The recent surge in searches for “Kobe Bryant” can be attributed to several key events surrounding his legacy. One significant trigger is the remembrance of Kobe Bryant on the anniversary of his passing. This annual reflection often prompts increased public interest as fans and the media honor his contributions to basketball and his impactful life.
Additionally, a recent comment by Steve Nash, who played alongside Bryant, about his favorite memories of the late basketball star has garnered attention. Such insights from fellow athletes amplify public interest as they share personal stories that highlight Bryant’s influence on and off the court.
Moreover, the Illinois unclaimed property auction featuring trading cards and memorabilia related to both Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan has caught the attention of sports collectors and fans alike. The opportunity to bid on items linked to these basketball legends generates excitement and drives searches as enthusiasts seek to learn more about the auction and its offerings.
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What I find interesting is players rate Kobe way higher than fans do.
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Because players value individual skill and talent. People here and media people value resume and what you can point to on paper to make an argument. Although I’d argue even on paper Kobe has the better career than Curry.
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Agree. Fans like to look at resume & stats. Players will always look at… “who scares me to face the most”.
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Right, “whose the most potent, dominant, talent.” That’s why Tim Duncan for years was underrated because he wasn’t that potent of a finisher or imposing in the way guys like Shaq and Kobe were. Where any given night they might drop 50 on your head and embarrass you (or in Kobe’s case 60/70/80 on your head haha). Then people started shifting more towards stats and resume with the internet nmand now the pendulum has swung maybe too far the other way, where people are dismissing skill/potency in favor of advanced stats and accolades like all defensive teams etc..
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Tim Duncan was never underrated.
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Nah. Fans mostly look at stats and highlights. More fans only focus on highlights and stats compared to those who truly watch full games. A big proof of this statement is this sub.
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This is such a tired argument. Players care about stats, they literally get paid based off their stats They just have a much better context for stats because most live and breathe ball nearly 24/7 and not viewing stats in a vacuum They can look at a stat and not bust their chops over it because they assess stats in a larger environment with actual basketball. Which btw has many intangibles and add’l factors NOT captured in stats
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This take
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You’re 1000% correct, you can acknowledge the analytics while adding context and actual basketball knowledge
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They value effort too. That’s the heart of every sport.
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We/analysts/fans whoever look at resumes and careers. Players say F all the awards, I played against this guy nobody is better. Players mostly use “eye test”
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Curry changed how the game is played, individually and strategically. Kobe did not.
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The game is always changing. Dr. J and Skywalker were some of the first real dunkers. Are they better than Kobe for changing the game that way?
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George Mikan changed how the game was played. Is he better than Curry?
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The game was always trending to chucking threes. Even if curry never played we’d still have the same game we have today.
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Kobe used to torch them lmao . It’s strange how much disrespect Kobe gets now
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It’s mostly people that have never actually watched him play and just like to argue based on stats.
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Yeah they probably caught him between 2014-16. Kobe was amazing before his Achilles injury
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Yup, we have to remember a lot of people posting today weren’t even alive in 2010
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Which is the reason for all the recency bias. Kobe hit the game winner on my Sonics in Durant’s rookie year. I had to see that in person. SMH Last Sonics game I went to.
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I watched him play in person(MJ too and watched Kareem in his last season). I still don’t put Kobe above Steph even though I’ve seen Kobe play more live than Steph
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It’s the opposite… its strange how Kobe stans over-inflate Kobe’s career and act like he was a top 5 player… MANY Kobe stans have Kobe top 3 which is absolutely absurd. Kobe was a phenomenal player, but correctly ranking Kobe anywhere from #12 to #8 all-time isn’t disrespect.
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Kobe stans lol. Bro it’s nba players who rank Kobe that highly who actually played against him. I agree he’s between 8-12 and it’s not disrespectful at all but dudes be acting like Kobe was a bum or wasn’t lethal . It’s crazy
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Kobe was top 5 for years, then people that retired before him somehow leapfrogged him after he died. Lol, very interesting bullshit if I do say so myself.
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You can tell that this sub are filled with teenagers who only started watching games from 2014 onwards. They don’t comprehend how the stars of previous era played. You got guys in this sub who justifies flopping instead of playing like tough grown ups.
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Exactly. It’s an age thing. They didn’t witness his greatness. They saw Curry’s greatness in real time and that’s all they know.
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Because they know ball better than the fat no life nerds who spend all day arguing over meaningless spreadsheets on social media
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Kobe has 1 more ring 1 more finals mvp 7 more 1st team all-nba 12 more all-defense 7k more career points 2k more career rebounds 350 more career steals 350 more career blocks
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its absolutely criminal how curry only has 4 1st team all nba but i agree w u
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His comp at the position has been insane tbh
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He also was 25 before he started playing all-NBA ball. That is relatively late for a top 15 guy. Before that age, LeBron had an MVP and 3 other top 5 MVP finishes. Larry, Magic, Kobe all had 2 first team selections before their age 25 season, Duncan had 4 already. Even if you started Steph in a weak era for guards, he only would have 7 first team selections tops through age 32. After that, there aren’t that many periods in NBA history where age 33-36 Steph makes first team. 2022 might have been the best of those seasons and he finished behind Devin Booker, who has to be one of the weakest first team guards in league history.
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The peaks of his career, statistically at least, also came at times where he picked up injuries late in his career which stopped him from making first team
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Dončić had 5( YES FIVE )
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4?!?! That’s shocking.
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He has had a lot of injuries
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When u break it down it’s not crazy at all 2013: he wasn’t even considered a top 5 guard, NO 2014: Harden and CP were considered better back then, but Steph def had an argument 2017: over the 2 mvp frontrunners?? NO 2018: missed 30 games, NO 2022: was in the worst slump of his career most the szn, NO 2023 and 2024: 100% not better than Shai/Luka, NO 2025: played like shit until jimmy came, NO
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All that and if you ask who you take on your team, it’s Curry.
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Asking who? Redditors maybe. IRL I’ve never seen a credible person rank Steph over Kobe
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It’s mainly because Jordan is better than Kobe and they have largely the same skill set. No one is better at what Steph does
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Facts. You take Curry over Kobe if you’re asked to create an all time starting 5. It’s Curry + Jordan + Lebron + Duncan + take your pick (Wilt/Shaq/Russel/Kareem/Hakeem).
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Anyone who wants to win a game of basketball. If you want a player like Kobe, you are just taking Jordan instead. There is no other player that does what Steph does in an all-time context
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And 1 more r4pe charge
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for now
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If you have those stats alone that’s a hall of fame player. So, basically Kobe is a whole hall of fame player better thank Steph
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Bro nobody is getting in the hall with 7k points and 2k rebounds and 1 ring.
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Drazen Petrovic did it with zero rings
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Not the points obviously but the awards. The gap is between Kobe and Steph is a Paul Pierce
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this question depends entirely if you were born before or after 9/11
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What about people who born between the first and second towers being hit
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People are very decisive on both of these players but both of them are in the 8-12 range so it’s not like one is SIGNIFICANTLY higher than the other in all time rankings it’s all subjective It’s not like comparing Michael Jordan vs Kevin Durant all time who are 1a and the like 16th all time…. Kobe and Steph right now are probably number 8 and 10 all time and it’s totally fine to have either one above the other
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