42. "Uh, Hakeem won 2 Finals MVPs and a regular season MVP" In response to In response to 36
If you overqualify things enough, sure, Kobe comes out ahead somehow but Hakeem was also a two-time defensive player of the year. Hakeem dominated all 94 feet of the floor in a way no other player has.
LMAO @ your absurd analysis of the post-split careers of Shaq and Kobe, as if they were the same age! Shaq almost IMMEDIATELY got another ring, proving he was ready right then to keep competing and didn't need any more drama and bullshit standing in the way of his last prime years. Kobe proved plenty, too, but to me those years are essentially a wash. Both guys proved what they set out to prove.
Starting a franchise picking Kobe, Hakeem, Shaq, there is no question Kobe would be my last choice. He'd be ahead of almost every player in NBA history, but not those guys and about ten others. It's not that hard to comprehend.
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