Kobe had no more athleticism than Devin Booker

[Goat poster]

So let me get this straight?

ppl try to downplay Kobe’s natural athleticism to big up his work ethic??

it’s weird, as if the many CRAZY dunks and gravity defying layups posted in this very thread could be done by an “average” athlete.

 

[get these nets]

So let me get this straight?

ppl try to downplay Kobe’s natural athleticism to big up his work ethic??

it’s weird, as if the many CRAZY dunks and gravity defying layups posted in this very thread could be done by an “average” athlete.

Levels to this shyt.

We've all seen the freak of nature NBA athletes, Kobe is not that tier .

 

[TEH]

A lot of julezing for Booker in this thread.

All of a sudden Kobe is overrated?

 

[Fade Runner 2049]

WTF is elite then?

Dude got drafted out of high school,won a dunk contest but he wasn't elite?

You know they measure shyt at the combine to determine level of athleticism right? Idk why people taking it as a slight to Kobe

 

[Fade Runner 2049]

I remember in a Kobe interview he said he was athletic but wasn't the most athletic so he had to work harder to make up for it but still wayyy more than booker.

And he’d still say he was the best player in the world and many would agree idk why dudes getting hurt in this thread lol

 

[Erratic415]

Just to play devils advocate, do you think he means athleticism like he could go into any sport and dominate? Not to say Kobe couldnt

Athletic/athleticism is a pretty broad term, so I think debates like this are pretty subjective. When we talk about basketball players being athletic, we think of speed, quickness, leaping ability, body control, agility, coordination, etc...And Kobe was excellent in all these areas.

It just depends on what criteria you go by. If you watched Michael Jordan, Charlie Ward, and Danny Ainge on the basketball court, you would say Jordan had the most athleticism. If you looked at them in multi-sports, then MJ would be a distant third.

 

[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

Jordan >>>> Kobe >> Booker

Jordan had more raw, athletic ability than Kobe but Kobe was no slouch. Kobe seemed more fluid in his movements but not as powerful. Sorta like comparing Walter Payton to Barry Sanders.

Booker not quite on their level but he's still a good athlete.

 

[Jeshaman]

I honestly cannot take anybody that says this seriously. Kobe was an elite athlete, Booker, by NBA freak standards is average.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Exactly. Its hilarious seeing people act like Kobe had all time athleticism. He just had GOAT like work ethic

Booker and Bean are the same type of athletes

That Kobe hangtime

Kobe got real fans on the Coli breh. Writing soliloquies on how Booker doesn't have the same athleticism as Kobe

That commitment

Never forget.

 

[Hey_zeus]

Ban everybody in here that agreed with the OP for a day minimum. We gotta start policing low quality posts better in this forum.

 

[High quality poster]

Ban everybody in here that agreed with the OP for a day minimum. We gotta start policing low quality posts better in this forum.

facts

 

[Michael's Black Son]

These guys don't watch basketball, they'd be stunned by Frobe highlights

Breh young Kobe was out prove himself and literally used his athleticism to pull it off on a regular basis. These cats act like they can’t just youtube Kobe shyt from 2002 like the footage doesn’t exist.

dude literally won a slam dunk contest that is based on creative athleticism. And then at the mid point of his career this guy was the king of the unnecessarily difficult long range shots. We are not talking about some complex shooting mechanics like Bill Cartwright with the extra dose of lack of athleticism.

there literally compilation videos of Kobe yamming it on prime Dwight, Yao and Duncan with very little effort. 1998 All Star Game before before he got frozen out avoid be where people gotta start.

the Coliseum with these threads

 

[Lakerman0834]

Breh young Kobe was out prove himself and literally used his athleticism to pull it off on a regular basis. These cats act like they can’t just youtube Kobe shyt from 2002 like the footage doesn’t exist.

dude literally won a slam dunk contest that is based on creative athleticism. And then at the mid point of his career this guy was the king of the unnecessarily difficult long range shots. We are not talking about some complex shooting mechanics like Bill Cartwright with the extra dose of lack of athleticism.

there literally compilation videos of Kobe yamming it on prime Dwight, Yao and Duncan with very little effort. 1998 All Star Game before before he got frozen out avoid be where people gotta start.

the Coliseum with these threads

96-2002 Bean was posterizing everyone

 

[mastermind]

Earlier in this thread, I asked was he a better athlete than the guy who used to start over him, Eddie Jones.
I even posted a vid of Jones' highlights for those too young to have seen him play.

Was Kobe a better athlete than Eddie?

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THROUGH hard work and competitiveness, Kobe separated himself from similarly athletic wings to become an elite basketball player and an alltime great.

Kobe was a better athlete than Eddie Jones. He had better body control, was faster, quicker laterally, could stop on a dime, a superior jumper and had endurance.

Kobe used to wear Eddie Jones out in practice which is why Jones was traded.

 

[Cyber]

Young Kobe before the injuries was damn near close to being a freak athlete, even by 2013 he was still an elite athlete

Booker more like Allan Houston