The Kobe slobbering since his death has gotten out of hand. I was a huge Lakers fan during the time Kobe came into the league and watched them religiously. He was a talented player that showed great potential, but was an awful team basketball player when he started. Hell he never actually got that great at it and was notoriously killing them with stupid/selfish play. When Jackson came in and they shifted to the triangle offense, and ran things through Shaq, Kobe reaped the benefits and put up more points.

Kobe also did not make his teammates better. Jordan was an a-hole, but was determined to prove himself. Kobe was just a self-centered a-hole that whined a lot and had no respect for his teammates from day 1. He worked hard, but there is a reason the Lakers sucked after 2004 until they were able to magically get an All-NBA level guy like Gasol to be that team.

That is why people hating on James for needing other super players to win titles seem to ignore Kobe didn’t win shite without another player and may have been the best player one of his title teams.

Gasol was the best player on their last title and Shaq was clearly the best in the first 3.

Again, Kobe is a great player, but so overrated by some of you it is unbelievable.

Also, Jackson has said some utterly stupid shite over the years for a supposed GOAT coach, so forgive me for not taking his opinion on some of these things as gospel. He’s also a petty person, read up on it.

Further, West is a great talent evaluator but an egomaniac. He embellishes all the time when he “hit” on prospects. He’s one of the greatest GMs out there but he spews a lot of BS especially after the fact.

In the end, Kobe was a great player but nowhere near as good as some his Kobephiles seem to believe.

This post was edited on 5/9/24 at 8:21 am