Move over Kobe

[DAF86]

We have a new "closest thing to Jordan".


http://40.media.tumblr.com/93de1d00b7b89de7d02049649714aca8/tumblr_inline_nnd6ebtIUJ1qa6wh9_500.png

[SpursIndonesia]

Jordan's palm, is it even bigger than Kawhi's ? No wonder Kobe is so damn jealous about it.

[Reck]

In before he has down syndrome comments.

[HemisfairArena]

Jordan averaged 20/gm in his late 30's playing for the wizards,,,,and look at kobrick now. The MJ comparision was ridiculous,,,kobrick is the most overrated sidekick of all time,,,

[HI-FI]

DAF with the centered pic goods.

Jordan's palm, is it even bigger than Kawhi's ? No wonder Kobe is so damn jealous about it.
Kawhi and Jordan's hand size are very close. Kobe was always jealous of Jordan's hand size, but then Kobe is usually that way.

[Clipper Nation]

Jordan averaged 20/gm in his late 30's playing for the wizards,,,,and look at kobrick now. The MJ comparision was ridiculous,,,kobrick is the most overrated sidekick of all time,,,

"Sidekick" would imply that he was ever the second option on a team that won anything instead of a minor role player with an ego.

[Bynumite]

Kiwi's father was murdered too and since MJ is not autist and socially awkward that's where the similarities end.

[midnightpulp]

Kiwi's father was murdered too and since MJ is not autist and socially awkward that's where the similarities end.

They both have Finals MVPs and DPOYs, as well :toast

Does Kirby have the latter?

[FkLA]

DAF with the centered pic goods.

:lol

But yeah, Kawhi actually has the efficiency to be compared to MJ unlike that fraud in LA. He's got the MJ midrange and fadeaway down too:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csj7tsa35KA

[HI-FI]

:lol

But yeah, Kawhi actually has the efficiency to be compared to MJ unlike that fraud in LA. He's got the midrange nad fadeaway down too:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csj7tsa35KA
i never even noticed it until you said it. nigga's name in HS must've been El Centrado.

[apalisoc_9]

:lol

But yeah, Kawhi actually has the efficiency to be compared to MJ unlike that fraud in LA. He's got the MJ midrange and fadeaway down too:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csj7tsa35KA

If only some irrelavant pg would go to him when hes hot or of he played 40mpg..dude would be.putting up numbers.

Sadly vanilla and mainstream.media is everywhere

[FkLA]

i never even noticed it until you said it. nigga's name in HS must've been El Centrado.

:lol it's that nigga's signature move tbh


If only some irrelavant pg would go to him when hes hot or of he played 40mpg..dude would be.putting up numbers.

Sadly vanilla and mainstream.media is everywhere

:tu

[DAF86]

My centering pic stuff is almost as neat as Kawhi's midrange game. :hat

[apalisoc_9]

The op sig is on the way of two GOAT level players..smdh

[SpursforSix]

I can't remember Jordan raping anyone. To this point in his career, Leonard has also avoided this Kobe signature move.

[DAF86]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7qM7SYAstw

That fadeaway at the 0:22 mark :worthy:

[Medvedenko]

Sure.....

[gambit1990]

after the spurs win this year he'll have as many FMVPs as kobe.

[daslicer]

His game is more similar to MJ from '95-'98.

[ambchang]

Kawhi's game is very different from Jordan's. Kawhi actually evolved his offensive game to one that was based on close range shots to one of mid range and long range shots. It is interesting that in the age where the mid range shot is viewed as some sort of sin against the game of basketball (only 11% of shots were launched from 10-16 feet up to the 3pt line), Kawhi is launching about 21% of his shots from that range. His mid-range game is very smooth, and he creates a lot of shots from his stop and pops from mid range, which opens up the lane for him to drive, and give the Spurs chances to cut into the lane for a pass and a layup while he is driving.

That is a very 80s types offensive game, where we see guys like Alex English master. Obviously, defensively, Kawhi is light years ahead of English, who really played no defense back in the day.

