What happens to Kobe's legacy if the Lakers lose this series?

[stallionaire]

I think him losing this series taints his legacy a lot.

as a high calibur player you cannot get swept last season then bounced in the first round this season..

What are your thoughts.

[HorryIsMyMVP]

I think him losing this series taints his legacy a lot.

as a high calibur player you cannot get swept last season then bounced in the first round this season..

What are your thoughts.

Why do you think hes acting like hes dying out there?

[DMAVS41]

Nothing. He's already reached the point in his career where his legacy can only get better. It can't get worse. Everything from here on in is simply "gravy"

Same with Duncan, Kg, and Dirk.

And also, players don't lose a series. Teams do. Unless he was to play just horribly (which hasn't been the case at all...he's been very good)....there is just nothing to talk about.

[skaterbasist]

Nothing. It's on Gasol and Bynum.

Kobe has been the most aggressive option this series.

[longtime lurker]

I think him losing this series taints his legacy a lot.

as a high calibur player you cannot get swept last season then bounced in the first round this season..

What are your thoughts.

LOL will you STFU if the Lakers beat the Nuggets?

[Kblaze8855]

Nobody will care once all the joking is over. People arent even aware of these things long term. Hakeem lost in the first round like 5 years in a row. Not with teammates like Kobe has....but still. Nobody even cares. Oscar missed the playoffs or lost in the first round like 6 years straight and he did it with a HOF teammate on an all nba first team level and an additional all star at times.

And 99.9% of people who know who Oscar is have no idea.

Its not the kinda thing history makes a big deal of.

[gilalizard]

I think his irrational haters get a little more maniacally embittered that no one factors it into his legacy.

[HorryIsMyMVP]

Phil Jackson . All these years I thought he was carried by his amazing rosters.

[ClutchOver9000]

i cant believe the Lakers are choking the series away...lol...unbelievable...

[stallionaire]

I'm not even being a hater.

Is this such a difficult question for Lakers fans?

Answer me like a mature adult:

what will happen to his overall image if he goes out like this? simple question really

no reason to get mad.

[Alamo]

It won't change my opinion of him. He's an old man now, and he has pretty much done it all already. Still one of the top 10 players ever to play basketball. His legacy doesn't get worse with a loss, same with Dirk, Duncan, and KG like someone said.

[LeFraud James]

I'm not even being a hater.

Is this such a difficult question for Lakers fans?

Answer me like a mature adult:

what will happen to his overall image if he goes out like this? simple question really

no reason to get mad.

Posting like a prepubescent numbskull who clearly doesn't know much about basketball won't lead to many mature responses, I'll tell you that much.

[PJR]

Solidify his spot as the most overrated player in NBA history. Never mention this fakkit in the same breathe as Jordan.

[tmacattack33]

Nothing. It's on Gasol and Bynum.

Kobe has been the most aggressive option this series.

Yup, 42% FG shooting on 26.6 shots a game is pure genius.

[shaunliv]

can't be as worse as when he and the lakers gave up a 3-1 lead to Phoenix in 2006!