Joined: 17 Nov 2007 Posts: 67631 Location: In a world where admitting to not knowing something is considered a great way to learn.
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2020 9:12 am Post subject:
Got a email from KBCB. He's in just as much disbelief as all LG. Kinda miss my old friend. _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
I've had friends pass, family members pass and felt grief. Never have I had a person I didn't know bring so many tears. I now understand the meaning surreal. I'm feeling it.
+1
+2
+3
+4...
I think the fact that is was so sudden, so violent, they were so young, parents and children together, since I am a father of three teens, it got me. I mean, it could be anyone.
Joined: 07 May 2014 Posts: 13823 Location: Boulder ;)
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2020 11:41 am Post subject:
Killakobe81 wrote:
Mamba Mentality wrote:
anth2000 wrote:
GTL wrote:
ViolaMB wrote:
CervantesRises wrote:
jodeke wrote:
I've had friends pass, family members pass and felt grief. Never have I had a person I didn't know bring so many tears. I now understand the meaning surreal. I'm feeling it.
+1
+2
+3
+4...
I think the fact that is was so sudden, so violent, they were so young, parents and children together, since I am a father of three teens, it got me. I mean, it could be anyone.
+5
+6 well said
+7 Remember the small degrees of separation between each other. How alike our humanness is to express our Love and watch it grow. That stranger over there... We never know what they're going through. Be your best towards all people as safely as you can.
"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late"
Ralph Waldo Emerson
I've had friends pass, family members pass and felt grief. Never have I had a person I didn't know bring so many tears. I now understand the meaning surreal. I'm feeling it.
+1
+2
+3
+4...
I think the fact that is was so sudden, so violent, they were so young, parents and children together, since I am a father of three teens, it got me. I mean, it could be anyone.
+5
+6 well said
+7 Remember the small degrees of separation between each other. How alike our humanness is to express our Love and watch it grow. That stranger over there... We never know what they're going through. Be your best towards all people as safely as you can.
"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late"
Ralph Waldo Emerson
I've had friends pass, family members pass and felt grief. Never have I had a person I didn't know bring so many tears. I now understand the meaning surreal. I'm feeling it.
+1
+2
+3
+4...
I think the fact that is was so sudden, so violent, they were so young, parents and children together, since I am a father of three teens, it got me. I mean, it could be anyone.
+5
+6 well said
+7 Remember the small degrees of separation between each other. How alike our humanness is to express our Love and watch it grow. That stranger over there... We never know what they're going through. Be your best towards all people as safely as you can.
"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late"
Ralph Waldo Emerson
+8 Kobe.
+9 _________________ "You cannot live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you"
you know i had plans today, then i started watching old kobe highlights
plans rescheduled for another day. god this man was so good on the court. so spectacular, entertaining and just aesthetically pleasing.
the athleticism, ball handling, range, wiiide array of scoring, impossible shots, dunks, acrobatic lay ups, long list of game winners, defense, flashy passes...you name it he had it
most spectacular player ever. i watched jordan's top 50 plays and its just not as jaw dropping as kobe's. _________________ Kobe Forever
most spectacular player ever. i watched jordan's top 50 plays and its just not as jaw dropping as kobe's.
I understand this perspective. Jordan was a bit more formulaic. However he was more creative in his younger years. If you watch MJ from 85-90, he was something else, had every move in the book.
He was gifted with amazing athleticism, extremely insane hand size and the ability to glide in the air unlike anybody I've ever seen. When Jordan shot a fade away, defenders were hard press to block him because he would either get too high up in the air, or he would hang for so long that the defender wasn't able to stay with him.
Kobe could do the same but not to the same extent. He was closer to getting blocked on his jumpers, and had to arc his shot higher then MJ to get over a defenders over stretched reach. Kobe naturally had to be more creative, and he brought more of that East Coast street ball style that was prevalent around that time to the NBA with his spectacular cross over moveset and footwork.
But what Kobe had that I believe MJ didn't was the ability to contort his body in mid air in ways I have never seen. Kobe also had that head/pump fake into the defender, that Jordan didn't quite utilize quite as often. The only problem with the pump was that it led to potential nagging shoulder injuries.
