Is Kobe Bryant the best player in the NBA?
443777
NOT JUST NBA THE WORLD. HE IS LIKE M.J. HE IS A CRAZY BASKETBALL PLAYER AND HE LED HIS TEAM AND BEAT SUNS AWAY IN GAME 2
588771
Dont get me wrong Lebron is an amazing player. But Kobe is on a different level. Kobe and him can both score whenever they want to.  \n\n        But the thing Kobe is doing in the playoffs is amazing. By sharing the ball all the other players are playing great. Lamar Odom, Smush Parker, Luke Walton, Kwame Brown. I think a trait that all great players have is to make other players better. Lets look at ball hog Kobe he scored 40 a nite but they got 7th seed. Lets look at playoff Kobe. Winning a series to the 2nd seed in the West. \n\n         Lebron amazes me by how good he is already. He is the 2nd best guard in the league at age 21. He has 10 years left of basketball and he has already surpassed the talent of some greats. I think he does not have anyone to help him it is just the Lebron Show. Lebron gets better every year and he always adds something to his repeteur. This year he became a great shooter. \n\n          They are both outstanding guards. But I give Kobe my vote because of his experience and ability to perform in crunch time.
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No, because scoring is only one part of playing basketball.  Kobe is weak on assists, rebounding, and blocking.  He is a dementional player.  Fans like scoring the best, but other players have proven they are a better overall player.  I personally like Billups.  He has a lot of assists and is a good scorer.  He is leading the best team in the NBA, another quality overlooked -- leadership.
490703
Kobe Bryant amazing shooting ability and the explosiveness he has when he drives to the basket makes him the most fun player to watch in the NBA.
1129122
you guys dont know your basketball..\nkobe bryant is the best basketball player ever\nthat isnt an opinion\n\nif the question is "who is the best player in the nba?" its kobe bryant without a doubt\n\ni think he overcame more than anyone in this league and loves this sport more than anyone\n\nhe practices far more than a normal human should and i think that shows\n\nstat wise .. "oh hes a ball hogger" haha .. or the fact that he wont get a mvp award \n\nis because of his team\ndont even start with me\n\nkobe bryant overcame jordans accomplishments \n\nkobe is a better player than micheal \nwanna argue? i dare you\n\nkobe is #1\n\nlebron doesnt know a thing about defensive switches and weak offensive help\nhe isnt #1 now he is way too young \nbeing #1 doesnt look upon their stats .. rookies..\n\nwade is going to hurt himself he is skillful in SOME ways but in others he is ignorant and immature \nhe'll get hurt in no time as a.i experienced\nquote me on that\n\noverall\nkobe is #1 as of now\n\ndirk nowitski is getting there\n\n#1 - kobe bryant\n#2 - steve nash\n#3 - dirk nowitski
415366
Yes, he is one of the top players in the league. Forget about his personal issues, no matter, what, he has been one of the top shooting guards in the NBA for the last 5 years, and that 81 point game proved it. Only Wilt Chamberlain has ever gotten more points in a game, and as a center who was like 6 inches taller than everyone else, he probably had a really easy time of it. As a shooting guard, it's tougher for Kobe to drive in, and get easy hoops. He mostly has to take jump shots, and being able to get 81 points in one game as a shooting guard, in my opinion, is worthy of an MVP. and TMAC, just cause your team isn't in the playoffs doesn't mean that you're don't deserve an MVP. A team could go 35-47, but if one player on their team was amazing, and kept the team in it throughout the season, he should deserve an MVP.
664058
OK come on man it's Kobe, he is gonna be the NBA 2007 MVP that is if Steve Nash doesn't take it back to back awards.  Every game Kobe always plays well someway, somehow, and he might even astonish you.
550033
No LeBron may be the best player in the game, but the Pistons are the best team. If you shut down one of the scorers they still have 2 or 3 others who can take on the load. I think they are the best team in the NBA.
