ESPN ranks Kobe as 93rd best player!

[JT123]

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13...nbarank-91-100
I'd say they are being a little too generous, but what else can you expect from ESPN.

[Fudge]

Accurate.

[Keno]

above 100.

[9erempiree]

He's top 10 if healthy.

[bigkingsfan]

Sounds like his all time ranking.

[GIF REACTION]

Sounds like his all time ranking.

[oh the horror]

ESPN just embarrassing themselves now. Look, I'm not going to sit here and act like Kobe isn't a shell of his former self but 93rd? Come on now. That's stupid.

[MellowYellow]

ESPN just embarrassing themselves now. Look, I'm not going to sit here and act like Kobe isn't a shell of his former self but 93rd? Come on now. That's stupid.

He was a net negative on both ends of the court, this ranking was generous.

[imdaman99]

He was a net negative on both ends of the court, this ranking was generous.

You gonna throw a fit when ESPN drops Melo out of the top 15 than? He was a net negative on both ends too.

[JT123]

He was a net negative on both ends of the court, this ranking was generous.

You are correct my friend. Let's have a look at Kobe's impact last season
The Lakers are 14 points per 100 possessions better with Kobe off the court this season than they are with Kobe on the court. Among all players with at least 1,000 minutes this season, only Kobe's teammate Jordan Hill has had a more negative effect on his team's production than Bryant himself.

Kobe ranks among the worst players in the league this season in a number of categories:

• 124th in field goal percentage (third-worst among qualified players)

• 103rd in 3-point percentage (fifth-worst)

• 74th in player efficiency rating

• 361st in win shares

This sounds like a player who should be very grateful to be ranked in the top 100.

[MellowYellow]

You gonna throw a fit when ESPN drops Melo out of the top 15 than? He was a net negative on both ends too.

No he wasn't, he was 6th in the league in orpm despite playing for the 29th ranked offense.

[dubeta]

Sounds like his all time ranking.

[ArbitraryWater]

ESPN just embarrassing themselves now. Look, I'm not going to sit here and act like Kobe isn't a shell of his former self but 93rd? Come on now. That's stupid.

Its a generous ranking. He was the least valuable player on the court last year.

[buddha]

inb4 Kobe sees this and shoots 30 times a game.

[MellowYellow]

You gonna throw a fit when ESPN drops Melo out of the top 15 than? He was a net negative on both ends too.

The lakers were 7 pts better with Kobe off the floor
http://www.82games.com/1415/1415LAL.HTM

The knicks were 9 pts better with Melo on the floor
http://www.82games.com/1415/1415NYK.HTM