Kobe Bryant should have 7 Championships

[kennethgriffen]

The only Finals he played decent was 2009 and that was because he played an overachieving Magic team that only made it because KG was hurt.

figures a moron like yourself wouldn't appreciate great defense/clutch shots/clutch free throws/making others better and putting them in their right spots/playing hurt with 3 injuries to his shooting hand, badly sprained ankles, torn knee ligaments, torn shoulders etc..


lebron never did any of these things in the finals

[Dray n Klay]

That ended when Kobe retired in 2016

[kennethgriffen]

That ended when Kobe retired in 2016

no east = no playoffs

[Dray n Klay]

no east = no playoffs

So basically.. what happened to Kobe from 2014-2016?

[zeerghit]

no east = no playoffs

if he makes plf will u shut up?

[Real14]

2000 - Blazers with one of the biggest meltdowns in NBA history
2002- The Sacramento screwjob
2010 - Crap officiating down the stretch, and Perkins was hurt (he sucked, but he would have helped)

2001 and 20009 were gimmes, the teams they played in the finals were not finals quality


Could easily only have 2

The only thing that probably makes sense is 2002.

[sdot_thadon]

2002 definitely, 2010 possibly. Without a top 10 all time teammate? He's lotto lucky if he ever gets 2 chips.

[kennethgriffen]

if he makes plf will u shut up?

no.. then i'll point out the called in favors cause thats the only way he's making it

[kennethgriffen]

So basically.. what happened to Kobe from 2014-2016?

so basically 16th year lebron = post achilles rupture 1 legged 18th/19th/20th year kobe

[SouBeachTalents]

2004 was impossible for us to win.

Shaq was close to 400 pounds and couldn't play defense to save his life. The Pistons loaded up on Kobe and forced Shaq to beat them (like every other EC team before them), but Shaq couldn't keep it up and he got exposed defending the P&R on the other end over and over again.

But with a healthy Kobe? Without a court case? We would have had a fighters' chance. He was the reason we didn't get swept in that series. A healthier, more focused Kobe has us 2 - 0 after the first two games and wins one on the road.

Holy shit Nah bro, Kobe was ballin that series, those games in Detroit were among the greatest in NBA history

2000 - Blazers with one of the biggest meltdowns in NBA history
2002- The Sacramento screwjob
2010 - Crap officiating down the stretch, and Perkins was hurt (he sucked, but he would have helped)

2001 and 20009 were gimmes, the teams they played in the finals were not finals quality


Could easily only have 2

This. He came much closer to losing those 3 years than he ever did to winning in a non title season

[ronniec]

Fixed... should be 6 the max, not 7

They stole one from Boston.
Fvcking retard Andrew Bynum injured Perkins and Boston could not recover from that (one big man down).

[Elosha]

As to 2004, you guys are underrating the Pistons. They were underestimated that year as well, but they utterly destroyed the Lakers. Healthy Kobe doesn't change the ultimate outcome IMO. The chemistry and defensive intensity for the Pistons that year (and the next when they came a hairbreadth from beating the Spurs) was a sight to behold.

[ImKobe]

2000 - Blazers with one of the biggest meltdowns in NBA history
2002- The Sacramento screwjob
2010 - Crap officiating down the stretch, and Perkins was hurt (he sucked, but he would have helped)

2001 and 20009 were gimmes, the teams they played in the finals were not finals quality


Could easily only have 2

gimmes?

2001 WCF is a different story if Kobe doesn't put up 33/7/7, so is the 2009 WCF if Kobe doesn't average 34/6/6 and doesn't hit the big shot over JR.

Blazers meltdown? How about Kobe blocking Sabonis on the road, or leading the team in points, rebounds, assists and blocks in a Game 7 to make their first Finals.

Kings screwjob? Kobe put up 31/11/6 with only 1 turnover in the two elimination games.

Kobe won 5 rings because he showed up in the biggest of moments. Pacers could have easily beat us, had Kobe not had that legendary Game 4 performance and had he not closed out Game 6.

So now Orlando is not Finals quality, yet they beat the team with the best record that had Lebron James in 6 games.

[eliteballer]

Kobe has zero explosiveness in the 2004 season because of the surgeries and lack of rehab, he would have destroyed the Spurs and Pistons if he was healthy.

[kennethgriffen]

Kobe has zero explosiveness in the 2004 season because of the surgeries and lack of rehab, he would have destroyed the Spurs and Pistons if he was healthy.

it was sad watching kobe in 2004 compared to what he did just a year prior



he had to reinvent his game/add a bunch of counters to get back to the top by 06