Bryant has Jordan's competitive edge, the fadeaway jumper, the jumping ability, the huge shoe contracts, even the same inflection in his voice. Kobe said he would have extra motivation after getting booed during his MVP performance in the All-Star game by hometown fans in Philadelphia. Jordan said he has used the boos from Cleveland fans to torment the Cavaliers for years. Speaking of Kobe being compared to Jordan...it's easy to see that they are very similiar. Kobe has the total package. When MJ first came in the league, the only thing he didn't do well was shoot the ball. All of a sudden, two years later, he was shooting it better than anybody. Then he started to increase his range. Whatever you said he wasn't good at he worked at. The same thing with Kobe. Kobe entered the league out of high school and at 18 years old he's been in a little longer at this particular stage of his career than Michael. But when you look at both of them at this stage of their careers, you see a lot of similarities. Kobe is a high flyer, who can dominate the game at both ends of the court just like MJ did when he was younger and Kobe has that competitive nature. He really wants to win every single time he's on the court. Even Doug Collins said the he sees a lot of the same thing in Kobe that he saw in Michael as a young player. He energry, his will, the competitiveness and the love of the game. He said he sees all those things in Kobe. He also said that the thing he admires the most about Kobe is he's playing for championships as did MJ. Even MJ himself said that Kobe is very similiar to him, as Charles Barkley, as Phil Jackson, and many others.
I don't understand how can their be so many Kobe bashers and haters when this guy is amazing! Scoring 56 points in 34 minutes is another reason to be scared. Taking over games and making clutch passes and shots is another reason to be scared. I mean, atleast give the guy a bit of credit he deserves instead of continuously bashing him for lame reasons. I think one thing that we have to remember is that Kobe is only 23. It's pretty scary at how good he could become.
oh paliez.. he scored 54 points in 3 quarters, of course that's great, but who talks about Shaq scoring 61? no-one.. who talks about Shaq having a triple double back in 1993 with 24 pts, 28 boards and 15 swats? no-one.. who talks about Shaq having 28 points, 20 boards, 9 assists, 8 blocks in last year's finals? no-one.. and if Kobe is the #1 on the Lakers-team like you guys say he is.. then why didn't he get the Finals MVP award in the 2 years the Lakers played champs? I don't hate Kobe at all.. I respect what he does for the Lakers, but PLEASE.. recognize that Shaq is the #1 on the squad.. every1 seems to know it, except you guys
No, it was 56 in three quarters, not 54. I admit, Shaq needs Kobe just as much as Kobe needs Shaq. But the thing that amazes me is that all these Kobe bashers hate on the guy and don't give him ANY credit WHATSOEVER! Well, what about when Kobe DOMINATED the Spurs in last year's playoffs? No one said anything about that. What about Kobe averaging 29.6 PPG, 6+ RPG, 6+APG, and 1.50+ SPG in the LAST YEAR'S playoffs?! NO ONE! You could hear a freaking needle drop! And those stats lead the Lakers throughout the playoffs, not to mention game 3 verses the Kings when he took the game over and lead them to the victory. Who mentions those things? Once again, no one...because they like to bash him just for the hell of it, and they just don't want to admit that this guy is the best over-all player in the game today. When the G.O.A.T. says he's the best in the league, then who can argue with that?
hey.. I don't bash him, like I said, I have respect for what he does for the Lakers , but the way you guys put it, it seams like he's some sort of 'God'. Right now, we can't even see what Kobe is really like, b/c Shaq is the main man in LA, but you do realise that the Lakers had a negative balance when Shaq was out and Kobe had to do it all by himself? And again.. why didn't HE got voted MVP of the Finals since he's the main man in your books?
Actually, they have a winning record without Shaq this season. Shaq missed 15 games and they went 9-6 I believe. Kobe missed 2 games and they went 1-1, so there's not really much you can say about it since there's not many games to compare. But yes, Shaq is the dominant force for the Lakers, but Kobe makes him better just as Shaq makes Kobe better.
