Kobe has lost 19lbs...

[DLeagueWannabe]

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"His competitive juices are really flowing, and that's indicative of where he is," said Colangelo, who said Bryant told him he had dropped 19 pounds since the NBA season ended while getting in shape for his first summer with the national team.

He sounds like he's ready to play...

[Agent_Zero]

going for that wilt record

[baseketball4life]

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"His competitive juices are really flowing, and that's indicative of where he is," said Colangelo, who said Bryant told him he had dropped 19 pounds since the NBA season ended while getting in shape for his first summer with the national team.

He sounds like he's ready to play...
i didnt really think he needed to lose weight but whatever he is still the best player in the world

[IGOTGAME]

he was a little over weight last year...but 19 seems like a lot.. I think we are going to see a much better defensive Kobe, a quicker Kobe and a much more explosive Kobe than we saw last year...

[kumquat]

I always thought he played better lighter. I remember he came into one seasoin really bulked up and didn't play too well.

[ILballa]

going for that wilt record


lol

[Cannonball]

almost all your posts i've seen seem to be lebron nut hugging posts, i dont particularily like kobe but to say every thread is a kobe nut hugging session is retarted. something i always found funny about this site was people who seem to take personal offense or seem to feel the need to defenerd a player when someone else makes a good statement about another player that had nothing to do with the other player in the first place. this doesnt have to do with lebron, this has to do with kobe losing 19 pounds. Thats not kobe nut hugging thats a fact, i dont think lebron takes any offense to this so i dont see why you need to
The guy was like "I don't think he needed to lose 19 pounds but he is still the best basketball player in the world."

LeBron>Kobe.

[G-train]

going for that wilt record

which record?

:pimp:

[Who'sKobe]

Kobe's ready to rep his country.

Go Team USA!

[Who'sKobe]

i didnt really think he needed to lose weight but whatever he is still the best player in the world


True true. still, in the 03 season when he dropped weight, he dominated in the paint. Lighter = quicker

[G-train]

Lebron23 I find slightly amusing.

Cannonball you are getting close to the first person I have ever barred seeing posts.

[Showtime]

The guy was like "I don't think he needed to lose 19 pounds but he is still the best basketball player in the world."

LeBron>Kobe.
Do you not understand how hypocritical you are being?

[LALakerFan4Life]

True true. still, in the 03 season when he dropped weight, he dominated in the paint. Lighter = quicker
He dropped weight? In 2003 he gained 20lbs of muscle to 220lbs. that year. That year was his best year.

[Who'sKobe]

He dropped weight? In 2003 he gained 20lbs of muscle to 220lbs. that year. That year was his best year.


Did he? I must be confusing 2003 for another yr then; I thought 2006-2007 was the season he gained much weight.

[IGOTGAME]

He dropped weight? In 2003 he gained 20lbs of muscle to 220lbs. that year. That year was his best year.

Kobe is gonna be a lot quicker this year, and has been working on defense all year...I think he might be try to concentrate on defense this year...That is where Kobe can get his team behind him... When your superstar is busting his butt on both sides of the ball guys respect that...

Kobe for DPOY!!!!:rockon:

edit: Kobe was overweight and a little chubby(by his standards) last year even towards the end due to not being able to train the previous summer

is it possible he dropped so low just for Fiba and will plan to be back around 210 for the start of the season....he came into 2005-2006 at 214. He is prob around 205 now and could easily get his weight back for the start of the season

[gts]

he dropped weight from not eating, not sleeping and pacing back and forth in his living room muttering to himself "why can't i keep my big mouth shut"

actually i'm surprised he had 19 pounds to lose after the whole NBA season and the minutes he plays...

[Cannonball]

Lebron23 I find slightly amusing.

Cannonball you are getting close to the first person I have ever barred seeing posts.
Lol you know I one so you are giving up. Something you and the French military have in common:

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/9199/ownedcp2.png

[G-train]

Lol you know I one so you are giving up. Something you and the French military have in common:

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/9199/ownedcp2.png

You missed some editing there dipsh!t.

Yeah you won CanNOnballs

:rolleyes:

[baseketball4life]

fixed lbj>kobe
lbj can't close as well as Kobe and that is a very important factor... i think it is pretty clear Kobe is the best in the world even though i really dont like him... ever since the rape case...

