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Great player ? Probably, although just how great will be debated just like every other great player.
Great guy? Ummm......no. A bit more fuel for the discussion http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/...V0D?li=BBnb7Kz Steve B |
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That said, I guess I did bring mj into the comparison earlier. Either way, glad Kobe is done so kids an start cheering for better role models(hopefully). Curry, so far, is a pretty good man on and off the court. |
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Sat behind Laker bench during a game in 2011. It was my son Kobe's first ever NBA game. We were later able to procure this actual jersey. Photomatch via our own pics.
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Hate or love him, Kobe has his place in NBA history. Last 3 years really blah but overall a fine NBA career. IN 15-20 years he will be mentioned as a great much how Ali is now. Ali was lambasted up and down during his boxing years and now looked kindly on. Dude was never convicted and it was DA's doing to drop the case. The girl refused to testify upon reflecting upon that night. Don't make her to be a angel she aint no nun fosho. If all the knocks on him is this dropped case then its all bout da hate,,, nothing more. Argument about him being a hypocrite? I don't see it in all honesty he was a true arrogant aHOLe from year 3 on and never let up. So he stayed true to that. He doesn't deserve any citizenship honors but lets face it dude had game. I'm looking upon him as a iconic player and what he brought to the court and to the game. Majority of these posts has nothing to do with what he brought to the game of BBall just something that happened and dropped 12 years ago. Haters hang onto that cuz that is all you got.
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probably the first and hopefully be the last time someone compares kobe to ali.
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you totally interpreted this wrong. It is a fact that Ali was hated during his fighting days and became more of an iconic figure later in life. Leave your hate aside.
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Ali was disliked for things he stood for. Kobe stands for nothing but himself. Kobe is disliked for justified reasons. This "hater" stuff is crap. I would suggest you let go of being a fan boy of such men. |
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Im not a fan of kobe off the court but what he did in regards to basketball was phenomenal. He was the lakers and there hasnt been anyone like him since Jordan. Either way as far as his basketball career he's definitely a Top 10 player of all time. He had millions of fans most who were kids and regardless of his selfish attitude they looked up to him because his playing ability which is what most players wish for
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The point is, he is put in a position for kids to look up to and failed miserably. They should not look up to someone like him. He certainly shouldn't be heralded and defended by "adults". |
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Oh god quit crying! |
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My hands are now clean. Thanks for looking at my FB page! |
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Man, I'm just trying to admire the OP's incredible Kobe collection...fantastic stuff!
I was lucky enough to make it to Kobe's Chicago farewell. Had a blast. No doubt he's not the same player he was in his prime, but who is?? Look how bad Peyton Manning sucked this past season, including the Super Bowl...Father Time still undefeated. And regarding the rape allegations, Manning is also a good comparison. His incident with the trainer at Tennessee definitely taints (no pun intended) his legacy. Of course, Manning superfans will note he was never convicted, that it wasn't actual sex, that it was just a prank, that the accuser had issues, etc. Going back to the Mamba, he and Duncan are the two greatest of their era. Kobe's last game was epic...I wasn't seeing any lack of D from the Jazz. What I did see was the Lakers wanting Kobe to take a ton of shots, which obviously helped him rack up his points. Still, show me even 10 other players in the league today who could get to 60 in those same circumstances and one EVER who could do it at 37 years old. There is a reason nearly every young NBA star idolized Kobe growing up. There is only one Mamba, absolutely one of the greatest players ever. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk |
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All of this said, Kobe was a great basketball player. We can agree on that. We can also agree that the thread should be about Kobe(good or bad), not about childish name calling behind a computer. Like Kobe.. Love Kobe. Whatever you want. It's a free country(for now..;) h I(and many people on this thread seem to agree)look at Kobe in a different light. That's all. Again, thanks for taking the time to look at my Facebook page! |
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And if you read the article, swappy or whatever the heck the guy is called didn't get signed Nikes, he got a signed box score. I will give the other guy some credit for being cool about it on what was really Kobes night. Any other time it might be different? The quality or lack of quality of the shoes doesn't matter at all. And for the record, both brands are massively overrated and overpriced. (Ok, maybe a bit of hate there, but really, no sneaker is worth 200+ unless .......nah, lets not get into who wears then to your house to deliver them:D ) Steve B |
Forget the article .. Says it right there at 1 min mark in video when asked what he got signed "yeah he signed some Nikes"
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Ah, ok. First time I watched I heard it more like " yeah he signed .....umm....He said somebody go get some Nikes I'm not signing any Adidas" Which seemed more like saying he got something signed but not really saying what.
Second time through, yeah, maybe he did get some Nikes. |
Kobe is/was a great basketball player. As a person, he doesn't seem quite as great.
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52k each ..wow. pretty amazing for regular season jerseys
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