakers not the Kobe Bryant led Lakers. The Lakers actually had a chance to beat the Spurs that year but Kobe got injured and they never got a chance to play the Spurs with Kobe Bryant.
KC1324 til this day I wish Kobe didn’t get hurt 😢
He doesn’t remember because he just start watching the NBA has been paid by Klutch
Nick Wright is a joke of an analyst with an agenda.
Exactly! His agenda is to bring recorded facts because people can’t remember all that b-ball history.
Dr. Elaine Harper
Not Facts! He clearly sat there in lies about Kobe getting swept by Spurs in 2013! Lol. That’s when Kobe torn his Achilles and didn’t play in the playoffs!.... it literally just shows his agaenda! No objectivity!
They all have agendas. Don't fool yourself.
Has nOne of these guys seen the interview where Shaq says he wasn't trying and was satiated with just 2 rings? Kobe worked and Shaq didn't.
He was healthy when suns and Dallas swept h
Kobe’s statement was a reflection on last years Lakers, and he hit the nail on the head!!! Man if the funny looking dude sees Kobe in the same building...he’d better run🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This dude acts like Kobe has no right to talk about basketball, well if that’s his position he should close his mouth period!!!
Jack said Kobe and shaq almost 3peated haha... c'mon bro...cmon bro🤣
Nick Wright is such a kobe hater....always has been always will be
He doesn't hate Kobe. He just thinks it's ridiculous to put him in the top 5 or even top 3, which some people do, and I agree with him on that.
Nick isn't a Kobe hater. He's a toxic LeBron fan that has to tear down everyone else's legacies and make up fake information for LeBron.
@@elijahruderman indeed media and a person like you doesn't take kobe as a top 5 but please enlighten me why most of the legends and players today choose kobe over lebron
They are not always objective. Kobe has one of the worse shooting percentage than anyone in your top 10 even in finals he won. He’s just not as efficient and he’s a ballhog like MJ, except that MJ would make close to 50% of his shots
Kobe was injured for that 2013 series vs spurs nd didnt play nice try Nick
Theysay AL wasn't against Phoenix, Dallas or OKC
Maurice Triplett and they wasn't swept by Okc or Phoenix
Look at the recap against OKC. Kobe went down swinging while in OKC while Pau and Bynum gave up.
TheChipiboy Exactly
He blew a 3-1 lead to the suns 😂😂
Kyrie demanded a trade. lmao
I was thinking the same thing.
Kyrie demanding a trade and lebron wanting kyrie to be traded is 2 completely different things
THANK YOU
Kyrie hasn’t been in the finals without LeBron...your point?
Wat do Kyrie have to do with this segment? No one bring his name up
Wait so Ron artist saved Kobe but Ray Allen and Kyrie didn't save Bron gtfoh nick
Detroit's Reaper kobe was trash that game...lebron broyght muamj back in the ray allen game and had 40 every time kyrie had 40 ajd a triple double in the game 7 kyrie "won" for him as well as the block on iggy that saved the game...do u evem watch games or just believe whatever narrative ppl tell u?
What Nick Wright does not tell us (or maybe does not know) is, LAL were up by 3 before Kobe's assist to Ron Artest's 3. How do you save someone when the team is already up by 3? I mean, this is completely different from Ray Allen tying the game. I'm just saying...
You right, you can gtfoh...bcuz Bron played a great game 7 coupled with Kyrie hitting the deciding shot...Kobe was terrible in game 7 vs BOS and Ron bailed him out. To even compare those two situations is funny like Bron went 6 for 24 vs GS in game 7 and didnt make the chase down block that setup Kyrie's game winner. Lol
LeBron played great in both of those game,Kobe went 6 for 24
Eddy Lepatio you save him by playing great all game when he's not, not just by hitting a shot at the end or sending the game into overtime
“Ron Artest saved you” lmao what is nick even talking about? Swear this dude the biggest Kobe hater. I could say that Ray Allen and Kyrie saves Lebron.
Bron is the one that got them back in those games in the first place. Please never speak on basketball again. wow.
@@23codez
It's analogy genius. He is stating both comments are ridiculous...
@@DemonKing-oi4jd not sure if you're serious. Dude! Lmao Nevermind. Wow.
@@23codez
Yes I am,what's so surprising?
Did Ron Artest save Kobe?
Did Ray Allen save LeBron?
Both answers are no...
