Lakers: ESPN ranks Kobe as 93rd best player

[spurraider21]

The nerds are having their fun.

so are kobe's opponents

[Buddy Mignon]

so are kobe's opponents

Did you see your franchise player last night?

[spurraider21]

Did you see your franchise player last night?

Duncan wasn't playing, so no.

[Buddy Mignon]

Duncan wasn't playing, so no.

was too tired... LOL!!!

[Medvedenko]

TBH, Kobe's looked good that last 2 games. Not sure what everyone is crying about.

[Arcadian]

It's the cold hard truth.



Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, Kobe fans. Mother ers.

[JohnnyMax]

ESPN admits they rated Kobe way too high, should have been 163rd

"This is our prediction for how much Kobe will be able to contribute this year and how effective he'll be," said Royce Webb, director of content analytics for ESPN Digital and Print Media.

"This ranking puts him much higher than advanced stats suggest. For instance, if you look at real plus-minus, which includes both offense and defense, and factor in how many minutes he's likely to play, those stats project that he'll be about the 163rd-most valuable player this year. He's projected to add only about two wins this season to the Lakers' total. Our voters decided to give him the benefit of the doubt and move him up to 93rd."