Kobe's offensive diversity and off-ball arsenal made his game robust in the playoffs

[Im Still Ballin]

With a lot of Kobe slander of late, I thought I'd make an appreciation thread.

Kobe's diversified offense and off-ball game made it harder for defenses to shut him down. His numbers largely maintained from the regular season into the playoffs. Playing off the ball also made it easier for him to fit alongside other talents.

Here's to The Bean!

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[Lebron23]

25 ppg on 40 FG% in the NBA Finals

[Im Still Ballin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5i3UexwTYg

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Mods..

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25 ppg on 40 FG% in the NBA Finals

Shuter down.

[expansionera]

25 ppg on 40 FG% in the NBA Finals

What did Kobe do in Game 7?

[Axe]

@3bot

[Yeezy]

Shuter down.

opener back up

1995 - drexler: 45.0%
1995 - horry: 43.4%
1995 - Cassell: 42.9%
1995 - smith: 37.9%

1995 - penny: 50.0%
1995 - shaw: 42.6%
1995 - anderson: 36.0%
1995 - scott: 31.0%

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1996 - Jordan: 41.5%
1996 - pippen: 34.3%
1996 - kukoc: 42.3%
1996 - harper: 37.5%
1996 - kerr: 30.3%


1996 - Payton: 44.4%
1996 - schrempf: 44.3%
1996 - hawkins: 45.5%
1996 - perkins: 37.7%
1996 - mcmillin: 42.9%

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1997 - jordan: 45.6%
1997 - pippen: 42.1%
1997 - kukoc: 40.5%
1997 - harper: 34.4%
1997 - kerr: 36.0%


1997 - stockton: 50.0%
1997 - hornacek: 37.9%
1997 - russell: 39.0%
1997 - anderson: 31.6%


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1998 - jordan: 42.7%
1998 - pippen: 41.0%
1998 - harper: 36.4%
1998 - kerr: 35.0%
1998 - kukoc: 50.0%


1998 - anderson: 50.0%
1998 - stockton: 49.0%
1998 - hornacek: 41.1%
1998 - russell: 40.9%
1998 - eisley: 37.5%

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1999 - johnson 50.0%
1999 - elie: 44.7%
1999 - elliott: 33.3%
1999 - jackson: 32.4%
1999 - kerr: 40.0%

1999 - sprewell: 41.0%
1999 - houston: 42.7%
1999 - johnson: 28.6%
1999 - ward: 46.2%
1999 - childs: 22.7%


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2000 - kobe: 36.7%
2000 - rice: 40.0%
2000 - fisher: 42.9%
2000 - shaw: 21.6%
2000 - harper: 46.4%


2000 - miller: 41.3%
2000 - rose: 46.7%
2000 - jackson: 41.3%
2000 - perkins: 37.9%
2000 - best: 46.7%
2000 - croshere: 54.5%


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2001 - kobe: 41.5%
2001 - fisher: 43.6%
2001 - fox: 44.1%
2001 - shaw: 30.0%
2001 - lue: 58.3%


2001 - iverson: 40.7%
2001 - snow: 40.7%
2001 - mickie: 31.3%
2001 - bell: 30.8%
2001 - jones: 40.0%
2001 - ollie: 33.3%

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2002 - kobe: 51.4%
2002 - fisher: 51.5%
2002 - fox: 52.2%
2002 - george: 43.5%
2002 - shaw: 28.6%
2002 - hunter: 20.0%

2002 - kidd: 43.8%
2002 - kittles: 45.2%
2002 - van horn: 38.6%
2002 - harris: 34.4%
2002 - jefferson: 52.4%


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2003 - parker: 38.6%
2003 - jackson: 37.7%
2003 - ginobili: 34.8%
2003 - bowen: 23.3%
2003 - claxton: 56.0%

2003 - kidd: 36.4%
2003 - jefferson: 41.7%
2003 - kittles: 37.7%
2003 - harris: 30.6%


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2004 - kobe: 38.1%
2004 - fisher: 30.6%
2004 - george: 39.3%
2004 - payton: 32.1%
2004 - malone: 33.3%
2004 - medvidenko: 35.3%
2004 - rush: 31.8
2004 - walton: 38.5%



2004 - hamilton: 40.2%
2004 - billups: 50.9%
2004 - prince: 38.9%
2004 - hunter: 29.4%
2004 - sheed: 45.3%
2004 - james: 50.0%

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2005 - Duncan: 41.9% ( became more of a mid range shooter )
2005 - manu: 49.4%
2005 - parker: 45.8%
2005 - bowen: 38.0%
2005 - barry: 40.7%
2005 - beno: 36.4%
2005 - brown: 27.3%


2005 - billups: 43.4%
2005 - hamilton: 38.6%
2005 - sheed: 43.8%
2005 - prince: 38.2%
2005 - hunter: 38.1%

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2006 - wade: 46.8%
2006 - walker: 39.1%
2006 - williams: 36.0%
2006 - posey: 41.9%
2006 - payton: 36.8%
2006 - anderson: 33.3%

2006 - terry: 47.8%
2006 - howard: 38.8%
2006 - stackhouse: 35.5%
2006 - harris: 36.4%
2006 - van horn: 27.3%


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2007 - parker: 56.8%
2007 - duncan: 44.6%
2007 - manu: 36.7%
2007 - bowen: 29.6%
2007 - finley: 26.1%
2007 - barry: 36.4%