[chains5000]

Lol you know I one so you are giving up. Something you and the French military have in common:

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/9199/ownedcp2.png
Not.
Funny.
At.
All.

[Showtime]

You missed some editing there dipsh!t.

Yeah you won CanNOnballs

:rolleyes:
lol, he didn't crop out the photo editing software he was using :roll: .

[Make It Rain]

i didnt really think he needed to lose weight but whatever he is still the best player in the world
Saying things like that will piss people off. There are a lot top-level players right now. I don't think you can single one out and say he's the best.

[G-train]

I do. To me Kobe has the least weakness's out of any player in the game. TD has FT shooting issues and he doesnt raelly average that many points - but he is a close second.

[bigkingsfan]

Good move, maybe his defense won't lack so much this season...

[chains5000]

Good move, maybe his defense won't lack so much this season...
I don't think 19 lbs more or less are the main reason his D's better or worse.
Due to the Lakers lack of scoring power he needs to focus on offense, and then he doesn't try as hard on D (like all the other star swingmen)

[Make It Rain]

I do. To me Kobe has the least weakness's out of any player in the game. TD has FT shooting issues and he doesnt raelly average that many points - but he is a close second.
? Are you really comparing a PF to a SG? I think Kobe's phenomenal but...if you're gonna use FT shooting for Tim, well then I'm gonna use blocked shots and rebounding against Kobe. As well as turnovers. Might as well throw in FG% too. See where I'm going with this?

[DCL]

so he's under 210 now? that's almost darius miles territory.

[chains5000]

so he's under 210 now? that's almost darius miles territory.
Isn't Miles supposed to be fat now?

[Lebron23]

Maybe Kobe Bryant can finally have a 2nd round playoff ticket.

[trig]

Hey cannonball, wait for lebron to hit his jumpers and freethrows before you enter a debate ok? you even acknowledge that duncan has a better jumper than Lebron. Fcuk maybe even eric snow has a better 15footer than lebron. Lebron is good, in fact very good but he's not yet the best player in the league right now

[link]

Hey cannonball, wait for lebron to hit his jumpers and freethrows before you enter a debate ok? you even acknowledge that duncan has a better jumper than Lebron. Fcuk maybe even eric snow has a better 15footer than lebron. Lebron is good, in fact very good but he's not yet the best player in the league right now

Lebron's arguably not the best player in the NBA right now, but he's a better player than Kobe (and I'm a Kobe fan) right now. I would've put up an argument for Kobe at the start of last season, but when a man leads his team to the Finals, you have to give him respect. Kobe hasn't done that yet - not as the leader of the team. Maybe if he gets his wish and goes to the East, he can prove otherwise, but as of now, he's a first-round-and-out type of leader.

[gb8]

Lebron's arguably not the best player in the NBA right now, but he's a better player than Kobe (and I'm a Kobe fan) right now. I would've put up an argument for Kobe at the start of last season, but when a man leads his team to the Finals, you have to give him respect. Kobe hasn't done that yet - not as the leader of the team. Maybe if he gets his wish and goes to the East, he can prove otherwise, but as of now, he's a first-round-and-out type of leader.

19 lbs is a lot, he must have been eating a hell of a lot of cellery in the sauna in a black paper bag. It will affect his range.

[John Starks]

Generally players lose weight during the season -- wear and tear, activity. Now he is going into this Olympic tourn which wears EVERY player down for the NBA season lighter that he was.

Its impressive that he lost so much, I'm not so sure I'm celebrating if I'm a Lakers fan.

[Samurai Swoosh]

Maybe Kobe Bryant can finally have a 2nd round playoff ticket.
Word to the not so wise ... the guy has 3 NBA rings gleaming on his fingers. WTF are you talking about the second round for? haha

[Lebron23]

Word to the not so wise ... the guy has 3 NBA rings gleaming on his fingers. WTF are you talking about the second round for? haha


Word of the Day Shaquille O'Neal the most dominant NBA Center in the last Decade, give Lebron James a prime Shaquille O'Neal and this team might even break the Chicago Bulls 72 wins in 1996.

Lebron James and Shaquille O'Neal is a match made in heaven this is even a better tandem than Wade-Shaq, Shaq-Penny and Shaq and Kobe.