@@DemonKing-oi4jd How did artest save Kobe. Kobe was up 6 points that finals game 7 in the 4th. Lebron was down 1.
Best player of all time is 3-6 in the finals?! Lol
😂😂😂
He's 4 and 6 now he's 37 and about win the scoring title
That's team accomplishments.
He is correct, Kobe could of averaged 10 assists a game but would not of had 5 rings.
34 9 and 10, takes ALL the blame when they lose, yeah I wouldn’t want to play with that guy either 🙄
Jernand3z most likely you would be just as absent as his teammates... and that’s a compliment to you
Raqibul Abedin even if given the proper context that sentence didn’t make sense.
I think Kobe’s referring to the defeated LeBron before the Game 1 time-out... I sympathize with Bron’s feelings after all the BS, but that’s when leaders step up when something demoralizing happens.
Dude you makes no sense thinking Kobe jealous, espn please get some basketball analysis on these shows 🤦🏾♂️
I hate when people say lebron make everybody better. All he do is make everybody adjust
real fact
It’s not always true but he does usually get the most out of the people he plays with when you fit his system. So he does make most of his teammates look better
and also nick is a woman
Nick Wright:
That same '09 Orl Magic team that beat the Cavs in 6 lost to Kobe's Lakers in 5
That same '10 Bos Celtics team that beat the Cavs lost to the Lakers in 7.
Kobe's Lakers would've beat those Cavs handily and the 'Debate' would be much different.
Larry Holman Lmfaooo the Lakers had a much better team
the same team that beat the heat in 2011 swept the lakers your point? that doesnt man the heat were better that proves nothing
Larry Holman. Head to Head career numbers 16-6 LeBron
Kobe's right. Just because he passes the ball, doesn't mean he empowers his teammates. I've been saying for a while, teams are built for LeBron. Everyone sacrifices on a LeBron team except LeBron. Kyrie left because he felt his game was not being maxed out, and the team wasn't built for him.
Frankie Russell I have a hard time blaming LeBron for Kyrie leaving. Kyrie wanted to be the number one guy and be the leader of the team (not just in scoring). That’s totally respectable. He knew he wasn’t gonna be that when you play with the best player in the world. So he left. That not really anyone’s fault.
Thank You Stephen Jackson. For giving an unbiased opinion. To an otherwise biased show. LeBron can't get all the credit if the win and no blame if they lose. KOBE that friend that is going to tell you what you need to hear not what you want to hear. He is tired of LeBron losing on the finals. LEBRON HAS ENOUGH PEOPLE TELLING HIM HOW GREAT HE IS. He need some people that is going to speak the truth.
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I mean I agree Kobe is that guy but just cos he’s that guy doesn’t mean he’s always correct. Not any player in history or even any Duo in history is beating that GSW team. Kobe and MJ would get swept, MJ got swept by Birds Celtics dynasty twice and Kobe by Duncan’s Spurs dynasty and as dominant as those 2 teams were, GSW was more stacked. And Lebron got swept by the same spurs as Kobe but in their prime when Lebron was 22 with a much worse team. MJ the goat, Lebron top 3, Kobe top 10. They all the guy who says what u need to hear not want to hear but everyone always uses Lebrons finals losses against him like he didn’t lose twice to the most stacked team ever, twice to the spurs dynasty and once to GSW when his two best team mates were injured. Out of his 6 finals losses 4 of them no other player in history is winning them, 1 of them was honestly just close Lebron could’ve won but Wade was finished cos of his knee and Spurs were playing some of the best team basketball ever so I don’t think MJ or Kobe is winning that series but I won’t rule out MJ but no one else is. So really Lebrons only ever lost 1 Finals he was expected to win the other 4 he was expected to lose and 1 it was a toss up. But on his wins he won 2 he was expected to win, he won 1 toss up, and he won 1 he was expected to lose.
“Kobe didn’t have to insert himself in this conversation, nobody was talking to Kobe Bryant” 😂😂😂
None of these guys played as a lebron teammate if he was sooo great to play with why would kyrie want out?
What Kobe was trying to say is to be SELFISH!
I understand the argument of Jordan being better then LeBron. I just don't understand how a guy with one MVP, 2 Finals MVPs and the most missed shots in history, never shooting over 50%, is better then a guy with 4 MVPs and 3 Finals MVPs. who will probably finish his career with the most points in NBA history.
