Joined: 31 May 2005 Posts: 7920 Location: Chattanooga
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 6:24 pm Post subject:
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I've read some interviews you've done recently and it seems you're now a little bothered about the Kobe Bryant comparisons. Is that right?
MB: I respect Kobe Bryant's game so much that I don't think anybody should be compared to him. I might play like him a tiny bit, but I would say I play more like Jamal Crawford than Kobe Bryant.
Have you had the chance to meet Kobe Bryant?
MB: No, I didn't. Hopefully I'll have the chance to meet him soon.
Will you get a little star struck when you meet him?
MB: Nah, I doubt it. Maybe I would have been a couple of years ago, but now even if I get a little star struck you can't show it if you want to play against him.
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Brooks has said in a number of interviews that he models his game and work ethic after Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant. Working out with Bryant's trainer, Tim Grover, in preparation for the draft, has some analysts, and even Grover himself, acknowledging Brooks' similarities to his idol.
"I don't like that," Brooks said during an interview at the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago. "I think the respect I have for Kobe is out of this world. I look up to him. I don't think anyone that hasn't scored a point in the NBA should be compared to him."
Brooks may not like it, but he isn't willing to completely dismiss the comparison.
"Honestly, I watch tape sometimes and see why people would say that," Brooks said. "I can see where they get that from, but I'm just going to keep working."
AS I said in another thread, there isn't a perimeter player in today's NBA that hasn't incorporated Kobe's game on some level. Not Wade, not Paul George and not even Lebron or Kevin Durant. _________________ A key that has the ability to unlock many locks is a master key. But a lock that can be opened with any key is useless.
Joined: 31 May 2005 Posts: 7920 Location: Chattanooga
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 7:09 pm Post subject:
dmills wrote:
AS I said in another thread, there isn't a perimeter player in today's NBA that hasn't incorporated Kobe's game on some level. Not Wade, not Paul George and not even Lebron or Kevin Durant.
Yes, but none of them have the Kobe 'fro like Brooks does
Great, great pick up. Kobe will sha rpen both Marshon and Swaggy P for next year. Can't wait.....plus you have the next Shannon Brown in Bazemore and we will draft Exum. Athleticism all over the place and I did'nt even mention Wesley Johnson. Fun times ahead next year guys!!!!
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He has mentioned that he idolized Kobe growing up.
rpen both Marshon and Swaggy P for next year. Can't wait.....plus you have the next Shannon Brown in Bazemore and we will draft Exum. Athleticism all over the place and I did'nt even mention Wesley Johnson. Fun times ahead next year guys!!!!
