ESPN ranks Kobe as 93rd best player!

[JT123]

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13821983/nbarank-91-100
I'd say they are being a little too generous, but what else can you expect from ESPN.

[Fudge]

Accurate.

[Keno]

above 100.

[9erempiree]

:facepalm

He's top 10 if healthy.

[bigkingsfan]

Sounds like his all time ranking.

[GIF REACTION]

Sounds like his all time ranking.
:roll: :applause:

[oh the horror]

ESPN just embarrassing themselves now. Look, I'm not going to sit here and act like Kobe isn't a shell of his former self but 93rd? Come on now. That's stupid.

[MellowYellow]

ESPN just embarrassing themselves now. Look, I'm not going to sit here and act like Kobe isn't a shell of his former self but 93rd? Come on now. That's stupid.
He was a net negative on both ends of the court, this ranking was generous.

[imdaman99]

He was a net negative on both ends of the court, this ranking was generous.
You gonna throw a fit when ESPN drops Melo out of the top 15 than? He was a net negative on both ends too.

[JT123]

He was a net negative on both ends of the court, this ranking was generous.
You are correct my friend. Let's have a look at Kobe's impact last season
The Lakers are 14 points per 100 possessions better with Kobe off the court this season than they are with Kobe on the court. Among all players with at least 1,000 minutes this season, only Kobe's teammate Jordan Hill has had a more negative effect on his team's production than Bryant himself.

Kobe ranks among the worst players in the league this season in a number of categories:

• 124th in field goal percentage (third-worst among qualified players)

• 103rd in 3-point percentage (fifth-worst)

• 74th in player efficiency rating

• 361st in win shares

This sounds like a player who should be very grateful to be ranked in the top 100.

[MellowYellow]

You gonna throw a fit when ESPN drops Melo out of the top 15 than? He was a net negative on both ends too.
No he wasn't, he was 6th in the league in orpm despite playing for the 29th ranked offense.

[dubeta]

Sounds like his all time ranking.

:lol

[ArbitraryWater]

ESPN just embarrassing themselves now. Look, I'm not going to sit here and act like Kobe isn't a shell of his former self but 93rd? Come on now. That's stupid.

Its a generous ranking. He was the least valuable player on the court last year.

[buddha]

inb4 Kobe sees this and shoots 30 times a game.

[MellowYellow]

You gonna throw a fit when ESPN drops Melo out of the top 15 than? He was a net negative on both ends too.
The lakers were 7 pts better with Kobe off the floor
http://www.82games.com/1415/1415LAL.HTM

The knicks were 9 pts better with Melo on the floor
http://www.82games.com/1415/1415NYK.HTM

[NBAplayoffs2001]

ESPN has been hating on Kobe ever since the 2011 playoffs.

[Hit_Em]

maybe in his prime this would be true but now? I easily have 200 players better than him

[JT123]

The lakers were 7 pts better with Kobe off the floor
http://www.82games.com/1415/1415LAL.HTM

The knicks were 9 pts better with Melo on the floor
http://www.82games.com/1415/1415NYK.HTM
So in other words, imdaman99 was trying to throw his own franchise player under the bus just to make excuses for Kobe. :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm

[DMV2]

Sounds like his all time ranking.
:lol

[inclinerator]

http://i.imgur.com/I7H3b5e.gif

[JT123]

ESPN has been hating on Kobe ever since the 2011 playoffs.
Can you or any Kobe fan please explain to me how they are "hating" on Kobe? :rolleyes:
Even if you wanna close your eyes and ignore that every stat available PROVES that Kobe is having a negative impact on his team, (despite his high ppg average) he has only played in about 40 games over the last 2 seasons. If a player can't stay on the court why in the world would he be ranked in the top 100 contributors for this coming season? :hammerhead: As others have said, this ranking was more than generous.

[LikeABosh]

ESPN just embarrassing themselves now. Look, I'm not going to sit here and act like Kobe isn't a shell of his former self but 93rd? Come on now. That's stupid.
Is it really? He's another year older and hasn't been relevant for over 2 years.

[lil jahlil]

Laker fans complained about the ranking last year, but it turned out to be generous.

[G0ATbe]

If he's truly back to 100% he's top 5 at the very worst.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Travesty. He's way too high.

[JT123]

Travesty. He's way too high.
Good to have you back brother! :cheers:

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Good to have you back brother! :cheers:

lol I wasn't banned. I only post when the real NBA season starts, which happens to be today since LeBron "King" James is playing.

[KembaWalker]

Isn't it amazin that JT happens to find all the Kobe articles before everyone else :roll:

The ranking is whatever, ESPN trash anyway

[DaOldLion]

pretty funny how Kobe dominates all discussion on this board, most of the topics are created by his haters..

look at this dorks hating on Kobe with Kobe and Laker avys :oldlol:

definition of obsessed

:oldlol:

[Vaniiiia]

:facepalm

93 on reputation. The numbers don't lie. He's not top 100.... yes, he's THAT bad.

He's just not very good without his athletisism. For someone who get heralded for his great skills, he doesn't seem to have any that don't involve him chucking bricks from 20 feet away. Maybe he should've spent more time practicing his passing, or trying to understand team basketball. All the stories I've ever heard about the guy involve him chucking thousands of shots up... "GOAT work ethic!"