5-2
5 rings... why do they play? Is it for the championships or for the stats? Who cares about stats if you have achieved the ultimate goal?
Why don't you mention the amount of rings and times they had to be traded to obtain those rings.
Tony Jones Mvps are subjectional voted on by the media which during Kobes earlier years they didn't like him. They didn't like the feuds between Shaq and how Kobe treated the media sometimes. He got robbed at least 3-4 times of getting the league MVP after Shaq left.
Bill is the Goat then, oh and Robert Horry is better then Kobe and MJ because he has 7 rings.
There is LeBron Riders, and Kobe Stans but there is a breed called Kobe Haters whom also take things out of context... (cough cough Nick Wright)
THANK YOU Nick!!! It's about time someone starting spitting truth to expose the lies propped up about Kobe and MJ.
"Oh boy" "Oh boy" Nick couldn't wait to jump on Kobe today.Paint Kobe as some jealous has been. Forget the fact Kobe likes Lebron, said he would pick Lebron over Shaq for team ups. IMO Kobe was trying to give LBJ honest advice while also letting it be known that he's been there a time or two.
Nick said Kobe don’t want that smoke! And was dead serious about it too. 😂😂😂
Kobe aint worried bout Nick not one bit
Kobe demanded and put force on his teammates to play at a certain standard. He made Paul gasol, Bynum, Odom Shaq better lebron ruined Klove & Bosh. Nobody on kobe team ran clock out cuz they ain’t kno the score
First Last made Shaq better..what you smoking....
Donnomercy did shaq win sting before kobe ? He got there and got swept with penny hardaway
First Last you know how old he was when he got swept? you sound like a clown rn.
JLSZN do kd get a pass losing his first finals ? He was young
Shaq and Gasol were already great players before they came to the Lakers.
Nick Wrong needs to go away, Kobe didn't play in 2013 Lakers vs Spurs
That makes his point stronger meaning he only faced them twice not every year
Lmao in the words of Nick LeBron "never ran off a teammate like Shaq" but didn't LeBron run off kyrie?
Hahahahaa injury prone can't touch SHAQ!! Lol what an idiotic comparison!!
Kyrie did not wanna play with Lebron anymore.
He also said he doesnt know if he will resign with Boston and oh yea Boston is the #1 contender in the east when healthy so Kyrie is more worried about being his own star regardless of winning than playing with good people
Yeah but it's not like Lebron ran him out of town
That's like blaming the parents for a child growing up and eventually moving out lol. Try again
CODE92818 no kyrie wanted to be the #1 option which wasn't going to happen when you have Lebron James on your team
sajid1891 1 no kyrie heard that the cavs wanted to trade him before he even said anything about a trade.
How have I not been following Nick Wright already! ALWAYS spittin facts
Coming from one of the most difficult teammates.... 🤣🤣
NO ONE can ever accuse Stephan Jackson of being a Bronsexual (he has said repeatedly that he prefers Kobe) so if he says Lebron is a good leader I'll take his word for it.
Kobe's version of making teammates better is to tell them to go for the rebound when he takes a shot over a double team while the other guy is camping out by himself
the year Heat lost to Mavericks in finals in 6 games, Mavericks swept KB's championship team in 4 games the first round.
A injured Lakers team with players that shouldn't have played including Kobe so real basketball fans know the difference.
Okay, so a prime LeBron getting outscored by a prime D Wade and Chris Bosh in the Finals when it was supposed to be HIS team that year. "Not 1, not 2, not 3... not 6, not 7" 🤣😂😂
In addition to @Steven Turner 's point, that was NOT the same championship team
If he's such a great leader why does he keep leaving
That closing pettiness is amazing!!! The “I don’t know” 🤷🏾♂️😂😂😂🤫🤫
They call it mamba mentality for a reason 👌👌👌
Desadee Allen because mambas miss more than they make but get credit for taking the shot? Is that what u meant?
Desadee Allen
Kobrick Bryant 44.7% fg and most missed shots all time and 3x sidekick not top 8 all time player 😂
Michael Jordan, pass the ball to Steve Kerr, John Paxson, Craig Hodges, to make shots to win championships is history, LeBron James makes a pass to a cutting George Hill to miss it's a mystery?