[IGOTGAME]

Generally players lose weight during the season -- wear and tear, activity. Now he is going into this Olympic tourn which wears EVERY player down for the NBA season lighter that he was.

Its impressive that he lost so much, I'm not so sure I'm celebrating if I'm a Lakers fan.

Kobe has been able to gain and lose weight and muscle very quickly throughout his career...I trust that his trainers and Kobe are smart enough to do what is best

[Poseidon]

Lebron James and Shaquille O'Neal is a match made in heaven this is even a better tandem than Wade-Shaq, Shaq-Penny and Shaq and Kobe.

How many titles has the tandom of LeBronze-Shaq won....or is this all in your head?

[funkylikemonkey]

Now he just has to lose his 19 pound ego.

[SRZ66]

since when does losing all that (probably muscle) translate into an automatic better player. hardly anyone in the nba has any muscle, and that gave kobe an advantage. he's still not gonna be incredibly quick, what helped him a lot before was his strength over other players. oh well, we'll see what happens

[Mr_Basketball#1]

going for that wilt record


I hope not..But why is he losing that much weight...He isnt that big...If he keeps on he is going to be looking like tayshaun prince with shorter arms..

[Heilige]

since when does losing all that (probably muscle) translate into an automatic better player. hardly anyone in the nba has any muscle, and that gave kobe an advantage. he's still not gonna be incredibly quick, what helped him a lot before was his strength over other players. oh well, we'll see what happens

How do you know he was alot stronger than many players?

[John Starks]

Kobe has been able to gain and lose weight and muscle very quickly throughout his career...I trust that his trainers and Kobe are smart enough to do what is best

I am sure there is a reason for it - maybe stress on his knee, maybe less weight = more energy come the 4th. I just find it odd to lose weight to play more games.

I always worry (maybe not worry but that's the best word) about the guys who participate in the summer games. They consistently follow the summer with slow starts, or injury plagued seasons.

[hotsizzle]

LAS VEGAS -- A seriously slimmed-down Kobe Bryant sat at a steakhouse table at the Wynn resort here with Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski and head honcho Jerry Colangelo on Tuesday night and made one simple, strategic request.

"Coach, I'm ready," Bryant declared, according to Colangelo. "And I want the best player on the other team every single night."

[SRZ66]

How do you know he was alot stronger than many players?
from watching him play, u could clearly tell he was stronger than most of the guys who guarded him.

[Admiral]

he was a little over weight last year...but 19 seems like a lot.. I think we are going to see a much better defensive Kobe, a quicker Kobe and a much more explosive Kobe than we saw last year...

so this year they can give him the DPOY award! :banghead:

[Loki]

Assuming that at least 12 of those pounds are ego, the team should be better as a unit this season. :)

[insidehoops]

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Discuss basketball. If you can't handle a certain topic, don't post in it. This topic is about kobe dropping 19 pounds. Discuss the effect that may have on his game, why he may have done it, etc.

[LakerWarrior12]

Assuming that at least 12 of those pounds are ego, the team should be better as a unit this season. :)


har har har very funny, because the Lakers will have the same crappy record 42-40.

[DLeagueWannabe]

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Discuss basketball. If you can't handle a certain topic, don't post in it. This topic is about kobe dropping 19 pounds. Discuss the effect that may have on his game, why he may have done it, etc.


Amen to that...

[Phenom]

I remember that Kobe gained a little weight coming back from his injury last year and seemed a step slower. A slimmed down, toned up Kobe Bryant? Scary. The guy's always been strong. Ask Jason Kidd when he wrestled the ball from him on a critical play during the Nets-Lakers Finals series. Even Kidd commented on it. If you think that he'll lose anything strength wise by losing weight, I'd tell your bookie to bet otherwise. Jordan had one of the best seasons of his career statistically after getting svelte over the summer. And you know Bryant's work ethic in the offseason is second to none. This bodes very well for Lakers fans. book it

[IGOTGAME]

here is Kobe at 200 pounds....

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070721/i/r3876108947.jpg?

he looks pretty big for losing 200 pounds...i wonder what his body fat % is..

[statman32]

here is Kobe at 200 pounds....

