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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:05 am    Post subject: OFFICIAL Kobe Play Discussion and P&M Thread

"Look, man. I think the most important thing is to understand the relentlessness that you have to play with," Bryant said.

"I'll go out there and I'll leave it on the floor, everything, and compete and be relentless and not be fearful of criticism or fearful of not playing well and missing shots.

"And that's the same way I want the guys to play -- Jeremy [Lin] in particular. Because he's a really good player, man. And he's just getting used to playing with that [expletive] attitude.

"Can I shoulder the load and these minutes consistently? Probably not. But every now and then it will be necessary."



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:15 am    Post subject:

I'd rather him not shoot 37 times.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:18 am    Post subject: Re: Kobe on his game last night.

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"Look, man. I think the most important thing is to understand the relentlessness that you have to play with," Bryant said.

"I'll go out there and I'll leave it on the floor, everything, and compete and be relentless and not be fearful of criticism or fearful of not playing well and missing shots.

"And that's the same way I want the guys to play -- Jeremy [Lin] in particular. Because he's a really good player, man. And he's just getting used to playing with that [expletive] attitude.

"Can I shoulder the load and these minutes consistently? Probably not. But every now and then it will be necessary."

He does not understand no everyone is him, people gave efforts in different ways.


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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:19 am    Post subject:

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I'd rather him not shoot 37 times.


SO who pray tell would you have him pass it to? As no-dunking powerless forrward Boozer says, some guards are playing down to the competition.

#Thisisourrealitydealwithit
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:22 am    Post subject:

alexjlake_gr8t wrote:
Potato-Mania wrote:
I'd rather him not shoot 37 times.


SO who pray tell would you have him pass it to? As no-dunking powerless forrward Boozer says, some guards are playing down to the competition.

#Thisisourrealitydealwithit


Regardless, I'd rather him trust his team mates, put the responsibility on them and watch them lose together as a team.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:26 am    Post subject:

The supporting cast is pretty (bleep), so why act so surprised when this happens on occasion?

http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200511160LAL.html

http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200511270LAL.html

http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200601070LAC.html
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:28 am    Post subject:

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I'd rather him not shoot 37 times.


Lin has an open invitation to take shots from him. What's he waiting for?
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:32 am    Post subject:

kray28_ wrote:
Potato-Mania wrote:
I'd rather him not shoot 37 times.


Lin has an open invitation to take shots from him. What's he waiting for?


A pass from Kobe, perhaps? 37 shots is way too many. The rest of the team quite literally did not possess the ball enough to put up shots to get in any sort of a rhythm. Jordan Hill and Lin are the two guys I'd like to see getting more touches/shots up.

But hey, I'm all for tanking and I will admit its great to see that Kobe can still bring it, so I guess its fine. If I didn't want us to tank, though, I'd rather see Kobe put up 25 shots vs 37, and have those 12 spread between Lin and Hill.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:33 am    Post subject:

37 times is not a problem.

14-37 is.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:33 am    Post subject:

kray28_ wrote:
Potato-Mania wrote:
I'd rather him not shoot 37 times.


Lin has an open invitation to take shots from him. What's he waiting for?


Exactly
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:34 am    Post subject:

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I'd rather him not shoot 37 times.
and you would rather see boozer blow 37 layups? or lin hold the ball until the shot clock runs out? which one would you rather see?
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:36 am    Post subject:

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I'd rather him not shoot 37 times.


I'd prefer that too, but I don't fault him too much. It's part of his intense competitive personality. You take the bad with the good.

If more people on the team shared that mindset, then Kobe would shoot less.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:37 am    Post subject:

alexjlake_gr8t wrote:
Potato-Mania wrote:
I'd rather him not shoot 37 times.


SO who pray tell would you have him pass it to? As no-dunking powerless forrward Boozer says, some guards are playing down to the competition.

#Thisisourrealitydealwithit

Not sure if Boozer has any point there.

We've been facing the best guard lineups in the NBA. How do you play "down" to the competition there?
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:40 am    Post subject:

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I'd rather him not shoot 37 times.



So who do you want to shoot if the team not scoring. Damn if he does and damn if he does not. LOL the kobe haters never rest....
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:40 am    Post subject:

kray28_ wrote:
Potato-Mania wrote:
I'd rather him not shoot 37 times.


Lin has an open invitation to take shots from him. What's he waiting for?


Totally agree, play like a team.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:40 am    Post subject:

Who here actually watched the game? Our team is horrid, kobe is the only player on the floor that can get his own shot.

