Is Kobe the last of its kind?

[jack612blue]

The mentality, style of play, competitiveness, etc...


I don't see any player with that drive in the NBA these days.

[Clippersfan86]

The mentality, style of play, competitiveness, etc...


I don't see any player with that drive in the NBA these days.

KG? CP3? Those are just two I thought of immediately. Dying breed sure... last of his kind? Nope.

[RazorBaLade]

kg .

cp3 not really. not to that extent. but KG hell yea

[Wavy Crockett]

Nick Young and Jordan Crawford try to chuck like him

[DuMa]

we still got JR Smith

[IGotACoolStory]

Many players in the NBA are like that.

Do you also mean that kind of mentality with THAT kind of talent? Sure it's rare... Or else everyone would be battling to get in the top 10 all time.

[KyrieTheFuture]

Killer mentality? Hardwork? Competitive? Sounds like the exact description of the number 2 pick not even a week ago. Come on son.

[Clippersfan86]

kg .

cp3 not really. not to that extent. but KG hell yea

Kobe said that CP3 and Rose were the only players left in the game with his competitive fire and never quit attitude... so I'd take his word for it. CP3 is a dog. He will punch you in the balls, bite you, tornado flop and whatever else he can to win.

[I LUV KOBE]

Yes Kobe is once in lifetime baskeball player, he is almost equal to MJ.. Once Kobe retired, NBA will never be the same anymore.. :(

[DurantFor40]

Russell Goatbrook :pimp:

[RazorBaLade]

Kobe said that CP3 and Rose were the only players left in the game with his competitive fire and never quit attitude... so I'd take his worst for it. CP3 is a dog. He will punch you in the balls, bite you, tornado flop and whatever else he can to win.

I'd say rose is closer than cp3. Cp3 is too open to facilitating at the end of games. He will put up 30 but never go for that 35. He'll hit 2 shots but then look to pass 3rd time. He has the competitive spirit but he doesnt have the ego. KG does. Rose is kind of close.

but yea i mean kobe knows better than me.. gotta question how much he actually wants to answer truthfully tho

[Clippersfan86]

I'd say rose is closer than cp3. Cp3 is too open to facilitating at the end of games. He will put up 30 but never go for that 35. He'll hit 2 shots but then look to pass 3rd time. He has the competitive spirit but he doesnt have the ego. KG does. Rose is kind of close.

but yea i mean kobe knows better than me.. gotta question how much he actually wants to answer truthfully tho

Well I think what OP means is competitive fire... not necessarily who takes the most shots.

Edit: My bad... he DID say "style of play" and I missed it. Okay then the answer to the question is no when you combine all of those things.

[Richesly]

John Jenkins

[TylerOO]

KG. CP3 is a punk bitch.

[ripthekik]

Rose. He doesn't even smile at the all star game :coleman:

Durant and Westbrook are close.

[imdaman99]

Russell Goatbrook :pimp:
This :rockon:

[DurantFor40]

Rose. He doesn't even smile at the all star game :coleman:

Durant and Westbrook are close.
That's because he's socially awkward and legally retarded.

[maybeshewill13]

The mentality, style of play, competitiveness, etc...


I don't see any player with that drive in the NBA these days.

You're a ****ing idiot.

[Hank]

]Kobe said that CP3 and Rose were the only players left in the game with his competitive fire and never quit attitude[/B]... so I'd take his word for it. CP3 is a dog. He will punch you in the balls, bite you, tornado flop and whatever else he can to win.

lol you're a blind bat and must be one of those sheeple

I've seen Kobe totally quit so many times its not even funny anymore

seriously. wake up

[I<3NBA]

year after year i see chuckers aplenty. so no.

[BuffaloBill]

Derrick Rose

[Smoke117]

Nah there are still a lot ball hogging shot jacking fools in the league. Ask Monta Ellis.

[devin112]

The mentality, style of play, competitiveness, etc...


I don't see any player with that drive in the NBA these days.

You got a mean head game.

[TheBigVeto]

Nope.
There will be chuckers after Kobe.

[devin112]

The dome u give kobe is one of it's kind, that's for sure.

[takai]

I don't think anyone can reach Kobe's level of mentality and competitiveness. There's only one Kobe.

[MisterAmazing]

KG for sure, Russell Westbrook also has a huge competitive drive. He carried the Thunder in a few of the Finals games just to keep them in the game til the end. I think Durant also has the drive, to a lesser extent.

[G-Funk]

KG & Duncan, but we all know they will retire before Kobe.

[Tenchi Ryu]

http://cbschicago.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/1420394682.jpg

[TylerOO]

That's because he's socially awkward and legally retarded.
This.

[PyrrhusX]

GOATbrook .. if you dont want him to chuck ... he will still chuck :D

But on a sidenote, Westbrook is a solid example as well as Rose/KG/CP3.

