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Jordan deserved SOME of the calls, just as Kobe does.
I thought it was very telling that Jordan's game-winning shot at the end of his career was a push-off when Byron Russell was guarding him. I loved Jordan, but he was allowed to do whatever he wanted.
Handchecking was still allowed at that time in the NBA, it was a more physical game. Given that, they let the players get a bit more *pushy*.
If they called all the fouls around Jordan the game would have ground to a halt....so they eased off around him (both ways) and also gave him leeway on defense to do unto others so to speak....
I disagree. Everytime his team seems to be down or getting beat he always develops some type of "injury/illness". Never fails. This way, if his team loses, he can say "well, I wasnt 100%.....blah blah blah..." and if they win he can say "We won and I was injured, see how great I am.....blah blah blah". My dream would be for him to get hurt an unable to play the rest of these playoffs and that my Lakers go on and win the championship without him.
Man, he is my least favorite player in the world. He's even below Pacman and T.O.
X......doesn't seem like we agree on a whole lot, but let me tell you this is DEFINATELY one that we can agree on. Kobe Bryant is the biggest jerk in the history of the NBA. He ran Shaq out of LA because he is a selfish idiot. Guess how that worked out.....the Diesel got another ring. He wants to do everything by himself. He wants all of the spotlight well he has his chance and what did he do with it. Score a lot and win a little. Now he is tired of losing all of the time so he demands that the Lakers bring some more talent in......PLEASE!!!! What a moron. I hate his guts. I for one happen to like the direction that the Bulls are going and I dont want that cancerous idiot anywhere near it.
It's funny how everyone brings up that kobe is selfish and everything but shaq was that way in LA too. He was younger in LA, therefore wanted the ball all the time, and was the face of the lakers. I like shaq, dont get me wrong but he and kobe are alot alike. While in LA...both wanted to win, both wanted to be "the best", both wanted the ball everytime down the floor. That is a mark of a champion, a winner. And of course he wants more talent, have you seen who he has been playing with except for this past yr? No one, no matter how good they are, is gonna win in the playoffs without help. Basketball is a team game. Kobe wants a team, someone that can do something with the ball. Jordan is considered the best of all time, look at his teams. Look at his teammates....scottie pippen: hall of fame SF, steve curr: one od the best 3-point shooters ever, dennis rodman: one of the greatest rebounder and hard worker ever....etc. Name one player on the lakers, before last yr, comparable to any of these guys. Kobe is by far the best player in the NBA right now. If you think lebron is....talk to me when he can hit a consistent jump-shot. Name one thing that kobe can't do....Kobe Bryant is a legend of our time.
Don't like tattoed players, or Kobe. And I'm glad he isn't on the Bulls, they wanted to trade good players and I don't think Kobe is worth that, nor do I want that trash on our team.
And i guess thats why yall had such a great year last year....
hahaha... very funny post... "Awesome".... Hadn't heard that word since 3rd grade gym class....
....AWESOME post....AWESOME comment....3rd grade was AWESOME...gym class was an AWESOME class...
Since you hadnt heard it in soooo long id figure you'd want to catch up on things
You are correct, the Lakers are playing great and Kobe is having a great year basketball wise but Kobe will never ever be "Jordan-like", EVER. I don't care how many MVPs/Championships etc.. he wins, he'll never be what Jordan was. He's just too much of an arrogant, cry baby, selfish jerk off the court and sometimes on.
I agree that kobe will never be the same to the NBA that jordan was, but kobe and mj have VERY similar gameplay. If I'm not mistaken, either phil jackson or someone that has been around both mj and kobe said that kobe is a better all-around shooter. IMO, kobe is just as good of a player as jordan was, if not better!
Let's face it: once upon a time, basketball was a game where no individual meant more than the team. Them days are gone. Now, thanks largely to the way it is marketed, every team either has one recognizable star, or they'd better be looking for one. How many times do you hear television broadcasters say, "Kobe Bryant and the Lakers." As though the Lakers were his backup band. It's wrong, and it ought to disgust anyone who loves and understands the game. But it's become reality.
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