Why was Kobe infamously “inefficient?”

[outofstomach]

i see two conflicting narratives around here whenever kobe is brought up along with his stats, some of you say it’s because he picked bad shots and was too trigger happy, others say it’s because he faced extremely tough defenses + injuries, in addition to kobe being the go-to guy for bailout shots

so is it a combination of all of these factors/reasons or is there an actual answer removed from trolling?

genuinely curious

[Axe]

Well he seems to be a ballhog so obsessed in shooting the ball even if it wasn't logical to do so.

[Rysio]

That's a myth kobe for most of his prime was one of the most efficient players at his position.

[AirBonner]

That's a myth kobe for most of his prime was one of the most efficient players at his position.

So you going to ignore the majority of his career?

[Rysio]

So you going to ignore the majority of his career?

No I'm ignoring minority of his career.

[Baller789]

Poor shot selection and ego.

[Kawhi_Why_Not]

2009-2010 title runs he has 46\36\86 shooting splits which is pretty efficient. So I would say it's exaggerated. I don't think he was as deadly of a scorer as Kawhi or Durant or Jordan can be. I also think Kobe lacks a true dominant peak year like the other top 10-15 guys.

His advanced stats suck for a top 10 guy and are more like a top 25 guy as well. Tough player to evaluate but i don't believe he's better then Kawhi.

[zeerghit]

2009-2010 title runs he has 46\36\86 shooting splits which is pretty efficient. So I would say it's exaggerated. I don't think he was as deadly of a scorer as Kawhi or Durant or Jordan can be. I also think Kobe lacks a true dominant peak year like the other top 10-15 guys.

His advanced stats suck for a top 10 guy and are more like a top 25 guy as well. Tough player to evaluate but i don't believe he's better then Kawhi.

this forum delivers as always

[iamgine]

Kobe was NOT inefficient in his percentage relative to the league's average. He was inefficient in a lot of his shot selection.

Imagine Durant just forcing every shot and never pass. He'd still likely be above league average in efficiency but would be quite a bit lower than what it is now.

[Bronbron23]

i see two conflicting narratives around here whenever kobe is brought up along with his stats, some of you say it’s because he picked bad shots and was too trigger happy, others say it’s because he faced extremely tough defenses + injuries, in addition to kobe being the go-to guy for bailout shots

so is it a combination of all of these factors/reasons or is there an actual answer removed from trolling?

genuinely curious

It's a combination of all the factors but the main 2 i'd say are the defensive era he was in and his inability to be as efficient on bailout shots and tough shots as someone like mj.

[Johnny32]

kobe's actually more offensively skilled than a player like jordan. his prime just came in an era where the average wing defender wasn't 6'3, 180 lbs. the rules of that era also allowed more defensive schemes than man/double. his low basketball iq/shot selection is also partly to blame.

[Bronbron23]

kobe's actually more offensively skilled than a player like jordan. his prime just came in an era where the average wing defender wasn't 6'3, 180 lbs. the rules of that era also allowed more defensive schemes than man/double. his low basketball iq/shot selection is also partly to blame.

https://www.thehoopsgeek.com/average-nba-height/ once again this dipshit dosn't have a clue what he's talking about. 2 gaurds and small fowards were pretty much the same height as you can see by facts lol.

[Baller789]

https://www.thehoopsgeek.com/average-nba-height/ once again this dipshit dosn't have a clue what he's talking about. 2 gaurds and small fowards were pretty much the same height as you can see by facts lol.

Any idea who Johnny32 alt belongs to?

[Johnny32]

kobe's actually more offensively skilled than a player like jordan. his prime just came in an era where the average wing defender wasn't 6'3, 180 lbs. the rules of that era also allowed more defensive schemes than man/double. his low basketball iq/shot selection is also partly to blame.

to touch on this further.

80/90s wing defenders 6'6 or taller that made an all defensive team.

mj
rodney mccray
rodman
pippen
majerle
derrick mckey
eddie jones

imagine if kobe's prime was in that ^ era.

00/10s wing defenders 6'6 or taller that made an all defensive team.

bowen
christie
kobe
artest
ak47
prince
battier
lebron
thabo
g. wallace
iggy
deng
pg13
butler
kawhi
giannis
dray
danny green
andre roberson
robert covington
klay

instead of that ^ era.

[Bronbron23]

Any idea who Johnny32 alt belongs to?

Nah i have no idea but he sounds like every other bron stan on here so he could be anyone of them or all of them lol