OT: Kobe

[GeauxBigRed]

Just figured I would put a thread up about this..

We are losing the last true assassin of my generation. No buddy buddy B.S. like Lebron, Wade, etc... 5 rings. Loyal to the franchise. Didn't recruit players to his squad. I'm 27 and he is 2nd to MJ in my lifetime. I hope everyone took a minute to watch him walk away tonight, we won't see another like him for a very long time.

This is coming from a Bulls fan who hated him basically until LeBron went to Miami.

 

[huskerbux]

Been a Lakers fan since the Kareem days and I'm glad to see him go. Of course he didn't recruit guys to come play on his squad....he didn't want anyone to take his spotlight.

 

[otismotis08]

Helluva player.

 

[tone1017]

Great player. That he shot 50 times (the most attempts in a single game since they started recording them in 1983) in his final game is the absolutely perfect ending.

 

[jteten]

It was a great moment for the NBA. Completely overshadowed the Warriors 73rd win.

 

[MAG_rivals203855]

Watched the post game presser. Kobe speaks fluid Spanish. I'm impressed. Oh, yeah, he is a great player but I'd rather have Magic on my team than Kobe. Magic was more of a team player IMO.

 

[rrthusker]

Great player. That he shot 50 times (the most attempts in a single game since they started recording them in 1983) in his final game is the absolutely perfect ending.

Much like a Globetrotter- Generals game

 

[jimbosc]

Without checking - when I heard he scored 60 - I guessed he put up 50 shots to get to that point total. Sounds like I was exactly right shockingly. Kobe was productive over his career and 6 rings.....awesome. That last game was essentially give it to KB and let him shoot. Not basketball IMHO - Warriors are proving my point. For one game....I get it....but the trend is away from clear out one side and let your stud go 1:1.......that is boring.

 

[tro80]

He did have 4 assists, so its not like he was a total ball hog. Seriously though, his teammates gave him the ball to shoot. That was the whole purpose of the night. If you didn't want to watch that, you were watching the wrong game. Interestingly enough, the team was +7 in his minutes, second highest +/- on the team last night. - and I am no Kobe or NBA fan.

 

[tone1017]

I agree, those people didn't pay thousands of dollars to watch Huertas and Hibbert run pick and rolls all night. I just think it's hilarious he chucked 50 shots.

 

[Harry Caray]

The last 5 minutes or so of that game was a blast to watch. Kobe was in the zone.

 

[tro80]

He made the last three pointer, the last two pointer and the last free throw he ever took in an NBA game.

 

[iROOT4nu]

MJ and Kobe were good to me. It's now my son's turn for the next great to emerge and have his Wilt and Bird.

 

[jawatkins]

I agree, those people didn't pay thousands of dollars to watch Huertas and Hibbert run pick and rolls all night. I just think it's hilarious he chucked 50 shots.

Made 22-50, went 16-29 inside 3, 6-21 from 3. Not good from the outside, but his combined shooting percentage was higher than the lakers shooting percentage this year. Two teams that have nothing to play for, what happened last night was the only thing that could have made that game matter.

 

[jay-cheese]

He definitely needed the ice pack after last night. 50 is a lot of shots for anyone...

I watched sparingly...saw some of the pregame video. Did he and Shaq ever make up? Didn't recall seeing him on the tribute...

 

[TheHuskeRed_rivals188407]

Glad the "all about me" prick is gone. Never liked or respected him ... never will. Peace to those who fall at his feet. Give me the Tim Duncan personality 7 days a week and twice on Sundays over this "all eyes on me" entitled bore.

 

[jawatkins]

Glad the "all about me" prick is gone. Never liked or respected him ... never will. Peace to those who fall at his feet. Give me the Tim Duncan personality 7 days a week and twice on Sundays over this "all eyes on me" entitled bore.

You couldn't be more wrong about him. He was all about winning, which irked guys like shaq who liked to come in 30 pounds over weight and play himself into shape by the playoffs rather than work on himself on the offseason. Guys only about themselves don't win 5 rings, Ask Carmello Anthony.

 

[dgbullfrog]

Just an amazing performance by Kobe.

For the Kobe haters, let me know when you find a player 37 years old, with 20 NBA years on his body, that can even run up and down the court for 42 minutes, and then be able to actually put up 50 shots, while make 44% of them, score 23 points in the 4th QTR, bringing his team back from a 15 point deficit, and making every clutch shot and free throw down the stretch. Before you get so negative, why don't you just let that sink in a little, just appreciate that for what it is. Forget that it's Kobe, pretend that MJ did it, or Magic, or Bird, or whoever you want. It stands on its own regardless of who it was that achieved it.

Geez, give the dude a little respect. This wasn't Kobe being Mr. Egomaniac. Everyone wanted him to shoot, his teammates kept giving him the ball, and telling him not to pass it off, the fans were wanting it and chanting and cheering him on. This shouldn't be about the fact that he took 50 shots and scored 60 points and was a ball hog or whatever BS you want to throw out. It should be about the expectations of fans, teammates past and present, media, and probably most of the players in the NBA, wondering if Kobe would go out with a bang, did he have it in him to do something special and at 37 he actually delivered an incredible performance, beyond anyone's expectations, a final game that was so phenomenal that nobody would have expected it even from Kobe Bryant, that is the story.

Anyone that has anything negative to say, obviously didn't even watch the game, it was truly remarkable.

 

[planored]

Can honestly say I never watched a game of his. I did see a few highlights, meh.

 

[HuskerLLM]

My least favorite players that I was not sad to see go...John Elway, Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds and Kobe Bryant.

All fantastic athletes that competed at a high level, I get that they will all have fans, this was just my list.