100%…it was amazing and also heartbreaking watching the documentary
nottherealstanlee
Anyone over 30ish knows Kobe should be more in the GOAT convo than he is. Downvote away, but imo he was the most explosive offensive player of all time. The way he could get radioactive around 2004-2007 was something idk if we’ll ever see again. It wasn’t just threes and dunks/layups, he’d post you up, he’d break you down, he’d get to the line relentlessly. He broke teams by himself.
Then on top of that he was an elite defender when he was younger to the level of any great defender you see today. He was a dude who could go off for 40 while making Jason Kidd work his ass off on the other end. You just don’t see that shit anymore these days. Now you’re either a 30ppg guy or a defensive lock down guy, but who out there is doing both?
Of course the vibe switched when he got there. Kobe was the last of his kind and I’m not sure we see a wing like this again ever. It’s so easy to dismiss Kobe with “MJ was better” without taking into context their careers. It’s like saying Kareem was better than Shaq or Curry is better than Iverson or something. There’s some level of competitiveness there and that alone opens the door for a conversation. If you wanna put MJ over him, I totally get it but people really don’t understand Kobe if they’re not willing to at least give him a shot at the GOAT. And for the record Kareem is another guy that is constantly left out of the GOAT convo and that’s a crime too.
LeagueReddit00
Don’t let Reddit fool you, Kobe is THAT guy
Due-Mathematician36
Ball Don’t Stop is a complete moron who is obsessed with contested midrange jumpers. Blocked that clown 5 years ago. He’s still spreading that propaganda.
EnergyFax
For anyone that lives down here, it’s foggy right now and that shit always makes me sad now. I never once thought about “Fog” now i fucking i hate seeing it. And it’s going to be foggy all week…
dissphemism
off those random accounts..??
Brussell0605
Yeah it’s wild, I grew up In Italy in the late 90s early 2000s and Laker games were always on TV, I watched his entire NBA career and it is insane to me that so many people will say Kobe isn’t even top 10 all time.
clutchutch
What does GOAT convo mean tho? Top 10 all time? There’s pretty much a consensus there, but if it means putting him in the same category as Jordan / KAJ / LeBron then yeah he’s probably not in it
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The great always die young
100%…it was amazing and also heartbreaking watching the documentary
Anyone over 30ish knows Kobe should be more in the GOAT convo than he is. Downvote away, but imo he was the most explosive offensive player of all time. The way he could get radioactive around 2004-2007 was something idk if we’ll ever see again. It wasn’t just threes and dunks/layups, he’d post you up, he’d break you down, he’d get to the line relentlessly. He broke teams by himself.
Then on top of that he was an elite defender when he was younger to the level of any great defender you see today. He was a dude who could go off for 40 while making Jason Kidd work his ass off on the other end. You just don’t see that shit anymore these days. Now you’re either a 30ppg guy or a defensive lock down guy, but who out there is doing both?
Of course the vibe switched when he got there. Kobe was the last of his kind and I’m not sure we see a wing like this again ever. It’s so easy to dismiss Kobe with “MJ was better” without taking into context their careers. It’s like saying Kareem was better than Shaq or Curry is better than Iverson or something. There’s some level of competitiveness there and that alone opens the door for a conversation. If you wanna put MJ over him, I totally get it but people really don’t understand Kobe if they’re not willing to at least give him a shot at the GOAT. And for the record Kareem is another guy that is constantly left out of the GOAT convo and that’s a crime too.
Don’t let Reddit fool you, Kobe is THAT guy
Ball Don’t Stop is a complete moron who is obsessed with contested midrange jumpers. Blocked that clown 5 years ago. He’s still spreading that propaganda.
For anyone that lives down here, it’s foggy right now and that shit always makes me sad now. I never once thought about “Fog” now i fucking i hate seeing it. And it’s going to be foggy all week…
off those random accounts..??
Yeah it’s wild, I grew up In Italy in the late 90s early 2000s and Laker games were always on TV, I watched his entire NBA career and it is insane to me that so many people will say Kobe isn’t even top 10 all time.
What does GOAT convo mean tho? Top 10 all time? There’s pretty much a consensus there, but if it means putting him in the same category as Jordan / KAJ / LeBron then yeah he’s probably not in it