Kobe Bryant Shooting Too Much? No...?
105488
Edward_Anger is a loser\nKobe is a magnificent player who would turn the Lakers into a godly team if he got at least 2 or 3 backup players who were actually dependable and consistent
92629
Someone close to him just died.  You know how that is, you guilt-trip over it.  You wish you could have just spent a little more time with them.  They were so precious.  Instead you were far away, playing a game.  \n\nDon't worry, Kobe will never do anything like this.  He doesn't talk to his parents, disses his teammates, and cheats on his wife.
966908
idk. i love the lakers & kobe bryant. he is a great player even if some people think hes a ball hog. i love him. and people shouldnt constantly rag on him.\n\ngo lakers.!
1031728
No, because he's going to realize that, while scoring all those points may be great, if he wants to win another ring, the Lakers need more quality players around him.  The dumbest thing Kobe ever did was running Shaq and Phil Jackson out of town.  Phil's back, but even he couldn't lead them past the first round.
365107
I'm a person who doesn't like Kobe and it is not because of the Colorado incident. That has no bearing for me on what kind of player he is. To me he is not a team player. To me he is a ball hog.
309055
No. He can't do it when he is in charge of the team's success, and he is too arrogant to successfully be a teammate of a star like Garnett or Dirk. If he had played with anyone other than Shaq, his BS would have landed him a reputation like Ron Artest's, but since Shaq is the most charasmatic player the game has ever seen, it didn't hurt Kobe as much as it should have and he and Shaq were able to win. He'll never find that again and it would be a shame if he did.
223099
I think this means that there are signs of the playoffs for the Lakers. I always knew they could do it- it just takes team effort. If Lamar Odom posts numbers like those every night, the Lakers are going to be contenders, no matter what. Look at the stats- we shot .506 from the field, and we held Detroit to shooting .432 from the field. So what if Smush didn't score double-digits. So what if the Lakers had more turnovers, fouls? Kwame Brown did a great job on Rasheed in the second-half, and Kobe did a great job fending off Tayshaun and limiting Chauncey to only 4 second-half points. We had our rebounder- 12 from Kwame. Our assister- 10 from Odom, and our 2 scorers- 40 from none other than Kobe, and 24 from Odom. We outplayed them and outdid them in the second half. Now this is nothing to celebrate about. It's a big win for the Lake-show, but if they obsess over it, tonight's game vs. the Spurs is going to kill us. We need to play the same way we did against the Pistons in our game against the Spurs. People like Brian Cook and Devean George chipping in, they may not make a big difference, but enough to show some flashes of brilliance. The Lakers need teamwork to win- and once we have that, I'm sure that they can win the Finals. Give it some time- they'll do it. Go Lakers, and keep up the good work.
166133
Kobe Bryant; how can you not give that guy the award after averaging over 40 points a game in January? He may not score like that again, but it's not like he will start to sputter and average below 25 ppg in the 2nd half.
410618
Well obviousley they could be DANGEROUS.  They would be more than dangerous.  Kobe would give them the ball because he only shoots so much now because he has to if he wants his team to win.  They would definatley be a championship contender again.  And It kinda ticks me off when you all say that Kobe is a ball hog.  Who else can consistently score points on that team?  If they want to win, Kobe has to do what he does.  Lamar Odem/Smush Parker/Kwame Brown/everyone else! is way to inconsistent.  That was just the team he was given and he has to take the shots that he does.
651886
Last time i checked LeBron didnt win first team all defense? LeBron is a great player dont get me wrong but he doesnt have that killer instict. Kobe is  . . .  a monster! Ask Brad Miller, Reggie Miller, Raja Bell and Ray Allen. Your telling me LeBron is better than Kobe offensively? What a joke! ! ! Everytime Kobe has the ball you know he's going to shot! Its not that he's a ball hog but becuase he has to! What is he going to pass it to Smush on the wing. Or alley-op it to Chris Mihm? Think about it!
555721
All I have to say is I like the Lakers but they do need a rebounder/shot blocker like Ben Wallace and some pure shooters off the bench like Steve Kerr was before they can compete for a championship. See as good as Kobe is the game was lost on defense. People say Kobe shoots too much that is bull. He can have 90 or 10 and they could still lose. Because when you have a defensive pressence in the paint it's not as easy to drive in and dish out because the other team knows that they got someone in the paint ready to block the shot so they have more time to guard the perimeter too. Then they don't have pure shooter who can drain over 50% night in and night out if Kobe were to dish it out after he drives.
501368
Yes by far it could be Kobe's grestest moment of his career because he is the only star there, no Shaq, no Payton, no Malone, no Horry, and no more .4 second crap Fisher pulled off against my team a couple of years back. He is the one to carry them. He has a steady core of role players which have greatly improved their play over the last 2 yrs. Kwame Brown is starting to crash the boards really well, and Smush Parker has come alive as well. These guys are doing something they have not done ever playing with past teams, and that is that they are playing for eachother, or team basketball, trusting one another to make a good play. You only see that in my opinion, on the Spurs, and the Lakers are starting to take that characteristic as well. The Lakers will be in the second round against their across-the-street-rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers. That series will go 7 games, maybe six, and i do see the Lakers standing a fair chance in that series. If they shut down Elton Brand, they will advance to the Western Conference Finals, against the Spurs, that series would go 5-6 games, and that is when the Lakers would be knocked out. They are vastly improving, and it is thanks to Kobe Bryant. With that shot in Game 4, i think he deserves the Most Valueable Player Award.
338005
You go with Jordan. He's the better pure shooter, and would probably make the shot. However, if there was about 10 seconds left, I wouldn't mind giving the ball to Kobe because he has the ability to drive and create his own, open shot. As a Phoenix Suns fan, I've seen this happen to us many times in games when we cannot stop him at all.
323340
It is a difficult question. Kobe certainly relies on the jump shot for more of his points, but I don't think that Jordan scored the majority of his points within 15 feet of the rim like you say. Both these players are masters of the pull up jump shot, and both are not very good three point shooters (around 37% on average). I would have to give Michael Jordan the edge due to the fact that he had better shot selection than Kobe shows now and an overall better field goal percentage, which is a key aspect of whether a person is a good shooter.
162997
kobe bryant is the most talented b-ball that we have today.  but he finally learned that he cant win a championship by himself.  but lets face it, his supporting cast rite now really sucks.  wait till lakers get kevin garnett ;)
75893
I know people really want to see another 81 or more point game by Kobe, but that would be a one in a billion chance of happening, even if it is against Golden State (although of course I would like to see it).  I'm saying he'll score 41 points against them.
670094
Yes.  Kobe needs to shut his trap and play basketball.  The big difference between him and Jordan; Jordan wouldn't celebrate making a basket as time runs out, IN THE FIRST QUARTER!  You can celebrate a game winner, but not at the end of quarters or the first half.