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    Exclamation We're all so fortunate to be watching bean again

    I remember the achilles game... the thought we would never again see kobe or at least not half of what he used to be again was relly a feeling of void in every bball fan soul. To see him playing like this is blessing.

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    Default Re: We're all so fortunate to be watching bean again

    i always love seeing an all-time great playing, even if he's (one of) the worst all-time greats.


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    Default Re: We're all so fortunate to be watching bean again

    Kobe is one sexy son of a gun

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    it is nice that he can leave the game on his terms and not due to some career ending injury.. i had my doubts when he went down the second time last year... don't know how long it will last or if another injury is around the corner but you have to appreciate the effort he's put in to be playing at the level he is today after so many years in the league and those two injures that would retire some players

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    I'm honestly pleasantly surprised by this. Even though he's shooting at a very low fg%, he's playing really well. Dude is regularly hitting 20 pts a night.
    I really felt bad that night when he got injured against the GSW. Then he got injured last season. I thought for sure Kobe would come back averaging 12 ppg, playing 25 min a night, not having much stamina, maybe getting injured within a couple games, etc., but he's been reborn, re-energized. just awesome to witness

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    Default Re: We're all so fortunate to be watching bean again

    Quote Originally Posted by gts
    it is nice that he can leave the game on his terms and not due to some career ending injury.. i had my doubts when he went down the second time last year... don't know how long it will last or if another injury is around the corner but you have to appreciate the effort he's put in to be playing at the level he is today after so many years in the league and those two injures that would retire some players

    That was just a minor injury remember? He even admitted halfway through the season he could easily get back out there but the team wasnt any good so so he didnt see the point.

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    Default Re: We're all so fortunate to be watching bean again

    watching kobe against atlanta you could have the impression that he will still play 4 years or so at a high level....

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    Default Re: We're all so fortunate to be watching bean again

    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Jabbar
    I am so fortunate to be watching bean again
    Fixed

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    Quote Originally Posted by Akrazotile
    That was just a minor injury remember? He even admitted halfway through the season he could easily get back out there but the team wasnt any good so so he didnt see the point.
    this team isn't any good why is he playing?

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    Default Re: We're all so fortunate to be watching bean again

    ..he's a legend

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    Default Re: We're all so fortunate to be watching bean again

    Quote Originally Posted by riseagainst
    i always love seeing an all-time great playing, even if he's (one of) the worst all-time greats.

    How did this sentence not open up some sort of multi-dimensional quantum vortex?
    All time great
    One of the worst
    All time great.
    An oxymoron of a statement if I've ever seen one.

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    Default Re: We're all so fortunate to be watching bean again

    Quote Originally Posted by Proctor
    Kobe is one sexy son of a gun




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    Default Re: We're all so fortunate to be watching bean again

    Quote Originally Posted by penny4president
    ..he's a legend

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    Default Re: We're all so fortunate to be watching bean again

    Greg Popovich agrees

    Despite Bryant becoming a thorn in his side, Popovich gushed about his return.

    “It’s better than nice. It’s fantastic,” Popovich said. “Having Kobe back is huge. It’s huge for the whole league, not just his team. He’s an icon as a basketball player. To not have him out there is a big loss for everybody.”


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    I never had the pleasure to coach him, those All-Star deals were really fun to sit down and talk with him for 15-20 minutes to talk about life and basketball,” Popovich said. “I really cherished those moments.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by DwnShft2Xcelr8
    Even though he's shooting at a very low fg%, he's playing really well. Dude is regularly hitting 20 pts a night.
    Kobe is a true student of the game, and I mean that in the strictest sense. He knows the math! For example, we have

    points ~= FGA*FG%

    So even when his FG% is low, he can maintain the points simply by increasing the FGA. In this way, he can regularly hit 20 pts a night. And this doesn't even factor all of the residual Kobe-assist opportunities. It's no wonder the Lakers are contending again this season!

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