Kobe vs Lebron

So, every year we get down to this topic and how they compare to each other and how they compare to Jordan. Well, the fact is that regardless of where they rank in the top 50 of all time, Jordan is light years of ahead of who ever is number 2. 6 Championships, 5 MVPs, 1 Defensive title, 9 times named to the NBA All Defensive Team.

Kobe and Lebron both skipped college. That's becoming a huge new topic about whether the NBA wants to make kids play 3 years in college, which I think is absurd. A guy called into Colin Cowherd today and said, and I'll paraphrase... If your organization, and you need to do your homework. If a guy isn't ready for the NBA then your staff needs to be aware of that. Kwame Brown is a huge bust. You overpaid a guy and now the NBA wants to put in rules to protect the owners from themselves... Something along those lines. I agree completely. I may not feel entirely to the point that this gentlemen does but I agree.

Cowherd spent a week also arguing that we shouldn't hate a guy who's moved locations for a better area and used Kobe as an example. Kobe played his whole career in LA. But we refused to play for the Hornets who he was drafted by. And no one has a problem with Lebron playing in Miami. We have a problem with him waiting until a few hours before to announce it. He turned into a prima donna.

My roommate and I got into an argument and he said that Lebron is as far ahead of Kobe as Jordan is ahead of Lebron. Lebron changed a team, in a conference that was overall awful compared to the West when he "turned the Cavs around". And he did. But you can be sub .500 and make it to the playoffs in the East. The west, at the time was more competitive. Even this year, as for right now, the Pacers (26-32) make the playoffs and the Grizzlies are the 8 seed in the west at 33-28.

When Kobe was struggling in the west, all alone, without Phil Jackson, without Shaq, and dropping almost 40 a game including a crazy 80+ points; he was alone. Mo Williams is substantially better than anyone Kobe had with him through those years. Kobe isn't the greatest ever, and Lebron is a freak of nature. Lebron has holes in his game and so does Kobe. Lebron makes a team better because he averages 20+ pts 7 rebs and 7 assists throughout his career. It's impressive. They have different styles.

The first thing NBA I remember was watching the Jazz and the Bulls play in the finals. I couldn't give you a year. I remember Jeff Hornacek being my jam! As a person, I like Kobe more, but if I could pick either of these guys to play for my organization, if I could draft them this year and have to build a team around them... Well I'd be missing the same piece from both... A big man... I'd probably pick Lebron...

I was chatting with a really good friend about Lebron and how much of a freak he is. He doesn't utilize his size as much as he could. He has a problem backing into the paint. Kobe utilizes his abilities better. He's smaller, probably not quicker. But, in my opinion, Lebron is better, but the styles are different. The utilization is different.

But I'd rather live in LA than Miami.

Joseph Champey - Senior Writer