The reason why Shaq wasnt the player of the decade was because in the end his fire burned out....when he won the championship with the heat was because of Wade not him
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@imsljr420 Cause Kobe is just like Jordan who badly beaten him throughout his career. IF MY COMMENT WAS NONSENSE THEN WHY MANY PEOPLE HAS THE SAME THOUGHTS WITH ME? Get real noob.
@24kobelebron : again that makes no sense at all #1 it was utah that would eliminate the rockets #2 the year lakers did eliminate rockets guess who eliminated lakers? DUNCAN & the spurs plus i seem to remember a guy by the name of shaquille oniel being on that team.
#3 so did mchale get beaten badly by bryant as well? if you notice he also didn't agree with the voting.
people agree with you cuz there's a lot of kobetards out there that don't put anything in perspective.
@imsljr420 WTH? You are making stupid nonsense comments. We all know Kobe was the winningest player in the last decade. 6 finals appearances in 10 years,5 Rings in 10 years? And if you say Shaq was the only reason why LA had a 3peat then ur dumb. Kobe and Shaq worked for it. Oh Well you are not a TNT Analyst so stop bitching cause your opinion doesnt count and doesnt make sense at all. :)) NOOB!
@24kobelebron : " Oh Well you are not a TNT Analyst"....hahahaha you just owned yourself with that comment moron. ok so my opinion doesn't count bcuz im not a TNT analyst? well guess what they're the one's saying kobe doesn't deserve to be player of the decade dumbass.
@imsljr420 HAHAHA. WTH? And because of haters like you why Kobe always comes up on top and a winner. Stop bitchin. They didnt say Kobe wasnt deserving but many are deserving too. But oh well, Kobe was the Player of the Decade. So shut the fuck up and suck your own dick. Get a life noob,!
Charles barkley changes his mind so much his oppinion means nothing. Kobe was the best player of the decade period. 81 points only player to average 35 points a game in a season the past decade. And if you want to say kobe had shaq..... Tim duncan had david robinson and manu ginobili. No doubt kobe was better than shaq as well because if your going to say shaq who dunked all his shots and hit 50% ft is better than perimeter clutch kobe that hit over 80% ft then ur full of shit.
@Mannyfrom213 yeah but consider the fact that kobe's main case for player of the decade is his 5 rings which and shaq was the reason for kobe having three of them, kobe would have had no shot without shaq at those championships but shaq probably would still have won the, atleast 2 of them
LOL!!!!!!!!!! Tim Duncan who won 2 MVPS,3 Finals MVPS and never lost in the Finals or missed the playoffs and never played with a top 10 player ever like Shaq is 4th? To me based on the talent he has had and the level of consistent winning he has had for almost 15 years...I MEAN THE SPURS ARE STILL A CONTENDER 13 YEARS AFTER THEY WON THEIR FIRST TITLE WITH DUNCAN!!!! HE IS #1 THEN KOBE AND SHAQ CAN FIGHT IT OUT!!
What the fuck is LeBron doing on this shit? The Boy hasn't done shit! Don't get me wrong he is a monster on that hard wood (no homo), but come on man! Duncan, Shaq, and even Garnett have rings and better leadership skills than LBJ.
O.o they just said kobe was the best for 50% of the decade and the other 50% he was around top 3 so wtf?? Shaq and tim were 1-2 for 50% and out of top 5 for 50% clearly this was right before kobe won ack to backs then they know
Very sick of hearing the 'Duncan did the most with the least' argument. That is a myth, Tim Duncan had a fantastic team his whole career. David Robinson > Top 10 center all time who took the heat from Shaq, Tony Parker, elite point guard during 2000's, Manu Ginobili, one of five greatest euro-pickups ever (at the very least), Bruce Bowen, lockdown defender and brilliant role player, exactly what every team needs. Duncan has been privileged with a solid and consistent team all his career.
MAN! HOW CAN LBJ BE THERE AND AI NOT? SOMEONE? HOW MANY SEASOM LBJ HAVE NOW IN NBA? CAUSE THERE TALKING ABOUT DECADE PEOPLE..HOW CAN AI NOT BE THERE? I SURE STERN HATE AI SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH !!
Kobe Bean Bryant. Don't mention LeBron or Shaq or Duncan, Shaq and Duncan were dwindling and weren't the most feared players anymore towards 08,09 etc. Kobe from 2000 was the most feared player in the clutch, scored the most points in that decade, most buzzer beaters, etc. LeBron, he's a great great player but he hasn't achieved the greatness Bryant has. Must respect to these players, they are still great. Just not Kobe Bryant great.
kobe won 5 rings that decade, and come on kobe was the best player in the leaugue since 2003 and duncan was also great but not as good as kobe. even though duncan was the best player in 2004-2005
@Boff122 Sigh. This debate will go on forever. So I'll just leave it. To me the most important thing is that they won. I'm a laker fan and doesn't matter to me. Even though I like kobe more than shaq. I still respect what he has done with his career.
@beatbox1919 I agree, I dont think Shaq would have won the rings without Kobe, but my point is that Kobe wasnt as good as Tim Duncan back then and you cant use the ring argument to say that Kobe was better.
@Fredzanityy Hmm. I never said Kobe was better than Tim Duncan early in the decade. I agree that Tim Duncan was a monster. I hated him because he gave lakers trouble but also love him because hes amazing.. def. belongs in the HOF. But when you look at it Kobe Bryant has hit so many milestone from 2000 all the way to 2010. You really can't argue that.
Shaq from 2000-09 4 championships 3 Finals MVP 1 Regular Season MVP Kobe from 2000-09 4 championships 1 Final MVP 1 regular season MVP Duncan from 2000-09 3 championships 2 Finals MVP 2 Regular Season MVP Never missed the Playoffs You decide who was the player of the past decade
Look I have watched and played basketball my entire life and as a fan I give every great player their due ex. (Magic, Bird, Jordan) because no matter how you feel about them personally, you have to respect their game. When it comes to Kobe Bryant there are far to many people like yourself who refuse to acknowledge his greatness for what reason I do not know. If it isn't obvious to you that Kobe has been the BEST player of this decade I can't accept what your interpretation of greatness is
@ryguy2 lmfao, Shaq won those rings against the Spurs on his own?
You don't watch laker basketball you ignorant hater. Shaq was doing what in the 4th quarter against the Spurs those years? OH right, SITTING ON THE BENCH.
Hack-a-shaq homie, forgot already? Shaq couldn't even play when it mattered. Pop owned him. Who lit the spurs up to win those rings man?
And somehow you credited Pau fucking Gasol for a ring. Pau Gasol. The guy NO wouldn't take for CP3. The guy who failed 10 games straight.
I thought those last two championships Kobe and Shaq 1 they were equal, Sir Charles is wrong. I think Kobe by far was the best player because the middle of the decade Kobe was the best, so from 05-till now Kobe been the best hands down. The early decade Shaq was injured from everything big toe, calf, or he didn't play granted he has a MVP award, but so does Kobe. Kobe was apart of the 3-peat so are we going to discredit him for that or what? I think the reasoning for him not to get it was stupid
Kenny Smith is a BIG FUCKIN DUMBASS. His statement made no sense whatsoever. How were Shaq and Tim Duncan the best players of the "whole" decade. For the first half of the decade, Tim Duncan/Shaq/Kobe all shared rings, middle of the decade, Kobe was the best "offensive" player to ever play basketball PERIOD (Need I remind you his 50+ games, 40+ games 7 games straight, 81Pt game - this guy was insane). Then he led the Lakers to 3 straight Finals and wins 2-3 to finish the decade.
In 10 years, Kobe went to the finals 7 times and for 2 years he Shat on every team by himself. This man is clearly the player of the decade. Kenny Smith is a hating ass fuck.
why do people like kenny,charles, and company always say that shaq won 3 and kobe helped him.,yes shaq led the lakers in 2000, i agree, but the next two championship.,it was kobe who dominated the 4th quarter during the playoffs.,shaq rarely gets the ball in clutch situations.,and horry?,.well.,great shot maker.,but it was kobe setting up those play through penetration then kick out.,SO WHO HAS A SHORT MEMORY KENNY?IS IT US OR YOU?.,THE REASON WHY UR STIL DER COZ U ALWAYS DISAGREE FROM DA TRUTH
Shaq and Tim Duncan, with the utmost respect, didnt preform the WHOLE decade. shaq was dominant until 2005, then he began to decline. Not saying he was bad but you cam for sure see a decrease. Yes hr got a ring in 06' but wade avg 36, in the finals. You might think kobe needed Shaq, but kobe held his own. Shaq said himself kobe was thru best player. I think iverson was right there though lol. But Duncan began to decline too, but they were around in the 90s. Give kobe his decade. 5 rings 81 c'mon
ask yourself this. is kobe worse at big man skills than duncan is at guard skills?
