04-09-2022, 03:54 PM
(04-07-2022, 09:40 AM)KillerGoose Wrote: Lebron is better than Kobe and Bird in nearly every single way imaginable. Bird has him on shooting, but that's about it. Kobe has no argument (RIP, loved the guy). Lebron is better in nearly every single per-possession metric than these guys. When Lebron has the ball in his hands, his teams did better than Kobe's or Bird's. When Lebron shoots, he produces better results than Kobe or Bird. When Lebron passes, more of those passes turn into points than Kobe or Bird. In his prime, he was a better defender than either of those guys. He is just all around better.
Oh boy.
Bird was a better shooter, rebounder and frankly a better passer than LeBron. More clutch by a country mile. Plus he never gave half effort on defense (to put it kindly) like LeBron has for at least 4 years now. Bron should be embarrassed by the lack of effort he's shown with the Lakers.
LeBron has Bird on athleticism and longevity. Probably on defense when Bron was younger, although (iirc) Bird has more defensive team selections.
Seriously. Google Bird's official NBA mixtape. It's probably the most impressive mixtape ever, and the NBA did a fantastic job with all of them. Bird's court vision was probably rivaled only by Magic.
I'd probably put Kobe above Bron too. 5 rings. That intense drive that Bron lacks. If I need someone to drop 40 in a playoff game, put the team on his back and take the last shot, I'm taking Kobe 100 times out of 100 over Bron.
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