>teammates while completely neglecting the bevy of talent Kobe
>was spoiled with throughout his career.

lol@"bevy of talent", that first 3-peat team was Shaq, Kobe and who? Then there was the Kwame/Smush era.

>
>So, DRob was better in '99 than Gasol. Okay. 2003? No, not
>even close. Funny how you omitted Lamar Odom AND Andrew Bynum

Bynum was less of a factor on those last 2 title teams than D-Rob was in 03

>as if they weren't major contributors as big men too during
>Kobe's last championship run. LOL. And correct me if I'm
>wrong, but did Duncan ever have a teammate remotely as
>dominant as three-peat era Shaq?

Who was the MVP in the 07 Finals? Not Timmy, he played like shit


>See, this is my whole argument. Of course Kobe wins the poll
>if you strictly limit your standard to rings (5>4) or scoring
>titles. But I personally value a player's worth by how much
>impact they have on their team's success. Duncan, imo, has
>done more with less talent around him throughout his career.
>Has he been blessed with a great coach and supporting cast?
>Yes, absolutely. So has Kobe - in imo, to a much greater
>extent.

I agree that Phil is greater than Pop but that more talent thing is bs

>I'm not letting Kobe off the hook for those painfully mediocre
>post-Shaq era Lakers. No way you are convincing me that shit
>would happen on Duncan's watch. That, to me, is what
>separates the two. Duncan has consistently been a winner
>through numerous roster changes and turnover throughout his
>career. I'm convinced that Timmay could have won a ring with
>numerous teams. I'm not so convinced that Kobe could. And
>again, that is what separates the two to me.

lol, so is Duncan a GM now? Did he put those teams together? FOH clown...