HELL NO. kobe can post up, drive, pass, dribble, defend, shoot, penetrate, and rebound alright for a guard. duncan has big man skills, but isnt a distributer, can dribble, cant shoot. kobe was the most complete player in the game for about 6 out of the 10 years and one of the most polarizing throughout the entire time.
@vinsteeezul why would you judge duncan (one of the best big man) by his perimeter player skills? Should I judge shaq by his 3 point percentage and say that he sucks? are you retarded?
yet you can judge perimeter players with big man skills?
no, it doesnt matter. if youre more complete of a player than another person, thats it. you're more complete of a basketball player.
the fact that shaq couldnt shoot does make him look like a worse player, if he could handle and shoot, nobody would say "oh hes a big man, none of that shit matters"
@vinsteeezul you should realize its not a skils competition. by this logic there are plenty of bums better the tim because they have more skills.. The main reason Kobe is not over Tim and shaq is because he wasnt the MAN on hes team till later in the decade and didnt win a titile as the man till 09. Regardless of how good your think Kobe was when Shaq was there, his impact was never as much. hence Shaq winning scoring title, mvp, finals mvp all with Kobe on the roster.
duncan hasnt even been the same player since 03-04... so its not like he was completely dominating the whole decade either. just about as long as kobe was.
after the first championship, kobe was just as much "the man" as shaq, look at his numbers the year the lakers swept up the spurs in 4 games: (29 pts, 7 reb, 6 ast)
tim duncan looked like shit last year too, while kobe is still an top 10 player.
@vinsteeezul theres a difference between puttin up great numbers and being dominant. Shaq was dominant. could not be stop. Kobe put up great numbers in his prime in 05 06 07 after shaq left and look what that got him. no playoffs and 2 first round outs. Shaq in in prime was was winning finals mvps and rings. Other teams feared shaq not kobe when they played together. Even pass his prime was still basicly ungaurdeable and the best center when he was with the heat. same with duncan.
yeah right, i bet more nba players have feared kobe way more than duncan over the decade.
he had great numbers the whole decade, and was just as unguardable as duncan ever was. do you remember the 2002 series against the spurs? kobe DOMINATED and LED the lakers to a 4 game sweep. if not for kobe, shaq would have 1 championship. kobe has already won 2 on his own. duncan has never been all by himself.
@vinsteeezul I remember 2002. I also remember shaq drawing doubles, shooting a high percetage getting the other teams bigs in foul touble as well has the whole team, ex. Kobe was feared more then ducan at this point but kobe had not yet learned to be a team player and trust teamates. As we saw post Shaq. You can make a very good argument if u replaced kobe with A.I Tmac VC maybe a few others and still get the same results.. But aint NO other Center replace Shaq
@str8duval if u really remember 02.,in the first round of the playoffs.,dying seconds of game 3 in portland.,kobe penetrated and kicked the ball out to a wide open teammate.,robert horry.,also they always run pick and roll or kobe pentrate then drop pass to shaq.,the fuck u talkin about of kobe not bein a team player.,
@loranzR ok but since when does one pass make you a team player. Its a well known fact which phil as also stated. It still was being quetioned a few seasons ago.
@str8duval ur right it was questioned a few seasons ago.,uhm but it was shaq who didnt want to become a team player.,he tried to prevent kobes status of being a co-captain/leader after the 00 season.,well it didnt work.,and obviously it was kobe's late scoring and getting everybody involved in the fourth that made the lakes a 3 time peat champs.,he also rebounded the ball,passed it crucially.,so that makes him a team player in my book.,hehe.,my opinion
kobe shot pretty good percentages when you keep in mind that he took a good amount of threes. all shaq had to do was dunk and those ugly hooks, hed better have a high shooting pct. shaq also turned the ball over alot, and was HORRIBLE at freethrows.
kobe is better then all those players that you named, and i have doubts that any of them could replicate what shaq and kobe did.
but you can put kobe with pau gasol, and come very close to replicating it.
@vinsteeezul and Duncan was sill probably the best pf till probably 07 or 08.. also Kobe was not close to the level of dominance Shaq or Duncan at the begining of the decade. he just happen the be on a team with the most dominant and winning championships
Reading some of these comments and looking at the results(Tim Duncan and Shaq behind Lebron James,Kobe over both) of the poll proves only one thing........Basketball has some the most retarded fan in all of sports
my question is... why was lebron on this list? he got in on the middle of the decade, I wouldve put Dirk instead of Lebron. Kobe is the player of the decade cause, when Shaq and Duncan were dominating, he was still relevant, and now that he is THE talk of everyone, Shaq and Tim were not really that relevant to theyre respective teams. So long story swhot, Kobe has been for the FULL 10 years (first 5 as one of the top, latter 5 as arguably the best)! But give sumo love to TD and Shaq... and Dirk
@loranzR I love it! Probably the best breakdown of Kobe's career that I've seen...Like I said it kills me how ppl (like Charles Barkley) hate on Kobe for the exact same reason they love Jordan...he's a winner and unquestionably the best all-around player in basketball period and has been for awhile now as your timeline effectively and accurately displays.
@loranzR It has nothing to do with Kobe being the winner imo. Look at the gap between him and everybody else. Without Robert Horry they lose against Sac in 02. It's the fact that Tim Duncan impact is overlooked. He was the best player on 4 championship teams. Shaq was the best player in L.A. That's why he was winning MVP's and not Kobe. Don't get me wrong Kobe is still one of the G.O.A.T but I think it should have went to Duncan or Shaq.
@1227weaverb shaq won mvp in 2000,finals mvp.,because they give him the ball in the first 3 quarters.,but in the 4th kobe takes over.,horry shot was incredible.,but i respect your opinion.,its just a matter of preference.,its still kobe for me.,timmy never won back to back.,kobe defended titles with or without shaq.,hehe.,and shaq wasnt the best player in l.a for me.,he only was in 2000.,but from 2001-04 its was kobe for me.,
@loranzR "more clutch shots than shaq.," You just can't say that. I mean do you expect Phil Jackson give the opponent a chance to get Shaq on the line, no !
@mikets5 no matter what you see.,the player they rely to finish games is THE best player on the team if no for those kinds of player teams wont win shit.,my opinion
Honestly at this time lebron shouldn't have been on this list he started playing like over half way through the decade. it shoulda been kobe then shaq then duncan.
the i get they are saying shaq from whole 10 years yes shaq was great till after he won with wade he went down hill after that. the thing is shaq was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO great in LA when they 3 peat people forget how great kobe was he was the closer on that 3 peat team. so im sorry but kobe deserved all decade player here
Its funny how chuck says kobe can't be potd, but then goes on to say kobe is top 5 all time. but yea nobody has been better than kobe these last 10 years. and he's still a beast.
@bigmalc89 shaq and duncan have been but like the guy said at the end, kobe been dominating in the last five years and so sports fans only remember recently and that's why he got voted player of the decade,
I can't stand how when Charles starts hatin...and everyone is trying to be semi-serious they all will agree with him. I'm sure its just bcuz they'd rather agree with him than get into a pointless argument with him. With that said the fans had the vote exactly right in this case, these analysts memories must be even shorter. Kobe also won 3 rings alongside Shaq and two more without him. It's just wild to me how everybody hates Kobe for the same reasons they love Jordan
@toomer3000 shaq won the three titles with him leading the team and winning the finals mvp three times. kobe was the robin of the team then and shaq woz the batman just like pippen was to jordan and just like pau gasol is like to kobe now. but then kobe went on to win two more titles but jus coz he won three with shaq doesn't mean he led the team, all it means is that he helped shaq. pippen helped jordan to 6 titles but that don't mean he's better than bird who led his team to 4 or 5 titles.
@captainKilla93 What does your reply to me have to do with my statement? The title of this vid was Player of the Decade which would unquestionably be Kobe Bryant who was far more than "Robin" to Shaq's alleged "Batman" simply go back and look at the playoffs and finals highlights from there championship years. Robin rarely saves the day for Batman but Kobe on the other hand did it in several instances for Shaq.
@toomer3000 orite i gota check that out. coz i thaught there team were like jordan and pippen, kobe and pau or was kobe more than just helping shaq. coz i gota know this coz sometimes i think how can he be better than guys like duncan and shaq if they led they team to titles.
charles isnt hatin on this one... trust.. if u really look a what Shaq brought to his teams its not really even close.. Shaq was WAY more dominant then Kobe was during the title years and was never even up for debate at the time.