I am interested to see yet another iteration of the Spurs, going from the twin towers (98 to about 01), to 4-down/inside out (02 to about 04), to inside out with increased number of cuts (05 to about 08) to perimeter heavy drive in the lane (09 to about 11/12) to motion based (12 to 13/14). There seems to be more isolations with Leonard and Aldridge lately, and the number of 3s are dropping and moving towards mid range shots.. Perhaps Pop is playing to the strength of the Spurs, or perhaps Pop realized that with the recent movement, nobody is defending the mid rangers anymore and therefore attacking everybody's weak points. The Spurs are currently 2nd in the league in shots from 10-16 feet and fourth in shots from 16 up to the 3 pt line (I believe #1 from 10 up to the 3 pt line, and only the Blazers are close), but they are still ranking 3rd in Ortg and #2 (a distant #2 to GSW) in eFG%.

[DMC]

Plus light years didn't even exist back then.

[AlexJones]

Looked at his numbers for the first time this year..

Is this nigga actually shooting 47% from 3pt on 4 attempts a game? :lmao probably going to end up much better than Scottie Pippen

[DAF86]

Kawhi's game is very different from Jordan's. Kawhi actually evolved his offensive game to one that was based on close range shots to one of mid range and long range shots. It is interesting that in the age where the mid range shot is viewed as some sort of sin against the game of basketball (only 11% of shots were launched from 10-16 feet up to the 3pt line), Kawhi is launching about 21% of his shots from that range. His mid-range game is very smooth, and he creates a lot of shots from his stop and pops from mid range, which opens up the lane for him to drive, and give the Spurs chances to cut into the lane for a pass and a layup while he is driving.

That is a very 80s types offensive game, where we see guys like Alex English master. Obviously, defensively, Kawhi is light years ahead of English, who really played no defense back in the day.

I am interested to see yet another iteration of the Spurs, going from the twin towers (98 to about 01), to 4-down/inside out (02 to about 04), to inside out with increased number of cuts (05 to about 08) to perimeter heavy drive in the lane (09 to about 11/12) to motion based (12 to 13/14). There seems to be more isolations with Leonard and Aldridge lately, and the number of 3s are dropping and moving towards mid range shots.. Perhaps Pop is playing to the strength of the Spurs, or perhaps Pop realized that with the recent movement, nobody is defending the mid rangers anymore and therefore attacking everybody's weak points. The Spurs are currently 2nd in the league in shots from 10-16 feet and fourth in shots from 16 up to the 3 pt line (I believe #1 from 10 up to the 3 pt line, and only the Blazers are close), but they are still ranking 3rd in Ortg and #2 (a distant #2 to GSW) in eFG%.

Yeah, 'cause Jordan wasn't known for his mid-range shot. :lol

[midnightpulp]

Kawhi will never be the scorer Kirbs was, but peak Leonard will be better than peak Kobe when you consider the overall package (defense, rebounding, floor impact). Leonard is the best perimeter defender I've seen. Can't put him above Scottie in that regard yet for all-time, since Scottie did it for a decade, but current Leonard is a better defensive player than Scottie was.

[ambchang]

Yeah, 'cause Jordan wasn't known for his mid-range shot. :lol
My bad. Should have clarified. Jordan was much of a post up mid range shooter later in his career. His earlier career was more of a stop and pop game and drive to the basket game.

Kawhi was most pick and pop and stop and pop now.

[DAF86]

Kawhi will never be the scorer Kirbs was, but peak Leonard will be better than peak Kobe when you consider the overall package (defense, rebounding, floor impact). Leonard is the best perimeter defender I've seen. Can't put him above Scottie in that regard yet for all-time, since Scottie did it for a decade, but current Leonard is a better defensive player than Scottie was.

Only reason being that he will never put up 20 something shots per game.

[ambchang]

Only reason being that he will never put up 20 something shots per game.

This article is arguing there will never be another Kobe because there won't be another low efficiency volume shooter who rarely pass.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2601389-why-there-will-never-be-another-kobe-bryant

[DMC]

No one who's serious ever thought Kobe was as good as Jordan. They just hoped he would be and that went down the drain like so much semen in a Colorado hotel room.