Nah a lot of these dudes were kids/teenagers when Kobe was playing. They weren’t watching him play at midnight and 1am est. those 4th qtrs were happening when nikkas were sleep. There’s a reason the term “East coast bias” exists in sports media
Debunking the Kobe is inefficient myth
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Nah a lot of these dudes were kids/teenagers when Kobe was playing. They weren’t watching him play at midnight and 1am est. those 4th qtrs were happening when nikkas were sleep. There’s a reason the term “East coast bias” exists in sports media
nobody was calling him the best player in the world for most of his careerAll you had to do was be there.
Nobody was calling the "best player in the world" or the "best closer in the game" inefficient in real time. It's some revisionist shyt made up by a certain stan base.
the only time I can remember Kobe being heralded as the undisputed best was the 2008 olympics
in 2009, the King took over
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Actually no. The league average during Kobe's prime (2000-13) was 53.1%. League Average True Shooting Percentage 1999-00 To 2012-13 | StatMuse
Kobe was a full 2.5% above the league average. If you could make a mistake over 2.5% then how can you claim 2% is a huge difference?
In 2009 LeBron James was calling Kobe the best in the world.
Were you even alive back then?
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That's true but it's also true that for most of his career people weren't calling Kobe THE best player in the world. He was one of the best players in the world for most of his career but he never had a stranglehold on that mythical title like Mike before him, and LeBron after him...
Who are these "people" you speak of? If you simply mean the media then sure. They had an agenda against Kobe for damn near his entire career and only really stopped disrespecting him after his death. However, NBA players, coaches, and most fans had Kobe as the best player in the NBA from 2001-2010. And you know this.
In fact NBA players and coaches showed Kobe more respect during his prime as the best player in the league than LeBron ever got during his reign. Jordan is the only one of the 3 who had unanimous respect from both the media and his peers.
When did Lebron play with jump-shooting bigs aside from his second Cleveland stint? He played with two traditional bigs during his first Cleveland stint and his last four years as a Laker. He played with Bosh and UD in Miami who attempted a combined 0.6 3PA per game in 2012 and 1.0 3PA per game in 2013.
I believe 2007-2008 Kobe is the best Kobe ever.
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Bosh was a catch & shoot big in Mia…he also had to play a ton of 5 to unclog the lane. Being catch & shoot can also be from the baseline, elbow, etc…
Big Z also was a catch & shoot big before Bron left Cle
Bron’s whole M.O. has been unclogged lanes & playing with shooters, so that if the def collapses he kicks it out. Get the bucket or dime.
If Kobe played with more catch & shoot bigs, he’d have more slashing opportunities. He literally had to be a perimeter threat to keep defenses honest.
I agree. It's crazy cause he was
the previous year and most the Olympics.It was that knee injury. Going to Germany and getting that treatment gave him new lifeI agree. It's crazy cause he was
I would say that his 3rd best year at best. 2002-03 is imo his ultimate peak. Then 2005-06.
2008 is there with 2001 and 2002 in 3-5 range of his best years.