So how come Steve Nash lead the majority of the greatest offenses in NBA history? While Magic is far away from that despite more talent on his teams.
And this is relevant how?
And try harder Lebron averages 20.4FGA 8.8FTA, Kobe averages 19.6FGA and 7.6FTA.
So I repeat it for you again, despite taking MORE shots and going to the line MORE than Kobe, Lebron averages welll over 2 apg more than Kobe. It has nothing to do with Kobe looking for his shot more. Lebron is just miles better.
So you are again looking at stats without context. Career stats take into account all seasons. Kobe's first two seasons he played limited minutes, and averaged 6 attempts and 12 attempts. He became a starter in his third season, getting up 15 per game. From his 5th season on, there is only 1 year where he averaged less than 20 shots per game.
You can't make an apple to apple career number comparison there, since LeBron has never had a bench-sitting time. He's always been the focal point of his offense.
Here's a comparison of the two in seasons they started:
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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Career NBA 1161 1013 38.8 9.5 21.0 0.454 1.3 4.0 0.33 6.8 8.1 0.84 1.2 4.5 5.7 5.1 1.6 0.5 3.1 2.7 27.1
Career NBA 689 688 39.9 9.9 20.4 0.483 1.3 4 0.331 6.6 8.8 0.746 1.2 5.9 7.2 6.9 1.7 0.8 3.3 1.9 27.6
Neither is "miles better" either, slin. Not in Germany, not on Pluto.
When you factor in that Kobe has had better teammates and STILL put up higher attempts per game, it's pretty clear that he's shooting first and asking questions later, while LeBron is not.
Once again, it's funny that you are arguing against Kobe being a ballhog...he is. It's his fatal flaw - he gives a damn about being efficient. He's been doing it for 17 years now, which is what makes him special, and it's not falling off yet.
Now, stay on topic...stats aren't going to give you "court vision" or "passing ability." If you want to make the argument that Kobe is a more willing passer than LeBron, you will get laughed off a cliff. That is pretty much a MUST concede. So, if he's so freaking amazing, and Kobe is the ballhog we all know him to be, doncha think he should be more than 2 APG ahead of Kobe? You're trying to compare LeBron to MAGIC EFFING JOHNSON here, brother...and I'm having issues with him being all that much better than Kobe Bryant...he's a better passer, sure, but not THAT MUCH better. And again, nether is in Magic's general planetary orbit.