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Young learned fadeaway from Kobe and Kobe is just a lifetime Jordan wannabe, tbh.
This right here is what it's all about....what the media thinks of Kobe means nothing compared to this type of admiration....and it further shows why Duncan and Lebron (no offense to them) will never be in Kobe's class...I literally could go on and on with about 90% of the players with the same viewpoint....from Trevor Ariza wearing Kobe jerseys on the streets to John Wall and Carmelo to Dr. J picking Kobe saying Kobe is the best post MJ to Shaq picking Kobe over LeBron...to Bird threatening to burn his MVPs if they didn't give Kobe one to MJ picking Kobe as his successor ....the list is non ending. Sorry Spur fan....
Dirk Nowitski:
“He’s probably the greatest player in my generation that I played against,” said Nowitzki, who has 27,239 career points and will likely pass Elvin Hayes and Moses Malone over the next few weeks to move up to seventh on the list.
“Obviously Shaq was very dominant, Tim Duncanwas great, but I just loved watching Kobe. I don’t think there will ever be another MJ, but he’s definitely as close as it gets that we’ll ever see.
“He had it all. He’s a clutch player, can make shots from anywhere. I’ve had a blast from watching him during his career very closely. That’s a heck of an accomplishment for sure.”
Nick Young on how he lied to MJ so the Bobcats would give him a contract:
“He asked me where I learned my fadeaway from,” Young recalled after working out for the former Charlotte Bobcats seven years ago. “Jordan was looking at me dead in my eyes. I was going to say Kobe Bryant, but I was forced to say Jordan at that moment because I wanted him to pick me.”
Paul George on idolizing Kobe:
Lebron James idolizing Kobe:It’s so hard to compare anyone to Michael, but I think it’s fair to say Kobe is the second coming of MJ,” said Indiana Pacers forwardPaul George, who grew up watching Bryant while playing for Knight High in Palmdale. “Kobe has transcended the league the same way I felt Michael did.”
George endlessly mimicked Bryant’s mannerisms in pick-up games, ranging from his fadeaway jumpers to his jaw strutting.
Kevin Durant idolizing Kobe:Cleveland forward LeBron James recently told reporters he had a Bryant poster on his bedroom wall growing up. The poster served as an inspiration for James as he followed Bryant’s path in morphing from high school phenom to NBA star.
Clay Thompson Idolizing 24:Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant told L.A. News Group last year he endlessly watched Bryant’s scoring outbursts with hopes he could somehow replicate them.
Brandon Jennings:Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson took similar notes, the former Santa Margarita standout often imitating Bryant’s footwork and post-ups.“To get on his level is going to take a lot of work. It’s basically impossible,” Thompson said. “But he’s never afraid to take the big shot, and that’s what I’ve always tried to do.”
Stephen Curry:Both Thompson and Detroit Pistons guard Brandon Jennings attended Bryant’s summer camps years before turning pro. “For a guy to be able to do that and still get ready for practice was pretty amazing,” said Jennings, a Compton native. “That just made me want to work harder every day.”
I talk to Luke all the time just about his journey with Kobe and with the Lakers and championships and stuff."
Zach LaVine wears the No. 8 because of Kobe:
D-Wade: Kobe is the second greatest Alltime:"I feel like everyone has that one person," LaVine said. "I feel like that was it for me. That was just my idol growing up. It's crazy competing on the same floor, growing up my whole life watching this dude
Westbrook and James Harden:"Well, it used to be Kobe Bryant ... the second best all time ... now, I have a new favorite player to play against ... my former teammate, LeBron James." Not only did Wade show respect to Kobe in terms of always anticipating their matchups every single year, but he also called him the second best all time.
Incoming Rookies name their favorite player:Westbrook and Harden played together on the same junior high AAU basketball team during Kobe’s three-peat era in Los Angeles. They can recall their worship of Bryant as a basketball god amongst mortals. "We all wanted to be Kobe more than anything in the world and it seemed like everyone had dawned a poster of him on their bedroom walls next to their Dragonball Zposter."
