Seriously just let it go. Just admit you don't know what you're talking about and stop embarassing yourself even more.
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Tonight is Kobe's last game. Anyone watching?
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Seriously just let it go. Just admit you don't know what you're talking about and stop embarassing yourself even more.
Yeah, Jordan as an athlete/brand ain't being topped like ever. Well actually never mind i can't even say ever after Golden State's win tonight...
ryutaro's mama
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On shoe sales, naw--Jordan has that shit locked.
But if he diversifies his brand beyond athletics, who knows?!
He'll never top Space Jam though.
Damn, so how'd that old bum do?
LyleLanley
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He did well, I still would've rather watched the Warriors game. I will give him credit for having one hell of an exit though.
RBelong2Us
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Curry probably sells more shoes than Kobe tbh
Ninja Scooter
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he's just not that impressed with the 37 year old scoring 60 points in his final game, and obviously the powerhouse 16 win team could have easily won the game, possibly even more definitively, without him and his 60 points.
Who the fuck insulted you personally? Might want to PM a mod if I supposedly personally attacked you.
Anyways, this is old. You made a shit straw man and can't seem to explain your reasoning behind it when challenged. Just continued deflections. This conversation is over. Maybe I'll catch your quality commentary in the next NBA thread casuals like you find your way into. Maybe next time you can argue how Bernard King had a better scoring season then Jordan's 91-92 season because King had more ppg.
I don't think it's supposed to be that, but I think that it is highly unlikely that your opinion about Kobe's performance tonight is going to cause anyone that was celebrating that performance to suddenly realize that they shouldn't have been celebrating that performance at all because his teams performance could have been better had he not jacked up 50 shots. Pretty much barking up the wrong tree at the wrong time.
Don't you think that most people's opinions about Kobe's performance aren't likely to change when they are on an emotional high following his last game and him dropping 60 in the process of the Lakers going on a 17-2 run to comeback and win the game?
Timing is key, and your timing here positing your opinions in this thread about Kobe's last game is very transparently meant to be disruptive and not supportive in any meaningful way.
I mean, you actually said you were going to be partypooper... For what purpose?
We're trying to have a good time here in our "party", is that okay?
You don't see why this "party" is fun for us because you really don't want to be at this party because your not a fan of the party's "host" (Kobe).
I would argue that this thread doesn't have to be an echo chamber, but I'd also argue that just because a thread evolves into an "echo chamber" doesn't mean that it shouldn't exist nor that someone should enter it and try to disrupt it/challenge it just because no one else is.
Is it harmful to allow people to continue to celebrate until they no longer desire to; at which point the thread would fade into page 2 and beyond anyway?
ryutaro's mama
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I think Ryan Coogler is directing MBJ in that Kobe movie doe.
Please don't think this is serious.
benjipwns
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It really is amazing at how far back Kobe has set the Lakers as a franchise. Think about all the future stars he could have taught tonight if he had gone out with class as a leader rather than once again putting himself first.
Shameful.
Huh? No. I said Kobe was top 10-15 all-time earlier, but that's it. My original point in here was merely rejecting the notion that Kobe is the greatest scorer ever.
Epsilon-delta
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Too mad to even write correctly and I caught your edit.
You claim ignorance and then proceed with back-handed comments.
That nerve was struck. Someone is a Curry stan.
You confuse hitting a nerve with the easily reachable low hanging fruit available to mock for the sheer stupidity of the argument you continue to stand behind.
Ninja Scooter
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Way too much anger and hate in what should be a thread of celebration. Can we just all get along and come together and agree that Paul Pierce is a piece of human shit?
Epsilon-delta
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You just keep on adding edits to that post lol.
RBelong2Us
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Who cares about winning the game or not? They faced a jazz team that literally found out right before the game their PO hopes were crushed.
ryutaro's mama
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Kobe still got GaimeGuy tight over 2004 and Kareem Rush destroying the Wolves for good measure.
Lol.
Get back to me when your grasp of the offensive side of basketball extends beyond just ppg...Spelling errors? That's your new argument? Take the L and move on son. You are out of your depth Donny.
I love Currys game, but I've never heard anyone ever say they are going to cop those Currys lol.
