Kobe Bryant now solely in 2nd place for the most NBA all star selections of all time.

[Yao Ming's Foot]

Gunning for Kareem...

1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19
2 Kobe Bryant 16
3 Kevin Garnett 15
4 Shaquille O'Neal 15
5 Tim Duncan 14
6 Michael Jordan 14
7 Karl Malone 14
8 Jerry West 14
9 Wilt Chamberlain 13
10 Bob Cousy 13
11 John Havlicek 13

:applause:

[Crafty]

Dave McMenamin ‏@mcten 13 min
Despite being voted in an All-Star starter, Kobe Bryant said today he will not play in the Feb. 16 game. Does not feel like he's deserving

[oarabbus]

Dave McMenamin ‏@mcten 13 min
Despite being voted in an All-Star starter, Kobe Bryant said today he will not play in the Feb. 16 game. Does not feel like he's deserving

Kobe :applause:

[TheMarkMadsen]

Dave McMenamin ‏@mcten 13 min
Despite being voted in an All-Star starter, Kobe Bryant said today he will not play in the Feb. 16 game. Does not feel like he's deserving


humblebe

[Black and White]

Dave McMenamin ‏@mcten 13 min
Despite being voted in an All-Star starter, Kobe Bryant said today he will not play in the Feb. 16 game. Does not feel like he's deserving

HumbleBe

PassthetorchtoKdBe

[Solefade]

Dave McMenamin ‏@mcten 13 min
Despite being voted in an All-Star starter, Kobe Bryant said today he will not play in the Feb. 16 game. Does not feel like he's deserving


pretty funny how he was never vocal about all the other honors he didn't deserve :confusedshrug:


all-team defense ha

[Droid101]

Uh... we knew he'd make it. Where's the thread about Kevin Love being voted in over Dwight?

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

pretty funny how he was never vocal about all the other honors he didn't deserve :confusedshrug:


all-team defense ha

Kevin Durant still got you shook, my dude?

[Black and White]

Uh... we knew he'd make it. Where's the thread about Kevin Love being voted in over Dwight?

This is the debate I wanna see

[SpecialQue]

pretty funny how he was never vocal about all the other honors he didn't deserve :confusedshrug:


all-team defense ha

Pretty funny how sad your life is. :lol

[r0drig0lac]

pretty funny how he was never vocal about all the other honors he didn't deserve :confusedshrug:


all-team defense ha
http://imgur.com/tCp90.gif

[TheMarkMadsen]

pretty funny how he was never vocal about all the other honors he didn't deserve :confusedshrug:


all-team defense ha

Gregg Popovich votes on all defensive teams, Skip Bayless votes on MVP awards

[215Philly]

Dave McMenamin ‏@mcten 13 min
Despite being voted in an All-Star starter, Kobe Bryant said today he will not play in the Feb. 16 game. Does not feel like he's deserving
I feel the same way :applause:

[RoseCity07]

Shouldn't count if you didn't play enough games. He doesn't deserve it. He certainly didn't earn it. The west team has a weak starting line up.

[Yao Ming's Foot]

Dave McMenamin ‏@mcten 13 min
Despite being voted in an All-Star starter, Kobe Bryant said today he will not play in the Feb. 16 game. Does not feel like he's deserving

Very interesting contrast to how Jordan forced Carter off the starting lineup despite putting up one of the least inefficient seasons in NBA history.

[Cold soul]

Dave McMenamin ‏@mcten 13 min
Despite being voted in an All-Star starter, Kobe Bryant said today he will not play in the Feb. 16 game. Does not feel like he's deserving

Kobe being respectful and humble. Class act. :applause:

[scm5]

Shouldn't count if you didn't play enough games. He doesn't deserve it. He certainly didn't earn it. The west team has a weak starting line up.

The West is going to have 3 SF's and 2 Guards...

Lebron, Melo, George, Wade, and Irving

[longtime lurker]

Dave McMenamin ‏@mcten 13 min
Despite being voted in an All-Star starter, Kobe Bryant said today he will not play in the Feb. 16 game. Does not feel like he's deserving

Classactbe :applause:

[AlphaWolf24]

Most all defensive teams...2nd most allstar games....4th alltime scorer (soon to pass MJ and be 3rd)

Oh our humble Gawd....








PS: wonder if anyone can stop the young Lion Durant ?......maybe one of the old Lions can fill in for Kobe?

http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Kobe-Bryant-Blocks-LeBron-James-Kevin-Durant-Dunk-2013-All-Star-Game.gif

[jstern]

Dave McMenamin ‏@mcten 13 min
Despite being voted in an All-Star starter, Kobe Bryant said today he will not play in the Feb. 16 game. Does not feel like he's deserving
Doesn'twanttolowerhisAllStaraveragesbe.

Jk, good move by Kobe.

