Kobe: "Durant is a 6'11 me"

[MASH Transit]

Since Kobe is so good at specifics, we should let him describe what the ultimate manifestation of Durant could be.

"A 6-11 me," Bryant said


http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2012/story/_/page/Evolution-120613/nba-finals-oklahoma-city-thunder-kevin-durant-motivation


Thoughts?

[Shepseskaf]

Has Kobe ever shot 60%?

[eliteballer]

we should let him describe what the ultimate manifestation of Durant could be.

Thoughts: Be more perceptive

[DonDadda59]

They play nothing alike. If anything, Durant is more Nowitzki or better yet, Bob McAdoo. Plus Durant is a much more efficient player than Bryant ever was or probably ever could be.

[IGOTGAME]

Has Kobe ever shot 60%?

has Kobe averaged more turnovers than assists for every year he has been in the NBA?

[stallionaire]

Durant is way ahead of Kobe. Kobe is grabbing at straws to capture some of Durant's greatness.

[General]

Kobe was a three time champion as a top 3 player in the league at 23 years old:bowdown:

[stallionaire]

Kevin Love is the greatest PF in the league. Top 5 player no doubt.

[Bigsmoke]

Kobe was a three time champion as a top 3 player in the league at 23 years old:bowdown:

he was 23 in 2002 right?

he was a top 3 player that year

Shaq
Duncan
Kobe/KG

Kobe dominated in the Finals for i give him the edge over KG that year.

[TheCorporation]

Kobe was a three time champion as a top 3 player in the league at 23 years old:bowdown:

Top 3? Well, Shaq was #1 so who is #2 and #3 then? :confusedshrug:

[Deuce Bigalow]

Both scored 36 points in an NBA Finals game at age 23

http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200206090NJN.html

[Bigsmoke]

Kobe was second or third best during their second and third ships' behind Shaq and Duncan.

Duncan even averaged more ppg than Kobe that year. :coleman:

The Spurs were pretty weak that year and won just as many games as the Lakers did.

Duncan gets the #2 Spot and Kobe was the 3rd best

[Noob Saibot]

Both scored 36 points in an NBA Finals game at age 23

http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200206090NJN.html

Durant did this in his first game. Kobe such a comedian. Durant needs no Shaq to win chips.

[Deuce Bigalow]

Durant did this in his first game. Kobe such a comedian. Durant needs no Shaq to win chips.
2009 and 2010

[Noob Saibot]

But he needs Westbrook, Harden, Ibaka and Perkins.

take Perkins off. so overrated. and for the record Shaq was more dominant than all of these men put together. Kobe's rings with Gasol were good but not dominant. Well see what Durant does later in the series.

[kumquat]

Kobe trolling. Kobe is a 6'6 Rusty Westbrook at best.:roll:

[Stern]

I would love to see how Durant will do if handchecking is allowed.

[Deuce Bigalow]

I would say Kobe was the 2nd best player in '01 behind Shaq.
33-7-7 WCF vs Spurs, while Duncan averaged 23-12-4
http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_2001_WCF.html

In '02, I give Duncan 2nd, Kobe 3rd, even though Kobe dominated the Spurs team in the 4th quarter of their Playoff series

[Scholar]

Durant did this in his first game. Kobe such a comedian. Durant needs no Shaq to win chips.

I wonder what it must be like for Durant to do this all solo. Clearly, the guy is all by himself. He has 0 help.

Whose that guy coming off the bench? Harden? Pssh! What a joke.

What about their PG? Eh... A 20+ ppg average isn't shit.

I heard there's a shot blocker on the team, too, but blocking shots is so overrated.

It's nice that KD is doing this all by himself, solo, the one Musketeer, alone, the dark knight, etc. No help whatsoever.













:durantunimpressed:

[RazorBaLade]

You can certainly see that they are cut from the same cloth as far as the late game is concerned.

