Kobe Bryant 3 Year Run 2008-2010

[R.I.P-Chick]

Where can I buy that shirt? Its awesome

[gts]

That's an awesome shirt, but you couldn't resize the image a little bit? Jesus.

it's life size so you can print it out and see if it looks good on you before you actually buy one..

very considerate of crisoner if you ask me...lol

[AirGauge23]

I'm getting that shirt.

And I'm not even a fan. But I like that shirt.

[AirGauge23]

This one's nice too.

[Soothsayer]

Great post. Considering Kobe's Olympic play, and Olympic gold as well, it has been a truly great 3 year run for Kobe.

Kudos to one of the greatest players the nba has seen.

[PHILA]

Kobe Bryant = GWCFPOAT!

[laronprofit9]

[32jazz]

Playoff Stats Year-by-Year

2008
30.1 ppg 5.7 rpg 5.6 apg 48fg% 30%3P 81%FT 58TS% 51eFG%

2009
30.2 ppg 5.3 rpg 5.5 apg 46fg% 35%3P 88%FT 56TS% 49eFG%

2010
29.2 ppg 6.0 rpg 5.5 apg 46fg% 37%3P 84%FT 57TS% 51eFG%

2x NBA Champion
2x NBA Finals MVP
1x NBA MVP
1x All Star Game MVP
3x All NBA First Team
3x All-Defensive First Team

There aren't many players who have done better.

Kobe has had one of the best 3 year runs of any NBA player ever.

I am glad you posted his effective (eFG%) for those chumps who obssess over Kobe's Shooting percentage which is as good or better on average over the past three years as others they like to compare him with.


I think I have said this someplace before.

Example:

D Fisher shoots 4-10 from the 3 point line= 12 pts
L Odom shoots 6-10 from the paint =12pts

Obviously Odom's 60% is better/more effiecient than D Fisher's 40% right?

D Fish's Effective (eFG%) is 60% as well & they are both equally effeicient.

Hopefully when somone wants an honest discussion about effiecncy I wish they would use eFG%.

[All Net]

Even better is the Lakers have won the title 2 out of the last 3 years.

[NASH = BEST]

WOW, no traffic or smog, that must be an old picture of L.A.

[Frank Nit]

You forgot Gold Medal Winner.

[bhallic24]

So we're looking at a three year stretch where he got 30/6/6/2 on 47 FG%, 51 eFG%, 57 TS% including some epic series. 2 rings, 3 finals. Not many have done it better...agreed.

His conference finals series:

29/6/4 53% vs. Spurs (who just a year before embarassed Lebron and were top 3 defense)
34/6/6 on 48% vs. Nuggets (shut down Chris Paul that year and top 10 defense)
34/7/8 on 52% vs. Suns (who after the all-star break were top 5 defense)

Now that is just ridiculous.

[laronprofit9]

Playoff Stats Year-by-Year

2008
30.1 ppg 5.7 rpg 5.6 apg 48fg% 30%3P 81%FT 58TS% 51eFG%

2009
30.2 ppg 5.3 rpg 5.5 apg 46fg% 35%3P 88%FT 56TS% 49eFG%

2010
29.2 ppg 6.0 rpg 5.5 apg 46fg% 37%3P 84%FT 57TS% 51eFG%

2x NBA Champion
2x NBA Finals MVP
1x NBA MVP
1x All Star Game MVP
3x All NBA First Team
3x All-Defensive First Team
1x Olympic Gold Medal

*fixed

[The_Yearning]

WOW, no traffic or smog, that must be an old picture of L.A.

No Sh!t. It's Young Jabbar after all.

[ginobli2311]

the last 3 years for kobe are better than good. its downright remarkable for a player at his age with miles on his legs to play this well. 3 finals, 2 titles, a gold medal, his first MVP, quite simply the best stretch of his career.

the lakers have a chance to do something historical over the next three years in the basketball world. the need to find a pg that can start in place of fisher and add a veteran presence on the bench to along with odom. heinrich would be perfect. there are talks about moving bynum......if they can....i think they should. he's injured constantly and if they can turn him into bosh or another solid big they should do it.....especially because the west is going to be all time weak over the next 3 years.

the thunder will be the only legit threat unless the mavs shake up their roster and put some key pieces around dirk/butler. i don't see the suns/jazz/spurs/rockets as threats. portland would need a couple more pieces as well.

like i said....the next three years could be historical for the lakers if they add the right pieces and kobe remains effective. this team proved in the finals that they can win ugly........the league should officially be scared.