Kobe Bryant : Is age a factor?

[Jasong7777]

Re: Kobe Bryant : Is age a factor?

He has 2-3 years of being great left.

[Fiasco West]

Re: Kobe Bryant : Is age a factor?

He has 2-3 years of being great left.

Agreed.

I don't know what happens after that though. If he wants to try and get more rings as a role player or if he wants to go out while still somewhat on top.

[dossier]

Re: Kobe Bryant : Is age a factor?

you guys really underestimate kobe. He has the shooting game to keep going for awhile, and he has a post game which allows him to get easy points. I mean he is working with the dream who was not powerful at all, so kobe can still do well in his later age.

[J_Posse]

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you guys really underestimate kobe. He has the shooting game to keep going for awhile, and he has a post game which allows him to get easy points. I mean he is working with the dream who was not powerful at all, so kobe can still do well in his later age.

Kobe is still highly skilled and that will likely never change. But, that doesn't change the fact that the elevation on his jumper will continue to decrease as he ages. Those tough mid-range jumpers that Kobe makes will only get more difficult.

I doubt he'll go exclusively to a post-up game with Bynum and Gasol on the roster. He'll probably need to do more of his scoring off the ball as his athleticism continues to diminish.

[Positive Chance]

Re: Kobe Bryant : Is age a factor?

Kobe is still highly skilled and that will likely never change. But, that doesn't change the fact that the elevation on his jumper will continue to decrease as he ages. Those tough mid-range jumpers that Kobe makes will only get more difficult.

I doubt he'll go exclusively to a post-up game with Bynum and Gasol on the roster. He'll probably need to do more of his scoring off the ball as his athleticism continues to diminish.

I believe Kobe's athleticsm has already diminished .

[dossier]

Re: Kobe Bryant : Is age a factor?

Kobe is still highly skilled and that will likely never change. But, that doesn't change the fact that the elevation on his jumper will continue to decrease as he ages. Those tough mid-range jumpers that Kobe makes will only get more difficult.

I doubt he'll go exclusively to a post-up game with Bynum and Gasol on the roster. He'll probably need to do more of his scoring off the ball as his athleticism continues to diminish.

point being he can get his points in the post if he wants. and did you see his game winner over ray allen, barely any elevation. Besides it's not like he's shooting over people every shot, he is crafty enough to get people off their feet.

If michael can do it with little athleticism, then kobe can.

[beastwork]

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the game was so unfair when jordan switched to the fade away mode. Lets not forget, Kobe is on an excellent team. he won't have to work nearly as hard as jordan did over the next few years.

Kobe hardly pissed a drop in these last finals. I think the ease of the last year's playoffs probably bought Koab another season

[The15thunter]

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the game was so unfair when jordan switched to the fade away mode. Lets not forget, Kobe is on an excellent team. he won't have to work nearly as hard as jordan did over the next few years.

Kobe hardly pissed a drop in these last finals. I think the ease of the last year's playoffs probably bought Koab another season

are you being serious?

[Lynsanity]

Re: Kobe Bryant : Is age a factor?

Offensively Kobe will be fine. He is probably the most technically advanced guard in the league, as such he will use his craftiness to set up his jumper, his jumper to set up the occasional drive, and most likely become a much more efficient player.

Defensively is where the drop off usually is usually the greatest. As Kobe ages he will become more of a Shane Battier type defender. He will play the angles more and gamble less. He will allow quicker players more space, and become a much better help defender through increased communication and pre-game preparation.

[beastwork]

Re: Kobe Bryant : Is age a factor?

The15thunter 08:02 PM 08-25-2010
are you being serious?

very serious. It was debatable if Kobe was even the finals MVP. He didn't have to shoot his customary 30 shots per game to win this year. Not a knock on Kobe just stating a fact.

[bamalam]

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i would hate to see kobe stick around until they kicked him out of the league. We never really had to watch Jordan diminish in this way. sure he came back and was a bum for the wizards but he was a side show then. he came back to sell tickets. we knew he wouldn't be very good. however, we were not forced to watch his game degrade to crap.

my pop used to tell me how pitiful Dr J looked in his last years in the league. still trying to do the things he did as a younger man and he just couldn't pull it off.

i think kobe looked really slow this season. the end is near

disagree about jordan.

[beastwork]

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relatively speaking, he was a bum. I'm not saying he didn't belong in the league. He didn't have the endurance to get his minutes. Skill was still there though.

[The15thunter]

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very serious. It was debatable if Kobe was even the finals MVP. He didn't have to shoot his customary 30 shots per game to win this year. Not a knock on Kobe just stating a fact.

i was disagreeing with your statement that he didn't have to work hard in these playoffs.

vs. thunder - he had to work.
vs. jazz - whole team was able to coast.
vs. suns - he had to work extremely hard.
vs. celtics - had to work hard offensively, but was able to coast on defense because he was guarding rondo.

even though he's my favorite player, i find myself watching him and wondering why he doesn't create easier opportunities for himself. he takes so many incredibly difficult shots that, even though he's taken so many and converts on a good deal of them, i wish he'd just use his elite technically sound skills and lessen his burden.

[The15thunter]

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relatively speaking, he was a bum. I'm not saying he didn't belong in the league. He didn't have the endurance to get his minutes. Skill was still there though.

i wholeheartedly disagree there. what jordan did at 40 with practically no legs was amazing.

[dossier]

Re: Kobe Bryant : Is age a factor?

i wholeheartedly disagree there. what jordan did at 40 with practically no legs was amazing.

yeah, he practically averaged fourty points down the finish line