@toomer3000 You gotta relize thou that first half was str8 dominant. meaning rings an mvp 3 finals mvps, scoring titles and just str8 ungaurdable He was still a great player past his prime. during the that time Kobe was just a great player putting up good numbers. Kobes prime wasnt the same. The weak finals perfomance in 04, not making the playoffs in 05, being knocked out to the first round twice being destroyed in the finals in 08.
@toomer3000 plus Kobes ring years in 09 and 10 wernt that dominant despite having the best roster. And at tht point lbj was over all a better player. even if u dont agree it was very much debatable. There was no debate early in the decade on who was on top.
@str8duval Why the hell do you keep using the term "dominant" bcuz that term is irrelevant to this particular discussion concerning who the "BEST" individual player was bcuz the "BEST" individual in the NBA was clearly Kobe from 2k - 2k10...and there's no reason in debating who was the best between Lebron and Kobe when Kobe was winning a ring and Lebron lost to the Magic in 5...get outta here with that nonsense
@toomer3000 i belive judging a players domince better determines who was the best.. This is why MJ is considered the g.o.a.t. There are many players the best of there decade or era but none dominated there era like M.J. Basicly Shaqs best was better then kobes best. Hell Kobe wasnt even the best on his own team for half of it. And also did u really think the Cavs had a better squad then the Magic. Of coarse the lost. They wouldve lost to L.A as well.
@toomer3000 I know u like Kobe but its most def debatable on him and Lebron since about 08 -09. Just saying LBJ just happen to win 2 MVPs during this same time period but u say Kobe is CLEARLY better. With that said LBJ shouldnt be ahead head of Kobe on this list by any means
this should have been taken at the end of the 09-2010 season then it would have been a decade but then again they could mean teh 1999-2000 is the start. but kobe i think is the player of the decade yes shaq was "the man" in the 3 peat some what even though kobe did win that OT game vs pacers with shaq fouled out. and what kobe did after shaq left just destroying people single handed. and shaq with out kobe 1 ring. kobe without shaq 2 rings enough said
@gameking826 Kobe's TEAM won the first 3, and last 2 championships of the decade. Kobe wasn't the best player on his team for his first three rings and he has been outplayed by a teammate in every Finals series he has ever played in. The real best player of the decade won three straight Final's MVP's to start the decade and the runner up won three championships as the best player on his team and 2 MVP's in the decade. Kobe was never the best player in the league at any point in his career.
It's not just winning rings, it's the fashion in which you do it. He rode Shaq's coat tail to being the decade! He didn't do shit from '05-'07 (during that time span Duncan won 2 more rings)! If it was best player from '08-2010 then yes Kobe is the best player. But he didn't dominate the entire decade. Fans are morons! LeBron 2nd??? REALLY????
Kobe shouldve won of course but it shouldnt have been by that much.Tim shouldve beena close 2nd place and shaq 3rd.Lebron should be nowhere near this list.A.I,or Dirk should have taken lebrons place
shaq was only great in this decade from 2000-2006 at most! same goes for Tim.. even thoe kobe didnt win mvp's in the early 3 peat kobe was a star! Kobe's been great from 2000-2010 that equals a full decade :)
KObe is a clear winner, show me who has hit Buzzer beaters and clutch shots like KObe has in last decade, not even close, show me player that has Highlight like Kobe..so these clowns are talking stupid sht, people have eyes and have seen it, Kobe is a run away winner this decade not even close.
even during shaq time Kobe was clutch for Lakers not Shaq KObe was the one hitting clutch game winners with shaq and without shaq it's no contest fans voted right.
shaq's been the most dominant but not the best. he's 7'1 350 pounds, like who was going to out muscle him? if buckets in the paint were reduced to 1 point shaqs value on a team would have seriously dropped. defensively he would have been effective but offensively... and then the fact you can't put him on the floor for the last 5 minutes of a game. shaq will probably be the most dominant big man i'll ever see play in my life time. but he will not be the most talented.
but truly he leads the team...... with he's skills..... he KOBE always Save the ASS of Shaq...... search it KOBE IS HITTING THE GAMEWINNERS WHILE SHAQ IS SITTING ON THE BENCH..... the cause he is foul out he is soo Short tempered..... the reason un the break of the SHAQ KOBE BECAUSE SHAQ.... is insecured of kobe because he is getting better and better..... NOW...... SHAQ how many rings u got with wade 1? haha how about with LEBRON? 0? EPIC FAIL..... KOBE have earned 2 rings without SHAq MAN!!!!
@BasketballStud99 i am stupid now? lets see have many videos u see with KOBE BRYANT........ HITTING THE BUZZER BEATER GAME WINNER SHOT... with SHAQ ON THE BENCH???? YEAH THATS RIGHT A LOT OF THEM... U KNOW WHY? BECAUSE SHAQ IS A BITCH HE IS JUST LOOKING FOR A FIGHT THATS WHY HE GETS TECHINICAL FOULS AND CANNOT PLAY ON THE GAME WHERE HE IS NEEDED AT MOST...... ur just a RETARDED FAN BOY..... i DONT CARE ABOUT STATS... STATS DONT TELL THE WHOLE STORY... FOR GOD SAKE...
MANY THINK KOBE IS OVERRATED... U SMOKE WEED? RYT? 10 sec on the clock ur down by 2.... u have wade kobe lebron anthony chris paul derrick rose on the team.... im gonna give the shot to kobe why? he is Clutch... OVERRATED GIVE ME A BREAK without KOBE shaq wouldn't have the 3peat..... KOBE sends them up on the playoffs with 2 3 clutch buzzer beater game winner vs portland... without that.... they will only have 2 ring by now.... SHAQ can do that? NO! KOBE IS THE underdog during that time....
LMAO Wade won a title with a healthy Shaq; I mean, even Kobe won three BEHIND a dominant Shaw who was in his prime. "Lebrons chokes every big game" thats why he almost single handedly destroyed the Celtics and then the Bulls, right, idiot lol! And as if LeBron's stats arent stellar during the Playoffs!
Oh, and dumbass, Wilt's career average is 30.07, NOT 50. Kobetards are so ignorant and misinformed about everything in basketball. This is why I feel bad for Kobe lmao!
@BasketballStud99 yeah and guess what....he choked in the biggest stage....the FINALS....those previous rounds dont mean shit if ur gona fall face first in the finals......Lebron 8 pts in a pivotal NBA finals game in his PRIME? get the fuck out....Kobe was dropping 63 on the Mavs when he was 26....yeah, Lebron is a choker, and Wade was going to be FINAL MVP if they won that series...end of story...
Tim Duncan and Shaq were the two last great big men in an era where a center/power forward were so dominate, we are now entering an era where guards are your franchise players
3 rings won behind Shaq, 2 with expensive players... otherwise it's early playoff exits thanks to Steve Nash and the Suns or not making the playoffs -- Player of the Decade indeed.
@BasketballStud99 Kobe was behind no one you dumb shit he was a star along side Shaq. And as far as expensive players????? WTF does that mean.Kobe took the Suns to 7 game series with a "bullshit team" do you understand that kid.
hahahaha Shaq was the number 1 scoring option on the Lakers, Kobe number 2, 2 is after 1 so shut the fuck up. Did Kobe win the finals MVPs? No you retard, it was Shaq, all three of them.
What part of expensive players dont you understand? Plus what you just said supports my argument that Kobe only wins when surrounded by hall of famers or expensive star players!
@BasketballStud99 Did you even watch the games dumb kid? Well I did and Kobe was no #2. Finals MVP means nothing. Jordan had Pippen and Rodman, two hall of famers, alongside him dumbshit. Pau is not a hall of famer is he now. Is Lamar? NO. Is Bynum? NO. You dumbshit. Were you dropped when you were a baby.
oh fuck off... kobetards are all lil kids who have never watched Shaq playing during his prime. Shaq wasnt only clutch, he was the reason why the Lakers were even able to keep close games. Rarely, RARELY, did the games come down to the last seconds to determine a game... sure Kobe had hit some clutch shots, but what about Robert Horry? He was more clutch than Kobe. And Glen Rice? Derek Fisher?
@BasketballStud99 sure theres got to be a clutch Shaq complication some where??? where is it????
I am not arguing his importance, but go to guy in clutch was Kobe not Shaq lets Just not forget that little detail
kobetard nothing please little kids made up name and you here calling someone else a kid using Kobetard remarks hah the nerve lol you are right Horry Fisher all were clutch, but my point stands GO TO GUY was Kobe and depending on defense those players would get shots.
