Kobe Bryant Discussion: Mamba Out!

I just tried this, and I got a totally different reaction from people in my office. Byron, you so crazy.

 

Anybody else notice Kobe kind of re-structured his shooting form a bit from 3 point land? A lot of times he's jumping forward when he shoots, landing 2 feet in front of the arc in this awkward pose with one foot planted way in front of the other and his shooting arm extended way the hell out in front of him. It's almost as if he saw the success Steph Curry had in the playoffs last year, and thought he could mold his 3 point form in a similar way and chuck up more attempts from that area with the same success. Only problem with that is the fact that Steph Curry has been honing his shot form like that his whole life (not 1 offseason), and has way fresher legs than Kobe at this stage of their careers. This isn't a similar scenario to 5 years ago when Kobe began mimicking Dirk's 1 foot fadeaways. The man doesn't have the legs to be shooting from that distance as often as he's been the past few games.

He needs to get his a** closer to the basket, and out think these young guns in the paint with his intelligence and footwork, which are the only clear advantages he has over most defenders at this point in his career.

 

The Kendrick Perkins follow through stance

 

Let's not forget that jerk Dahntay Jones that intentionally sprained Kobes ankle that basically lead to the snowball that was the Achilles. Is that guy even in the league?

 

yeah, this is the really terrifying part of all this. all the talk of needing to take a step back--I didn't realize he was specifically referencing contested midrange jumpers.

 

on 100 shots...

 

That's Kobe's new definition of mid-range. Expect to see him unleash his new halfcourt/backcourt specials.

 

#analytics

 

I'm interested to see if he's able to pull his head out of his butt today.

 

Mike Bresnahan ✔ @Mike_Bresnahan
Kobe Bryant has returned to the building, is here at Lakers' shoot-around. Byron: It was good for Kobe to "get away from it for a second."

 

I love Kobe, he's been my favorite laker of all time, I even made YouTube Kobe mixes back in the day.... But Kobe needs to really take a hard look in the mirror and realize he needs to retire, his body can't last. The league is evolving into this faced paced 3 point shooting league which is currently his weaknesses. If the development of these new Lakers is truly important to our FO then they'd advise Kobe to retire.

 

Kobe doesn't need to retire. Not yet anyway. Yes the game is faster and the league has changed, but one thing that hasn't is his ability to hit the mid range jump shot and post up. If he would just limit the contested three's he is fine. If the ball is put in Russ's hands he'll get some penetrate and kicks, he'll get some duck ins as will Randle and Hibbs. The guy can still play at a high level. He just needs to stop shooting contested three's. He's not Steph Curry.

 

-It's pretty much night & day watching on TV and then in person. At the arena, he looks quick, spry, getting to his spots, etc. He's getting good looks, they're just not hitting bottom right now.

-The footwork is there, he can get his shot off. He doesn't look like an old man, at least on the offensive end. He's clearly frustrated out there, the body language, everything. Here's hoping he can find his way through it.