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21, with the goods.
Nobody cares about diveball.
Nadal's .
>implying that golf is a sport.
Steroids and only has one testicle.
21, with the goods.
Kobe Bryant, averaged 23.6 minutes per game
- shot 46% in the 2008 Olympic games.
- scored 120 pts
- shot 32% from 3pt
- 2.8 RPG, 2.1 APG
Dwyane Wade, averaged 18 minutes per game
- shot 67% from FG
- scored 128 pts OFF THE BENCH
- shot 47% from 3pt
- 4.0 RPG, 1.9 APG
Wade > Kobe in the olympics, IN LESS TIME PLAYED
and by the way, LeBron > Kobe in the olympics too.
and also
Wade didn't have ATROCIOUS games like Kobe did during all of the olympics
like the one USA vs China
Kobe stats, 27 mins played :
6-14 FG
1-7 from the 3pt
42% FG
Wade in the same game? USA vs China, 20 minutes played :
7-7 FG
5-5 from the FT
how about the very next game? USA vs Angola
Bryant stats, in 18 mins played
-shot 30% FG
- 4-13 FG
- 0-8 from the 3pt
- 8 pts scored
Dwyane Wade, same game in 16 minutes played :
- shot 75% FG
- 6-8 FG
- 2-3 from the 3pt
- 19 pts scored
SHOULD I CONTINUE?
Kobe Bryant sucked monkey balls in the olympics, save for a few games. While Wade and LeBron were amazing
^^ So what?
Kobe closed the deal the for the US that's all that matters. Without the Mamba Wade would have brought home yet another (Le)Bronze.
there goes your argument against Shaq's 3 finals mvps
"but but, kobe was the reason the lakers could get past the spurs and the other guys in the playoffs on the way to the finals games!!"
^^Dayum.
Roger Federer
Oh, and I'M NOT DONE
Here are the stats for the Medal game
Dwyane Wade, 27 minutes played :
9-12 FG's, 4-7 from 3pt, 4 steals, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 27 pts scored
75% FG shooting
Kobe Bryant, 27 minutes played :
7-14 fg's, 3-8 from 3pt, 0 steals, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 20 points scored
50% FG shooting
Wade > Kobe in the Medal game as the stats PROVE
THANK U COME AGAIN
When Spain made it a game in the second half and everyone else on Team USA started pissing their collective pants, Kobe single-handedly turned that game around back in Team USA's favor. You can spew all the Olympic stats you want, everyone and their mama who actually watched the game knows that Kobe was the reason Team USA brought home gold particularly against Spain in the Gold Medal match. Kobe didn't shoot great the whole Olympic tournament. That's true. But, when a leader and a clutch go-to guy was needed when it mattered most, it wasn't LeBron or Wade that came through. It was Kobe.
I can tell MiamiHeat is very hurt by this article.Writing in the size 6 font bro?
And rightfully so.
Miamiheat is right in the sense that Wade had a better overall Olympics than Kobe did but as pointed out by Stone, they are flying back from China with the Silver if Kobe didn't carry them in the last 7 plus minutes of the final game.
And WTF does this have to do with athlete of the decade anyways? Are you really trying to convince us that Wade should get it before Kobe?
Edit: sorry Miami, you weren't implying that. I misread it.
Garbage.
Bryant hit a big three, but don't lie. He didn't carry . Team USA played good ball overall.
Basically, this is akin to saying
"Yeah, Duncan was the better player in the Finals vs Detroit, but Robert Horry carried them towards the end with that 3pter."
Bryant was a role player in the olympics, and made a big play in the medal game. He didn't carry , however.
A role player that Wade and LeBron looked to bail them out and take over the game when it mattered. They knew who the Alpha dog was. They gave way to the closer.
Kobe wins rightfully so. Many make great points here
Wade was better overall in the Olympics TRUE.
shaq on the three les they played was the main man ...
Duncan was the model of consistency
BUT... Kobe was the most clutch in both the Olympics and his 1st le in both cases Lakers dont win in 2000 without Kobe's OT game 4 performance...ditto 4th quarter Gold medal game ...
Fact is Kobe started the decade as sports brightest young star struggled a bit in the middle scored 81, and closed it out with a MVP season, and Finals MVP season ...
I dont believe it's clear-cut ...but to argue shaq that is crazy ...it's either Kobe, Duncan, Brady, or Tiger ...anyone else is irrelevant
Last edited by Killakobe81; 12-11-2009 at 05:48 PM.
dude even biased ass Bill Simmons pointed this out after the gold medal game it probably hurt ... but he admitted it.
And I would consider Fedderrer even though Nadal owned him for a few years EXCEPT most of america (world) doesnt follow tennis. And that is why I discount Brady it's really Tiger, Kobe and Duncan ...
Kobe went through the lows of lows in Colorado and now is all the way back on top. Both LeBron and Wade were more universally liked a few years ago.
Pretty damn amazing career so far by Kobe.
Wade was a Finals MVP and his CLUTCH performance in the NBA Finals to lead his team to victory was ranked by ESPN as the greatest NBA FINALS performance in NBA History.
So I would say you are full of and still trying to lie in favor of your lakers
Wade don't need to look upon anyone,
especailly since Wade had a better game than bryant.
He got inside the wire with those 2 cats (his lawyer & his wife) and they took 'em as they came in.
In the last 7 and a half minutes, Kobe:
Drove to the hoop for a lay up/tear drop for 2
Drove the lane again to suck in the defense and a pass out to DWill
for a 3.
Drove again, sucking in the defense again, and handed the ball to Howard for a dunk.
Nailed a three pointer from the corner.
Nailed a three from the wing with a foul on Fernanadez.
And finally, drove again with the little one handed jumper.
While Kobe was doing that, Bron had 1 lay up and Wade hit
a three pointer.
Now if you think that was just one play or one three pointer, I can't help you.
You live in a fantasy world.
The fact that bitter non-Lakers fans actively try to disparage Kobe's legacy because he played next to a great player is really funny. It's like Kobe's first three peat doesn't even count. Despite the fact that he was the clear go to guy over Shaq in the 4th, best defender on the team (arguably best perimeter D in the L at the time) and facilitator of the triangle. It was a 1a/1b type of relationship - and you'd only realize that if you actually watched those teams play (which 80% of the posters here never did it seems).
Kobe could have easily put up around 30 a game during his early twenties. Instead he deferred to Shaq for the first 3 quarters and dominated the 4the en route to 3 straight. Put that into perspective. 3. in. a. row. Timmy couldn't even out a measly repeat.
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