[Soundwave]

LOL, everyone trying to jump on the bandwagon now.

Durant has a higher basketball I.Q. than Kobe without the stupid "hero complex".

He's the true heir IMO to the 80s/90s superstars, specifically Jordan.

He has the proper attitude and the proper love for the game and backs it up with his play on the court.

[kumquat]

You can certainly see that they are cut from the same cloth as far as the late game is concerned.

2 words f**k off Kobe would have choked that shit away by choking. Look at the Kobe **** trying to associate him with Durant now.

[RazorBaLade]

2 words f**k off Kobe would have choked that shit away by choking. Look at the Kobe **** trying to associate him with Durant now.

I'm obviously comparing prime kobe, not 32 and 33 year old kobe in the clutch. More like 30 year old kobe, 28 yr old kobe...

[kumquat]

I'm obviously comparing prime kobe, not 32 and 33 year old kobe in the clutch. More like 30 year old kobe, 28 yr old kobe...

Yeh i'm talking about prime Kobe f@g.

[G-Funk]

take Perkins off. so overrated. and for the record Shaq was more dominant than all of these men put together. Kobe's rings with Gasol were good but not dominant. Well see what Durant does later in the series.
:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm

[glidedrxlr22]

Kobe needs to STFU. Durant is in another league when it comes to outside shooting. GTFO Kobe.

[G-Funk]

Kobe needs to STFU. Durant is in another league when it comes to outside shooting. GTFO Kobe.

Kobe was in another league when it comes to post and defense. GTFO FA99OT

[kumquat]

Kobe was in another league when it comes to post and defense. GTFO FA99OT

That league is called a pale pale immitation of Jordan. Kobe is the D league version of MJ.

[DonDadda59]

Again, why are people even arguing over this? They aren't similar players at all except that both are adept scorers. If you're looking for a past player to compare Durant to, here you go (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD4vbr-280Q)

[LakersReign]

Of course....of course. At the mere mention of Kobe's name(good or bad) here come the knuckle dragging low IQ morons with their usual boring drivel we've heard 60 million times over. Y'all seriously need to get some new material:sleeping

[Punpun]

The most funny thing is that if someone said, in a real life conversation, that Kobe is bad or whatever those guys say they'd be laughed at.

:oldlol:

[TheBluest]

Kobe trying to get some shine still I see while he's on the Kodiak Deadliest Catch Season 8 catchin crab.....

ZIP IT YOU FRAUD

[highwhey]

Kevin Love is the greatest PF in the league. Top 5 player no doubt.
stat padder

[jstern]

Kobe is weird, in a stalkarish kind of way. It's like growing up he sees Mike, and kind of starts thinking in a somewhat delusional way that he's Mike. Copying all his moves, etc. And now he sees Durant... that's the vibe I get from Kobe.

[Punpun]

Are you for real jstern ? THat's straight up disrespect. Even more when DUrant clearly stated he studied Kobe's game A LOT.

[pegasus]

Yeh i'm talking about prime Kobe f@g.

Then you are a prime ***.

[R.I.P.]

Lakers ********** J.A. Adande making everything about Kobe. :facepalm

[G-Funk]

That league is called a pale pale immitation of Jordan. Kobe is the D league version of MJ.
yet the closest to MJ we've ever seen! :cheers:

[HorryIsMyMVP]

Kobe's depressed. Out of the spotlight. Watching a bigger, taller, and harder dude replace him. Must be difficult.

[amfirst]

Kobe is pretty spot on. If Kobe was 6'11" he would be similar to Durant. Kobe would score at will because he would be pretty much taller than any of his defenders and u know Kobe usually owns shorter players. They need taller players to defend Kobe. Durant has the luxuary to play against smallar players to shoot at will that's why his percentage is so high. No one can defender his jumper because he is too tall.

[04mzwach]

Durant is the next player that will be marketed. Plenty of endorsement deals in the works for Mr. Durant.