Plain and simple: They both need each other. No ONE player can win championships alone.
etc. the List is endless. But, when people bash Kobe for useless reasons and give him no credit for his abilities, then that's where I usually HAVE to say something because it's lame not to give the guy credit for his amazing ability, and he's going to get even better as the years go by. He's not even in his PRIME yet.
KOBE DOESNT FORCE THINGS.... SO WHAT IF HE DIDN'T WIN MVP
GO LOOK AT HIS PLAYOFF #'S LAST YEAR THEN LOOK WHAT HE DID IN THE FINALS........HE TOOK A STEP BACK TO LET SHAQ HAVE THE SPOTLIGHT ON MUTOMBO
PHIL AND THE REST OF THE TEAM WANTED TO GIVE SHAQ THE BALL EVERYTIME DOWNLOW....KOBE DOES WHAT THE COACHES ASK
JUST WITH THE SPURS SERIES......EVERYBODY AND THERE MOMMA THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE ABOUT POWER INSIDE........EVEN BOB COSTAS SAID IT WAS ABOUT KOBES SPEED AND PENETRATION TO THE HOOP
I LOVE SHAQ, BUT DAMN EVEN YOU GOTTA HATE ON KOBE?
Heaven forbid Kobe ever sees one of your posts...He'd slap a restrainging order on your ass so fast...lmao
It's one thing to like a player, its another thing to worship them. You need to get a life.
I grew up in Chicago, watched Jordan mature throughout the years, and he was my favorite player, bar none. But I have never went to the extreme, as you do, to make everyone love him, and chastise the ones who don't. It's a shame your life revolves around another man....
IT'S A SHAME YOU COLLECT CARDS OF OTHER MEN DON;T IT?
DON'T BE A HALF AZZ HYPOCRITE
WE ARE JUST FANS TALKIN SHYT.......WHY ARE YOU THE ONLY TAKIN UP THE AZZ BRADLEY?
WHEN GUYS GO TO A SPORTSBAR OR JUST GET A GET TOGETHER AT HOME WITH FRIENDS .....THEY ARGUE, THEY FUSS, WHO'S BETTER BLAH BLAH, BUT WE ALL GO HOME AT THE END OF THE NIGHT AND GO TO SLEEP
YOU ON THE OTHER HAND PROBABLY THINK ABOUT .......OH I WONDER IF LITTLE JOHNNY IS MY FRIEND ON THE COLLECTORS UNIVERSE I JUST WANNA BE MR NICE GUY AND LOOK LIKE I'M COOL BY SAYING WHO CARES
SHUT THE FUKK UP IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT.....DON'T KEEP POSTING
read my posts.. I said I respect Kobe for what he does for the Lakers, and I think he's a great player, just like Fisher and Horry are.. but the big dog in the yard is Shaq, and no I don't hate Kobe, again.. Shaq is #1 and will be #1 till he leaves
Let's get something straight, I aint from west hollywood, you are, ass pirate.
I'm 25 years old, and really don't could care less what others think about me, I am my own man.
You wanna talk smack, we can do this all day, everyday. You aint in my league, you little lettuce pickin, welfare cheatin, rolled tacos eatin, low ridin vato.
So come on, nancy, step up to the plate, lemme see what ya got.
I'M NOT FROM WEST HOLLYWOOD I'M FROM WEST LAKE OLYMPIC AND GRANDVIEW SUCKA!! DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT THE SLUMS LOOK LIKE? GO ASK ANYONE FROM L.A ABOUT MACARTHUR PARK CRACKER
THAT'S MY AREA, THATS WHERE IM FROM, FUKK A WEST HOLLYWOOD
MOTHAFUKKA I WOULD RAPE YO GIRL WIT A BROOM STICK, STICK A 40 OZ OF O.E IN YO MOMS CAMEL TOE, BUST A NUT A IN YO RIGHT EYE, MAKE YOUR WHITEBOY FAMILY CAT SWIM IN THE WATER, FEED YOUR PET SEAGAL ALKA SELTZER, POUR LEMON JUICE ON YOUR PAPERCUT, DONT GET ME STARTED "BRAD"
Seeing as I lived in southern california, I think I know a little about the "hood" you're taking about. Not that you've ever seen one, poser. You can talk all the smack you want, I got to you, I hurt your feelings, didn't I? Which rap did you quote all that from? Your about as generic as a 49 cent loaf of bread...go suck on kobe's nutzack junior
I can see why you are such an angry child. I assume you got ridiculed every day at school. I could just see the teacher asking you a question, and you answering 10 minutes later. t-t-t-t-today JUNIOR.
