2007: Is There a Worse Performance in the NBA Finals from a Healthy Superstar?

[Doranku]

What are you crying about now? We are discussing worst performance in a finals. Kobe's was arguably the worst ever. If you're healthy enough to play, you're healthy enough. Otherwise,you open up a whole can of worms. Very few players are still 100% when the finals come around. Being sore or a little banged up doesn't mean you're injured. Otherwise, every poor finals by a player can be pinned on being banged up.

Jalen Rose admitted to purposely walking up underneath Kobe on a jumper and intentionally trying to injure him. That's a little different than being "banged up".

[Mr Feeny]

Jalen Rose admitted to purposely walking up underneath Kobe on a jumper and intentionally trying to injure him. That's a little different than being "banged up".

Attempting to injure someone doesnt mean that the individual in question is injured. If the latter is on the court, it means he's banged up. Kobe shot extremely poorly before said incident occurred. And poorly after it occurred. So I'm not about to pin it on that.

[ImKobe]

Attempting to injure someone doesnt mean that the individual in question is injured. If the latter is on the court, it means he's banged up. Kobe shot extremely poorly before said incident occurred. And poorly after it occurred. So I'm not about to pin it on that.

Except Kobe shot 46.4%FG for the Playoffs prior to injury with 6/13 in his only healthy Finals game lol. Yeah, he wasn't injured when he basically missed 2 games and played the rest of the series on a bad ankle.

[RRR3]

Except Kobe shot 46.4%FG for the Playoffs prior to injury with 6/13 in his only healthy Finals game lol. Yeah, he wasn't injured when he basically missed 2 games and played the rest of the series on a bad ankle.

14 points on 13 shots, the absolute god.

[ImKobe]

14 points on 13 shots, the absolute god.

Shot better than Lebron in any of his 2007 Finals games.

[RRR3]

Shot better than Lebron in any of his 2007 Finals games.

LeBron had 25 on 21 shots in game

[ImKobe]

LeBron had 25 on 21 shots in game

shot under 43%

[RRR3]

shot under 43%

More points per shot

Didn’t have Shaq to take the burden off him either

[ImKobe]

[QUOTE=RRR3]More points per shot

Didn

[RRR3]

Blowout loss with 6 turnovers and barely 60% from the FT line lol. Kobe shot better and had less TOs in all 5 games against the Spurs the following year with his 2nd option averaging same numbers

Gooden: 13 ppg 50%FG
Gasol: 13 ppg 45%FG

One got swept and the other won in 5.

Wow 2008 Kobe was better at scoring than 2007 Bron you don

[bison]

Shot 35% from the field
20% from 3 Point Line
69% from the Line
About 6 turnovers per game (more turnovers than his entire roster combined)

All in FOUR GAMES

Lost by 3 points in game 3
Lost by 1 point in game 4

Ouch. Surely this hypothetical superstar redeems himself 4 years later.

[34-24 Footwork]

Ouch. Surely this hypothetical superstar redeems himself 4 years later.

[34-24 Footwork]

Blowout loss with 6 turnovers and barely 60% from the FT line lol. Kobe shot better and had less TOs in all 5 games against the Spurs the following year with his 2nd option averaging same numbers

Gooden: 13 ppg 50%FG
Gasol: 13 ppg 45%FG

One got swept and the other won in 5.

[bison]

I just started watching nba basketball this month! Who is the guy on the left? He looks big, strong and confident. Guy on the right looks like a little p*ssy. What

[bigkingsfan]

[QUOTE=bison]I just started watching nba basketball this month! Who is the guy on the left? He looks big, strong and confident. Guy on the right looks like a little p*ssy. What