What would 2005-2006 Kobe average today with that same squad?

[10bandz]

The problem is, you guys act like such hero worshippers that you can't even properly argue why Kobe would do that, and instead of bothering to actually argue any of Rhakim's points you just throw out more mythological "He's just sooooo aggressive" nonsense.

Basketball discussion here is absolute garbage. Just barbershop takes.

Bradley Beal and James Harden avg 35-37 in this era period......RW puts up triple doubles for a whole season in this era.......old bron is a 3 point killa in this era......but god forbid we think prime Kobe would be bonkers in this era as well......y'all nikkas are pathetic enjoy spending ya super bowl sunday hating on a dead man im out

 

[Swagnificent]

Who cares about adjusted stats though? No one is averaging 40 now and as great as Kobe was he aint getting damn near 50 a game either. Of course we will never know.

Only one person said he would average 50+. Most have said 40-45 PPG. Which IMO is very realistic.

 

[FunkDoc1112]

Bradley Beal and James Harden avg 35-37 in this era period......RW puts up triple doubles for a whole season in this era.......old bron is a 3 point killa in this era......but god forbid we think prime Kobe would be bonkers in this era as well......y'all nikkas are pathetic enjoy spending ya super bowl sunday hating on a dead man im out

Nobody's hating, you guys are just idiots

The root of your arguments are a combination of stan nonsense and an unfounded lack of respect for today's best players.

 

[Lakerman0834]

YOURE NOT PAYING ATTENTION

CURRY AND KD AINT GETTIN AS MUCH CUZ THEY SURROUNDED WIT MORE SCORING TALENT. THEYD BOTH BE IN THE 35 RANGE ON WASHINGTON.

People acting like Curry’s team currently wouldn’t shyt on Kobe’s team if you took both stars off the team

 

[Swagnificent]

@Rhakim get lebron's nutz out your mouth and stop hating on everything kobe

Whats funny is if we bump up the Luka vs LeBron thread from last year, he was making exactly the OPPOSITE argument when defending LeBron against the fact Luka is currently putting up better numbers than Bron at the same age.

I wonder if he wants to revist that?

 

[Lakerman0834]

Bradley Beal and James Harden avg 35-37 in this era period......RW puts up triple doubles for a whole season in this era.......old bron is a 3 point killa in this era......but god forbid we think prime Kobe would be bonkers in this era as well......y'all nikkas are pathetic enjoy spending ya super bowl sunday hating on a dead man im out

Dude had 50+ after 3 multiple times, out scores a good mavs team in 3 quarter dropping 62, and scored 81 but he’d be held back in this era

 

[FunkDoc1112]

You don't want to accept that the game keeps moving forward and improving, so you just spew hypotheticals about how much the best players of your era would kill everyone now. The irony is, you guys had to deal with Jordan stans throwing out that "MJ would average 50 today!" hating in 2006 every time Kobe would have a big game. And now 15 years later, y'all on the same shyt.

 

[Swagnificent]

Already expected this dumbass mythologizing bullshyt. Guys like Damian Lillard and James Harden never load manage and they still don't play 40 MPG. That's how coaches do things now, and the game is also more physically active on both ends with all of the movement (which is lowkey why ligament/tendon tears are more frequent) and playing guys 80s-00s minutes would run tem into the ground.

Kobe and AI played a lot of minutes but they're not morons like you, either, and will respect a coach's rotations outside of extreme situations. 41 minutes in 2006 is 37 minutes now, and that's just the way it is.

Ok. So now will you retract your retarded post just after this where you claimed Harden's 2019 season was more impressive than Kobe's 2006 when adjusted for possessions. Your argument here clearly rests on the idea a faster pace leads to more fatigue which is why guys don't play 40 minutes anymore. Wouldn't it then stand to reason that Kobe's per 100 numbers were in the face of better defense compared to Harden's per 100 possessions given the faster pace and more fatigue?

Don't run away from this argument by playing this card again.

Bro, shut up with this gatekeeping "ONLY HOOPERS KNOW" bullshyt. I played played ball damn near every single day in college and played stupid hard on defense to overcompensate for lack of offense; of course I know how exhausting it is.

