Kobe courted KG and Dirk, but no one wanted to play with Kobe.

[ELITEpower23]

Kobe tried to do it but even CP3 didn't want to play with Kobe.

https://i.postimg.cc/bvBd8bTy/20210908-114253.jpg

No KG
No Dirk
No CP3

Shaq left. Bynum quit. Howard left. No one wanted to play with Kobe.

[imdaman99]

Damn and he managed to win 5 rings with no one wanting to play with him??? :eek:

[warriorfan]

cool

[Kenny Griffin]

OP is making kobe top 3 all time and he doesn't even know it

hate equals greatness


its why I realized lebron was top 3 all time. people only hold seething levels of hatred for kobe, lebron or jordan

those are the 3 guys that represent the nba and its history more than anyone

its all people think about. it's why OP made this thread. kobe is a threat

lebron was a threat and now I'm telling the truth because I no longer want to waste my life away. theres bigger things than basketball

[ELITEpower23]

Damn and he managed to win 5 rings with no one wanting to play with him??? :eek:

He has TWO FMVPs after blackmailing Memphis for Gasol. Not too shabby

[Kenny Griffin]

He has TWO FMVPs after blackmailing Memphis for Gasol. Not too shabby

why do you care so much about a loser that's not even top 10

[The Iron Fist]

He has TWO FMVPs after blackmailing Memphis for Gasol. Not too shabby

Gasol with no playoff wins? What’s the big deal about getting a guy with zero playoff wins in six years?

[HylianNightmare]

12be

[tontoz]

CP3 was going there until Stern nixed the trade.

[rawimpact]

The league literally went out of its way to block the CP3 trade from happening

Dude never said a word about that and went on to win anyways.

Let it be

[LAL]

5/7 in his 10 year prime, out West.

[SouBeachTalents]

5/7 in his 10 year prime, out West.
2/3 as the best player

[LAL]

2/3 as the best player

5/7 as the best player, or best perimeter player. In his 10 year prime. Out West.

Too bad gay media hated him and didn't average Westbrook type stats sadly.

[j3lademaster]

Imagine if Kobe did something cowardly like… leaving his team to join Dirk in Dallas or KG in Minnesota.

[3ba11]

Kobe had a bad rep as a mean guy and ball-stopper, but his goat skill allowed great fits with Shaq and turned Pau from a 1x all-star into all-nba champion, while turning the triangle into a champion again too - only goat skill has done this.

[Manny98]

All Kobe needed was Gasol to win championships :applause:

[FKAri]

Imagine if Kobe did something cowardly like… leaving his team to join Dirk in Dallas or KG in Minnesota.

Imagine if Kobe did something courageous like joining someone else's team and making it his own.

[warriorfan]

Imagine if Kobe did something courageous like joining someone else's team and making it his own.

Imagine if you weren’t a little bitch

[deathawaitu]

Damn Goatbe alpha 5 rings with no help

Whereas 13ebron only has 2 full season rings even though he had help from the whole league :(

[lakerstekkenn]

Kobe tried to do it but even CP3 didn't want to play with Kobe.

https://i.postimg.cc/bvBd8bTy/20210908-114253.jpg

No KG
No Dirk
No CP3

Shaq left. Bynum quit. Howard left. No one wanted to play with Kobe.


Did you actually read what Dirk said ? he said on your post he couldn't put on another uniform playing for another Team and City, Dirk didn't say he wouldn't play with Kobe but couldn't play for The Lakers and for LA any other Teams because Dallas is his team and Dallas is his City his home, where did you get Dirk having a problem playing with Kobe ? Dirk had a problem playing for another team and another City.

[Hey Yo]

Imagine if Kobe did something cowardly like… leaving his team to join Dirk in Dallas or KG in Minnesota.

Imagine if Kobe let NJ draft him like they wanted to, instead of telling all teams that he would only sign with the contending Lakers.

[j3lademaster]

Imagine if Kobe let NJ draft him like they wanted to, instead of telling all teams that he would only sign with the contending Lakers.You can't hold decisions he's made when he was only 18 at face value. It's almost as dumb as holding his Utah airballs against him when discussing how good he was in his prime.

[lakerstekkenn]

Kobe tried to do it but even CP3 didn't want to play with Kobe.

https://i.postimg.cc/bvBd8bTy/20210908-114253.jpg

No KG
No Dirk
No CP3

Shaq left. Bynum quit. Howard left. No one wanted to play with Kobe.


Howard left because Kobe's criticism about his attitude and playing soft Kobe was trying to teach him how to become a champion mentally but Howard didn't want to hear it and didn't like Kobe bothering him about his play, Kobe demanded more but Howard didn't feel he should play harder while in pain after that Howard left and hasn't been the same ever since so maybe Kobe was right because nobody wanted Howard because of his poor play not playing up to the level of a champion.

In a 2015 interview with USA Today, Bryant said he "tried teaching Dwight" what it took to win a championship, but the three-time Defensive Player of the Year wasn't ready to accept the challenge.

Howard said, "I know that I approached that season wanting to be the best version of myself and also the man," Howard said. "You know, I'm young, I just felt like that at the time. It was really hard for me and Kobe to really communicate. I think we were just at two different mental stages."

