The decline of Kobe Bryant

[QUOTE=madmax]Bryant isa aging and naturally declining...I mean why is that news to anyone? Isn't this a fact of life or what?:wtf:[/QUOTE]

But it's not supposed to happen to [I]Kobe Bryant.[/I]

[QUOTE=dough]He has more help now. He can take it easier. He's still one of the greatest players in the game.[/QUOTE]
yup

[QUOTE=Kurosawa0]Bryant is still a top five player. Probably top two, but I think it's legitimate to argue Wade or Durant. I may not agree, but you can argue it. He's obviously exiting his prime, but he probably has two to three seasons left at this level. With all the talent he has around him in LA, Kobe will contend for several years to come.[/QUOTE]

I think next year is when Durant will likely overtake Kobe. Even at 32..Kobe will still average 26. 5 and 5 but he will no longer be feared offensively.

[QUOTE=King Lebron LBJ]I think next year is when Durant will likely overtake Kobe. Even at 32..Kobe will still average 26. 5 and 5 [B]but he will no longer be feared offensively[/B].[/QUOTE]


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By that I mean he won't see as many double teams. Teams will be confident in guarding him one on one without him going crazy on a regular basics.

IndieFag24, stop hating!

A bunch of idiots in this thread. Kobe is in his 13th season and he's still a top 4 scorer in the league and top 5 player. Who else can be that good after 13 seasons?

[QUOTE=StacksOnDeck]Who else can be that good after 13 seasons?[/QUOTE]

Jordan won an MVP, championship and finals MVP in his 13th season, Shaq was number 2 in MVP voting in his 13th season and Kareem won a championship in his 13th season.

[QUOTE=ShaqAttack3234]Jordan won an MVP, championship and finals MVP in his 13th season, Shaq was number 2 in MVP voting in his 13th season and Kareem won a championship in his 13th season.[/QUOTE]

So basically comparing Kobe to Kareem and MJ? That's how good he is.

Shaq also missed a lot of games for a lot of seasons.Not comparable.

[url]http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2010/04/ted-green-is-kobe-bryant-getting-old.html[/url]

Did you copy and paste from the comment section of this article... or are you Gaz V?

[QUOTE=chazzy][url]http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2010/04/ted-green-is-kobe-bryant-getting-old.html[/url]

Did you copy and paste from the comment section of this article... or are you Gaz V?[/QUOTE]

I didn't get too much feedback over there so I posted it here.

[QUOTE=Jasper22]IndieFag24, stop hating![/QUOTE]

awww

[QUOTE=StacksOnDeck]So basically comparing Kobe to Kareem and MJ? That's how good he is.

Shaq also missed a lot of games for a lot of seasons.Not comparable.[/QUOTE]

But Shaq was also several years older than Kobe, was playing more minutes early on than Kobe and Kobe missed his fair share of games as well, missed 11 in his rookie season, missed 16 in 2000, 14 in 2001, 17 in 2004 and 16 in 2005.

And Karl Malone was also better than Kobe in his 13th season.

[QUOTE=ShaqAttack3234]But Shaq was also several years older than Kobe, was playing more minutes early on than Kobe and Kobe missed his fair share of games as well, missed 11 in his rookie season, missed 16 in 2000, 14 in 2001, 17 in 2004 and 16 in 2005.

And Karl Malone was also better than Kobe in his 13th season.[/QUOTE]

When you consider the fact that Kobe played so many more games than Karl cause he went further in the playoffs a lot more times than him, it's not comparable.

[QUOTE=ShaqAttack3234]But Shaq was also several years older than Kobe, was playing more minutes early on than Kobe and Kobe missed his fair share of games as well, missed 11 in his rookie season, missed 16 in 2000, 14 in 2001, 17 in 2004 and 16 in 2005.

[B]And Karl Malone was also better than Kobe in his 13th season.[/B][/QUOTE]

well I'll guess that Kobe would be better than Malone in his 14th year...and also I'll take over 97-98 Malone any day of the week, there is something about Malone that he couldnt get baskets during winning time and teams started clamping down on defense. I'll take the guy who gets it done during winning time.