God I hate ESPN: Cowherd - Kobe PEDs too much!

I already know ESPN is waiting after the lebron James GOAT triple trouble

^^^ Well they are in a tough position now.....do they bump 1 of Lebron's 12 greatest playoff performances or 1 of MJ's 13 greatest playoff performances, in their top 25 all time greatest playoff performances rankings, for the game tonight.

Tough call.

No reason to watch sports news until the mlb playoffs...... i can just celebrate the Kings winning the Cup instead of watching anything espn related.

Good thing no one watched ESPN. The love fest was just too much. Some of the host were talking about how they should really be celebrating Lebron's first ring instead of the Heat winning. They had a video segment about Lebron's journey from high school all the way to his first championship. On the front page of ESPN's website is Lebron with a "King Me" headline and on the NBA page the headline reads "Chosen Won". Jon Barry and crew were already placing Lebron in the top 10 and also saying that he deserves comparisons to Jordan now. Magic did try to say it's still premature to compare Lebron to Jordan but he agreed with the claim of Lebron being top 10 now with only one ring.

LeBron is in my top 13 with this win. Amazing playoff run.

Apparently this blowout "game" is an "Instant Classic" according to LEBRONSPN. I accidentally put that station on for a second and saw that, what a joke. Lakers/Celtics game 7 2010 was an instant classic, this wasn't even a game by halftime.

Jellincon wrote:Good thing no one watched ESPN. The love fest was just too much. Some of the host were talking about how they should really be celebrating Lebron's first ring instead of the Heat winning. They had a video segment about Lebron's journey from high school all the way to his first championship. On the front page of ESPN's website is Lebron with a "King Me" headline and on the NBA page the headline reads "Chosen Won". Jon Barry and crew were already placing Lebron in the top 10 and also saying that he deserves comparisons to Jordan now. Magic did try to say it's still premature to compare Lebron to Jordan but he agreed with the claim of Lebron being top 10 now with only one ring.

I posted this in the LBJ thread:

I don't see how LeBron is top 10 all-time yet. Think about it:
My top 5 list (without order): MJ, Kobe, Magic, Kareem, Russell.
6-10 (without order): Bird, Wilt, Jerry West, Shaq, Oscar Robertson/Duncan/Dr. J -couldn't decide-
So, for LeBron to be top 10, 1 of those guys would have to be dropped. I just can't see it.
And I'm still leaving out:
-Duncan
-Dr. J
-Hakeem
-Elgin
-M. Malone
-Isiah Thomas
-Mikan
-Pippen
-Havlicek

IMO, right now, 3 MVPs, great numbers, and finally a ring and a finals MVP, LeBron would be among the top 15 players of all time considering that he has a lot of time left.
I don't think you can place him in the top 10 just yet.


EDIT: BTW, I just came across this:

Kareem, 1971: 27-19-3, 61% FG, Finals MVP
Kareem, 1985: 26-9-5, 61% FG, Finals MVP

Now, that's consistency and longevity. Amazing.

^Yeah I believe he his around the top 15 now but he would need to get at least another 1-2 championships to be in the top 10. Based on the accomplishments of those in the top 5, he would need to get at least 4 championships to be in that group.

smh bspn is blowing bron bron hard

Jellincon wrote:^Yeah I believe he his around the top 15 now but he would need to get at least another 1-2 championships to be in the top 10. Based on the accomplishments of those in the top 5, he would need to get at least 4 championships to be in that group.

And who knows, maybe by the day he actually deserves the praise they're giving him now, BSPN might move on to the next young superstar.

It is a shorten season folks...let's not get carried away...

By the way , Magic at it again : " Kobe is not even close to MJ "

wcsoldier81 wrote:By the way , Magic at it again : " Kobe is not even close to MJ "

Yea that was a WTF moment.

XXIV wrote:

wcsoldier81 wrote:By the way , Magic at it again : " Kobe is not even close to MJ "

Yea that was a WTF moment.

Magic is one of the biggest " caught in the moment " so called "expert" but still straight disrespectful here

wcsoldier81 wrote:By the way , Magic at it again : " Kobe is not even close to MJ "

And that is why I can't stand Magic Johnson as an analysis. The guy can never make up his mind and he always gets caught up in the moment. When Kobe got ring 5, Magic said on national television that Kobe is the greatest Laker ever (which is debatable). That means even greater than Magic according to him. Now he says that Kobe isn't close to MJ. Wouldn't that mean Magic also isn't close to MJ as well (according to Magic)? See how stupid that is? He is indirectly downplaying his greatness based on what he said in the past during the heat of the moment. I'm tired of these past legends (Magic, Barkley) acting like MJ is some untouchable basketball god not to be compared to anyone even if said player is a top 10 or top 5 player all time. I think these guys hold MJ in such high regard because they were beaten by him in the finals or he stopped said player from winning a ring. I never here Kareem say MJ is the greatest ever. Actually, I remember reading an article a few years back when Kareem said he believes he is the greatest of all time or that it isn't just MJ who can be considered the greatest of all time (which is a valid argument).

Jellincon wrote:Actually, I remember reading an article a few years back when Kareem said he believes he is the greatest of all time or that it isn't just MJ who can be considered the greatest of all time (which is a valid argument).

Abdul-Jabbar I recall said that Chamberlain was the best scorer in NBA history or something along those lines. He made that comment when Pippen alluded to his former teammate as the greatest scorer ever.

Loved Johnson as a player and respect him madly being a pillar in the community with his businesses but he mostly has knee-jerk reactions whenever he makes a statement.

wcsoldier81 wrote:By the way , Magic at it again : " Kobe is not even close to MJ "

Sighs ...

wcsoldier81 wrote:By the way , Magic at it again : " Kobe is not even close to MJ "

Ugh.

I didn't know Lebron/Heat winning a title is another bullet point in the Kobe vs Jordan debate. I don't even see how the two correlate.

Not that I would be surprised but Im sure they will air the Heat parade.

Balance&Options24 wrote:Not that I would be surprised but Im sure they will air the Heat parade.

air the parade??!??? pshhh they will have 3 of their own reporters live at the parade giving up to date coverage like everyone is living in Miami!!!

Magic is such an [Swearing is not permitted at Clublakers. You must edit this post prior to submitting.] clown as an analyst.

GNC wrote:avoiding any sports related media for the near future..

Me only eufa . com

LEBRONSPN can go f themselves for even suggesting that. At least they have Shaq there though, his 2000 playoffs IS worthy of that question.