Agent M
Here goes the excuse makers 😂😂😂
Agent M
Jordan pass the ball to teammate who it game winning shots
LeBron James gets criticized for it by you idiots who waits for the results and if his teammates missed shots or free throw you will say it's a bad decision after seeing the results
If you watch the tape you'll see that if Lebron drove left KD was waiting on him and if drove to the right Draymond was waiting on him. His only two options were passing to a cutting Hill for the layup or take a long pull up jumper over Steph.
Lebron easily made the right play. If you can't trust a teammate to make a layup then what good are they?
@@montelowens3678 that’s the point Lebron passed the ball to them and they missed Jordan did it and they made those shots so yea Lebron is criticized not because he made the right play it’s the outcome of the decision that he made when he passed the ball
@@JonJontv23
You guys blind and follow narratives. That is a terrible play...
This show needs to get rid of Nick & hire Stephen Jackson permanently! Him&Chris....Retired NFL player and Retired NBA player 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The hate for Kobe by the mainstream media and especially Nick Wright is so intense, when he brings up Kobe's record against the Spurs without Shaq (1-2), he fails to mention LeBron's record against the Spurs (1-2). He then also credits LeBron with breaking up the Big 3 Celtics when he beat them with Miami, but fails to mention that they drove him out of town in Cleveland. He's also one of the first to complain about LeBron's lack of help, which I'm all for, but when he has help in Miami he puts their championships on his shoulders, and then tear down Kobe by saying HE got beat by the Spurs and OKC and the Mavs, when the Lakers got beat there. Nick Wright needs to stop being bias and hating on every superstar not named LeBron James, it's getting insane now, get the man off TV and put some respect on Kobe's name fool, he's the second greatest basketball player we've ever seen.
Lmao Kobe isn’t saying lebron isn’t doing enough, he’s saying that lebron is doing too much. Lebron doesn’t give these guys enough responsibility
Btw LeBron did run Kyrie out of town
Dylan Spurlock Kyrie left because he wanted to lead his own team
Kobe was simply saying go stand on the wing and make these guys play.
Kobe is right, Lebron is a great player, but sometimes he just needs to score like we know he can. You can give the team confidence if they see you make shots.
The other problem with lebron is that he's overused as a point guard, he always has the ball and that causes other players to become catch and shoot players.
He is not my guy but, LeBron is awesome. Yeah.... He's all around first class and amazing.
I have much respect and appreciation for what he does.
Let's go Rockets!
.... I watched a interview on Kobe after they played the Knicks. It was an interview for spike lee. Watch that interview and tell me Kobe isn't a good leader. Kobe knew exactly how each player on his team played and knew the best way to get them the ball and where they like to shoot the ball. He even states he likes having good teams so he doesn't have to go out and score hella points
Kobe blew out his Achilles’ tendon to get his team to the postseason then they were swept to my knowledge Kobe never ever been swept so what he talking about
Let me update your knowledge so you can know what he is talking about. After winning the Championship in 2010, a healthy Kobe Bryant and the Lakers were swept in the second round, losing the closeout game 122-86. Kobe 37 mins, 7-18, 0-5 from 3, 1 ast and 3 rbs. That's what he's talking about. What you talking about?
Is that a joke? Kobe's been swept a couple of times. He got swept by the Jazz in 98, then again by the Spurs in 99 and got swept by the Dallas Mavericks in 2011.
How did he get swept in 99 If he won the championship?
Edgar Lopez your talking 98-99 I'm talking 99-00
Bro yall casual fans 😂😂 he been swept multiple times
Kobe's right but Kobe should be the last person saying it
christian medina that doesn't make sense .. it's like saying an alcoholic can't say
.. stay away from alcohol .... He would know best
If Kobe would have said " It took me 13 years to learn that" or something to that effect I would have been completely fine with Kobe's statement. But the way he said it came off like he always had the gift of leadership and that is FAR from the case.
Xavier Vega thats the problem you’re trying to interpret his intentions instead of just dealing with what he said
He played the spurs once after 2005. He beat them in 08 and he didn't play a minute of the 2013 series
The nerve of Kobe... lol we seen what he done with no super star... they didn’t even make the playoffs 🤷🏾♂️
He played in the west.. you must not know basketball. Put that 07 cavs team in the west and they dont make the playoffs either. Lebron couldn't even make the playoffs his first year in the west smh gtfoh 😂
the number 1 seeded Cavs had the same record as the 6th best West team one year 😂
Being a great leader does not include going to interviews and talking about what kind of guys you want around you and insinuating your teammates are not those guys. Which Lebron did throughout the Finals.