[GOBB]

http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2012/story/_/page/Evolution-120613/nba-finals-oklahoma-city-thunder-kevin-durant-motivation


Thoughts?


I think its funny that fans jumped on Durants nuts, but not his own peers are (Dirk, Kobe).

Must be caught up in the moment.

[NumberSix]

I'd put him closer to Dirk than Kobe.

[DuMa]

Durant is a rich man's verson of George Gervin

[RazorBaLade]

Yeh i'm talking about prime Kobe f@g.

well youre an idiot

[SpecialQue]

Are you the same guy that said Kevin Love is top 3 or was it 5? yeah your opinion doesn't mean much to me.

He's the biggest retard on ISH. Don't bother.

[longtime lurker]

LOL at fans getting all butt hurt OMG Kobe compared Durant to himself :lol Who knows what context he was talking about. It's actually a compliment to Durant.

[TheBluest]

Kobe's depressed. Out of the spotlight. Watching a bigger, taller, and harder dude replace him. Must be difficult.


Sucks being washed up

[Tenchi Ryu]

LOL, everyone trying to jump on the bandwagon now.

Durant has a higher basketball I.Q. than Kobe without the stupid "hero complex".

He's the true heir IMO to the 80s/90s superstars, specifically Jordan.

He has the proper attitude and the proper love for the game and backs it up with his play on the court.
He ain't the ONLY one
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Derrick_Rose_2.jpg/220px-Derrick_Rose_2.jpg

[NumberSix]

Sucks being washed up
Yeah, being a wealthy 5 time champion and living legend must really suck. He should smarten up and try to be more like you. :roll:

[Rojogaqu11]

Still a long way to reach Kobe's level, but he's gaining speed toward that goal.

As an overall player, Durant needs to improve his defense and passing. He already has the killer instinct and shooting ability, and offensively, he produces in some similar ways as Kobe did, but not in others.

I've been a fan of Kobe for a long time but I got no problem saying that if KD maintains his offensive efficiency and develops the other aspects in basketball, while winning a few championships, he will get to Kobe's level and probably surpass him when is all said and done.

I know I've had him as my second favorite player in the league since a few years, and when Kobe retires he'll probably be my favorite. He's not first right now because I'm a Lakers fan before all, and even when Kobe retires, I will rather see the Lakers win than KD win championships. Though if he does it will be all cool.

Go OKC.:cheers:

But if Miami wins, it will be good just because Lebron is such a historic player that he deserves the respect that comes from being a champion.

[NuggetsFan]

Durant is like a player created in a video game. He's 6'11 and very athletic. Can drive to the hoop and has excellent body control. Can shoot the ball from anywhere with a quick release. He can ISO like Kobe Bryant or come off a screen like Ray Allen. Starting to excel in other area's which is scary.

I was hater earlier on because I thought he got his dues far to quickly. Seemed like people gave him so much credit earlier on for just scoring buckets and not doing anything else. At this point there's nothing you can even say. This playoff run he has lit up the 4th quarters like a vet.

Dude's 23 years old. Multiple scoring titles, All-NBA's, All-Stars. If he wins a ring this year he has to have the best resume for a player under 25 hands down.

It really is crazy to think about how his career could play out.

[pauk]

Haha... you wish Kobe....

[SwayDizzle]

Haha... you wish Kobe....
omg.... you hatin on da GAWD, da GOAT, lord coachbe bean?

[DTD]

Is there another Basketball board with this many idiots?

[bleedinpurpleTwo]

Has Kobe ever shot 60%?
28 for 46 is 61%.....scored 81 points.
does that jog a memory?

[bleedinpurpleTwo]

Is there another Basketball board with this many idiots?
fair question. the answer is no.
and yet we continue to post here.

[RaininTwos]

kobe trolling:oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:

[pauk]

omg.... you hatin on da GAWD, da GOAT, lord coachbe bean?