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070721/i/r3876108947.jpg?

he looks pretty big for losing 200 pounds...i wonder what his body fat % is..

Is that you Hellage?

[beau_boy04]

Kobe is gonna be a lot quicker this year, and has been working on defense all year...I think he might be try to concentrate on defense this year...That is where Kobe can get his team behind him... When your superstar is busting his butt on both sides of the ball guys respect that...

Kobe for DPOY!!!!:rockon:

edit: Kobe was overweight and a little chubby(by his standards) last year even towards the end due to not being able to train the previous summer

is it possible he dropped so low just for Fiba and will plan to be back around 210 for the start of the season....he came into 2005-2006 at 214. He is prob around 205 now and could easily get his weight back for the start of the season


That is only possible if he averages the following as a minimun (for a wing player is much harder to get a DPOY, thats another reason Michael Jordan is the GOAT)

At least:
1 bpg
2.5spg
5.5rpg

To get some DPOY consideration :applause:

[IGOTGAME]

Is that you Hellage?

nope...

here is another pic

http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/sp/getty/5e/fullj.getty-75557475ab035_usab_minicamp.jpg

thats what I want to see on Sunday

[Noob Saibot]

Kobe looks the same to me. He may have been overweight during the playoffs. For our country's sake, Kobe better help us get gold.

and LeBron is looking older each day passes by.

[Who'sKobe]

here is Kobe at 200 pounds....

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070721/i/r3876108947.jpg?

he looks pretty big for losing 200 pounds...i wonder what his body fat % is..


:oldlol:

I know what u are saying though. He probably lost some muscle as well

[Cannonball]

thats what I want to see on Sunday
What's on Sunday?

[NBABaller]

going for that wilt record


And still UNABLE to win a championship without Shaq! :sleeping

[DTD]

Kobe getting healthy and eating right:


Bryant is in stellar condition after dramatically altering his diet this summer when he felt bloated after a meal of pepperoni pizza and grape soda. He was about 215-220 pounds the past two NBA seasons and was 225-230 pounds in 2004-05.

"I’m 200 pounds, the first time I’ve been 200 pounds since ’98," he said.

http://www.ocregister.com/sports/bryant-lakers-team-1781435-situation-way


He says he's 200 for the first time since '98. He says he ate a pepperoni pizza, had a grape soda, felt bloated, tried to do some running and felt a little heavy. The fear of being the next kid to go on Shaq's TV show was apparently too much for him.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-simers21jul21,1,1117571.column?page=1&coll=la-headlines-sports

[Take Your Lumps]

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[IGOTGAME]

What's on Sunday?

Red vs. White intrasquad scrimmage on FSN

[Cannonball]

Red vs. White intrasquad scrimmage on FSN
woah cool.

Would you know what time that would be?

Don't forgot the timezone.

[s0ulja714]

i bought tickets for that game!

can't wait to watch a 19 lb less kobe haha

[Heilige]

Red vs. White intrasquad scrimmage on FSN


What time does it come on?

[wally_world]

its about time...

[qwerty]

What time does it come on?



Sunday 7pm EST

[poeticism707]

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"His competitive juices are really flowing, and that's indicative of where he is," said Colangelo, who said Bryant told him he had dropped 19 pounds since the NBA season ended while getting in shape for his first summer with the national team.

He sounds like he's ready to play...

Kobe lost 19lbs. Someone on ISH lost some spare change. And?:confusedshrug:

[Samurai Swoosh]

Yeah, I know Kobe lost weight even before this article. I told you all that it was evident in that pick up game from his summer camp. He was moving so gracefully and quicker than he has in awhile. His body looks to be in the form and shape that it was in 2005 - 2006. Last year he was obviously sluggish cause he gained weight, and was coming off knee surgery, and a whole 7 months of not being able to do anything physically trying. Kobe does look ready, and IMO, he was always the better ball player when he had a more athletic and lean physique.

[Pharoh]

Kobe has been really focused on his body this summer. It's amazing how he held up last season after his knee surgery and being out of shape. Kobe has always been a better player when hes lighter, especially on defense. I expect him to gain 7-10 pounds for the NBA season though putting him around 210 or so as opposed to the 225 he was at last season.