I will try and keep this stuff clean cause i don't want to get slammed by the 50 different guys with kobe in their username (i don't even know who's who ) Kobe is great shaq is better, it usually takes atleast 2 star players to win a championship but who did the Rockets have besides Olajuwan?(I really don't think there was anyone there yet) Shaq is ungaurdable and that is the main reason they are so good. if the lakers got anyone who can help out and score about 20 a night then i would say the lakers would still be winning.
<< <i>Plain and simple. Kobe gets all the credit. Shaq does all the work. Shaq is the Chauffeur. Kobe is riding. Shaq does the driving and even opens the doors, yet the spot light is always on Kobe (ahhhhhhhh great similie). >>
and Autobillia i think that is a metaphor a similie uses like or as. lol Chris.
Looks like I have you on the ragged edge of exhaustion brad. Exhibited in my past posts are my expressive words not found in the Hausdorff's dictionary. Now, if I arrange the letters k o b e in alphabetical order, we get beko. Take, for instance, the concept of a pedophile who assumes ones life over a website is equivalent to a beko, but beko is an utterly incomprehensible word fabricated by me.
iversons on my sig because I wanted to trade it for a kobe cracker.
I know you wouldnt give up your fukkin kobe auto for it though, because you sweat kobe just as much as the next honkey tonk man
aka hacksaw brad duggin aka bushcrackers aka brad the hit man heart aka BRAnDy the honkey man savage aka brutis the barber bradcake aka brad "got punked by shaq" miller aka the word used by many crackas "b"RAD" aka brad the cardboard ni66a collecting whiteboy
Ok step back in time for a minute to last year...The Finals..Make Shaq center for the Sixers..Who would've taken home the rings??..Philly....Or swap it the other way....Make AI a Laker and Kobe a Sixer...Would Philly had one???..Not a chance..
Kobe's a great player,Will go into history as one of the greateset but Shaq is the deciding factor in LA's dynasty...
Kobe earns alot of the credit he gets,No doubt about that..But alot is heaped upon in because his supporting cast makes him look good...
same with Phil Jackson..Guy's a great coach...But dont tell me for a second that anyone could'nt have coached an MJ led Bulls or Shaq/Kobe led Lakers to championships...Let Phil coach Memphis or Denver to a Finals victory then I'll throw roses at his feet..
Look at what the Lakers were before Phil got there.. a mess.. indeed, Del Harris wasn't a coach at all, Phil truly is the best coach in history, simply for guiding his players, look @ how much Kobe has matured under Phil's wings.. he should recieve the Coach Of The Year EVERY single year (yes, even when he was with the Bulls, look @ how he contained Rodman)
Yeah, Phil with all his hoodoo voodoo! He is definitely one of the greatest of all-time despite the players he has had around him. But ANYONE could have went out there and coached and won as many games as Phil Jackson. Hell, he usually just lays back and lets the players do their own thing most of the time. Barely runs plays. It's usually ALWAYS ran through the triangle. And, Dennis Rodman was NEVER contained whatsoever. He was just as bad then as he was when he was a Spur, he just had the G.O.A.T. to contain him and talk a "tad" bit of sense into the guy. "I" could have went out there and coached with the players he's had throughout his career and won just as many games and championships. Doesn't really take a rocket scientist.
