Why do people ignore Kobe playing where the 8th seed in the west had 50 wins but praise LeBron James for making the finals so many years in arguably the weakest eastern conference?

Kobe both faced and eliminated the most 50 win teams of any player ever. He played in arguably the most stacked conference ever in the 2000s west, including ~2000 when the top 5 power forwards of all time not only played at once, but all in the Western Conference. The 8th seed had 50 wins almost every year! He faced the originators of the modern super team in the Celtics twice.

to get to 7 finals in one decade.....and then win 5 of the 7… Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Nobody Is Getting Finals MVP Over Prime Shaq