Find me a better fadeaway shot than...

[ImKobe]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUc8677iffE

:pimp:

[STATUTORY]

what's most impressive is that game was on opposing court yet the crowd can't contain themselves from oohing and ahhing

Bran's never had that kind of effect on the crowd or females

[Cold soul]

None there isn't any. :bowdown:

[keep-itreal]

kobe did another one at the baseline to lebron.

can't find the clip though

[ImKobe]

what's most impressive is that game was on opposing court yet the crowd can't contain themselves from oohing and ahhing

Bran's never had that kind of effect on the crowd or females

Remember when he asked some female athlete out to dinner during the Olympics and she rejected and exposed him? :roll:

here's the story from a reliable source

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/london/story/2012-08-01/Swimmer-turns-down-LeBron-James-date/56656014/1

[Kblaze8855]

I feel like Tmac had a ridiculous one over Lebron in Lebrons rookie season but I cant find it. In the search I did find this though:

http://5.kicksonfire.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/tumblr_mb28yj0DQC1qjkukyo1_500.gif


That shot from a different angle was one of the most posted gifs on here 10 years ago.

[CeltsGarlic]

I feel like Tmac had a ridiculous one over Lebron in Lebrons rookie season but I cant find it. In the search I did find this though:

http://5.kicksonfire.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/tumblr_mb28yj0DQC1qjkukyo1_500.gif


That shot from a different angle was one of the most posted gifs on here 10 years ago.

Probably because its straight murder :bowdown:

[ShawkFactory]

I feel like Tmac had a ridiculous one over Lebron in Lebrons rookie season but I cant find it. In the search I did find this though:

http://5.kicksonfire.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/tumblr_mb28yj0DQC1qjkukyo1_500.gif


That shot from a different angle was one of the most posted gifs on here 10 years ago.
:bowdown: :bowdown:

[necya]

MJ on Starks (i think) from 97
Hardaway on Lenard 97 too

[ImKobe]

Probably because its straight murder :bowdown:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5x7IxhrG1Q


The GOAT giving T-Mac some lessons in his Wiz days :pimp:

I might as well play the insecure stan role and post these as well

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzKi9gi7MsQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4szX9cqR80

[Prometheus]

OP has Kobe in both his name and his tagline, his location says "Staples Center", his picture is of Kobe, and his posting content is 100% pro-Kobe. Seriously, I don't know how people don't get tired of homering so hard.

That was a nice shot, but it was very well-defended, and he had to shoot at such a high arc (unusual for Kobe, whose jumpers were usually very low-arcing) just to get it off. I remember during LeBron's first Cavaliers years, whenever they were matched up, Kobe had a hard time doing anything other than shooting fadeaways over him. LeBron was always quick enough to stay with him, and obviously bigger and stronger as well. Meanwhile, on the other end, Kobe rarely guarded LeBron for obvious reasons.

Anyway, here's a better fadeaway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wXZ48__zI0

[ImKobe]

OP has Kobe in both his name and his tagline, his location says "Staples Center", his picture is of Kobe, and his posting content is 100% pro-Kobe. Seriously, I don't know how people don't get tired of homering so hard.

That was a nice shot, but it was very well-defended, and he had to shoot at such a high arc (unusual for Kobe, whose jumpers were usually very low-arcing) just to get it off. I remember during LeBron's first Cavaliers years, whenever they were matched up, Kobe had a hard time doing anything other than shooting fadeaways over him. LeBron was always quick enough to stay with him, and obviously bigger and stronger as well. Meanwhile, on the other end, Kobe rarely guarded LeBron for obvious reasons.

Anyway, here's a better fadeaway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wXZ48__zI0

I have some other memories from Lebron's younger days, sir

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTITRJp2bhI

and Kobe was 2 - 0 against 09 Lebron (Lebron in his BEST statistical season) and outplayed him both games :confusedshrug:

Kobe and Lebron both had great games against eachother, I think they both had a game-winning shot against eachother in the same season in 07 IIRC, where Kobe hit 3 straight shots over Lebron from the same spot, including the winner :pimp:

[STATUTORY]

OP has Kobe in both his name and his tagline, his location says "Staples Center", his picture is of Kobe, and his posting content is 100% pro-Kobe. Seriously, I don't know how people don't get tired of homering so hard.

That was a nice shot, but it was very well-defended, and he had to shoot at such a high arc (unusual for Kobe, whose jumpers were usually very low-arcing) just to get it off. I remember during LeBron's first Cavaliers years, whenever they were matched up, Kobe had a hard time doing anything other than shooting fadeaways over him. LeBron was always quick enough to stay with him, and obviously bigger and stronger as well. Meanwhile, on the other end, Kobe rarely guarded LeBron for obvious reasons.

Anyway, here's a better fadeaway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wXZ48__zI0

:biggums: you can't be serious? blocky ass lego looking Bran shooting a off balance fadeaway on an awkward stepback with ugly form and hand in face is better?

:rolleyes:

[Indian guy]

This is a pretty good one by MJ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUyR7LRGfaQ&t=3m44s)

[Prometheus]

I have some other memories from Lebron's younger days, sir

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTITRJp2bhI

and Kobe was 2 - 0 against 09 Lebron (Lebron in his BEST statistical season) and outplayed him both games :confusedshrug:

Kobe and Lebron both had great games against eachother, I think they both had a game-winning shot against eachother in the same season in 07 IIRC, where Kobe hit 3 straight shots over Lebron from the same spot, including the winner :pimp:

That was great defense, but it was a rare occurrence. The baseline trap was well-timed, and Kobe did a great job of getting the strip. They both have nice plays against each other, but when it comes to LeBron guarding Kobe, he made him work as hard as anyone ever has. Kobe has only made a handful of actual moves on LeBron in all their games against one another, with most of his scores on him coming by way of fadeaways. It is what it is.

