[BlackcatAlum]

You realize at one point, I would say Kobe's Lakers team, but it was Shaq's...their team consisted of Karl Malone, Gary Payton, Fisher Shaq, and Kobe right?

Kobe has never ran away to an all-star team, he just has all the stars brought in to make him look good. And to reiterate greenstuff, what did Kobe do when he wasn't surrounded by another amazing player? He missed the freaking playoffs and was knocked out in the first round. LeBron CARRIED a team to the finals. You people really talk Kobe up too much.

Look at the team LeBron took to the finals:
Shannon Brown, Daniel Gibson, Drew Gooden, Larry Hughes, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Damon Jones, Dwayne Jones, Donyell Marshall, Ira Newble, Sasha Pavlovic, Scot Pollard, Eric Snow, Anderson Varejao, and David Wesley

Wow, that sure looks like a star studded lineup such as Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol, and Derrick Fisher. Not even close. Kobe needs other players on his team who can dominate, ala Shaq and Gasol.

What amazing player has LeBron played with?

LeBron hasn't played with near as much talent Kobe has in his career, but LeBron has played with some good players and some really good role players, like this past season when he give up in the playoffs.

Also, the year that the Cavs went to the finals, what team in the east was worth a cent? The beat up old Pistons? The Cavs were swept when they actually played a team. Didn't a team from the east make the playoffs with a losing record that season also?

Fact is, yeah, Kobe has always been surrounded with some great players around him, but the Kobe haters are acting like Kobe hasn't done anything to deserve what he's accomplished. He's scored 81 points, knocked down the game winning shot over a dozen times, and he's made game winning plays without scoring. Also, Kobe didn't come into this league as the #1 pick - it took Kobe two years to get into the Lakers starting line-up and it wasn't too long before he turned into an NBA legend.

I'm not doubting that LeBron will ever win a NBA championship or become the best player in league history, but as of right now, the NBA championship belongs to Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. Anyone who thinks that the Heat will walk right through the Celtics, Bulls and Magic this season is crazy! They'll have to earn it and I honestly don't see them meeting expectations this upcoming season, but they're day will probably come.