LightningStorm
Lightning/Mets/Vikings
For the 2 superstars from the Lakers 3 peat from 2000-2002, who do you rank higher all time? I think everyone can agree that Shaq was better during their time as teammates, while Kobe was better in their span outside of that (outside of Shaq's Lakers tenure, only his Orlando days are close to Kobe). But overall, who do you rank higher all time? From my anecdotal observation, I think a lot of people started saying Kobe surpassed Shaq career wise in 2010, yet the last few years I've observed more people saying Shaq was better.
Shaq gets the edge for peak, and Kobe for longevity. Prime is the biggest dispute. For me, I rank Shaq higher. Both are in my top 10 (and lack any case for top 5), yet Shaq is securely there, while I think Kobe is a borderline top 10 player who sneaks in. Shaq had at minimum a top 5 most dominant peak, and was an unstoppable force during that time. I also think his overall prime was better than Kobe's, despite not being as long (the main reason Kobe has the longevity edge).
Who do you guys rank higher all time and why?
Shaq gets the edge for peak, and Kobe for longevity. Prime is the biggest dispute. For me, I rank Shaq higher. Both are in my top 10 (and lack any case for top 5), yet Shaq is securely there, while I think Kobe is a borderline top 10 player who sneaks in. Shaq had at minimum a top 5 most dominant peak, and was an unstoppable force during that time. I also think his overall prime was better than Kobe's, despite not being as long (the main reason Kobe has the longevity edge).
Who do you guys rank higher all time and why?