[ShawkFactory]

:biggums: you can't be serious? blocky ass lego looking Bran shooting a off balance fadeaway on a catch and shoot with ugly form and hand in face is better?

:rolleyes:
:wtf:

[Prometheus]

:biggums: you can't be serious? blocky ass lego looking Bran shooting a off balance fadeaway on a catch and shoot with ugly form and hand in face is better?

:rolleyes:

:wtf:

Catch-and-shoot? So this is what happened... STATUTORY clicked the link, saw the title, thought he remembered the play, and responded. Didn't watch the video.

Not surprising though... you can't expect a 100% anti-bran troll to say anything about LeBron if it's not disparaging. Predictable. Homogeneous. Biased.

He hit a beautiful step-back, fadeaway, game-winning three over one of the best wing defenders in the league. Cry about it.

[ImKobe]

That was great defense, but it was a rare occurrence. The baseline trap was well-timed, and Kobe did a great job of getting the strip. They both have nice plays against each other, but when it comes to LeBron guarding Kobe, he made him work as hard as anyone ever has. Kobe has only made a handful of actual moves on LeBron in all their games against one another, with most of his scores on him coming by way of fadeaways. It is what it is.

He pulled up 3 straight times on Bran from the same spot within like 2 minutes in crunch time.

And since Bran joined Miami, they haven't defended eachother too much, but Kobe has some great sequences defending Lebron in the 2013 ASG and this year in that 17 assist game.

Lebron is a big, strong body, so obviously Kobe is going to have to work hard to shoot over him or get by him, Kobe was never the fastest guy in the league. But he did have two dunks on James (one in 2011 ASG IIRC and one in 2013, where Lebron avoided a facial)

[STATUTORY]

:wtf:

Catch-and-shoot? So this is what happened... STATUTORY clicked the link, saw the title, thought he remembered the play, and responded. Didn't watch the video.

Not surprising though... you can't expect a 100% anti-bran troll to say anything about LeBron if it's not disparaging. Predictable. Homogeneous. Biased.

He hit a beautiful step-back, fadeaway, game-winning three over one of the best wing defenders in the league. Cry about it.

not crying, just not that aesthetic of a shot. Most people will agree

[HOoopCityJones]

Prometheus just had to make this about Kobe's D and got ethered by the facts.


Kobe's defense, or lack there of is an overrated topic here at ISH, yet ni99as wanna act like Lebron a defensive juggernaut.

[SHAQisGOAT]

How about some of these:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtpjCnOoO1Y

http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/3-04-2015/y_MgFC.gif

^That's over 7'2, 36'' vertical leap Ralph Sampson, btw...

[ImKobe]

How about some of these:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtpjCnOoO1Y

http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/3-04-2015/y_MgFC.gif

^That's 7'2, 36'' vertical leap Ralph Sampson, btw...

form doesn't look too smooth, similar arc tho

[RRR3]

Prometheus just had to make this about Kobe's D and got ethered by the facts.


Kobe's defense, or lack there of is an overrated topic here at ISH, yet ni99as wanna act like Lebron a defensive juggernaut.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/50/78/51/507851a89c9d6e2444307aec8ebe1d52.jpg

[Prometheus]

Prometheus just had to make this about Kobe's D and got ethered by the facts.


Kobe's defense, or lack there of is an overrated topic here at ISH, yet ni99as wanna act like Lebron a defensive juggernaut.

First of all, Kobe's D is all OP had in mind when he made this thread anyway.

Second, I barely mentioned anything about Kobe playing defense. I was talking about how well LeBron always seemed to defend Kobe. Since bean is a better pure scorer and one-on-one player, it always impressed me that he managed very few actual moves on bran over their careers. He was almost always forced into a fade.

[SugarHill]

I feel like Tmac had a ridiculous one over Lebron in Lebrons rookie season but I cant find it. In the search I did find this though:

http://5.kicksonfire.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/tumblr_mb28yj0DQC1qjkukyo1_500.gif


That shot from a different angle was one of the most posted gifs on here 10 years ago.
:bowdown:

[3ball]

On that shot in the OP, Jordan would not have needed to arch it that high - it would have just been an ordinary shot.

Kobe always makes shots look a lot harder than Jordan would.

[VengefulAngel]

Does any1 have the Lebron rainbow turnaround against TMAC? I think it was in 2006 or 2005.

[Elosha]

Probably because its straight murder :bowdown:

That is an incredible fadeaway by TMac. To Kobe's credit however, IIRC, he immediately blew past on TMac on the very next possession and threw down a vicious two hand dunk with TMac jumping with him. Talk about lack of intimidation. Basically they just embarrassed each other on back to back plays.

[Uncle Drew]

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/e8/99/52/e899528fbc0e7ebf64c1119eb5e4c46b.jpg

[HOoopCityJones]

Kobe always said Tmac was his greatest match up doe.

[Prime_Shaq]

Michael Jordan please and thank you.

[Spurs m8]

Dirks > Kobes