3Peatkb24 wrote:They don't make players like Kobe anymore, he is oldschool in a newschool league ...
KobeMVP888 wrote:3Peatkb24 wrote:They don't make players like Kobe anymore, he is oldschool in a newschool league ...
Don't kid yourself, he would have been more dominant in today's "small ball" bullshit than he was when he was dunking over the trees. He would have mastered the long ball, too. Today's game is inferior to what Kobe had to navigate through. The Western Conference was even stronger then than it is now. The obstacles that he had to overcome are nothing like Jordan and LeBron have navigated through. The Eastern Conference was watered down during Jordan and has remained weak through LeBron's journey. Never mind the vitriolic hatred that David Stern had toward Kobe post-Colorado and the way he had to win back the fans. He would have been the greatest court player in any era that he was born into,
KobeMVP888 wrote:3Peat
Every so-called "old school" player thinks his era was more physical than the succeeding eras. The NBA is every bit as physical today as it was in the 00's, 90's or 80's. It cracks me up when I hear these retired stars talk that way.
tate793 wrote:KobeMVP888 wrote:I still can't figure out how to post videos. So lame. HELP!
Thanks for starting this necessary thread, Tate. KOBE FOR 50! would have worked, but this will stay top of mind.
https://youtu.be/a-2OEmi9_34
I didn't start it, Ken, Mr Og did. Nevertheless.....
NuggetsCountry wrote:
http://www.foxsports.com/nba/story/los-angeles-lakers-kobe-bryant-debate-which-number-to-retire-24-8-120115
For my money #8 is the Mamba, and how I will remember him!
Bryant's impending retirement, then, could be the death knell to the league's storied tradition of guards and wings—from Jerry West and Julius Erving to Jordan and Iverson—shouldering such extreme scoring loads.
But what truly makes Bryant both one of a kind and the last of his kind isn't just his freewheeling form, but the equity he built up to go down firing.
"He’s got 20 years in this league. We might not have six guys with 20 years in this league combined," Lakers head coach Byron Scott explained in November, per the Los Angeles Daily News' Mark Medina. "He has that privilege. From a coaching standpoint, I want Kobe to be Kobe. Other guys haven’t earned that right yet."
The NBA may never see the likes of Bryant in that regard again. He's the first and only player in league history to spend two decades with one franchise.
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