The Logo speaks on LeBron & Kobe...

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LeBron James is the best player in the NBA, surpassing veteran Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, 14-times All-Star guard Jerry West said Monday.

West, a shrewd judge of talent who brought Bryant to the Lakers when he was their general manager, said the Cleveland forward could become the league's next Michael Jordan.

"I look at Cleveland say to myself, 'How many games could they win without LeBron James?' West told Reuters in an interview. "That's how great he is.

"He has a chance to be arguably the greatest player ever to play the game."

West, the NBA's executive of the year with the Lakers in 1995 and the Memphis Grizzlies in 2004, said playing both ends of the floor was what made Jordan so great.

"Michael Jordan was the best defensive player in the league but he was also the best offensive player," said West. "It wasn't a one-year fluke, he proved it over time.

"LeBron James will do the same type of things because he's getting better. He's a much more effective shooter. When's he's making his shots from the outside, you can't play him.

"He's just too big, too strong, too quick. And he has incredible body control. But more than that, he's a great team mate. You can see his team mates love him."
LeBron surpasses Kobe as the top player: Jerry West

James averaged 28.4 points this season and was named the NBA's most valuable player. But Bryant, a three-times NBA champion and 2008 MVP, still remains a force, said West.

"If I had to have somebody make a last-second shot, it would be Kobe Bryant," said West, architect of the great Lakers teams from Magic Johnson years in the 1980s through the Shaquille O'Neal clubs of the early 2000s.

"But even though it's hard for me to be objective, because I brought Kobe to Los Angeles, I do think LeBron has surpassed Kobe as a player."

West, 70, was in Washington attending a conference for atrial fibrillation, a condition he has that can cause a racing heart, sleeplessness, anxiety and depression.

The condition, diagnosed at age 42, forced him to leave the front office of the Lakers and then the Grizzlies in 2007.
http://www.reuters.com/ar...ws/idUSTRE54H5PF20090518



So sayeth the logo.

 

[november33rd]

We need to just make an official thread an sticky it.

 

[darth dnzy]

--agreed. I mean i am a kobe fan, but i am a laker fan first. Lebron is a beast and he is better than kobe in pretty much every way.
--except the mid range jumper.

 

[255forlife]

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

Who was the dude here who complained about people calling Jerry West the logo of the NBA because there wasn't 'official' evidence?

Freaking clown

 

[dako akong otin]

Originally Posted by 255forLife

 

[kingjay718]

He's senile.

 

[addictedtofreshkicks]

this is getting really annoying... does it really matter who's better? They're both ridiculous.

 

[outacontrol music]

Originally Posted by 255forLife

mad some?

I'll paypal you 50 bucks if you find 5 LeBron threads I've started this month...

Tool

Anyways.

 

[mjsaver]

Originally Posted by DARTH DNZY

--agreed. I mean i am a kobe fan, but i am a laker fan first. Lebron is a beast and he is better than kobe in pretty much every way.
--except the mid range jumper.

Lebron is better in some ways definetely..

But KOBE is better AT

1. freethrow shooting
2. ball handling
3. AND MOST OF ALL, CLUTCH SHOOTING...
Kobe has made a BOATLOAD of AMAZING clutch shots throughout his career..literally.

I agree that LEBRON has a chance to be the GREATEST....chance is the keyword..

I doubt if he wins 6 chips these days, the league is too balanced...He'll be lucky to get 3..

 

[theyoungestgun]

so because jerry west says it everyone should believe him? besides you're comparing 2 players that arent even the same. they both have different tasks theyneed to do within their team, so how can you say one player is better than the other?

 

[dr spaceman]

I thought this was gonna be a logo channel interview.

 

[i nasmatic i]

Yay, another LeBron vs Kobe thread.

 

[goldmember]

Originally Posted by 255forLife

 

[frontrunner4life]

Originally Posted by outacontrol music

Originally Posted by 255forLife

mad some?

I'll paypal you 50 bucks if you find 5 LeBron threads I've started this month...

Tool

Anyways.

http://http://niketalk.com/topic/175783
http://http://niketalk.com/topic/175306
http://http://niketalk.com/topic/174807
and when you're not making Lebron threads, you're making Anti-Kobe threads

http://niketalk.com/topic/176111

at you saying "5" cuz you knew you made 4 in 11 days

 

[JD617]

But seriously, at this point the only people who would disagree are Lakers fans. And even some of them finally realize that Lebron is better.

 

[lakersfan1]

yes lebron is better but u guys always compare a 30 year old to 25 year old kobe has a lot of mileage on him once lebron is 30 and is doing the stuff hes doingnow he can be considered GOAT but for now MJ>Kobe>LBJ

 

[westcoastsfinest]

im a Laker fan and kobe fan but hey its the truth...i totally disagree about Lebron being the next michael jordan...there is no michael jordan and there willnever be another michael jordan...theres only one mj...kobe or james are as good or better than jordan...and ive said this before yes i agree with mr. clutchthat Lebron has surpassed kobe this year!...withj that said i also i think west said this cause he is trying to send a msg to kobe and motivate him even more.