LyleLanley
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Personally, I think Kobe should've taken this opportunity to change the way he has played his entire career and become a pass first guard.
ryutaro's mama
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I see a LOT of little kids walking around with those ugly asses UAs on.
If you look at all the shots Kobe made tonight, a lot of them were tough shots off the dribble or a guy guarding him really well. So it's not like the Jazz just relented and played like a rec team.
Kobe still got GaimeGuy tight over 2004 and Kareem Rush destroying the Wolves for good measure.
*Experiences post-traumatic flashback*
GoutPatrol
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Kobe had to win this night. And he wasn't facing Utah.
Ninja Scooter
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Curry's shoes I believe passed LeBron and Kobe this year in sales. Still pale in comparison to Jordan in revenue though. Kobe's always got the chinese market though. He's like a god over there. Dude is going to be eating off them for years and years to come.
Hey I couldn't even tell you what they looked like so it's possible that I've seen them and didn't know lol.
Aside from your obviously asinine opinion of the import of this game, I want to disabuse you of your somewhat less asinine but still ultimately incorrect supposition that Kobe didn't have an efficient game.
Kobe scored 60 points on 54.3% true shooting percentage, regarded as the gold standard of shooting efficiency advanced metrics. The league average true shooting percentage for the season is 54.1%. Relative to the rest of the league, Kobe had an above average night in terms of scoring efficiency.
Something even more impressive: Kobe had a 62% usage rate with only 2 turnovers. His ability to dominate possessions without giving up the rock this game was nothing short of extraordinary. As a reference, Chris Paul - the league's stalwart PG in terms of valuing and maximizing possessions and limiting turnovers - averaged 2.6 turnovers this year on 27.2% usage. In other words, he on average turned the ball over more than Kobe did, even though Kobe used nearly 2.5x as many possessions this game. Efficient.
Now, on behalf of the thread, please go to bed.
ryutaro's mama
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I aim to please.
That game was a blow out, though. It's a great accomplishment to break the single season record, but from this point forward Kobe's game will be much more memorable in the history of the game. I'm not really surprised you'd watch the Warriors game over Kobe's last game, after your initial comment lol. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess you're a Celtics fan, right?
Epsilon-delta
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You're taking the L as you stated the conversation was over and yet you continue to reply.
And I'm not your son, homie.
When you have nothing to offer on topic...attack a person's proof reading while posting on a cell phone. I mean if that's the road you want to take. Have fun. But it's only making you look more and more foolish every post you continue to dodge a simple questions poised to you countless times.
Your childish mannerisms and antics had me confused temporarily. I apologize.
True Savior
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50 fga lol. Loved it. What a great way to retire after so many shitty seasons.
LyleLanley
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Yes, just like any other god fearing American is.
Jack The Nipper
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Shaq asked kobe for 50 and he said nah man.
I do think kobe could have played harder and better through this year. He just didn't like his team.
I do think kobe could have played harder and better through this year. He just didn't like his team.
benjipwns
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31 assists would lead to more points than Kobe's shooting did.
Nah there was only so much he could push through. He was really trying to save himself from game to game. In this last one, he just gave everything he had
CaptainGyro
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I think it's impressive, but not as impressive as others think it is. It was obviously a game where the intent was to let him score as much as he wanted in a game where both teams had nothing to really play for other than letting Kobe have a nice final game. The fact that he shot so much makes it less impressive to me.
as much as people try to make it seem, I haven;t actually said anything stupid or even insulting. people are just really sensitive
Hear, hear!
It's certainly a component.
Had he had a higher quality roster I could of seen him adapting and embracing.
ryutaro's mama
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In order to get assists, the other player needs to make the basket.
You should really look at the Lakers' scoring ability this past year, with or without Kobe in the line up.
Isaiah Thomas is 500x the man Paul Pierce could ever hope to be.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEGP6nBiub8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEGP6nBiub8
Ninja Scooter
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The Jazz were not letting him score. You can't say that and then said you haven't said anything stupid. Also I'd be interested in hearing your response to Fixer's post above.
ryutaro's mama
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You won't. He's been cherry picking posts all night.
benjipwns
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Real leaders and winners make their teammates better.
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