monsterpile wrote:I sorta get where Q is coming from with Manu. He was a very different player than Kobe and in a very different situation. The thing about Manu was he was the perfect SG. He could and did do everything. He could basically play PG he could attack to score or pass he could hit outside shots. He moved without the ball. He could defend he played with ridiculous passion. It feels like you could drop Manu on any team and he could fit right in. Kobe on the other hand couldn't get along with the most dominate player of the era in Shaq. That doesn't mean I think Manu was as good or better than Kobe but it is more about giving Manu his due while pointing out the darker side of Kobe in comparison. He could do everything but sometimes passing for him seemed to be done begrudgingly. He always seemed selfish but smart enough to give it up enough and play in a team setting enough but I always felt he had the gifts to be more in that area.
Sure. In fact, if given the time, one could make a case that Kobe Bryant's "selfishness" among superstars is only matched by Wilt Chamberlain.
There are some serious flaws to Kobe's game. But the legacy speaks for itself. And it's one Ginobili can't come close to matching. Remember, it's not like Bryant only won with Shaq. He won multiple titles with an entirely different cast doing it "his way." Granted, many of us think he could have won even more...
