What do you think of Kobe's new jersey number, #24?
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I think that he'll do it for a season or two then go back to eight\ni think the only reason he's doing it is so he can sell even more jerseys (Reebok must be in love with him)\n\nor you could take Michael Wilbon's idea (from PTI):\nhe did it to multiply 8 * 3 and then in a few years he'll change it to 34 so he can have the same number as Shaq so they'll retire his jersey instead of Shaq's
599026
HE just started wearing it this year.He's wearing it because it is his sons uniform number.
781650
No, ur not the only Kobe fan that can't stand Wade!!!!\nJealousy? what does that have to do with anything, if anyone should be jealous, it should be them wade fans, Kobe has 3 (count them with me 1, 2, 3) rings, wade has only 1 & that's only b'cuz shaq is with the heat, but trust me, the heat isnt going to repeat.\nsomeone said "great player" as is Kobe,  exciting style of play. . so is Kobe, a definite winner,  . . yeah, I watched that game against the Bulls!!!!
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I watch almost every Lakers' game, so I'm used to their comebacks (even if it doesn't lead to a win).\n\nBUT, KOBE'S 81 POINT GAME LEFT ME SPEECHLESS. SPEECHLESS.  JUST PLANE AMAZING AMAZING. I STILL DON'T HAVE THE WORDS TO EXPLAIN IT.\nAMAZING AMAZING AMAZING .. TRULY A STAR .. \n\n41 MINS\n28-46 FG %60.86\n7-13 3PT %53.8\n18-20 FT %90\n6 REB\n2 AST\n3 STLS\n1 BLK\n81  PTSSS\n\nAMAZING
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you guys dont know your basketball..\nkobe bryant is the best basketball player ever\nthat isnt an opinion\n\nif the question is "who is the best player in the nba?" its kobe bryant without a doubt\n\ni think he overcame more than anyone in this league and loves this sport more than anyone\n\nhe practices far more than a normal human should and i think that shows\n\nstat wise .. "oh hes a ball hogger" haha .. or the fact that he wont get a mvp award \n\nis because of his team\ndont even start with me\n\nkobe bryant overcame jordans accomplishments \n\nkobe is a better player than micheal \nwanna argue? i dare you\n\nkobe is #1\n\nlebron doesnt know a thing about defensive switches and weak offensive help\nhe isnt #1 now he is way too young \nbeing #1 doesnt look upon their stats .. rookies..\n\nwade is going to hurt himself he is skillful in SOME ways but in others he is ignorant and immature \nhe'll get hurt in no time as a.i experienced\nquote me on that\n\noverall\nkobe is #1 as of now\n\ndirk nowitski is getting there\n\n#1 - kobe bryant\n#2 - steve nash\n#3 - dirk nowitski
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jordan wore number 12 in orlando, possibly during the 89-90 season. there is a 1990 nba hoops sam vincent basketball card with a picture of jordan wearing this jersey. the card was later changed because they didn't think they should show the top nba player wearing a different number than 23.
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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.
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i agree with pancho. esp with a jersey #10 that's regarded as a 'magical' number, i don't think that ANY player would recklessly ask for it. they must know how well they stand in that team to actually wear it. they wouldn't want to embarass themselves if they don't live up to the standard of the #10. but it is an honor to don that jersey in a high profile team. past #10 includes Pele, Maradona, Puskas, Platini and current ones are Ronaldinho, and Zidane (though he's gonna retire but his jersey now IS #10). see the pattern there? wearing #10 is like being amongst the best of the best. so, maybe the management assigns who gets that jersey? that i'm not so sure, but what i know is that you have pretty big shoes to fill if you want to wear a #10 when the previous wearer in the team is super good (direct reference to Zizou).. that said, the rest is just random i guess.. after #10, most players would just ask for a number with personal connections, or a unique one that fans can easily relate them to. so it's usually #10 that has duplicate requests or #5 (i dunno i heard on tv that day that in Spanish football, #5 is considered magical as well - try looking up who are the previous #5s in Barca or Real).
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World B. Free's numbers were 21 for the Cavs and Sixers and 24 for the Clippers, but I can't find his jersey number for the Warriors. Sorry.
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I am feeling bold so I am going with the NJ Nets they have Vince, Jefferson, Kidd. Their Center is only getting better. They have a win streak that they beat Detroit, Suns and Miami. Their defense in this streak is letting up 86.7 points. It would be nice to see an underdog win in the end.
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OK Mystik.  Get a grip.  No one asked about stupid Kobe.  He sucks anyway.  The question is about the Spurs and the Mavs.\n\nGO SPURS GO!
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#24,#99,#16,or #20\nWho knows?
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Kobe Bryant is the best!!!
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40,,haa,haa,haa...Step the hell up,Shaq like a diesel he;ll get his.KOBE if you want rocket science that young bro can rise up.Bout 80 plus on the mutha ,,,,scoreboard.What you got for that.
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The 2006 in my opinion was a very good year for the NBA. The Dunk Contest being brought back to life with Nate Robinson and Iguodoa (not sure on the spelling). The night Kobe scored 81 points. Most people look at that night as selfishness, but when a player is hot, you do not stop passing him the ball. If I was on his team or his coach and he kept making baskets why stop passing him the ball? This isn't Jr High basketball where moms are going to complain to you saying they wanted to see their son shoot the ball. This is the pros and if you want to win you cannot stop a hot shooter. Steve Nash helped the suns once again be the top scoring team in the nation which he has done for the past 3 years. Kobe Bryant scoring over 40 points a game for like 4 games in a row or something like that. And I was anxious to see Detroit get over 70 wins but they didnt make it that far :( . Also seeing the playoffs this year has been good so far. It seems to be alot more physical this year which is bad and good but more teams are more desperate to win which makes watching the playoffs more interesting.
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He's starting 6th!  WOOHOOO!  Go 24!
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He'll need 3 more productive seasons/postseaons in Miami I'd say.  His status as an NBA legend and Hall of Famer is secure, so it'd just be a matter of him accomplishing enough with the Heat to have NBA fans associate him forever with the Heat, rather than the Lakers or Magic.\n\nI'd say he has a decent shot at getting his number retired by all three teams, actually.