Kobe Discussion: shark swimming / #prayforthesharks (664)

Murdock wrote:

puffyusaf#2 wrote:I am surprised to see you post. That being said, how do you say he isn't playing a balanced game? Isn't his stats 27/6/6 or something like that? He sat for 8 minutes in the second quarter and we fed Dwight over and over and over again and he missed, missed, missed, missed some more. Our aggressiveness failed us. Kobe comes back in and we right the ship and all of a sudden we extend our lead from 4 to 7 by half time. Even the greatest to ever touch a basketball (The King) makes bad plays or the wrong choice yet only Kobe gets criticized for not having balance. That doesn't make much sense to me.

balanced game isn't about stats or number of points vs number of assists ... as I mentioned it's about making right basketball play at the right time which Kobe has never been too known for (triangle compensated for that IMO) ...

the thing about balance is it is achieven over long period of time and what have we seen in this season? Kobe mode - Passer mode - and Kobe mode again as of now ... what you can see in LeBron is playing balanced game throughout the year ...

and if you watch Kobe playing its a scoring mentality from the start or passing mentality from the start ... but you never see the middle IMO and he says so himself ... which in the end results for him making bad basketball-wise plays no matter the result ... for example if Kobe shoots over 3 people and makes instead of passing ball to a wide open player (I am not saying it happened in recent time but in the past and this is just an example of what I am trying to say so don't take it as s hate) ... what is the right basketball play? - to pass right? (if you disagree then this is debate is over) however Kobe more times than not would decide to shoot ... and THAT is a balanaced game ... making right basketball plays during a game - this however doesn't have to appear in the stat sheet since it can be a hockey pass in the end or a missed shot but still it is a right basketball play ...

that is why IMO people and myself included prefer over-passing (Kobe-passing mode) over Kobe-mamba mode (or whatever you wanna call it)

therealdeal wrote::man10:

Aaaaaaaaaand Kobe shoots too much is back.

The Lakers in 2009 and 2010 understood so much better about when to move and cut when Kobe is moving and attacking. He doesn't actively NOT pass the ball over triple teams when there's a better play to be made. If he attacks and Earl Clark cuts or Nash's man doubles him, he moves the ball to those two because Nash is wide open for a three and Earl is attacking the basket.

But when he attacks and his teammates don't move, then it's his RESPONSIBILITY to take the shots.

Not to mention, if you actually watched the game Atlanta made the decision to switch on picks and to try to play Kobe one-on-one. If Kobe is EVER single covered I want and expect him to take the shot and to make it. If he attacks the rim like he did last night I don't care if he misses that layup because Dwight Howard is now free under the basket to get the rebound and dunk it home.

It's easy to come in and say "Oh Kobe monopolized the ball." Well no s***. The defense demanded that he do that. If he were getting double teamed do you honestly think he would still not pass the ball? Because I specifically remember him finding Nash every time the double comes.

It's just so easy to say things without thinking about them.

The Vino was definitely out of the barrel last night.

Mike Bresnahan ‏@Mike_Bresnahan
What would Kobe have done if Serge Ibaka punched him below the, uh, equator? "I probably would have smacked him in the mouth." #Lakers
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Please Kobe is as likely to be on PED's than any player in the league if not more so. This is a guy who goes searching for experimental treatments in germany that are probably banned in the US.

Doc Brown wrote:

Mike Bresnahan ‏@Mike_Bresnahan
What would Kobe have done if Serge Ibaka punched him below the, uh, equator? "I probably would have smacked him in the mouth." #Lakers
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Keepin' the pimp hand strong.

Mark Medina wrote:Dwight Howard on Kobe Bryant's play: "He goes hard. Balls out. Serge Ibaka."

CaCHooKa Man wrote:

Mark Medina wrote:Dwight Howard on Kobe Bryant's play: "He goes hard. Balls out. Serge Ibaka."

https://twitter.com/MedinaLakersNBA/status/308681258194587649

CaCHooKa Man wrote:

Mark Medina wrote:Dwight Howard on Kobe Bryant's play: "He goes hard. Balls out. Serge Ibaka."

https://twitter.com/MedinaLakersNBA/status/308681258194587649

checkers09 wrote:Kobe Bryant rookie profile from NBA Action.

checkers09 wrote:Kobe Bryant rookie profile from NBA Action.

l8kerboi23 wrote:All observant laker fans know that kobe ball hasn't worked for the last 3 years. Move the ball, find the open man or else another early exit like the last two years.

lakersyunowin wrote:

CaCHooKa Man wrote:

robert sacre, i was expecting more from you man...

LTLakerFan wrote:

lakersyunowin wrote:

CaCHooKa Man wrote:

robert sacre, i was expecting more from you man...

Haha on Duhon's howling at the moon or whatever that is..... reminds me of that fabulous bench scene Shannon's first year when he jumped so high to just take the guy's shot away from him at the rim from behind with both hands. Lamar was doing the howling.

denimPortugal wrote:

LTLakerFan wrote:

lakersyunowin wrote:

CaCHooKa Man wrote:

robert sacre, i was expecting more from you man...

Haha on Duhon's howling at the moon or whatever that is..... reminds me of that fabulous bench scene Shannon's first year when he jumped so high to just take the guy's shot away from him at the rim from behind with both hands. Lamar was doing the howling.