Kobe Bryants 81 POINTS, is that proof of talent or is it proof that Kobe's a BALL-HOG?

Question

Sorry Kobe fans but that proves that Kobe's a ball-hog. Anyone that have the talent to score can score 81 points. Look at David Robinson, he went out and scored 70 points on purpose just to win a scoring titles.....and back in the day the last game of the season players like Gervin & Thompson would score like 60 or 70 points to try to win the scoring title. In 1978 David Thompson scored 73 points his very last game trying to beat George Gervin for a scoring title. So those two examples is proof that any player could go score alot of points if he was a ball-hog. David Robinson went out and scored 70 points because of ball-hogging, but did he do that on a normal basis? No! But he let us know anyone that had the talent to score could do it. When Kobe scored 81 he only had 2 assist & took 1,000,000 shots!

Answer 1

I dont care what anybody says, Kobe is a selfish player.
B-A-L-L-H-O-G

Answer 2

How is Kobe Bryant a ball hog? He takes the shots when the shot clock's winding down because he is the best player on the team to take those shots. Who do you suggest he pass the ball to? Kwame Brown? No offence to Kwame but Kobe strokes it a little better. If you look at the stats from Kobe's 81 point game, you'll see that he was hitting his free throws, and he was shooting above 50% at 28/46. He shot 7/13 from the three point line, and 18-20 fro the free throws line. He also had 6 rebounds, 3 steals 1 block 2 assists and 3 turnovers. The assists and tos arent spectacular, but he was on that night. He had 39 points of treys and free throws alone, and shot 21/33 (64%) inside the arch. If you like at his teamate's shooting, it was poor. Odom 1/7 Kwame 1/5 Parker 5/11. The best was Chris Mihm with 5/8 and 12 points. Doesn't give a whole lot of encouragement for passing, and might explain those 2 assists.

This season he is averaging
PPG
30.8
RPG
5.80
APG
5.4
STL
1.4
TO
3.4
MPG
40.4

I used to be a Kobe basher too, but the funny thing was, like most of you probably, I never watched any of his games. I've watched a couple this season, and he is just amazing. It's time to face the truth- Kobe Bryant is probably the best basketball player in the NBA today.

Answer 3

Ok so what? hes a ball-hog
how many guys can score 81 points even if they hogged the ball the whole game ?? Gervin is a legend and 1 of the 50 best players regardless ..., so is Robinson.
its not his fault the rest of his team doesn't score.
Lakers would be no where without Kobe being a ball-hog

Answer 4

Both in a sense. Kobe does have talent, but he abuses it by ball- hogging.

Personally, I used to like Kobe when Shaq was still on Lakers, but since Shaq left, Kobe has the mental thought of being the leader, which also proves that he's a ball- hog

Answer 5

Both...It takes talent to score 81

Answer 6

It proves that he has talent and that he is a ballhog. If you don't have talent, then you wouldn't be able to score any points, even if you open all the time.
If you have talent, but you are never open, and you never pass the ball, then you won't be able to score any points.

Answer 7

I find it to be BOTH! Both because he's trying to carry the Lakers team, but a ball-hog because 1) he's trying to carry the team, and 2) he doesn't have a very strong supporting cast.

Answer 8

You Kobe hater's need to get over it already. That 81 point game is long gone.

Answer 9

Ball Hog!

Answer 10

OK OK! This used to be fun but I am SICK of reading about KOBE BRYANT. Movin' on to football. More subjects to read about. Wish you well with the NB KOBE A forum.

Answer 11

ball hogg of course. the lakers even gave him shots when they themselves had free open shots. plus 81 pts against toronto which was one of worst defensive teams isnt so impressive.