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/lakers-dwight-howard-kobe-bryant/1i6ts0eov1ejz1bngixd71erkt



Howard wasn’t sturdy enough to handle Bryant or the pressure of playing in Los Angeles, he will never convince Lakers fans he left to purse a better professional situation.
https://www.dailynews.com/2014/10/29/dwight-howard-disputes-he-left-lakers-because-he-was-afraid-of-kobe-bryant/

https://www.sportsmanor.com/nba-heres-what-caused-the-feud-between-kobe-bryant-and-dwight-howard/



Howard asked Kobe these questions:

“What should I do to get better?” Dwight Howard recalls asking Bryant, via Shams Charania of The Athletic. “He was like: ‘What you mean? You’re already one of the best in the world. What do you mean? Continue to do what you’re doing, continue to play hard. Work on the elbow jump shot and bank shots.’ I was like, ‘Well, how many shots do you shoot in a day?’ He said he used to make 1,000 shots a day. That’s what I started doing: Shooting and making 1,000 jump shots a day. And the next year (2010-11), I was second in the MVP (race, behind Derrick Rose).

“I’ll never forget that. The reason why he said do that wasn’t because he wanted me to shoot all jump shots — it was more so the will.”

No Howard Kobe wanted you to shoot jump shots so you didn't always have to post up throwing up crazy shots Kobe wanted you to develop your game like Duncan hitting bank shots and jumpers but you didn't get that and still can hit a jumper.

[Hey Yo]

You can't hold decisions he's made when he was only 18 at face value. It's almost as dumb as holding his Utah airballs against him when discussing how good he was in his prime.
He could have been the starting SG for the Nets, but instead chose to ride the bench his first 2yrs with LA before finally becoming a starter in year 3.

He wanted not part in trying to build a contending team in NJ, just wanted to be on one as soon as possible. If playing in the NBA was that important to him, he would have let the chips fall and see what happened like dozens before him who didn't make demands before playing a single minute in the NBA.

[DJmicah]

Imagine if Kobe did something cowardly like… leaving his team to join Dirk in Dallas or KG in Minnesota.

or requesting a trade to the bulls to play with...LUOL DENG

[Nowitness]

Stifled the careers of 2 future All-Stars as well in his last seasons.

Truly one of the worst teammates we’ve ever seen. If not for mythology and narrative he’d never be discussed.

[SaintzFury13]

The league literally went out of its way to block the CP3 trade from happening

Dude never said a word about that and went on to win anyways.

Let it be

All that shit happened after Kobe had already won 5 titles.

[paksat]

probably the person I dislike the most after lebron


terrible teammate
uncoachable
ran shaq off
chucker
highly overrated defender
career less than 5 assists per game

career 44% shooter, 32% from 3 point land like do you know how many people have higher averages than that? Gilbert arenas's eyes used to light up every time kobe came out to guard him tells you a lot about his defense too. This dude got lit up by a TON of people, and the media will never say a word about that.

I just don't understand how you have so many hall of fame teammates and can't manage 5 assists while also shooting 44%

[Kenny Griffin]

probably the person I dislike the most after lebron


terrible teammate
uncoachable
ran shaq off
chucker
highly overrated defender
career less than 5 assists per game

career 44% shooter, 32% from 3 point land like do you know how many people have higher averages than that? Gilbert arenas's eyes used to light up every time kobe came out to guard him tells you a lot about his defense too. This dude got lit up by a TON of people, and the media will never say a word about that.

I just don't understand how you have so many hall of fame teammates and can't manage 5 assists while also shooting 44%

why do you losers obsess about kobe more than his own fans. the hate will only ruin your lives since he's already dead and gone so there's no way he can fall any further. what is it you people are hoping for. him to resurrect and be crucified. this place like an insane asylum


I feel like I wasted my life on here and I spend less than half the time posting as you people


kobe sucks ok. hes the worst ever. lol now move the f*ck on

[Chick Stern]

The reality is, with almost no exceptions, anybody who played at least two years with Kobe, played their very best with Kobe.

[Phoenix]

why do you losers obsess about kobe more than his own fans. the hate will only ruin your lives since he's already dead and gone so there's no way he can fall any further. what is it you people are hoping for. him to resurrect and be crucified. this place like an insane asylum


I feel like I wasted my life on here and I spend less than half the time posting as you people


kobe sucks ok. hes the worst ever. lol now move the f*ck on


Posted on Sept 8th



I'm leaving. you should do the same. this place is realgm trash now

Any day now........

[RRR3]

probably the person I dislike the most after lebron


terrible teammate
uncoachable
ran shaq off
chucker
highly overrated defender
career less than 5 assists per game

career 44% shooter, 32% from 3 point land like do you know how many people have higher averages than that? Gilbert arenas's eyes used to light up every time kobe came out to guard him tells you a lot about his defense too. This dude got lit up by a TON of people, and the media will never say a word about that.

I just don't understand how you have so many hall of fame teammates and can't manage 5 assists while also shooting 44%
You just hate Kobe and LeBron because they got compared to your hero MJ. All the other reasons are excuses.

[paksat]

If you dorks expect a reply then address my points and quit crying

[MoBe1Kanobi]

OP is making kobe top 3 all time and he doesn't even know it

hate equals greatness


its why I realized lebron was top 3 all time. people only hold seething levels of hatred for kobe, lebron or jordan

those are the 3 guys that represent the nba and its history more than anyone

its all people think about. it's why OP made this thread. kobe is a threat

lebron was a threat and now I'm telling the truth because I no longer want to waste my life away. theres bigger things than basketball

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?472739-The-more-I-think-about-it-MJ-Kobe-and-LeBron-have-to-be-the-top-3

Good to see some ISH oldheads finally catching up to my old opinions

[WhiteKyrie]

Imagine if Kobe did something cowardly like… leaving his team to join Dirk in Dallas or KG in Minnesota.
Cowards need to leave to get it done. LeBron 3x times. Durant, etc

[Honor Boost]

Cowards need to leave to get it done. LeBron 3x times. Durant, etc

This. LeBron was scared of the moment so he had to collude with strong players to win it all.