Comments on: Kobe: Knicks never had “The Man”…

By: dino of syracuse

dino of syracuse — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:09:36 +0000

Ah yes Kobe, spoken like a true hater! No wonder Nutella severed ties with you! So Willis Reed sucked too?

By: Mucha

Mucha — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:44:37 +0000

Clyde’s a legend, Reed’s a legend, King’s a legend…

But the fact that very few people know them proves that Bryant has a point.

By: Mucha

Mucha — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:35:16 +0000

Because Wade/James are better slashers, but they don’t have the offensive skills that Kobe Bryant has – defenders tend to give them more space to operate (“let him take jumpshots”).

Bryant has to work harder to get his numbers, which is why his career FG% is lower than Wade’s (0.482) or LeBron’s (0.472). His career FG% (0.455) is respectable anyways, there’s just a 1.7% difference between his numbers and LeBron’s.

Bryant’s FG% (0.488) is higher than Wade’s (0.441) this season anyways so the “he scores a lot because he shoots more often” doesn’t add up in my opinion.

By: SpaceMan

SpaceMan — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:42:34 +0000

he’s right.we need john wall.james dolan plus 3 million in cash would get it done i think.

By: totti

totti — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:22:07 +0000

I meant, LBJ first world class player playing for knicks. When i say world class player, well I think to MJ Magic Bird, i’m not sure about Doc J. As for the past others can say and in present times Lbj and thats it.

By: totti

totti — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:17:31 +0000

In italy we saw ewing, we appreciated him a lot, he never surrender, but, please, nocomparison is possible with mj, magic, bird or hakeem the dream. be objective, only a good center, who always played beyond his limits. Honour to him. LBJ will be the first type of player, for the sake of kobe.

By: italian stallion

italian stallion — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:56:02 +0000

You are focusing all your attention on PPG. That’s something that a lot of fans and media types do. It’s not correct.

You have to look at how efficiently they score.

There are stats that tell you how many shots per game a player takes, how many free throws he takes, how many 3 pointers etc…

Wade and James score more PER SHOT. That allows the “team” to score more often per possession.

The difference in their PPG is marginal but Kobe is not nearly as efficient as a lot of other players. He scores a lot because he shoots more often. It’s kind of like AI, but less extreme. Fans loved AI because he scored a lot, but he was barely an above average player because he was so inefficient. He just shot a million times. That’s why he could never win and why Detroit got worse when he went there and Denver got better when he left and they got a real efficient PG.

By: DaGawD_KnowLedge

DaGawD_KnowLedge — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:41:56 +0000

ewing is 1 of few stars be go to the finals an past the first round alot of times
with no other true star on his team..

By: Tommy Dee

Tommy Dee — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:40:20 +0000

Not this guy…

put a 35 year old ewing on this team and we’re a top 4 seed.

that’s greatness.

By: itzyung1

itzyung1 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:38:22 +0000

I understand where Kobe is coming from from and I agree and disagree.
We have had stars but we haven’t had a real flashy person that everyone loves and knows like a MJ, Kobe, Magic, or Lebron.