January 10th, 2011 
Michael Fogliano 
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Ah, the Kobe vs. Lebron debate.
Will it ever end?
In the beginning of the decade, Kobe Bryant ruled the NBA. He was a fearless scorer who always came up clutch for his team and all he did was win.
People feared playing the Lakers because they knew Bryant would run a train over them.
Then in 2003, Lebron James was drafted first overall out of St. Vincent-St. Mary High School.
There were many talented players in the 2003 draft class besides James including, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Chris Kaman and David West (apologizes to Pistons fans).
Many NBA fans knew they would all become great players, but they also knew that if any one of them was going to take down Kobe, it was Lebron.
The high school phenom was incredibly athletic, soon to be feared by every NBA player as well. He had all the right tools to take the thrown away from Kobe.
I forget which ESPN analyst it was, but he said that Lebron was the body of Karl Malone with Allen Iverson on the inside both coming at you simultaneously.
Is that physically possible to stop?
In his rookie season, he averaged 20.9 points, 5.9 assists and 5.5 rebounds.
A pretty solid rookie year if you ask me.
Later, he became the face of the struggling Cleveland Cavaliers franchise and a role model to almost every NBA fan.
Well, now that Lebron had established himself as a hell of a basketball player, the one question started to spark.
Is this guy better than Kobe? Who is better right NOW?
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