Kobe Bryant Discussion: Mamba Out!

Kobe Bryant is not a fan of the statistically-driven movement in the current NBA known as “analytics.”

Bryant joined ESPN’s TV crew from the US Open on Thursday night to talk about tennis, which he began playing after retiring from the NBA. He is putting out a tennis book through his production company called “Legacy and the Queen” that he was promoting.

During his appearance, Bryant was asked by John McEnroe what he thinks of analytics.

“I hate it,” Kobe said. “It’s ridiculous. What numbers don’t tell you is they don’t tell you the emotion. I don’t like analytics.

“You see the numbers, but the numbers don’t tell you how or why they are the way they are. You have to be able to feel that, to sense that. Tendencies.”

Bryant then gave an example to illustrate his point. He said a stat could tell you that a player goes to his left 60 percent of the time, but the stat won’t tell you the player isn’t really comfortable going to his left and would prefer to go to his right. He says that’s the sort of thing you find out by scouting and watching video.

Bryant’s stance on analytics shouldn’t be too surprising. Analytics have shown that an optimal strategy for scoring points (and ultimately winning) is to take 3-point shots because they’re 50 percent more valuable than two-point shots, and to take high-percentage twos, which tend to be close to the basket. Kobe’s game was based very much on long two-point shots, which don’t fit in as well with the analytically-driven strategy.

 

teen Kobe really needed that symbol lol

 

Never be another one like him.

except maybe Dwight

 

This is a good occasion to remember that game I guess. Always good to find excuses to watch these highlights a 317th time.

 

Well Kobe did drop 33 against the Bulls and prime Jordan in his second year in the league.

 

Well I wasn't saying Kobe never outplayed MJ or anything, just that 55pt game gained legend status over the years. To me the way Kobe dropped those pts was more amazing, wasn't it like 40 pts by half time. I've never seen another player score like that.. he outscored the Mav's in their prime for 3 quarters then Phil sat him.. what a beast.

 

Further cementing the b**** legend of Raja Bell.

 

there are no Raja Bell legends. He's irrelevant.

 

Looks like he's in good enough shape to play actually

 

Where you expecting Kobe to get fat?



He judges you...

 

WOW!! Love the intensity and skill level in that Kobe orchestrated workout. No lazy a** "execution". And that he has his daughter directly exposed to that and to players' skills and size that are much older and stronger than her with as good as she is already. Nice job Kobe!

 

Can we sign some of these girls?

 

And that's why he's the Mamba

 

First it was Dwight with all that superman talk...bruh, how does Shaq's a** taste?

Then it was DLo with all that ice in his veins...bruh, you ain't that n-ice.





Mamba had that s*** down cold way before you did, young'n.

Btw there's a larger "story" to this Kobe dance thing, but imo its click bait and I ain't putting my energy in it.

 

the real GOAT lol

 

Weird seeing people talk about Kobe's passing when he averaged more career assists than MJ.

Heck, Allen Iverson, Karl Malone, etc...

I just always found it weird. We all know he's no assist God like magic, no one will ever do what Magic did. But his career average is a thousand + more than a lot of people's favorite players.

 

There was MORE!!!