is kobe done?

[BringTheHeat]

Best part about this is when he does come back he'll have that last vintage game where he drops 40 or something

[d11king]

Quote: Originally Posted by BringTheHeat

Best part about this is when he does come back he'll have that last vintage game where he drops 40 or something

That's what I'm excited for. As a Laker fan, I've taken some of his 40-point games for granted, cause to us, it's "typical Kobe". Now I'm like, I want one more 40 point game, one more 50, one more poster dunk, cocky man biting his jersey while busting a move, one more wtf is that underbite face, but most importantly, one more championship push, not this 8 seed crap.

[King_B_Mack]

Quote: Originally Posted by BringTheHeat

Best part about this is when he does come back he'll have that last vintage game where he drops 40 or something

That would be the worst part. Cause then we gotta get a Sportscenter Top Ten Kobe 40 point games, we gotta get some random *** stat comparison about most 40 point, 1 ast, 3 reb, 1tech foul games by a 36 year old coming off a season ending injury. There'll be a SI cover tribute to Kobe and so on. If he can come back and still have a game like that it'd be nice considering where he's at right now, but that definitely would NOT be the best part of this.

[BringTheHeat]

Quote: Originally Posted by King_B_Mack

That would be the worst part. Cause then we gotta get a Sportscenter Top Ten Kobe 40 point games, we gotta get some random *** stat comparison about most 40 point, 1 ast, 3 reb, 1tech foul games by a 36 year old coming off a season ending injury. There'll be a SI cover tribute to Kobe and so on. If he can come back and still have a game like that it'd be nice considering where he's at right now, but that definitely would NOT be the best part of this.

To each their own, people went nuts when Jordan dropped 43 at age 40. I was excited then and I'd be excited now.

Also, after Kobe and Dirk are gone, the post fadeaway is gone.

[return.specialist]

Durant ought to develop a post fadeaway. The OP is a prime example why one should gather their emotions prior to posting--just sayin'.

Regardless, if this 'it' for Kobe, hopefully, when the time comes he will be able and allowed to enter a game for a few possessions and drain mid-range jumper i.e. Charles Barkley. Moreover, I hope he can retire a Laker and if he does come back for any substantial amount of time that he is at least marginally effective. Mostly though, I just don't want to see him end his career struggling, especially after the skills and tenacity he displayed this season.

[JerzeyReign]

I think he'll bounce back. His personality will force him to continue and I think he's smart enough to learn how to re-invent his game. I think he'll model himself after MJ in that department and still be at least a 25 point per game scorer.

[Slava Medvadenko]

He'll definitely come back. I think he'll resemble the Wizards Jordan quite a bit: 23-20 ppg, and miss chunks of the year with various injuries. I don't know of any player that came back from an achilles injury that fully regained their form.

[ojandpizza]

I agree with both King and Heat.

While it would be great to see him come back for at least one more vintage Kobe game, ESPN would absolutely ruin it over the corse of the next week or so.