Kobe Bryant Studying Paul Pierce's Game, Hoping to Be More Efficient

[madness]

In preparing for this season, Bryant told friends that the player he is analyzing, as an example of adjusting your game as you get older, is fellow 36-year-old Paul Pierce. This is part of his goal to become “more efficient” on the court.

Paul Pierce plays an efficient isolation game, despite his advanced age. He has never truly relied on athleticism. Instead, he has used pivot work and a purer jumpshot from the perimeter throughout his career.

Last March, Paul Pierce had a 29 point game against the Miami Heat. He scored 17 points in the 3rd quarter alone. He got hot behind the three-point line, but used very efficient moves to evade defenders and attack the basket.

http://lakeshowlife.com/2014/08/26/kobe-bryant-studying-paul-pierces-game/


play out of control and take low IQ shots your entire career, then wait til you're to worry about efficiency brehs

 

[FS4LFE]

They really used one game from an entire season to prove how ''well'' Pierce has aged his game. What about during the playoffs?

 

[SchoolboyC]

The Truth Da Gawd

 

[smitty22]

In preparing for this season, Bryant told friends that the player he is analyzing, as an example of adjusting your game as you get older, is fellow 36-year-old Paul Pierce. This is part of his goal to become “more efficient” on the court.

Paul Pierce plays an efficient isolation game, despite his advanced age. He has never truly relied on athleticism. Instead, he has used pivot work and a purer jumpshot from the perimeter throughout his career.

Last March, Paul Pierce had a 29 point game against the Miami Heat. He scored 17 points in the 3rd quarter alone. He got hot behind the three-point line, but used very efficient moves to evade defenders and attack the basket.

http://lakeshowlife.com/2014/08/26/kobe-bryant-studying-paul-pierces-game/


play out of control and take low IQ shots your entire career, then wait til you're to worry about efficiency brehs

This ought to be good

 

[NYC Rebel]

Much respect to Kobe recognizing the greatness of Paul Pierce.

Kobe knows he may not be the same physically....so might as well look at the non athletic dominance of Paul Pierce as a road map.

 

[swyyyguy]

5 rings > 1 ring

 

[calh45]

Of course nikkas gonna miss the point here because Kobe's involved, but PP is the epitome of old man game. He been playing old man game since his rookie year. If anyone could master that shyt in an offseason it's Bean.

 

[Malta]

Efficiency you say? But..........all his fans told me efficiency doesn't matter :DaGoat:

 

[NYC Rebel]

Of course nikkas gonna miss the point here because Kobe's involved, but PP is the epitome of old man game. He been playing old man game since his rookie year. If anyone could master that shyt in an offseason it's Bean.

I swear to god, Paul Pierce and Sam Cassell came into the league with the White Shadow theme song as their entrance.

 

[calh45]

Efficiency you say? But..........all his fans told me efficiency doesn't matter :DaGoat:

Ya nikkas and these smilies. I almost got up and went home to decompress then I remembered I just got to work

 

[Spree At Last]

next step... join the truth on the wiz on some MJ shyt? that shyt is inevitable, im ready for the andre miller, bean, pierce bench mob

 

[Oroko Saki]

I've always thought Pierce is underrated but I've also always viewed him as a poor mans Kobe. Both of them are two of the best at reading defenses and drawing fouls. To me Pierce was always almost like a non athletic version of Kobe but with better 3 point shooting

I think all Kobe has to do is improve his perimeter shooting a little more

 

[Long Live The Kane]

Efficiency you say? But..........all his fans told me efficiency doesn't matter :DaGoat:

Pretty sure he means efficiency in a conservation of energy type of way (efficient movements on the floor...more post ups, less dribbling, etc.), and not in a stat whorey "refuse to take shots against the shot clock because i'm watching my fg%" type of way...before he tore his achilles, kobe was already more efficient than current pp in a stat whoring sense

 

[FS4LFE]

Pretty sure he means efficiency in a conservation of energy type of way (efficient movements on the floor...more post ups, less dribbling, etc.), and not in a stat whorey "refuse to take shots against the shot clock because i'm watching my fg%" type of way...before he tore his achilles, kobe was already more efficient than current pp in a state whoring sense

And let's see how many wins this gets them.

 

[threattonature]

Efficiency you say? But..........all his fans told me efficiency doesn't matter :DaGoat:

You're better than this. That article is talking about being physically efficient. Using less movement and energy to get his shots off.