Lakers: Kobe back in action!! :wow

[Buddy Mignon]

Playoff bound.

[hater]

Bro, there's no way you won't enjoy watching Kobe shoot 20 FGAs per game on 35% shooting

I dont. I guess some ppl do thou u might b right

[Kidd K]

Patented.

can't take Joe Ingles 1 on 1

at Kobe trying to do post moves 18 feet from the basket then chucking a 20 foot contested fadeaway instead of passing the ball.

Literally no team in the NBA would take Kobe for free in a trade if it meant paying his salary.

[jeebus]

I watched the first 5 mins of that game it was fun to watch, like all car wrecks are, but once the body is covered up at the scene, it gets old.

[daslicer]

I wonder if Kobe will have a game where he shoots 40 or more FG's this season.

[Splits]

I'm more curious if he can out-chuck his 1-14 "performance" against Kawhi last year.

[HarlemHeat37]

I'm more curious if he can out-chuck his 1-14 "performance" against Kawhi last year.

Kawhi only covered him on like 3 possessions in that game IIRC, makes it even worse..

His only FG was against 6 foot 3 Cory Joseph IIRC..

[Splits]

He did it! He finally did it!

Kobe Embraces Off-Ball, Small Forward Roles

HONOLULU — Twenty years into his Hall of Fame career, one of the top priorities for Kobe Bryant — and the Lakers as a whole — is to make the most of every minute the 37-year-old spends on the floor.

Head coach Byron Scott and Bryant himself have already alluded to him playing fewer minutes and having more days off during the 2015-16 season, but there are other ways to stretch Bryant’s value, while simultaneously furthering the development of L.A.’s young core.


One of these changes, which Bryant has embraced , is to allow the backcourt of First Team All-Rookie selection Jordan Clarkson and second-overall pick D’Angelo Russell to assume the majority of the ballhandling responsibilities.


“All minutes aren’t created equal,” Bryant said. “I think we’ve got some guys here this year that can really take a lot off me; D’Angelo and Clarkson and their ability to handle and create and make plays, and Julius (Randle) making plays . I think the minutes that I do play won’t be as heavy of minutes as they have been.”


In addition to lowering his workload, playing off the ball — which Bryant says “won’t beat your joints up as much” — is simply preferable to him. Though he has been a ball-dominant shooting guard for the majority of his career, he says that it was at former coach Phil Jackson’s insistence that he became L.A.’s primary ballhandler in the first place.


Now — especially with Russell, whose passing has been raved about by teammates over the summer and in training camp — Bryant is looking forward to having more opportunities to spot up instead of creating so many looks for both himself and his fellow Lakers.


“I do not like setting up the offense,” Bryant said. “I hate it. Phil made me do it years ago, and I had to learn how to do it years ago to set up the triangle. I haven’t played with point guards that are playmakers at heart, and D’Angelo is a ridiculous playmaker . I’d much rather catch and shoot or catch then one, two dribble pull-up. You guys know I like scoring the ball.”


Another minutes-stretching move is, by Bryant’s account, not much of a move at all. Right from the first game of preseason, Bryant is starting at small forward, leaving Russell and Clarkson to keep up with the explosive backcourts of the modern NBA.


Playing the three does have its matchup problems, like Kawhi Leonard or Kevin Durant, but typically the mileage should be less strenuous for Bryant. Still, having served so many roles in his two decades in the NBA, he says that his transition from shooting guard to small forward is nonexistent.


“I’ve been playing small forward for 10 years,” Bryant said. “It’s old hat. That’s been my spot for years.”

[Killakobe81]

Laker fans are surprisingly absent from this thread...

To say what? it's a troll thread/circle jerk. Besides i dont over-react to pre-season games. besides, my expectations are low. I'm expecting 30-35 wins with 38 win ceiling. Nothing I saw last night (i actually watched the game not highlights or box score) makes me feel different whether talking Kobe, Druss or Clarkson. Randle is starting to worry me just a little though ...

[DMC]

According to Colby, right now it's about taking a load off of him. He's the center point of this team and he just needs helpers. That's how he continues to see things. He doesn't understand what a total ing dip he is. It's ing hilarious and yes it's funny and it's fun to watch just like watching a ing clown painting in his own at the large window of a Dillard's store.

[Silver&Black]

Patented.

can't take Joe Ingles 1 on 1

Teammates

[whitemamba]

Kobe > cuckan

[pgardn]

So Kobe is happy with his new role because NOW he actually has teammates that can help him because " you know I like to score the ball".

The SOB still does not get it. One of the most athletic sociopaths of all time, a true legend.

[jehawk81]

Patented.

can't take Joe Ingles 1 on 1

LakerHater giffed it in the Kirby legacy thread...



and 13 seconds on the shot clock

https://vine.co/v/e2JbqiihaZp

Looking forward to the season for sure now

TOSB status confirmed.. get in here & this Cully & Koolaids lol

[spursistan]

He is well and truly Done..I'm not sure he is capable to fit in in reduced, niche role even he wanted to..no first step anymore and severe loss of athleticism..