Damn Mike Brown looks like a bitch in that interview..
Are you going to tell Kobe to take less shots?
[I]No, no, no, no, no.. I would never do that. Please dont tell him I said that.[/I]
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Damn Mike Brown looks like a bitch in that interview..
Are you going to tell Kobe to take less shots?
[I]No, no, no, no, no.. I would never do that. Please dont tell him I said that.[/I]
:facepalm
[QUOTE=tpols]Damn Mike Brown looks like a bitch in that interview..
Are you going to tell Kobe to take less shots?
[I]No, no, no, no, no.. I would never do that. Please dont tell him I said that.[/I]
:facepalm[/QUOTE]
the actual quote is no Kobe can make shots. That's what he's done his whole career,'
which is true. so...
[QUOTE=Xyph]Aren't you the gay wannabe actor? :lol[/QUOTE]
Heh, my days of the internet back-and-forth insultfests are over. I've got actual productive and enjoyable things goin on now and I've outgrown it anyway. When I'm here now it's to talk ball cause that's one of my hobbies and that's it. Too old to waste my time like dat, clowning on strangers on the internet and getting in meaningless arguments. I mean.... no offense if that's your thing and all.
Stalk me with all your thousands of gimmicks if ya want, it doesn't actually bother me in the least. It'll actually gimme some lulz from time to time to think that I've moved way on to bigger and better things and you're still.... doin you :lol
The only thing I have against this is that Kobe was playing great this season, and now he's blaming the wrist. It totally goes against the typical legend mentality of not using injuries as an excuse, even hiding them from the team. That's kind of low character. He was playing great, has a couple of bad games and now blames the wrist.
[QUOTE=jstern]The only thing I have against this is that Kobe was playing great this season, and now he's blaming the wrist. It totally goes against the typical legend mentality of not using injuries as an excuse, even hiding them from the team. That's kind of low character. He was playing great, has a couple of bad games and now blames the wrist.[/QUOTE]
great post. i dont like the excuses. i mean i see he only said its tough to learn how to shoot with it and its a pain in the ass, not directly blaming it, but still. disappointing. if it was a problem he should have sat out
[QUOTE=RazorBaLade]the actual quote is no Kobe can make shots. That's what he's done his whole career,'
which is true. so...[/QUOTE]
Kobe can make shots.. but when Bynum is shooting 65% from the field you feed him the ball. Kobe should never have to take more than 18 shots on this team if Bynum and Gasol are healthy.
LA is twice as good a team with Kobe averaging 22/8/5 rather than 26/4/5. Not only will he be more efficient, but he'll be using his teammates more who are already more efficient than he is. Thats game over for whoever theyre playing with how the D is looking.
[QUOTE=FourthTenor]Heh, my days of the internet back-and-forth insultfests are over. I've got actual productive and enjoyable things goin on now and I've outgrown it anyway. When I'm here now it's to talk ball cause that's one of my hobbies and that's it. Too old to waste my time like dat, clowning on strangers on the internet and getting in meaningless arguments. I mean.... no offense if that's your thing and all.
Stalk me with all your thousands of gimmicks if ya want, it doesn't actually bother me in the least. It'll actually gimme some lulz from time to time to think that I've moved way on to bigger and better things and you're still.... doin you :lol[/QUOTE]
I'll take that as a yes :roll: :roll: :roll:
[QUOTE=jstern]The only thing I have against this is that Kobe was playing great this season, and now he's blaming the wrist. It totally goes against the typical legend mentality of not using injuries as an excuse, even hiding them from the team. That's kind of low character. He was playing great, has a couple of bad games and now blames the wrist.[/QUOTE]
don't think he's using it as an excuse... he gets mobbed with dozens of questions about it every single day and always deflects them. on occasion a reporter will word the question in a way that forces kobe to acknowledge the injury and thats when you get the "its a pain in the ass" quotes.
hurt or not, kobe is going to shoot somewhere around 45% from the field. he's done it for 15 years now.
he could be 100% and he'd still shoot 45%....he's done it his entire career. so any talk of being hurt is kind of pointless. he manages to play through them very well. he also doesn't have an extra gear either. he's basically the same player healthy or hurt.
and kobe is hurt...not injured. injured means you just can't play.....like manu tonight breaking his hand. that is an injury.
