Kobe Bryant Discussion: Mamba Out!

48/54

Stupid multiples threw me off. I forgot about B Shaw because the whole time i was thinking, who else played guard. I remembered Powell's face but could not remember his name. Hunter and Penberthy were the last 2. i missed on 4 guys.

 

52/54 Penberthy, Hunter ... but i tried it with Morrison and Sun Yue as well .shame on me

 

Kobe Bryant: ‘Real’ Competitors Will Embrace Challenge Of Facing Warriors
By Trevor Lane -

08/28/2016



http://www.lakersnation.com/kobe-br...race-challenge-of-facing-warriors/2016/08/28/

 

Seems like that's really what it was though. Playing within a system with not quite enough talent to win it all and the clock is ticking on his legacy of championships, and sharing the ball with a supremely talented but sometimes not so smart other alpha teammate. He did what LeBron did with the "Decision" and first super team and what was best for for KD and loving his basketball life going forward,.

 

So you're telling me if we are a fringe playoff team, you won't suit up and come off the bench?



JK, enjoy retirement Kobe. Looking forward to seeing what you are cooking up in the next chapter.

 

I thought my interest in Lakers would wane a little with Kobe's retirement, even considering all the off season acquisitions. Instead, I'm invested as much as I can be right now.

What has Kobe been up to, besides this


That beard looking nice though...

 

As great as our young guns are playing you bet your a** I still miss Kobe Bryant and apart of me always will. What he did for this franchise and for me and just making me a fan of this team will always be something I'm appreciate of. Glad he went out with a bang like he did in that final game. Whenever these young kids get this franchise back on top I look forward to seeing the Mamba there smiling like a proud father.

 

RIP to Kobe's shared record of most 3 pointers in 1 game...I knew it was only a matter of time before either curry or Thompson broke it, but im still a bit bummed.

 

I miss prime Kobe

But there is no denying how cool it it is to both have an unstoppable go to player AND ALSO a team playing so well as a team that they are better than the sum of their parts.

 

^^ good ol Donyell Marshall haha

 

The freaking fall away jump shot from Deep. MJ. Kobe. Who else came close to their proficiency with it .... anyone that great with it besides them? Tracy McGrady? Always seemed to me the most amazing and difficult kind of a shot to shoot (especially from deep with the strength and skill needed) but even more difficult to defend. Exactly why Jordan..... and Kobe following Jordan..... perfected it. Nick Young has a little bit of it still though not as extreme, because he modeled some after..... and also played with Kobe, but is that shot going to become extinct going forward? Anyone else in the league today still shooting it?

 

Fun interview to watch