Stephen A. says Steph Curry will be the player most like Kobe Bryant in the playoffs | First Take
Stephen A. Smith, Brian Windhorst and Kendrick Perkins debate which player will be the most like Kobe Bryant in the playoffs.
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Giannis 👊is the closest to Kobe when it comes to relentless drive to kill you and being effective defensively and offensively. Giannis lacks the leadership Kobe had, the IQ (although he's getting better), and the jumpshot but as far as the attitude and instinct that's similar to Kobe.
Steph will be like Kobe, minus the defense, mid-range game, ability to finish at the rim and toughness, otherwise, exactly like Kobe
Embiid is Kobe tbh lol
Steph is 1 of 1.
We all know the only answers would have been kyrie and dame if they made the playoffs
The fact that Snoop Dogg said the closest to Kobe's mentality is Curry and not Giannis is proof that Giannis is globally hated
Russell Westbrook no doubt
Get rid of Perkins now…he is delusional
Why does no one consider demar DeRozan when it comes to style of play comparisons to Kobe?
Perkins on some drugs Leonard really he load manages all day.Kobe will play injured or not and he drop hella points
Curry or Giannis is the next look alike like Kobe
Curry is not on KB level , Curry needs too much help
For the first time ever, I agree with big Perkins. I would also throw Jason Tatum in there as well.
You can’t compare kwahi with Kobe. Kobe would play every game. Kwahi would play only playoffs if healthy
Snoop Dogg doesn’t know what he’s talking about
MAN I MISS KOBE
Only one who reminds me of Kobe, maybe kawhi.
The agenda to diminish Kobe legacy on espn is crazy I wish somebody would call it out on TV
is it going to matter? one of the teams in the East is going to win it all…
The way people stomachs used to drop when Jordan used to take flight is the same way peoples stomach drop when Steph comes off that screen and pulls up.
Perk just hate steph
Of course Windhorst is gonna take a shot at Kobe. He’s a Lebron guy just like everyone else at ESPN. Just remember, Lebron is 4-6 in the finals and got swept twice 4-0 and lost 4-1 two other times lol. Far from any goat conversation.
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Rewound Perk laughing so many times lol Bravo to Windy for the killer line "feelin' no pain"
Gotta say, the MJ, Kobe, and Kawhi comparison is pretty accurate. Ofc I think Kawhi doesn’t have the same killer mentality as those two, but his style and how hard he works on the court is very similar.
The m3at ride continues. Who cares what snoop dog thinks first of all. Second, Curry has been mediocre over his career in clutch situations. He’s had games he completely sold in the playoffs. Comparing him to Kobe is just m3at ride narrative. Stop it
really? ive never got that killer instinct mentality feeling from steph.
KAWHIIII???? LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
If you actually watched kast year's playoffs or any of Steph's career snoops right when it's time whether it's the third or fourth quarter and they need a bucket Steph generally gets one the only exception to that rule was 2016 and 2019 but everyone has a bad series at some point. No one is flawless.
These clowns totally misinterpret the question 😂
Perk went as far as talking shii about Snoop Dogg on live television when it came to talking about Steph Curry😭😂😂 Once again Perk with the Curry and Golden State hatred. What a joke this man is and ESPN even more for allowing clowns like that to work for em 💀🤡
I could be wrong, I could be hopeful, but I’m thinking with KD by his side, Booker will look a lot like Kobe these playoffs
Terrible take. I don’t see Kobe taking backseat to a newcomer on his own team like Curry did with KD
Stylistically I’ll say Devin Booker & kinda Kawhi Leonard 🤷🏽♂️
Steph is Steph, stop comparing. There games are nothing alike.
Definitely Kawhi
No Jayson Tatum??
Snoop dogg “die hard lakers fan” while wearing a Bulls jersey.
MJ and KOBE'S KILLER INSTINCT + TIM DUNCAN'S LEADERSHIP = STEPH CURYY
Are you not entertained? SAS and Molly are a match indeed
Answer is no one. No one is Kobe. No one is MJ. Kobe was and is the only one closest to MJ. All these players are great no doubts and will be future HOFs but in THEIR OWN way. No one will ever be like Kobe.
Mj, curry,Kobe is top 3 players all time
If Steph wins another ring and finals mvp, he passes Kobe in greatness.
Perk only on here cause he black. Really don’t enjoy watching this man argue like his word is fact.
" There's a calmness in him that many players don't understand. That makes him deadly. He's never up, never down, just there and ready to shoot." ~ KOBE on SC#30.
Man the way Brian windhorst hates on Curry and the warriors is something else lol
There isn’t another Kobe at the moment lol maybe in time we’ll see another Jordan/Kobe type guy.