At one Point.....Tmac and Kobe were on the same level

[menacin methods]

You know at one point Dominique Wilkins and Michael Jordan were on the same level as well

 

[dsk aka illoquent]

Originally Posted by Bigmike23

i said it then and i will still say it Kobe was always better then Tmac.

Word.

I had this argument repeatedly with a friend of mine in those years (he said T-Mac, I said Kobe)...but he hated Kobe with a passion do so he might have been alittle biased.

 

[so authentic]

Originally Posted by nublee

Pretty much...

 

[sneakerfan93]

Kobe got better throughout his career while T-Mac started to get injured and his game kind of fell off. But T-Mac was better than Kobe at one point in hiscareer.

 

[atlballa15]

T-Mac was definitely Kobe's equal for a few years in Orlando, about 02 - 04, and as a scorer I think T-Mac was superior. It's easy to forget howunstoppable he was in those days - he had the freakish athleticism and length, he was a wizard in the art of creating his own pull up J, and he had this graceand fluidity to his game, making even the most difficult shots look like child's play. I think that is what's most disappointing about T-Mac; he hadthe unique package, had the prodigious talent, yet mentally he proved unable to cope with the pressures of injury and carrying a team.

 

[mco85]

Kobe was always better, he just had to play within a system that didn't let show his full capabilities individually

 

[dland24]

Just for the sake of not starting an argument, I am going to agree with you OP.....but really....who cares who was better at some point? At one point AlJefferson and Dwight Howard were on the same level. At one point Gilbert Arenas and Dwyane Wade were on the same level. SOme people get hurt. Some peopledevelop their games. Doesnt really matter if people are equal at one point.

 

[goukiteg]

Now everyone and their momma thinks Kobe was better than T-Mac in the day? LOL.

 

[notorious 858]

The game where the debate ended:

Kobe locked up and shut down T-Wack in the 2nd half and he just took over the 4th quarter and showed his will to win.

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Originally Posted by airmaxpenny1

The man lead the league in scoring for two years, was All-NBA first team two years, second team three years and 3rd team 2 years. The man also once averaged 1. 9 blocks per game, no small feat for a guard (obviously his height and length helped him but still). He has an evoultionary type of skill set, he just never seemed to put "it" all together for whatever reason.

Plus, the man might have been the greatest video game player pre Bron. I swear he was a absolute menace in 2K2

I scored 70+ with him 3 times

 

[kb8sandiego]

That 2002-2003 season was epic for both players.

 

[drunken cow]

You didnt get the memo? Niketalk has team mbenga. There is probably 100+ sites for team mcgrady.

 

[23mcpizzle23]

nope he was never as much as an complete player as Kobe and i loved T-man pause...

 

[rook]

Originally Posted by RetroBaller

tell em why you're mad son

 

[rook]

T-Mac was the greatest scorer in the league in the early 2000's...bar none.

 

[crazy dav0]

wow @ that video ... kobe went in

 

[mateen cleaves]

Originally Posted by Bigmike23

i said it then and i will still say it Kobe was always better then Tmac.

of course he was. Mac was good, really good but he never was better than Kobe and of course will never be.

 

[DownByLaw]

Originally Posted by Bigmike23

i said it then and i will still say it Kobe was always better then Tmac.