Durant having no issues from achilles return, why couldn't Kobe?

[Docs Orders]

32yo Durant after tearing achilles: 27ppg on 53% fg, 69% 3p


34yo Bryant after tearing achilles: 13ppg on 42% fg, 18% 3p


NM: 35yo Lebron after tearing groin: FMVP, runner-up MVP, Lakers Champion

[Nike D'Antoni]

Durant took more time to return. And also younger.
Durant had it at 30, Kobe at 34

[Docs Orders]

32yo Durant still one of the best players in the league


34yo Kobe became arguably the worst starter in the league, by far

[Wally450]

Why all the threads about Kobe?

[AlternativeAcc.]

Huge skill difference between the two

Kobe wasn't skilled, that's a massive myth

He relied 100% on athleticism, once it left he plummeted to worst starter in history

[DoctorP]

Pretty retarded bruh

[Kiddlovesnets]

Tbh, it wasnt just the achilles injury that ended Kobe's prime, age and subsequent injury on his shoulder were major contributors.

[Docs Orders]

Huge skill difference between the two

Kobe wasn't skilled, that's a massive myth

He relied 100% on athleticism, once it left he plummeted to worst starter in history
Well said

Durant isn't reliant on god given physical feature set like Kobe, Durant's talent comes from hard work.

Kobe's game fell off the second he showed any signs of bumps n bruises (00, 04, 06, 07, 08, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20*)

[InnerZen]

This dude is such a pathetic poster

[LAmbruh]

Kobe relied on athleticism, Durant pure shooters touch and savvy BBIQ

[PeroAntic]

why did kblaze unban these insufferable imbeciles of lebron stans I will never understand.

[LAL]

Tbh, it wasnt just the achilles injury that ended Kobe's prime, age and subsequent injury on his shoulder were major contributors.

True. He was getting his legs and rhythm back (baseline dunk around barnes) then the knee
injury against tony allen, then coming back injuring his shoulder.

[Akeem34TheDream]

I thought these threads would stop when the dude died.

[Overdrive]

why did kblaze unban these insufferable imbeciles of lebron stans I will never understand.

He didn't. The forum update rolled back the bans.

[Hey Yo]

why did kblaze unban these insufferable imbeciles of lebron stans I will never understand.

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[Doranku]

Well said

Durant isn't reliant on god given physical feature set like Kobe, Durant's talent comes from hard work.

Kobe's game fell off the second he showed any signs of bumps n bruises (00, 04, 06, 07, 08, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20*)

Human garbage.

[Axe]

I thought these threads would stop when the dude died.
Eh not quite

[Baller789]

OP is a fakkit.

And a disrespectful one at that.

[Manny98]

Well said

Durant isn't reliant on god given physical feature set like Kobe, Durant's talent comes from hard work.

Kobe's game fell off the second he showed any signs of bumps n bruises (00, 04, 06, 07, 08, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20*)
:roll:

[Real Men Wear Green]

LeBron James is firmly in the GoAT debate, man died and you're still here to troll and hate. Kblaze did not unban this piece of crap he was freed by the rollback. I'll deal with that shortly.

[dawsey6]

32yo Durant after tearing achilles: 27ppg on 53% fg, 69% 3p


34yo Bryant after tearing achilles: 13ppg on 42% fg, 18% 3p


NM: 35yo Lebron after tearing groin: FMVP, runner-up MVP, Lakers Champion

First of all, Kobe was 35. Those years make a big difference at that age range.

Secondly, KD was out for a year and a half. Kobe was out for literally one off-season.

Thirdly, why include Lebron's significantly less impactful groin strain (not a tear) that occurred on the Christmas before the 19-20 season in the post? He missed 17 games.

Fourth, clearly one of the most beloved players in the history of sports, let alone basketball. Gave everything he could to the game, respected and honored the game, changed the league, and you fix your fingers to type this manipulative idiocy, why?

How does it feel to not be able to properly mentally participate in discussion about the greatness of some of the biggest icons in sports culture? Must be depressing. And to include '20 in "bumps and bruises"? Completely disrespectful. I hope folks have more respect for you than that in the wake of your death.

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32yo Durant after tearing achilles: 27ppg on 53% fg, 69% 3p


34yo Bryant after tearing achilles: 13ppg on 42% fg, 18% 3p


NM: 35yo Lebron after tearing groin: FMVP, runner-up MVP, Lakers Champion

Kobe was actually injury prone and even when he played 82 games he was playing with an injury (which he/NBA always made obvious). Kobe/NBA always wanted us to know that he was out on the court playing hurt. Kobe was never fully healthy in any season.

