Lonzo Ball with more press at his workout than Kobe

[LurkMoar]

BBB all wins no losses.

 

[Remote]

lol

This is a pretty weak and unfair shot at Kobe.
In 1996 the media hype wasn't anything like it is now.

Anyway Lonzo addressed the questions pretty well.
(didn't watch this video yet but I have seen clips on youtube and twitter today)

 

[LurkMoar]

lol

This is a pretty weak and unfair shot at Kobe.
In 1996 the media hype wasn't anything like it is now.

Anyway Lonzo addressed the questions pretty well.
(didn't watch this video yet but I have seen clips on youtube and twitter today)

The hype is real, wheres the markelle fultz hype? Nobody even talks about that nikka

 

[Remote]

The hype is real, wheres the markelle fultz hype? Nobody even talks about that nikka

Fultz probably gonna be very good.
But Fultz don't have his own brand.

 

[dtownreppin214]

lol

This is a pretty weak and unfair shot at Kobe.
In 1996 the media hype wasn't anything like it is now.

what do you mean?

 

[Remote]

what do you mean?

There was no youtube or social media or 24 hour sports news cycle.
There wasn't a direct outlet for players to market themselves or their skills.
And there definitely wasn't any player coming into the league with his own brand.

Athletes today get a ton of exposure and hype because information is so readily available and consumable.

In 1996 the best chance a star athlete could have at being hyped nationally was to be mentioned in Sports Illustrated or on the cover of some basketball magazine.
So trying to compare the hype and media attention that Kobe got in 1995 or 1996 is nothing compared to what a top prospect would receive now.

 

[dtownreppin214]

There was no youtube or social media or 24 hour sports news cycle.
There wasn't a direct outlet for players to market themselves or their skills.
And there definitely wasn't any player coming into the league with his own brand.

Athletes today get a ton of exposure and hype because information is so readily available and consumable.

In 1996 the best chance a star athlete could have at being hyped nationally was to be mentioned in Sports Illustrated or on the cover of some basketball magazine.
So trying to compare the hype and media attention that Kobe got in 1995 or 1996 is nothing compared to what a top prospect would receive now.

op didn't say hype/attention, he was talking about the # of press at the event. in '96 the newspaper industry was still popping. it was common for newspapers to have multiple beat writers per team. so this is pretty impressive.

 

[PortCityProphet]

the fukk does this have to.do with Kobe? Why can't you just say look at all the media at this cats workout. Why is it that you dudes always playing imaginary one up games?

 

[010101]

the hype will set you up*

 

[Rekkapryde]

BBB all wins no losses.

Kobe was in the corner ....you just didn't notice:blessedkobe:

 

[PortCityProphet]

op didn't say hype/attention, he was talking about the # of press at the event. in '96 the newspaper industry was still popping. it was common for newspapers to have multiple beat writers per team. so this is pretty impressive.

Way more media outlets today. Blogs, webisites like nbadraft.net, online magazines, newspapers, magazines and televisions. Still impressive that this many folk turned out but it's a ton of media now days

 

[John Hull]

My nikka said: "Lakers need a point guard" straight threw that snitch bytch nega in the bushes lol

 

[Dwight Howard]

Lakers didnt draft kobe

 

[ALonelyDad]

My nikka said: "Lakers need a point guard" straight threw that snitch bytch nega in the bushes lol

that;s because he is a SG

 

[ikbm]

of course there was more press here...kobe was drafted #13....
not top 3