Now, this has always been a bullshyt talking point to begin with but I don’t think anyone ever bothered to ask this question.
Everyone in here would say that Magic and Kareem are top 5 and Mt. Rushmore level players. However, if you bring up Kobe you hear this shyt about three of his rings being practically worthless. But Kobe never played with a top 5 OAT player like Magic or Kareem got to.
What does that then say about Magic and Kareem’s titles? I mean shyt, for all of Kareem’s greatness he was blessed to play with not only Oscar Robertson who is a HOFer, but he then ended up playing with the GOAT point guard in history. And Magic? Well shyt he not only had Kareem, but he also had an amazing team around him with guys like James Worthy, B Scott, Coop, etc. But no one dare question either Magic or Kareem, and rightfully so.
Now call me crazy, but those are insane advantages that they each had. Plus I’m sure most in here would agree that Kareem and Magic were both better than Shaq. Who was whose sidekick there? Nobody right? So why y’all claim Kobe was a sidekick when he very clearly wasn’t?
Why the selective use of this all important talking point? Somebody’s rings shouldn’t count in this according to the prevailing logic which seeks to devalue Kobe’s three titles during the Shaq years. Maybe it’s just time that this dead horse get buried and Kobe is respected as the five time champion that he is without the long since debunked espn talking points about sidekick rings.
Everyone in here would say that Magic and Kareem are top 5 and Mt. Rushmore level players. However, if you bring up Kobe you hear this shyt about three of his rings being practically worthless. But Kobe never played with a top 5 OAT player like Magic or Kareem got to.
What does that then say about Magic and Kareem’s titles? I mean shyt, for all of Kareem’s greatness he was blessed to play with not only Oscar Robertson who is a HOFer, but he then ended up playing with the GOAT point guard in history. And Magic? Well shyt he not only had Kareem, but he also had an amazing team around him with guys like James Worthy, B Scott, Coop, etc. But no one dare question either Magic or Kareem, and rightfully so.
Now call me crazy, but those are insane advantages that they each had. Plus I’m sure most in here would agree that Kareem and Magic were both better than Shaq. Who was whose sidekick there? Nobody right? So why y’all claim Kobe was a sidekick when he very clearly wasn’t?
Why the selective use of this all important talking point? Somebody’s rings shouldn’t count in this according to the prevailing logic which seeks to devalue Kobe’s three titles during the Shaq years. Maybe it’s just time that this dead horse get buried and Kobe is respected as the five time champion that he is without the long since debunked espn talking points about sidekick rings.
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Kobe always gets held to all these different dumbass standards.