<< <i>Ok step back in time for a minute to last year...The Finals..Make Shaq center for the Sixers..Who would've taken home the rings??..Philly....Or swap it the other way....Make AI a Laker and Kobe a Sixer...Would Philly had one???..Not a chance.. >>
Exactley what I'm saying. Yeah Phil Jackson is probably the best coach ever
hey answer boy, take a deep breathe and realize iverson can't co exist with another scorer he had who? JERRY STACKHOUSE, LARRY HUGHES
I could name a few more, but those 2 can flat out score when they want. Stackhouse is becoming a complete player while iverson is all about me me me me memmemmemmemememmeemmemememe
iverson could of never co-existed with shaq, because iverson could of never wanted the spot light tookin from him
look at mcgrady
he didn't want to stay in toronto because carter took his spotlight...................................kobe could easily be on another team having the complete spotlight all to himself avg 30 a game and looking stupid in the playoffs.......instead he fukkin plays on a team where everybody knows there roles and win championships
the only people who are greedy are mcrappy and iverson for not wanting the spotlight tookin from them
Lol, Stack was'nt near the player he is now when he and AI were teamed...And Hughes?!?!?..What's he avg. now 7..8 ppg?...
Maybe Shaq/Ive could'nt co-exsist..Maybe AI is all me,me,me but none of that was the point of my post dude...
My point was SHAQ IS THE KEY ELEMENT TO LA'S WINNING...And that aint a Kobe slam..It's just how it is Shaq's the daddy Kobe's the son...Son may help keep the house up but daddy brings home the paycheck..(Thats why he gets the big piece of chicken)
And the T-mac thing..I had alwways heard it was vise versa..Carter and his momma conspired with Toronto mangt.. To get McGrady outta there cause he was casting a shadow on the 'Golden boy"...Imagine the humiliation the Raptor owners must feel now realising they kept the wrong cousin...
ok so if iverson had shaq and they won a title ........shaq would be the main reason right idiot????????????shaq can be better than kobe all day, but iverson is not better than kobe or vince carter or tracy mcgrady.........kobe kills his own game for the good of the team..............look at the start of this season
go look at kobes stats in that 15-1 start
then look at it after phil and everyone told him to tone it down
99-00 .....yeah I like the way his auto looks......I don't know how skivermont compared this on to a kevin garnett auto, but I guess it just goes to show not everyone has the same opinions
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I don't understand how can their be so many Kobe bashers and haters when this guy is amazing! Scoring 56 points in 34 minutes is another reason to be scared. Taking over games and making clutch passes and shots is another reason to be scared. I mean, atleast give the guy a bit of credit he deserves instead of continuously bashing him for lame reasons. I think one thing that we have to remember is that Kobe is only 23. It's pretty scary at how good he could become.
They don't wanna hear it though. Bradley knows wassup though
he got those kobe spx auto's framed by his girlfriends picture.
and if Kobe is the #1 on the Lakers-team like you guys say he is.. then why didn't he get the Finals MVP award in the 2 years the Lakers played champs?
I don't hate Kobe at all.. I respect what he does for the Lakers, but PLEASE.. recognize that Shaq is the #1 on the squad.. every1 seems to know it, except you guys
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Right now, we can't even see what Kobe is really like, b/c Shaq is the main man in LA, but you do realise that the Lakers had a negative balance when Shaq was out and Kobe had to do it all by himself?
And again.. why didn't HE got voted MVP of the Finals since he's the main man in your books?
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Plain and simple: They both need each other. No ONE player can win championships alone.
Jordan/Pippen
Magic/Kareem
Bird/Parish
Thomas/Dumars
etc. the List is endless. But, when people bash Kobe for useless reasons and give him no credit for his abilities, then that's where I usually HAVE to say something because it's lame not to give the guy credit for his amazing ability, and he's going to get even better as the years go by. He's not even in his PRIME yet.
THE BEST PLAYER ON THE PLANET.......HE'S MY IDOL
THE MEDIA WHISPERING. CHICKLING TO THEMSELVES WAITING FOR ONEAL TO LAUGH
NAH SERIOUSLY ONEAL SAYS
KOBE IS MY IDOL
and no not b/c it's funny..
