Kobe...Am I alone?

[catzfanjim]

I never did like him but he was a great player in his prime.

 

[Aike]

you're a delusional weirdo and you don't know anything about basketball

kobe was never particularly versatile or efficient

selfish player

Not versatile? I suppose running the point, spotting up for jumpers, driving, posting, rebounding, and guarding multiple positions shows a lack of versatility.

Efficient? I mean, he didn't set efficiency records, but he was efficient when he wanted to be.

He was usually effective, and always relentless.

Selfish? Definitely was at times. But he figured it out enough to win 5 titles. Must have been a good teammate when it counted most.

 

[DodgerDukie1985]

However, I have been utterly confused by this over the top love fest for a guy who's team has been garbage the last couple years

Kobe was also hurt the last couple of years. He tore his achilles three years ago and dealt with all sorts of injuries which kept him out basically all of 2013-2014 and half of last season. I don't think anybody was expecting him to be very good this year being older and coming off serious injury issues.

 

[phildstephens]

Kobe is one of the greatest of all time. His personal mistakes don't really have an impact with how he was as a basketball player. One of the top 10 of all time. You'd be a fool not to recognize that.

 

[MrLair]

How come they didn't have the girl he raped on the video thanking him for making her a millionaire?

Screw Kobe. Hope he blows out both his knees tonight.

 

[UKBrassowTipIN]

I think Kobe is great, but he also has the most missed shots of all time...LeBron is the better all around player

 

[UKcats1988]

Not a Kobe fan but I think he's one of the 15 best players ever and one of the best of his era behind Duncan.

 

[UK90]

To those that say he is a rapist...


...was this ever proven? Is it possible it's a chuck hayes situation? I honestly don't know..

You do realize that the reason it wasn't technically "proven" is that Kobe paid the girl off with an undisclosed settlement amount of money (which I can guarantee you was outlandishly large) to get her to shut up and drop the whole thing, right?

I'm sorry, but I no longer have much sympathy for the "not proven" view in the cases where the way the accused deals with it is to de facto bribe the accuser with a million dollar paycheck to shut up and make it go away. If you deal with it that way, then I think it's fair for others to assume you were probably guilty.

 

[JohnnyGentle]

kobe was the best player on two title teams

not five

 

[MrLair]

kobe was the best player on two title teams

not five

Finally someone said it. ESPN won't. That loser couldn't win without a big man. Hope he enjoyed his last 3 seasons as a Laker being a selfish prick, while other great players take pay cuts to help their team win.

 

[far_away_fan]

If you actually want to understand what happened in Colorado, read the transcript of his interview with the police. It can be found online easily enough. Here's the brief version of the "best case scenario" for Kobe.

He picked up a girl.
He had sex with her.
He requested to complete the process on her person in a way that offended her. She refused.
He may or may not have tried to do it anyway.
He admitted to having a regular woman on the side in LA who was ok with his preferred method of finishing.
He was at least as worried about his endorsements as he was his wife and daughter.

I personally do not think he raped her, but the whole situation is pretty sordid. He was a great player but far from a class act. (Of course, that characteristic is not unique to him among the all time NBA greats.)

 

[crawfords corner]

I don't know what happened on that night. What I do know that happened is that Kobe Bryant in his 20 year career did enough that he will go down as one of the 25 greatest players in the history of the game.

15x All-NBA team(11 times first team)
9x First team all defense(12 times overall)

He did it on both ends. His talent is undeniable.

 

[crawfords corner]

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/12/kob...d-shots-81-points-stats-michael-jordan-lakers

 

[kyups01]

@rexcat Wow, that must have been your woman that had sex with Kobe out in Colorado, so much anger and venom!

 

[Kentucky fan 1989]

[QUOTE="kats23, Trey Lyles so far has 18 points and 10 rebounds.

 

[.S&C.]

[QUOTE="kats23, Trey Lyles so far has 18 points and 10 rebounds.

Lyles is coming along very nicely. I scooped up about 20 of his signed rookies just in case. Paying off....

 

[UKBrassowTipIN]

I will say, Kobe is doing exactly what I would do if it was my last game ever and my team wasn't going to the playoffs...fire it up every time I touched it

 

[WitnessGreatness]

Kobe going for the record of fg attempts in a game. I love it

 

[KingOfBBN]

Kobe is a total POS. My least favorite player ever in all of professional sports. He was a selfish dbag and an egomaniac.

He once told Smush Parker that he can't come talk to him until he gets more accomplishments. This is after Smush trying to talk to him about a football game.

Kobe does not deserve any admiration. He's a jerk and always has been a jerk.

 

[WitnessGreatness]

Yes, Kobe is jerk and I'm not a huge fan but I want him to go for 50 tonight

 

[WitnessGreatness]

Dang, this is crazy

 

[UKBrassowTipIN]

Might be a pretty awesome ending

 

[king of cali]

I don't care if your like Kobe or not, this is freakin awesome!!!

 

[drainthatub]

Kobe!!!!

 

[Rhavicc]

Well, this is as clutch as a player can possibly go out in his career.

 

[Glenn's take]

I'm more impressed with the 50 field goal attempts than the 60 points.

 

[Supafuzz75]

60 points on 97 shots.. Not bad..

 

[UKNumberOne]

Wow...

 

[king of cali]

That's how you end a career!!!

 

[WitnessGreatness]

I'm more impressed with the 50 field goal attempts than the 60 points.

I hoping he would shoot 50 times tbh

 

[Rhavicc]

The crazy thing is the FG percentage actually isn't bad lol. 22/50
I expected much, much less, tbh.

 

[drainthatub]

That had to be rigged

 

[SWEc/o95]

That had to be rigged

Absolutely

 

[Aike]

Lol. All those teammates that hated him gathered at midcourt to congratulate him.

Go on back to your bag of Cheetos, guys. Nothing to see here. There will be somebody new to hate tomorrow.

 

[KingOfBBN]

Lol. All those teammates that hated him gathered at midcourt to congratulate him.

Go on back to your bag of Cheetos, guys. Nothing to see here. There will be somebody new to hate tomorrow.

What does Devean George and a Ronnie Turiaf got going on? Also, PR helps.

Kobe is a dick. He should probably buy the Lakers a $4 million ring as an apology for raping their organization the past few years.

 

[uking1]

I'll call him a rapist when he admits publicly that the victim did not see it as consensual and gives her a big pile of money. That's good enough for me.

Salty...

 

[Aike]

What does Devean George and a Ronnie Turiaf got going on? Also, PR helps.

Kobe is a dick. He should probably buy the Lakers a $4 million ring as an apology for raping their organization the past few years.

Lol. Don't wipe your cheetoh fingers on your mom's couch.

 

[KingOfBBN]

Lol. Don't wipe your cheetoh fingers on your mom's couch.

Yes. Anyone who doesn't like Kobe must be obese, eat Cheetos and live with his mother.

That's brilliant logic and debate skills you got. It couldn't be simply that you're a Kobe fan boy who just insults anyone who doesn't worship him.

 

[Aike]

Yes. Anyone who doesn't like Kobe must be obese, eat Cheetos and live with his mother.

That's brilliant logic and debate skills you got. It couldn't be simply that you're a Kobe fan boy who just insults anyone who doesn't worship him.

Just having a little fun. Get a big kick out of the Kobe hate.

 

[kyups01]

Amazed at the Kobe hate on this board. He's the last of the great players...have fun watching the sissy boys like Durant and James, Westbrook who care more about what their wardrobe looks like than their teams record!