Santina Gonzales wrong.. Kobe wasn't all that good of a leader don't force ur teammates to do the same thing that u do remember when LBJ walked out of the press conference the media wanted him to put his teammate under the bus
That quote is the exact reason why I don't understand how people say that LeBron makes players better.
Kobe: "Leadership is not making guys better by just throwing them the ball" in deed he is right, because during his time he don't throw/pass the ball to his team mate, lol
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Actually since 2005, Kobe face the Spurs once and beat them once. Kobe did not play in the 2013 first round because of his Achilles injury and the only other teams to eliminate him are the mavs, the thunder, the sun's and Celtics. Get your facts straight Nick.
He Beat them with Pau on his side in 2008. Dumb he had Odom that year too and he head the Icon Coach the Zen Master lol. Lebron didn't have an iconic coach along side with him.
@@razerPh the point I’m making is nick is blatantly lying on television to make his point
@@musicman1012345 blatantly lying? Wtf you're talking about. What he said is lie? Lol 🤔I mean a lot of his take is not right but he's not lying lol
@@razerPh he said Kobe since shaq left faced the spurs 3 times and only won once which is factually wrong. Shaq left after the 04 finals and the lakers only played the spurs once with Kobe in 2008. The lakers and spurs met again in the playoffs in 2013 but Kobe was out with a torn Achilles so Kobe only faced the spurs once after shaq left in the playoffs, not three times which is what nick is claiming. I know that these shows are scripted arguments to a degree but they can at least fact check before they put blatant lies out there.
@@musicman1012345 that's the only said he's not right but all of it are correct. Lol Kobe didn't empowered his teammates when he was all alone. Lol🤔 that's Nick's point lol. It maybe scripted but those Kobe fans just like you acting like Kobe was a freaking great Leader and Lebron is not because he's not a killer lol🤔
Kobe just speaking facts 🤷🏽♂️💯
Meynard Hutcheson Kobe has no advices to give to lebron in terms of leadership.....
My team always follows my lead...if i play bad we lose if i play good we win..GOAT leader confirmed
J.R FRIZZLED i hate you
How in the world can Nick Wright and all those desk analysts on TV today be able to talk about and judge Kobe Bryant on leadership on the court??
Like..literally how?
Bruh this man just said that lebron knock out boston but decide to skip that fact that boston knock lebron out of cleveland the first time making him go to a superteam
Yeah, imagine losing to a superteam and then wanting to join one? Boston bias maybe? Let me remind your Boston Brain that the "big three" term was originally designated when KG and Ray Allen joined Paul Pierce after Boston's efforts to tank failed the previous year.
Of course Kobe is jealous of Lebron because as great as Kobe was majority of the media only compares Lebron to Jordan and not to him. Jealousy or feeling disrespected, take your pick.
greglaroda242 Jealousy
I couln't agree more....
This must be one of Nick Wright's accounts
Come on, man. It's just an opinion. Everyone is entitled to have one. That´s the beauty of it. They're both great in their own way.
That's now bruh kobe was the comparison when he was balling and he still is the l9sest thing to mj lebron is now out of the conversation with mj except in the minds of shannon sharpe and no k wrong
Duncn gave Jackson the title of greatest teammate. I'm sure Artest would agree
kobe had a bad team in the west
Explain Leadership then Kobe
Lakers Down by 30 points score 81 an won the game for ur team
5-2
AvionTheVCKing 2 when your such a great leader the pass you the ball too take 50 shots an you score 60 to too win the game when your 38... Greatness
Michael Ayeni 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
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Pippen 6-0 > Kobe 5-2 😂
Leadership is Shaquille O'Neal 3 Finals Mvps best player on Lakers 3peat and Kobe Bryant sidekick 😂
First Ring
Kobe 15.6 ppg and 36.7% fg
Carried by
Shaq 38 ppg and 61% fg 😂
I love how people that have never played the game, have so much to say about the game
I think kobe was speaking on the time lbs sat away from the team and didnt the jr Smith things lol!! I feel him tho!! And it's not jealousy!! Kobe knows lbj will never surpass him!!
LeBron James didn't make everyone feel like a teammate last year when they were willing to trade everybody for AD during the fire sale last season.
Most times Nick Wright rides Lebron like no other and hates Kobe. But in that last minute he dropped some serious facts. Applaud that man.
