Tim Leger says Kobe is the best midrange scorer in NBA history,

[STATUTORY]

On ESPN radio today, said MJ at comparable minutes into his career was an one dimensional back to the basket player while Kobe is still a dynamic scorer with ability to take over games

Jerry west was real complimentary of kobe as well. Just amazed at his longevity and work ethic


This is a living legend we are watching here man. Gonna be a sad they when he retires, NBA won't be the same

[9erempiree]

It's obvious.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

On ESPN radio today, said MJ at the same age was an one dimensional back to the basket player while Kobe is still a dynamic scorer with ability to take over games

Jerry west was real complimentary of kobe as well. Just amazed at his longevity and work ethic


This is a living legend we are watching here man. Gonna be a sad they when he retires, NBA won't be the same

You are full of shit

[talkingconch]

You are full of shit
hahahah

[scm5]

This makes sense. Kobe isn't as quick or athletic as MJ was. MJ could get to the basket easier than Kobe ever could, so Kobe naturally had to develop more of a midrange game than MJ did.

Kobe is quite masterful at it.

[STATUTORY]

You are full of shit
http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=8761991

listen to what he says and try to hold back them tears

[East_Stone_Ya]

who? :confusedshrug:

[juju151111]

On ESPN radio today, said MJ at the same age was an one dimensional back to the basket player while Kobe is still a dynamic scorer with ability to take over games

Jerry west was real complimentary of kobe as well. Just amazed at his longevity and work ethic


This is a living legend we are watching here man. Gonna be a sad they when he retires, NBA won't be the same
He was talking about wizards Mj who was 38-40

[KungFuJoe]

Bullshit. Kobe is HORRIBLE at creating space on his midrange jumper...or ANY jumper for that matter. He's great at making tough shots, but it's the fact that he HAS to take so many tough shots that is his problem.

Jordan had an unstoppable midrange game in his later years. Still putting up 30PPG at great efficiency (Kobe has never even sniffed 50% shooting percentage).

Jordan was a master of creating space for an open jumper, even with someone right up in his grill.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=8761991

listen to what he says and try to hold back them tears


On ESPN radio today, said MJ at the same age was an one dimensional back to the basket player while Kobe is still a dynamic scorer with ability to take over games

Jerry west was real complimentary of kobe as well. Just amazed at his longevity and work ethic


This is a living legend we are watching here man. Gonna be a sad they when he retires, NBA won't be the same


ESPN NBA analyst Tim Legler talks about Michael Jordan's final season with the Wizards

Learn how to read (and comprehend), dumbass.

[STATUTORY]

He was talking about wizards Mj who was 38-40
game age

kobe at 17th season in

MJ was at his 15th

[TheMan]

On ESPN radio today, said MJ at the same age was an one dimensional back to the basket player while Kobe is still a dynamic scorer with ability to take over games

Jerry west was real complimentary of kobe as well. Just amazed at his longevity and work ethic


This is a living legend we are watching here man. Gonna be a sad they when he retires, NBA won't be the same
Anyone who takes Tim Legler's opinion as law is an idiot.

negged for being an idiot

[chips93]

game age

kobe at 17th season in

MJ was at his 15th

:facepalm

[chips93]

cowherd called melo a top 10 scorer of all time

:biggums:

[TheMan]

game age

kobe at 17th season in

MJ was at his 15th
Do you try to be dense or is it natural?

[TheMan]

I knew the OP was clueless when he started his post with "On ESPN radio today...":facepalm

must be 15 years old:oldlol:

[TheMan]

cowherd called melo a top 10 scorer of all time

:biggums:
He also said he'd take Mark Sanchez over Aaron Rodgers all day:lol

Yet you have morons still citing ESPN as a credible source:oldlol:

[STATUTORY]

He also said he'd take Mark Sanchez over Aaron Rodgers all day:lol

Yet you have morons still citing ESPN as a credible source:oldlol:

Legler is someone who has played and involved in gameplan sessions against both prime MJ and Kobe,

he's a primary source for their scoring prowess


i wouldnt discredit all of espn, ryen russillo and scott van pelt are great, bill simmons and a lot of writers at grantland are very good too. truehoop has some good stuff from time to time.

lol @ this dude naming all the usual suspect when it comes to discreding kobe

[chips93]

He also said he'd take Mark Sanchez over Aaron Rodgers all day:lol

Yet you have morons still citing ESPN as a credible source:oldlol:


i wouldnt discredit all of espn, ryen russillo and scott van pelt are great, bill simmons and a lot of writers at grantland are very good too. truehoop has some good stuff from time to time.