430211
Bradley and Yao Ming are the tallest at 7'6. \nAs for the best -\n\nThe most skilled offensively is Kobe Bryant. He can score from anywhere on anyone.\n\nThe best passer is Steve Nash. Leads the league in assists again, even without Amare this year.\n\nThe best defender is Ron Artest. Strong, quick and tough. Can guard point guards to power forwards. Nobody wants him covering them.\n\nThe best rebounder is Ben Wallace. Strong, quick, athletic and always in good position. \n\nThe best shot blocker is Andrei Kirelinko. He doesn't lead the league in blocks but he recovers quickly and, at 6'9 gets more than his share.\n\nThe most complete player is LeBron James. He scores, passes, rebounds, defends... There's nothing he doesn't do.\n\nBut the best overall player is still Kobe. Besides being the best offensive player, he is a tough defender, a creative passer and an excellent ball handler. Plus he has a combination of size, speed and athleticism that matches with anyone. Combine that with his knowledge of the game and clearly he is the best in the game right now.
220669
Yes, Kobe Byrant is the best. Don't hate on him. Ya'll some lames why ya'll hating. he cold and ya'll know it
190701
1\nwhen it comes to numbers (scoring and rebounding) chamberlain is king. when it comes to being all-around, oscar robertson is at the top, even averaging a triple double for one season. \nstill, most people including me consider jordan the greatest of them all because he was a combination of talent, skill, desire, success, fortitude and timing. \ntalent and skill-scoring title, mvp trophies, all-star status, defensive player of the year.\ndesire-competitive streak, the willpower to tilt the game outcome to his team's side. takes every game seriously. \nsuccess-three-peat not accomplished by modern greats bird, magic, hakeem. doing it twice just stresses the point. \ntiming-storybook career: jumpshot to win an ncaa title. being beaten by everyone before finally succeeding after a 7 year struggle. \n\n2\ngiven time, some of the new stars today will almost reach the pinnacle of jordan's popularity and success. but IMO, no one will. he was everything at once. kobe will always lack the charisma. iverson will never be a three-peat winner nor become a defensive player of the year. lebron does not have the killer instinct and will YET. sorry, but carmelo is just not on the same league as kobe, james and wade. \n\n3\nyes, he would have won with another set of players. if his sidekick was not pippen, then he would have had another super partner. people will compensates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n\nif he did not have grant, then he had rodman. if he did not have paxson, he had kerr and kukoc. he and whoever his teammates then would learn how to compensate.
1068769
kobe far better...and a better ind. player. you can't compare them as team players because kobe has no teammates
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plse......JORDAN!!!! kobe is a jordan wan'a be, shoots the same, plays the same and wants to run the game the same. only one problem....there will NEVER be another jordan.
1057435
Wade is; he's more interested in giving Shaq the ball than Kobe ever was.  I'm certainly not saying Kobe isn't the better player or that Shaq is more successful with Wade than with Kobe, but Wade is a better teammate than Kobe is.
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Kobe Bryant deserves it...
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mcgrady is my favorite player, lebron is my second favorite, but i would have to say lebron is the best overall player in the NBA right now. he can make great passes. make steals and block shots. he can drive to the hoop anytime he wants because of his power and can hit a nice range shot. plus he is soooooo fun to watch because of his dunks. he also averages around 25-7-7. so lebron is the best. no, i seriously doubt that lebron will ever win a championship, ilgauskas is good, but not good enough to help lebron james carry the cavs to become a NBA championship calibur team. larry hughs has medical problems and probably will not be able to play for the remainder of this season and after he returns from his injuries, he still will not be as good of a player as he was when he was in washington with the wizards. drew gooden is a very inconsistant player and will not be able to contribute much to his team against all the good power forwards in the game today. such as kevin garnett, and tim duncan.
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No way. its too soon to compare him to Micheal Jordan. People were doing the same thing to Kobe (people still are). The same thing to every cuacasian guy and larry bird.\n\nAlso there's no way to say who is the best basketball player of all time.