So the answer is that he had a weaker constitution and his grit kept him in the game but that could only take him so far.

[HoopsNY]

Why did Dominique come back from it better than Kobe? Does it really matter? Are we saying Nique > Kobe now? Kobe was 35 when he returned keep in mind and his time between injury and return was far less than Durant's. I don't get these kinds of posts. It has zero impact on the legacy of any great player, including Kobe.

[HoopsNY]

First of all, Kobe was 35. Those years make a big difference at that age range.

Secondly, KD was out for a year and a half. Kobe was out for literally one off-season.

Thirdly, why include Lebron's significantly less impactful groin strain (not a tear) that occurred on the Christmas before the 19-20 season in the post? He missed 17 games.

Fourth, clearly one of the most beloved players in the history of sports, let alone basketball. Gave everything he could to the game, respected and honored the game, changed the league, and you fix your fingers to type this manipulative idiocy, why?

How does it feel to not be able to properly mentally participate in discussion about the greatness of some of the biggest icons in sports culture? Must be depressing. And to include '20 in "bumps and bruises"? Completely disrespectful. I hope folks have more respect for you than that in the wake of your death.

Simple, it's what Bran stans do in today's era with impunity. We see it all on this forum, without exception, but it's also propagated in the media with charlatans like Nick Wright. Imagine the day after Kobe's number was retired in LA, Wright decides to go on a rant about Kobe's mishaps, to the point that Chris Carter just told him to stop.

[tpols]

The simple answer is Kobe doesn't have KD's height or length advantage. Kobe is like 6'5, KD is 7 feet tall. So he had to rely more on his hops and quickness to get separation for the jumper and elevate above defenders at the rim. Durant has a 7.5 foot wingspan and 9.5 foot standing reach. He doesn't even have to jump much more than a baby hop to get it off. And the achilles is a primary driver of jumping and taking off from a stand still. Turns out being able to bend your ankles well and explode matters.

[tpols]

Simple, it's what Bran stans do in today's era with impunity. We see it all on this forum, without exception, but it's also propagated in the media with charlatans like Nick Wright. Imagine the day after Kobe's number was retired in LA, Wright decides to go on a rant about Kobe's mishaps, to the point that Chris Carter just told him to stop.

Lebron fans are the fakest corniest trolls on earth. They're an embodiment of the guy they stan so it makes sense they're naturally attracted to him. It's amazing too because no other type of stan on this site has as many alts as the worst Lebron stan on this site (OP). The fella has made dozens of accounts for this sole purpose... it is incredible.

[hold this L]

Well said

Durant isn't reliant on god given physical feature set like Kobe, Durant's talent comes from hard work.

Kobe's game fell off the second he showed any signs of bumps n bruises (00, 04, 06, 07, 08, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20*)

What a piece of a shit

[baudkarma]

Medicine has advanced between the time Kobe suffered his injury and the time KD was injured. Also, just because the press describes two injuries with the same general, vague terms does not mean that those two injuries are identical. Both Kobe and KD suffered a "ruptured achilles tendon", but the fact is that Kobes injury could have been much more severe than Durants. Dak Prescott suffered a compound fracture of his ankle earlier this season. Joe Theismann suffered a broken leg when Lawrence Taylor sacked him back in 1985. Anyone who has watched video of those injuries knows that those words don't begin to describe the magnitude of those injuries.

[KobesFinger]

Durant tore his right Achilles, whereas Kobe tore his left

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Lebron fans are the fakest corniest trolls on earth. They're an embodiment of the guy they stan so it makes sense they're naturally attracted to him. It's amazing too because no other type of stan on this site has as many alts as the worst Lebron stan on this site (OP). The fella has made dozens of accounts for this sole purpose... it is incredible.

You are underestimating the amount of LeBron stans that exist. Especially in the months after having won a championship.

In other places I've been accused of having multiple alts but I only had one account.

We all feed off of eachother, learn new angles from eachother, and essentially bring up the same arguments so it just seems like we're the same person. It isn't that. We're just united in thought.

[Shooter]

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Who's that? Pero? :lol

[coin24]

OP lame trolling as usual, someone change his poo bag he was left alone last few days

[Axe]

You are underestimating the amount of LeBron stans that exist. Especially in the months after having won a championship.

In other places I've been accused of having multiple alts but I only had one account.

We all feed off of eachother, learn new angles from eachother, and essentially bring up the same arguments so it just seems like we're the same person. It isn't that. We're just united in thought.
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