@BasketballStud99 lol these little mayweather fan kids making up little names thinking they know sht
fact stands Kobe was go to guy in clutch you are clueless, some 15 years old probably was in diapers during early Laker runs so please don't come on here with your little kid tard names acting like you know something,
you are clueless man, obviously you have not seen them play back then I never viewed Kobe as a second guy after he scored 45 points on spurs at age 22 on Twin towers and Spurs who had one of the best Defensive teams in History, Shaq was saying Kobe was his Idol lol since then I never viewed Kobe at a 2 guy
he was always there when they needed him on Both Offense, defense, clutch shots clutch passes Centers always have better FG%, I always saw Kobe making a play in clutch so please get a life.
You are stupid man. One 40+ game made you delusional that Kobe was equal to Shaq. Thats why they awarded the season MVP and Finals MVP honors to Shaq... right, dumbass. Kobe was always there? The fuck you talking about. He forced his shots in crucial moments that costed the Lakers crucial wins. Who gives a fuck if you never viewed Kobe as a 2 guy? You're a moron.
@BasketballStud99 this is not english speaking contest last time I checked, and there are millions of fans around the globe that may not even speak english and they know Basketball better than some mayweather fan talking about KObetard lol
hahaha sure, it's not an English speaking contest, but it reflects your low IQ hahahaha!!
Mayweather? What does Mayweather have to do with Kobe being overrated?
If you had seen Shaq playing during his prime, you'd be blatantly lying if you say that Kobe was on par with Shaq, either that or your English isn't good? lmao!
@BasketballStud99 lol what does mayweather have to do with it? HAAHAHAHA you said "kobetard" right away this proves that YOU have low IQ not me, only loser Mayweather fans use words like that and you are one of them, NObody is lying here except you, please show me where are shaqs game winners, buzzer beaters, clutch shots, where are they???? your little kid brain does not even comprehend that Shaq could not shoot FT's so he was scared of the ball in clutch, Kobe was go to guy in clutch.
why are you pretending to be laughing and not explaining what does Mayweather have to do with a discussion in basketball?
The fact that I know Shaq is better than Kobe during both of their primes is evidence of me having higher IQ than you. Yeah man, Kobe was the go-to guy in clutch moments, just along with other players like Glen Rice, Robert Horry, and Derek F
I swear kobe fans are dumb when it comes to bball.
djg34djg 1 day ago
OMG!!Kobe fans are so up his ass,they don't see nothing but shit.TIm Duncan and maybe shaq should be ahead of kobe.
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tiger1649 3 days ago
Even though Lebron had not been in the league for 10 years I don't have a problem with him being 2nd.
GrieverHD03 5 days ago
wheres allen iverson?
airt21 1 week ago
shaq was only dominate until 06 so i don't think he's player of the decade...my pick is duncan
imsljr420 1 week ago
The reason why Shaq wasnt the player of the decade was because in the end his fire burned out....when he won the championship with the heat was because of Wade not him
NOTW1000 2 weeks ago
KOBES THE PLAYER OF THE CENTURY! NOBODY'S DONE IT BETTER THAT WE CAN SEE, AND JORDAN'S APAPER GOAT WHO DID NOTHING BETTER THAN KOBE IN ANY QTR OR GAME ! JORDAN'S A PAPER GOAT! AND IF ANYBODY CAN (((SHOW))) JORDAN DOING ANYTHING BETTER PLEASE SHOW US SO WE CAN SEE IT! ON MY CHANNEL SITE THE REAL AND UNTOLD STORY OF JORDAN VS KOBE! A MUST SEE!PERIOD!
tiger1649 2 weeks ago
@tiger1649 : kobe is the tiger1649 GOAT...only in your eyes is kobe the GOAT.
imsljr420 1 week ago
Kobe over shaq.
NOREN1337 2 weeks ago
The Fatass Barkley always hate on Kobe cause Kobe has 5 rings and he has none. lol
24kobelebron 3 weeks ago 4
@24kobelebron : your comment makes no sense...duncan has 4 rings & barkley still has none so why isn't he "hating" on him?
imsljr420 1 week ago
@imsljr420 Cause Kobe is just like Jordan who badly beaten him throughout his career. IF MY COMMENT WAS NONSENSE THEN WHY MANY PEOPLE HAS THE SAME THOUGHTS WITH ME? Get real noob.
24kobelebron 1 week ago
@24kobelebron : again that makes no sense at all #1 it was utah that would eliminate the rockets #2 the year lakers did eliminate rockets guess who eliminated lakers? DUNCAN & the spurs plus i seem to remember a guy by the name of shaquille oniel being on that team.
#3 so did mchale get beaten badly by bryant as well? if you notice he also didn't agree with the voting.
people agree with you cuz there's a lot of kobetards out there that don't put anything in perspective.
imsljr420 1 week ago
@imsljr420 WTH? You are making stupid nonsense comments. We all know Kobe was the winningest player in the last decade. 6 finals appearances in 10 years,5 Rings in 10 years? And if you say Shaq was the only reason why LA had a 3peat then ur dumb. Kobe and Shaq worked for it. Oh Well you are not a TNT Analyst so stop bitching cause your opinion doesnt count and doesnt make sense at all. :)) NOOB!
24kobelebron 1 week ago
@24kobelebron : " Oh Well you are not a TNT Analyst"....hahahaha you just owned yourself with that comment moron. ok so my opinion doesn't count bcuz im not a TNT analyst? well guess what they're the one's saying kobe doesn't deserve to be player of the decade dumbass.
imsljr420 1 week ago
@imsljr420 hahaha. But atleast my opinion agrees with the result of the Player of the decade? haha. :)) Moron get a life and stop hating. Bullshit.
24kobelebron 1 week ago
@24kobelebron : bcuz again it was kobetards like you who voted. & ANALYST don't agree with it.
imsljr420 1 week ago
@imsljr420 HAHAHA. WTH? And because of haters like you why Kobe always comes up on top and a winner. Stop bitchin. They didnt say Kobe wasnt deserving but many are deserving too. But oh well, Kobe was the Player of the Decade. So shut the fuck up and suck your own dick. Get a life noob,!
24kobelebron 1 week ago
@24kobelebron : @ 1:02 barkley "well first of all that just clearly shows you fans don't know anything" meaning kobe didn't deserve it.
@1:08 "shaquille oniel and tim duncan are the two players of the decade"
maybe if you didn't have kobe's "black mamba" in your ears you would listen.
imsljr420 1 week ago
@24kobelebron HAHAHA u are a dumbass.There is a reason kobe did not win finals mvp nor reg mvp.Shaq was the 1st option.
djg34djg 1 day ago
Charles barkley changes his mind so much his oppinion means nothing. Kobe was the best player of the decade period. 81 points only player to average 35 points a game in a season the past decade. And if you want to say kobe had shaq..... Tim duncan had david robinson and manu ginobili. No doubt kobe was better than shaq as well because if your going to say shaq who dunked all his shots and hit 50% ft is better than perimeter clutch kobe that hit over 80% ft then ur full of shit.
Mannyfrom213 4 weeks ago 9
@Mannyfrom213 yeah but consider the fact that kobe's main case for player of the decade is his 5 rings which and shaq was the reason for kobe having three of them, kobe would have had no shot without shaq at those championships but shaq probably would still have won the, atleast 2 of them
gamoto96 6 days ago
@Mannyfrom213
LOL!!!!!!!!!! Tim Duncan who won 2 MVPS,3 Finals MVPS and never lost in the Finals or missed the playoffs and never played with a top 10 player ever like Shaq is 4th? To me based on the talent he has had and the level of consistent winning he has had for almost 15 years...I MEAN THE SPURS ARE STILL A CONTENDER 13 YEARS AFTER THEY WON THEIR FIRST TITLE WITH DUNCAN!!!! HE IS #1 THEN KOBE AND SHAQ CAN FIGHT IT OUT!!
salvi1979 5 days ago
I think it should have been Brian Scalibrine.
FindtheDerivative 1 month ago
What the fuck is LeBron doing on this shit? The Boy hasn't done shit! Don't get me wrong he is a monster on that hard wood (no homo), but come on man! Duncan, Shaq, and even Garnett have rings and better leadership skills than LBJ.
tank2835 1 month ago
fans dont know anything? fuck you charles, your weekly changing opinion doesnt mean shit
GMPro24 1 month ago
Kobe owned the 2000-2009 era... Greatest scorer to ever live and he's still going
Lakers24pwnz 1 month ago
Shaq wouldn't win those 3 rings without KOBE and that 1 ring without Wade.. so KOBE is really the best player of the decade, hands-down..!!
