Originally posted by StOnEy333:
Originally posted by 49ersMyLife:
Originally posted by StOnEy333:
What's left off that list is Kobe was playing the #2 role to the most dominating player in the league at the time, for 8 of his first 10 years. Considering how close some of their stats are, it's kinda crazy how Kobe achieved that. Can you imagine if Kobe was handed the ball as a rookie and got free reign to carry a team like lebron?
Kobe wasn't ready for that kind of role in the NBA coming off high-school. He looked pretty average when he played in his rookie year.
Point taken, but he still played the #2 role for many years when he was a superstar capable of carrying a team.
Definitely...it has an impact. No question Kobe would have averaged more points in regular season and post-season, but would he have gone that far into playoffs without Shaq during those 4 years with Kings and Spurs around? So, it has it's pros and cons. But yea, I know what you mean. Lebron had to do everything when he was with Cavs and at the very least, his scoring would have taken a hit if he had another star playin' alongside him.