Do you think Kobe could still give a team 50? (draft, win, game)

[jonessscott]

At this stage in his career, do you think Kobe could still give a good defensive team 50?

[rigas]

a good defensive team? no way. a bad defensive team, maybe

[Bobby BK]

Only if Swaggy P is on the court.

[civic94]

his prime he got 82.

if he hogs the ball and its a very bad defensive team, then yes he can still get 50.

[Roman77]

Originally Posted by jonessscott

At this stage in his career, do you think Kobe could still give a good defensive team 50?

I don't recall Kobe giving many good defensive teams 50 in his prime. I really doubt he could do it now.

[wutitiz]

No. Father Time waits for no one, and Kobe will be 36 at the start of next season. I hate the spectacle of guys like Iverson and Nash trying to monetize their name-ID in their late 30's. It's one more reason why I hardly watch the NBA anymore.

[Mathguy]

Sure, just give Kobe 40 shots....and then blame the rest of the team when the lose.

[Back to NE]

If/when Kobe comes back he may be more of a point-2... which we saw some of this year.

He's ready to take fewer shots, and if he finds himself on a Laker team that still needs him to score 30 a night, he may retire a litte early. This is an educated guess.

[Rudy53420]

Originally Posted by Mathguy

Sure, just give Kobe 40 shots....and then blame the rest of the team when the lose.

Agreed. He could score 50, but it would take too many shots.

[Mathguy]

Originally Posted by Back to NE

If/when Kobe comes back he may be more of a point-2... which we saw some of this year.

He's ready to take fewer shots, and if he finds himself on a Laker team that still needs him to score 30 a night, he may retire a litte early. This is an educated guess.

Kobe is going to play the next 2 years on <30 win Laker teams that don't need him to do anything but show up and put butts in the seats for his farewll tour.

With that said, they don't want him getting hurt....he's sure as heck not going to catch Kareem or Malone in scoring and is only like 500pts or so behind Jordan.

With that said, I can see Kobe just roll along playing 30min a game and taking 15 shots a night and just cruising off into the sunset after 2 years and 60-70million dollars.

Anybody not recognizing as the Lakers taking AT LEAST a 3 year stretch in the bottom 1/4 of the NBA and stockpiling draftpicks is not facing reality.