 

[outacontrol music]

Originally Posted by frontrunner4life

http://niketalk.com/topic/175783
http://http://niketalk.com/topic/175306
http://http://niketalk.com/topic/174807
and when you're not making Lebron threads, you're making Anti-Kobe threads

http://niketalk.com/topic/176111

at you saying "5" cuz you knew you made 4 in 11 days

You are so serious fam
You found 3

It's the internet brah.

You really took the time to find my threads

Anti-Kobe threads?

I posted an ESPN article.

I have no problem with Bryant. I think dude is a phenomenal talent and said after the Lakers beat the Cavs @ the Q, he was top dog.


Unlike some NTers, I have no issue with praising Bean.

....Again, it really ain't that serious

 

[Chester McFloppy]

This post is new and exciting.

 

[frontrunner4life]

Originally Posted by outacontrol music

Originally Posted by frontrunner4life

http://niketalk.com/topic/175783
http://http://niketalk.com/topic/175306
http://http://niketalk.com/topic/174807
and when you're not making Lebron threads, you're making Anti-Kobe threads

http://niketalk.com/topic/176111

at you saying "5" cuz you knew you made 4 in 11 days

You are so serious fam
You found 3

It's the internet brah.

You really took the time to find my threads

Anti-Kobe threads?

I posted an ESPN article.

I have no problem with Bryant. I think dude is a phenomenal talent and said after the Lakers beat the Cavs @ the Q, he was top dog.


Unlike some NTers, I have no issue with praising Bean.

....Again, it really ain't that serious

3+this 1=4...

I'm really not serious at all. Look, im posting this face too

And if that article was saying he was the best player you would not have posted it

but why am i arguing with a fellow Cavs fan?

 

[lakersfan1]

Originally Posted by frontrunner4life

Originally Posted by outacontrol music

Originally Posted by frontrunner4life

http://niketalk.com/topic/175783
http://http://niketalk.com/topic/175306
http://http://niketalk.com/topic/174807
and when you're not making Lebron threads, you're making Anti-Kobe threads

http://niketalk.com/topic/176111

at you saying "5" cuz you knew you made 4 in 11 days

You are so serious fam
You found 3

It's the internet brah.

You really took the time to find my threads

Anti-Kobe threads?

I posted an ESPN article.

I have no problem with Bryant. I think dude is a phenomenal talent and said after the Lakers beat the Cavs @ the Q, he was top dog.


Unlike some NTers, I have no issue with praising Bean.

....Again, it really ain't that serious

3+this 1=4...

I'm really not serious at all. Look, im posting this face too

And if that article was saying he was the best player you would not have posted it

but why am i arguing with a fellow Cavs fan?

u forgot this post. that's 5

 

[mjsaver]

OP no hate here....I'm a KOBE fan but i do like LEBRON.

But doesnt the logo saying he'd take KOBE for a last second shot say a lot about LEBRON in the clutch..

How can the best in the world not be chosen for a last second shot..??

Thats like a back-handed compliment IMO..

 

[Lizakers]

Kobe is great
Lebron is great

Kobe is last year's MVP
Lebron is this year's MVP

LA and Cleveland run different offenses, we don't know what Kobe would be like outside of the triangle, so it's hard to say who is better in thatregard

But LBJ is a beast, bigger and stronger than Kobe

but Kobe is more clutch at this point in their careers

 

[outacontrol music]

Originally Posted by frontrunner4life

Originally Posted by outacontrol music

Originally Posted by frontrunner4life

http://niketalk.com/topic/175783
http://http://niketalk.com/topic/175306
http://http://niketalk.com/topic/174807
and when you're not making Lebron threads, you're making Anti-Kobe threads

http://niketalk.com/topic/176111

at you saying "5" cuz you knew you made 4 in 11 days

You are so serious fam
You found 3

It's the internet brah.

You really took the time to find my threads

Anti-Kobe threads?

I posted an ESPN article.

I have no problem with Bryant. I think dude is a phenomenal talent and said after the Lakers beat the Cavs @ the Q, he was top dog.


Unlike some NTers, I have no issue with praising Bean.

....Again, it really ain't that serious

3+this 1=4...

I'm really not serious at all. Look, im posting this face too

And if that article was saying he was the best player you would not have posted it

but why am i arguing with a fellow Cavs fan?

And if that article was saying he was the best player you would not have posted it


Probably so. I'm a Cavs fan, that usually gets Cavs news.

MJsaver wrote:

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How can the best in the world not be chosen for a last second shot..??

Thats like a back-handed compliment IMO..

I'd rather have someone control a game for 48 minutes rather than be dependent on a last second shot. Just my opinion.