Durant is MUCH more of a shooter, more efficient, less of a selfish shotjacker, but less of a defender and maybe less of a passer aswell... they are completely different players no matter the height... the only thing they share incommon is that both are pure scorers, score first players...

Kevin Durant is actually more closer to being a 6'11 prime Reggie Miller/Ray Allen/Glen Rice and the likes of such high scoring shooters....

If you would made the 1988-1991 Reggie Miller 6'11 tall, this is EXACTLY what you would see today... Reggie could handle the ball, create his own shot, drive, slash, dunk, he was athletic, skinny ironically enough and was just a pure super scoring shooter which at the size 6'11 would allow him to get just as good looks as Durant and give him the same amount of points...

[TheBigVeto]

Kobe was a three time champion as a top 3 player in the league at 23 years old:bowdown:

LOL WUT???? :hammerhead:

[clayton]

Lol. That's a negative to be a 6'11 Kobe: A 6'11 shot jacker.

[INDI]

take Perkins off. so overrated. and for the record Shaq was more dominant than all of these men put together. Kobe's rings with Gasol were good but not dominant. Well see what Durant does later in the series.
If Perkins had the shot blocking ability of ibaka, the attack mode and hops of Westbrook, and the craftiness and shooting ability of harden he would be considered the greatest player of alltime

[rmt]

Durant's team mates weren't drawing double teams the way Shaq was - thereby freeing up Kobe. It's Durant who's been drawing the double teams. He's way ahead of Kobe as far as getting along with team mates, playing team ball and knowing when to try to take over (and efficient at it).

It's amazing how far they've come since watching tapes of games 1 and 2 vs SAS and started sharing/passing the ball. If OKC keeps their core together, they'll dominate the NBA for the next decade.

[IGOTGAME]

Durant's team mates weren't drawing double teams the way Shaq was - thereby freeing up Kobe. It's Durant who's been drawing the double teams. He's way ahead of Kobe as far as getting along with team mates, playing team ball and knowing when to try to take over (and efficient at it).

It's amazing how far they've come since watching tapes of games 1 and 2 vs SAS and started sharing/passing the ball. If OKC keeps their core together, they'll dominate the NBA for the next decade.

but he isn't drawing double teams for the majority of the games.

[bleedinpurpleTwo]

Lol. That's a negative to be a 6'11 Kobe: A 6'11 shot jacker.
If you take the time to do a little research, you will find that Kobe historically shoots way above average for a SG, esp those that average more than 20 points (i.e. designated scorer, focus of defense, etc).

[t-rex]

You know the end is near, when Players start to make comments like that about other players. :facepalm


Good ol' Kobe is starting to see the finish line to his career.

[M.V.W.]

28 for 46 is 61%.....scored 81 points.
does that jog a memory?

He also shot 61% when the Lakers played the Mavericks the week after the trade deadline.

[jaydacris]

umm
durant will never be as good looking as kobe.... EVER!

[rule1223]

6'11 kobe would be literally unstoppable so no durant is not a 6'11 kobe

[INDI]

You know the end is near, when Players start to make comments like that about other players. :facepalm


Good ol' Kobe is starting to see the finish line to his career.

And the crazy part about it is that had durant took the last game off, Kobe would have led the league in scoring. That's crazy for someone on the verge of retirement but can still be the leading scorer

[HorryIsMyMVP]

And the crazy part about it is that had durant took the last game off, Kobe would have led the league in scoring. That's crazy for someone on the verge of retirement but can still be the leading scorer
Not really considering Durant played 7 less games and took 40 less shots.

[Phong]

Not really considered Durant played 7 less games and took 40 less shots.The scoring champion is based on averages not total points.

Kobe played 58 games, KD 66 games.

[LA_Showtime]

:oldlol:

[HorryIsMyMVP]

The scoring champion is based on averages not total points.

Kobe played 58 games, KD 66 games.
Yeah thats all I'm saying is KD played 8 more games. And Kobe still took more shots then he did.