[QUOTE=RazorBaLade]exactly what me and some others said last night. if u have 40 good looks u take those shots. if bynum has 40 good looks ill be pissed if he passed them up too. kobe wont miss this badly every game lol[/QUOTE]
good looks? Almost all of his shots in the second half were forced. A ton of them he just dribbled the ball up court and chucked from deep without anyone else touching the ball. How are those good looks? He could have atleast tried to fake a pass to make it seem like he thought about it. It would've given his teammates hope....
[QUOTE=tpols]Kobe can make shots.. but when Bynum is shooting 65% from the field you feed him the ball. Kobe should never have to take more than 18 shots on this team if Bynum and Gasol are healthy.
LA is twice as good a team with Kobe averaging 22/8/5 rather than 26/4/5. Not only will he be more efficient, but he'll be using his teammates more who are already more efficient than he is. Thats game over for whoever theyre playing with how the D is looking.[/QUOTE]
Just tell me this, if last night when kobe was 3/17 he stopped shooting and fed bynum and pau, and they didnt ended up getting double teamed and just in general they didnt continue to shoot amazing and lost the game, what would the criticism be for Kobe? What if kobe doesnt shoot for the last 6 min and they lose? He gets off scott free?
I don't know how legit your actual example is, it assumes that Kobe is the one who decides how many assists he has when the team can very well be missing. If 26/4 vs 22/8 means that kobe passes up 4 of his shots that he shoots at 45% and gives them to Bynum who shoots 60% and he makes them at 100% then its a bit of a stretch and odd reasoning.
I think kobe should pass more.... but I'll point to a billion other kobe games to tell you why before I point to last game. He had good open shots that he would knock down all day any other night. I don't point to a game where Bynum was in foul trouble playing 10 less min than kobe and gasol and where he himself says after the game he was winded in the 4th and couldn't get his position as a sign that Bynum should have more shots. Theres so many better examples. Last game was just kobe missing good shots..maybe forced a few but again it was easily a 15/28 night instead of 6/28
[QUOTE=shadow]good looks? Almost all of his shots in the second half were forced. A ton of them he just dribbled the ball up court and chucked from deep without anyone else touching the ball. How are those good looks? He could have atleast tried to fake a pass to make it seem like he thought about it. It would've given his teammates hope....[/QUOTE]
Well he tied for the most assists on his team...... and very few people here actually think even 10% of his shots were bad... Don't know what to say. What you described is not what I saw ignoring maybe 2-4 plays. I just saw a guy who kept taking what the defense gave him and building a 2 story brick house with a balcony and a waterfall off makeable kobe looks.
[QUOTE=Xyph]I'll take that as a yes :roll: :roll: :roll:[/QUOTE]
Not gay (sorry) but I am definitely gaining some momentum in my showbiz endeavors and its no longer worth risking a reputation and frankly wasting my time exchanging insults with a few internet losers. Not that it cant be fun when youre young and have idle time, but when career and finances excelerate, u can find better things to do.
Thats the last of my attention youll be gettin. Savor it. :pimp:
[QUOTE=RazorBaLade]Just tell me this, if last night when kobe was 3/17 he stopped shooting and fed bynum and pau, and they didnt ended up getting double teamed and just in general they didnt continue to shoot amazing and lost the game, what would the criticism be for Kobe? What if kobe doesnt shoot for the last 6 min and they lose? He gets off scott free?
I don't know how legit your actual example is, it assumes that Kobe is the one who decides how many assists he has when the team can very well be missing. If 26/4 vs 22/8 means that kobe passes up 4 of his shots that he shoots at 45% and gives them to Bynum who shoots 60% and he makes them at 100% then its a bit of a stretch and odd reasoning.
I think kobe should pass more.... but I'll point to a billion other kobe games to tell you why before I point to last game. He had good open shots that he would knock down all day any other night. I don't point to a game where Bynum was in foul trouble playing 10 less min than kobe and gasol and where he himself says after the game he was winded in the 4th and couldn't get his position as a sign that Bynum should have more shots. Theres so many better examples. Last game was just kobe missing good shots..maybe forced a few but again it was easily a 15/28 night instead of 6/28[/QUOTE]
Who cares about the stupid criticism....it would still have been the right way to play....
Its just balance. 28 shots is just about 6 too many for that game. And it could have been the difference.
[QUOTE=DMAVS41]Who cares about the stupid criticism....it would still have been the right way to play....
Its just balance. 28 shots is just about 6 too many for that game. And it could have been the difference.[/QUOTE]
because if he hadnt shot in the last 4 min and passed to them and they missed too and he finished with his 4/22 game or whatever then people, maybe even you as well, would be here saying kobe cannot be chickening out in the clutch and asking his worse teammates to bail him out etc etc. Theres no right move when you shoot 10% and lose, no matter what the situation is. And yes MAYBE they would have won but theres no guarantee ..
