playoffs start in round 2

[declansharbor]

Im surprised I havent seen Kobe's gaffe last night mentioned ANYWHERE. He threw a crybaby tantrum after Blake missed that three and in doing so cost his team a second/sec & a half on the clock. He shouldve went to foul, even if the buzzer sounded.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by declansharbor

Im surprised I havent seen Kobe's gaffe last night mentioned ANYWHERE. He threw a crybaby tantrum after Blake missed that three and in doing so cost his team a second/sec & a half on the clock. He shouldve went to foul, even if the buzzer sounded.

Kobe has been terrible at times this year (compared to his typical self). The tread on his tires is starting to show. I'm sure he will play but he should probably sit out the olympics this summer.

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Kobe has been terrible at times this year (compared to his typical self). The tread on his tires is starting to show. I'm sure he will play but he should probably sit out the olympics this summer.

Kobe is the best contested jump shot maker in history. Unfortunately for him, that is about all he gets against good teams these days.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

Kobe is the best contested jump shot maker in history. Unfortunately for him, that is about all he gets against good teams these days.

Kobe was the best contested jump shot maker in history. He has far too many 9-27 games now where he starts playing hero ball in the 2nd quarter, firing up low percentage shots. He has played through a lot of injuries in his career but defenses realize that he doesnt want to go to the basket much anymore and as such are not giving him as much room as they used to. He doesnt play defense with the same intensity, he doesnt go hard to the basket much, he settles for too many bad shots, and this year really slipped though you wont hear that in the mainstream. His shooting percentages were down to 43% and 30%, his turnovers were up and they still play him too many minutes though he doesnt play as much as he used to. I know that people will say the supporting cast isnt great but he has probably the best low post scorer in the league and one of the best high post big guys to work with.

Guy has been an alltime great player and if a guy named Jordan didn't exist we might be saying he had the greatest career of anyone but he is not the same player he was even 2 years ago. The new collective bargining agreement screws teams like the Lakers who are on the books for 28 and 30 million for Bryant alone the next two seasons. I dont know how teams like the Lakers and Knicks (or the Heat for that matter) are going to be able to get better with no wiggle room and giant contracts as albatrosses.

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by declansharbor

Im surprised I havent seen Kobe's gaffe last night mentioned ANYWHERE. He threw a crybaby tantrum after Blake missed that three and in doing so cost his team a second/sec & a half on the clock. He shouldve went to foul, even if the buzzer sounded.

He had plenty of gaffes in the last 2 minutes. First, he threw the ball away for easy 2 for Durant. Then a pass went through his hands (not all his fault). The worse though was getting the ball with 14 seconds left and dribbling away 8 of it in no man's land when OKC had a FOUL TO GIVE. Waiting to take the last shot when trailing in the game is one of the worst statistical strategies possible. You basically give yourself one chance instead of 2 or even 3.