Both were similar, but at the same time, different in many ways. That's the beauty of both players, and why I believe we can appreciate both without putting down either. _________________ I miss you Kobe. I miss you Gigi.
i'll forever miss those kobe moments. when he gets scorching hot and the whole crowd starts going nuts, knowing its kobe time. during this time everyone in the building knows hes going up with it, and defenders still cant stop it . he had so many. _________________ Kobe Forever
Joined: 10 Jul 2009 Posts: 12161 Location: Bay Area
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2020 2:30 pm Post subject:
Mamba81 wrote:
i'll forever miss those kobe moments. when he gets scorching hot and the whole crowd starts going nuts, knowing its kobe time. during this time everyone in the building knows hes going up with it, and defenders still cant stop it . he had so many.
brief pivot: how about my two favorite Kobe defense videos?
i'll forever miss those kobe moments. when he gets scorching hot and the whole crowd starts going nuts, knowing its kobe time. during this time everyone in the building knows hes going up with it, and defenders still cant stop it . he had so many.
brief pivot: how about my two favorite Kobe defense videos?
kobe was such a dog. so well-rounded. love when he used to put the clamps on dudes like lebron and wade full court. just to let em know, dude i can shut you down if i want!! there will never be another _________________ Kobe Forever
Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 2709 Location: Michigan
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2020 3:19 pm Post subject:
SpunkieLakerCat wrote:
Mamba81 wrote:
ContagiousInspiration wrote:
Killakobe81 wrote:
Mamba Mentality wrote:
anth2000 wrote:
GTL wrote:
ViolaMB wrote:
CervantesRises wrote:
jodeke wrote:
I've had friends pass, family members pass and felt grief. Never have I had a person I didn't know bring so many tears. I now understand the meaning surreal. I'm feeling it.
+1
+2
+3
+4...
I think the fact that is was so sudden, so violent, they were so young, parents and children together, since I am a father of three teens, it got me. I mean, it could be anyone.
+5
+6 well said
+7 Remember the small degrees of separation between each other. How alike our humanness is to express our Love and watch it grow. That stranger over there... We never know what they're going through. Be your best towards all people as safely as you can.
"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late"
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Just watched the whole memorial. In tears for most of it, hadn't felt so bad for weeks. Appreciative of all who spoke to share their experiences with Kobe.
My heart really goes out to all of the families involved.
Take care people, let the Mamba Mentality live on in you.
i'll forever miss those kobe moments. when he gets scorching hot and the whole crowd starts going nuts, knowing its kobe time. during this time everyone in the building knows hes going up with it, and defenders still cant stop it . he had so many.
brief pivot: how about my two favorite Kobe defense videos?
Defense or offense, Kobe had the best footwork in the history of the Game, footwork applies to defense as well, and the way Kobe played defense was a Beauty, not gambling on anything.
He would’ve take any 1/2/3 if they are on for the night.
I need your help as I'm looking for a specific Picture of Kobe to hang on my wall. I searched already in Google but can't find a fitting one
Mandatory:
Black and White
Empty Stadium (preferably Staples Center)
Two Options for the Shoot itself:
1. Either he is standing in the middle of the Lakers Logo, head down --> Have to be shoot from above
2. Working out --> Shooting a free throw / Jump Shoot, something like that.
Kobe always talked about how much dedication is neceassary when no one is watching and this would be the right way to honor him for me.
Joined: 07 May 2014 Posts: 13823 Location: Boulder ;)
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 7:35 am Post subject:
Dembe wrote:
Dembe wrote:
Hi there,
I need your help as I'm looking for a specific Picture of Kobe to hang on my wall. I searched already in Google but can't find a fitting one
Mandatory:
Black and White
Empty Stadium (preferably Staples Center)
Two Options for the Shoot itself:
1. Either he is standing in the middle of the Lakers Logo, head down --> Have to be shoot from above
2. Working out --> Shooting a free throw / Jump Shoot, something like that.
Kobe always talked about how much dedication is neceassary when no one is watching and this would be the right way to honor him for me.
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
