Did Kobe rely too much on his elite athleticism?

[Im Still Ballin]

It's a shame he's fallen off a cliff since losing his athleticism

Needed more skill in his game

[riseagainst]

I think you spelled "Lebron" wrong.

[Im Still Ballin]

Hear me out on this

Kobe's game relied way too much on his athleticism

The difference between Kobe today and Kobe in 2013 is that he could jump high enough to hit those fadeaways

Kobe was a flashy player, not really skilled. He routinely shot ridiculously hard shots that required elite athleticism to hit

[kennethgriffin]

no. but he did rely on his achilles tendon

[warriorfan]

I think you spelled "Lebron" wrong.

Shut It Down

[Im Still Ballin]

Shut It Down
Turn it back on please

[AirBonner]

It's a shame he's fallen off a cliff since losing his athleticism

Needed more skill in his game
Agree. He's basically the Allen Iverson of sg's

[Gus Hemmingway]

no. but he did rely on his achilles tendon


too bad he can't rely on his brain to cut off the electro signals connecting to his wrists from flipping up such a large amount of shots at such a poor execution rate

[warriorfan]

too bad I can't rely on my brain to cut off the electro signals connecting to my fingers from typing up such a large amount of posts at such a poor execution rate

Agreed on all points

[sosolid4u09]

no. but he did rely on his achilles tendon
Yea he did. What a mug

[TheImmortal]

I think you spelled "Lebron" wrong.
rekt


thread backfire :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

[Im Still Ballin]

rekt


thread backfire :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
No.

[ISHGoat]

too bad he can't rely on his brain to cut off the electro signals connecting to his wrists from flipping up such a large amount of shots at such a poor execution rate

:applause:

[sekachu]

It's a shame he's fallen off a cliff since losing his athleticism

Needed more skill in his game




can't imagine how bad lebron will be once he is losing his athleticism

[riseagainst]

can't imagine how bad lebron will be once he is losing his athleticism

you mean now?

:lol

[Genaro]

Kobe didn't have elite athleticism since his knee injuries in 05. By 2011 he had almost none of it. But yeah he could still jump and move better enough to be great cause he did it basically with skills. Right now with the Achilles injury he doesn't even have the minimum required.

[Im Still Ballin]

Kobe didn't have elite athleticism since his knee injuries in 05. By 2011 he had almost none of it. But yeah he could still jump and move better enough to be great cause he did it basically with skills. Right now with the Achilles injury he doesn't even have the minimum required.
He was throwing down poster jams in 2013

Josh Smith
Against Brooklyn

[HOoopCityJones]

He was throwing down poster jams in 2013

Josh Smith
Against Brooklyn

Pre Achilles injury....

No matter how you slice it you're an idiot. :lol

[ArbitraryWater]

Kobe didn't have elite athleticism since his knee injuries in 05. By 2011 he had almost none of it. But yeah he could still jump and move better enough to be great cause he did it basically with skills. Right now with the Achilles injury he doesn't even have the minimum required.

His athleticism in 2005 was just fine :facepalm A year of great dunks for him.

[Sambacher]

I will never understand why anyone on ISH entertain troll threads like this... You people calling OP an idiot are at an equal level of dumbass for believing he is serious.

[Mr. Jabbar]

I think you spelled "Lebron" wrong.

Brutal. :lol

[Smoke117]

His athleticism in 2005 was just fine :facepalm A year of great dunks for him.

He's talking out of his ass...he didn't even injure his knee in 2005. He had a "sore knee" in 04...but that hardly constitutes an injury. He never had any serious problems with his knees till he fractured the knee two season ago. Kobe stans always want to underrate his athleticism and make him out to be the Larry Bird of shooting guards...it's ridiculous.

[Levity]

He's talking out of his ass...he didn't even injure his knee in 2005. He had a "sore knee" in 04...but that hardly constitutes an injury. He never had any serious problems with his knees till he fractured the knee two season ago. Kobe stans always want to underrate his athleticism and make him out to be the Larry Bird of shooting guards...it's ridiculous.

the year they got swept by dallas, kobes knees were old man status. phil had him sitting out of practices, as well as playing his fewest minutes per game in recent memory.

it was that summer that kobe flew over to germany, started spinning some blood and pissed of all of ISH with his new favorite medical procedure.

[Cold soul]

Kobe had elite athleticism up until around 09/10 season were greatly declined with his speed, quickness, jumping ability, strength, etc.

[Cold soul]

the year they got swept by dallas, kobes knees were old man status. phil had him sitting out of practices, as well as playing his fewest minutes per game in recent memory.

it was that summer that kobe flew over to germany, started spinning some blood and pissed of all of ISH with his new favorite medical procedure.


And then achilles snapped and elite Kobe was over with.

[iBandwagon]

The 3 most important things in bball IMO:
-Skill
-Athleticism
-Decision making

Kobe had skill and athleticism, and it was enough to over take his decision flaws. Now he still has skill, but the athleticism isn't there to cancel out the poor decision making.

[iBandwagon]

LeBron, for comparison sake:
-Lower skill than Kobe
-Higher athleticism
-Higher decision making

We'll see how he does in old age with lowered athleticism while having lower skill but better decision making. I think it will make him age better than Kobe despite athleticism being more important to peak LeBron.

[Magic 32]

LeBron, for comparison sake:
-Lower skill than Kobe
-Higher athleticism
-Higher decision making

We'll see how he does in old age with lowered athleticism while having lower skill but better decision making. I think it will make him age better than Kobe despite athleticism being more important to peak LeBron.

When did Kobe have bad decision making?

Other than 2012, I don't see any bad decision making while he was on a contending team.

[Beastmode88]

I think you spelled "Lebron" wrong.

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