naw man kobe didn't shoot to much. if he doesn't set the pace then the lakers fall to the wayside and lose by like 15 pts. they NEED kobe to set that sheit off
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naw man kobe didn't shoot to much. if he doesn't set the pace then the lakers fall to the wayside and lose by like 15 pts. they NEED kobe to set that sheit off
I would agree. If the articles are to be believed, he's been extremely focused. Last night was by far his best performance in the finals. He's typically shot very poorly during the finals. Will be interesting to see how the rest of this series goes and if he does continue to pull the trigger if when his shot is not falling..he started out 3-9 so I thought he was going to continue his finals shooting slump.
Why shouldn't he be focused? wouldn't you in that situation want to win when everybody been saying you couldn't win without Shaq?
But people have been saying that for years now. I didn't see this game focus last year..maybe they weren't confident that they could really beat Boston or they've learned from least year's mistakes..maybe both
what I'm saying is that the intensity in game 1 not only from Kobe but from the Lakers was something that was missing..especially on the defensive end.. but to me..he looked hungrier and I think being matched up against the Magic..although they beat them during the season, has them (and Kobe) smelling blood.. young team with no finals experience and the Lakers have home court advantage..i think it's one of those "you couldn't ask for a better situation" type of moments going through his head..and this is not a criticism. Kobe played great ball last night.. well the entire team did as well...you think I'm a Kobe hater.. I'm not a Kobe hater.. if he continues to play well I would like to see him win.... I've always criticized him for shooting too early and often..especially when his shot is not falling and then fucking up the offense.. when he plays right (allowing the offense to flow and taking what is given to him or attacking when he team really needs someone to take over) I dont have a problem with him
Why was skip to my ok shooting jumpers?
And 1 flashbacks? 
But people have been saying that for years now. I didn't see this game focus last year..maybe they weren't confident that they could really beat Boston or they've learned from least year's mistakes..maybe both
and this is not a criticism. Kobe played great ball last night.. well the entire team did as well...you think I'm a Kobe hater.. I'm not a Kobe hater.. if he continues to play well I would like to see him win.... I've always criticized him for shooting too early and often..especially when his shot is not falling and then fucking up the offense.. when he plays right (allowing the offense to flow and taking what is given to him or attacking when he team really needs someone to take over) I dont have a problem with him
everybody is a critic and u can't please everyone... in the end u have to respect kobes game even if u disagree with it ... that's the definition of greatness... LAKERS 2009
Incorrect...This is Kobe's 6th time in the finals. He shot excellent during his first three finals, the one after that...but the one after that against Detroit...thats when Kobe's finals shooting woes really happened.
I would've loved to see the look on your face when they would make a positive comment about Kobe and asked what you thought
No he didn't. Have you looked at his stats? He shot in the 30s during the 1st finals. He had games where he shot in the 20s in that series. He shot 4-20 in one game, 1-3 in another, 8-27 in another one, and didn't play one game
... how is that "excellent shooting"? I actually posted the stats for every game in that first finals appearance a few days. He only had one game in that series where he shot decently..and that was game 4 and game 4 only.He's consistently shot very poorly in the finals. Stop guessing and look at the actual stats. He shot very poorly against Detroit (30s) and still barely shot 40 percent against the Celtics... He's really only had one series where he shot well..that was against New Jersey in the 3rd Finals appearance..
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Kobe had to set the tone in that first game right now the Lakers are preparing for Orlando to double him now, now Kobe goes into facilitate mode dropping dimes out of the double team hitting teammates for wide open shots....Big question will be can the supporting cast hit the shots.....Hopefully for this Laker fan they will.....
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contrary to your beliefs, a fair amount of former players who have on-air gigs are more in agreement with my estimations than yours. but you like to believe everything you hear the talking head from inside a box in your living room says.
during the season, a well known TNT personality occasionally watches fakers games with me at a bbq joint in burbank. we watch the games closely and there's very little disagreement. but when it's time to go on-air, he's gotta put the game face on and say the popular things.
contrary to your beliefs, a fair amount of former players who have on-air gigs are more in agreement with my estimations than yours. but you like to believe everything you hear the talking head from inside a box in your living room says.
during the season, a well known TNT personality occasionally watches fakers games with me at a bbq joint in burbank. we watch the games closely and there's very little disagreement. but when it's time to go on-air, he's gotta put the game face on and say the popular things.
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only 4 people have had 40 points 8 ast 8 boards.
only 4 people have had 40 points 8 ast 8 boards.
Magic Thread
some quick notes.
for those pointing to "orlando beat the fakers in the regular season" you need perspective.
orlando beat the fakers largely because a healthy jameer nelson shot 58.8% and averaged 27.5 points, 5 rebounds, and 6.5 assists per game against the fakers. no healthy jameer nelson, not the same orlando team, no comparison.
for the 1,000,000th time, tobe doesn't come out hoisting bricks because he wants/needs to "set the tone", nor is it because he "doesn't trust his teammates". the simple answer is that tobe is a chucker.
Q1, 3-9 FGAs, no surprise the fakers lost the quarter 24-22. but tobe had one of his aberrant streaky shooting nights in Q2 and Q3 to wind up only SLIGHTLY above his season FG% average. every opponent in the NBA would LOVE for tobe to take 34 FGAs. in the post-shaquille o'neal era, the fakers are 24-32 (.429) when tobe jacks up 30 or more FGAs.
the issue of the double team. i'd like to see a e-show of hands from those of you who plan to watch G2. who will get double teamed more today, pau gasol or tobe?
some quick notes.
for those pointing to "orlando beat the fakers in the regular season" you need perspective.
orlando beat the fakers largely because a healthy jameer nelson shot 58.8% and averaged 27.5 points, 5 rebounds, and 6.5 assists per game against the fakers. no healthy jameer nelson, not the same orlando team, no comparison.
for the 1,000,000th time, tobe doesn't come out hoisting bricks because he wants/needs to "set the tone", nor is it because he "doesn't trust his teammates". the simple answer is that tobe is a chucker.
Q1, 3-9 FGAs, no surprise the fakers lost the quarter 24-22. but tobe had one of his aberrant streaky shooting nights in Q2 and Q3 to wind up only SLIGHTLY above his season FG% average. every opponent in the NBA would LOVE for tobe to take 34 FGAs. in the post-shaquille o'neal era, the fakers are 24-32 (.429) when tobe jacks up 30 or more FGAs.
the issue of the double team. i'd like to see a e-show of hands from those of you who plan to watch G2. who will get double teamed more today, pau gasol or tobe?
Yeah I'm expecting Magic to tighten up this game but I hope Darth Kobe comes out again today.
Refs on their BS again. LET THEM PLAY !!!
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