[Hoot Gibson]

If Lebron James never wins another title, barring serious injury, he will still be remembered as one of the five most dominant players of all time. Aside from his free throw shooting percentage, Kobe's stats pale in comparison to James and the level of competition they have faced has been very comparable.

IMO, Wilt Chamberlain was the most dominant player of his era, but during the peak years of his career, he was saddled with a mediocre cast. Titles are great, but they really are a poor measure of the relative skill of a player in relation to other players in the league. As Dusty said, based on titles, Robert Horry belongs on everybody's list of top players of all time, and we all know that he was just a good NBA player who found himself in the right places at the right times.

Lebron has many good years left and he has posted better numbers and demonstrated himself to be a better team player than Kobe at every stage of their respective careers. Lebron has improved steadily in every phase of his career. Kobe peaked early and has never learned to distinguish between a good shot and a bad one. The only time that their stats were comparable was very early in their careers.