LEBRON?? why is he even no.2 is crazy..!
o3o791 1 month ago
O.o they just said kobe was the best for 50% of the decade and the other 50% he was around top 3 so wtf?? Shaq and tim were 1-2 for 50% and out of top 5 for 50% clearly this was right before kobe won ack to backs then they know
bichimfamous2 1 month ago
Hey Kobe Deserves it, he's worked harder than any other player in his era to win championships.
backdraft1420 1 month ago
Very sick of hearing the 'Duncan did the most with the least' argument. That is a myth, Tim Duncan had a fantastic team his whole career. David Robinson > Top 10 center all time who took the heat from Shaq, Tony Parker, elite point guard during 2000's, Manu Ginobili, one of five greatest euro-pickups ever (at the very least), Bruce Bowen, lockdown defender and brilliant role player, exactly what every team needs. Duncan has been privileged with a solid and consistent team all his career.
oldmanwithers1 1 month ago
Kobe was the best player of the 2000s!!!!! Period!!!
BigdogH201 1 month ago
MAN! HOW CAN LBJ BE THERE AND AI NOT? SOMEONE? HOW MANY SEASOM LBJ HAVE NOW IN NBA? CAUSE THERE TALKING ABOUT DECADE PEOPLE..HOW CAN AI NOT BE THERE? I SURE STERN HATE AI SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH !!
TheHITLERGAY 1 month ago
i think he deserves this one!!♥ give KOBE his due!!
damezgal 1 month ago
The reason why Kobe got the player of the Decade os becouse he was still relevant towards the end too...Shaq nd Duncan were not relevant since 2007
lilzack24 1 month ago
Kobe Bean Bryant. Don't mention LeBron or Shaq or Duncan, Shaq and Duncan were dwindling and weren't the most feared players anymore towards 08,09 etc. Kobe from 2000 was the most feared player in the clutch, scored the most points in that decade, most buzzer beaters, etc. LeBron, he's a great great player but he hasn't achieved the greatness Bryant has. Must respect to these players, they are still great. Just not Kobe Bryant great.
wongalvin213 1 month ago
Kobe beat 2-6 ... combined.
koldapu 1 month ago
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kobe won 5 rings that decade, and come on kobe was the best player in the leaugue since 2003 and duncan was also great but not as good as kobe. even though duncan was the best player in 2004-2005
negaki7 1 month ago 2
@negaki7 Please.. Tim Duncan was a better player up until 2005-2006 and some of Kobes rings was because of Shaq
Fredzanityy 1 month ago
@Fredzanityy kobe needed shaq and shaq needed kobe. end of story.
beatbox1919 1 month ago
@beatbox1919 Who was the best player on the team? End of story.
Boff122 1 month ago
@Boff122 Sigh. This debate will go on forever. So I'll just leave it. To me the most important thing is that they won. I'm a laker fan and doesn't matter to me. Even though I like kobe more than shaq. I still respect what he has done with his career.
beatbox1919 1 month ago
@beatbox1919 I agree, I dont think Shaq would have won the rings without Kobe, but my point is that Kobe wasnt as good as Tim Duncan back then and you cant use the ring argument to say that Kobe was better.
Fredzanityy 4 weeks ago
@Fredzanityy Hmm. I never said Kobe was better than Tim Duncan early in the decade. I agree that Tim Duncan was a monster. I hated him because he gave lakers trouble but also love him because hes amazing.. def. belongs in the HOF. But when you look at it Kobe Bryant has hit so many milestone from 2000 all the way to 2010. You really can't argue that.
beatbox1919 4 weeks ago
ElUnicoMaster 1 month ago
Look I have watched and played basketball my entire life and as a fan I give every great player their due ex. (Magic, Bird, Jordan) because no matter how you feel about them personally, you have to respect their game. When it comes to Kobe Bryant there are far to many people like yourself who refuse to acknowledge his greatness for what reason I do not know. If it isn't obvious to you that Kobe has been the BEST player of this decade I can't accept what your interpretation of greatness is
toomer3000 2 months ago
Allen Iverson??
prospect42191 2 months ago
Rings as undisputed Alpha Dog:
Duncan: 4
Shaq: 3
Kobe: 1
'Nough said.
ryguy2 2 months ago
@ryguy2 Tony Parker was named Finals MVP in the 07 Spurs Championship
prospect42191 2 months ago
@ryguy2 lmfao, Shaq won those rings against the Spurs on his own?
You don't watch laker basketball you ignorant hater. Shaq was doing what in the 4th quarter against the Spurs those years? OH right, SITTING ON THE BENCH.
Hack-a-shaq homie, forgot already? Shaq couldn't even play when it mattered. Pop owned him. Who lit the spurs up to win those rings man?
And somehow you credited Pau fucking Gasol for a ring. Pau Gasol. The guy NO wouldn't take for CP3. The guy who failed 10 games straight.
thiennguyenX2 2 months ago
undisputed alpha dogs????
if it wasn't for big shot rob kobe and shaq would have only one ring......
and if it wasn't for kobe shaq would have only one.....
if it wasn't for shaq wade wouldn't have shit....
if it wasn't for tim duncan none of them dudes in san antonio would have shit.....
kobe and duncan are the best in the decade hands down....
santoro19782 2 months ago
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Kobe's been ATLEAST a top 3 player the WHOLE Decade, and the other players were only top 3 like for half or less
Jreythe2nd 2 months ago
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these "experts" refuse to give kobe his due
kobeballer 2 months ago 20
@kobeballer those experts arent blind nutrider like yourself so you cant blame them.........
willieg54 2 months ago
@kobeballer : but if they said kobe was the player of the decade then they wouldn't be giving shaq or duncan their due.
imsljr420 1 month ago
I thought those last two championships Kobe and Shaq 1 they were equal, Sir Charles is wrong. I think Kobe by far was the best player because the middle of the decade Kobe was the best, so from 05-till now Kobe been the best hands down. The early decade Shaq was injured from everything big toe, calf, or he didn't play granted he has a MVP award, but so does Kobe. Kobe was apart of the 3-peat so are we going to discredit him for that or what? I think the reasoning for him not to get it was stupid
cuttyb87 2 months ago
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kobe0936 2 months ago
Kenny Smith is a BIG FUCKIN DUMBASS. His statement made no sense whatsoever. How were Shaq and Tim Duncan the best players of the "whole" decade. For the first half of the decade, Tim Duncan/Shaq/Kobe all shared rings, middle of the decade, Kobe was the best "offensive" player to ever play basketball PERIOD (Need I remind you his 50+ games, 40+ games 7 games straight, 81Pt game - this guy was insane). Then he led the Lakers to 3 straight Finals and wins 2-3 to finish the decade.
kobe0936 2 months ago
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In 10 years, Kobe went to the finals 7 times and for 2 years he Shat on every team by himself. This man is clearly the player of the decade. Kenny Smith is a hating ass fuck.
kobe0936 2 months ago
why do people like kenny,charles, and company always say that shaq won 3 and kobe helped him.,yes shaq led the lakers in 2000, i agree, but the next two championship.,it was kobe who dominated the 4th quarter during the playoffs.,shaq rarely gets the ball in clutch situations.,and horry?,.well.,great shot maker.,but it was kobe setting up those play through penetration then kick out.,SO WHO HAS A SHORT MEMORY KENNY?IS IT US OR YOU?.,THE REASON WHY UR STIL DER COZ U ALWAYS DISAGREE FROM DA TRUTH
loranzR 2 months ago
Shaq and Tim Duncan, with the utmost respect, didnt preform the WHOLE decade. shaq was dominant until 2005, then he began to decline. Not saying he was bad but you cam for sure see a decrease. Yes hr got a ring in 06' but wade avg 36, in the finals. You might think kobe needed Shaq, but kobe held his own. Shaq said himself kobe was thru best player. I think iverson was right there though lol. But Duncan began to decline too, but they were around in the 90s. Give kobe his decade. 5 rings 81 c'mon
gforce20001 2 months ago
i agree with charles kobe is NOT the player of the decade no question
TheFalconsfly 2 months ago
This is absolutely retarded. fucking Kobe nuthuggers, tim duncan is the best post-jordan superstar.
GotAnEyedea 2 months ago
@GotAnEyedea
noooope kobes got more skilllz.
ask yourself this. is kobe worse at big man skills than duncan is at guard skills?
HELL NO. kobe can post up, drive, pass, dribble, defend, shoot, penetrate, and rebound alright for a guard. duncan has big man skills, but isnt a distributer, can dribble, cant shoot. kobe was the most complete player in the game for about 6 out of the 10 years and one of the most polarizing throughout the entire time.
vinsteeezul 2 months ago
@vinsteeezul why would you judge duncan (one of the best big man) by his perimeter player skills? Should I judge shaq by his 3 point percentage and say that he sucks? are you retarded?
