IronManCash10 wrote:thus far i think kobe's career has been a bit of a bust tho. i remember when he first came out the first couple years he was suppose to be like the next great thing.
the hell you talkin bout?
Kobe has a better career then most if not all of the dudes in the NBA currently.
the only dudes i can think of that were better or as good are Duncan and Shaq.
* 3-time NBA champion: 2000, 2001, 2002[11][12][13]
* 5 NBA Finals appearances: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008[11][12][13][14][15]
* 1-time NBA Most Valuable Player: 2008[7][16][17]
* 2-time scoring champion: 2006, 2007[18]
* 11-time NBA All-Star: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009[9]
* 11 consecutive appearances (No All-Star game in 1999 due to a league-wide lockout)[9][19]
* 3-time NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2002, 2007, 2009 (shared with Shaquille O'Neal)[20]
* 11-time All-NBA selection:
* First team: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009[21][22]
* Second team: 2000, 2001[21][22]
* Third team: 1999, 2005[21][22]
* 9-time All-Defensive selection:
* First team: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009[23][24]
* Second team: 2001, 2002[23][24]
* NBA All-Rookie selection:
* Second team: 1997[25][26]
* NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion: 1997[27]
* NBA regular season leader:
* points: 2003 (2,461), 2006 (2,832, 7th in NBA history)[28], 2007 (2,430), 2008 (2,323)[9]
* points per game: 2006 (35.4, 8th in NBA history)[29], 2007 (31.6)[9]
* being black and beating a rape charge (white female) in Colorado.