[TheMan]

i wouldnt discredit all of espn, ryen russillo and scott van pelt are great, bill simmons and a lot of writers at grantland are very good too. truehoop has some good stuff from time to time.
They have a couple of guys who know their stuff but they also employ Skip Bayless, Trent Dilfer, Colin Cowherd, Tom Jackson, Stephen A Smith, etc etc...

They say "controversial" stuff to get ratings and the know nothings eat it up...like the OP

[Money 23]

game age

kobe at 17th season in

MJ was at his 15th
What does it feel like ...

You know

To be a rocket scientist?

[AlphaWolf24]

Real fans who understand the game already knew this...

[TheBigVeto]

It's obvious that he is wrong.

FTFY

[Rysio]

no one is even close so idk why he would even bring that up. :confusedshrug:

[Replay32]

Alex English? Michael Jordan perhaps?

Kobe is not the greatest mid-range shooter of all time. I think he's the greatest "tough/bad shot" maker of all time though.

[Rubio2Gasol]

Gervin and English were better.

[Flash31]

On ESPN radio today, said MJ at comparable minutes into his career was an one dimensional back to the basket player while Kobe is still a dynamic scorer with ability to take over games

Jerry west was real complimentary of kobe as well. Just amazed at his longevity and work ethic


This is a living legend we are watching here man. Gonna be a sad they when he retires, NBA won't be the same



SERIOUSLY SERIOUSLY,JUST STOP IT.
It's obviously clear you're a kobe stan.You're not a WADE FAN AT ALL.Lose the Wade pic.

MJ was and is clearly better than KOBE,especially in the midrange,and so is BOSH,Dirk,Malone,Duncan.
And the fact that MJ started at 20 and Kobe at 17 could play a fact in Kobe shooting better in his 17th season,and MJ was not a one dimensional scorer.Though I expect laker-KOBE FANS to say he was better and try to prop up kobe and drop mj.ESPN IS LAKER-KOBE country.

[Rubio2Gasol]

SERIOUSLY SERIOUSLY,JUST STOP IT.
It's obviously clear you're a kobe stan.You're not a WADE FAN AT ALL.Lose the Wade pic.

MJ was and is clearly better than KOBE,especially in the midrange,and so is BOSH,Dirk,Malone,Duncan.


They weren't.

Perhaps Dirk.

[TheMan]

Kobe stans are all insecure:oldlol:

[chips93]

They have a couple of guys who know their stuff but they also employ Skip Bayless, Trent Dilfer, Colin Cowherd, Tom Jackson, Stephen A Smith, etc etc...

They say "controversial" stuff to get ratings and the know nothings eat it up...like the OP

yeah, id rarely read/listen to anything from espn, unless i know its from somebody credible, like the people i listed above.

[chips93]

Gervin and English were better.

id never really heard of gervin as a midrange shooter

he had great touch on runners and floaters, but mostly scored slashing to the hoop

[Ken_Force_One]

Greatest Mid-Range Scorer of All Time. This is obvious.

http://www.basketballphoto.com/Photos/Karl%20Malone%2032731.jpg

36,928 points scored in his career (2nd All Time) Yes more points then MJ by MORE then 4,000. And the only placed he scored was mid range from his patented fade away and pick n-roll with Stockton. This is a NO BRAINER.

[Whoah10115]

Dwyane Wade fan, lol...

