why did kobe bryant change numbers?
822879
to match the number of 3 pt attemps he will take per game.........
775291
He probably had a larger 2nd growth spurt.  Males don't stop growing until their early to mid 20's.  So he just probably hit another growth spurt, which happened to be a big one.  And luckily he did, or he wouldn't be the greatest player as he is today.
898637
In football, a player in a position can choose from a set of numbers designated to their position.  \nAll sports: Rookies sometimes don't get the numbers they want because they are already taken by someone else on the team, and some teams retire the numbers of great players and nobody can ever wear the number on that team.
28700
Kobe went for 62 in only 33 minutes. If I remember correctly, he asked out of the game in the 4th Quarter that the lakers were up bring in so as not to appear to be selfish:\n\nSTARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS \nBrian Cook, PF 16 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 6 2 \nLamar Odom, SF 34 2-5 1-1 2-4 0 8 8 3 1 2 1 2 7 \nChris Mihm, FC 25 3-5 0-0 3-5 0 8 8 2 0 1 2 4 9 \nSmush Parker, PG 29 2-7 1-3 2-6 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 2 7 \nKobe Bryant, SG 33 18-31 4-10 22-25 3 5 8 0 3 0 2 3 62
884849
Because it's no longer 49-49-2.  It's 51-49.
818846
maybe yahoo had a stat incorrect and changed it. 2.5 points probably wont be a big deal by the end of the season... i wouldnt lose sleep over it and piss off everyone else
582730
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.
335892
definalty, who wouldnt want to be on the court when kobe can drop 60+ on any given night. You would definalty get some open looks, he doesnt always shoot. Kobe will make u better, look at smush parker, he was nothing, now he something.
39366
He's been okay.. I guess.. He's been only scoring around 14 ppg because kobe's been scoring 30+ ppg. (that's been the largest gap between a team's laeding scorer's in a few years) He's just not been a prolific enough scorer that's why kobe needs to take all those shots.
338163
yes he did my friend. it was exactly 15 days before that he scored 61 points in just 3 quarters, back then everybody were saying why phil jackson took him out of the game, he could've scored more points. but kobe was tired he has to come out the game. but on Toronto game, at one point LA was down by 18 points, but he scored 81 points and played the whole game, and lifted the teamon his shoulder and brougt the victory to LA.
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.
910138
because you play an odd number of a differance in games.  Say you played 20 games and won 15 and the second place team won 15 also in 21 games you would be up a 1/2 a game.
615091
I feel it's because he was wrongfully let go. I just think people from L.A. want to see him succeed w/o Kobe so he can prove how much Kobe needed Shaq and not the other way around.
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.
606647
Yes but don't be suprised if he changes back if he's not doing well in that #. I think it's stupid if you win 3 championships with a # then keep it.
1136282
People say he's selfish because he is the leagues best scorer and every time you turn around he's hitting for 38,40,45,50.  If you look at it like this, Kobe gets criticized for his scoring, but when he does try to pass (like he did in game 7 against Phoenix) ever one says he chocked, or that he needed to step up.  But when he went for 50 and they lost game 6, everyone said he should have "passed more".  He leads his team by scoring and taking the big shots, as opposed to the way LeBron does it (by passing and setting his teammates up).  It seems to me Kobe will get slammed no matter what he does, people will always hate him because he is the best in the league.  Jordan went through this his whole career, its nothing new, and it will never change.  People will always find fault with Kobe's game.  For example, if he averaged 28 points and 7 assist next year I bet everyone would say that he has fallen off as a shooter, or that's he's not a great scorer anymore.  Its a catch 22 if you ask me.
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no he is not the next kobe but he will improve that had to boost his confidence and yea it was amazing. but he got the lucky bounce.