[LeFraud James]

I wonder what it must be like for Durant to do this all solo. Clearly, the guy is all by himself. He has 0 help.

Whose that guy coming off the bench? Harden? Pssh! What a joke.

What about their PG? Eh... A 20+ ppg average isn't shit.

I heard there's a shot blocker on the team, too, but blocking shots is so overrated.

It's nice that KD is doing this all by himself, solo, the one Musketeer, alone, the dark knight, etc. No help whatsoever.













:durantunimpressed:

This.

At the age of 23 Kobe was doing everything better than Durant was at this stage of his career.

The only edge I give Durant is scoring, and scoring at a high FG%. Not saying Kobe wasn't capable of shooting efficiently, it's just that Durant does it night in and night out, regardless of who's defending him.

Kobe was much more versatile though at the same age. He could defend the team's best perimeter player, shoot from outside, put the ball on the floor, find the open man. A threat in every sense of the word. Playing with a dominant player like Shaq was a big part of that, but let's not act like Durant is playing by himself out there.

With a player like Westbrook driving into the lane wreaking all kinds of havoc, and an EXTREMELY talented player who can do it all coming off the bench in Harden, Durant can focus on doing what he does better than 99%of the players in the league which is score, and score efficently.

The scary thing with Durant is that he is still growing as a player. Once he figures out how to play with his back to the basket and learns how to better use his length to defend the opposition, Durant is going to be a bad, bad man.

One thing is for sure, and that is both of these guys are once in a generation players who have that killer instinct, and nothing could possibly get in their way in their quest to greatness.

Especially no 4th quarters.

[mobbdeep]

Durant has more tattoos than Kobe. Kobe is good but he's getting old now and the young bucks are passing him by.

[305Baller]

:lol hahah Kobe riding the nuts now. I love it.

[clipps]

Kobe Stans: Kobe is not the best player in the league anymore... And Durant has way more potential than Kobe ever had. Durant will come closest to the greatness of Jordan than any other player since Jordan.

[AlphaWolf24]

Kobe Stans: Kobe is not the best player in the league anymore... And Durant has way more potential than Kobe ever had. Durant will come closest to the greatness of Jordan than any other player since Jordan.


:facepalm ...you have been cookin to much High desert...

Kobe is already on MJ's level to the majority of the fans...

it's basicallty MJ ...Kobe....and everyone else.


By your criteria Durant has way more potenial then Jordan!...

Jordan at 23 was getting swept in the first round....and was just a baldheaded Dominique Wilkins.

[clipps]

:facepalm ...you have been cookin to much High desert...

Kobe is already on MJ's level to the majority of the fans...

it's basicallty MJ ...Kobe....and everyone else.


By your criteria Durant has way more potenial then Jordan!...

Jordan at 23 was getting swept in the first round....and was just a baldheaded Dominique Wilkins.

Majority of LAKER fans believe Kobe is on Jordan's level

[AlphaWolf24]

Majority of LAKER fans believe Kobe is on Jordan's level


- No the majority of the basketball community think's Kobe is right at MJ's level...similar players similar roles...similar results..

- I've documented many times how Kobe's peers and coaches/GM's all think Kobe and MJ are near the same level.


- it's the online "hardcore fan" (1% of the basketball community) that thinks Kobe is barely top 10 - 15:oldlol: ....and...

"no where near MJ":rolleyes: Kobe was voted (by a landslide) as the greatest player of his generation..


and after watching both players whole career's....Kobe is right there next to MJ...

[Nevaeh]

Alpha, quit trying to derail the Thread with your played out agenda.
http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif

Durant plays with more poise and leadership than Kobe ever did. You don't see Durant chucking up a shot, and then start snapping on a teammate as if it's their fault he took a bad shot.

Where as Kobe played more for "show", Durant plays for the Bottom Line. You can also see his teammates respect his leadership, and don't "quit" on him when he takes over the offense.

