Is it just me or can Kobe not find the right balance between scoring and passing?
954405
It's not you but let say it Kobe is over rated and he also sucks
29304
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
511447
Kobe didnt miss but one shot in the fourth and that was the one to win the game. Get your stats straight. But he couldve gone to the hoop the whole game u r right.
470693
Kobe just look at the stats....
348965
Kobe DID play the 4th quarter in that 81 point game...He played 42 minutes in that game, coming back into the game early in the 4th quarter.\n\nKobe would have needed an additional 19 points in the remaining 6 minutes... possible, but unlikely.  Scoring 100 pts in a game means scoring about 2 pts per minute (in a 48 minute game).  Scoring 19 pts in 6 minutes would be just over 3 pts per minute, much tougher to do.\n\nIt was in Kobe's 62 pt game against Dallas on 12/20/05 that he only played 32 minutes, and didn't play in the 4th qtr.  So he would had to have put in a record 38 points in the 4th quarter in order to hit 100.\n\nAnd contrary to what a previous poster said, Wilt didn't just stand there towering over the other players in the NBA... the Knicks center was 6'11", barely two inches shorter than Wilt.  Most teams had 6'10 to 7' centers in those days. Russell himself was 6'10, Nate Thurmond was a 7 footer, etc...\n\nAnyone who thinks that the NBA consisted of a bunch of little guys in the 60s is flat out ignorant of basketball history.  There were no players under 6 ft tall in the 100 pt game, today, a number of NBA teams have players under 6' tall.  Heck, Mugsy Bogues was 5'3" and he had a long NBA career, as did Spud Webb at 5'6"... there were no guys in the league that size when Wilt played.  Nate Archibald, at 6'1" was nicknamed "Tiny"...\n\nAnd, as I've pointed out in other threads, Wilt never had the luxury of playing against high school kids in the NBA... now the top pick almost every year is a high school kid, and very few of them can play basketball.\n\nYou think Kwame Brown could guard Wilt Chamberlain???  LOL\n\nAgainst players like Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Yao Ming, Wilt would have average 60 or 70 points a game, not the 50 he averaged that year... Wilt was stronger than Shaquille O'Neal, a far better leaper, and was much more schooled in the fundmentals. \n\nAnd Wilt didn't dunk nearly as much as Shaq does today...Wilt's favorite shots were a turnaround bank shot and the finger-roll... heck, when Wilt came into the league, he had a better jump shot from 12 feet out that Jason Kidd ever did...\n\nAnyway, the answer is no, no one in the NBA today will ever score 100 points in a game..  David Robinson was once allowed to score 71 pts in the final game of the season (in order to win the scoring title over the less-popular Shaquille O'Neal), and said he couldn't imagine how Wilt could have done that, plus come up with another 29 points...  \nIt's called stamina... Wilt averaged 46 minutes a game over his entire career of 1,045 games... today, anyone who plays 40 minutes in one game is considered to be an ironman...
472118
Maybe, maybe not...I just think Lebron has more to ijmprove on like his jump shot.for me it's still not perfect. You can't slash to the basket everytime so you got to have versatility in your game. Well for me Lebron will not put the same number in the era of Jordan. A lot of players that played that era have retired when Lebron came into the picture. He will be left out iof that happened...Not even enter the playoffs
990012
Kobe can score however many points he wants. Nobody can stop him.
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.
734800
Neither is outstanding from beyond the arc, but stats give the nod to T-Mac (barely)...He has hit 34.3% of his 3's for his career, and is just under 30% this year...Kobe has hit 33.5% for his career, and is a little under 27% this season
621957
Kobe has major issuses as a player in this leauge.   Ol' boy commented that people criticize Kobe when he has 81 and tries to do it all--- and those same people criticize him when he has 1 pt in the 2nd half and tries to get everyone involved/  that's exactly Kobe's problem.  Thats not how the game is played; look at LeBron,  you dont see him either score 50 or get score 10 and get everyone involved, he goes out every night and plays an all- around game like he should--- like everybody should.- Why is Kobe the only player who has problems with these kinda decisions? He isnt the only super star player who has ever played with sub par teammates in the history of the league... but its always something with him;  I thought he had matured a few years back= thats what analyists were saying right
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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.
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.
815170
I think it will either be A.I. or Lebron James.  I'm a Kobe fan, but this year he looks like he's going to be more passive and get his teammates involved more.  For A.I. he's always been that high consistent scorer for most of his career.  Lebron James can put up some big numbers at times, but I don't know if he'll make 30 or more a game.  So I'll bet on A.I., one of the best scoreres of all-time.
770941
Man!!!! yeah he needs to average 30 or even more. \nLakers need his points. Most of the games they won last season were because he scored big.\nHowever, The team still needs to come up and back him up. He needs someone to carry the other load.\nSome one to do wat shaq used to do!\nWhen the Lakers play any team, everyone doubles up Kobe, he cant pass, he cant shoot, and the team insists on giving him the balll! yet if there was someone else that could take responsibility when Kobe is doubled or even trippled up, that person can win it for the lakers.\nI was impressed with Odom's display when Kobe wasnt in the team in the first 2 games. But he needs to do that more often even when Kobe is on the floor.\n\nImagine you have 30 average from Kobe, 20 average from Lamar, and another 20 from one of the other guys per game!!!
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YES KOBE DESERVES IT WAY MORE!!! More proof...\n\nOutrageous scoring spree (45+ in 4 games???)\n*81 point game against Raptors\n*Takes record for total points in one season by a Laker\n*Outscoring Dallas in three quarters\n* Most points in one half by a Laker\n*43.4 points averaged in January \n*Scoring 40 or more in one season- 27\n* Games of 20 or more in a season (in a row): 62\n* One of only two people to score 80 or more in one game.\n*One of two players in NBA history to average 40+ in one month in two occasions (one this year)\n*Only player in NBA history with at least 2,800 points and 180 three-point field goals made in one season. \n*One of only two players in NBA history to score 35-plus points per game for 13 consecutive games\n*Scored 30 points in one quarter against Dallas
717771
What Kobe needs to do is play 1 on 5 when his teammates are struggling and get everyone involved when his teammates have their heads screwed on straight.
39387
IF he can make the points let him the coach obviously wasn't saying anything about it.  How do you know that the coach wanted him to do that or not?  Leave KOBE alone (lol)