I understand the argument but Kobe needed Shaq as much as Shaq needed Kobe.

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Jan 27, 2020
6:32:03am

Ned Schneebly Playmaker

I understand the argument but Kobe needed Shaq as much as Shaq needed Kobe.

Hard to split hairs between who was the better of the two. Shaq hit a ceiling in Orlando because he didn’t have someone like Kobe. Kobe hit a ceiling in LA because he didn’t have someone like Shaq.

Shaq is the best big man to ever play the game, and while Kobe never topped MJ he’s as close as anyone’s ever going to get to him.

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Originally posted on Jan 27, 2020 at 6:32:03am

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I know some people may think that the Mavericls retiring Kobe's jersey is an

P-Boy Squad

1/27/20 4:46am

Shaq, Wade, Iverson, Dirk, Garnet, Pierce, Allen, Duncan, Ginobli,

Corn Pop

1/27/20 5:31am

It’s true. We tend to go overboard after tragedies like this

1/27/20 5:37am

I think the jersey should be 'retired' only for the remainder of this season

Sir_Ten

1/27/20 7:23am

Aside from Iverson, briefly, none of them rose to the status of Kobe.

1/27/20 5:44am

I would put Duncan ahead of Iverson on any list, but I agree with your post.

mobomanjoe

1/27/20 5:47am

Shaq and Duncan are both significantly greater than Iverson

AF Cougar

1/27/20 5:57am

You’re right, but that’s not really what I’m saying. My bad.

1/27/20 6:40am

He wasn’t the best player of his era

1/27/20 5:47am

Define “best”.

1/27/20 5:55am

Shaq didn’t rise to the status of Kobe, are you kidding?

Corn Pop

1/27/20 6:38am

How many people tried to emulate Shaq’s play?

1/27/20 6:44am

I guess if you define stardom by an extremely narrow and singular criteria, then

Corn Pop

1/27/20 6:55am

In the end it’s all personal opinion.

1/27/20 7:06am

Shaq may be the most dominant player to ever play

Backcountry

1/27/20 9:47am

All of those guys were around and were stars. But Kobe was different.

game.blouses

1/27/20 6:39am

tmac was the man for a short time too.

SMITTY

1/27/20 7:04am

I always felt that Shaq was a more dominant and valuable player than Kobe

Backcountry

1/27/20 5:52am

That’s the consensus, I think, in the early 2000s

mobomanjoe

1/27/20 6:13am

I think everyone agreed with you

JOPE

1/27/20 6:28am

I understand the argument but Kobe needed Shaq as much as Shaq needed Kobe.

1/27/20 6:32am

I get that Kobe was an incredible player

D.T. Survivor

1/27/20 7:00am

Hopefully cooler heads will keep this from happening.

Tsisquan

1/27/20 7:20am

Seems more about timing & manner of death

Soupie

1/27/20 9:01am

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