Kobe was better than both of them tho.
I don't want to start a war in here but I just don't see it, Timmy had him in all the advanced metrics both regular season and postseason, team success regular season and postseason, regular season MVP, title, Finals MVP. I'm not sure what Kobe's case is except most well-rounded or something like that.
No need for war, I hear you. I know the advanced stuff, Kobe was also coming off 3 straight Finals runs, still played all 82, and damn near stole that series, just the Horry 3 missed this time. That 3 drains, Kobe closes out with a 4th straight, All NBA, all Defense, etc etc. That was the year Shaq started taking too much time off, and LA gave up HC, etc. *shrugs*