[QUOTE=DMAVS41]hurt or not, kobe is going to shoot somewhere around 45% from the field. he's done it for 15 years now.
he could be 100% and he'd still shoot 45%....he's done it his entire career. so any talk of being hurt is kind of pointless. he manages to play through them very well. he also doesn't have an extra gear either. he's basically the same player healthy or hurt.
and kobe is hurt...not injured. injured means you just can't play.....like manu tonight breaking his hand. that is an injury.[/QUOTE]
agree with the post, but you're really nitpicking there at the end. some players would opt to not play and undergo surgery to repair this injury.
[QUOTE=RazorBaLade]Just tell me this, if last night when kobe was 3/17 he stopped shooting and fed bynum and pau, and they didnt ended up getting double teamed and just in general they didnt continue to shoot amazing and lost the game, what would the criticism be for Kobe? What if kobe doesnt shoot for the last 6 min and they lose? He gets off scott free?
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He should have never been 3/17 to begin with man.. Thats already terrible. I watch nearly every Laker game and I know as much as anyone else how bad LA's perimeter crew can be at creating shots. And I realize Bynum and Gasol cant be worked through every single possesion. But Kobe will flat out wave off the whole team to take an iso long jumper time after time. Why doesnt anyone tell him thats a terrible shot? Sure he can make it.. and it looks great when he does, but he could just as easily post up and take a midrange jumper, or pass it to Gasol or Bynum for a closer shot.
I didn't watch the second Denver game, but I watched the first and Kobe just settles for too many long jumpers.. and he's been terrible at them so far this year. I understand the bailout shots.. but the long 3s out of nowhere are totally unnecessary. They're just stupid shots and hes been taking a lot of them so far.
[QUOTE=RazorBaLade]because if he hadnt shot in the last 4 min and passed to them and they missed too and he finished with his 4/22 game or whatever then people, maybe even you as well, would be here saying kobe cannot be chickening out in the clutch and asking his worse teammates to bail him out etc etc. Theres no right move when you shoot 10% and lose, no matter what the situation is. And yes MAYBE they would have won but theres no guarantee ..[/QUOTE]
look. you kobe fans act like basketball is impossible to be played well. its not. each game is different.
how could anyone with a brain get mad at kobe for feeding gasol and bynum yesterday all game? the nuggets don't have an answer for them.
kobe fans and kobe himself are way too ****ing worried about what people are going to say. who the **** cares? just play the damn game of basketball and not worry about that shit.
so sick of the so called "statement games" from a guy that has been in the league 16 years now.
[QUOTE=RazorBaLade]because if he hadnt shot in the last 4 min and passed to them and they missed too and he finished with his 4/22 game or whatever then people, maybe even you as well, would be here saying kobe cannot be chickening out in the clutch and asking his worse teammates to bail him out etc etc. Theres no right move when you shoot 10% and lose, no matter what the situation is. And yes MAYBE they would have won but theres no guarantee ..[/QUOTE]
he would get bashed more if he would of minimized his shooting and lost. its happened before.
[QUOTE=FourthTenor]Not gay (sorry) but I am definitely gaining some momentum in my showbiz endeavors and its no longer worth risking a reputation and frankly wasting my time exchanging insults with a few internet losers. Not that it cant be fun when youre young and have [B][U]idol[/U][/B] time, but when career and finances excelerate, [B][U]u[/U][/B] can find better things to do.
Thats the last of my attention youll be gettin. Savor it. :pimp:[/QUOTE]
Dude, stop embarrassing yourself with your pathetic lies. if you were that great of an actor, you wouldn't have the time to be on here with your equally pathetic Kobe's faking the wrist injury tripe. Plus if ANY of that were even true, you would've already learned how to spell Y-O-U instead of U and also would've learned how to spell IDLE instead of IDOL.:facepalm
[QUOTE=YAWN]agree with the post, but you're really nitpicking there at the end. some players would opt to not play and undergo surgery to repair this injury.[/QUOTE]
well....maybe...but my point really isn't that. i've said kobe is one of the toughest guys ever a number of times. i really believe that.
my point is that hurt or not hurt....its really just the same kobe.