[Whoah10115]

Greatest Mid-Range Scorer of All Time. This is obvious.

http://www.basketballphoto.com/Photos/Karl%20Malone%2032731.jpg

36,928 points scored in his career (2nd All Time) Yes more points then MJ by MORE then 4,000. And the only placed he scored was mid range from his patented fade away and pick n-roll with Stockton. This is a NO BRAINER.


In before Round Mound posts that Barkley was a better shooter.

[Micku]

He also said and thinks Melo is a top 10 pure scorer or top 20 ever.

He said Kobe midrange is great because of the tough shots he made. But he ignores that Kobe put himself in those tough shots. We can actually check the stats, and I would say Dirk is the best midrange guy statistically. Going forward, it'll be Durant in the future.

He also said that he would take Kobe 17th season over Jordan's 15th, but he didn't say that Jordan was 40 years old and was retired for around three years. If Jordan didn't retire in his first and second time and played 15th seasons straight instead of retiring, then we wouldn't have this conversation because Jordan would continue were he left off. He might've won more MVPs and championship and scoring titles.

He also said if you look at Jordan in his 10th season, his FG% was going down. But he ignores that in his 11 and 12th season, Jordan FG% is still better than Kobe. Even as a 33-34 years old. By time Jordan was in his 13th season by the near end of it, he was already 35 years old.

So, I wouldn't say he is the best midrange shooter ever. You have a lot of guys in the 80s who didn't take 3s and shot midrange, and they got a 50% or more FG. And Jordan is better with it than Kobe, especially in his prime in the early 90s.

[STATUTORY]

just like Kobe bears the cross for his team to win

I take the stings, arrows, red rep, 1 stars, etc to spread the gospel of GawdBe

[Whoah10115]

just like Kobe bears the cross for his team to win

I take the stings, arrows, red rep, 1 stars, etc to spread the gospel of GawdBe



You can't take stings, arrows, red rep, 1 star or anything else when you don't even have the balls to say you're a Kobe fan.


You're actually pretending to love Dwyane Wade to do this. That's a little sick, man.

[TOUCH MY BODY]

All hail The Black Mamba :bowdown:

[Shaquille O'Neal]

Bullshit. Kobe is HORRIBLE at creating space on his midrange jumper...or ANY jumper for that matter. He's great at making tough shots, but it's the fact that he HAS to take so many tough shots that is his problem.

Jordan had an unstoppable midrange game in his later years. Still putting up 30PPG at great efficiency (Kobe has never even sniffed 50% shooting percentage).

Jordan was a master of creating space for an open jumper, even with someone right up in his grill.

This. All I see is a dude way past his prime pump faking 100 times a game, scowling at coaches, teammates and refs, yelling "AAAAYYY" when not getting a foul call. Or biting hit jersey.:facepalm

[Round Mound]

:facepalm :no:

Charles Barkley
Adrian Dantley
Bernard King
Michael Jordan
Karl Malone
Jerry West

Would Like a Word.

They All Shot at Higher FG% Per Taken Shot

[Round Mound]

In before Round Mound posts that Barkley was a better shooter.

Barkley and Malone Inside the 3-Point Line:

Barkley shot 58.13% Two-Point FG at 21.6 PPG on 12.9...Two Point FGAs PG (Season)

Malone shot 51.9% Two-Point FG FG at 24.7 PPG on 17.5...Two-Point FGAs PG PG (Season)

Barkley shot 55.13% Two-Point FG at 22.5 PPG on 14.5 ...Two-Point FGAs PG (Play-Offs)

Malone shot 46.6% Two-Point FG at 24.6 PPG on 19.3...Two-Point FGAs PG (Play-Offs)
:sleeping

[Whoah10115]

Barkley and Malone Inside the 3-Point Line:

Barkley shot 58.13% Two-Point FG at 21.6 PPG on 12.9...Two Point FGAs PG (Season)

Malone shot 51.9% Two-Point FG FG at 24.7 PPG on 17.5...Two-Point FGAs PG PG (Season)

Barkley shot 55.13% Two-Point FG at 22.5 PPG on 14.5 ...Two-Point FGAs PG (Play-Offs)

Malone shot 46.6% Two-Point FG at 24.6 PPG on 19.3...Two-Point FGAs PG (Play-Offs)
:sleeping



:applause:

[andgar923]

LOL @ people using logic and stats :roll: suckers

[sirkeelma]

On ESPN

I stop reading here.

