Is Kobe Bryant a great player?

Question

If you think he's great, answer these questions!

1. Why was he held scoreless in the 2nd half of a BIG game 7?
2. Why in 11 seasons he haven't won ANY great player awards? (mvp, finals mvp, & etc.)
3. Why did he average 22.6 ppg, 38.1 fg%, and had a 3.6 TO% in the 2004 NBA Finals? To average 22.6 ppg with a 38.1 fg% shows that you were shooting horrible & waaaaay to much.
4. Why did he have a horrible shooting series with Shaq in there to make it easier for him?
5. Why since Shaq left he only done nothing but missed the playoffs , exit the 1st round twice, and had a temper tamtrum?
6. Why is Lebron James in the NBA Finals with a worst team then the Lakers?
7. In game 2 of this years play-offs why did he only score 15 points?
8. In game 1 of this year play-offs why did he have a HORRIBLE 4th quarter?
9. Why is it that he only does good against sorry teams?
10. Why did he only have 1 assist in game 1?
11. Why am I able to name all of these HORRIBLE FACTS if he's so great?

KOBE BRYANT SUCKS A THOUSAND TIMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

omed,
why are you avoiding the questions? Why? Because they are factual & you know that I'm right!

KOBE BRYANT SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!

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Answer 1

It's too sad that you can only name 10 worst things about him.

Now:
1.How the hell did he score 50+ pts in 4 straight games?
2.How did he managed to score 81 pts and win when they were down by 12 in the first half? (Jordan hadn't done it)
3.How did he score 62 pts. in just 3 quarters versus the best team in the league, outscoring all the Mavs team pts. combined, the only time a player has done this through three quarters since the advent of the 24-second shot clock?
4.How did he managed to carry a team that is worse than the Grizzlies and get it into the playoffs?
5.How did he managed to accept pressure in late games?
6.How did he react when Jackson dubbed him as "the best player in the planet, better than Jordan"?
7.Is Kobe superhuman? If not, why then did jdwj76 says the Kobe has 10 horrible facts in his life?
8.Is jdwj76 retarded?
9.Why did the Bulls win w/o Jordan? Getting the 55-27 mark in the season?
10.Why am i able to say this?
11.Why did Kobe became the first guard in league history to be drafted out of high school?
12.Why did Kobe had a SAT score of 1080 in high school if he is not a good student?
13.Why did Kobe became the youngest NBA All-Star starter?
14.How did Kobe averaged a 40.6 pts in the month of February in the 02-03 season?
15.how did Bryant became the first player since 1964, and the only player aside from Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor to score 45 points or more in four consecutive games?
16.How did Brynat, for the month of January, averaged 43.4 per game, the eighth highest single month scoring average in NBA history, and highest for any player other than Chamberlain?
17. How did Bryant's jersey became the top selling NBA jersey in the United States and China, despite the fact that there are many Kobe haters?
18. How did Bryant became a 3-time NBA Champion: 2000, 2001, 2002 ?
19. How did Bryant became a 9-time consecutive NBA All-Star: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 ?
20. How did Bryant became the youngest player to reach 10,000 points (24 years, 194 days)?
21.How did Bryant became the youngest player to reach 14,000 points (26 years, 240 days)?
22.How did Bryant became the youngest player to reach 15,000 points (27 years, 136 days)?
23. How did Bryant became the youngest player to reach 16,000 points (27 years, 192 days)?
24.How did Bryant became the youngest player to reach 17,000 points (28 years, 86 days)?
25.How did Bryant became the youngest player to reach 18,000 points (28 years, 156 days)?
26.How did Bryant became the youngest player to reach 19,000 points (28 years, 223 days)?
27.How did Bryant became the youngest player to be named to the NBA All-Defensive Team (1999-2000)?
28.How did Bryant became the youngest player to be named to the NBA All-Rookie Team (1996-1997)?
29. How did Bryant became the yonugest NBA All-Star Slam Dunk champion (18 years, 175 days)?
30.How the hell did jdwj not know some of Kobe's achievements?



yes, jd. you need more research because everything that you said is rather incomplete, illogical, or illusion-based.

Answer 2

Kobe Bryant is a great player

1. Because he was trying desperately to facilitate to his teammates; he said it his self.

2. Because he has so many haters, and most important awards are voted on by people.

3. Or it means you're going up against a top five defender in the NBA, Tayshaun Prince, and the best defensive team in the NBA at the time.

4. I wouldn't say 38.1% is "horrible", and again, his name is Tayshaun Prince.

5. Because his team sucks and has kept running into the Pheonix Suns.

6. First of all, because the Cavs are in the weak, weak Eastern Conference. If the Cavs played the Suns instead of the Gilbert-and-Caron-less Wizards in the first round, they'd be eliminated too. Second of all, I'd take the Cavs supporting cast over the Lakers supporting cast any day of the week. Kwame over Z? Farmar over Hughes? Odom over Gooden and Kobe over LeBron are the only advantages the Lakers would have.