[QUOTE=YAWN]he would get bashed more if he would of minimized his shooting and lost. its happened before.[/QUOTE]
If I recall correctly he got bashed when he absolutely refused to shoot in a game vs Sacto during Shaq-Kobe days (I think) and then again in game 7 of a playoff game vs Phoenix during Kobe era. IMO that is equally stupid as chucking bad shots all night long. There is a balance there, it's not that hard to find.
[QUOTE=tpols]He should have never been 3/17 to begin with man..[/QUOTE]
i agree and thats just where it starts. he just shot freaking terribly and it is completely irrelevant because it will not happen again mostlikely.
[QUOTE=DMAVS41]look. you kobe fans act like basketball is impossible to be played well. its not. each game is different.
how could anyone with a brain get mad at kobe for feeding gasol and bynum yesterday all game? the nuggets don't have an answer for them.
kobe fans and kobe himself are way too ****ing worried about what people are going to say. who the **** cares? just play the damn game of basketball and not worry about that shit.
so sick of the so called "statement games" from a guy that has been in the league 16 years now.[/QUOTE]
Is it that hard to realize that after the game you would be saying basketball wasn't played well if they kept going into Bynum and he kept missing shots for example? Hindsight is 20/20.
[QUOTE=YAWN]he would get bashed more if he would of minimized his shooting and lost. its happened before.[/QUOTE]
exactly... and im not bringing up the bashing thing because i care about his reputation, im just trying to make people realize that you cant talk about these things in hindsight. of course its the wrong decision when he misses 22 shots but if he passed and they missed youd say Holy shit! He should have shot the ball its kobe bryant!
and dmavs i agree with your last post here , the injuries or hurt or w/e dont matter. its all garb. if you cant play then dont show up, if you do and miss 20 shots then you had a bad game.. injuries are no excuse for me
[QUOTE=DMAVS41]look. you kobe fans act like basketball is impossible to be played well. its not. each game is different.
how could anyone with a brain get mad at kobe for feeding gasol and bynum yesterday all game? the nuggets don't have an answer for them.
[B]kobe fans and kobe himself are way too ****ing worried about what people are going to say. [/B] who the **** cares? just play the damn game of basketball and not worry about that shit.
so sick of the so called "statement games" from a guy that has been in the league 16 years now.[/QUOTE]
You're mistaking us for Lebron fans who have no opinion of their own, since they know nothing about anything. Therefore, they repeat what others say cuz they're way too scared to have their own opinion. Which is why whenever you ask them to back up what they say, they either don't respond, or respond with a personal attack. Don't get it twisted:no:
[QUOTE=shadow]If I recall correctly he got bashed when he absolutely refused to shoot in a game vs Sacto during Shaq-Kobe days (I think) and then again in game 7 of a playoff game vs Phoenix during Kobe era. IMO that is equally stupid as chucking bad shots all night long. There is a balance there, it's not that hard to find.[/QUOTE]
but would he be criticized in that game 7 vs phx if smush parker wasnt passing up open 3s and instead dropped 20 pts? if kwame caught the ball a few times?
hindsight guys... hindsight.. the game before that he scored 50 and they lost. this balance you speak of is reliant on the teammates not kobe. i really believe that.
[QUOTE=RazorBaLade]i agree and thats just where it starts. he just shot freaking terribly and it is completely irrelevant because it will not happen again mostlikely.
[B]Is it that hard to realize that after the game you would be saying basketball wasn't played well if they kept going into Bynum and he kept missing shots for example? Hindsight is 20/20.
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exactly... and im not bringing up the bashing thing because i care about his reputation, im just trying to make people realize that you cant talk about these things in hindsight. of course its the wrong decision when he misses 22 shots but if he passed and they missed youd say Holy shit! He should have shot the ball its kobe bryant![/QUOTE]
But I wouldn't be saying that....especially in a game in which nobody could stop Bynum or Gasol really. It would be one thing if Kobe was getting wide open shots. He wasn't. He got some decent looks, but he wasn't in a lot of situations where it was:
"he'd be an idiot to pass that shot up"
You are revising history and trying to come up with some weak ass excuses for a sg going 6/28 when he has two 7 footers flanking him that are rolling. Just doesn't add up. Sorry.
[QUOTE=shadow]If I recall correctly he got bashed when he absolutely refused to shoot in a game vs Sacto during Shaq-Kobe days (I think) and then again in game 7 of a playoff game vs Phoenix during Kobe era. IMO that is equally stupid as chucking bad shots all night long. There is a balance there, it's not that hard to find.[/QUOTE]
its happened a couple of times over the past 2 seasons as well. he would take 15-20 shots and still get bashed for "deferring to his shitty teammates" and being a "bad leader".
