Remember when superstars could beat the Spurs?

[Magic 32]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmT7nL9Gnkw

:cry: :cry: :cry:

[Rodmantheman]

last year lol

[SyRyanYang]

Against a better Spurs team also

[Jacks3]

Lakers won that series in 5 with Pau and Odom both having shitty series.

08 Kobe was such a ****ing beast.

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[Magic 32]

last year lol

Ray was amazing :bowdown:

[Eye Test]

not everyone can be kobe fkn bryant




http://thestudenttimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/kobe-bryant-dunks-on-shaq.jpg









:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[9erempiree]

Good stuff.

It was a thing of beauty. His game is the best.

[9erempiree]

He threw down a sick reverse slam in that series!

:rockon:

[Upgrayedd]

Against a better Spurs team also

2014 Spurs > 2008 Spurs.

[russwest0]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmT7nL9Gnkw

:cry: :cry: :cry:

wow, Spurs were up 20 mid 3rd quarter....

Kobe :bowdown:

[AnaheimLakers24]

2014 Spurs > 2008 Spurs.
:facepalm
anyways kobe will show next year stars can still beat down on team play by taking over

[Magic 32]

2014 Spurs > 2008 Spurs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeiqLTJCuQY

50% shooting.

[9erempiree]

After watching these videos all over again besides watching them live, I come to appreciate KB even more.

The league definitely misses his game.

Lebron and KD just don't cut it out

[Al Thornton]

remember when teams win basketball games?

[russwest0]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp6FQr3agaY

[Upgrayedd]

I'm not taking anything away from the Lakers/Kobe. That Lakers team from 2008-2010 was fun and I think Kobe > LeBron. But this Spurs team right now is absolutely better than the Spurs in 2008.

[konex]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3Wb9fSzefk

:bowdown:

[Magic 32]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1E3YpGUvyQ

[Magic 32]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QWdsVQN_BE

[HOoopCityJones]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1E3YpGUvyQ
:bowdown:

[davehos]

Lot of salt in this thread. Guess I gotta balance things out.


San Antonio Spurs beat Los Angeles Lakers in first round playoff game, Kobe Bryant live-tweets game from home

[Rodmantheman]

http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NPtSojoUXdQzzidIoxsoSw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTUwMA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/sports/2013-06-23/44b3e51d-d59d-4336-9f24-dbc3f3a0f9b4_LeBron_webgame7.gif

[Magic 32]

Lot of salt in this thread. Guess I gotta balance things out.


San Antonio Spurs beat Los Angeles Lakers in first round playoff game, Kobe Bryant live-tweets game from home


GOAT live-tweets.

[Magic 32]

http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NPtSojoUXdQzzidIoxsoSw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTUwMA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/sports/2013-06-23/44b3e51d-d59d-4336-9f24-dbc3f3a0f9b4_LeBron_webgame7.gif

Too bad no one is saving him in the first 5.75 games this year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okK6YKj_s2o

[Magic 32]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IYUZaEmjlk

[KG215]

So I guess if Kobe wasn't hurt last year, the Lakers would've gone from getting swept and blown out in every game to winning the series?

This is the type of shit that makes me wish Kobe wasn't hurt last year so he could've actually been on the court while his team was getting swept in the 1st round, just so Kobe fanboys couldn't start threads like these later.

[Magic 32]

So I guess if Kobe wasn't hurt last year, the Lakers would've gone from getting swept and blown out in every game to winning the series?

This is the type of shit that makes me wish Kobe wasn't hurt last year so he could've actually been on the court while his team was getting swept in the 1st round, just so Kobe fanboys couldn't start threads like these later.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeiqLTJCuQY

[HOoopCityJones]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeiqLTJCuQY

Western Conf Finals at worse if he never went down.

[SCdac]

So I guess if Kobe wasn't hurt last year, the Lakers would've gone from getting swept and blown out in every game to winning the series?

