say you put kobe in china right now

[swagga]

would he be the MVP?

[Akrazotile]

21 ppg on 8/29 shooting, 4 rebs, 4 assists.


So, yes, MVP.

[swagga]

21 ppg on 8/29 shooting, 4 rebs, 4 assists.


So, yes, MVP.

i don't know man, they got some tough competition down there, starbury, stevie franchise and all sorts of all stars. It ain't that easy no more.

[FKAri]

He'd be amazing for a few games here or there but he's not going to be able to play every game.

[outbreak]

If he bricks open jumpshots in the NBA why would moving to china fix that?

[Gus Hemmingway]

Last time he played a tournament in China he was the worst on the team, so no

[kennethgriffin]

Last time he played a tournament in China he was the worst on the team, so no


wasnt that the 2008 olympics when kobe single handedly saved lebron from his 3rd consecutive international choke job

[Gus Hemmingway]

wasnt that the 2008 olympics when kobe single handedly saved lebron from his 3rd consecutive international choke job

Saved? You mean when Lebron + Wade had to carry his dead weight around the entire tournament

Here's actual facts of EVERY game

China
Lbj 18pts 66%fg
Wade 19pts 100%fg
Kobe 13pts 43%fg

Angolia
Lbj 12pts 71%fg
Wade 19pts 75%fg
Kobe 8pts 30%fg

Greece
Lbj 13pts 50%fg
Wade 17pts 60%fg
Kobe 10pts 50%

Spain
Lbj 18pts 50%fg
Wade 16pts 67%fg
Kobe 11pts 40%fg

Germany
Lbj 18pts 70%fg
Wade 10pts 67%fg
Kobe 13pts 50%fg

Australia
Lbj 16pts 60%fg
Wade 8pts 30%fg
Kobe 25pts 62%fg (Patty Mills scored 20 on Kobe this game)

Argentina
Lbj 15pts 55%fg
Wade 12pts 58%fg
Kobe 12pts 35%fg (Delfino scored 20 on Kobe)

GOLD vs Spain
Lbj 14pts 66%fg
Wade 27pts 75%fg
Kobe 20pts 50%fg (Fernandez scored 22 on Kobe)

http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/08/olym/men/teamPlay/p/openNodeIDs/6588/selNodeID/6588/fe_teamPlay_teaSear.html

2008 Beijing
Wade >> Lebron >>> USA >> Kobe

[BigNBAfan]

^ did not watch the games. Look who had possessions in close games in the 4th. Wasn't lebron, wade or anyone else but beansie... even your GOLD vs Spain you can see how kobe took charge there.

[LikeMike]

No, he is worse than CBA Marbury.

[BigNBAfan]

His limitations isn't the competition but his physical condition at this point. He's been in the league longer than most posters on this site have been alive.

[TheBigVeto]

Considering the Chinese have this bizarre love for Kobe (even though he ruined the career of their national hero Yao Ming), yeah, regardless of his stats.

[HylianNightmare]

Beasley just put up b2b near 50 point games, so I'd imagine kobe would run away with the mvp award

[bigkingsfan]

In a wheelchair league, maybe.

[kennethgriffin]

Saved? You mean when Lebron + Wade had to carry his dead weight around the entire tournament

Here's actual facts of EVERY game

China
Lbj 18pts 66%fg
Wade 19pts 100%fg
Kobe 13pts 43%fg

Angolia
Lbj 12pts 71%fg
Wade 19pts 75%fg
Kobe 8pts 30%fg

Greece
Lbj 13pts 50%fg
Wade 17pts 60%fg
Kobe 10pts 50%

Spain
Lbj 18pts 50%fg
Wade 16pts 67%fg
Kobe 11pts 40%fg

Germany
Lbj 18pts 70%fg
Wade 10pts 67%fg
Kobe 13pts 50%fg

Australia
Lbj 16pts 60%fg
Wade 8pts 30%fg
Kobe 25pts 62%fg (Patty Mills scored 20 on Kobe this game)

Argentina
Lbj 15pts 55%fg
Wade 12pts 58%fg
Kobe 12pts 35%fg (Delfino scored 20 on Kobe)

GOLD vs Spain
Lbj 14pts 66%fg
Wade 27pts 75%fg
Kobe 20pts 50%fg (Fernandez scored 22 on Kobe)

http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/08/olym/men/teamPlay/p/openNodeIDs/6588/selNodeID/6588/fe_teamPlay_teaSear.html

2008 Beijing
Wade >> Lebron >>> USA >> Kobe


yeah but kobe still saved the gold medal game. all those stats against the shit teams were meaningless without that 4th quarter performance by kobe

i think he had a hand in the last 15 points or some shit

the only competitive game of the entire tournament was the gold medal game.

and lebron shrunk under pressure

[Smoke117]

Beasley just put up b2b near 50 point games, so I'd imagine kobe would run away with the mvp award

Beasley could always score and he's about 10 times the scorer Kobe is at this point, so yeah...

Even by chinese standards kobe is slow as molasses. He's pretty much the least athletic player in the NBA at this moment.

[Gus Hemmingway]

yeah but kobe still saved the gold medal game. all those stats against the shit teams were meaningless without that 4th quarter performance by kobe

i think he had a hand in the last 15 points or some shit

the only competitive game of the entire tournament was the gold medal game.

and lebron shrunk under pressure


Ofcourse, how silly of me. I should of known to Kobe fans 1 quarter is more important than all the other 31 quarters combined.

Kobe can go 4 for 24, but as long as those 4 fg's are in the 4th. He's fearless, clutch and saved the game :lol

[kennethgriffin]

Ofcourse, how silly of me. I should of known to Kobe fans 1 quarter is more important than all the other 31 quarters combined.

Kobe can go 4 for 24, but as long as those 4 fg's are in the 4th. He's fearless, clutch and saved the game :lol


it was though


because the other games were exhibition level intensity and they were basically cake walks.. so anyone could have done the main damage

like when the 1992 team let barkley run the show... i guarantee if the gold medal game was close theyed have told barkley to take a seat and let MJ work

[bluechox2]

Send Kobe to dleague first

[Gus Hemmingway]

it was though


because the other games were exhibition level intensity and they were basically cake walks.. so anyone could have done the main damage

like when the 1992 team let barkley run the show... i guarantee if the gold medal game was close theyed have told barkley to take a seat and let MJ work

The Barkley analogy of "they didn't need him, until it was close" doesn't hold weight

Kobe accumulatively shot 30 more times than BOTH Bron/Wade, but had scored less points than either.

Lebron doubled him on boards and assists also

Fact is Kobe was trying all tournament to score score score, be the leader of the team in ALL the games and he simply fell short in all those games, until the final last minutes of the gold game.