GQ: Quick hypothetical, toes aside: Let's say the game was tied. 10 seconds left. You had 30 points, LeBron's got 30, and Wade's got 30. You got the same amount of rebounds, same amount of assists—having the same great game. Who takes the shot at the end to either win or lose the game.
Chris Bosh: [immediately] Dwyane.
GQ: Why?
Chris Bosh: Because of his success in the past, given what he's done. He's a champ. He's an MVP, and he's hit a bunch of last-second shots. That's the time you have to put pride aside a little bit, and do what's best for the team. He's quickest, and he's gonna get a shot off. He relishes those moments.
I like how his response was immediate by the way. Bosh knows what most of us know, except for the LeBron James fanboys out there, he's not the closer and never will be. A great player, yes. But not a killer like Kobe, or MJ.
And if you ask Jordan himself, he will tell you there's only one player worthy of his comparison, and that's KOBE BRYANT.
ReplyDeletePro basketball talk picked this up from twitter: Roland Lazenby, who's writing an upcoming book on Jordan, said, "MJ just told me Kobe's the only one to have done work to deserve comparison."
If he says it, case closed!