Incredible stat that shows how great Kobe Bryant was in 2005-06 (analytics nerds get in here)

[Swagnificent]

wining the All-Star game

@ citing the all-star game.

Nobody and I repeat nobody has said the East was anywhere close to the West since about 1998.

Once again, you keep ignoring the fact that your boy LeBron just went from 9 straight Finals appearances in the East to not even making the playoffs out West. If that can't convince you of the difference in the conferences, I'm guessing nothing will.

 

[Pirius Black]

Not only was the Eastern Conference evenly matched with the West in the ‘06 season

But the Cavaliers ranked 19th in SOS (strength of schedule) while the Lakers ranked 15th in SOS

The Cavs had a tougher schedule and still managed to win 50 games led by LeBron

Analytics nerds get in here y’all

How is 19 a lesser number than 15?

 

[ISO]

@ citing the all-star game.

Nobody and I repeat nobody has said the East was anywhere close to the West since about 1998.

Once again, you keep ignoring the fact that your boy LeBron just went from 9 straight Finals appearances in the East to not even making the playoffs out West. If that can't convince you of the difference in the conferences, I'm guessing nothing will.

Also cited the East having the best regular season team and relatively evenly matched standings 1-8, as well as winning the title but aight cherry pick nikka

Also I like how you gonna ignore LeBron being older, missing around 30 games and playing with young nikkas and acting like he ain’t have y’all in the playoffs before his injury

 

[ISO]

How is 19 a lesser number than 15?

It’s SOS that’s how it works

The higher your number the harder your schedule

 

[Pirius Black]

It’s SOS that’s how it works

The higher your number the harder your schedule

 

[Swagnificent]

Also cited the East having the best regular season team and relatively evenly matched standings 1-8, as well as winning the title but aight cherry pick nikka

Also I like how you gonna ignore LeBron being older, missing around 30 games and playing with young nikkas and acting like he ain’t have y’all in the playoffs before his injury

Its funny to me that you can't understand something as simple as if you play in the West you play more games against better teams.

The fact the top 8 teams in the East had similar records to the West is irrelevant. Because the West teams were beating each other up.

Logic must be something you Bron stans can't understand.

 

[ISO]

The fact the top 8 teams in the East had similar records to the West is irrelevant. Because the West teams were beating each other up.

This nikka doesn’t even realize this is completely contradictory

In ‘06 season there was no major discrepancy between conferences period.

 

[Swagnificent]

This nikka doesn’t even realize this is completely contradictory

In ‘06 season there was no major discrepancy between conferences period.

There's been a discrepency between the conferences since 1998 when Jordan retired.

 

[PL368Z]

Is this not the perfect example of meaningless stats since the lakers flopped in the playoffs and didn't win anything of note.

 

[Swagnificent]

Is this not the perfect example of meaningless stats since the lakers flopped in the playoffs and didn't win anything of note.

They lost cause they're literally one of the worst teams in NBA history.

Smush Parker, Kwame Brown, and Luke Walton were STARTERS. Those 3 shouldn't have even been in the NBA let alone starters.

This stat shows that Kobe carried a team of trash to incredible overachievement. The fact he had them in position to beat that Suns team was extraordinary.

 

[Alexander The Great]

put 27-29 year old Kobe on the 2017-19 Rockets in place of Harden and the Rockets are 2 time champions

 

[The Fire]

put 27-29 year old Kobe on the 2017-19 Rockets in place of Harden and the Rockets are 2 time champions

Basketball reasons never gonna forgive stern for robbing bean from a chance at another title

 

[YoungMoneyCashMoneyBoy]

East has been trash for 20 years.

Regular Season head-to-head record (All East teams VS All West teams)
Season East West Total East % West %
17–18 213 237 450 47.3% 52.7%
16–17 204 246 450 45.3% 54.7%
15–16 218 232 450 48.4% 51.6%
14–15 187 263 450 41.6% 58.4%
13–14 166 284 450 36.9% 63.1%
12–13 188 262 450 41.8% 58.2%
11–12 114 156 270 42.2% 57.8%
10–11 189 261 450 42.0% 58.0%
09–10 204 246 450 45.3% 54.7%
08–09 231 219 450 51.3% 48.7%
07–08 192 258 450 42.7% 57.3%
06–07 193 257 450 42.9% 57.1%
05–06 198 252 450 44.0% 56.0%
04–05 194 256 450 43.1% 56.9%
03–04 154 266 420 36.7% 63.3%
02–03 170 250 420 40.5% 59.5%
01–02 188 232 420 44.8% 55.2%
00–01 161 259 420 38.3% 61.7%
99–00 193 227 420 46.0% 54.0%
--------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
99–18 3557 4663 8220 43.3% 56.7%

 

[McPiff]

Bums cant give props to god mode kobe without bringing up bron

That regular season was sometimes else.
Playoffs though ?

There's a reason your boy went from the NBA Finals every year out East to not even making the playoffs out West.

Only an idiot would act like the East and West have been on even ground the last 20 years.

Last time the East was any good was in 1998 before Jordan retired.

You know you lost when you bring that last season as an example.

 

[Swagnificent]

Uppin this now that the gawd is gone.

We will never forget how dominant he was in his prime. As I said in OP. His 2005-06 season was arguably the highest level of basketball an individual ever achieved.