The Mathematical Formula to 40,000 career points

[F_U_Buddy]

if only magic would of kept it to suckin .. he wouldnt of gone down like he did. see what that beautiful blonde with dirty underwear known as L.A. does to people.

hey Mr. incest skuttle butt...feel free to use this on your mama, and sisters next time you guys go on a hillbilly family outing...

[ffadicted]

If he averaged 44ppg and played for 10 more years without missing a game, he'd finish with more than 60,000!

Greatest ever

[benefactor]

He will average in the mid/upper-20ppg for about the next five seasons. Then age will rob him of his athleticism and he will be strictly a shooter...which he will probably allow him to hang around 15ppg for the next few seasons. He's got a shot at catching Kareem if he stays healthy, but he won't get close to breaking 40,000. Random fun fact....Jordan averaged over 30ppg in 8 seasons in his career. Bryant has only done it 3 times.

TBQH, I don't think Kobe will play long enough to break even Kareem's mark...or possibly even Jordan's. He will likely retire in his mid-30's after he realizes he is no longer good enough to be the man.

[skut_farkus]

hey mr ed hardy feel free to bump this in your 328i next time you and your boys go out on the town

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbGkxcY7YFU

[MiamiHeat]

Active players - playoff PPG

1. Allen Iverson
2. LeBron James
3. Tracy McGrady
4. Brandon Roy
5. Vince Carter
6. Dwyane Wade
7. Dirk Nowitzki
8. Elton Brand
9. Shaquille O'Neal
10. Amare Stoudemire
11. Kobe Bryant


Active players - Career Field Goal Attempts

1. Allen Iverson 19717 (Famous for being an inefficient chucker)
2. Shaquille O'Neal 19043 (shaq is in his 17th season)
3. Kobe Bryant 18920 (benched his first 3 years and already up here)

[F_U_Buddy]

hey mr ed hardy feel free to bump this in your 328i next time you and your boys go out on the town

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbGkxcY7YFU

...right back at ya moutain ...

[F_U_Buddy]

I doubt Kobe breaks top 5. LeBron however is at 14032 and just turned 25 last week. He has a chance to break Kareems record if he plays another 12 or 15 years.

ya sure and 6 MVP's with ZERO rings....

[F_U_Buddy]

Active players - playoff PPG

1. Allen Iverson
2. LeBron James
3. Tracy McGrady
4. Brandon Roy
5. Vince Carter
6. Dwyane Wade
7. Dirk Nowitzki
8. Elton Brand
9. Shaquille O'Neal
10. Amare Stoudemire
11. Kobe Bryant


Active players - Career Field Goal Attempts

1. Allen Iverson 19717 (Famous for being an inefficient chucker)
2. Shaquille O'Neal 19043 (shaq is in his 17th season)
3. Kobe Bryant 18920 (benched his first 3 years and already up here)

hey King of s you're so misinformed till it's not even funny...and just how many rings for players on "your' top 10 list...Miami has a single le to it's credit and you roaches haven't been back in the closet since...let me hit you with the RAID...Kobe's chasing historical great players and you hit me with this pansy list of players that includes D-Whistle (Wheelchair Wade) , Allen Cryverson, Wince Carter, Snaq Oneal, Lebronze, Brandon Roy (as if he's done something in this league, and Elton ing Brand...go yourself...Kobe's chasing the greatest and you digress...

[XFactor]

I doubt Kobe breaks top 5. LeBron however is at 14032 and just turned 25 last week. He has a chance to break Kareems record if he plays another 12 or 15 years.

Doubt it, Lebron James relies on his ability to bulldoze his way to the hoop, after 34 years of age he won't have that ability anymore and is going to rely mostly on jumpshots. Which he needs work on.

[Native American]

I recall a story of a young boy, Foolish Utterances, named for his babbling nonsense as an infant. Obsessed with Chief Dark Snake, Foolish Utterances was eager to impress him. One day a group had returned from hunting with their kill, a great deer. Young Foolish Utterances took a rock and began pounding on the dead carcass hoping to prove his courage. Amidst the laughter, Chief Dark Snake ordered him to stop as all he was doing was abusing his dinner. And when I say "Foolish Utterances" I mean F_U_Buddy. And when I say "he was eager to impress" but "all he was doing was abusing his dinner" I mean with his meager attempts at debate, all F_U_Buddy is doing is just beating his meat.

