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  • Kashanova
    Hall Of Fame
    • Aug 2003
    • 12695

    #16
    Re: #8 Kobe>

    pre-steroid kobe was really skinny, but you can't deny he had incredible explosion and quickness. Used to love the 2002 tmac vs kobe battles.

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    • Drewski
      Basketball Reasons
      • Jun 2011
      • 3783

      #17
      Re: #8 Kobe>

      Originally posted by Kashanova
      pre-steroid kobe was really skinny, but you can't deny he had incredible explosion and quickness. Used to love the 2002 tmac vs kobe battles.
      02' Tmac was a beast, his 02-03 campaign was a beauty.
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      • wwharton
        *ll St*r
        • Aug 2002
        • 26949

        #18
        Re: #8 Kobe>

        Originally posted by Drewski
        Seems kinda murky..

        via Wikipedia
        So sounds like the Lakers traded into the spot to get "their guy" but if they didn't, Kobe would've dropped. I know there wasn't THAT much hoopla about him when he was drafted. I don't even think anyone blinked when the trade was made. Gotta give Mr. West props for that one.

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        • Titans4lyfe
          Rookie
          • May 2009
          • 255

          #19
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          I remember when Kobe went for 81 how much me and my brother talk about how he ball-hogged. Now when we talk about it, we both marvel at what he did. Ball-Hog or not scoring 81 points in a game is absolutly impressive. I'm not really a Kobe fan but, over the years I've come to respect his game more and more. I think it won't hit me how good he was/is until he retires.
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          • Drewski
            Basketball Reasons
            • Jun 2011
            • 3783

            #20
            Re: #8 Kobe>

            Originally posted by wwharton
            So sounds like the Lakers traded into the spot to get "their guy" but if they didn't, Kobe would've dropped. I know there wasn't THAT much hoopla about him when he was drafted. I don't even think anyone blinked when the trade was made. Gotta give Mr. West props for that one.
            Yeah, Kobe couldve dropped, seems pretty crazy to think...hindsight
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            • 24
              Forever A Legend
              • Sep 2008
              • 2809

              #21
              Re: #8 Kobe>

              Number 8 Kobe was an absolute beast. In his younger years there was practically no one who could do more. combine his freakish ability with his extremely hard work ethic and we saw one of the best human highlight films and stat producer ever.

              However i believe number 24 Kobe Bryant is overall the better player. He really became the leader everyone expected him to be after the switch. He was able to mature and really command a great presence which is something few players have done.

              Without a doubt Number 8 was fantastic. the jaw dropping dunks the effortless moves, the way he would have a 50 point night and treat it like any other game but Number 24 was the true leader and the true champion.


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              • Tyrant8RDFL
                MVP
                • Feb 2004
                • 3563

                #22
                Re: #8 Kobe>

                Very nice thread. This guys is very under appreciated, and deserves much more respect.

                Kobe Bryant is a amazing basketball player. That when he steps onto the court you know he is going to give it 110% period. He never takes a play off, and fights till the very end. I also love the fact that he does not want be anyone's friend on the court. To him its a war, and I wish many other players played the same way.

                Kobe is very talented ,and has great work ethics.

                I'm not a Lakers fan, but I appreciate a player who plays the game with heart , soul , and determination. I love players who do not run from adversity, and learn from failure.

                This is what turns you into a legend, and Kobe will be a legend when it is all said and done.

                GREAT THREAD!!!!
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                http://www.operationsports.com/forum...post2043715147

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                • Vast
                  MVP
                  • Sep 2003
                  • 4015

                  #23
                  Re: #8 Kobe>

                  Best work ethic since Michael Jordan. Great player.
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                  • sir lucious lft ft
                    Rookie
                    • Sep 2010
                    • 86

                    #24
                    Originally posted by Titans4lyfe
                    I remember when Kobe went for 81 how much me and my brother talk about how he ball-hogged. Now when we talk about it, we both marvel at what he did. Ball-Hog or not scoring 81 points in a game is absolutly impressive. I'm not really a Kobe fan but, over the years I've come to respect his game more and more. I think it won't hit me how good he was/is until he retires.
                    Damn the 81. I mean it was spectacular in its own right but what wow'd the hell outta me was when he had like 9 or so games of 40+ in a row. Dude was just in a serious zone

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                    • ex carrabba fan
                      I'll thank him for you
                      • Oct 2004
                      • 32744

                      #25
                      Re: #8 Kobe>

                      Originally posted by sir lucious lft ft
                      Damn the 81. I mean it was spectacular in its own right but what wow'd the hell outta me was when he had like 9 or so games of 40+ in a row. Dude was just in a serious zone
                      That was simply mind boggling. And what was disturbing was how I was so desensitized to his scoring that I shrugged that streak off like meh, Kobe being Kobe.

                      And also like many have said in the past, his 62 to me is kind of more impressive than 81. In a way. It's just crazy he could outscore a team by himself through 3 quarters. He didn't even play the 4th.

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                      • TheMatrix31
                        RF
                        • Jul 2002
                        • 52927

                        #26
                        Re: #8 Kobe>

                        Originally posted by Tyrant8RDFL

                        Kobe Bryant is a amazing basketball player. That when he steps onto the court you know he is going to give it 110% period. He never takes a play off, and fights till the very end. I also love the fact that he does not want be anyone's friend on the court. To him its a war, and I wish many other players played the same way.

                        I can get you a copy of Game 7 against the Suns in 2006 if you want.

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                        • SteelersFreak
                          All Star
                          • May 2004
                          • 9582

                          #27
                          Re: #8 Kobe>

                          Its easy to forget how great of a player Kobe really is, easy to get caught up in the doubting and the comparisons to MJ.
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                          • Scott812313
                            MVP
                            • Jun 2009
                            • 1877

                            #28
                            Re: #8 Kobe>

                            Originally posted by TheMatrix31
                            I can get you a copy of Game 7 against the Suns in 2006 if you want.
                            The series where he took the Suns to 7 games with Smush Parker, LO, Brian Cook and Kwame Brown as his starters? Is that the 1 you're talking about?
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                            • TheMatrix31
                              RF
                              • Jul 2002
                              • 52927

                              #29
                              Re: #8 Kobe>

                              Originally posted by Scott812313
                              The series where he took the Suns to 7 games with Smush Parker, LO, Brian Cook and Kwame Brown as his starters? Is that the 1 you're talking about?
                              Yes. The one where he quit and left his team for dead like a coward.

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                              • Sportsbuck
                                The Predator
                                • Jul 2006
                                • 4326

                                #30
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                                I've never been a Kobe fan by any stretch of the imagination... but I've got mad respect for the dude, he's a flat out amazing player. I remember back when he was shuttling back and forth from court stuff to games during the trial that it seemed like every time he had a game on the same day as a court proceeding, he went off, or hit a clutch shot.
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