Comments on: Can Kobe keep scoring like this? Is it good for the Lakers?

By: 00maltliquor

00maltliquor — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:35:38 +0000

But there’s an I in titles!!!

By: wood5050

wood5050 — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:57:14 +0000

people get real,it ok to hate the guy. you can,t hate the guy because he has the drive to be the best.when it,s all on the line the guy want the ball. JUST BE REAL

By: soxpatsbscelts

soxpatsbscelts — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:35:56 +0000

Three championships and then rap e accusations. Big ring, no credibility. You and big Ben. Yeah, awesome!

By: loungefly74

loungefly74 — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:43:09 +0000

wow…only 1 “thumb up” out of 34?!
crillbill…sorry man, your street cred has been shot.

By: deshackle

deshackle — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:59:16 +0000

I think Kobe should go see a psychologist and maybe discover the reason he can’t pass the ball. Perhaps it’s some kind of suppressed childhood memory locked deep down within his consciousness. I’m on to something here, Kobe refused to play with Shaquille O’Neal because he was politely asking for an occasional pass into the post area.

By: 00maltliquor

00maltliquor — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:13:57 +0000

Really, ’cause what basketball are YOU watching??

By: dawkattack

dawkattack — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:52:55 +0000

Hell No

By: namriverrat69

namriverrat69 — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:57:27 +0000

Kobe’s super stardom may have a little dust in these past few years with injuries but his greatness will never diminish. He’s always played with injuries which would sit many other players.

He is the greatest player of his generation. He has play 16 years. Instead of trying to outdo each other with “Kobe criticism” everyone should sit back, enjoy and embrace the brilliance and heart that makes him so exceptional. Within a blink of an eye it will seem he will be gone.

I’m a hockey fan and had the best seats right behind the shooting goal for his years in LA. To see someone of that caliber play so well they get taken for granted. Kobe and the Lakers will be just fine. Keep in mind this is entertainment value. Real life is outside the arenas of competition.

GO KINGS AND GO LAKERS. i THINK THE DUCKS ALREADY LEFT ALTHOUGH THEY DID TAKE THEIR TROHPY WITH THEM.

By: mobstera

mobstera — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:57:17 +0000

crillbill=hater… No way kobe can be left out of the top 5

By: lakerluver

lakerluver — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:27:41 +0000

Crillbill, I’m watching the same NBA that Steve Nash is watching because he also said Kobe’s STILL the best player in the league. But, of course, you know better than he does.

By: crillbill

crillbill — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:36:38 +0000

You really think Kobe Bryant is the best player in the nba?

I wouldn’t put him in top 5. Maybe you could argue top 10.

But seriously the best in the nba? I’m not sure what basketball you are watching.

By: omniusprime

omniusprime — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:55 +0000

While in the short term it’s good to see Kobe score 40+ points per game in the long run it will hurt the team. I admire Kobe for his competitive spirit but basketball is a team game and teams win championships, not high scoring players. Ask Lebron about that. Kobe has to trust his teammates with the ball and has to get them into positions where they can get easy scores. Bynum and Gasol should get more touches and scoring opportunities to open up the court for Kobe to do his thing.

If the Lakers are going to win another championship with Kobe Kobe has to get the whole team involved in the offense so they are more motivated to play tough defense. Kobe will be the main attraction and star for a few more years but he’s got to become more team oriented.

By: jonstrum

jonstrum — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:46:47 +0000

Oops…guess there IS an “i” in “win” But there is no ‘I” in “TEAM”. And teams win titles.

By: jonstrum

jonstrum — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:45:47 +0000

Just like the article suggests, Kobe’s scoring is great for the Lakers in the short-term while teammates are trying to learn Mike Brown’s system (I’m hopeful that there is one). But the Lakers will not go very deep into the playoffs with Kobe as a one-man army. Laker fans have seen what that looks like — in Kobe’s earlier days — and it isn’t pretty. Kobe gets triple-teamed along the baseline and the ball squirts out of bounds. The other Lakers stop playing and start watching Kobe play. All of this has already begun to occur…but the real damage will come later. Kobe learned the same lesson that Jordan learned….there’s no “I’ win “win”. And both players learned that lesson from the same coach. Whether Coach Brown can develop that level of trust with Kobe remains to be seen.

By: lakerluver

lakerluver — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:44:02 +0000

crillbill, you’re an idiot. The LAKERS won 2 of the last 3 titles with Kobe leading them. He’s STILL the best player in the NBA.

By: chitownmatt

chitownmatt — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:44:55 +0000

I pray to GOD you are not serious…

I would be happy to continue this discussion after Tebow wins 5 super-bowls.

By: crillbill

crillbill — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:13:20 +0000

Kobe’s greatness has been gone a few years. Guards in the NBA age as gracefully as women that smoke. How great was he in last years playoffs?

Lakers out in 1st round.

By: gridirongoon24

gridirongoon24 — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:02:33 +0000

Can Kobe sustain this? Yes…Can the Lakers win like this? Yes…Kobe is the smartest basketball player in the NBA. You don’t think he knows when to get others involved?

Shut up and enjoy greatness, cuz its happening right before our eyes.

Kobe’s only company in basketball excellence are players that no longer play the game.

By: makjak2

makjak2 — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:40:41 +0000

Teams that can exploit the best mismatch huh… haven’t we learned these 16 years that Kobe on ANYBODY is the best mismatch?

By: jagfan8030

jagfan8030 — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:18:27 +0000

Kobe is the best hands down

By: 00maltliquor

00maltliquor — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:05:51 +0000

Please stop hating on this man. If it were James, Durant, Rose or Wade people would be singing their praises from the mountain tops. Kobe seems to do no right by the media. “he shoots too much…he’s a ballhog…pass it more to the bigs who shoot over 50%…blah blah blah blah hate hate hate…” Jordan was diefied by doing the same damn thing. Shut up now and give Kobe his props. He is greatness.

By: crillbill

crillbill — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:51:13 +0000

Tebow>Lob City>Lebron>Kobe

By: jrob1030

jrob1030 — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:32:34 +0000

Kobe > Tebow > any other athlete

By: crillbill

crillbill — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:08:00 +0000

Tim Tebow > Kobe

By: zblott

zblott — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:54:09 +0000

Simply looking at how the Lakers have done over the years as far as wins and losses are concerned when Kobe doesn’t go to this high-usage extreme should tell fans this is a bad idea. We’re talking about a guy shooting 46% on a team with multiple players who are always over 50%. In fact, the Lakers do best when he doesn’t play at all (if you think W’s and L’s are important):

http://www.behindthebasket.com/btb/2011/9/1/its-all-about-the-ws-kobe-bryant.html

By: captainwisdom8888

captainwisdom8888 — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:53:15 +0000

The answers: YES and YES.

There’s always a fire lit underneath Kobe Bryant, that’s just part of who he is, but recently it seems that fire has grown into a blazing inferno. The guy is getting older, some younger players are stealing some of his thunder, and people have alot of questions about the state of Kobe’s team, his wrist, his age etc. He’s emphatically showing the naysayers that he’s still Kobe Bryant and while most are trying to steal his crown away from him he’s showing some resiliency in not letting go of the notion that HE IS THE BEST THERE IS ON THE PLANET.

I don’t care what ailments he has or how bad his team is, he’s the king, and I dare any defender to tell this guy otherwise…