Who had a better supporting cast last year, Kobe or Lebron?

[indeedproceed]

Kobe. Gasol alone is better than any 3 of Cleveland's bigs.

[GKC]

Kobe. You take Kobe out of that lineup, they could still play at a different style (ariza at the 2, lamar, pau, bynum frontcourt).

Cleveland? That's a 20 win team. I mean, they have no all-stars or anyone with any real championship experience besides Ben Wallace. And we all know Mo didn't deserve that all-star spot.

[colincb]

Kobe

[Bahku]

Kobe

I like it! Short, concise, efficient ... and no chance of awarding any praise to either one of those whiny, arrogant, selfish little superstars!

[celticmaestro]

Kobe.

But Kobe is still better than LeBron, regardless.

[JSD]

Kobe.

But Kobe is still better than LeBron, regardless.

Yes!  He's back. 

[ACF]

Kobe.

But Kobe is still better than LeBron, regardless.

Yes!  He's back. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWnmCu3U09w

[rickyfan3.0...]

Uhhhhhhhhm Kobe? By far?

[Spilling Green Dye]

Kobe.

But Kobe is still better than LeBron, regardless.

I would have to disagree, and I honestly can't stand Lebron..

[Celtics17]

In my opinion LA had a much better supporting cast for Kobe then Lebron had. I also dont buy into the idea that Kobe is a better player then Lebron. Love him or hate him, Lebron is one of the best players this league has seen in quite a while. Is he a bit of a prima donna? Sure, but pay me that kind of money and give me the fame and who knows. Gasol alone is a much better player then anyone one the Cavs and he is 7 feet tall. If Bynum is healthy, he too is a better player then anyone else the Cavs have and to me Odom is as good as anyone they have.

[Mr October]

So what was the excuse this year? And the year before last year? And the one before that? And what will it be this year?

I have a hard time blaming Lebron for the Cavs failures.  Who has his best teammate been?  Mo Williams?  And yet, in his career, he's carried a poor team to the Finals, and won 66 games with another team that wasn't anything special.  There's no doubt in my mind that Lebron will win multiple championships in his career, once he's surrounded by legitimate teammates.

He's got a good cast around him this year.  I think the Celts are better, but Lebron is a concern.

So Lamar Odom, Pau gasol, and Andrew bynum is somehow a lot better than Ilgauskas, Mo Williams, Delonte, and varejo?

I don't know about that

Gasol is one of the best bigs in the entire NBA. He has evolved into an all NBA-er. Bynum is on his way to being an all star, and Odom is just out of that conversation. Plus LA had Ariza - a perfect role player to share the wing w Kobe.

Ilgauskas, is well past his prime, although still effective on offense. Williams was not worthy of that all star position last year. Delonte < Ariza, based on size alone. Varejao is never going to sniff the all star level. Odom AND Bynum are better.

Kobe has an amazing cast. If Kobe missed last year's reg season, the Lakers would still win 50 games. Lebron is very worthy of his MVP status, based on the amazing carrying his does for his team. If Lebron went down for the reg season, the Cavs would win about 35-40 games.