This is the type of shit that makes me wish Kobe wasn't hurt last year so he could've actually been on the court while his team was getting swept in the 1st round, just so Kobe fanboys couldn't start threads like these later.

Kobe himself is too afraid of that happening. He basically admitted this season that if the Lakers were any good he would play. ie. his injury is bullshit.

and people should realize the the 2014 Spurs w/ Marco and Patty >>> 2013 Spurs w/ Blair and Neal

[Brokenbeat]

So I guess if Kobe wasn't hurt last year, the Lakers would've gone from getting swept and blown out in every game to winning the series?

This is the type of shit that makes me wish Kobe wasn't hurt last year so he could've actually been on the court while his team was getting swept in the 1st round, just so Kobe fanboys couldn't start threads like these later.

Kobe's old as shit now, lol. Even Spurs fans would admit that Kobe was a Spurs killer back in the day though.

[KG215]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeiqLTJCuQY
Yeah, because that regular season game in November meant so much. Definitely would've translated to four playoff wins over that same team five months later.

[305Baller]

peak kobe. a thing of beauty.

[Magic 32]

Yeah, because that regular season game in November meant so much. Definitely would've translated to four playoff wins over that same team five months later.

Kobe was playing the best basketball in 3 years when he went down.

He would have done something special.

[KG215]

Kobe was playing the best basketball in 3 years when he went down.

He would have done something special.
Right, lead the Lakers to MAYBE one win over the Spurs instead of the zero they got without him. And even that's stretching it since every Spurs win came by at least 11 points.

[Magic 32]

Right, lead the Lakers to MAYBE one win over the Spurs instead of the zero they got without him. And even that's stretching it since every Spurs win came by at least 11 points.

I'm saying it would not be a sweep.

Game 1 could have been a win.

The Lakers gave up after game 2.

[SpanishACB]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp6FQr3agaY

Tony and Manu defending him for those 16 points :facepalm

[zizozain]

:applause:

[JohnMax]

Kobe beat a defensive oriented Spurs team. He would not stand a chance against ball movement, offense based Spurs team which is very similar to 2011 Dallas team.

[red1]

if tayshaun prince gave kobe such a hard time then kawhi would be a nightmare for him

[IllegalD]

if tayshaun prince gave kobe such a hard time then kawhi would be a nightmare for him

You mean 2004 beanpole Kobe who came into training camp out of shape, and the skinniest he's been since his rookie year because of the rape case hanging over his case?

Yeaaaaah...

And also :roll: at you pretending like Prince stopped Kobe by himself, when it was the collective effort of one of the GOAT defensive teams of all time with a frontcourt anchor of the Wallace Bros.

[T_L_P]

Against a better Spurs team also

:lol :facepalm

[IGOTGAME]

if tayshaun prince gave kobe such a hard time then kawhi would be a nightmare for him

Kobe wouldn't have any issue with Kawai because he is too reactionary for Kobe. Kobe would also put him in the high post and score pretty easily. It wasn't Tayshaun that was the issue, disregarding Kobe improved since then, it was the team defense behind him.

[IllegalD]

:lol :facepalm

How is any iteration of the 2000's Spurs not better than these Spurs?

When your transcendent/GOAT-candidate player (Duncan) is in his prime?

Or the Big 3 as a whole was in their prime?

:confusedshrug:

[GimmeThat]

no one knows why and how the Spurs are winning.

it's like the Heats aren't even playing basketball.

[Rubio2Gasol]

Remember when the 01 Spurs, one of the best defensive teams I've ever seen just got absolutely dismantled by the Lakers. Jerry Buss, Magic and Mitch were almost in tears that series.

But this is different, you get the feeling Heat could score 110 and the Spurs would just score 120. Boris Diaw is the key, they can't guard him. They're so accustomed to being crazy agressive on the pick and roll, because the roller is usually some scrub with no brain. Now they have Diaw to deal with and he's just putting them in circles.

[dannywpt]

If Bran tried the footwork Kobe did at 00:35 he would crab walk himself into the stands