Tales of seasons past, old school and new school bball talk.

[Phrazbit]

It is interesting. Depends on how driven he is. If he’s truly Kobe-like in his obsession to win he’d want out. Kobe threatened to leave the lakers if they didn’t reload like he wanted. We haven’t seen that from book. I think book has become more laidback than Kobe ever was. I think he’s kinda fine if he’s able to compete and put up stats and be considered one of, if not the best sun of all time. His stats will certainly reflect that if he’s here his entire career. His stats will dwarf anyone else’s.

Kobe tanked multiple Laker seasons through flat out stat padding.

His "obsession to win" is grossly overrated IMO, he also drove off teammates who threatened his spot light, while Booker has perpetually sought ways to make the Suns better.

Kobe was, in most ways, a superior player, but if you gave Booker Kobe's athletic gifts, he'd be an absolute monster, his lack of high level athleticism is his primary weakness. And if Kobe had Booker's mindset, Kobe doesn't break up the early 2000s laker dynasty, he also doesn't tank that Detroit series by being a ball hog.

He also isn't a rapist, but that's beside the point.

No player, ever, has benefited more by circumstance than Kobe Byrant. He was a very good player, but not even remotely the best of his era. He only succeeded when his roster was swimming with unworldly talent and he was coached by, arguably, the greatest coach of all time, and when that was not the situation, he actively went about undermining his own team.