Conclusion:From Schuhmann of NBA.com:
1: Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers — 21.2 percent
2: LeBron James, Miami — 15.2 percent
T-3rd: Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City & Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas — 12.1 percent
T-5th: Kevin Garnett, Brooklyn & Chris Paul, L.A. Clippers — 9.1 percent
Others receiving votes: Carmelo Anthony, New York; Vince Carter, Dallas; Tim Duncan, San Antonio; James Harden, Houston; Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio; Steve Nash, L.A. Lakers; Dwyane Wade, Miami
“That door is closed. Good luck waiting on another Kobe Bryant,” said ESPN analyst Jalen Rose. “The sport is his first, second and third priority.”
Bryant expressed indifference on whether he will pass the torch to anyone. But he still believes he has served a purpose in instilling values that he believes has influenced the NBA’s current generation that he described as “gym rats.”
Last edited by Koolaid_Man; 06-18-2015 at 06:12 PM.
Young learned fadeaway from Kobe and Kobe is just a lifetime Jordan wannabe, tbh.
I wont argue that
I think Shaq and especially Wade picking Kobe over Lebron means more than anything we think or those in the media.....they both played with Lebron and Shaq with both....so nothing we think after they gave their opinion matters...Wade picking Kobe after winning 2 chips with Lebron was the death blow..there's really nothing else to be said...but I guess you fanbois still got analytics to make you feel good
Kool- ur going to give the spur fans here a heart attack...
Everybody wants to be like Mike.
They know they can't so they go to the best low bitrate copy of mike.
I was particularly waiting on your response....you're badass....you can ing spin some spit off a ....
It's cause Duncan is still kicking ass whereas kobe is tosb.
The last two years are like kobes living funeral, all those quotes are like palliative care
There's not a sane reasonable person in the world that would consider patterning their game after Duncan
Because Doncan is a big, you dont see very often guys saying ¨I want to be like Shaq/Kareem/Wilt¨
Everybody wants flashy plays, flashy money flashy market flashy rapism flashy lawyers etc.
How do you explain all the great big men coming out of college saying the same thing about Kobe? Dont worry I will post their quotes next....
You are full of like usual go ahead post their quotes.How do you explain all the great big men coming out of college saying the same thing about Kobe? Dont worry I will post their quotes next....
You spin everything into something about the male genitals though.
Fat people always think about food
People in the desert think about water
You always think about penises.
Lamarcus Aldridge
Kevin Love“He gave it to me in the post when I first got drafted,” Aldridge said on Monday before the Blazers practiced at the AT&T Center. “I had nightmares of how he scored over and over again and I couldn’t stop him.”
He still credits Duncan for helping his improvement.
“He’s the power forward,” Aldridge said. “He’s the best power forward of all-time in my eyes. I’ve learned so much watching Tim and just playing against him. I’ve probably taken some of the tricks and things that he uses during the game.”
Jahlil OkaforPatrick asked Love who the best player he has played against.
Love responded immediately that it was Tim Duncan and then went on the elaborate why.
Flustered, Patrick then asked Love "Well, who is the toughest player to deal with?"
Love quickly responded; "Tim Duncan".
Love then told a story about how Duncan had hit a bank shot over him. As Love was running down the court, he muttered to himself "What am I going to do about that?".
Duncan overheard Love and said; "There's nothing you can do about that, son."
Roy Hibbert“He idolizes Hakeem Olajuwon, Tim Duncan, Shaquille O’Neal,” Chucky Okafor said. “I think he’s like a combination of the three of them.” Realizing how premature that sounded, he added: “Jahlil knows he’s not the best player in the world. That keeps him working at it.”
“You’ll never see how he’s feeling,” Chucky Okafor said. “He has the same demeanor, no matter what happens in the game — all business, like Duncan.”
Chris BoshAccording to ESPN, at the height of the lockout Hibbert asked current teammate and former Spur George Hill to reach out to Duncan on his behalf. Hibbert had grew up idolizing Duncan and was convinced he could help him in fine-tuning his own game. For this summer's workouts, the two hired a boxing trainer to help them with strength and develop footwork.