If he wins a Ring this year, don't get mad when OKC peeps start using the same "similar players in similar roles" type spiel you've been using, when they compare Durant to Kobe. Durant's already got him licked on Scoring Titles at a younger age. And it can only get worse from here on out.

[chips93]

its kinda ironic, that something kobe says, would make all the kobe stans defensive about kobe's status

:roll: :roll:

[lakerfreak]

Yeah thats all I'm saying is KD played 8 more games. And Kobe still took more shots then he did.

Thats because noone else on that laker team shoots enough. You probably have Kobe and the coaches to thank for that.

On the other hand in OKC, westbrook shoots a lot of shots...

[Mach_3]

And the crazy part about it is that had durant took the last game off, Kobe would have led the league in scoring. That's crazy for someone on the verge of retirement but can still be the leading scorer
Wasnt kobe taking like 4 more shots a game then durant, still impressive for grandpa kobe but still thats a lotta shots

[bleedinpurpleTwo]

Kobe Stans: Kobe is not the best player in the league anymore... And Durant has way more potential than Kobe ever had. Durant will come closest to the greatness of Jordan than any other player since Jordan.
so Durant will be better than Shaq, Tim Duncan, and Kobe Bryant?

[Heavincent]

Alpha, quit trying to derail the Thread with your played out agenda.
http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif

Durant plays with more poise and leadership than Kobe ever did. You don't see Durant chucking up a shot, and then start snapping on a teammate as if it's their fault he took a bad shot.

Where as Kobe played more for "show", Durant plays for the Bottom Line. You can also see his teammates respect his leadership, and don't "quit" on him when he takes over the offense.

If he wins a Ring this year, don't get mad when OKC peeps start using the same "similar players in similar roles" type spiel you've been using, when they compare Durant to Kobe. Durant's already got him licked on Scoring Titles at a younger age. And it can only get worse from here on out.

You talk about Kobe like he was just a mere chucker that never won anything.

[LakersReign]

You talk about Kobe like he was just a mere chucker that never won anything.

Y'all keep trying to rationalize Kobe hate, when the sad truth is it can't ever be rational, cuz it's irrational. It literally makes no sense at all, so don't even bother trying. nevaeh is yet another undercover Lebron fan pretending to be a Jordan fan, just like his boyfriend bwink. Yeah Kobe supposedly plays more for show, but yet Lebron would rather play the perimeter for show and flashiness than the post, which he's built for. Pay no attention to the idiot.

[Nevaeh]

Y'all keep trying to rationalize Kobe hate, when the sad truth is it can't ever be rational, cuz it's irrational. It literally makes no sense at all, so don't even bother trying. nevaeh is yet another undercover Lebron fan pretending to be a Jordan fan, just like his boyfriend bwink. Yeah Kobe supposedly plays more for show, but yet Lebron would rather play the perimeter for show and flashiness than the post, which he's built for. Pay no attention to the idiot.

Dude, I posted based on the Thread Title, and the points I made were correct. Durant plays with more poise than Kobe and is a better leader at the same age (Kobe wasn't even the clear "leader" back then either). And not every post someone makes doubles back to Lebron somehow either, Clown. What the F@ck are you so afraid of Lebron for anyway?

You Kobe Stans should be some of the happiest people on ISH, yet you all seem miserable as hell, and threatened by any player in the League, past, present or future.

[AlphaWolf24]

[QUOTE=Nevaeh]Alpha, quit trying to derail the Thread with your played out agenda.
http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif

Durant plays with more poise and leadership than Kobe ever did. You don't see Durant chucking up a shot, and then start snapping on a teammate as if it's their fault he took a bad shot.

Where as Kobe played more for "show", Durant plays for the Bottom Line. You can also see his teammates respect his leadership, and don't "quit" on him when he takes over the offense.