[dude77]

Yes Kobe is once in lifetime baskeball player, he is almost equal to MJ.. Once Kobe retired, NBA will never be the same anymore.. :(

:facepalm

[Svendiggity]

I've been excited about Kyrie Irving ever since I saw his High School highlights. That kid has a feel for the game that's rare for his age. Handles himself like a vet. Came up clutch at the end of a few games too. A shame he's in Cleveland

[GreenChampion]

Kobe said that CP3 and Rose were the only players left in the game with his competitive fire and never quit attitude... so I'd take his word for it. CP3 is a dog. He will punch you in the balls, bite you, tornado flop and whatever else he can to win.

Kobe also said he didn't rape anybody.

:kobe:

[stax]

I believe in Brickell Westchuck. :bowdown:

http://i.imgur.com/DXllk.jpg

Long live hero ball.

[HylianNightmare]

The sock accounts are out in abundance in his thread

[JellyBean]

The mentality, style of play, competitiveness, etc...


I don't see any player with that drive in the NBA these days.

I hope not. I see Austin Rivers with that Kobeness at times, but it is too early to say anything on him. But to answer your question, I really don't see anyone out there that compares to Kobe and his ability to overachieve.

The haters can say whatever they want to say about Kobe. But the fact of the matter is, Kobe did not just rest on his talent alone. Kobe's goal wasn't just to to make it in the NBA or to be a decent player. He set the bar at the top. His goal was to be the best. And I really don't see too many players with that, like you said, have that drive or that mentality to be the best like Kobe.

[Punpun]

I believe in Brickell Westchuck. :bowdown:

http://i.imgur.com/DXllk.jpg

Long live hero ball.

He made that shot.

[Batchoy]

Is Kobe an endangered species? Why not just keep him a sanctuary and let him mate with hundreds of females so he won't be the last of his kind.

...or maybe, we can stuff him like the Duck Billed Platypus and place him in a museum where people from all over the world can see this last of it's kind creature for years to come





DAMM!!!..."the last of it's kind?"... please!

[creepingdeath]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rJIOnB1CkE8/Tb1YdMuV4vI/AAAAAAAAAFk/i-wXNj6Hkqw/s1600/la_g_dirk_kobe_300.jpg

[clayton]

Kobe redefined solo-ball. The basketball world is better off with less of his kind. :cheers:

[RRR3]

Is Kobe an endangered species? Why not just keep him a sanctuary and let him mate with hundreds of females so he won't be the last of his kind.

...or maybe, we can stuff him like the Duck Billed Platypus and place him in a museum where people from all over the world can see this last of it's kind creature for years to come





DAMM!!!..."the last of it's kind?"... please!
:roll: :roll: :roll:

[Mach_3]

Rajon Rondo? I don't know many other players who dislocated their elbow in the middle of the game and then came back to lead his team to a win

[taucesays]

I'd have to go with Rose. Westbrook has most of the drive to be great but isn't as great of a student of the game. Kobe lives and breathes basketball.

[Mr. Jabbar]

Him and kg, the last two. :bowdown:

[pauk]

Mentality/Competitiveness? Lebron right now.... and even better at that... also guys like CP3/KG...

Style of play? Chucking ridicilous amount of shots at low percentage singing "Like Mike, if i could be like Mike"? Nobody.... well, maybe Westbrook a bit..

[CavaliersFTW]

Derrick Rose rollin over in his grave rite now

[Dengness9]

Mentality/Competitiveness? Lebron right now.... and even better at that... also guys like CP3/KG...

Style of play? Chucking ridicilous amount of shots at low percentage singing "Like Mike, if i could be like Mike"? Nobody.... well, maybe Westbrook a bit..

Lebron is not anywhere near as competitive as Kobe and I hate Kobe.

Kobe would never join up the way Bron did.

[Dengness9]

Derrick Rose rollin over in his grave rite now


The knee injury will add to the legacy of Droses career.

Ppl are forgetting about him in the mean time but just wait. He won't go out like this. Gonna come back a stronger player with a modified style.

[Jameerthefear]

Mentality/Competitiveness? Lebron right now.... and even better at that... also guys like CP3/KG...

Style of play? Chucking ridicilous amount of shots at low percentage singing "Like Mike, if i could be like Mike"? Nobody.... well, maybe Westbrook a bit..
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vZi_x-57ato/T0dq3tk8MaI/AAAAAAAAAzI/OfDUGZ_RX5U/s170/black-guys-laughing.gif

[DuMa]

I believe in Brickell Westchuck. :bowdown:

http://i.imgur.com/DXllk.jpg

Long live hero ball.

He made that shot.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTHcxYX8Uz8

[clayton]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTHcxYX8Uz8
Kobe's "high basketball IQ" showcase. :roll:

[stallionaire]

Westbrook has killer instinct. SMH kobe stan threads..

Kevin Love is also has an assasin-like style of play... The way he gets boards > Anything Kobe has done.

[DurantFor40]

The knee injury will add to the legacy of Droses career.

Ppl are forgetting about him in the mean time but just wait. He won't go out like this. Gonna come back a stronger player with a modified style.

sad, just sad :facepalm