[QUOTE=DMAVS41]But I wouldn't be saying that....especially in a game in which nobody could stop Bynum or Gasol really. It would be one thing if Kobe was getting wide open shots. He wasn't. He got some decent looks, but he wasn't in a lot of situations where it was:
"he'd be an idiot to pass that shot up"
You are revising history and trying to come up with some weak ass excuses for a sg going 6/28 when he has two 7 footers flanking him that are rolling. Just doesn't add up. Sorry.[/QUOTE]
i dont believe that if he passed into gasol and gasol didnt catch the ball, got pushed and shoved and created some turnovers and then missed 2-3 jumpers that you would not criticize kobe as the last 6 plays of the game for him shying away from the big moment.
sorry.
bynum is not a factor for the last 4 minutes of the game as he himself said he didnt have the strength to set up down low. so we're talking about gasol and barnes and steve blake.
I'm surprised he didn't stick around in the arena to practice his shots after the game. This game is reminiscent of how he lost in Miami last year.
[QUOTE=RazorBaLade]but would he be criticized in that game 7 vs phx if smush parker wasnt passing up open 3s and instead dropped 20 pts? if kwame caught the ball a few times?
hindsight guys... hindsight.. the game before that he scored 50 and they lost. this balance you speak of is reliant on the teammates not kobe. i really believe that.[/QUOTE]
but in the 2nd half of that game 7 kobe just removed himself from the equation. that is the exact type of thing i am talking about. no balance. its either all or nothing a lot of times....and the worst part is that its often to prove a point out of ego/pride/selfishness...whatever.
did you watch the Heat game tonight? wade went something like 4 of 17. the idea of him taking 11 more shots than he did is just ****ing absurd. i can't even imagine how awful that would have been. it literally felt like he was shooting too much and he only took 17....
[QUOTE=YAWN] some players would opt to not play and undergo surgery to repair this injury.[/QUOTE]
Heal uP properly for a couple months and come back healthy for the playoffs?
Nah, Kobes got an all-time scoring ladder to keep climbin up. You know those personal achievements always come first with Kobe above the team stuff.
[QUOTE=RazorBaLade]i dont believe that if he passed into gasol and gasol didnt catch the ball, got pushed and shoved and created some turnovers and then missed 2-3 jumpers that you would not criticize kobe as the last 6 plays of the game for him shying away from the big moment.
sorry.
bynum is not a factor for the last 4 minutes of the game as he himself said he didnt have the strength to set up down low. so we're talking about gasol and barnes and steve blake.[/QUOTE]
i swear you would think kobe plays with the worst supporting casts ever. i give you credit for the spin. somehow kobe fans have tried to trick the world into thinking he hasn't had the most help of the generation. its something i will never understand.
i hope someday i have the great fortune of rooting for dirk or whoever becomes my next favorite player...and i'm so spoiled with his supporting cast that i bitch and moan about a team built around the likes of kobe/gasol/bynum...with a bunch of quality role players
that will be the day
[QUOTE=DMAVS41]but in the 2nd half of that game 7 kobe just removed himself from the equation. that is the exact type of thing i am talking about. no balance. its either all or nothing a lot of times....and the worst part is that its often to prove a point out of ego/pride/selfishness...whatever.
did you watch the Heat game tonight? wade went something like 4 of 17. the idea of him taking 11 more shots than he did is just ****ing absurd. i can't even imagine how awful that would have been. it literally felt like he was shooting too much and he only took 17....[/QUOTE]
no, he passed to his teammates and they bricked shot after shot down by 20. If they made the shots he would have had like 10 assists and been applauded as a team player. But wait, if he hadn't passed, he would have been criticized like he was the game before that for scoring 50 on good efficiency but still losing. its impossible for him and lebron to win. impossible.
i watched the last few min. only saw him take 2 or 3 in the last few so idk what happened really. but if they were good shots that wade can make ill live with a 4-17 opnce in a while cuz i know he can go 9/17 too
[QUOTE=DMAVS41]i swear you would think kobe plays with the worst supporting casts ever. i give you credit for the spin. somehow kobe fans have tried to trick the world into thinking he hasn't had the most help of the generation. its something i will never understand.
i hope someday i have the great fortune of rooting for dirk or whoever becomes my next favorite player...and i'm so spoiled with his supporting cast that i bitch and moan about a team built around the likes of kobe/gasol/odom...with a bunch of quality role players
that will be the day[/QUOTE]
lol thank you. its just another possibility. im ignoring the fact that gasol could have potentially scored every play because hes amazing and was guarded by some scrub for the sake of my point but at the end of the day i honestly believe its still a gamble. Its always a gamble... and i think kobe loses no matter how he plays it.
