The Official NBA Season Thread: Las Vegas Summer League | USA VS SERBIA at Noon ET on FS1

[pmatic]

Bron is a once in a lifetime athlete, but Kobe was a great athlete in his own right. What are we doing here?

 

[getback]

Been a long time since I watched #8 Kobe highlights, but off the top of my head I remember thinking he was AS gifted as MJ athletically.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

my never ending frustration, Canadian NBA players are too entitled and not patriotic enough to win.

Not enough chemistry and practice to overcome international squads who practice and play more together.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Im not trying to make Kobe seem like some unathletic dude. But Gilbert said himself that Kobe was more like 2nd three-peat MJ not Come Fly With Me 1988 Mike. I think he was just splitting hairs for why he prefers Kobe over those two in particular. Kobe even said himself it was his work ethic that separated him more than his athletic gifts.

Gilbert said 24 Kobe was like 2nd 3 Peat Jordan.

He wasn't referring to Young #8 Kobe.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

Lots of young people clearly only saw 24 and never saw 8.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Lots of young people clearly only saw 24 and never saw 8.

And I'm sure Keon Coleman barely even saw that.

 

[g-time]

His body control and coordination made him appear more athletic than he was though.

In other words his athleticism.. which was greater than most.

 

[JMB10215]

If yall think even #8 Kobe was athletic as MJ or Bron yall are drunk. I think T mac and AI was more athletic too.

 

[JMB10215]

Gilbert said 24 Kobe was like 2nd 3 Peat Jordan.

He wasn't referring to Young #8 Kobe.

nah

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Been a long time since I watched #8 Kobe highlights, but off the top of my head I remember thinking he was AS gifted as MJ athletically.

Nah.

He wasn't on Prime Jordan's level. Absolutely not.

But that would be like calling Prime Pamela Anderson flat chested just because she is standing next to Persephanii.

 

[Based Jesus]

Talking about Kobe like he was big Andre Miller

 

[HIM]

There’s a couple reasons Kobe came off the bench his first 2 seasons and it’s not because he was some some sort of underdog

 

[DCAllAfrican]

nah

I listened to the clip when it was released. He was talking about the athleticism and skill-set 24 had is more comparable to older Jordan than Prime Jordan.

He wasn't talking about athleticism. Which he also mentioned Prime Jordan was in a class of his own.

 

[Moheezy]

I'm just going to leave this hear in the hopes we kill this topic:

 

[king j]

Kobe not an elite athlete?

 

[Moheezy]

my never ending frustration, Canadian NBA players are too entitled and not patriotic enough to win.

Not enough chemistry and practice to overcome international squads who practice and play more together.

This seems to be a failure from a Canadian leadership standpoint. Something needs to change because Canada has a SQUAD and needs to capitalize on that.

 

[JMB10215]

Kobe Bryant was athletic. Crazy athletic. He was never the most athletic player in the league. Im comparing him to Michael Jordan and Lebron James.

 

[nick.]

There’s a couple reasons Kobe came off the bench his first 2 seasons and it’s not because he was some some sort of underdog

 

[JMB10215]

Homework

 

[JMB10215]

 

[AIR J XIII]

The fanboy energy is strong in here today

Just because someone states that Kobe wasn’t at the top level of elite athleticism doesn’t mean he was un-athletic or just an average athlete. Kobe had elite athleticism, but there are levels.

 

[B Sox]

I mean there’s dudes more “athletic” than Bron in the league too. They just aren’t as good as him

 

[JMB10215]

Kobe aint never have his head at the rim. Kobe couldn't dunk from the free throw line. Yall gotta cut this out, yall too old to be acting like you dont know what Keon is saying.

 

[JMB10215]

The fanboy energy is strong in here today

Just because someone states that Kobe wasn’t at the top level of elite athleticism doesn’t mean he was un-athletic or just an average athlete. Kobe had elite athleticism, but there are levels.

Thank you bro. These dudes are being dense as hell. Or they never played sports. There are levels to athleticism

 

[JMB10215]

I mean there’s dudes more “athletic” than Bron in the league too. They just aren’t as good as him

More athletic than peak bron? Like 2009 lebron?