Lakers legend Kobe Bryant went out in a shower of confetti and praise after capping his career with a 60-point performance and a last-minute win in his final game.
The five-time NBA champion and 18-time All-Star was praised across the league by players and coaches of past and present, along with copious writers, broadcasters, and fans across the world, for creating a name for himself that is revered among the best of the best. His basketball career will undoubtedly go down as one of the greatest in NBA history.
But Twitter user Marcus Murphy is holding that legacy up against some of Bryant's stats in an attempt to prove that Bryant is overrated. And you have to admit, he makes some interesting points.
Kobe Bryant has got to be the most overrated basketball player I've ever come across.
Kobe Bryant is Overrated Thread:
— Marcus Murphy (@MarcusNBAphy) May 15, 2016
Kobe Bryant has never shot above 47% from the field in a season.
To put that into perspective:
LeBron James – Career FG%: 49.8%
— Marcus Murphy (@MarcusNBAphy) May 15, 2016
Kobe's peak season in '06, was arguably worse than Curry's undeserved MVP season last year.
PER:
Kobe – '06 = 27.97
Curry – '15 = 27.98— Marcus Murphy (@MarcusNBAphy) May 15, 2016
NBA Finals:
Kobe shoots 41.2% (333-808)…
Kobe's teammates shoot 46.0% (1009-2161)…
His team wins in spite of him, not because of him.
— Marcus Murphy (@MarcusNBAphy) May 15, 2016
In the 4th quarters of the '09 and '10 NBA Finals:
Kobe shoots: 22-74 (29.7%)
Gasol shoots: 20-34 (58.8%)— Marcus Murphy (@MarcusNBAphy) May 15, 2016
LeBron James has SEVEN seasons with a higher PER than Kobe's best PER in a season.
— Marcus Murphy (@MarcusNBAphy) May 15, 2016
"Kobe's the closest thing to Jordan, they're identical…"
MJ MVP's = 11
Kobe MVP's = 3MJ scoring titles = 10
Kobe scoring titles = 2— Marcus Murphy (@MarcusNBAphy) May 15, 2016
"Kobe's better than LeBron."
PPG: LeBron
RPG: LeBron
APG: LeBron
SPG: LeBron
BPG: LeBron
FG%: LeBron
3pt%: LeBron
FT%: Kobe
TS%: LeBron— Marcus Murphy (@MarcusNBAphy) May 15, 2016
2000 NBA Finals:
Kobe = 78 points on 33/90 (37%), 57 bricks
Croshere = 91 points on 24/44 (55%), 20 bricks
— Marcus Murphy (@MarcusNBAphy) May 15, 2016
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