Kobe has lost 19lbs...

[DLeagueWannabe]

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/insid...3dstateChanged

"His competitive juices are really flowing, and that's indicative of where he is," said Colangelo, who said Bryant told him he had dropped 19 pounds since the NBA season ended while getting in shape for his first summer with the national team.

He sounds like he's ready to play...

[Agent_Zero]

going for that wilt record

[baseketball4life]

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/insid...3dstateChanged

"His competitive juices are really flowing, and that's indicative of where he is," said Colangelo, who said Bryant told him he had dropped 19 pounds since the NBA season ended while getting in shape for his first summer with the national team.

He sounds like he's ready to play...

i didnt really think he needed to lose weight but whatever he is still the best player in the world

[IGOTGAME]

he was a little over weight last year...but 19 seems like a lot.. I think we are going to see a much better defensive Kobe, a quicker Kobe and a much more explosive Kobe than we saw last year...

[kumquat]

I always thought he played better lighter. I remember he came into one seasoin really bulked up and didn't play too well.

[ILballa]

going for that wilt record

lol

[Cannonball]

almost all your posts i've seen seem to be lebron nut hugging posts, i dont particularily like kobe but to say every thread is a kobe nut hugging session is retarted. something i always found funny about this site was people who seem to take personal offense or seem to feel the need to defenerd a player when someone else makes a good statement about another player that had nothing to do with the other player in the first place. this doesnt have to do with lebron, this has to do with kobe losing 19 pounds. Thats not kobe nut hugging thats a fact, i dont think lebron takes any offense to this so i dont see why you need to

The guy was like "I don't think he needed to lose 19 pounds but he is still the best basketball player in the world."

LeBron>Kobe.

[Who'sKobe]

Kobe's ready to rep his country.

Go Team USA!

[G-train]

going for that wilt record

which record?

[Who'sKobe]

i didnt really think he needed to lose weight but whatever he is still the best player in the world

True true. still, in the 03 season when he dropped weight, he dominated in the paint. Lighter = quicker

[G-train]

Lebron23 I find slightly amusing.

Cannonball you are getting close to the first person I have ever barred seeing posts.

[Showtime]

The guy was like "I don't think he needed to lose 19 pounds but he is still the best basketball player in the world."

LeBron>Kobe.

Do you not understand how hypocritical you are being?

[LALakerFan4Life]

True true. still, in the 03 season when he dropped weight, he dominated in the paint. Lighter = quicker

He dropped weight? In 2003 he gained 20lbs of muscle to 220lbs. that year. That year was his best year.

[Who'sKobe]

He dropped weight? In 2003 he gained 20lbs of muscle to 220lbs. that year. That year was his best year.

Did he? I must be confusing 2003 for another yr then; I thought 2006-2007 was the season he gained much weight.

[IGOTGAME]

He dropped weight? In 2003 he gained 20lbs of muscle to 220lbs. that year. That year was his best year.

Kobe is gonna be a lot quicker this year, and has been working on defense all year...I think he might be try to concentrate on defense this year...That is where Kobe can get his team behind him... When your superstar is busting his butt on both sides of the ball guys respect that...

Kobe for DPOY!!!!

edit: Kobe was overweight and a little chubby(by his standards) last year even towards the end due to not being able to train the previous summer

is it possible he dropped so low just for Fiba and will plan to be back around 210 for the start of the season....he came into 2005-2006 at 214. He is prob around 205 now and could easily get his weight back for the start of the season