7. You obviously don't remember that game. They were triple teaming him because they knew he was the only one who could win the game! Then he rolled his ankle in the fourth quarter, so he didn't get a chance to play the whole game.

8. He just wore down and got tired. Everybody but him will admit it.

9. He does good against every team, what are you talking about.

10. Because Kwame and Ronny kept dropping the ball i imagine.

11. Because you've dedicated your pathetic life to revealing anything even remotely flawful about Kobe to try the impossible task of proving he's not the best player in the NBA.

Answer 3

But WAAAAH.

He youngest this, most points that and 81 in a game the other and 3 rings when all else fails. I wish you would stop picking on my Baby Kryant because MJ is nothing and Magic is nothing and James is nothing. Baby Kryant is the best ever and will forever be the best because I am totally blinded by nuances of the game like winning, incorporating teammates, helping to maintain team cohesion by not whining to the press. My Baby Kryant is also a great role model as evidenced by the whole Colorado bit. My Baby Kryant is not known to golf or play blackjack at high stakes, so he's better than MJ could have ever hoped to have been. I will buy all the Baby Kryant jerseys no matter how many times he changes his number because they are comforting crying towels whenever the second round of the playoffs begin.

Sorry I didn't get around to answering your subquestions, man.

Answer 4

I do not believe that Bryant is the nice participant ever, despite the fact that an issue might be made that he's the nice character participant within the sport proper now(despite the fact that i might take Duncan). Many folks will say that Wilt is the finest participant ever, a few will say Michael, a few will say Kareem, or Bill Russell, or Larry Bird, however my prefer is Magic Johnson. There used to be not anything within the sport that he could not do, there used to be no group he couldnt conquer. When as a rookie, you'll be able to begin at middle in Game 6 of the NBA finals for an injured Abdul Jabbar and ranking forty two facets, grasp 15 rebounds, and make key play after key play(adding developing Jamaal Wilkes for plenty of of his 37 pts.), you're a gorgeous unique participant. The Lakers clinched the 1980 name that night time towards my 76ers ; Magic went directly to win four extra titles towards very wrestle-verified pageant. I have not obvious many bigger performances and have not obvious a bigger participant considering that.

Answer 5

First, you're high. Yes, Lebron is the BEST player today and on his way to being the GREATEST (As a Chicagoian, I get to see how everyone else felt with Jordan), but Kobe is also one of the top five players also.

1- Because he was their entire team.
2- Because the Lakers suck.
3- Can't tell you.
4- ? Clarify this question.
5- Because Shaq is also one of the Greatest players ever. It is like asking why did Scotty Pipen's Bull teams lose to New York and Orlando when Jordan was retired for those two years those worthless no talent hacks the rockets won the NBA titles back to back.
6- Because I believe when it is said and done, Lebron will be the Greatest player in NBA history.
7- See answer 1
8- see answer 1
9- Because sorry teams can't team up on him without leaving their D open.
10- Well the rest of the Lakers are a pile of feces.
11- Because you have something against Kobe.

Just because he ain't greater than Lebron don't mean he ain't a great player. Put Kobe on the Bulls, then tell me they are not a garunteed NBA finals winner. If you say that, then you are a fool.

Answer 6

Alrighty, I'll answer some of your questions...

1. Well, a distinct lack of other scorers makes it hard for one guy to score when a defense just loads up on him. Yes, LeBron just did it, but Kobe has had games like that too. Every great player has games where it just doesn't work. Dirk Nowitzki played a whole damn series of horrible basketball and still won the MVP. His 1 seed lost to an 8 seed and he did absolutely nothing to puch his team through. It happens sometimes, get over it.

2. Why did Shaq get all the credit for leading them to the championship. I think we've all seen that Shaq is horrible without a stellar outside guard to go along with him, but Shaq still got all the credit. But it was Kobe who, down the stretch, made the plays and got his team through, not Shaq.

3. Why did he need to shoot so much? Maybe his teammates absolutely couldn't score the ball, or, as I mentioned before, the defense just loaded up and made him do it all himself, again due to a lack of other teamates to help him out.

4. If you really want to try and tell me that no other NBA great has had a bad shooting series here and there, I can see no point in haveing a battle of intelligence with an unarmed person. Sometimes the shots don't fall, I would hope you could understand that. Yes, Shaq makes life easier, but not to the point where anyone who plays around him should shoot off the charts.

5. Because going very far in the playoffs in the West is very difficult, and he has zero help in scoring the ball on most games. If the Lakers would make a smart trade, then maybe they'd be contenders, but with a supporting cast like he has, what more could you ask?

