Kobe Bryant 2014-15

[RagazzoKobe]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6StMmPaVGDg

I know it's early but Kobe had some really spectacular plays, he's always been hard to deal with but at the same time his game really has something that makes you wanna watch every Lakers game. I know he isn't efficient in terms of shooting but this is probably the worst team he has ever had.

What do you think about him as a part of these new Lakers. He is obviously still a great player but this team can't really do something with but even less without him. Should he just enjoy the freedom he has as a player in lottery team and try to score as much as possible?

[lilteapot]

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He should try to get others involved and not jack up anything the first chance he gets but I have no problem with him taking most of the shots. Even at 36 he's still an elite scorer so as long as it's not holding the team back, he should go ahead and get his

[Kashanova]

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I can't really see myself calling Kobe a great player at this stage. I'd say he's serviceable. He's great at chucking though.

[JODYE]

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Kobe isn't a great player anymore. Hasn't been for 2-3 years now. There are various reasons why he still is able to score at his advanced age (albeit at a extremely inefficient clip), but there is no point rehashing that discussion.

He's playing on borrowed time at this point.

If he was playing on any team with playoff aspirations, his inefficiency would be indeed holding the team back, but seeing the Lakers are so abysmal he can pretty much do whatever the hell he wants.

[The 24th Letter]

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OP didn't know what he was getting into posting a Kobe Bryant thread in this forum

[darkknightrises]

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Kobe isn't a great player anymore. Hasn't been for 2-3 years now. There are various reasons why he still is able to score at his advanced age (albeit at a extremely inefficient clip), but there is no point rehashing that discussion.

He's playing on borrowed time at this point.

If he was playing on any team with playoff aspirations, his inefficiency would be indeed holding the team back, but seeing the Lakers are so abysmal he can pretty much do whatever the hell he wants.

Yeah up in till last season he was still a top 3 player in the League. In the 2012-2013 season he averaged a carrier high of like 6 assest a game and shoot a little higher then normal FG % but now being a few years later and with those 2 big injures he is not the same. I cant say a guy is playing at a high level when he is shooting 38% form the field plus he is not the defender he used to be. Kobe is not playing at an all star let alone a super star level this year so far. Yes he is averaging a lot of points but a lot of guys could score a lot if they where shooting the ball has much has kobe has been.

[Nathan_OS]

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OP didn't know what he was getting into posting a Kobe Bryant thread in this forum

Very true story.

Good luck OP.

[kmoser]

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No wonder nobody wants to team up with Kobe after what he said about the team today. He cares only of himself.

[ThreeKing]

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I can't post the vines due to language, but did you guys see his outburst at practice today?? Holy smokes, that team is a damn train-wreck.

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No wonder nobody wants to team up with Kobe after what he said about the team today. He cares only of himself.

Oh this is gonna be GOLD!

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Kobe during practice: "Kobe: “Practice gets real uncomfortable when I’m in this mother------.”

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Kobe to Kupchak after practice: “I’m supposed to practice and get better. These motherf---- ain’t doing s--- for me.”

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Kobe during practice: "Is this the type of s--- that’s going on in these practices? Now I see why we’ve lost 20 f---ing games."

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Kobe rode Lin during practice; daring him to shoot. "I talked his a-- right into that bull----. I talked his a-- right into that bull----.”

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Nick Young pulled Jeremy Lin and Jordan Clarkson to the side after practice and told them to stand up for themselves after Kobe got on them.


....and my FAVORITE

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Kobe during practice: "We’re soft like Charmin. We’re soft like s---.”

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Kobe after taking all the money and saying its the owners faults

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[Padgoi]

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Kobe tries so hard to be like MJ, it's disgusting. Everyone knows the nonsense MJ used to give to his teammates to make them better, to make them play harder. The difference is MJ was in his prime then. Kobe is 36 and having the worst season of his career in terms of efficiency. He does nothing to make his teammates better and this is just more proof of that.

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Kobe Bryant returned to practice for the first time this month and called his teammates "soft" during a heated 5-on-5 scrimmage between the starters and reserves Thursday.

[ImTellinTim]

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Not a big NBA followers these days, but I have definitely been following Kobe (with help from the FO and coach) completely sabotaging the Lakers. You can see the escalating levels as they come, and I believe it's going to end in some kind of large event meltdown. I'm really looking forward to what it ends up being. One of the most spectacular train wrecks in team sports history is unfolding.

[DJ_Solis]

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Those vines are hilarious lol I think we all knew it was only a matter of time until something like this happened.