Trojan 24
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Duncan was too unselfish actually, he was pretty unstoppable in his prime, word to his bank shot
Imagine if he didn't let Pop bench him in Game 6 vs the Heat when all they needed was a rebound
Imagine if he didn't let Pop bench him in Game 6 vs the Heat when all they needed was a rebound
Trojan 24
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It's called trolling bud
Doobie Doo
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Another thread that shows why I hate analytics
Context
Kobe has some of the worst shot selection in nba history
His efficiency is a testament to his greatness. Very few guys (maybe none) could take the shots Kobe took and maintain that efficiency
O.T.I.S.
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He’s also the second leading Laker in assists as well...
Kobe was a SHOOTING guard... it was his job to shoot the basketball and he did it without a single fukk given about his stats.
He was trying to win... he was trying to get more than 6 rings and be better than MJ. If his team was trash, he took even more wild shots. If his team could score, he fed them the ball to get them going, ran plays, focused on defense, etc.
Kobe was a SHOOTING guard... it was his job to shoot the basketball and he did it without a single fukk given about his stats.
He was trying to win... he was trying to get more than 6 rings and be better than MJ. If his team was trash, he took even more wild shots. If his team could score, he fed them the ball to get them going, ran plays, focused on defense, etc.
If you took statistics in college, the very first day of class before you ever opened the book most professors tell you you can manipulate statistics to support pretty much any case/point YOU wanna make
So sorry, in my eyes when i think of chuckers i still see Kobe as the poster child
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People forget when Kobe finally went to the Olympic team, Kobe was a team player all the way. Didn’t take many crazy shots, focused on getting other guys going, playing defense, and when it was time to score he did it efficiently. Single handedly kept them from losing Gold AGAIN with a couple of his games.
Kobe shot if he felt like they needed it. People forget how garbage the last few laker teams were that he was on. His best team was when he was with Pau and Odom, with Bynum, Brown, Vuvajic, etc. Kobe made those players better.
Kobe shot if he felt like they needed it. People forget how garbage the last few laker teams were that he was on. His best team was when he was with Pau and Odom, with Bynum, Brown, Vuvajic, etc. Kobe made those players better.
@ karume going full LWO 
I can't call someone that's shooting above league average efficiency a chucker, guys like Westbrook and AI would be actual chuckers.
But Kobe did take some (and sometimes made) ridiculous shots. He technically was one but due to the negative connotation it should be reserved for those who merit the negative connotation.
But Kobe did take some (and sometimes made) ridiculous shots. He technically was one but due to the negative connotation it should be reserved for those who merit the negative connotation.
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10/28 = 36% = a bad shooting night
6/24 = 24% = shooting your team out of the game
Most missed shots because he's a shooting guard that played 20 years.That was some shytty manipulation of numbers. Can they calculate Kobe’s VORP and compare it to Duncan’s?
How about his EFG?
Kobe has the most shots missed in nba history for a reason
Duncan TS% - 55.1%
Kobe TS% - 55.0%
And yes, the thought of him as a chucker is a myth.
From '99-'13 he averaged less than 20FGA. In that time span, the Lakers were almost always a top 10 offense in the league and Kobe was the top playmaker on all of those teams outside of maybe '04. Even the shytty '05-'07 teams finished no lower than 8th.
From '99-'13 he averaged less than 20FGA. In that time span, the Lakers were almost always a top 10 offense in the league and Kobe was the top playmaker on all of those teams outside of maybe '04. Even the shytty '05-'07 teams finished no lower than 8th.