Andrew Bynum"When he started having success, I was trying to be a guard," Bosh, a Miami Heat center, said about when Duncan claimed his first of four les with San Antonio . "I was heading into my sop re year of high school. But then I had a growth spurt. In two years, I grew another five inches. I said, 'I might as well be like those (big) guys.'"
One of those big men was Duncan. By 2001, Bosh said Duncan and then Minnesota power forward Kevin Garnett were "pretty much a tie for my favorite player."
"I had ( Duncan's) poster on my wall," said Bosh, who grew up in Dallas.
DeAndre JordanThe footwork. You noticed that right away. Although 7 feet and 280 pounds, Andrew Bynum is light on his toes, his moves around the basket smooth, not altogether unlike one of his idols. "I like Tim Duncan a lot," Bynum said.
Willie Cauley-Stein“He’s one of greatest players to play this game on both ends of the floor,” Jordan said. “He’s someone I idolized as a kid.”
Blake GriffinA 7-year-old Willie Cauley-Stein is playing basketball in his driveway. He’s doing what any 7-year-old with a dream of becoming a professional athlete does, and is putting himself in the shoes of one of his idols, in this case, Tim Duncan.
Chris PaulGriffin began his transformation into the unstoppable force he has become last summer, reaching out to Tim Duncan for some advice on winning and leadership, and used some of the most cutting-edge workout technology during the offseason.
Baron Davis on the BS Report"I told him how much I love him, man," Paul told Maggio after the game. "I done known Tim since I was 11 years old. Me and his nephew played on the same AAU team. Everybody always knows the Wake Forest connection, but he's been like a mentor, a big brother to me since I've been in the league.
Duncan is the best player of my generation, he's top 5 all-time.
How many young kids grow up saying they wanna miss the most shots in NBA history?
Thats funny, could have sworn Aldridge, Anthony Davis, Griffin and Deandre Jordan all said they watched Tim growing up and that was their idol if I am correct..... I guess big men look up to Tim more? That is who they aspire to be like they all said.^^^^ This, just what I said below being the big men aspire to be like Tim. He hand selected quotes and players for his thread to make it favor Kobe.
I could have sworn Jordan also said that Tim is one of the few that could play in his era as well? He said there are 5 players and Tim was one of them.
Thread = DONE, the names I threw out as well were on there and you just killed this weak ass thread with this post.
Lamarcus Aldridge
Kevin Love
Jahlil Okafor
Roy Hibbert
Chris Bosh
Andrew Bynum
DeAndre Jordan
Willie Cauley-Stein
Blake Griffin
Chris Paul
Baron Davis on the BS Report
Harlem just ethered Extra Stout.
Will you kill yourself if the Lakers draft okafor and he patterns his game on Duncan? It's a real possibility. You should be ready to submit to Duncan's mojo now.There's not a sane reasonable person in the world that would consider patterning their game after Duncan
You are full of like usual go ahead post their quotes.
Lets start with the 7 footer Thon Maker:
Next Jahlil Okafer before the draft:SONNY: Little bit about yourself… We here some comparisons to Kevin Durant or Kevin Garnett but let’s here it from you, who do you think your game models most?
THON MAKER: It’s a lot of mixtures. It’s just basically playing basketball but people may see glimpses’ of other players in my game. I think it’s just me playing basketball and understanding how to play. If I were to match it with other players in the league I would say my footwork is pretty good with like a Kobe. His mentality, killer instinct I love that; he’s hungry he’s never settling. Like right now someone would just have given up on that injury but he’s not, he’s still playing and able to dunk it."
SI.com: In their primes, are you taking LeBron or Kobe?Okafor: Kobe. I’ve always been a Kobe fan, he’s one of my favorite players. I love LeBron, but Kobe was the first player I actually considered my favorite.
Joel Embiid's desire to be like Kobe:
"Here in Cameroon, we see NBA players like Kobe Bryant and LeBron—he wants to be like that," Embiid's father said in an interview this week.
Julius Randle:
I'm adding big me to my list its not complete....Malik listing a few players but the list is weak.....you only got a good solid 3....compared to my all around list..the fact is no one likes your fsggot
Dandre Jordsn is garbage....AD never said he admired Tim
Oh look, another rolaids man thread.
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