[Poetry]

game age

The aging process doesn't stop.

[Djahjaga]

Oh, well, sh*t, if Tim Legler said it, it must be true.

:roll: :roll: :roll:




That said, Kobe's obviously up there.

[Flash31]

On ESPN radio today, said MJ at comparable minutes into his career was an one dimensional back to the basket player while Kobe is still a dynamic scorer with ability to take over games

Jerry west was real complimentary of kobe as well. Just amazed at his longevity and work ethic


This is a living legend we are watching here man. Gonna be a sad they when he retires, NBA won't be the same


Lose the wade pic,you're a Kobe ******ger through and through.Just give it up.Its become comical at this point.Itll be like somebody having a Kobe avatar saying kobe sucks and joe johnson is better,I mean really you have a wade pic and you criticise and hate and insult wade and are on Kobe's nuts 24/7.jUST stop it,embrace the Lakers under 500 record and Kobes last few years,cz either youre Kobe's stalker boyfriend with pics of him all over your room or youre delusional and crazy and you have a weird infatuation and obsession for Kobe.

[Doctor Rivers]

Lose the wade pic,you're a Kobe ******ger through and through.Just give it up.Its become comical at this point.Itll be like somebody having a Kobe avatar saying kobe sucks and joe johnson is better,I mean really you have a wade pic and you criticise and hate and insult wade and are on Kobe's nuts 24/7.jUST stop it,embrace the Lakers under 500 record and Kobes last few years,cz either youre Kobe's stalker boyfriend with pics of him all over your room or youre delusional and crazy and you have a weird infatuation and obsession for Kobe.

lol

[STATUTORY]

Lose the wade pic,you're a Kobe ******ger through and through.Just give it up.Its become comical at this point.Itll be like somebody having a Kobe avatar saying kobe sucks and joe johnson is better,I mean really you have a wade pic and you criticise and hate and insult wade and are on Kobe's nuts 24/7.jUST stop it,embrace the Lakers under 500 record and Kobes last few years,cz either youre Kobe's stalker boyfriend with pics of him all over your room or youre delusional and crazy and you have a weird infatuation and obsession for Kobe.

:biggums:

da fuq

it ain't even dat serious man

[Lebron23]

Lose the wade pic,you're a Kobe ******ger through and through.Just give it up.Its become comical at this point.Itll be like somebody having a Kobe avatar saying kobe sucks and joe johnson is better,I mean really you have a wade pic and you criticise and hate and insult wade and are on Kobe's nuts 24/7.jUST stop it,embrace the Lakers under 500 record and Kobes last few years,cz either youre Kobe's stalker boyfriend with pics of him all over your room or youre delusional and crazy and you have a weird infatuation and obsession for Kobe.

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4dugd7AUg1rve7nfo1_250.gif

[Dro]

:biggums:

da fuq

it ain't even dat serious man
well, its true:confusedshrug:

[Legends66NBA7]

Kobe stans are all insecure

Which stan really isn't insecure ?

[bdreason]

Based on what? Because statistically there are quite a few better mid-range scorers, both current and all-time.

[Dro]

Greatest Mid-Range Scorer of All Time. This is obvious.

http://www.basketballphoto.com/Photos/Karl%20Malone%2032731.jpg

36,928 points scored in his career (2nd All Time) Yes more points then MJ by MORE then 4,000. And the only placed he scored was mid range from his patented fade away and pick n-roll with Stockton. This is a NO BRAINER.
+rep:bowdown:

[NBASTATMAN]

Alex English? Michael Jordan perhaps?

Kobe is not the greatest mid-range shooter of all time. I think he's the greatest "tough/bad shot" maker of all time though.


AGREE ON BOTH POINTS.