So one game and Kobe is a huge minus?

[HurricaneKid]

May I remind you folks how the Lakers fared last season?
Or how they were destroyed by the spurs in 12-13?
Lakers suck without Kobe, one game doesn't change that and doesn't get them into POs

After a third of a season, in more minutes than a college season, the Lakers are

11 points better than opponents per 100 possessions when Kobe is not on the floor
13 points WORSE than opponents per 100 poss when Kobe is on the floor.

find me another player in the history of basketball with a spread like that.

[KungFuJoe]

Nah. People dog Kobe because he does still have it. He could STILL be good. If he would adjust. Take better shots and stop forcing everything. Quit complaining to the refs and start playing D.

But Kobe is too dumb and stubborn. He thinks he's still in his prime whenever he steps on the court except now he feels he's got something to prove just like he did when he jacked up those three air balls in the PO his rookie year against Utah.

[ArbitraryWater]

ImKobe back to defending his messiah

Gotta love the timely appearances of this dude ImSoRad, also.. taking that shit up his ass

[SexSymbol]

AND it's not like they haven't beaten good teams this season while plying with Kobe
They beat Toronto, Atlanta, Houston, SAS while Kobe was playing

[edrick]

It's no coincidence that the Lakers have been better with Kobe on the bench this season, it's not just about last night. He's old as ****, coming off of an injury, and attempting about twice as many shots per game as he should be.

[ArbitraryWater]

AND it's not like they haven't beaten good teams this season while plying with Kobe
They beat Toronto, Atlanta, Houston, SAS while Kobe was playing

Small error:

They won the Houston and San Antonio games DESPITE of Kobe.

@ Houston: 10-28 35%, 3 TO's
@ San Antonio: 7-22 32%, 5 TO's + GOAT choking performance

1:43 Kobe Bryant shooting foul (Manu Ginobili draws the foul) 101-92
1:31 Kobe Bryant lost ball turnover (Cory Joseph steals) 101-94
1:10 Kobe Bryant bad pass 101-97
0:52 Kobe Bryant bad pass (Cory Joseph steals) 101-97
0:23 Kobe Bryant misses 16-foot jumper 101-100
0:02 Kobe Bryant misses two point shot 101-101

#GenerousBe GAVE the Spurs the overtime session... In which Swaggy P GOATED some more and pulled home the W.

[SexSymbol]

Small error:

They won the Houston and San Antonio games DESPITE of Kobe.

@ Houston: 10-28 35%, 3 TO's
@ San Antonio: 7-22 32%, 5 TO's + GOAT choking performance

1:43 Kobe Bryant shooting foul (Manu Ginobili draws the foul) 101-92
1:31 Kobe Bryant lost ball turnover (Cory Joseph steals) 101-94
1:10 Kobe Bryant bad pass 101-97
0:52 Kobe Bryant bad pass (Cory Joseph steals) 101-97
0:23 Kobe Bryant misses 16-foot jumper 101-100
0:02 Kobe Bryant misses two point shot 101-101

#GenerousBe GAVE the Spurs the overtime session... In which Swaggy P GOATED some more and pulled home the W.

He played good defense in both games, especially in the houston one.
It's not all about offense man, watch some games for ****s sakes before talking about them.

[Fire Colangelo]

He played good defense in both games, especially in the houston one.
It's not all about offense man, watch some games for ****s sakes before talking about them.

You know it's sad when Kobe's stans start using Kobe's "defense" as arguments.

[SexSymbol]

You know it's sad when Kobe's stans start using Kobe's "defense" as arguments.

It's not, Kobe has actually put some effort into defense in quite a few games this year.

[Mr Feeny]

It's not, Kobe has actually put some effort into defense in quite a few games this year.

this is just pathetic

[AirFederer]

Love the fact that Laz and Deuce are both stanning Kobe

[SexSymbol]

this is just pathetic

Why?
I'm not saying Kobe's been great this year, but he's way underrated as he is now.
He actually has played quite a bit of good defense this year, even picking up guys full court. You'd know that, if you put the effort into watching the games of a player that you take so much time of your day to post about

[shadow]

Nah. People dog Kobe because he does still have it. He could STILL be good. If he would adjust. Take better shots and stop forcing everything. Quit complaining to the refs and start playing D.

But Kobe is too dumb and stubborn. He thinks he's still in his prime whenever he steps on the court except now he feels he's got something to prove just like he did when he jacked up those three air balls in the PO his rookie year against Utah.

And that is the crux of it. It is very frustrating to watch as a Kobe fan, and more so as a Laker fan because he's a liability on most nights imo. For a guy with such a high Basketball IQ, it rarely shows up during his play on court.

[Mr Feeny]

Why?
I'm not saying Kobe's been great this year, but he's way underrated as he is now.
He actually has played quite a bit of good defense this year, even picking up guys full court. You'd know that, if you put the effort into watching the games of a player that you take so much time of your day to post about

This post really worries me. Nobody who has fully working eyes and has been the watching the Lakers this season can confuse what Kobe has been doing into anything RESMEMBLING defense this year. In fact, as soon as he leaves the line -up, the team's defense improves! He's been not just bad on defense, but downright abysmal. It's sad to watch, and sad that Kobe stans delusion is so high right now that they think they're watching great defense

[SexSymbol]

This post really worries me. Nobody who has fully working eyes and has been the watching the Lakers this season can confuse what Kobe has been doing into anything RESMEMBLING defense this year. In fact, as soon as he leaves the line -up, the team's defense improves! He's been not just bad on defense, but downright abysmal. It's sad to watch, and sad that Kobe stans delusion is so high right now that they think they're watching great defense

It's not that he's a bad defender, or as you say he doesn't resemble anything close to defense, it's just that Ellington and Johnson are better defenders, which is nothing to be ashamed of at this point in his career. So to say that he isn't better defensively than two young guys is nothing illogical, nor diminishing of his greatness