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Better NBA Career? Kareem or Kobe?
Kareem
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Kobe
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:13 am    Post subject: Better NBA Career? Kareem or Kobe?
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High school Power Memorial
(Manhattan, New York)
College UCLA (1966–1969)
NBA draft 1969 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Pro career 1969–1989
Position Center
Number 33

Career highlights and awards
6× NBA champion (1971, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987–1988)
2× NBA Finals MVP (1971, 1985)
6× NBA Most Valuable Player (1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980)
19× NBA All-Star (1970–1977, 1979–1989)
10× All-NBA First Team (1971–1974, 1976–1977, 1980–1981, 1984, 1986)
5× All-NBA Second Team (1970, 1978–1979, 1983, 1985)
5× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1974–1975, 1979–1981)
6× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1970–1971, 1976–1978, 1984)
NBA Rookie of the Year (1970)
NBA All-Rookie Team (1970)
2× NBA scoring champion (1971–1972)
4× NBA blocks leader (1975–1976, 1979–1980)
NBA rebounding champion (1976)
Milwaukee Bucks all-time leading scorer
NBA all-time leading scorer
No. 33 retired by Milwaukee Bucks
No. 33 retired by Los Angeles Lakers
NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team

Career statistics
Points 38,387 (24.6 ppg)
Rebounds 17,440 (11.2 rpg)
Blocks 3,189 (2.5 bpg)
Assists 5,660 (3.6 apg)
FG% .559%


Kobe

Career information
High school Lower Merion
(Ardmore, Pennsylvania)
NBA draft 1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13th overall
Selected by the Charlotte Hornets
Pro career 1996–present

Career highlights and awards
5× NBA champion (2000–2002, 2009–2010)
2× NBA Finals MVP (2009–2010)
NBA Most Valuable Player (2008)
17× NBA All-Star (1998, 2000–2015)
4× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2002, 2007, 2009, 2011)
11× All-NBA First Team (2002–2004, 2006–2013)
2× All-NBA Second Team (2000–2001)
2× All-NBA Third Team (1999, 2005)
9× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2000, 2003–2004, 2006–2011)
3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2001–2002, 2012)
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1997)
NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (1997)
2× NBA scoring champion (2006–2007)
Los Angeles Lakers all-time leading scorer

Career statistics
Points 32,482 (25.4 ppg)
Rebounds 6,800 (5.3 rpg)
Assists 6,122 (4.8 apg)
Blocks 627 (0.5 bpg)
FG% .451%
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:16 am    Post subject:
Wow, their career achievements are so lengthy. Tough to pick. But I grew up mostly with Kobe so I go with Mamba.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:17 am    Post subject:
Tough to beat Karem. Arguably the most successful basketball player ever. But I'm a Kobe guy so my vote goes to him.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:23 am    Post subject:
Kareem.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:24 am    Post subject:
Kareem.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:24 am    Post subject:
Hard to think of Cap being underrated. So I voted for him. He still has the most unstoppable shot ever and it's strange no one has ever duplicated it consistently.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 11:44 am    Post subject:
Kareem had the greatest basketball career ever. Even when ignoring his high school and college careers, he is always my choice as the GOAT in the NBA.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 11:46 am    Post subject:
where's the javaris vs. parker poll at?
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 11:51 am    Post subject:
Kareem.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 11:53 am    Post subject:
As a basketball player, Kareem by a mile. As someone who leveraged his profession for the greatest personal gain, Kobe by the same margin.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 11:55 am    Post subject:
How about better career as a Laker?
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 12:06 pm    Post subject:
Year_One wrote:
where's the javaris vs. parker poll at?


Don't forget the Kwame vs Bynum poll.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 12:39 pm    Post subject:
Kareem. He's hard to beat.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 12:49 pm    Post subject:
Kareem, by a skyhook.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 1:28 pm    Post subject:
Kareem sorry Kobe.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 1:30 pm    Post subject:
As a Laker Kobe, but overall Kareem.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 1:38 pm    Post subject:
yinoma2001 wrote:
Wow, their career achievements are so lengthy. Tough to pick. But I grew up mostly with Kobe so I go with Mamba.


No question it's Kareem.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 1:42 pm    Post subject:
Kareem and it's not close. He's in the same tier as Jordan and Russell. Magic is a better overall player as well, Kobe is still top 10.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 1:58 pm    Post subject:
Cmon man. I'm one of the biggest Kobe homers but Kareem is one of the most decorated basketball players of all time. Arguably the GOAT.

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 1:58 pm    Post subject:
Kareem has strong argument for greatest player above all others in history. Kobe while nearby, not quite that to me (nor is my other favorite player, Magic). Kareem > Kobe but not by a whole lot.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 2:09 pm    Post subject:
Easily Kareem. IMO the GOAT.

With all due respect to Kobe it is not even close.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 2:49 pm    Post subject:
Kareem is the only bball GOAT alternative to MJ
a slither below is Kobe and Magic
Everybody else is not on same level
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 2:58 pm    Post subject:
Ok,

So, I'm gonna shock most here who knows me and go for KAJ. I mean,seriously, his resume can't be touched by anyone, and I mean, anyone. Period.

That being said, I'm still a Kobe guy through and through and he is my favorite player of all time and the one who I think is the best and most skilled perimeter player of all time. I can't really rank Bigs and perimeter players on any kind of reasonable scale.

And, oh yeah, Kobe is Laker GOAT.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 3:01 pm    Post subject:
If Kareem retired after his 6-year career with the Bucks, he'd still make the all-time Top 50 Team.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 3:13 pm    Post subject:
Kareem better career.

Kobe better entertainment.
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