Owner Real Deal Posted December 11, 2010 Owner Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 Seems like it's been pretty bad all season long, no matter what he says. Explains a lot of missed layups and open shots (if you haven't noticed by watching the games OR even looking at his shooting percentages). http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/91/fullj.5c1df63f3036fce71d7e04a4681ee3ae/5c1df63f3036fce71d7e04a4681ee3ae-getty-103889397jg011_sacramento_k.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdog17k Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 They look sore. Does he feel much in them anymore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted December 11, 2010 Author Owner Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 They look sore. Does he feel much in them anymore? Sore and swollen. Not really sure. I know he's got arthritis in them, and the tear he played with last season (on his index finger) can't be repaired. I honestly have no idea how he can shoot a basketball like that. I can't even shoot a ball with one jammed finger. Today, Bryant has two dislocated fingers and one tear, three of the five, and all on his shooting hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Swish* Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 That's what I call a true warrior. Not like this LBJ [expletive] that stops playing when he gets a little booboo on his shoulder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 That's what I call a true warrior. Not like this LBJ [expletive] that stops playing when he gets a little booboo on his shoulder The most LeBron has missed in a season was 7 games, so that doesn't make sense. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htown11 Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 That's what I call a true warrior. Not like this LBJ [expletive] that stops playing when he gets a little booboo on his shoulder Don't see what that has to do with this at all... His hand looks swollen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Swish* Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 Don't see what that has to do with this at all... His hand looks swollen.He plays through injuries. He plays through back spams, broken finger etc. I just can't see LBJ playing through a broken finger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest STL10 Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 He plays through injuries. He plays through back spams, broken finger etc. I just can't see LBJ playing through a broken finger Why bring LBJ into a topic about Kobe...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 He plays through injuries. He plays through back spams, broken finger etc. I just can't see LBJ playing through a broken fingerLeBron hasn't had any real injuries so you can't judge that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Check my Stats Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 Maybe his percentages would be a bit better if 4 out of every 5 shots weren't jumpers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 This is just what I thought. His legs dont seem to be bothering him, he had some easy dunks in which he looked fine against Chicago. The fingers seem to be the problem AGAIN. I always wanted him to get them fixed, but he never had surgery done on them. Now its a constant problem. I mean seriously, hes shooting 43 %? Thats bad for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Check my Stats Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 He is shooting 0.016 below his career average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 LeBron hasn't had any real injuries so you can't judge that. Exactly my thoughts. LeBron doesn't have anything to do with this topic. Try staying on topic Swish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 Yeah, that injury does suck for Kobe, but he's at the point in his career where the injuries are never going to go away. He'll have some days where he feels better than others, but over the course of an 82 game season they will hinder him and bring his level of play down a small notch from what we're accustomed to seeing. He really, really should have gotten that finger fixed a long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChosenOne Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 (edited) Exactly my thoughts. LeBron doesn't have anything to do with this topic. Try staying on topic Swish. His name is Sasha not Swish. I dont know if this is possible but can you drain your hand? If it is I think it might help Kobe. Edited December 13, 2010 by ChosenOne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted December 14, 2010 Author Owner Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Maybe his percentages would be a bit better if 4 out of every 5 shots weren't jumpers. He is shooting 0.016 below his career average.That's a little contradicting, though, unless you're saying he hasn't been doing it right since the first day he started putting up 20-point games back in the first dynasty. And if he hasn't been doing it right his entire career, that's sort of scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 That's a little contradicting, though, unless you're saying he hasn't been doing it right since the first day he started putting up 20-point games back in the first dynasty. And if he hasn't been doing it right his entire career, that's sort of scary. Since around 2001-2002 his shot selection really hasn't changed much, which is why he has maintained such insane consistency rather than noticeably dipping off statistically once he started to lose his legs. According to 82games.com, in 2002-2003 (the first season they have listed), 78% of Kobe's FGA's were jumpers, which is around his usual mark. Meanwhile, for comparison, in the last few years LeBron and Wade have been in the 60-65% range. Bottom line is Kobe's shot selection has always been poor, and it would be very scary if he realized that before his athleticism started to decline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted December 14, 2010 Author Owner Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Since around 2001-2002 his shot selection really hasn't changed much, which is why he has maintained such insane consistency rather than noticeably dipping off statistically once he started to lose his legs. According to 82games.com, in 2002-2003 (the first season they have listed), 78% of Kobe's FGA's were jumpers, which is around his usual mark. Meanwhile, for comparison, in the last few years LeBron and Wade have been in the 60-65% range. Bottom line is Kobe's shot selection has always been poor, and it would be very scary if he realized that before his athleticism started to decline.It's actually a good thing, then, because a few years back, he'd be Allen Iverson, and he'd be retiring with three rings. Thank God he developed his shot so well throughout his career and stuck with it. Even if he was attacking the rim without Shaq, it wouldn't have been enough to win a championship with Odom, Kwame, Smush and Walton starting...and Kobe wasn't going to turn into Corey Maggette with Shaq's 355-pound frame in the lane...not in Shaq's prime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted December 14, 2010 Author Owner Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 ...are we seriously talking about what Kobe should've done throughout his career? Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makaveli Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 This is really messed up. And as his fingers get banged up even more and more every year this might become a serious problem in couple of years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Check my Stats Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 ...are we seriously talking about what Kobe should've done throughout his career? Really? Medically sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 It's actually a good thing, then, because a few years back, he'd be Allen Iverson, and he'd be retiring with three rings. Thank God he developed his shot so well throughout his career and stuck with it. Even if he was attacking the rim without Shaq, it wouldn't have been enough to win a championship with Odom, Kwame, Smush and Walton starting...and Kobe wasn't going to turn into Corey Maggette with Shaq's 355-pound frame in the lane...not in Shaq's prime. Haha wow you can really turn ANYTHING that is an indisputably bad part of Kobe's game and make it positive, can't you? Kobe's shot selection has always been bad. He's a good enough shooter and shot-creator that it's allowed him to be modestly efficient throughout his career, but he's always robbed himself of being as effective as he possibly could with his shot selection, something that all the skill in the world won't fix. ...are we seriously talking about what Kobe should've done throughout his career? Really? Are we seriously talking about Kobe's swollen hand? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted December 14, 2010 Author Owner Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Haha wow you can really turn ANYTHING that is an indisputably bad part of Kobe's game and make it positive, can't you? Kobe's shot selection has always been bad. He's a good enough shooter and shot-creator that it's allowed him to be modestly efficient throughout his career, but he's always robbed himself of being as effective as he possibly could with his shot selection, something that all the skill in the world won't fix. Didn't you just say it yourself, that him shooting more jumpers throughout his career is the reason why he has been incredibly consistent? I'm pretty sure you put that. Good for him. I would rather have an incredibly consistent Kobe, winning rings as a leader when he's over 31-32 years of age, than him playing in Turkey after being benched on 2-3 different teams and hoping his body holds up long enough to feed his family after he's 40. Since around 2001-2002 his shot selection really hasn't changed much, which is why he has maintained such insane consistency rather than noticeably dipping off statistically once he started to lose his legs.Like Iverson. Are we seriously talking about Kobe's swollen hand?That was the topic, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Didn't you just say it yourself, that him shooting more jumpers throughout his career is the reason why he has been incredibly consistent? I'm pretty sure you put that. Good for him. I would rather have an incredibly consistent Kobe, winning rings as a leader when he's over 31-32 years of age, than him playing in Turkey after being benched on 2-3 different teams and hoping his body holds up long enough to feed his family after he's 40. Like Iverson. Kobe taking 3-4 less jumpers per game (which accounts for the roughly 15% difference between he and LeBron/Wade, assuming he takes between 20-22 shot attempts) has NOTHING to do with him developing a consistent jumper through practice and hard work. If Kobe had better shot selection, in his prime he would have been at least a 48-50% shooter from the field, and his 3pt % would have likely also seen an increase because he'd be picking his spots better. As he aged and started losing his legs, he'd be the same player he has been the last 2-3 years. That was the topic, yes. And not a very interesting one, lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted December 14, 2010 Author Owner Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Kobe taking 3-4 less jumpers per game (which accounts for the roughly 15% difference between he and LeBron/Wade, assuming he takes between 20-22 shot attempts) has NOTHING to do with him developing a consistent jumper through practice and hard work. If Kobe had better shot selection, in his prime he would have been at least a 48-50% shooter from the field, and his 3pt % would have likely also seen an increase because he'd be picking his spots better. As he aged and started losing his legs, he'd be the same player he has been the last 2-3 years.You stated otherwise in this post, dude... Since around 2001-2002 his shot selection really hasn't changed much, which is why he has maintained such insane consistency rather than noticeably dipping off statistically once he started to lose his legs.Bryant driving more to the rim would result in more physical damage. It's not up for debate, it's a fact that has been proven by many, many players over the years. Developing a consistent jumper throughout practice and hard work? Did Kobe never work hard enough? And not a very interesting one, lol.I don't remember forcing you to post in it. Lakers fans should find it interesting because it's an issue he has been dealing with for quite some time now, and now all three fingers (instead of just one) are swelling up. But, of course, it's Kobe...and you'll be in the topic no matter what it's about, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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