[benefactor]

[resistanze]

WGAF, what about LeBron????

[ezau]

MJ>>>>>>>Kobe.

Kobe will be done by 35, so stop fantasizing that he's going to play at an elite level at age 39

[fevertrees]

40,000 points still doesn't redeem you from being an accused rapist

[KidCongo]

What about Kevin Durant? Already has a 3 year advantage on Bean. This record is all about durability too.

[Chieflion]

I recall a story of a young boy, Foolish Utterances, named for his babbling nonsense as an infant. Obsessed with Chief Dark Snake, Foolish Utterances was eager to impress him. One day a group had returned from hunting with their kill, a great deer. Young Foolish Utterances took a rock and began pounding on the dead carcass hoping to prove his courage. Amidst the laughter, Chief Dark Snake ordered him to stop as all he was doing was abusing his dinner. And when I say "Foolish Utterances" I mean F_U_Buddy. And when I say "he was eager to impress" but "all he was doing was abusing his dinner" I mean with his meager attempts at debate, all F_U_Buddy is doing is just beating his meat.

This is hilarious. We need more of this.

[milkshakeballa]

He wont average 24 ppg till he's 40. I doubt he even plays that long

I agree that he won't average 24 and has virtually no shot at Kareem's record (which is an astonishing record) but why would you doubt he will not play til he is 40. This is Kobe we are talking about. The guy's heart is a basketball. Kobe IMO is going to hang on WAY to long and embarrass himself in the latter part of his career because he can't live without it.

[milkshakeballa]

This is hilarious. We need more of this.

not too much or he will kill it....i think he is at a perfect pace right now

[milkshakeballa]

40,000 points still doesn't redeem you from being an accused rapist

i hope you are joking

[NRHector]

I recall a story of a young boy, Foolish Utterances, named for his babbling nonsense as an infant. Obsessed with Chief Dark Snake, Foolish Utterances was eager to impress him. One day a group had returned from hunting with their kill, a great deer. Young Foolish Utterances took a rock and began pounding on the dead carcass hoping to prove his courage. Amidst the laughter, Chief Dark Snake ordered him to stop as all he was doing was abusing his dinner. And when I say "Foolish Utterances" I mean F_U_Buddy. And when I say "he was eager to impress" but "all he was doing was abusing his dinner" I mean with his meager attempts at debate, all F_U_Buddy is doing is just beating his meat.

[Smooth Criminal]

Stop Making Threads

[skut_farkus]

Stop Making Threads

gotta agree with my man

[namlook]

gotta agree with my man

Like anyone cares what you think.

It's a legitimate thread.

Kobe has a real shot at being the greatest scorer in NBA history. Only a dip can't appreciate history being made.

[Rogue]

15. Kobe Bryant: 24815
14. Jerry West: 25192
13. Reggie Miller: 25279
12. Alex English: 25613
11. John Havlicek: 26395
10. Dominique Wilkins: 26668
9. Oscar Robertson: 26710
8. Hakeem Olajuwon: 26946
7. Elvin Hayes: 27313
6. Moses Malone: 27409
5. Shaquille O'Neal: 27921
4. Wilt Chamberlain: 31419
3. Michael Jordan: 32292
2. Karl Malone: 36928
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 38387

Before the season is done he should just about pass John Havlicek for that 11th spot. He's 31 right now so assuming he plays about 8 more seasons and averages 24 ppg over the course of that span and plays atleast 75 games he'd end up with 14, 440 more points. Add the 1300 or so points he'll likely score for the rest of this season and that'd put him at a career total of just over 40,000 and 1st all-time.


Now I hate to be a mutha er about this but Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitski, Steve Nash, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, T-mac, Yao Ming, Allen Iverson, and others aren’t being mentioned in this same breath. So when you start talking about the greatest Laker ever or the NBA’s top 5 please spare us the embarrassment if Kobe isn’t in the top 3 greatest players of all time.
I see 7 les and 40,000 career points this reasoning is called The Formula.

once you let seen the name of a gigantic piece of listed on your list parallel to Duncan, Dirk, Nash, KG... you know the hideous figure of your trashy self has been exposed.

[ChrisRichards]

See playoff average. Kobe ranks 11th lol. Kome will never copycat MJ,