BrickLaya100 2 months ago
@BrickLaya100
yet you can judge perimeter players with big man skills?
no, it doesnt matter. if youre more complete of a player than another person, thats it. you're more complete of a basketball player.
the fact that shaq couldnt shoot does make him look like a worse player, if he could handle and shoot, nobody would say "oh hes a big man, none of that shit matters"
vinsteeezul 2 months ago
@vinsteeezul you should realize its not a skils competition. by this logic there are plenty of bums better the tim because they have more skills.. The main reason Kobe is not over Tim and shaq is because he wasnt the MAN on hes team till later in the decade and didnt win a titile as the man till 09. Regardless of how good your think Kobe was when Shaq was there, his impact was never as much. hence Shaq winning scoring title, mvp, finals mvp all with Kobe on the roster.
str8duval 2 months ago
@str8duval
duncan hasnt even been the same player since 03-04... so its not like he was completely dominating the whole decade either. just about as long as kobe was.
after the first championship, kobe was just as much "the man" as shaq, look at his numbers the year the lakers swept up the spurs in 4 games: (29 pts, 7 reb, 6 ast)
tim duncan looked like shit last year too, while kobe is still an top 10 player.
vinsteeezul 2 months ago
@vinsteeezul theres a difference between puttin up great numbers and being dominant. Shaq was dominant. could not be stop. Kobe put up great numbers in his prime in 05 06 07 after shaq left and look what that got him. no playoffs and 2 first round outs. Shaq in in prime was was winning finals mvps and rings. Other teams feared shaq not kobe when they played together. Even pass his prime was still basicly ungaurdeable and the best center when he was with the heat. same with duncan.
str8duval 2 months ago
@str8duval
yeah right, i bet more nba players have feared kobe way more than duncan over the decade.
he had great numbers the whole decade, and was just as unguardable as duncan ever was. do you remember the 2002 series against the spurs? kobe DOMINATED and LED the lakers to a 4 game sweep. if not for kobe, shaq would have 1 championship. kobe has already won 2 on his own. duncan has never been all by himself.
vinsteeezul 2 months ago
@vinsteeezul I remember 2002. I also remember shaq drawing doubles, shooting a high percetage getting the other teams bigs in foul touble as well has the whole team, ex. Kobe was feared more then ducan at this point but kobe had not yet learned to be a team player and trust teamates. As we saw post Shaq. You can make a very good argument if u replaced kobe with A.I Tmac VC maybe a few others and still get the same results.. But aint NO other Center replace Shaq
str8duval 1 month ago
@str8duval if u really remember 02.,in the first round of the playoffs.,dying seconds of game 3 in portland.,kobe penetrated and kicked the ball out to a wide open teammate.,robert horry.,also they always run pick and roll or kobe pentrate then drop pass to shaq.,the fuck u talkin about of kobe not bein a team player.,
loranzR 1 month ago
@loranzR ok but since when does one pass make you a team player. Its a well known fact which phil as also stated. It still was being quetioned a few seasons ago.
str8duval 1 month ago
@str8duval ur right it was questioned a few seasons ago.,uhm but it was shaq who didnt want to become a team player.,he tried to prevent kobes status of being a co-captain/leader after the 00 season.,well it didnt work.,and obviously it was kobe's late scoring and getting everybody involved in the fourth that made the lakes a 3 time peat champs.,he also rebounded the ball,passed it crucially.,so that makes him a team player in my book.,hehe.,my opinion
loranzR 1 month ago
@str8duval if you now that infact the triagle off is dosent give too much asst ,
kane1987 1 month ago
@str8duval
kobe shot pretty good percentages when you keep in mind that he took a good amount of threes. all shaq had to do was dunk and those ugly hooks, hed better have a high shooting pct. shaq also turned the ball over alot, and was HORRIBLE at freethrows.
kobe is better then all those players that you named, and i have doubts that any of them could replicate what shaq and kobe did.
but you can put kobe with pau gasol, and come very close to replicating it.
vinsteeezul 1 month ago
@vinsteeezul also Robinson was well past his prime in both 02 and 03 and Duncan Truly carried him.
str8duval 1 month ago
@vinsteeezul and Duncan was sill probably the best pf till probably 07 or 08.. also Kobe was not close to the level of dominance Shaq or Duncan at the begining of the decade. he just happen the be on a team with the most dominant and winning championships
str8duval 2 months ago
Reading some of these comments and looking at the results(Tim Duncan and Shaq behind Lebron James,Kobe over both) of the poll proves only one thing........Basketball has some the most retarded fan in all of sports
willieg54 2 months ago
@willieg54 blame the media. people who dont pay attention love watching the highlights and then make their decisions/arguments
BrickLaya100 2 months ago
my question is... why was lebron on this list? he got in on the middle of the decade, I wouldve put Dirk instead of Lebron. Kobe is the player of the decade cause, when Shaq and Duncan were dominating, he was still relevant, and now that he is THE talk of everyone, Shaq and Tim were not really that relevant to theyre respective teams. So long story swhot, Kobe has been for the FULL 10 years (first 5 as one of the top, latter 5 as arguably the best)! But give sumo love to TD and Shaq... and Dirk
omaniels 2 months ago
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2001 - kobe 3rd in scoring nba, best sg in the game,playoffs 29.4 with minutes more than shaq,.more clutch shots than shaq.,
2002- in the last 2 rounds including the finals.,he led the lakers 4th quarter finishing runs.,with clutch shots
2003- dominated the game,became the eras best offensive threat, breaking record by record,including the 3 point record
2004-2005- bad year but still managed to score career averages
2006 - do i need to remind you about this year
2007-09-games best player
nuffsed
loranzR 2 months ago 21
@loranzR I love it! Probably the best breakdown of Kobe's career that I've seen...Like I said it kills me how ppl (like Charles Barkley) hate on Kobe for the exact same reason they love Jordan...he's a winner and unquestionably the best all-around player in basketball period and has been for awhile now as your timeline effectively and accurately displays.
toomer3000 2 months ago
@loranzR It has nothing to do with Kobe being the winner imo. Look at the gap between him and everybody else. Without Robert Horry they lose against Sac in 02. It's the fact that Tim Duncan impact is overlooked. He was the best player on 4 championship teams. Shaq was the best player in L.A. That's why he was winning MVP's and not Kobe. Don't get me wrong Kobe is still one of the G.O.A.T but I think it should have went to Duncan or Shaq.
1227weaverb 2 months ago
@1227weaverb shaq won mvp in 2000,finals mvp.,because they give him the ball in the first 3 quarters.,but in the 4th kobe takes over.,horry shot was incredible.,but i respect your opinion.,its just a matter of preference.,its still kobe for me.,timmy never won back to back.,kobe defended titles with or without shaq.,hehe.,and shaq wasnt the best player in l.a for me.,he only was in 2000.,but from 2001-04 its was kobe for me.,
loranzR 1 month ago
@loranzR correction- shaq was the best from 97-00.,hehe
loranzR 1 month ago
@loranzR "more clutch shots than shaq.," You just can't say that. I mean do you expect Phil Jackson give the opponent a chance to get Shaq on the line, no !
mikets5 1 month ago
@mikets5 no matter what you see.,the player they rely to finish games is THE best player on the team if no for those kinds of player teams wont win shit.,my opinion
loranzR 1 month ago
@loranzR Thats right, but in the case of Shaq ít wasn't. You can't put the ball in Shaqs hands hoping that they don't foul him.
mikets5 1 month ago
@loranzR well fucking said
mahmoudabdallah100 1 month ago
I agree with Kobe being the player of the decade...but just 8% for Duncan??
SephirothBlight 2 months ago
@SephirothBlight Doesn't matter winner takes it all.
zadeecool 2 months ago
@zadeecool I'm aware of that, but I can't help but say "wtf" when I see LeBron James with more votes than Duncan....I mean...just no.
