Comments on: The Imperative: Kobe Bryant and the variance of injury http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/07/the-imperative-kobe-bryant-and-the-variance-of-injury/ Basketball - NBC Sports Tue, 21 May 2013 22:06:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: davidly http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/07/the-imperative-kobe-bryant-and-the-variance-of-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-66197 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:45:11 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=38721#comment-66197 They did nothing in the off season to help the situation .
Technically, it was the off-season when they tried to trade for Paul.

]]> By: lakerluver http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/07/the-imperative-kobe-bryant-and-the-variance-of-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-66134 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:29:25 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=38721#comment-66134 Jimsjams33, without Kobe, Pau would be an above average player without any rings still toiling away in Memphis, or some other also-ran franchise. Kobe’s accomplishments speak for themselves. Pau’s a good player who needs a great player like Kobe. Not the other way around.

]]> By: lakerluver http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/07/the-imperative-kobe-bryant-and-the-variance-of-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-66133 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:22:00 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=38721#comment-66133 Berto55, if you don’t recognize Kobe as the second greatest sg of all time you simply don’t have a clue about basketball. I’d even argue he’s the second best perimeter player ever not just sg. The only thing that separates Kobe and MJ is the fact that MJ played 3 years under one of college basketballs greatest teachers.

]]> By: jimsjam33 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/07/the-imperative-kobe-bryant-and-the-variance-of-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-66122 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:11:56 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=38721#comment-66122 The Lakers are boring . How could this organization think they could win without a point guard . They did nothing in the off season to help the situation . Kobe is a hog , Gasol is the glue that keeps this team together Bynum is a huge question mark . If Gasol or Bynum go out for a duration or season GAME Over. Kobe is on the down swing no matter how much hype he gets .

]]> By: berto55 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/07/the-imperative-kobe-bryant-and-the-variance-of-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-66104 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:34:15 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=38721#comment-66104 The schedule is good for fans I think. While I do agree with what you are saying, I really enjoy having a game on every night or every other night.
I’m sure it is more difficult than I think, but it seems weird to me that these guys can’t play everyday all the time. They are professional athletes. I can play back to back and obviously my stupid games aren’t near that level (anywhere near), but I’m not a professional athlete either. Plus, we play defense too so we don’t get a break after every possession.

]]> By: berto55 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/07/the-imperative-kobe-bryant-and-the-variance-of-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-66103 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:29:12 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=38721#comment-66103 Sure, and arguably the world is flat. Seriously? I like Kobe and think he’s underrated by a lot of people, but I’m not sure he’s even the third best shooting guard in NBA history.

]]> By: omniusprime http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/07/the-imperative-kobe-bryant-and-the-variance-of-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-66102 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:06:35 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=38721#comment-66102 Unlike Phil Jackson, Mike Brown can’t rein in Kobe’s shooting. Kobe has a great competitive heart but that’s not what the Laker’s team needs right now. The Lakers need to get the team involved in offense or Kobe’s one-on-five act will get old and stale real quick. If Kobe hogs the shooting too much the rest of the team just starts watching the Kobe show with their thumbs up their behinds and then they have less interest in playing defense. The point Matt Moore makes isn’t something new to this season, it has always been the same throughout Kobe’s carer.

Mike Brown is no Phil Jackson, his whole coaching philosophy has been to let the star player go wild on offense. Mike Brown needs to get Kobe to buy into pounding the ball into the paint to Bynum and Gasol to open things up for Kobe. Kobe needs to learn to share the ball on offense, become more of a passer. Yeah it is ironic that many times when Kobe goes off on a shooting spree the team loses.

I’ve written off the Lakers this season because they have no chance of winning a championship. Cupcake made bad trade moves and hired the wrong coach. If the Lakers limp into the playoffs it will be as an #8 seed and Kobe won’t get away with so much shooting. Basketball is a team game and Kobe needs to understand that and work to share the ball on offense more while the rest of the team learns to trust themselves.

]]> By: davidly http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/07/the-imperative-kobe-bryant-and-the-variance-of-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-66100 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 11:17:07 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=38721#comment-66100 Not that it matters to Bryant; he’s had his career, but the players got punk’d and repunk’d by the owners. First, locked out, then forced into an unhealthy grind with back to backs and five-game weeks. We’re talking about the players’ careers here. Make no mistake, this season will cost somebody his longevity. This ridiculously condensed schedule suits no one but the owners; they aren’t the ones who will suffer because their bodies can’t take anymore.

]]> By: jizzojames http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/07/the-imperative-kobe-bryant-and-the-variance-of-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-66098 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 07:57:32 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=38721#comment-66098 You must be a Kobe, or a Laker fan.

]]> By: hungrybear22 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/07/the-imperative-kobe-bryant-and-the-variance-of-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-66096 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 06:59:50 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=38721#comment-66096 Kobe is the only guy that can create off the perimeter on the whole team. Without the triangle, the Lakers are more reliant than ever on dribble penetration, thus he has to handle the ball a lot more, that coupled with the wrist means that turnovers are going to go up.

It’s not his fault Mike Brown’s other offensive sets have Kobe setting a screen for Steve Blake (wtf?) and Andrew Bynum receiving the ball at the top of the three point line.

]]> By: larsonjs http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/07/the-imperative-kobe-bryant-and-the-variance-of-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-66095 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 06:52:38 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=38721#comment-66095 I completely agree with the article. It seems that Kobe learns for a while and then he goes back to being 1 against 5. The lakers need to win or lose as a team. Kobe needs to rest. If the Lakers lost a few while he rested, it’s no big deal because the season (even truncated) doesn’t mean that much anyway. At the end, the Lakers will be in the playoffs and I’d rather have Kobe healthy than home court all the way through. While I’m at it, who put this ridiculous season schedule together. It seems designed to wear players out.

]]> By: tlegg6 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/07/the-imperative-kobe-bryant-and-the-variance-of-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-66090 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 06:15:53 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=38721#comment-66090 Uh, hold on there “akismet”…

Michael Jordan… second to none… the Best shooting guard/player in NBA history, period… nuf said!

]]> By: akismet-9bfac212a93c64c2c1abe56138b8286a http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/07/the-imperative-kobe-bryant-and-the-variance-of-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-66077 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:34:05 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=38721#comment-66077 I’m gonna start this off by saying Bryant is arguably the best shooting guard in NBA history. Not second, but best. At the same time, the caliber of basketball he’s playing is above and beyond where anyone else is at the moment, even with the injury to his wrist.

At any rate, I can agree that he needs to reign in his shot numbers. Basketball is just not a one-on-one sport. If he can get the rest of the team involved, he won’t need to take 24+ shots a game and rest his body. That said, I’m really not sure what Brown’s been doing with the offense. Every time I’ve heard someone ask him about it, he brushes it off and deflects to defense. Well, I can understand that defense wins games, but I haven’t seen much of that either in comparison to last season.

One thing’s for sure, if the Lakers bench can’t score consistently, they won’t get far anyway.

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