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KOBE DOESNT FORCE THINGS.... SO WHAT IF HE DIDN'T WIN MVP
GO LOOK AT HIS PLAYOFF #'S LAST YEAR
THEN LOOK WHAT HE DID IN THE FINALS........HE TOOK A STEP BACK TO LET SHAQ HAVE THE SPOTLIGHT ON MUTOMBO
PHIL AND THE REST OF THE TEAM WANTED TO GIVE SHAQ THE BALL EVERYTIME DOWNLOW....KOBE DOES WHAT THE COACHES ASK
JUST WITH THE SPURS SERIES......EVERYBODY AND THERE MOMMA THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE ABOUT POWER INSIDE........EVEN BOB COSTAS SAID IT WAS ABOUT KOBES SPEED AND PENETRATION TO THE HOOP
I LOVE SHAQ, BUT DAMN EVEN YOU GOTTA HATE ON KOBE?
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HE'S NOT WORTHY BECAUSE HE WASN'T FINALS MVP?
MAN SHAQ AND KOBE PLAY ON A COMPLETE TEAM AND VERY LUCKY TO HAVE DAGGERS LIKE FISHER, HORRY, FOX, SHAW,
DON'T FORGET WITHOUT THEM WE WOULDN'T EVEN BE TALKING
It's one thing to like a player, its another thing to worship them. You need to get a life.
I grew up in Chicago, watched Jordan mature throughout the years, and he was my favorite player, bar none. But I have never went to the extreme, as you do, to make everyone love him, and chastise the ones who don't. It's a shame your life revolves around another man....
DON'T BE A HALF AZZ HYPOCRITE
WE ARE JUST FANS TALKIN SHYT.......WHY ARE YOU THE ONLY TAKIN UP THE AZZ BRADLEY?
WHEN GUYS GO TO A SPORTSBAR OR JUST GET A GET TOGETHER AT HOME WITH FRIENDS .....THEY ARGUE, THEY FUSS, WHO'S BETTER BLAH BLAH, BUT WE ALL GO HOME AT THE END OF THE NIGHT AND GO TO SLEEP
YOU ON THE OTHER HAND PROBABLY THINK ABOUT .......OH I WONDER IF LITTLE JOHNNY IS MY FRIEND ON THE COLLECTORS UNIVERSE I JUST WANNA BE MR NICE GUY AND LOOK LIKE I'M COOL BY SAYING WHO CARES
SHUT THE FUKK UP IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT.....DON'T KEEP POSTING
Shaq is #1 and will be #1 till he leaves
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I'm 25 years old, and really don't could care less what others think about me, I am my own man.
You wanna talk smack, we can do this all day, everyday. You aint in my league, you little lettuce pickin, welfare cheatin, rolled tacos eatin, low ridin vato.
So come on, nancy, step up to the plate, lemme see what ya got.
B out
I'M NOT FROM WEST HOLLYWOOD I'M FROM WEST LAKE OLYMPIC AND GRANDVIEW SUCKA!! DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT THE SLUMS LOOK LIKE? GO ASK ANYONE FROM L.A ABOUT MACARTHUR PARK CRACKER
THAT'S MY AREA, THATS WHERE IM FROM, FUKK A WEST HOLLYWOOD
MOTHAFUKKA I WOULD RAPE YO GIRL WIT A BROOM STICK, STICK A 40 OZ OF O.E IN YO MOMS CAMEL TOE, BUST A NUT A IN YO RIGHT EYE, MAKE YOUR WHITEBOY FAMILY CAT SWIM IN THE WATER, FEED YOUR PET SEAGAL ALKA SELTZER, POUR LEMON JUICE ON YOUR PAPERCUT, DONT GET ME STARTED "BRAD"
I GOT 25 YEAR OLDS PLAYING MY GAME
WHO WON THE BATTLE WHITEBOY?
Looks like we got a rocket scientist here folks.
THE ONLY THING WHITE BOYS DO AROUND THIS AREA IS FUKKIN BUY THERE CRACK AND BOUNCE!!