"He needed to give himself the advice 15 years ago"
He did nick. And he went to 3 more finals becaus of it.
Kobe Bryant is the beneficiary of Phil Jackson and his 13 rings over the years as a player and coach. Kobe Bryant also had Shaq, Derek Fisher, John Salley, Rick Fox, Robert Horry, Pau Gasol, and so many excellent sidekicks that were clutch. Kobe never transcended Shaq, Allen Iverson, Jason Kidd, Tim Duncan, and his peers like LeBron James has over KD, Curry, Klay, Harden, Chris Paul, Ray Allen, Lillian, Tony Parker, and others. Like being separated by the Atlantic ocean. He is so far ahead in his generation in skills and leadership. Just look at LeBron James' clean image as a father, role model, philanthropist, business man who invests first in his own people, and what he said back to Barkley. He is a social activist leader from police brutality to black and civil rights. LeBron is liked even by his rivals in leadership across many areas and spectrums. No debate for Kobe here. And he will likely take the Lakers to a couple of more consecutive Finals with possibly 5 to 7 championships (career) and 11 to 14 consecutive Finals trips plus one trip alone his third season. This has never been done by MJ, Kobe, Magic, Kareem nor any greats maybe even the Celtics of the 50s&60s. Go figure. And his stats are like Wilt Chamberlain and Magic Johnson. LeBron James can play all 5 positions with ease whereas Kobe like MJ was just a shooting guard.
Andrel Johnson you’re not counting all the rings those guys WON WITH KOBE! Bro, cmon man. Lmao. The Kobe hate gets people so triggered when it comes to Lebron. The truth is we all know Kobe is pound for pound a better player than Lebron.
The difference is Lebron was the #1 guy for ALL of his ring, Kobe was the #2 guy for 3 of his.
Andrel Johnson finally someone who understands it. MJ even mentored Kobe more than he did Lebron and LeBron has more finals. Mvp than Kobe that's why it's not a discussion and lebron career is not even finished
Andrel Johnson john salley? Really dude?
Xavier Vega now you're just responding for a reaction. Kobe was not a #2. It was a 1a and 1b. If you watched the playoffs with Shaq and Kobe, you will see that only in the finals was Shaq the man and that was because the East had no centers to challenge Shaq. Kobe carried the team a lot of times when Shaq got fouled out of games and even averaged the same amount of points as Shaq the 1st 3rounds. Go do your homework
Nick Wright always laying down real numbers and not just talking
Oh really? 🤔Check out Kobe #'s for the 2013 series against the Spurs.... I'll wait 🥱
I have watched every cavs game this season except 5. Every post game interview that I could find from LeBron down to osman. And if you think LeBron didn't empower these guys you are crazy. Lue may have not used the enough but LeBron was at the gym with these guys. Taking them out. Heck even was trying to bond with Isaiah Thomas when he was missing shots. The dude spends his time and money doing things to build mental chemistry to make it easier at practice and in games to trust one another. He was early at practice every day and late to leave. He also was the one showing and teaching the new guys plays and sets other teams like to run.... not the coaches it was LeBron. Sorry Kobe wrong on this one
it's 100% about jealousy w/ kobe!
I heard Kobe Bryant scored 81 on you tho
as long as kobes more successful than bron he can give him advice. you look at that quote n thats a FACT period. dont start puttin words in kobes mouth. alotta ppl speak on him as a teammate kobe dissed teammates that didnt give their all, and rightfully so. so what he has teammates that didnt like em have u not noticed they are all garbage??? you can tell kobe what he shoulda did all u want his way got him 5 brons way got him 3 and 6 Ls foh
Monee Boiii lebron better than Kobe, get triggered lol
Championships are a TEAM accomplishment and the measurement of success isn’t chips alone.
As far as individual success, Lebron is miles ahead of Kobe and he’s not even done yet. Just look at the record books, Lebron is ahead of Kobe in most Major categories. But of course you want to bring up TEAM accomplishments involving a guy Who has a GREAT supporting cast and was even carried for 2 of his chips to a guy who has historically made the finals with a couple bad teams and was the reason he’s won all of his championships.
Good job, you made yourself look stupid to real basketball fans lol.