[WeJustNeedaRing]

i agree.. he had knee surgery last summer so he couldnt do anything accept lift weights. I expect his defense to be better and his quickness to be there like it was in 2005-2006 season. he will be in tip top form again and i expect to see a spectacular season out of kobe.

[White Chocolate]

So now, he's around 200 pounds? In basketball, 200 pounds is light for a guy 6'4"-6'5".

[Samurai Swoosh]

Jordan was about 195 up until 1990 / 1991, then he shot up to 205. Then when he came back on the Wiz he was 215. 200 isn't too light at all, that's ideal weight for a 6'5 / 6'6 / 6'7 Shooting Giard and/or Swingman.

[wally_world]

anyone up for a game of table-tennis? :roll:

[Loki]

Jordan was about 195 up until 1990 / 1991, then he shot up to 205. Then when he came back on the Wiz he was 215. 200 isn't too light at all, that's ideal weight for a 6'5 / 6'6 / 6'7 Shooting Giard and/or Swingman.

Jordan was around 225 on Washington, and between 210-215 during the second three-peat.

[Heilige]

Jordan was around 225 on Washington, and between 210-215 during the second three-peat.


How many pounds did Jordan weigh dring the first three-peat?

Also, how do you think Kobe lost 19 lbs.?

[IGOTGAME]

During the 2005-2006 season Kobe came in at around 214, I expect Kobe to put on some weight before the season and come in around 210...thats just me. No big deal

[Heilige]

During the 2005-2006 season Kobe came in at around 214, I expect Kobe to put on some weight before the season and come in around 210...thats just me. No big deal


I think he is going to stay where he is at. He said this is the lightest he has been since 1998. I never saw Kobe play in 1998. Back then, how good was he on defense at that weight level?

[IGOTGAME]

I think he is going to stay where he is at. He said this is the lightest he has been since 1998. I never saw Kobe play in 1998. Back then, how good was he on defense at that weight level?

his post defense wasnt nearly as good but he was much quicker laterallly...His defense overall will be better with the softer nba rules but it might take him some time to adjust

[Heilige]

his post defense wasnt nearly as good but he was much quicker laterallly...His defense overall will be better with the softer nba rules but it might take him some time to adjust


Do you think the Team USA scrimmage game tonight will be good to see how he is adjusting?

[eurobum]

his post defense wasnt nearly as good but he was much quicker laterallly...His defense overall will be better with the softer nba rules but it might take him some time to adjust

quicker laterally? not much. plus, he was way more explosive when he beefed up.

[LamarOdom]

Maybe Kobe Bryant can finally have a 2nd round playoff ticket.

inb4 two ships'

:roll:

[Levity]

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Discuss basketball. If you can't handle a certain topic, don't post in it. This topic is about kobe dropping 19 pounds. Discuss the effect that may have on his game, why he may have done it, etc.

if only...

[LamarOdom]

Attention to a few people here (not all of you): STOP INSULTING EACH OTHER. If you aren't mature enough to have a civil, intelligent discussion, get the **** off this board.

Discuss basketball. If you can't handle a certain topic, don't post in it. This topic is about kobe dropping 19 pounds. Discuss the effect that may have on his game, why he may have done it, etc.

Inb4 Jeff lost hope.

[bluechox2]

he looks worn out

[Jax]

Gotta be fit for all that Olympic village sex.

[FKAri]

2007...

[Eat Like A Bosh]

He's like 205 before, so that means he's going to be down to 190? That's a little too skinny.

[KenneBell]

He's like 205 before, so that means he's going to be down to 190? That's a little too skinny.
He wasn't 205. They changed to that weight in '08. He was probably 215-220.

Either way he's probably back down to 200-205 which is really skinny. I'm guessing he's anticipating playing off-ball way more this season.

[Eat Like A Bosh]

He wasn't 205. They changed to that weight in '08. He was probably 215-220.

Either way he's probably back down to 200-205 which is really skinny. I'm guessing he's anticipating playing off-ball way more this season.
Well he used to be 220. In 2008, which is during the Olympics, Kobe slimmed down a little. He's been listed at 205 since then on ESPN. Unless he bulked up back to 220 these years....

[senelcoolidge]

Lost a lot of weight really fast..diabetes, AIDS, hmm..we all know Kobe.