I just don't cling to my era and mythologize like you. Surprised you haven't accused me of being white yet

 

[FunkDoc1112]

Ok. So now will you retract your retarded post just after this where you claimed Harden's 2019 season was more impressive than Kobe's 2006 when adjusted for possessions. Your argument here clearly rests on the idea a faster pace leads to more fatigue which is why guys don't play 40 minutes anymore. Wouldn't it then stand to reason that Kobe's per 100 numbers were in the face of better defense compared to Harden's per 100 possessions given the faster pace and more fatigue?

You're presenting this bullshyt ass argument as if Harden in 2019 is playing the same amount of minutes as Kobe in 2006. Your argument would actually make sense if Harden were playing 40 minutes...but he isn't.

That's the entire fukking point of them playing less minutes...so they DON'T get ran into the ground playing that fast.
Jesus Christ, I didn't think I would actually have to explain that.

 

[Swagnificent]

One thing everyone is ignoring is that "Kobe would shoot more threes!" would hardly change his ppg at all. Shooting extra threes at 34%

this guy is something else

He knows Kobe shot 34.7% from 3 in 2005-06. Kobe Bryant Stats | Basketball-Reference.com

Instead of properly rounding it up to 35% or even being petty and writing out the entire 34.7%, he instead ROUNDS DOWN to 34%.

This alone should make any nuetral observer completely disregard any argument he makes in this thread. This is not the thing someone who genuiely believes in their arguments would do. This is what a troll with an agenda does.

 

[Remote]

@Rhakim
@Remote
@madness
@LexDiamonds


all posters who have consistently threw shade at Kobe in EVERY thread about him since he died........nikkas either typing us essays or passive aggressively dapping up all the misleading bullshyt......these are the same guys that'll tell you Ron Artest hit the go ahead shot in Game 7 even though we were already winning

dudes are real losers, and what's even the saddest part is Rhakim is like 45, this nikka was already an adult when Bron came into the league. Idolize your little homies brehs

Its not shade to say that prime Kobe would be great in 2021, but he wouldn't average 45 a game.

If that hurts your feelings, go cry in the car.

 

[Swagnificent]

And the saddest part of all is that by @Rhakim using math and logic to point out that Kobe (and candidly...most other players of the past) would likely perform at a similar level of greatness today (not much better or worse)...people will interpret this as "hating".

You know it would be a lot easier to believe @Rhakim was genuine in his arguments here if he didn't make the exactly OPPOSITE just a year earlier when we were debating Luka stats versus LeBron at the same age.

Read this entire thread if you wanna see how hypocritical this man gets: https://www.thecoli.com/threads/les...ter-than-bron-was-his-first-100-games.752900/

 

[FunkDoc1112]

Its not shade to say that prime Kobe would be great in 2021, but he wouldn't average 45 a game.

If that hurts your feelings, go cry in the car.

Seriously...that's the thing. We're not saying Kobe would be trash in that era...we're just saying Kobe wouldn't put up some fantastical, mythological average and they're crying about it.

 

[Dwight Howard]

This thread is just another example of Kobe stans looking to inflate the greatness of their already-great hero.

It isn't enough to just appreciate and acknowledge what Kobe was. They have to create narratives that somehow he would be even better in this era...which is just subtly bashing today's players.

And the saddest part of all is that by @Rhakim using math and logic to point out that Kobe (and candidly...most other players of the past) would likely perform at a similar level of greatness today (not much better or worse)...people will interpret this as "hating".

Kobe would be the most ruthless scorer in today's league by a mile. He was selfish and didn't give a damn about ball movement. He would easily score more in an era with softer defensive. Its common fukking sense.

 

[Dwight Howard]

You know it would be a lot easier to believe @Rhakim was genuine in his arguments here if he didn't make the exactly OPPOSITE just a year earlier when we were debating Luka stats versus LeBron at the same age.

Read this entire thread if you wanna see how hypocritical this man gets: https://www.thecoli.com/threads/les...ter-than-bron-was-his-first-100-games.752900/

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