[Solefade]

Gregg Popovich votes on all defensive teams, Skip Bayless votes on MVP awards


i'm kidding, chill out brah

[RichieW]

Dave McMenamin ‏@mcten 13 min
Despite being voted in an All-Star starter, Kobe Bryant said today he will not play in the Feb. 16 game. Does not feel like he's deserving

If true, then mad respect for Kobe. I'm not a huge fan of his me-first game, but this deserves props :applause:

[G-Funk]

He should have 17 but do to the lock out he only has 16

[riseagainst]

pretty funny how he was never vocal about all the other honors he didn't deserve :confusedshrug:


all-team defense ha

oh look, another lebron stan getting butt hurt.

:oldlol:

[Audio One]

Very interesting contrast to how Jordan forced Carter off the starting lineup despite putting up one of the least inefficient seasons in NBA history.

:applause: :applause: :applause:

[Droid101]

He should have 17 but do to the lock out he only has 16
Was there an all star game in either of the Lockout seasons Kobe had to play through?

[hitmanyr2k]

pretty funny how he was never vocal about all the other honors he didn't deserve :confusedshrug:


all-team defense ha

:oldlol: Seriously, Kobe's All-D selections turned that honor into a sick joke.

[SamuraiSWISH]

Well, it's a testament to LA having a LOT of a) people and b) a ton of un-educated, Hispanic soccer errr I mean basketball fans.

And then of course Asia.

Guy hasn't even played this season. Shows the general intelligent levels of casual fans. It's also a testament to his longevity, and hype / popularity.

[TheMarkMadsen]

Well, it's a testament to LA having a LOT of a) people and b) a ton of un-educated, Hispanic soccer errr I mean basketball fans.

And then of course Asia.

Guy hasn't even played this season. Shows the general intelligent levels of casual fans. It's also a testament to his longevity, and hype / popularity.

:facepalm

[kennethgriffin]

this makes up for 1999 lockout

no allstar game that year

20ppg/5reb/4ast ( all nba ) voted in 1998 a year before

















/thread /haters

[mr.big35]

This year was All Star selection padding for Kobe

[SamuraiSWISH]

:facepalm
Kobe's deserving of his all-star votes this year?

[Yao Ming's Foot]

Kobe's deserving of his all-star votes this year?

Was Jordan in 02 or 03?

25/6/5 on .470 TS% pre all star
19/5/4 on .491 TS% pre all star

[zoom17]

This year was All Star selection padding for Kobe

:oldlol:

[GoranDragon]

Travesty.:facepalm

[houston]

Dave McMenamin ‏@mcten 13 min
Despite being voted in an All-Star starter, Kobe Bryant said today he will not play in the Feb. 16 game. Does not feel like he's deserving


Cool to see Kobe knows his time is up

[Mr. Jabbar]

humblebe

[fpliii]

this makes up for 1999 lockout

no allstar game that year

20ppg/5reb/4ast ( all nba ) voted in 1998 a year before

















/thread /haters
I actually agree with this.

[GoranDragon]

Dave McMenamin ‏@mcten 13 min
Despite being voted in an All-Star starter, Kobe Bryant said today he will not play in the Feb. 16 game. Does not feel like he's deserving
Nah, he's just scared to get dunked on by Lebron and Paul George.

[moe94]

pretty funny how he was never vocal about all the other honors he didn't deserve :confusedshrug:


all-team defense ha

This is true.

[G-Funk]

Was there an all star game in either of the Lockout seasons Kobe had to play through? ther wasn't one in 99'

[Cold soul]

Travesty.:facepalm

If I was your dad I would of used a rubber, Damn Travesty!

:facepalm

[sportjames23]

pretty funny how he was never vocal about all the other honors he didn't deserve :confusedshrug:


all-team defense ha


http://cdn.head-fi.org/9/9d/9d70204b_oh-snap.gif

[Droid101]

ther wasn't one in 99'
Ok... so if we want to do these phantom polls, we need to include Shaq, Timmy, and anyone else who is close that was playing that year.

Still damn impressive.

[ispin69]

QuitBe
Can'tPlayAnExhibitionGameBe
RememberThatOneTimeKobePlayedFullSpeedInAnAllStarG ameGottaTellTheGrandKidsBoutDatBe

[SamuraiSWISH]

Was Jordan in 02 or 03?

25/6/5 on .470 TS% pre all star
19/5/4 on .491 TS% pre all star
2002? 25/6/5 ... Um, yes. He was an elite player still pre injury. That was as good of numbers as 22 year old Kobe the same season.

2003? 19/5/4 ... No, but compared to 2014 Kobe ... Um, yes.

[Yao Ming's Foot]

2002? 25/6/5 ... Um, yes. He was an elite player still pre injury. That was as good of numbers as 22 year old Kobe the same season.

2003? 19/5/4 ... No, but compared to 2014 Kobe ... Um, yes.

.470 TS% vs .554 TS%
no defense vs elite level defense

:facepalm

[SamuraiSWISH]

no defense
You mean like Kobe circa 2011 - 2013?

MJ wasn't that bad defensively in 2002. You wouldn't dare claim Kobe didn't deserve to be an all-star in 2011, 2012, or 2013 for even worse defense now than MJ played in 2002.