SephirothBlight 2 months ago
Honestly at this time lebron shouldn't have been on this list he started playing like over half way through the decade. it shoulda been kobe then shaq then duncan.
the i get they are saying shaq from whole 10 years yes shaq was great till after he won with wade he went down hill after that. the thing is shaq was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO great in LA when they 3 peat people forget how great kobe was he was the closer on that 3 peat team. so im sorry but kobe deserved all decade player here
kbdemonbain 2 months ago
Its funny how chuck says kobe can't be potd, but then goes on to say kobe is top 5 all time. but yea nobody has been better than kobe these last 10 years. and he's still a beast.
bigmalc89 2 months ago
@bigmalc89 shaq and duncan have been but like the guy said at the end, kobe been dominating in the last five years and so sports fans only remember recently and that's why he got voted player of the decade,
captainKilla93 2 months ago
I can't stand how when Charles starts hatin...and everyone is trying to be semi-serious they all will agree with him. I'm sure its just bcuz they'd rather agree with him than get into a pointless argument with him. With that said the fans had the vote exactly right in this case, these analysts memories must be even shorter. Kobe also won 3 rings alongside Shaq and two more without him. It's just wild to me how everybody hates Kobe for the same reasons they love Jordan
toomer3000 2 months ago
@toomer3000 shaq won the three titles with him leading the team and winning the finals mvp three times. kobe was the robin of the team then and shaq woz the batman just like pippen was to jordan and just like pau gasol is like to kobe now. but then kobe went on to win two more titles but jus coz he won three with shaq doesn't mean he led the team, all it means is that he helped shaq. pippen helped jordan to 6 titles but that don't mean he's better than bird who led his team to 4 or 5 titles.
captainKilla93 2 months ago
@captainKilla93 What does your reply to me have to do with my statement? The title of this vid was Player of the Decade which would unquestionably be Kobe Bryant who was far more than "Robin" to Shaq's alleged "Batman" simply go back and look at the playoffs and finals highlights from there championship years. Robin rarely saves the day for Batman but Kobe on the other hand did it in several instances for Shaq.
toomer3000 2 months ago
@toomer3000 orite i gota check that out. coz i thaught there team were like jordan and pippen, kobe and pau or was kobe more than just helping shaq. coz i gota know this coz sometimes i think how can he be better than guys like duncan and shaq if they led they team to titles.
captainKilla93 2 months ago
shaq had only 3 elite seasons while kobe had 7
catdougherty03 2 months ago
@catdougherty03 3 elite seasons? Learn basketball you fucking faggot stop saying shit you don't know about fucking dumbshit..
animiefansHQ 2 months ago
@toomer3000
charles isnt hatin on this one... trust.. if u really look a what Shaq brought to his teams its not really even close.. Shaq was WAY more dominant then Kobe was during the title years and was never even up for debate at the time.
str8duval 2 months ago
@str8duval well i don't know what you call it once again the title is named "Player of the Decade" not player of the 1st half of the decade.
toomer3000 2 months ago
@toomer3000 You gotta relize thou that first half was str8 dominant. meaning rings an mvp 3 finals mvps, scoring titles and just str8 ungaurdable He was still a great player past his prime. during the that time Kobe was just a great player putting up good numbers. Kobes prime wasnt the same. The weak finals perfomance in 04, not making the playoffs in 05, being knocked out to the first round twice being destroyed in the finals in 08.
str8duval 2 months ago
@toomer3000 plus Kobes ring years in 09 and 10 wernt that dominant despite having the best roster. And at tht point lbj was over all a better player. even if u dont agree it was very much debatable. There was no debate early in the decade on who was on top.
str8duval 2 months ago
@str8duval Why the hell do you keep using the term "dominant" bcuz that term is irrelevant to this particular discussion concerning who the "BEST" individual player was bcuz the "BEST" individual in the NBA was clearly Kobe from 2k - 2k10...and there's no reason in debating who was the best between Lebron and Kobe when Kobe was winning a ring and Lebron lost to the Magic in 5...get outta here with that nonsense
toomer3000 2 months ago
@toomer3000 i belive judging a players domince better determines who was the best.. This is why MJ is considered the g.o.a.t. There are many players the best of there decade or era but none dominated there era like M.J. Basicly Shaqs best was better then kobes best. Hell Kobe wasnt even the best on his own team for half of it. And also did u really think the Cavs had a better squad then the Magic. Of coarse the lost. They wouldve lost to L.A as well.
str8duval 2 months ago
@toomer3000 I know u like Kobe but its most def debatable on him and Lebron since about 08 -09. Just saying LBJ just happen to win 2 MVPs during this same time period but u say Kobe is CLEARLY better. With that said LBJ shouldnt be ahead head of Kobe on this list by any means
str8duval 2 months ago
@str8duval Ok I feel u
toomer3000 2 months ago
kobe has had the best decade
averaged around 30 for the whole decade
5 rings
1 mvp
2 finals mvps
2 scoring titles
not taking anything away from duncan or shaq
ultimatesupremedrago 3 months ago
this should have been taken at the end of the 09-2010 season then it would have been a decade but then again they could mean teh 1999-2000 is the start. but kobe i think is the player of the decade yes shaq was "the man" in the 3 peat some what even though kobe did win that OT game vs pacers with shaq fouled out. and what kobe did after shaq left just destroying people single handed. and shaq with out kobe 1 ring. kobe without shaq 2 rings enough said
kbdemonbain 3 months ago
Duncan got robbed!
Kingjd87 3 months ago
tim duncan should've won
badeydey061392 3 months ago
@badeydey061392 good candidate but nawh.
procastoner8 3 months ago
Homie wins HALF of the championships of the decade and you still got scrubs debating who the player of the decade is.
And lol at LBJ at 17% and Shaq at 13% ROFL
What the fuck has LBJ done?
thiennguyenX2 3 months ago
How the fk does Kobe not get 100% of votes?
He won the first 3 Championships of the Decade and the Last 2 of the Decade.
He was in the finals 7 of 11 years in the decade, and the other 2 years was scoring champ and unquestionable best player...
been on every all star team, won 4 all star MVPs, every defensive team in the decade...
gameking826 3 months ago
@gameking826 Kobe's TEAM won the first 3, and last 2 championships of the decade. Kobe wasn't the best player on his team for his first three rings and he has been outplayed by a teammate in every Finals series he has ever played in. The real best player of the decade won three straight Final's MVP's to start the decade and the runner up won three championships as the best player on his team and 2 MVP's in the decade. Kobe was never the best player in the league at any point in his career.
Boff122 3 months ago
@gameking826
It's not just winning rings, it's the fashion in which you do it. He rode Shaq's coat tail to being the decade! He didn't do shit from '05-'07 (during that time span Duncan won 2 more rings)! If it was best player from '08-2010 then yes Kobe is the best player. But he didn't dominate the entire decade. Fans are morons! LeBron 2nd??? REALLY????
Kingjd87 3 months ago
that is 100% true kobe is #1
shanesexybeast 3 months ago
Shaq LeBron Duncan Wade wash in that order.
jonnieos 3 months ago
@jonnieos lmao lebron>tim duncan?? blasphemy
WildDanHibiki 3 months ago
Why is Lebron on the list
LifelinegamingFilms 3 months ago
Shouldve been:
#1 Shaq #2 Duncan #3 AI. Kobe shouldnt be on the list.
BasketballStud99 3 months ago
Kobe shouldve won of course but it shouldnt have been by that much.Tim shouldve beena close 2nd place and shaq 3rd.Lebron should be nowhere near this list.A.I,or Dirk should have taken lebrons place
ThaTruth223 3 months ago
Kobe #1 Duncan #2 Shaq #3 Lebron doesn't belong on the list.
gsvkck 3 months ago
Lebron shouldn't be on the list...shaq declined towards the end of the decade
l4kers2432 3 months ago
Timmy was robbed.
spyder7040 3 months ago
shaq could not win a championship b4 kobe took his game to the next level
bestballer16 3 months ago
shaq didnt win a title until kobe was polished enough said
jeff54able 3 months ago
Dont listen that hate they are talking shit about kobe vs shaq
awaylabel 3 months ago
Iverson or garnett should have won it
nickname2k10wii 3 months ago
shaq was only great in this decade from 2000-2006 at most! same goes for Tim.. even thoe kobe didnt win mvp's in the early 3 peat kobe was a star! Kobe's been great from 2000-2010 that equals a full decade :)
victorlopez007 3 months ago
KObe is a clear winner, show me who has hit Buzzer beaters and clutch shots like KObe has in last decade, not even close, show me player that has Highlight like Kobe..so these clowns are talking stupid sht, people have eyes and have seen it, Kobe is a run away winner this decade not even close.
even during shaq time Kobe was clutch for Lakers not Shaq KObe was the one hitting clutch game winners with shaq and without shaq it's no contest fans voted right.
Rustaveli2k7 3 months ago
shaq's been the most dominant but not the best. he's 7'1 350 pounds, like who was going to out muscle him? if buckets in the paint were reduced to 1 point shaqs value on a team would have seriously dropped. defensively he would have been effective but offensively... and then the fact you can't put him on the floor for the last 5 minutes of a game. shaq will probably be the most dominant big man i'll ever see play in my life time. but he will not be the most talented.
