No way. Lebron has more innate physical talent, that's for sure. But Kobe has always been a more polished player, his technique better. They excel at different things, each playing in such a way to maximize their strengths.
Is Lebron a better overall player? Maybe....but it's definitely not as cut & dry as you make it sound.
Good post PV69,
It is cut and dry when Im looking at it objectively, defensively lebron destroys kobe, how many times have you seen lebron chase down a player from one side to another and swipe the layup or dunk. Kobe's technique is better?? lebron is shooting 40% from 3pt land, kobe is lucky to shoot that from mid range. Kobe's footwork is probably better but that's all I can give him, though cp3's footwork is better then both lebron and kobe. Kobe has been blessed with great teammates in the past, now lebron has been too. I would rather lebron on my team then Kobe, and I'm not talking about kobe of 2013 cause its unfair to compare a injured player to someone in his prime, I'm talking kobe 2008.
Kobe is overrated cause of being in LA and having the license to shoot whenever, plus the laker owners love him, he is a pathetic teammate. This was mentioned on the Lakers forum on espn yesterday or this morning. He needs to be a part of the team, or his going to scare off players like Xavier and Co and they will bolt like that super giant Howard did..(there not as good as I thought they would be, Houston is mediocore)
Kobe has a personality problem, but maybe that's what it takes to win 5 rings, as I said I was willing to fly 14 hours to watch him play. But I take lebron.