Take Kobe off the floor in the 4th and we get blown out by 20+
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:40 am    Post subject:

Reflexx wrote:
Potato-Mania wrote:
I'd rather him not shoot 37 times.


I'd prefer that too, but I don't fault him too much. It's part of his intense competitive personality. You take the bad with the good.

If more people on the team shared that mindset, then Kobe would shoot less.


It's more than mindset. Who else on the team is capable of reliably creating shots when the offense bogs down in the halfcourt?
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:40 am    Post subject:

kray28_ wrote:
Potato-Mania wrote:
I'd rather him not shoot 37 times.


Lin has an open invitation to take shots from him. What's he waiting for?


Totally agree, play like a team.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:42 am    Post subject:

Potato-Mania wrote:
I'd rather him not shoot 37 times.


He doesn't want to either.The players around him now probably remind him of 2004-2005, which compels him to flip on the God Mode switch, except his legs aren't what they used to be.


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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:42 am    Post subject:

Potato-Mania wrote:
I'd rather him not shoot 37 times.



So who do you want to shoot if the team not scoring. Damn if he does and damn if he does not. LOL the kobe haters never rest....
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:47 am    Post subject: Re: Kobe on his game last night.

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"Look, man. I think the most important thing is to understand the relentlessness that you have to play with," Bryant said.

"I'll go out there and I'll leave it on the floor, everything, and compete and be relentless and not be fearful of criticism or fearful of not playing well and missing shots.

"And that's the same way I want the guys to play -- Jeremy [Lin] in particular. Because he's a really good player, man. And he's just getting used to playing with that [expletive] attitude.

"Can I shoulder the load and these minutes consistently? Probably not. But every now and then it will be necessary."



Kobe is Boss.




You might want to contrast those quotes with what Lebron James said last night after he contributed just 11 points in a losing effort to Portland:

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"We have to understand what it takes to win. It's going to be a long process. There's been a lot of losing basketball around here for a few years," James said.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:50 am    Post subject:

drzucchini wrote:
Reflexx wrote:
Potato-Mania wrote:
I'd rather him not shoot 37 times.


I'd prefer that too, but I don't fault him too much. It's part of his intense competitive personality. You take the bad with the good.

If more people on the team shared that mindset, then Kobe would shoot less.


It's more than mindset. Who else on the team is capable of reliably creating shots when the offense bogs down in the halfcourt?


Nobody should have to completely create their own shot. There should be picks galore.

Players don't even have to be that talented to set good picks consistently. They just have to play smart.

Until the team has had a lot more practices under their belt, they should keep it simple. Fundamental P&R basketball.


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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:50 am    Post subject: Re: Kobe on his game last night.

angrypuppy wrote:
KobeBryantCliffordBrown wrote:
"Look, man. I think the most important thing is to understand the relentlessness that you have to play with," Bryant said.

"I'll go out there and I'll leave it on the floor, everything, and compete and be relentless and not be fearful of criticism or fearful of not playing well and missing shots.

"And that's the same way I want the guys to play -- Jeremy [Lin] in particular. Because he's a really good player, man. And he's just getting used to playing with that [expletive] attitude.

"Can I shoulder the load and these minutes consistently? Probably not. But every now and then it will be necessary."



Kobe is Boss.




You might want to contrast those quotes with what Lebron James said last night after he contributed just 11 points in a losing effort to Portland:

Quote:
"We have to understand what it takes to win. It's going to be a long process. There's been a lot of losing basketball around here for a few years," James said.



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:50 am    Post subject:

I don't think there should be a set number of times that someone shoot the ball, and I adore the relentlessness with which he plays. I don't have some fundamental issue with him taking 37 shots.

There are, however, times where he draws a ton of attention from the defense, teammates are wide open, and he instead takes a very difficult shot. To answer the rhetorical question of who on this team I'd rather have shooting the ball than Kobe...the answer is everyone, if they're wide open and he's heavily contested.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:51 am    Post subject:

samnizam wrote:
Potato-Mania wrote:
I'd rather him not shoot 37 times.



So who do you want to shoot if the team not scoring. Damn if he does and damn if he does not. LOL the kobe haters never rest....


Please don't put the title easily. Kobe seems to lost faith for teammates. Actually, Lin 4-8, Hill 4-10, Boozer 6-13, Ellington 3-7, Davis 1-3, Kelly 1-2, not that bad.
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