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Posted on 5/29/10 at 11:05 pm to
Posted by TulaneTigerFan
Seattle
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Posted on 5/29/10 at 11:05 pm to
Yes, why wouldn't I? Do you ever actually watch any of those guys play?
Posted by BamaFan89
T-Town
Member since Dec 2009
19303 posts
Posted on 5/29/10 at 11:07 pm to
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Do you ever actually watch any of those guys play?


Yes. I'm a huge Wade fan and I like Melo and LeBron but they cannot match Kobe's killer instinct and ability to hit the tough shots to get it done. Wade is close and has done it a few times but he still isn't on Kobe's level as far as that's concerned
Posted by Colonel Flagg
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 5/29/10 at 11:14 pm to
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You really believe that they can hit as many clutch/tough shots as Kobe does? Really?


Lebron has been at the top of clutch shots since he entered the league.

Durant, Wade, and Melo are also game changers like Kobe.
Posted by BamaFan89
T-Town
Member since Dec 2009
19303 posts
Posted on 5/29/10 at 11:17 pm to
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Durant, Wade, and Melo are also game changers like Kobe.

They are all great players but none of them have that killer instinct that Kobe has. Like I've said before Wade is close but still not there.
Posted by Papa Purple and Gold
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2006
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Posted on 5/29/10 at 11:18 pm to
Celtics in 7
Posted by TulaneTigerFan
Seattle
Member since Sep 2005
35856 posts
Posted on 5/29/10 at 11:19 pm to
Any of those guys are capable of absolutely dominating a game offensively on any given night.

Up until this season Kobe was only hitting 25% of game winners. For some reason he's always had this label of being incredibly clutch despite missing 75% of the game winning shot attempts he's taken. Remember the big makes, forget all of the misses. He has been great on those types of attempts this season though.
This post was edited on 5/29/10 at 11:21 pm
Posted by Colonel Flagg
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2010
23467 posts
Posted on 5/29/10 at 11:21 pm to
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have that killer instinct that Kobe has


Yes we can never forget that unmeasurable subjective quality that his fans bring up to claim him as by far the greatest in the league.
Posted by BamaFan89
T-Town
Member since Dec 2009
19303 posts
Posted on 5/29/10 at 11:23 pm to
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Yes we can never forget that unmeasurable subjective quality that his fans bring up to claim him as by far the greatest in the league.




So you're saying Kobe doesn't get it done and he's not the best player in the league?
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
112696 posts
Posted on 5/29/10 at 11:24 pm to
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he is going to be there to counter Bryant.


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Not possible


2008 NBA Finals disagrees.
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
112696 posts
Posted on 5/29/10 at 11:25 pm to
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He can't. Who in the league can go basket for basket with Kobe?


Not saying he will, who knows, but we act like 2008 NEVER happened, LOL.
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
112696 posts
Posted on 5/29/10 at 11:26 pm to
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You really believe that they can hit as many clutch/tough shots as Kobe does? Really?


The last 5 years of ACTUAL stats and not just SAYING Kobe is clutch COMPLETELY disagree with you.

And that's ANY way you look at clutch stats.

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They are all great players but none of them have that killer instinct that Kobe has



Sports cliches are the worst. Explain how they don't have the killer instinct when some of those players have better clutch stats virtually EVERY year AND make more of these game winning type shots at a higher % over a 5 year span than Kobe.

fricking sports cliches just dumb down sports talk.
This post was edited on 5/29/10 at 11:29 pm
Posted by BamaFan89
T-Town
Member since Dec 2009
19303 posts
Posted on 5/29/10 at 11:27 pm to
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but we act like 2008 NEVER happened, LOL.


You are the one who brought '08 up. I never said anything about it. The Lakers lost then but I think they'll win now
Posted by Colonel Flagg
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2010
23467 posts
Posted on 5/29/10 at 11:29 pm to
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So you're saying Kobe doesn't get it done and he's not the best player in the league?


The current MVP is the best in the league. He just hasn't had the pleasure of playing with as good of a team around him.
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
112696 posts
Posted on 5/29/10 at 11:30 pm to
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You are the one who brought '08 up


Because you laughed twice when someone said Paul will counter Kobe as if to say there's no way it can happen when it already did, so there's no reason to think it's laughable.
Posted by Kige Ramsey
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Posted on 5/29/10 at 11:32 pm to
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Celtics in six
Posted by BamaFan89
T-Town
Member since Dec 2009
19303 posts
Posted on 5/29/10 at 11:32 pm to
So you're saying PP will fake another injury in The Finals this year?
Posted by TTsTowel
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Posted on 5/29/10 at 11:32 pm to
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
112696 posts
Posted on 5/29/10 at 11:34 pm to
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So you're saying PP will fake another injury in The Finals this year?


So, you're deflecting my point because you know I was correct.

Nice.

Just admit you was wrong when you laughed at the thought of Pierce matching Kobe since he already did it.
Posted by BamaFan89
T-Town
Member since Dec 2009
19303 posts
Posted on 5/29/10 at 11:34 pm to
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The current MVP is the best in the league.


No the MVP is just the one who is the Most Valuable to his team not necessarily the best player in the league. I'll agree that LeBron is the best athlete in the league but not the best overall player
Posted by BamaFan89
T-Town
Member since Dec 2009
19303 posts
Posted on 5/29/10 at 11:36 pm to
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So, you're deflecting my point because you know I was correct.


No I wasn't. You brought up that PP "matched" Kobe in The Finals and said it could happen again so I was asking if he was gonna fake an injury again
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