His work ethic is the equivalent of a tumor growing. The more time he puts in the more his ego and confidence grows and the more losses the Lakers receive. :oldlol:

Keep going, Kobe! Lakers fans... you have my pity. Sike, enjoy the lottery, again.

[Lebronxrings]

who?

[MEB2kDeez]

Is it really? He's another year older and hasn't been relevant for over 2 years.
:no: One would think otherwise judging from this forum lol.

[DaOldLion]

:no: One would think otherwise judging from this forum lol.

every thread on ISH is about Kobe

:oldlol: :oldlol:

[JT123]

:facepalm

93 on reputation. The numbers don't lie. He's not top 100.... yes, he's THAT bad.

He's just not very good without his athletisism. For someone who get heralded for his great skills, he doesn't seem to have any that don't involve him chucking bricks from 20 feet away. Maybe he should've spent more time practicing his passing, or trying to understand team basketball. All the stories I've ever heard about the guy involve him chucking thousands of shots up... "GOAT work ethic!"

His work ethic is the equivalent of a tumor growing. The more time he puts in the more his ego and confidence grows and the more losses the Lakers receive. :oldlol:

Keep going, Kobe! Lakers fans... you have my pity. Sike, enjoy the lottery, again.
As a long time Kobe fan, this post hurts my heart. :(

[Fallen Angel]

Was Jordan ever the 93rd best player in the league at any point?

[Sakkreth]

It's tricky. While it's weird to see and all-time great to be so low at the same time it's a ranking of currently best players, so this ranking for Kobe is generous if anything.

[JT123]

Was Jordan ever the 93rd best player in the league at any point?
Most all time greats retire before tarnishing their legacy the way Kobe has.

[HOoopCityJones]

Was Jordan ever the 93rd best player in the league at any point?

Wizards Jordan was at the very least the 110th best player in the game when he can out of retirement...again.

Also this is the notice , I'm going in raw dog on Jordan Stanleys this year (except Sportsjames23 since he's a real OG) The rest of you ni99as it's open season on, you would think worshiping the goat would give some of you guys an unwavering confidence , why not? guy is the goat, but a lot of you are insecure as fucc. :lol

[ImKobe]

Can you or any Kobe fan please explain to me how they are "hating" on Kobe? :rolleyes:
Even if you wanna close your eyes and ignore that every stat available PROVES that Kobe is having a negative impact on his team, (despite his high ppg average) he has only played in about 40 games over the last 2 seasons. If a player can't stay on the court why in the world would he be ranked in the top 100 contributors for this coming season? :hammerhead: As others have said, this ranking was more than generous.

Health is obviously why his ranking is so low and I have no problem with him being 93rd, it's generous considering him being injured for most of the last 2 years.


We all know a healthy Kobe is a great player but the problem is that he hasn't been healthy. His last pre-season game was encouraging but we'll see if he makes it through the season and how much he produces. The Lakers team last year was bottom 3 in the league if not the worst. Last time he was healthy he was playing some of the best offensive basketball of his career post-ASB 2013, but I'm not sure he can return to that form physically.

[dubeta]

:facepalm

93 on reputation. The numbers don't lie. He's not top 100.... yes, he's THAT bad.

He's just not very good without his athletisism. For someone who get heralded for his great skills, he doesn't seem to have any that don't involve him chucking bricks from 20 feet away. Maybe he should've spent more time practicing his passing, or trying to understand team basketball. All the stories I've ever heard about the guy involve him chucking thousands of shots up... "GOAT work ethic!"

His work ethic is the equivalent of a tumor growing. The more time he puts in the more his ego and confidence grows and the more losses the Lakers receive. :oldlol:

Keep going, Kobe! Lakers fans... you have my pity. Sike, enjoy the lottery, again.

Holy shit I agree 100% with the bolded :oldlol: :applause:


Couldn't have described it better that's exactly what it is. The Kobe 'work ethic' does nothing but make teammates worse.

[GimmeThat]

really old Kobe looks at Julius Randle

'just shoot the ball, you won't/don't even understand half of the other things I'm trying to say or pointing out'

looks at DeAngelo Russell

'you'll get the ball and do your thing trust me, but when I want to run my play, even if it appears to be out of what the coach is saying, just get in position accordingly'

looks at the bench

'at least this way I won't interrupt you during your personnel development, "coaching staff"'


I took this straight out of a Marvel's comic strip, not even kidding.

[JT123]

Health is obviously why his ranking is so low and I have no problem with him being 93rd, it's generous considering him being injured for most of the last 2 years.
Really? That's the ONLY reason? :rolleyes:


[B]The Lakers are 14 points per 100 possessions better with Kobe off the court this season than they are with Kobe on the court. Among all players with at least 1,000 minutes this season, only Kobe's teammate Jordan Hill has had a more negative effect on his team's production than Bryant himself.

Kobe ranks among the worst players in the league this season in a number of categories:

[TheBigVeto]

93 is too high

[Cold soul]

Was Jordan ever the 93rd best player in the league at any point?

Jordan was golden child even when he was washed up with Wizards the media never treated him like this.

[gyu]

blasphemous.

[knicksman]

wheres OP? Reality finally setting in? LOL

[KiiiiNG]

ESPN just embarrassing themselves now. Look, I'm not going to sit here and act like Kobe isn't a shell of his former self but 93rd? Come on now. That's stupid.
Yikes.

[TheBigVeto]

He's top 10 if healthy.
:facepalm