Kobe Fouls a Reporter

It’s kind of frustrating how likable Kobe is a lot of the time.  I mean, he doesn’t travel like Lebron.  He gets calls, but no where near as many as D-Wade. And now he’s teaching us all how to play basketball.  The shooting tips are pretty good.  His defensive tips are cheap (and theyre all fouls) but, hey, I guess it works in pick up.

Try to mostly ignore the reporter who nods way too much.

Oh, and yeah, because Kobe says to stretch, I guess I will now.

Why Does Everyone Love Michael Jordan…

But hate Kobe Bryant?

I’m writing this after watching Jordan destroy Craig Ehlo in game 5 in 1989 (love classic NBA).  It reminded me of all those classic Jordan performances and I realized something.

As much as everyone hates to compare people to Jordan, Kobe and Michael are a lot alike.

Kobe’s selfish, but so was Michael.  People say Kobe is a bad teammate, but Michael Jordan can be seen yelling at Scottie Pippen to give him the ball after Pippen made a great shot in the Finals against the Jazz (I think it was 1997 game 5).   Jordan also famously fought Steve Kerr.

I guess you could say that Kobe has never won a championship as the number one guy, but people don’t hate Kobe because he is bad.  I kind of think people hate him because he is good, yet annoying or jerkish.

I guess the point of this blabbering post is, it’s kind of unfair.  Jordan wasn’t a saint, but he was just cooler.  People liked him more, maybe becasue of things like this?

Kobe also had the rape thing.

Ok Kobe. Fine.

Kobe keeps doing things that make me want to like him.  Im not sure I can but whatever.  This is even better than “shootin free throws like crap.”

I saw this on thebiglead, and like that guy, I have no idea if it is real.  I hope it is.

This is How bored I Am Right Now

I stopped doing Plaschke things because they were awful. Cept Im mad bored.

Kobe Bryant=Repect. Yup makes sense.

He never wore a swimsuit, but nobody made a bigger splash.

Right, except not right in any way. How bout f***ing Michael f***ing Phelps f***ing yeah.

He never ran a lap, yet nobody traveled farther.

Metaphorically and not metaphorically this is wrong. Cool. Hey LA Times, tuesdays and thursdays i got some free time 420-545. Need a writer?

The Beijing Olympics may initially be known for Michael Phelps’ strength and Usain Bolt’s speed, but, among American sports fans, no memory will prove as indelible as Kobe Bryant’s redemption.

Expect no, EVERYONE will remember this olympics for Phelps, and then the USA team, and then probably those 10 yr old chinese gymnists, and then number 574: Dwyane Wade being good, and then number (somehting really high) Kobe’s redemption.

“He gives it his all on every second of every play. You see that and you’re like, you’ve got to do the same thing,” said center Chris Bosh.

…about David Eckstein

“You see a guy playing that hard, you’ll do anything not to let him down.”

Said every single athlete about every single other athlete.

Every game, he’s the player pointing to other players, directing them on both sides of the court, counseling them, cheering them.

By cheering I assume you mean “screaming angry things” and yeah, this is why so many people hate kobe.

“Kobe was the guy; he was like, ‘I want to guard Manu,’ ” Paul said. “He always wants to guard the other team’s best player.”

I also want to guard the oppsing teams best player, and take the last shot. I suck at basketball.

It’s not about the numbers. It’s about the perception.

At least he admits it. It’s not about how actually good you are, it’s about how good people think you are. Problem is, no matter how many times you deny it, people hate Kobe. Sorry, they just do.

This is a terrible post, whatever i just killed 20 minutes. My work here is done

blast from the past

In an interview with KCAL 9 (local LA news station), when answering a question about how reacted to Shaq’s rap about him, Kobe Bryant said he had more important things on his mind – the Olympics. “This is basketball,” he said. “This is our game.”

I’m just glad Kobe sees it that way, too.

Shaq vs. Kobe. Part…too many to count

In case you missed it, Shaq had some choice words about Finals loser Kobe in a freestyle rap in New York.

“You know how I be,” Shaq rapped. “Last week Kobe couldn’t do without me.”

And he went on to talk about Kobe’s destructive effect on his marriage.

“I’m a horse. Kobe ratted me out,” he rapped. “That’s why I’m getting divorced. He said Shaq gave a [woman] a mil. I don’t do that ’cause my name’s Shaquille. I love ‘em, I don’t leave ‘em. I got a vasectomy, now I can’t breed ‘em.”

