Can you imagine this version of Kobe in today's NBA?

[FaTaL]

is that supposed to be an insult?

Allen Iverson is pound for pound the greatest basketball player of all-time.

Hell yeah I was a A.I. fan. What that man did at 5'11" 160 lbs should not have been humanly possible.

Sho-nuff

• FaTaL
• Feb 27, 2016

 

[Bilz]

2002-03 Kobe would average 40/10/10 if he played in a pick n roll system like James Harden where he has the ball every possession and is surrounded by 3-point shooters.

Kobe averaged 30/7/6 in 2002-03. And that was while playing in the triangle offense (which is notorious for low individual assists totals) and played during the era of slow pace and better defense.

Put prime Kobe in this wack era of up and down 3-point shooting basketball with zero defense and he would have put up numbers that put Harden and Westbrook to shame.

You talk as if Kobe retired 20 years ago

He had two scoring titles in twenty seasons. The guys who were outscoring him for those titles are still playing and aren't scoring 40 ppg. shyt doesn't add up.

 

[Swagnificent]

You talk as if Kobe retired 20 years ago

He had two scoring titles in twenty seasons. The guys who were outscoring him for those titles are still playing and aren't scoring 40 ppg. shyt doesn't add up.

Might as well be. What we are watching right now in the NBA is not the same sport Kobe was playing in 2002-03 when he was at his peak.

Go back and watch games from the early 2000s when real basketball was being played. Then go watch the garbage we witnessed last night in the finals.

It doesn't even look like the same sport anymore.

 

[High quality poster]

nikkas can't even score now without a damn pick being set

Kobe would chew these nikkas up man.

 

[FabTrey]

i miss this nikka. prime kobe shiits all over the warriors

 

[Swagnificent]

nikkas can't even score now without a damn pick being set

Kobe would chew these nikkas up man.

This is why all the players respect Kobe and give him his due as the best player since Jordan. They know all these other guys need picks to get off. Kobe was the last of a dying breed when it came to pure one on one scoring.

Kyrie is honestly the only guy in the finals who can score without needing a pick.

 

[Supreme365]

Lebron
MJ
Durant
KG
Hakeem

Team ain't losing. Passing, defense, size, athletic ability, inside scoring, outside scoring, skill, etc.

Pippen
Kobe
Kahwi
Dirk
Duncan

This squad could give em a run for their money

 

[Supreme365]

This bullshyt.
45% is not inefficient

I don't no where this kobe being inefficient came from, he might have been a chucked every now and then but he was far from inefficient

 

[Supreme365]

Might as well be. What we are watching right now in the NBA is not the same sport Kobe was playing in 2002-03 when he was at his peak.

Go back and watch games from the early 2000s when real basketball was being played. Then go watch the garbage we witnessed last night in the finals.

It doesn't even look like the same sport anymore.

Basketball stylistically changes every 10 years primarily due to rule changes, but the early 00 wasn't a better period of basketball the east was completely trash and ISO ball took away from team ball, regardless that's still my favorite era
Cwebb, the franchise, tmac, Kobe, kg, kidd, ai, Vince, j O'Neal, Big Ben and frobe made me love basketball

 

[Swagnificent]

Basketball stylistically changes every 10 years primarily due to rule changes, but the early 00 wasn't a better period of basketball the east was completely trash and ISO ball took away from team ball, regardless that's still my favorite era
Cwebb, the franchise, tmac, Kobe, kg, kidd, ai, Vince, j O'Neal, Big Ben and frobe made me love basketball

Iso ball is basketball at its purest form. One on one.

What we see now is a joke. All these zone defenses are allowing dudes who can't play defense like Steph Curry to stay on the floor. Back in the 90s/early 2000s, a guy like Steph wouldn't even see the floor. His defense when guys isolate him would make him too much of a liability. He would be Steve Kerr status. A speciality player brought in every now and then.

 

[Swagnificent]

Lebron
MJ
Durant
KG
Hakeem

Team ain't losing. Passing, defense, size, athletic ability, inside scoring, outside scoring, skill, etc.

Pippen
Kobe
Bird
Malone
Shaq

Kobe would cancel out MJ. Pippen would lock down LeBron. KD would take it to Bird. Malone would own KG. Shaq and Hakeem would draw.

This would be a pretty even matchup. Though Durant might be your trump card.

 

[Supreme365]

Iso ball is basketball at its purest form. One on one.

What we see now is a joke. All these zone defenses are allowing dudes who can't play defense like Steph Curry to stay on the floor. Back in the 90s/early 2000s, a guy like Steph wouldn't even see the floor. His defense when guys isolate him would make him too much of a liability. He would be Steve Kerr status. A speciality player brought in every now and then.

The hell are you talking about ai was a defensive liability and he did just fine curry would cook in any era, iso basketball is weak nothing cool about a guy isoing while his 4 other teammates watch on the other side of the court

 

[Premeditated]

nikkas can't even score now without a damn pick being set

Kobe would chew these nikkas up man.

breh, I swear most of Harden and Curry points comes from picks. That is really sad.

Carter, Pierce, Wade McGrady and Ray in their primes would all be ahead of guys like Harden, Westbrook, Leonard, Curry, and every other current perimeter all star. The talent gap between these two groups are just too steep.

Only Lebron and KD would be better with prime Kobe being by far ahead of them

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

breh, I swear most of Harden and Curry points comes from picks. That is really sad.

Carter, Pierce, Wade McGrady and Ray in their primes would all be ahead of guys like Harden, Westbrook, Leonard, Curry, and every other current perimeter all star. The talent gap between these two groups are just too steep.

Only Lebron and KD would be better with prime Kobe being by far ahead of them

I wish I could take back that rep now and replace it with a slap.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Iso ball is basketball at its purest form. One on one.

What we see now is a joke. All these zone defenses are allowing dudes who can't play defense like Steph Curry to stay on the floor. Back in the 90s/early 2000s, a guy like Steph wouldn't even see the floor. His defense when guys isolate him would make him too much of a liability. He would be Steve Kerr status. A speciality player brought in every now and then.

The sad thing is you actually believe this nonsense.