6. Haha, why did the top three teams in the NBA come out of the West? Oh, right, because the West is extremely tough, 1-8 (just ask the Mavs). Maybe if there was one team in the East that could be called a true championship team, the Cavs may have had a harder time. Of course, Kobe going up against the Suns doesn't even come close to LeBron going against... let's see - the Wizards without Arenas or Butler and the Nets - what a joke. Put the Cavs against the Suns and see who comes out on top, pal.

7. Why do we keep coming back to the occasional off game he has. I could pull stats like this for every player in the NBA. One bad game doesn't mean that a player isn't great - if it did, then there's not a single great player in the NBA, nor has there ever been.

8. Refer to the above answer, and also consider the distinct lack of help that he has, especially down the stretch. Having to do everything for your team can leave you a little tired in the end.

9. Yeah, because this is entirely true. Say what you want, but the truth is that a 6'6" shooting guard dropping 81 on any NBA team is impressive, as was his run of 50+ point games. But you're right, I don't believe Kobe has ever had a good game against a good team. Oh, wait, I forgot that Kobe had games of 34, 31, 45, and 39 against the Suns in the playoffs this year. But then again, the Suns definitely are a "sorry team". *Shakes head*

10. Well, I'm sure he would have had more, but when your teammates lack the ability to score the ball, it's hard to pick up assists.

11. Probably because you're obsessed with denouncing his greatness because you can't accpet the idea of him being great, for whatever reason. Go do a little research on any star in the league, and you can create a similar list for them. So why single out Kobe?

The bottom line is that he is the most talented offinsive player in the NBA right now. He may not be the best player overall, nor a good teammate, or even good for the NBA, but to try to deny his greatness isn't fair. I don't agree with some of the things he does, but I can respect his game enough to see that he is truly a great player, if nothing more. Just accept it and move on. Or you could just keep lying to yourself and saying he's not great - whatever gets you to sleep at night, bud.

Answer 7

1.Why did he drop 30 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists in a game 7 at Sacramento
2.First of all, a great player like Shaq only has 1 mvp trophy to his name, secondly Kobe's career isn't over yet and has an opportunity to have multiple awards, thirdly, he's been multiple time All NBA First team and Defensive Team, so there is the recognition.
3.He had a bad finals against Detroit but was the only reason why they even won a game that series.
4.Shaq actually didn't make it easier for him that series because Detroit played Shaq one on one and chose to double team Kobe and that strategy worked.
5.Wow, he had a temper tantrum because he's surrounded by inferior teammates and incompetent upper management who traded Shaq basically for Lamar, who is a decent player and Kwame Brown who isn't very good at all.
6.lebron plays in the horrible east and had a very easy road to the playoffs, If they were in the west, they would be the 6th seed, only one spot above the Lakers. and also, Lebron is surrounded by better talent than Kobe, Ilgauskas is better than Kwame, Hughes is better than Smush, Varejao is contributes more than any Lakers bench player, and Gooden is a great rebounder and an above average power forward.
7.In game 2 they were blown out and Kobe played only 2 minutes of the fourth quarter, thus making it unneccesary for Kobe to be out there, he also sprained his ankle in that fourth quarter, in which he shouldn't have even been out there for risk of injury, which happened.
8.He had a bad fourth, but there wasn't anyone else out there to help him and he was dominate for the first 3 quarters.
9.dropping 62 points in 3 quarters against the dallas mavericks who went to the finals that year.
10.His role was not to be the distributor, that was for Lamar Odom and Luke Walton to do. He was to attack the defense whenever he had the opportunity.
11.Why am I able to have a response for all your questions. Most of which are completely ridiculous.

Answer 8

1. raja bell is a good defender. even kobe said that
2. neither had lebron
3. everybody has a bad series once and a while
4. he shoots better than allen iverson
5. cuz his team sucks
6. the lakers have been injruy plagued the whole season
7. raja bell
8. raja bell
9. 62 in 3 quarters vs the MAVS
10. because nobody on his team is good
11. because its bullshit
i could name a handful of players that people think are so damn great
raja bell is a great defender, thats why he was on the all defensive team.
i bet michael jordan would play the same way against him.
piss off

Answer 9

Kobe couldn't carry Magic's jock.
He rode Shaq's back, like Phi Jackson rode MJ & Shaq's, to several championships.
Kobe scores lots of points because the rest of the team sucks and he's the biggest raping ball hog.

Answer 10

Well done, that was impressive and you must have commited alot of time to research and I agree on all accounts. But question 6 is kinda unfair cause everyone knows the east is inferior in every way to the west and if Lebron was in the west, he probobly be out in the first round unless the cavs got the 4th or 5th seed, but then they would be out in the second round anyway. It is tough to make a living out west.