Whats your opinion on Kobe Bryant changing his number (8), to 24?
346810
Nobody can be like Michael Jordan, you can make comparisons to it, but still MJ was the best and he has a legacy that almost nobody will touch. That being said, Kobe is already living a Jordanesque life in the NBA. Multiple Championships (with Shaq), countless buzzer-beaters, scoring over 35 ppg in a season, leading a team that would be otherwise bad to the playoffs. Keep #8 Kobe, it is YOUR legacy. When kids 20 years from now look back and say, who wore #8 in the NBA that was really good? Of course everyone will say... Kobe Bryant. Live you own NBA life Kobe, you dont need to be like Jordan with almost the same number, people compare the 2 of them anyway.
73981
I just thought that Kobe would one day get his top,it's just the time can tell how much he could rewite the history----And today he did!Maybe he is always surrounded by the bugs' words,claiming that he is an egoist.But check out the statistics of Lakers and you will find that the team assaults more effective with Kobe.
5964
ai is better cuz kobe is to young and ai is droppin 35 a game and kobe is a ball hog. 63 is takin to much. also he never won a ring without   shaq just with him. buttttttttt ai dosnt have a ring. butttttt im a 76er fan  and ai is a leader and for his age he is to good
94278
would like to know what this is for.  Please e-mail me pwacheri777@sbcglobal.net\n\n03, 07, 17, 23, 24, 27, 28 These numbers are significant to my family.\n\nBut I also like: 99, 77, 53, 16, 21, 70, 37
1076818
Players don't necessarily wear the numbers of their club for their country.\nWhat happens if two players wear number 12 and play for different clubs, but the same country?\nDuh.
1008152
Even in Tennis we use 15, 30, 40 and then game.  You can use 1, 2 , 3 it's okay to use that it shouldn't be an issue with anybody.
875482
It was his FIRST high school number (before #33).\n\nWhen he came to the Lakers, both #24 and #33 (Kareem no less) were taken.  \n\nHe's said in interviews that it also signifies the second part of his career.
710755
The number change does nothing but let the NBA market a whole new set of Kobe Jerseys... that is why he did it. Kobe may be the most talented play in the NBA but after his whole problems in Colorado I have no respect for anything about him other than his talent to play ball. What about Stoudemire? Once he heals and gets back into basketball shape the Suns are going to be monsters in the West. I believe that they will make it to the finals.
196316
That is the simplest form.  you can change it to 47/8, but that is less acceptable.
886534
NBA rules state that no player may wear a uniform number that has been retired. Since #23 was retired by the Bulls (the first time MJ quit), he was actually not allowed to wear it, even though it was his own number...\n\nHe did choose 45 because it was his number in baseball.\n\nHe went back to #23 when he figured out the the NBA would not enforce its own rule.  And, of course, they never did.
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I think what all of you are saying is BS.  First of all, about the rape thing... he was found innocent if you remember.  And about being a ball hog, thats what he has to do to win games!  Lamar Odem had two concecutive triple doubles before the Suns game tonight anyway, so obviousley other people are scoring and he is passing it.  But if his team wants to win, Kobe has to take shots.  And if he makes a lot of the shots he takes, which he obviously does, then it's fine in my point of view.  Kobe is an amazing player, and the most like MJ in the game today.
708864
oh its just one of my attention-seeking antics. you know me. i like to be on the spotlight all the time and i like to be talked about.\n\ni have been desperately trying to be like mike and i try to copy the things that he's done like number-changing and all that crap. maybe I'll consider baseball in the future ha ha. but first i gotta win more scoring titles so that I'll be more like mike.\n\nas for the number, i think its kinda corny, but 24 is one up to his 23. i want to be like mike but at the same time, i want to be better than him. badly. i know you guys don't agree with me but i am better than him. i am the best.\n\nBy the way, where the **** have you been? This question has been posted a ******* countless times already!\n\nBut it's all good. Like I said, I like to be talked about!
44317
I believe that China has invoked a 3 Fran Tarkenton limit. The US Government is outraged by the imposition of a quota on a beloved sports figure and is threatening to retaliate with a yet undetermined limitation on Yao Ming ...
803381
1 reason is for MARKETING. After that sex case he had with that girl in colorado, ppl stopped buying his jersey, and he stopped making national commercials on TV. He then decided to change to 24 so that fans can buy his new jersey for money.
791051
24 is his high school number i think
985334
Kobe had an offseason arthroscopic  knee surgery. It wasn't anything too serious. It was done right after the end of last season, and was the reason why he didn't play in the world FIBA tournament with the rest of USA. He didn't play just as a precautionary measure.
690750
Yes I think it is. I don't think it would cause problems for the refs though. I think that they shouldn't make an exception and I don't think that they should change the rules. Honestly how would the refs think he is a QB. He will be running different postions and the Refs hopefully have enough of a brain to know the difference by postion. The point though is that the NFL assigns numbers in a certain way. It is for the Fans, the Refs, and the Announcers basically. It also keeps it from the confusion in college where it well just pick a number that isn't retired. Assigning a set of numbers to a postion makes it easy. Then add in that these players are around a lot longer it makes sense to want guidelines.