Posting about a single game, or a few games, is not with this thread is about. Kobe fans bumping this thread after a good game is just as shortsighted as Kobe haters bumping the thread after a bad game. His entire career is overrated because of 1 game, or a few consecutive games? Foolish, and there's no reason for you to post about it. When Kobe stans use 1 spectacular game or a few great games and try to hail him as the almighty, you hate it... but you do the same thing in opposite direction? Look at you.
Well the reality of that situation is that Kobe Bryant has had A LOT, and I mean A LOT, more bad games than good games. That's what people, particularly Kobe fans, completely overlook.
It's not just one game here and there that he plays/shoots bad. It's A LOT.
Ska... since you're rational and watch most of the games, ask yourself these two questions:
How many games has Kobe lost the Lakers this year?
How many games has Kobe won the Lakers this year?
He has probably lost them 15-20 and won them maybe 5-7.
And I'm not including games vs. Toronto and New Orleans where people think "KOBE SAVED THE LAKERS! FIVE RINGS!!" because he simply did not help them win those games... he basically did his best to lose those games for L.A.
Kobe Bryant has made a career of consistently scoring a high number of points by means of an extremely high number of shots. The reason people don't realize this is because they have a terrible memory, a terrible sense of elementary math and very little basketball IQ.
Yes, you can say that people who can't tolerate his entire livelihood are handpicking his worst games.
Yes, you can say that people who think he's top 25 all-time are handpicking his very rare great games.
But at the end of the day, that's why there are stats to reflect on what people can't remember.
A GREAT shooting game could be considered 55%+.
A GOOD shooting game could be considered 50%.
AN AVERAGE shooting game could be considered 45%.
A BAD shooting game could be considered 40%.
A TERRIBLE shooting game could be considered 35%.
The fact that he has NEVER, in 17 seasons, shot 47% in a season tells us that he simply isn't good at putting the ball in the bucket. He's slightly above average rarely, average a lot, and below average often.
If you think that people simply point out his bad games and others simply point out his good games... then where does the truth lie? It lies in the numbers.
The mean of his career shooting % is 45%. I wish somebody would compile a median and mode so that we can ignore your theory that people just emphasize his bad/good games.
It doesn't take a genius to understand that if this clown's GOOD or GREAT (50-55%) shooting games outnumbered his BAD, TERRIBLE or AVERAGE shooting games, he would have finished a season at 47% at least one time. And the sad part is that 47% isn't even that good, nor is accomplishing that feat only once anything to brag about (had he ever done it).
Dude has been shooting his team out of games for a decade and a half but it goes under the radar because he's always had the best 7-footers to clean up his bricks, one of the GOAT coaches to hide his average-ness, and a few injuries here and there (Yao, KG, Perk) to helped him obtain rings.
Take the last 2 games vs. Golden State as a reflection of his career:
Game 1: 16/41 shooting. 34 points.
-You have a BAD shooting game that gets completely overlooked because "OMGosh! Kobe with 34!"
-You have a game where he makes a few shots at the end of regulation and also in overtime and he makes that stupid face and clueless people think "OMGosh! Kobe-God CLUTCH!!" and give him all the credit for the win, even though other teammates had a better game.
-Realistically, the only reason the game was even close was because Kobe Bryant neglects his teammates in an attempt to satisfy the personal attention he so fiercely craves.
Game 2 (last night): 11/27 shooting, 36 points.
-You have
another BAD shooting game, but it turns into "OMGosh! Kobe with 36 and no help! Fire the coach!!"
-You have a game where his stats are padded due to phantom fouls leading to free throws.
-You have a game where people continue their pathetic stance of "I feel sooooo bad for Kobe! Can't believe he has to go out like this. SMH!"
-Realistically, he once again shot them out of the game on offense by wanting to win the game under his terms, and his terms only; he also gave the Warriors at least 12-15 points on the other side with his pathetic, non-existent defense. Realistically... feel bad for him? For what? How can you feel bad for a spoiled brat who has had everything handed to him on a platinum platter?
There's 137 pages of this?!
