Why did Kobe never use floaters?

[MrFonzworth]

Didn't have the work ethic to practice them. This was explained very well in a chapter in TJ McConnell's book.

[Reggie43]

Weird thread. Just because your fave player does it doesnt mean it is an essential move to have especially at the other positions. You could just use the pullup or do the runner in those situations which are equally as effective.

[MoBe1Kanobi]

Tbh I'm the biggest Kobe fan, and even I know he didn't do it cause it wasn't part of the MJ player model pack he invested himself into developing... My personal game on the court is basically Kobe styled with a bunch of spam Tony Parker styled floaters.. like I literally annoy ppl with it, literally doing push floaters from like one step inside the highschool 3pt line and mastering it..

[Mauzah]

He did have a floater except we called it a dunk back then. A slam dunk if you're really old.

[Chick Stern]

He did not need them




He could swim from a very young age

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

If you can pull up and post up in the mid range while being one of the GOAT mid-range scorers, you don't need a ***** ass floater

[eliteballer]

He used a lot of floaters 09-2011ish.

[Mr.GOAT2408]

Wasn't really a need to but I'm sure in today's NBA he'd be incorporating a lot of the stuff they utilize today especially the stepback, he had it in his arsenal and was really good at the small sample we have of him using stepbacks, even had a big stepback 3 in the 2010 finals

blowing 3-1 lead to Suns without Amare

Never understood the issue with this series considering the Suns had HCA, were way better (team had a lot of talent, Lakers was largely g-league talent), and it frankly never should have gotten there to begin with. It's the only 2 - 1 lead Kobe ever blew and it was a team you realistically expected a cast that bad to win 1 game at most even with someone as great as prime Kobe. LeBron blowing 3 2 - 1 lead with HCA in two of them and more than enough help to win but certainly not lose in 6 in the two series with HCA is much, much worse and you know it

[72-10]

If you can pull up and post up in the mid range while being one of the GOAT mid-range scorers, you don't need a ***** ass floater

it'd help throw the defense off

[highwhey]

blowing 3-1 lead to Suns without Amare