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Remember last year at this time they were talking about Declan Duru's leaping ability and shooting. Said he couldn't move laterally and had zero elevation on his jumper.

We'll see how well he shoots with that low release point when he has some long athletes defending him.

Many of these rankings are nuts. Arkansas doesn't have a legitimate 4 or 5 on their roster. Kansas doesn't have a proven player on their roster.

It's coaching malpractice. Without being some kind of freak athlete, you can't expect to overcome funky mechanics.

Should have been changed by the time he was 15.

Next time Leavitt has a good passing game will be the first.

A lot of mechanical work to do on his jumper. Shoots from his right ear.

I don't know what that means. Made a lot of money of AMD today. Like Kobe killing SA in game 1 2001 WCF.

I'll take Kobe January 2006 against any athlete in the history of the world.

I remember hearing about this in December 1995.

You got that right. Who should a fan love more than Kobe who followed his career since before he was drafted?

I'm a Cowboys fan, but drafting Emmitt Smith and Larry Allen over a three year period doesn't compare to Kobe and Shaq in the same month. Especially when you consider Jerry West told Shaq Kobe would be better than him before he ever played a game for Lakers.

Jerry West's greatest move ever is considered to be his draft trade for Kobe. What does that have to do with me?

Do you think you know more than Jerry West?

Bro do you know ball?

Kobe Bryant is widely considered the best NBA player from 2000-2010, earning the title "Player of the Decade" by many analysts for his dominant scoring, five championships (2000-02, 2009-10), and exceptional play on both ends of the floor, often leading the Los Angeles Lakers.

Did Shaq defend Miller, Iverson or Kidd? Did Shaq dun Who is the best player from 2000-2010?

I mean Kobe literally won every game that was close from 2000-2002, but you have goobers who say he wasn't the best on his team. If the guy who won every close game at the end of the game wasn't the "best," then who was. It wasn't the guy who couldn't have the ball at the end of game.

We're talking to haters the world over.

Who had the ball at the end of games in 2000 -2004? Are you Vince?

I'll tell you why. Kobe was better. That's what Jerry West Told Shaq in 1996 when Kobe was 17. Jerry never told Kareem that Magic was better than him.

Who had the ball in his hands at the end of every game that mattered? In the 1980s the Lakers gave the ball to Kareem at the end of every game. Why didn't they give the ball to Shaq in the early 2000s?

Stockton ain't Kobe. Jerry told Shaq before he signed him that Kobe was already better than him in July 1996. AI says Jerry West's evaluation of 17 year old Kobe is the best ever. What are you talking about?

Yes, drafting and acquiring Kobe Bryant in 1996 is widely considered Jerry West’s greatest draft pick and executive move. After a legendary workout, West traded Vlade Divac to Charlotte for the 13th pick to select 17-year-old Bryant, a move that fundamentally changed the Lakers franchise. [1, 2] Unmatched Evaluation: West called Kobe’s pre-draft workout the best he had ever seen, noting that the 17-year-old was superior to veteran players. The Trade: West manipulated the 1996 draft, trading starting center Vlade Divac to Charlotte for the 13th pick to secure Bryant, while simultaneously clearing cap space to sign Shaquille O'Neal. Historical Impact: This move led to five championships, setting up the 2000-2002 three-peat and solidifying West’s legacy as a GM. Context: While West made other great moves, and famously said LeBron James was potentially the best athlete he had seen, his, "I brought Kobe to Los Angeles" sentiment confirms Bryant as his most critical personal draft

If it was possible for a GM to have picked Kobe over Wemby, that GM should never be allowed to be involved in any sort of basketball decisions ever again. Given that Jerry West told Shaq that Kobe was better than him in 1996, I'm guessing that Jerry would have taken Kobe over Wemby. No one in their right mind would have ever fired Jerry West as a GM.