The decline of Kobe Bryant

[QUOTE=Knoe Itawl]The bball season starts practically November 1. It was from there until about mid December that he was putting up those numbers. That's hardly enough of a sample size to ASSume he'd be doing it all year. Especially considering he's NEVER DONE IT BEFORE. What, at age 31 he was going to?

As for the injuries thing, you Kobe guys have used it so much that even when it may be legitimate, people :rolleyes:

It's like the boy who cried wolf. Every time Kobe has had a bad game in the past 8 years some fanboy whines that he was "injured" or "the rape case affected him" or "he's facing the greatest defense ever in the NBA" or some such garbage.[/QUOTE]
and you're the boy who cried "kobe"

man don't you ever get tired of coming out of the woodwork, firing up this tired old gimmick and making a fool out of yourself? or are you really this simple?

[QUOTE=gts] or are you really this simple?[/QUOTE]

I assume that is a rhetorical question.

[QUOTE=Kellogs4toniee]Who do you have in your Top 20 that came straight out of High School besides Kobe Bryant? With this new generation, you have to measure it based on the amount of games / years they've played, not there age.

No one sane has said he has [B]"declined so steeply."[/B] It's just that it's more obvious this year then previous years that he has lost that athleticism from his earlier years. People tend to forget his career numbers and just think of all his high-light athletic plays. Then they compare that to this season and "think" he has declined. In terms of numbers, he is doing just fine and still posting top five player stats.[/QUOTE]


its the other way around. people who only look at the numbers won't know he's declined athletically and going to the basket, but people who watch him know he has, including laker homers, who for the most part don't deny it. well i guess some of you excuse it with injuries but even then i think a lot of them know it.

you betcha

Heres another example, he needs rest even when he hasnt played since Sunday!!:lol

[QUOTE=lakerHater]Heres another example, he needs rest even when he hasnt played since Sunday!!:lol[/QUOTE]
Lebron is taking his 3rd day off this season. I guess he's declining too :rolleyes:

[QUOTE=tontoz]Kobe has never been a good 3 point shooter. This year he is shooting only 1.5% worse than his career average. I don't see the significance to this given his injury problems.

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legit

edit: though i think it's kind of ridiculous how everyone feels the need to post to express a desire for the thread not existing. That just seems strange to me. Nobody does that to my threads, theyre usually just ignored. And some of them are pretty stupid. What gives..

[QUOTE=lakerHater]Heres another example, he needs rest even when he hasnt played since Sunday!!:lol[/QUOTE]

He's played injured, he's in his 13th season, it's close to the playoffs and the games aren't that important right now. Resting Kobe is a great move regardless.

Kobe's finger injury really acted up in January, plus he made a back injury that month as well and in February he injured his ankle. Where were all of these people talking about this decline through December? You know, when he was averaging 30.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 4.5 apg and 2.1 spg on 48.5% shooting and his team was 25-6?

Do you think it's a coincidence that all of the injuries pop up and he then averages just 23.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg and 1.3 spg on 42.2% shooting for the next 2 months? Then after getting rest, averages a very solid 26.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg and 5.9 apg on 48.4% shooting in March.

[QUOTE=ShaqAttack3234]He's played injured, he's in his 1[B]4[/B]th season, it's close to the playoffs and the games aren't that important right now. Resting Kobe is a great move regardless.

Kobe's finger injury really acted up in January, plus he made a back injury that month as well and in February he injured his ankle. Where were all of these people talking about this decline through December? You know, when he was averaging 30.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 4.5 apg and 2.1 spg on 48.5% shooting and his team was 25-6?

Do you think it's a coincidence that all of the injuries pop up and he then averages just 23.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg and 1.3 spg on 42.2% shooting for the next 2 months? Then after getting rest, averages a very solid 26.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg and 5.9 apg on 48.4% shooting in March.[/QUOTE]minor fix.

thats a myth the decline of kobe

I don`t know why people act like they are surprised.... Anybody who has followed Kobe

[QUOTE=beermonsteroo]I think Kobe will decline rather quickly the next two years. He has some many games right now in his legs that this is not a shame though. I think in two years Kobe will a 20ppg 5 assists 5 rebounds at roughly 43 percent from the field.
In fact Jordan is the only shooting guard above 32 years who was still very effective and the best man at his position. I don't think Kobe can have the same level as Jordan from 32-35. Kobe has played a lot more games then Jordan had in his age, and Kobe was never on the athletic level of Jordan in the first place. Kobe at age 34 will be at best look like Jordan did at 38. Right now Kobe isn't even as good anymore as Jordan was at age 35.
This has nothing to do with Kobe bashing, its simply a fact.[/QUOTE]

dam....

gawdbe.

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

How stupid do you think op felt throughout the playoffs :lol

these sort of threads are interesting to read through, because its always a fun to guess what current alts go along with these past, now defunct, posters.

4 seasons later and he's sill putting up 27/6//6 on excellent efficeiny.

Proving the haters wrong again.

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