[BlackcatAlum]

I normally agree with things you say, but on this one you are all wrong. I will agree that it is between Kobe and LeBron because both are amazing (even though Kobe is a complete prick) Tim Duncan is no where near a player who has "perfected" the game. He won those rings because he has an unbelievable coach, and he had a TON of help around him (Tony Parker, Manu, David Robinson, Sean Elliott, etc.) Kobe and LeBron have taken teams deep with virtually no help, especially LeBron. Kobe had a great team and wanted them all gone so he could have the spotlight. LeBron has never had any help with the exception of a few role players this year, and has been to the East finals and the NBA finals, and could win a ring this year. I'm not saying Duncan isn't a good player, but he is nowhere near the same league as Kobe and LeBron. And to say any player has "perfected" the game is completely false, because there is only one player, and probably only the only one that will ever perfect the game, and that is the great Michael Jordan.

I do think that both Kobe & Duncan have perfected the position they play. Both have played on some really great teams in the past and both are some of the NBA greatest players. Both have knocked down numerous shots to push their team past another for a victory and both have become leaders, such as a Michael Jordan.

LeBron does have a really good team around him as well, maybe not as good as those Spurs or Lakers teams, but a really good team with a few that have championship experience. Plus Cleveland has great team chemistry this season and is nearly impossible to defeat at home.

LeBron has passed Kobe this season and has passed him for good. Why?

- LeBron got his first MVP this year (that doesn't really matter though, right?)
- LeBron consistently gives all the numbers that Kobe doesn't (rebounds, assists, blocks, steals, etc.)
- Kobe needs two dominant big men to be an elite team (Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol); LeBron only needed Mo Williams.

Kobe is a hall-of-famer, no doubt one of the all time greats who will never be forgotten. The guy can make any shot.

But, LeBron has proven this year why he is ultimately a better player than Kobe. And of course, Cleveland's two first-round sweeps don't hurt either.

Bynum a dominate big man? Now thats hilarious! To be honest I would take Zydrunas Ilgauskas over Bynum. As for Gasol, he is one of the better big men in the league, but he is not dominant either. Neither of those two are in the same league such as Dwight Howard, Tim Duncan, Shaq, Yao Ming, and a Kevin Garnett.

Look at who Cleveland has beaten. The eastern conference is really weak this season, heck even the below .500 Pistons made the playoffs. That speaks volumes on how weak the east currently is. Cleveland as a team has amazing team chemistry, but they will not face a team capable of defeating them until the eastern conference finals. So sweeping a few series mean little in the east.