Kobe firing shots

[Punpun]

Originally Posted by Richesly

Thing is, people compare his longevity to his draft class.

People, the guy was 4-5 years younger then a lot of people in his class.

And he played more minutes, games, po than them.

[Quickening]

Good on him for staying one of the top 15 players until his 33.. but don't most top 15 ever players.

[I LUV KOBE]

GAWDBe going for 17th season and still the best in the league..

[Doctor Rivers]

Originally Posted by I LUV KOBE

GAWDBe going for 17th season and still the best in the league..

Lebron

[I LUV KOBE]

Originally Posted by Doctor Rivers

Lebron

Comparing Kobe to Lebron who's in his prime.. Im more impress for Kobe than Lebrick..

[Quickening]

Originally Posted by I LUV KOBE

Comparing Kobe to Lebron who's in his prime.. Im more impress for Kobe than Lebrick..

So Tim Duncan is the best in the league, or Garnett using your logic..

[guy]

Is he saying he's been playing at this high of a level his whole career? Cause he clearly wasn't even close to elite in his first 3 years. He's been elite for about the past 13 years. Russell, Wilt, Kareem, Jordan, Hakeem, Malone, and Shaq can all say they were elite for at least that long and also at later ages as well.

[The Iron Fist]

Originally Posted by OldSchoolBBall

D .

Tiene sal?

[martycrane]

Originally Posted by Chrono90

He might not be the only player but there's really not too many. Not even a handful

"I don't take charges. I said, 'I'm not taking charges.' I figured that ... out at an early age."

Bryant estimated he's taken only one charge in the last two seasons and it was probably "by accident."

"I couldn't get out of the way," Bryant joked.



The cat has the will to win. he'll do anything to win.

hes all about winning.

[The Iron Fist]

Originally Posted by kennethgriffin

kareem only averaged 22/8/2 in his 16th season

he was a 1st team all nba'r but not at the level kobe is right now ( plus kareem wasnt all defensive... kobe is still )

kareem wasnt one of the leagues top 3 players at age 37... sorry... kobe in his 17th season may verry well lead the league in scoring if he wanted

kareem didnt average over 23 points since his 12th season

kobe bryant =

13th season: 27ppg
14th season: 27ppg
15th season: 25ppg
16th season: 28ppg

sorry but kobe is at a slightly higher level than kareem pace wise.

kareem was fmvp at 37.

[-23-]

Man, kareem must be rolling in his grave.

[KenneBell]

He's right.

He and Kareem are probably the only two players to make to the All-NBA 1st Team this late in their careers. And Kobe probably took on a significantly heavier role than Kareem in his 16th last season.

[I LUV KOBE]

Originally Posted by Quickening

So Tim Duncan is the best in the league, or Garnett using your logic..

Kobe is still playing like he still the best in the league.. Tim Duncan and Garnet are equivalent to role players right now.. They're still very serviceable players but they're not like they used to be..

[NumberSix]

Originally Posted by I LUV KOBE

Kobe is still playing like he still the best in the league.. Tim Duncan and Garnet are equivalent to role players right now.. They're still very serviceable players but they're not like they used to be..

No, Kobe is still playing like HE THINKS he's the best in the league.

[guy]

Originally Posted by kennethgriffin

again... its subjective

a power forward is supposed to shoot a higher fg% than a guard

a power forward is supposed to rebound more than a guard

its almost impossible to compare their percentages... the only true way to define a player is how big of a role they have and how good their team is because of it...

kobe has an elite league leading production type role on a team that is always a top 3 seed he always makes 1st team all nba

this is more telling that of where a player is

This is stupid logic. So we should never compare players of different positions? Why did you bring up ANY stats at all then? Saying Malone is able to be a more efficient scorer and better rebounder just due to position is like saying Kobe is only a more volume scorer and better at assists due to position as well. Malone being able to play PF and Kobe being able to play SG makes each more valuable then the other in certain aspects. Its not like they are randomly selected to play a certain position. They play a certain position according to their strengths.