All while repeating the chorus, “Kobe you can’t do without me.”

Of course, O’Neal, always the comedian, said it was all in good fun and it would be wrong to take anything he freestyled too seriously.

Here’s a link to the full show.

Last Night

After Kobe made his first three in the first few minutes he turned to a fan and said, “Not tonight.” Not to try to make myself sound smart (I would never do that!!111!!), but I was happy when those first few shots went in. I told one of my friends that this guaranteed we’d see a Kobe that would jack up a bunch of fadeaways and crappy threes thinking, “but wait, I’ve made these before!” It was kinda like what Bill Belichick said about Freddy Mitchell: “He’s terrible. We were happy when he was in the game.” Kobe’s not terrible, but we are happy when he’s in the game if he’s jacking up crap like he did last night.

Yes Kobe.

Yes Tonight.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.

Very quick thoughts on game 2

Real quick…

Everyone was complaining about the freethrow discrepancy. Ok, there were a few calls that went against the Lakers in the first half. The Celtics were being favored. Sure. But by the end of the game, the foul discrepancy was only 28-21. This is not a statistically significant number- that is- just by looking at the numbers we cannot be sure the officials really blew the game. Anecdotally, sure, the Lakers shoulda gotten a few calls, maybe Kobe’s second foul was a little cheap etc. Thing is, people are pointing to the free throw discrepancy. You gotta look at the foul discrepancy, and it was only 7. Also, Radmonovich traveled, and Fisher, what’s the word, molested Paul Pierce to get a steal at the end. Doesn’t completely make up for the calls earlier, but I don’t think the Lakers would have won had the game been called 100% correctly.

Lastly, Kobe indicated in his press conference that the Lakers “learned a few things” (or something) from the fourth quarter that they can use “at Staples.” Right. So wait for the Celtics to not care about the game anymore and then make your wide open shots. Go 7-9 or whatever from three point line. Except spread that over the whole game, that’s like 28-36!! The Lakers are gonna win game three by like 60 points!! Seriously Kobe, in order to get all those shots again you will have to fall behind by 24 again. I’ll take that scenario.

I actually didn’t think I’d be able to stick with my original prediction this long. Celts in 4 is holding up.

100th Post!

I am starting out this post with no idea where I am going to go with it. I just saw us sitting at 99 posts and realized I had to take matters into my own hands. Plus, like in basketball, I realized someone had to step up and come through in the clutch. Also, like basketball, if I miss and this post is awful, people won’t really remember it, but if I come through I’m looking at a clutch blogger of the year award. Lastly, because I have no belief in “clutch” whatsoever, it sort of makes me clutch. Really. I live for games at Brodie that come down to the last shot. I don’t actually play better, but some people believe it, and that’s all that matters.

On to… somthing.

hmmm

Um, I read a book! Yeah I read Bringing Down the House. That’s kinda a sports book right? It’s about blackjack and these kids that count cards. Solid book. I recommend. Also, with apologies to Jim Gaffigan, the book was much better than the movie. Although I did enjoy that I didn’t have to read the movie. I’m so smart because I read books.

Let’s do something involving the number 100.

Ok Wilt’s 100 point game. That was impressive. The coolest part is that during the final minutes players were openly passing up wide open shots in order to get the ball to Wilt. Wilt’s team was fouling to get the ball back

Dajuan Wagner had a 100 point game. Here’s a good look on what happened to him. He’s currently playing in Poland.

Um, here’s a list of the top 100 sports books of all time.

The Conn Sun beat the Atlanta Dream 100-68 a couple weeks ago.

I once bowled over 100.

Kobe had 81. That’s not 100.

One time I got a 100 on a test. No link for this one.

I could watch this 100 times.

I have watched this 100 times.

100 times 100 = 10000

100 divided by 100 = 1

The Pats scored 100, or close enough.

Game tied at 100 after regulation. Socal probably already knows what I’m talking about.

If I was making a list of the hundred best movies, this would be at the top. (not really make sense? It’s not that I’m lazy. It’s that I just don’t care.)

Interesting theory involving monkeys.

Well, I’m bored 100 times over by this post. Here’s to 100 more! We know how easy it is to fall short (from talking to our friends).

Some nice hating on Kobe

In the midst of the Kobe lovefest that the week before the finals has been, somebody had to take kobe down a peg. And yeah, we all think Kobe is really good. This is only to even things out a bit.