Larry Bird is weighing into the whole Kobe Bryant vs. LeBron James debate. Kind of. Actually, his nuance is kind of refreshing, even if he appears to prefer hypothetically suiting up with Bryant over James. In an interview with Bill Simmons of Grantland, Bird spoke of the perks of playing with either two former MVPs:
"Well, probably Kobe, because of the fact that ... well, of course he wouldn't have been shooting as much as he does now ... but his desire to win, his dedication, to always get better, uh, and he's just, he's just tough," Bird said. "He's just a tough cat.Larry's right. Kobe is absolutely insane when it comes to competitive drive. And, if you'll allow for the easy joke, he'd probably be the only NBA player to ever hold Larry Bird below 20 points on average, mainly because Kobe would be shooting so dang much (to use a Bird-ism). Of course, James played a full month of basketball after Bryant's Lakers were swept out of the playoffs last year, so let's not go too over the top with the part about Kobe always being a sure winner. At least James' Heat took two games from Dallas.
"But, if you want to have fun, like I did with Bill Walton, play with LeBron. It would have probably been more fun to play with LeBron, but if you want to win and win and win, it's Kobe. Not that LeBron's not a winner, just that [Kobe's] mindset is to go into every practice, every game, to get better."
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People sometimes fail to realize they are two different kinds of players, both are great in there own way. Kobe is like a skilled wide receiver/ cover corner. Lebron is like a Earl Campbell runningback/ Ed Reed Safety. Beautiful and brutual in a special skilled way, you see once every 20 to 25 years in a sport. Once he wins those championships and he will. He will be able to keep the label King James without any issue's. And last and not least every Great player had a wingman or even two or three ask Jordan,Bird,Magic and Isiah. So lets not make such a big thing about how James did it. It's the fashion now so look at that! Good luck KING JAMES......
ReplyDeleteTrue.... i think the comparision comes from the fact that their both scorers. kobe is more of clutch shooter and Lebron tries to be at times. Alot of people turned on Lebron since the trade. when he was with Cleveland he still was making it the semi finals.as they say every great player was the star on their team and stayed with them thru thick and thin....
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