2007 - lebron: 35.6%
2007 - gibson: 43.9%
2007 - pavlovic: 36.4%
2007 - jones: 45.5%
2007 - marshall: 31.5%
2007 - snow: 40.0%

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2008 - pierce: 43.2%
2008 - allen: 50.7%
2008 - rondo: 37.7%
2008 - house: 35.7%
2008 - cassell: 37.5%
2008 - posey: 50.0%

2008 - kobe: 40.5%
2008 - fisher: 40.5%
2008 - vujacic: 39.1%
2008 - radmanovic: 39.0%
2008 - farmar: 48.4%
2008 - walton: 31.3%
2008 - ariza: 55.6%

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2009 - kobe: 43.0%
2009 - ariza: 35.7%
2009 - fisher: 50.0%
2009 - farmar: 36.8%
2009 - luke: 80.0%
2009 - brown: 0.0%
2009 - sasha: 0.0%

2009 - hedo: 49.2%
2009 - lewis: 40.5%
2009 - alston: 36.8%
2009 - pietrus: 47.5%
2009 - lee: 37.5%
2009 - reddick: 40.0%
2009 - nelson: 34.8%

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2010 - kobe: 40.5%
2010 - metta: 36.1%
2010 - fisher: 42.0%
2010 - brown: 45.0%
2010 - farmar: 32.1%
2010 - walton: 33.3%


2010 - pierce: 43.9%
2010 - allen: 36.7%
2010 - rondo: 45.4%
2010 - sheed: 36.6%
2010 - robinson: 40.0%
2010 - allen: 33.3%





kobes era just had better defense in the finals

[ArbitraryWater]

iteray had the same production as in the RS year-in-year-out.

lma game was touted "payoff made" once upon as we for his midrange.

in the end you just deiver or not.

Harden and Giannis have had superior runs and highs with their non taior made games.

[Im Still Ballin]

Kobe had some great playoff runs. Notable ones include '01, '08, '09, and '10.

Offensive diversity is something you can't see on a regular box score. Nor the ability to collapse the defense off the ball and create open looks and opportunities for teammates.

In today's game, I can see Kobe having 60%+ TS seasons on significant scoring volume. The increased floor spacing, the freedom of movement rule, and improved shot selection. By simply replacing long two's with threes, Kobe's efficiency raises notably.

[hold this L]

Kobe had some great playoff runs. Notable ones include '01, '08, '09, and '10.

Offensive diversity is something you can't see on a regular box score. Nor the ability to collapse the defense off the ball and create open looks and opportunities for teammates.

In today's game, I can see Kobe having 60%+ TS seasons on significant scoring volume. The increased floor spacing, the freedom of movement rule, and improved shot selection. By simply replacing long two's with threes, Kobe's efficiency raises notably.

Kobe shot 33% from 3.

[Im Still Ballin]

Kobe shot 33% from 3.

That's more efficient than his numbers from the mid-range. Kobe took a lot of 20ft+ long two-pointers. He'd increase his shooting efficiency by stepping back and turning those shots into three-pointers.

Kobe shot respectable 3pt numbers in his prime. He shot 34.9% on 4.8 3PA from 2003 to 2010. Also, consider the difficulty of the shots. He had a tendency to take difficult ones. He also took a lot of pull-up threes.

[Jasper]

If OFF BALL means: op made his game robust :
In other words you are saying , he gets the ball and tells everyone to clear out ... if that makes him Robust , I'd say 160 NBA players can be robust to , by saying CLEAR OUT.:facepalm

[Im Still Ballin]

He was a great player. One of the best 15 players ever.

[FultzNationRISE]

Kate Faber wanted to get ‘off ball’ but he wouldnt let her :(

[Im Still Ballin]

Kate Faber wanted to get ‘off ball’ but he wouldnt let her :(

Welcome back! How was the holiday break?

[FKAri]

Kate Faber wanted to get ‘off ball’ but he wouldnt let her :(

No. No. He DID let her. Kobe's attorneys made it clear that right as he was about to bust, he noticed her withdraw consent and stopped IMMEDIATELY. He then let her go and jerked himself off in the sink. That's exactly how it went down.

[hold this L]

That's more efficient than his numbers from the mid-range. Kobe took a lot of 20ft+ long two-pointers. He'd increase his shooting efficiency by stepping back and turning those shots into three-pointers.

Kobe shot respectable 3pt numbers in his prime. He shot 34.9% on 4.8 3PA from 2003 to 2010. Also, consider the difficulty of the shots. He had a tendency to take difficult ones. He also took a lot of pull-up threes.

Kobe has the dumbest shot selection in NBA history though, you can't fix that mentality.

[Gohan]

Kobe has the dumbest shot selection in NBA history though, you can't fix that mentality.

Still won him 5 championships who cares and he proved he could of won without shaq. Kobe didnt need much to win. A much better player in his prime than people(in hindsight) give him credit for

[Nowitness]

Still won him 5 championships who cares and he proved he could of won without shaq. Kobe didnt need much to win. A much better player in his prime than people(in hindsight) give him credit for

Didn't need much to win? You know unless he had a current All-NBA teammate he never finished higher than a 7 seed or won a playoff series.

I'd say he needed a lot to win, seeing as without another top 15 player next to him he did nothing of note.

[Axe]

Welcome back! How was the holiday break?
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