If he shoots and wins, he was selfish
If he shoots and misses, he was selfish
If he passes to gasol in this case and wins, he got carried by his teammates and he was useless
If he passes to gasol in this case and loses, he was sulking to prove a point instead of taking over
i mean it cant be so black and white.. I've literally heard and seen all 4 of those scenarios multiple times btw
[QUOTE=RazorBaLade]no, he passed to his teammates and they bricked shot after shot down by 20. If they made the shots he would have had like 10 assists and been applauded as a team player. But wait, if he hadn't passed, he would have been criticized like he was the game before that for scoring 50 on good efficiency but still losing. its impossible for him and lebron to win. impossible.
i watched the last few min. only saw him take 2 or 3 in the last few so idk what happened really. but if they were good shots that wade can make ill live with a 4-17 opnce in a while cuz i know he can go 9/17 too[/QUOTE]
i totally disagree about 06, but that isn't the point really is it....
kobe has a legit team around him. he has the best frontcourt in the game. no excuses. pass the ball. stop making things complicated. at least get it inside yourself.
my god....drive and kick. get to the wing post. do something other than take long jumpers....
[QUOTE=DMAVS41]i totally disagree about 06, but that isn't the point really is it....
kobe has a legit team around him. he has the best frontcourt in the game. no excuses. pass the ball. stop making things complicated. at least get it inside yourself.
my god....drive and kick. get to the wing post. do something other than take long jumpers....[/QUOTE]
i will be waiting to hear your thoughts after a game this season where gasol and or bynum loses them the game off kobe passes. i hope you say kobe played it perfectly. that is all.
[QUOTE=RazorBaLade]lol thank you. its just another possibility. im ignoring the fact that gasol could have potentially scored every play because hes amazing and was guarded by some scrub for the sake of my point but at the end of the day i honestly believe its still a gamble. Its always a gamble... and i think kobe loses no matter how he plays it.
If he shoots and wins, he was selfish
If he shoots and misses, he was selfish
If he passes to gasol in this case and wins, he got carried by his teammates and he was useless
If he passes to gasol in this case and loses, he was sulking to prove a point instead of taking over
i mean it cant be so black and white.. I've literally heard and seen all 4 of those scenarios multiple times btw[/QUOTE]
but you act like the game is harder for kobe than everyone else....why is that? could it be that kobe is more selfish than most other players?
a gamble for what? its a bad gamble to continue to take long jumpers when you have two 7 footers.
this shit just never ends really. first it was kobe refusing to feed shaq and trying to freeze him out. caused huge rifts on the lakers in 03 and 04. then its kobe having "statement games" in which he just chooses to check out and not shoot at all to prove a point.
now its "I do my thing not matter what" and we play off that.
he needs to grow the **** up.....its sad, but he still does.
[QUOTE=The_Yearning]I'm surprised he didn't stick around in the arena to practice his shots after the game. This game is reminiscent of how he lost in Miami last year.[/QUOTE]
Instead he watched film with Mike Brown on the plane.
The pattern is incredible. Play-up every twist and sprain before the game, make the entire game about Kobe shooting all sorts of difficult shots that will make people ooh and ahh if they go in (regardless of what the teams game plan is to try and win, thats irrelevent) then when he gets called out he does something phony afterwards to draw more attention and make ppl say "oh hes such a competitor and hard worker"
If he didnt play in LA, every Laker fan would think hes a totally overrated diva selfish bum. And not just cuz hed be a rival player but bc of who he is. But their dumb blind loyalty to a jersey and a social group makes them worshiP him like lil sheep morons.
(yawn):rolleyes:
[QUOTE=RazorBaLade]i will be waiting to hear your thoughts after a game this season where gasol and or bynum loses them the game off kobe passes. i hope you say kobe played it perfectly. that is all.[/QUOTE]
it also depends on how kobe plays. if he sits there and only throws entry passes for 48 minutes then i'll question what he's doing.
again, you are making my point. why does it have to be 28 shots or 11 shots. why can't he just play the damn game of basketball and stop complicating things.
kobe's entire fanbase has literally adopted his personality. so damn stubborn. the guy goes 6 of 28 and blows in crunch time and you'd think his teammates where the washington generals with the excuses that are thrown out here...