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I respect the take. Im just saying what Keon said is something that has been said about Kobe a lot. Its not like I made this up. Even Kobe himself said he wanted to be known as a overachiever because he didnt have hops like Nique or huge hands like Jordan, or built like Bron. He used up what he had though. I think Wade was more athletic than Kobe. But Kobe is not even my goat or close to it so im not even trippin no more famKobe & Tmac were the same level of athlete. Which means a freak athlete. They used to call this ***** the slam dunk giant .
My ***** JMB10215 , NOBODY is an athlete on the level of LeBron James . He’s 1 of 1 in that regard. Like .01%. Mike too, to an extent.
But Kobe in him prime, was considered the prototype, realistic high flying wing SG (after MJ). I wasn’t even a Kobe fan, and I remember vividly how much of a freak athlete dude was. Kobe was the same type of athlete as Ant. I’d argue even better, because he’s more fluid.
Young Ray Allen is an example of a “good athlete” at the SG position. Kobe & Tmac were considered freak athletes, and a cut above.
Kobe truly was a slightly worse MJ at everything (including athleticism). And that’s better than like all but 5-10 players to play the game.