They Said KOBE'S GAME Would Age GRACEFULLY Unlike LEBRON Who Just BULLDOZES His Way Into The Lane...

[Dwight Howard]

His game did age gracefully...his mind didn't. This nikka still thinks he can shoot himself out of this slump, mind you this slump has lasted for 3 years. I forgot who said it, but someone said that Kobe is the wrong superstar to have when he's near the end. That is ringing truer and truer by the game. The intriguing thing about this is that it separates the true Laker fans from the Kobe dikkriders. Laker fans will actually be invested in this team once Kobe is gone so they actually care about the development of the young players. The Kobe riders are gone when Kobe is so they have the same "shyt I ain't gotta deal with the aftermath of this mess " attitude that he does.

You can care about the development of the young players and not give a shyt about Kobe shooting habbits. Not a black and white issue, as the young players have had plenty of opportunities even with Kobe on the court. This narrative is beginning to be as forced as the "nobody wants to play with Kobe" narrative that was proven false countless times. I mean we let Julius run the ball up the court EVERY time he gets a board. Russell shoots when he wants. Not to mention Kobe not even playing every game.

 

[madness]

Lebron would be if he could actually shoot

even if lebron's jumper was steph curry level wet, he'd still get more satisfaction out of setting up teammates.

from day 1 kobe had the "shoot the rock, get buckets at all costs" mentality, bron had the "let my teammates eat first, i eat 2nd" mentality

ironically, kobe's mentality is what's killing him now and lebron's mentality is what will keep him effective for a long time.

 

[FTBS]

You can care about the development of the young players and not give a shyt about Kobe shooting habbits. Not a black and white issue, as the young players have had plenty of opportunities even with Kobe on the court. This narrative is beginning to be as forced as the "nobody wants to play with Kobe" narrative that was proven false countless times. I mean we let Julius run the ball up the court EVERY time he gets a board. Russell shoots when he wants. Not to mention Kobe not even playing every game.

Kobe Bryant taking 7 3s a night and making 20% of them (rounding up ) does not benefit anyone. I'm sure you will find a way to move heavens and earth to make it so but that will be in vain because there is no way around it .

 

[FTBS]

Lebron won't be Magic...but his passing/vision will still allow him to pick defenses apart, and his size will allow him to be a good rebounder and decent defender. he's already an unselfish player, so he'll be able to have a positive impact on games without taking a lot of shots.

kobe never cared to learn the intricacies of playing team-oriented ball and it's killing him and his team now.

Oh he knows them, he just doesn't give a fukk . He likes playing this way and nobody is willing to do anything about it so he's doing as he pleases right now.

Size, intelligence, and unselfishness are all keys to longevity. Bron has all of them (Kobe does too...when he feels like it). It's always been funny how people tried to act like he doesn't have all the tools to be effective for a long time, even as he enters season number 13.

 

[Dwight Howard]

Kobe was a really good player until the age of 34, and anyone who watched basketball knows by then (really by age 30) his game had already aged nicely and he became a deadly mid-range shooter. Kobe didn't need a lot of explosion to get his...now when you factor in a torn Achilles, a torn rotator cuff, and fractured knee-cap..I mean is it really necessary to criticize a player's game when he has suffered those injuries and has historical mileage? I just don't see what you dudes get out of kicking a legend down when he is clearly at the end of his career. I could understand if dude was in his prime or anywhere near it, but he's in his 20th season coming back from 3 season enders. He's already won the rings, scored the points, established himself as one if the greats, etc...you cant rewrite history. you cant just say he never had a fade-away, or he wasnt one of the most skilled players ever just because he playing bad this season. like wtf type of logic is that? because he playin bad this year, that means his game hadn't aged well by age 32? its silly. it seems like dudes been just praying for this day forever man.

 

[Thegospel]

Can somebody compare mj at 40 and his minutes played to whatever age kobe was at with equal minutes played? Id love to see that

 

[Dwight Howard]

Kobe Bryant taking 7 3s a night and making 20% of them (rounding up ) does not benefit anyone. I'm sure you will find a way to move heavens and earth to make it so but that will be in vain because there is no way around it .

doesn't benefit, but a missed shot doesn't hurt development either. if that was the case, how was Clarkson able to develop last year despite Swaggy P throwing up 7 3's a game on 36% last year when Kobe got hurt?

exactly...point proven

 

[FTBS]

doesn't benefit, but a missed shot doesn't hurt development either. if that was the case, how was Clarkson able to develop last year despite Swaggy P throwing up 7 3's a game on 36% last year when Kobe got hurt?

exactly...point proven

I honestly expected better . You can't even muster up the energy to perform the gymnastics necessary to defend this shyt . "I'm saying though...the misses ain't hurtin'" .

 

[Dwight Howard]

I honestly expected better . You can't even muster up the energy to perform the gymnastics necessary to defend this shyt . "I'm saying though...the misses ain't hurtin'" .

nah a smilie wont save you. answer the question. did Nick Young jackin up 3's significantly undermine Jordan Clarkson's development? YES or NO

 

[FTBS]

nah a smilie wont save you. answer the question. did Nick Young jackin up 3's significantly undermine Jordan Clarkson's development? YES or NO

Nice try. The question was is Kobe's shot jacking helping this team going forward? You couldn't even deny that it's not. There is nothing else that needs to be said.

 

[Dwight Howard]

Nice try. The question was is Kobe's shot jacking helping this team going forward? You couldn't even deny that it's not. There is nothing else that needs to be said.

not helping doesn't = hurting.

did Nick Young jackin up 3's significantly undermine Jordan Clarkson's development? YES or NO

 

[FTBS]

not helping doesn't = hurting.

did Nick Young jackin up 3's significantly undermine Jordan Clarkson's development? YES or NO

Nice try. The question was is Kobe's shot jacking helping this team going forward? You couldn't even deny that it's not. There is nothing else that needs to be said.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

noone bows out gracefully unless they retire early. almost every great nba player has been a shell of his former great self when he retired. the difference is most of those guys were playing on different teams as they closed out their career so its easier to forget or try to forget how it ended.

i dont believe hes ruining his legacy. his career is an immaculately delicious muffin that unfortunately fell on the ground, still a great muffin and once you pick it up and blow it off its fine and you forget that it had ever been on the ground.

 

[Bilz]

nah a smilie wont save you. answer the question. did Nick Young jackin up 3's significantly undermine Jordan Clarkson's development? YES or NO

Nick young shoots horrible shots but he was making 3's at a decent percentage. Probably double what Kobe is currently shooting. And even he isnt good for young players development because he has bad habits. This years Kobe is an old slow version of Nick Young that can't shoot.

 

[Cynic]

His game did age gracefully...his mind didn't. This nikka still thinks he can shoot himself out of this slump, mind you this slump has lasted for 3 years. I forgot who said it, but someone said that Kobe is the wrong superstar to have when he's near the end. That is ringing truer and truer by the game. The intriguing thing about this is that it separates the true Laker fans from the Kobe dikkriders. Laker fans will actually be invested in this team once Kobe is gone so they actually care about the development of the young players. The Kobe riders are gone when Kobe is so they have the same "shyt I ain't gotta deal with the aftermath of this mess " attitude that he does.

He's been a pro for 20 years now. That mentality has made him a success throughout all these years. Why would he abandon that ?


I'm surprised he can still shoot a basketball at the point.