If he wins a Ring this year, don't get mad when OKC peeps start using the same "similar players in similar roles" type spiel you've been using, when they compare Durant to Kobe. Durant's already got him licked on Scoring Titles at a younger age. And it can only get worse from here on out.[/

so can I use Kobes 15 year career as a comparison....you know?..Kobe has him licked on allstar games...all NBA...all defense...points...playoff points..Titles...etc...

just like Jordan stans did when Kobe was 23 years old:lol

BTW your whole leadership spiel is garbage..Kobe is one of the greatest leaders of all time..work ethic and focus 2nd 2 None


(if only Kobe didn't play for show...LA would have had 10 titles by now!!)....(palm = Face)

[AlphaWolf24]

Dude, I posted based on the Thread Title, and the points I made were correct. Durant plays with more poise than Kobe and is a better leader at the same age (Kobe wasn't even the clear "leader" back then either). And not every post someone makes doubles back to Lebron somehow either, Clown. What the F@ck are you so afraid of Lebron for anyway?

You Kobe Stans should be some of the happiest people on ISH, yet you all seem miserable as hell, and threatened by any player in the League, past, present or future.


he was in the same role as Durant...

Kobe was LA's clear #1 option in crunchtime.

[LakersReign]

Dude, I posted based on the Thread Title, and the points I made were correct. Durant plays with more poise than Kobe and is a better leader at the same age (Kobe wasn't even the clear "leader" back then either). And not every post someone makes doubles back to Lebron somehow either, Clown. What the F@ck are you so afraid of Lebron for anyway?

You Kobe Stans should be some of the happiest people on ISH, yet you all seem miserable as hell, and threatened by any player in the League, past, present or future.

You fools seriously suck at reverse psychology, so stop trying to use it. You're in here, mad as hell for no real reason at all. Simply cuz Kobe compared KD to himself. Which is really a compliment to KD, but you're so mad you can't even see that. Then you have the nerve to say other people are supposedly miserable? Keeping in mind, you're saying all this, while pretending to be a Jordan fan, when you're really a Lebron fan, But don't have the balls to rep Lebron straight up. Again, stop with the pathetic attempts at reverse psychology, cuz it's not working.:facepalm

[Doctor Rivers]

You Kobe Stans should be some of the happiest people on ISH, yet you all seem miserable as hell, and threatened by any player in the League, past, present or future.

lol all you ever do is post in kobe threads.

[kumquat]

umm
durant will never be as good looking as kobe.... EVER!

He's already better :roll::roll::roll::roll::roll:

[kumquat]

Once again Kobe needing to ride somebodys coattails. Get off Durant's coattails you shot jacking jordan wannabe..

[TOUCH MY BODY]

Black Mamba :bowdown:

[AlphaWolf24]

He's already better :roll::roll::roll::roll::roll:


:facepalm :lol

so MAD

[Leviathon1121]

he was in the same role as Durant...

Kobe was LA's clear #1 option in crunchtime.

No, he was not, when is this myth going to die?

[Deuce Bigalow]

No, he was not, when is this myth going to die?

2002 NBA Playoffs - 2nd Half+OT
Bryant - 97/214 FG, 17/37 3PT, 45.3 FG%, 49.3 eFG%, 45.9 3PT% in 19 games
O'Neal - 85/186 FG, 0/0 3PT, 45.7 FG%, 45.7 eFG%, 0.0 3PT% in 19 games

2002 NBA Playoffs - 4th Quarter+OT
Bryant - 52/106 FG, 12/24 3PT, 49.1 FG%, 54.7 eFG%, 50.0 3PT% in 19 games
O'Neal - 32/85 FG, 0/0 3PT, 37.6 FG%, 37.6 eFG%, 0.0 3PT% in 18 games

http://bkref.com/tiny/WFkKl
http://bkref.com/tiny/4c88A

There you go

[Punpun]

Damn, Kobe was so much better than O'neal. Especially from the 3 point line.

