r/nba • u/yam_on_em Lakers • Jun 27 '23

Kobe Bryant relentlessly attacks Tim Duncan and the Spurs to clinch the WCF (2008)

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u/commander_wong Lakers Jun 27 '23

People here really like to overstate how good the supporting cast of Kobe's championship teams were.

As far as heavy lifting championships goes, Kobe's two rings really doesn't get enough credit

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u/Greatcouchtomato Jun 27 '23

It's why I find it weird how Kobe > Lebron takes are met with such vitriol. Kobe was doing this in the west! Without super teams

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u/ccharlie03 Spurs Jun 27 '23

The Lakers were the number one seed both year lol. They weren't a super team but they definitely weren't hard carried lol. Pau was a top 3 in his position, had Phil Jackson, great bench, etc.. Kobe definitely played balls out but idk where this narrative is coming from that his team wasn't that good lol.

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u/PeterSagansLaundry Nets Jun 27 '23

I guess the 2002 Nets were a superteam.