Tom64o 3 months ago
but truly he leads the team...... with he's skills..... he KOBE always Save the ASS of Shaq...... search it KOBE IS HITTING THE GAMEWINNERS WHILE SHAQ IS SITTING ON THE BENCH..... the cause he is foul out he is soo Short tempered..... the reason un the break of the SHAQ KOBE BECAUSE SHAQ.... is insecured of kobe because he is getting better and better..... NOW...... SHAQ how many rings u got with wade 1? haha how about with LEBRON? 0? EPIC FAIL..... KOBE have earned 2 rings without SHAq MAN!!!!
The88Razor88 3 months ago
@The88Razor88
U r stupid.
BasketballStud99 3 months ago
@BasketballStud99 i am stupid now? lets see have many videos u see with KOBE BRYANT........ HITTING THE BUZZER BEATER GAME WINNER SHOT... with SHAQ ON THE BENCH???? YEAH THATS RIGHT A LOT OF THEM... U KNOW WHY? BECAUSE SHAQ IS A BITCH HE IS JUST LOOKING FOR A FIGHT THATS WHY HE GETS TECHINICAL FOULS AND CANNOT PLAY ON THE GAME WHERE HE IS NEEDED AT MOST...... ur just a RETARDED FAN BOY..... i DONT CARE ABOUT STATS... STATS DONT TELL THE WHOLE STORY... FOR GOD SAKE...
The88Razor88 3 months ago
@The88Razor88
U r still stupid. More stupid than i thought.
BasketballStud99 3 months ago
MANY THINK KOBE IS OVERRATED... U SMOKE WEED? RYT? 10 sec on the clock ur down by 2.... u have wade kobe lebron anthony chris paul derrick rose on the team.... im gonna give the shot to kobe why? he is Clutch... OVERRATED GIVE ME A BREAK without KOBE shaq wouldn't have the 3peat..... KOBE sends them up on the playoffs with 2 3 clutch buzzer beater game winner vs portland... without that.... they will only have 2 ring by now.... SHAQ can do that? NO! KOBE IS THE underdog during that time....
The88Razor88 3 months ago
fuck haters
kobe is GOAT
elmagicomessi 3 months ago
Kobe was consistently better than both Duncan and Shaq over the WHOLE decade. LeBron is too high, I agree with that.
sera7ares 3 months ago
@lilgangstabball
LMAO Wade won a title with a healthy Shaq; I mean, even Kobe won three BEHIND a dominant Shaw who was in his prime. "Lebrons chokes every big game" thats why he almost single handedly destroyed the Celtics and then the Bulls, right, idiot lol! And as if LeBron's stats arent stellar during the Playoffs!
Oh, and dumbass, Wilt's career average is 30.07, NOT 50. Kobetards are so ignorant and misinformed about everything in basketball. This is why I feel bad for Kobe lmao!
BasketballStud99 3 months ago
@BasketballStud99 yeah and guess what....he choked in the biggest stage....the FINALS....those previous rounds dont mean shit if ur gona fall face first in the finals......Lebron 8 pts in a pivotal NBA finals game in his PRIME? get the fuck out....Kobe was dropping 63 on the Mavs when he was 26....yeah, Lebron is a choker, and Wade was going to be FINAL MVP if they won that series...end of story...
8MunchenBayern8 3 months ago
Tim Duncan and Shaq were the two last great big men in an era where a center/power forward were so dominate, we are now entering an era where guards are your franchise players
KaUsAForever773 3 months ago
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AnAdoptedChild 3 months ago
Now someone tell me Kobe was better throughout those 3 years in the playoffs, backed up with an argument. That is what I thought...
AnAdoptedChild 3 months ago
Player of the Decade should be Shaq or Duncan... there are too many fucking Kobetards out there.
BasketballStud99 4 months ago
@BasketballStud99 You're a moron. 5 rings with two different teams.
nitotech 3 months ago
@nitotech
3 rings won behind Shaq, 2 with expensive players... otherwise it's early playoff exits thanks to Steve Nash and the Suns or not making the playoffs -- Player of the Decade indeed.
BasketballStud99 3 months ago
@BasketballStud99 Kobe was behind no one you dumb shit he was a star along side Shaq. And as far as expensive players????? WTF does that mean.Kobe took the Suns to 7 game series with a "bullshit team" do you understand that kid.
nitotech 3 months ago
@nitotech
hahahaha Shaq was the number 1 scoring option on the Lakers, Kobe number 2, 2 is after 1 so shut the fuck up. Did Kobe win the finals MVPs? No you retard, it was Shaq, all three of them.
What part of expensive players dont you understand? Plus what you just said supports my argument that Kobe only wins when surrounded by hall of famers or expensive star players!
BasketballStud99 3 months ago
@BasketballStud99 Did you even watch the games dumb kid? Well I did and Kobe was no #2. Finals MVP means nothing. Jordan had Pippen and Rodman, two hall of famers, alongside him dumbshit. Pau is not a hall of famer is he now. Is Lamar? NO. Is Bynum? NO. You dumbshit. Were you dropped when you were a baby.
nitotech 3 months ago
@BasketballStud99 if shaq was #1 option where are all shaq game winners in clutch???? seems like in clutch Kobe was the go to option #1
Rustaveli2k7 3 months ago
@Rustaveli2k7
oh fuck off... kobetards are all lil kids who have never watched Shaq playing during his prime. Shaq wasnt only clutch, he was the reason why the Lakers were even able to keep close games. Rarely, RARELY, did the games come down to the last seconds to determine a game... sure Kobe had hit some clutch shots, but what about Robert Horry? He was more clutch than Kobe. And Glen Rice? Derek Fisher?
BasketballStud99 3 months ago
@BasketballStud99 sure theres got to be a clutch Shaq complication some where??? where is it????
I am not arguing his importance, but go to guy in clutch was Kobe not Shaq lets Just not forget that little detail
kobetard nothing please little kids made up name and you here calling someone else a kid using Kobetard remarks hah the nerve lol you are right Horry Fisher all were clutch, but my point stands GO TO GUY was Kobe and depending on defense those players would get shots.
Rustaveli2k7 3 months ago
@Rustaveli2k7
wtf is clutch Shaq complication some where? lmao Kobetards can speak English
BasketballStud99 3 months ago
@BasketballStud99 lol these little mayweather fan kids making up little names thinking they know sht
fact stands Kobe was go to guy in clutch you are clueless, some 15 years old probably was in diapers during early Laker runs so please don't come on here with your little kid tard names acting like you know something,
crawl back in your whole now.
Rustaveli2k7 3 months ago
you are clueless man, obviously you have not seen them play back then I never viewed Kobe as a second guy after he scored 45 points on spurs at age 22 on Twin towers and Spurs who had one of the best Defensive teams in History, Shaq was saying Kobe was his Idol lol since then I never viewed Kobe at a 2 guy
he was always there when they needed him on Both Offense, defense, clutch shots clutch passes Centers always have better FG%, I always saw Kobe making a play in clutch so please get a life.
Rustaveli2k7 3 months ago
@Rustaveli2k7
You are stupid man. One 40+ game made you delusional that Kobe was equal to Shaq. Thats why they awarded the season MVP and Finals MVP honors to Shaq... right, dumbass. Kobe was always there? The fuck you talking about. He forced his shots in crucial moments that costed the Lakers crucial wins. Who gives a fuck if you never viewed Kobe as a 2 guy? You're a moron.
BasketballStud99 3 months ago
@BasketballStud99 this is not english speaking contest last time I checked, and there are millions of fans around the globe that may not even speak english and they know Basketball better than some mayweather fan talking about KObetard lol
Rustaveli2k7 3 months ago
@Rustaveli2k7
hahaha sure, it's not an English speaking contest, but it reflects your low IQ hahahaha!!
Mayweather? What does Mayweather have to do with Kobe being overrated?
If you had seen Shaq playing during his prime, you'd be blatantly lying if you say that Kobe was on par with Shaq, either that or your English isn't good? lmao!
BasketballStud99 3 months ago
@BasketballStud99 lol what does mayweather have to do with it? HAAHAHAHA you said "kobetard" right away this proves that YOU have low IQ not me, only loser Mayweather fans use words like that and you are one of them, NObody is lying here except you, please show me where are shaqs game winners, buzzer beaters, clutch shots, where are they???? your little kid brain does not even comprehend that Shaq could not shoot FT's so he was scared of the ball in clutch, Kobe was go to guy in clutch.
Rustaveli2k7 3 months ago
@Rustaveli2k7
why are you pretending to be laughing and not explaining what does Mayweather have to do with a discussion in basketball?
The fact that I know Shaq is better than Kobe during both of their primes is evidence of me having higher IQ than you. Yeah man, Kobe was the go-to guy in clutch moments, just along with other players like Glen Rice, Robert Horry, and Derek F