WOW YOU LIVED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA???? YOU PROBABLY LIVED IN BEVERLY HILLS WITH THE REST OF THE HONKEYS
NIZZLE JUST CUZZ YOU VISIT L.A AND GO TO DISNEYLAND DOESNT MEAN YOU FROM CALI MOTHAFUKKA
THE ONLY PERSON WHO WAS HURT WAS YOU AND NOW YOU HAVE NO COMEBACK.
FUKKIN PATHETIC CRACKA
GO LOOK AT YOUR FUKKIN OWN WEBSITE SUCKA
KOBE ALL ON THE FRONTPAGE~!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
sorry...ya'll can continue ya'll's escapade...I'm enjoying this.
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lmfao
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<< <i>Plain and simple. Kobe gets all the credit. Shaq does all the work. Shaq is the Chauffeur. Kobe is riding. Shaq does the driving and even opens the doors, yet the spot light is always on Kobe (ahhhhhhhh great similie). >>
and Autobillia i think that is a metaphor a similie uses like or as. lol
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brad= beko
I know you wouldnt give up your fukkin kobe auto for it though, because you sweat kobe just as much as the next honkey tonk man
aka hacksaw brad duggin aka bushcrackers aka brad the hit man heart aka BRAnDy the honkey man savage aka brutis the barber bradcake aka brad "got punked by shaq" miller aka the word used by many crackas "b"RAD" aka brad the cardboard ni66a collecting whiteboy
Kobe's a great player,Will go into history as one of the greateset but Shaq is the deciding factor in LA's dynasty...
Kobe earns alot of the credit he gets,No doubt about that..But alot is heaped upon in because his supporting cast makes him look good...
same with Phil Jackson..Guy's a great coach...But dont tell me for a second that anyone could'nt have coached an MJ led Bulls or Shaq/Kobe led Lakers to championships...Let Phil coach Memphis or Denver to a Finals victory then I'll throw roses at his feet..
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<< <i>Ok step back in time for a minute to last year...The Finals..Make Shaq center for the Sixers..Who would've taken home the rings??..Philly....Or swap it the other way....Make AI a Laker and Kobe a Sixer...Would Philly had one???..Not a chance.. >>
Exactley what I'm saying. Yeah Phil Jackson is probably the best coach ever
I could name a few more, but those 2 can flat out score when they want. Stackhouse is becoming a complete player while iverson is all about me me me me memmemmemmemememmeemmemememe
iverson could of never co-existed with shaq, because iverson could of never wanted the spot light tookin from him
look at mcgrady
he didn't want to stay in toronto because carter took his spotlight...................................kobe could easily be on another team having the complete spotlight all to himself avg 30 a game and looking stupid in the playoffs.......instead he fukkin plays on a team where everybody knows there roles and win championships
the only people who are greedy are mcrappy and iverson for not wanting the spotlight tookin from them
brad u cant handle me
BYE BYE
Maybe Shaq/Ive could'nt co-exsist..Maybe AI is all me,me,me but none of that was the point of my post dude
My point was SHAQ IS THE KEY ELEMENT TO LA'S WINNING...And that aint a Kobe slam..It's just how it is Shaq's the daddy Kobe's the son...Son may help keep the house up but daddy brings home the paycheck..(Thats why he gets the big piece of chicken)
And the T-mac thing..I had alwways heard it was vise versa..Carter and his momma conspired with Toronto mangt.. To get McGrady outta there cause he was casting a shadow on the 'Golden boy"...Imagine the humiliation the Raptor owners must feel now realising they kept the wrong cousin...
go look at kobes stats in that 15-1 start
then look at it after phil and everyone told him to tone it down
STATS DON'T MEAN SHYT ON A "TEAM"
WINNING THE TITLE ON A "TEAM" DOES
and I was'nt hypin' AI at all..Nor downing Kobe..Just saying who the key element is in LA...
And btw that is a nice lookin' sig on that card is that 01'02 Legends?
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