LeBron has kobe beat in literally everything including mvps and finals mvps except rings but 3 were cause of prime Shaq
YouReallyDontKnow 1st of all kobe was never carried to anything he carried his own weight the entire time if shaq carried kobe he coulda carried penny theres a reason he won 1st with kobe stop it 2nd of all how are you gunna credit bron for winning with bad teams like it wasnt his fault he hand selected everyone on his dam team. idkare if lebrons leading in every stat kobes the better shooter has better footwork better free throws better basketball iq better defense better dunkin better handles better left hand. lebrons told ppl hes better numerous times, lebrons learned a ton from kobe bryant he said it out his own mouth. when they played head up with fairly even teams lebron was gettin dogged by kobe every chance he got the fact that lebron is alot bigger than kobe and the numbers are still close? is enough. lebrons the biggest mismatch in sports history yet kobes more unguardable. kobes just as good of a passer, brons a better rebounder but head up lebron wants no parts of that man and he knows it lebrons not better hes a stat stuffer. and you dnt use stats to determine whos better you dont do that in streetball do u? when you go to a game you dont ask for the stat sheet to see whos the best you watch and lets your eyes tell you. kobe can do things lebron can. theres nothin lebron can do that kobe cant. not 1 thing.. yall probably dont even remeber kobe you just look at stats and the end of his career and act like that was his prime. cut it out
Monee Boiii Nick will always find an excuse for lebron.
LOL KOBE GOT 5 RINGS 5-2 in the finals vs Lebron 3 rings and 3-6.......... and your saying KOBE is wrong LMAOOOOO..... KOBE is the closest man to ever come to the GOAT MJ
Kobe had the better teams, of course he is going to win more rings.
Kobe is better. End of story.
Chiva at what? Not basketball
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Regular season
PPG: LeBron
APG: LeBron
RPG: LeBron
BPG: LeBron
SPG: LeBron
FT%: Kobe
FG%: LeBron
3PT%: LeBron
PER: LeBron
WS: LeBron
BPM: LeBron
VORP: LeBron
MVPs: LeBron (should have more)
Playoffs
PPG: LeBron
APG: LeBron
RPG: LeBron
SPG: LeBron
BPG: LeBron
FT%: Kobe
FG%: LeBron
3PT%: LeBron
PER: LeBron
BPM: LeBron
VORP: LeBron
Rings: Kobe (best player on 2 of em)
Finals MVPs: LeBron
LeBron better player than Kobe
Nope he is not, but it's ok for you to think what you want. Kobe was an inefficient lesser clone of Michael Jordan. Didnt get along with teammates, He dropped the ball in the 04 Finals, quit in game 7 against Phoenix in 06 and demanded a trade out of LA. Y'all better stop with this Kobe narrative. Once he matured in 08 and Phil returned he did his thing but those first 3 Chips were due to Shaqs dominance.
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Actually the reason why Shaq left because he didn't want to take a pay cut so.....
I swear to you. I don't understand how no one knows this. Kobe and Shaq both hated each other. and Shaq want willing to take a pay cut. so Jerry made the smart choice of taking the younger star. at this point. people ignore this just to slander Kobe. when someone says this. i automatically stop listening to everything they say. lol. it is pathetic
I say Kobe is right under Jordan.
Kobe wasn't even the greatest player of his generation in the NBA, let alone one of the all-time greatest. Kobe is a guy who rode Shaq's coattails, failed to make the playoffs as the top dog, rode Gasol and Bynum for a few seasons, and finished his career playing for the worst team in the Western Conference. Never seen any other "all-time great" have such a unimpressive resume for consideration.
Actually, Kobe wasn't even the best Laker when he played; that honor belongs to Shaq. Kobe was his brand. The NBA built that brand up for business. Kobe as an Top 5 player is a meme to sell jerseys and sneakers.
Come at me Kobe knob slobberers.
+Johnny Tomahawk Nah. Im straight bro.
darkgable85 wrong kobe snitched on shaq
bryce will wrong that's not why Shaq left....look it up
completely agree with Nick on this one
Lol 😂 he didn’t make any of them bums good in the finals did he????
That’s a over rated statement making team mates better.
People hate Nick Wright, but what he is saying is the TRUTH. He literally said *mostly* factual information, and people will still get on him for "hating" on Kobe.
Kobe talking about leadership lmao 😂
Y'all LeBron fans know it's true. He lacks leadership skills.. that's why they play like highschool kids.. they have no fluidity, no love for each other. Lebron doesn't even allow his teammates to play their own position