[kumquat]

:facepalm :lol

so MAD


Not mad at all, laughing at all the delusional Kobe nut riders.

[Remix]

So many dumb posters. Kobe would be pretty much unstoppable if he were 6'10, not 6'5. He can already post up players his own size, if he played SG/SF there would be very few players who could guard him with his combination of speed/strength. And I'm talking about up until 30 y/o Kobe, not current Kobe.

People acting like Kobe's FG% wouldn't be higher if he were 6'10 and Durant's wouldn't be lower if he were 6'5 = :roll: :roll:

[G-Funk]

He's already better :roll::roll::roll::roll::roll:

SALT

[kumquat]

SALT
Location....L.A. ROFLMAO :roll::roll::roll:

[gtfomyface]

So many dumb posters. Kobe would be pretty much unstoppable if he were 6'10, not 6'5. He can already post up players his own size, if he played SG/SF there would be very few players who could guard him with his combination of speed/strength. And I'm talking about up until 30 y/o Kobe, not current Kobe.

People acting like Kobe's FG% wouldn't be higher if he were 6'10 and Durant's wouldn't be lower if he were 6'5 = :roll: :roll:

obviously, but durant just takes a lot more smarter shots than kobe, also while being a better shooter.
kobe has a good fg% for the kind of shots he takes, but his shot selection is what keeps his fg% from being up there with bron and durant and co.

[Nevaeh]

Originally Posted by Doctor Rivers:

lol all you ever do is post in kobe threads.


And all you do is stalk my posts on ISH you bitter homo, you. The Thread title also has Durant's name in it, last I checked. And I made my point about how Durant is NOT a" 6'11 Kobe". And Durant himself has, so far in these Playoffs, proven me to be correct. That's it, that's all.

[Remix]

obviously, but durant just takes a lot more smarter shots than kobe, also while being a better shooter.
kobe has a good fg% for the kind of shots he takes, but his shot selection is what keeps his fg% from being up there with bron and durant and co.
He can't get to the rim as easily because he's smaller, which is where LeBron's points come from. Agree that he takes some bonehead shots, but if he were taller he would be able to shoot over anyone who guarded him without fading away.

[RazorBaLade]

obviously, but durant just takes a lot more smarter shots than kobe, also while being a better shooter.
kobe has a good fg% for the kind of shots he takes, but his shot selection is what keeps his fg% from being up there with bron and durant and co.

Having people to take the ball out of his hands helps.

We'll never know what Kobe could have had FG% wise if there was someone who could make the decision if kobe gets the ball or not instead of kobe always having to be the do i take this or do I give it to my good big man guy.

[G-Funk]

Location....L.A. ROFLMAO :roll::roll::roll:
i sense insecurity

[LeFraud James]

2002 NBA Playoffs - 2nd Half+OT
Bryant - 97/214 FG, 17/37 3PT, 45.3 FG%, 49.3 eFG%, 45.9 3PT% in 19 games
O'Neal - 85/186 FG, 0/0 3PT, 45.7 FG%, 45.7 eFG%, 0.0 3PT% in 19 games

2002 NBA Playoffs - 4th Quarter+OT
Bryant - 52/106 FG, 12/24 3PT, 49.1 FG%, 54.7 eFG%, 50.0 3PT% in 19 games
O'Neal - 32/85 FG, 0/0 3PT, 37.6 FG%, 37.6 eFG%, 0.0 3PT% in 18 games

http://bkref.com/tiny/WFkKl
http://bkref.com/tiny/4c88A


Bu bu bu but Shaq was attracting double teams.

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

People need to give the "Shaq was the leader of those Lakers" a rest.

I agree that Shaq's presence was monumental, but anyone who truly believes Shaq was the "leader" of those teams either didn't watch those Lakers play or is blatantly trying to troll.

1a. Shaq
1b. Kobe

Shaq was clearly the more important player, but by no means was he the de facto leader.