Gilbert Arenas' Blog

Am I the only one that thinks that Gilbert is one arrogant SOB? I hope not.

Yes, I give him credit for tearing apart his doubters in the past years, and yes, I give him credit for dropping 60 points on Kobe Bryant. Yes, he is an all-star starter and an amazing player. However, you can tell from his blog that he is one arrogant SOB, way over his head, and is full of baloney.

Here is why!

He said he was going to be able to make 100,000 shots over the summer, he couldn't do it. In last season's all-star game, he said he was going to cross over Kobe, he couldn't do - instead, he was throwing up more bricks and forced shots than Kobe's rookie year. As a matter of fact, the East lost the All-Star game because of 'ZeroG'. He said he was going to drop 50 on Portland, but ended up playing one of his worst games of the season.

ZeroG claimed to be a trendsetter, whether it be style, shoes, & Jerseys. Reality check ZeroG, you are not a trendsetter, i've never seen anyone wear Gilbert Arenas shoes, but I have seen shoes by Shaq, Hakeem (payless), Kemps, Pippens, Starburys, and other not very mainstream shoes. As for your jersey, I don't think anyone wears your jerseys unless they have one of the 20,000 jerseys you give away each year; or for the very nice color set by Michael Jordan (IMO).

So please, get over yourself. Try getting past the 1st round first why don't you? If Tmac gets all this grief for not getting to the second round, then you should too. And yes, I do think that the 20 pairs of different shoes is not a very good idea.

LeBron vs. Kobe - Who is better?

Kobe Bryant: 29 years old

3 Championships
2 All-Star MVPs
81 Point game
2 Scoring Titles
Countless "youngest player ever to" accomplishments
Career Averages: 24.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 4.5 APG, 1.5 stls, 0.6 Blks, 0.45% fg




LeBron James: 22 years old

Rookie of the Year
1 All-Stars MVP
Single-Handedly took team to Finals
11 Wins - 1 Loss (when LBJ records triple double)
Only Player since MJ & Oscar to record 30,6,6 in one season
Fifth Player in NBA history to average 27,7,7 in one season
Countless "youngest player to" records (broke every of Kobe's youngest to along the way)
Career Averages: 26.7 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 6.4 APG, 1.8 steals, 0.7 blks, 0.463 fg%

Head to Head Comparison:

1) Offense - Advantage Kobe
2) Defense - Advantage Kobe
3) Statistics - Advantage LeBron
4) Playmaking - Advantage LeBron
5) Passing - Advantage LeBron
6) Outside Game - Advantage Kobe
7) Inside Game - Advantage LeBron
8) Rebounding - Advantage LeBron
9) Teamate Help - no advantage
10) Clutch - Advantage Kobe (by slight margin)
11) Leadership - Advantage LeBron
12) Likability - Advantage LeBron
13) Marketability - Advantage LeBron
14) Killer Instinct - Advantage Kobe
15) Teamwork - Advantage LeBron


This is as difficult as it has ever been in comparing two very elite players. One, Kobe, is at the top of his game and is in the last year of his prime; the other, LeBron, is only 4 years into the league and already established himself as potentially one of the greatest players of all time, but we know he'll keep on improving. This is more diffiult than comparing any other NBA players in years. Kobe vs Jordan, Jordan was a clear cut winner. Jordan vs Nique, Jordan was a clear cut winner, Tmac versus Kobe, Kobe was a clear cut winner. Kobe versus Iverson, tough one, but Kobe wins. Now, Kobe versus LeBron is different because LeBron surpassed both, Tmac, Carter, Iverson & basically the entire league in only his third year. As a matter of fact, LeBron's third season earned him the 2nd most votes for MVP, while Kobe only had the 5th most votes. After spending an entire summer thinking about this, I have finally come to a conclusion. LeBron James and Kobe are tied as the two best players in the league. Because of that tie, this is why LeBron James is better.


They both have bad teamates, bad GMs, and no true sidekicks. However, Kobe Bryant has 7 years advantage on LeBron James. He has Phil Jackson as his headcoach, the greatest basketball mind in NBA history (besides Dean Smith), while LeBron has egghead, and offensively challenged, Mike Brown as his "coach". As indvidual team leaders, LeBron has taken his team to the NBA finals, while Kobe the team leader, without Shaq, won only about .49% of the Lakers' games, a losing record. In this regard, because of how close they are in talents, accomplishments, statististics, and marketability, LeBron James wins the comparison because he does it in 4 years, while it took Kobe 9 and one year away from his prime. Additionally, Kobe has the higher potential for marketing since the L.A. market is way bigger than that of the city of Cleveland. With that in mind, Kobe couldn't capitalize on his advantages and claim his throne; instead, a young King James came by and took it.