Kobe's defense the past 3 or 4 years was worse than Jordan at 39 years old. That's the god's honest truth. He's been THAT lazy. Conserving himself for offense.

As for the TS%. 38 - 39 year old MJ played w/ young Rip Hamilton, Tyrone Lue, Jahidi White, Tyrone Nesby?

:oldlol:

While 22 year old Kobe played with PRIME Shaquille O'Neal? That alone should help increase one's shot efficiency when they aren't the primary focus of the defense.

Learn the game, and differing context.

[Yao Ming's Foot]

You mean like Kobe circa 2011 - 2013?

MJ wasn't that bad defensively in 2002. You wouldn't dare claim Kobe didn't deserve to be an all-star in 2011, 2012, or 2013 for even worse defense now than MJ played in 2002.

Kobe's defense the past 3 or 4 years was worse than Jordan at 39 years old. That's the god's honest truth. He's been THAT lazy. Conserving himself for offense.

As for the TS%. 38 - 39 year old MJ played w/ young Rip Hamilton, Tyrone Lue, Jahidi White, Tyrone Nesby?

:oldlol:

While 22 year old Kobe played with PRIME Shaquille O'Neal? That alone should help increase one's shot efficiency when they aren't the primary focus of the defense.

Learn the game, and differing context.


Conserving himself for offense is one of the few legitimate basketball traits that Kobe picked up from Jordan but somehow I am supposed to believe Jordan didn't do so when he was pushing 40 and surrounded with no other offensive talent.

How deep do your delusions go?

You are also desperately clinging to a belief that Kobe's efficiency was benefited by Shaq when in fact he was more efficient the years following his departure. Facts vs narratives.

[absalom]

I'm late for the Swoosh-YMF debate.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eO8o9_rI154/Tw4x1NQg0EI/AAAAAAAAAnk/QeUJsEsqgMg/s1600/gus-psyche-popcorn.gif

[ArbitraryWater]

Kobe HIMSELF acknowledging he doesn't deserve it.

1998 and 2014 can't legit be counted... that was pure hype. I think we can all agree on that.

[SexSymbol]

Kobe HIMSELF acknowledging he doesn't deserve it.

1998 and 2014 can't legit be counted... that was pure hype. I think we can all agree on that.
Why do you put such a good actor on such such a terrible poster's avatar?

[ArbitraryWater]

Why do you put such a good actor on such such a terrible poster's avatar?

First off, Kobe himseld said it, stan.

And you tool know nothing about movies&cinematic history.

I bet you think Pitt is some GOAT Actor.

Typical stan avoiding the facts.

SexSymbol, makes the Jan 2014 class a tier worse.

[mr.big35]

He didnt even deserve this year's selection. It shows as that his stans are the biggest in the nba. They should have minimum numbers of games a player plays to be eligible to get votes.

[Marlo_Stanfield]

Dave McMenamin ‏@mcten 13 min
Despite being voted in an All-Star starter, Kobe Bryant said today he will not play in the Feb. 16 game. Does not feel like he's deserving
Even Kobe himself feels like hes undeserving in contrast to his nr.1 dickrider YMF:roll: :roll: :roll: :applause:

[Marlo_Stanfield]

First off, Kobe himseld said it, stan.

And you tool know nothing about movies&cinematic history.

I bet you think Pitt is some GOAT Actor.

Typical stan avoiding the facts.

SexSymbol, makes the Jan 2014 class a tier worse.
Dont even bother arguing with him. he told me LEBron had ZERO pressure to win it all in 2012 :roll: :roll: :roll:

[Yao Ming's Foot]

Even Kobe himself feels like hes undeserving in contrast to his nr.1 dickrider YMF:roll: :roll: :roll: :applause:

Where did I say he earned it? I merely asked if Wizards Jordan deserved his...

[T_L_P]

Did NBA.com just troll Kobe?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLwDkI2hoi4

[c5terror]

Where did I say he earned it? I merely asked if Wizards Jordan deserved his...
simple

i dont know their stat pre allstar but

if carter has a better stat than MJ pre all star then carter deserve to be in starting line up and.

[ImKobe]

At least Kobe was willing to give up his all-star game spot, MJ took away a spot from VC.

[ImKobe]

At least Kobe was willing to give up his all-star game spot, MJ took away a spot from VC.

And Kobe took it to OT and West won the game :applause:

[The Iron Fist]

Kobe's deserving of his all-star votes this year?
Dude is deserving of MVP votes. Every Kobe hater here has been saying for years that the Lakers were better off with Kobe not playing. Pau Gasol obviously isn't leading any team to any playoffs.

[The Iron Fist]

QuitBe
Can'tPlayAnExhibitionGameBe
RememberThatOneTimeKobePlayedFullSpeedInAnAllStarG ameGottaTellTheGrandKidsBoutDatBe


Hasmoreringsthanbronbe.

[KG215]

Dude is deserving of MVP votes. Every Kobe hater here has been saying for years that the Lakers were better off with Kobe not playing. Pau Gasol obviously isn't leading any team to any playoffs.
Sadly, I think you're serious.