Kobe's D is a detriment to the Lakers (check this article)

[Father Time]

um, i don't ignore kobe's flaws, i'm perfectly aware of all of them. i'll be a lakers fan long after kobe retires, too. the difference is a hater only sees a flawed player while the rest of us consider the entire picture.

there's also a difference between fair and unfair criticism. saying kobe has been really bad defensively this year is fair criticism. saying he's the sole reason the lakers have been bad defensively or just plain bad this year is unfair criticism. i feel a lot of your criticism, richboy, is usually pretty extreme.

at this stage of kobe's career, i don't think he should get all of the credit or blame for the team's success. maybe 5 years ago that would be fair, but not when he's old and just a year or two away from retirement. if somehow the team wins the ring this year i'm not going to go "yay kobe you're the best you did it!!!11". i'd be happy the TEAM won and appreciate every players contribution, including kobe's.

anyway, i don't even care that much, but you quoted me so i felt like i needed to respond to what you wrote. i realize you'll probably twist my words or call me some kobe fanatic or whatever, or a kobe fan and not a team fan but you can support BOTH equally.

[Mirjalovic]

The critics on Kobe this year so harsh.. i remember him shooting so bad in 2009/2010 reg season, when he got that wrist injury, sometimes he single-handedly destroy our momentum in the game with his bad & stubborn shootings, & the result, we lose the games/need the late buzzer, but people rarely blame him (but one guy, semi sentinent IIRC,)

but this year, this guy offensively right now really good, even arguably better than the last 5 years, but the critics so over to the top, i understand, Lakers have losing record, his help defense sometimes bad, and he often gambling when one on one defense (especially when he fighting through pick)... but its seem people just doesnt want tagged as Kobe lovers, as if its cool to hate on him..as if the Lakers fans can't be Kobe fans.. sounds like everyone want to prove as if they're not bandwagoner..

Some people may argue coaching isnt important, i often heard people keep saying "basically Pjax aint coaching in his last 2 years with the Lakers".. but it doesnt t work like that, coaching is one of the most important aspect in basketball, my english very limited to explain it, but if you play in organized sports should know this. We knew, D'Antoni is offensive mastermind, not defensive guru. In his days with Knicks, he got Woodson as defensive specialist coach, but now he can't even bring his own coaching staff, and now we expect the Lakers playing good defense instantly ? No, our team still adjusting on the fly.. because sudden change in head coach position.

Look Howard, i don't care if his back isnt healing yet, but hes multiples DPOYs winner, that should be easy for him for anchoring the defense that consist another former DPOY, Ron Artest, or the seven footer, Pau, or multiple all defensive team Kobe who once helluva defender in his young days, etc etc, but no, our defense still bad. What thats mean ? Our team still adjusting. Maybe sometimes we see Kobe late in rotation etc, but did you notice ? The fkn entire team sometimes missing the rotations too ? Thats mean our defense scheme isnt mature yet,, we need some patience, building some chemistry, hope it will gel soon, n pray we dont miss the playoff.

[semi-sentient]

The critics on Kobe this year so harsh.. i remember him shooting so bad in 2009/2010 reg season, when he got that wrist injury, sometimes he single-handedly destroy our momentum in the game with his bad & stubborn shootings, & the result, we lose the games/need the late buzzer, but people rarely blame him (but one guy, semi sentinent IIRC,)

Yeah, I was on him a lot because he was trying to play through his injuries and in the process hurting the team. Phil should have just sat him for a few weeks. The end result was still good but for a while we looked really vulnerable.

[Tee212]

dam kobe and his defense

[Imadogg]

We win 2 games straight when Kobe plays defense for full games and guards the best player on the other team!!! His defense has looked amazing

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400278289

Brandon Jennings was held to 12 points on 4-of-14 shooting by Bryant, and Milwaukee's young star emerged from Staples Center with newfound respect for the fifth-leading scorer in NBA history.

"I don't think I've ever seen anybody put that much pressure on a point guard full court for a whole game," Jennings said. "It was probably the best defense somebody's ever played on me since I've been in the league -- just constantly putting pressure on me, touching me, hitting me at all times in the game. He wouldn't let me just catch the ball easy, and I wasn't able to get the ball a lot, so it was pretty difficult."

[Mamba Venom]

CP3, Kyrie Irving, Jennings/Ellis...

[Tee212]

i wonder if they goona blame kobes assist numbers for the lakers recent wins now. I thought it was his defense? why are they winning? these analyses are masters of the obvious ..its comedy. All of a sudden they start winning and they be like " I think they are goona turn it around" I could of told you that.

[Minge]

Oklahoma City (Jan. 11, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 6 Pts (1st QTR)

• 10:45 10-feet Durant over Bryant (2 pts)
• 7:50 15-feet Ibaka over Bryant (2 pts)
• 7:30 Bryant drew charge on Westbrook (Not Called)
• 6:15 Westbrook drew block on Bryant (Sean Corbin)
• 4:25 18-feet Westbrook over Bryant (Missed)
• 2:55 10-feet Durant over Bryant (2 pts)
• 2:30 Westbrook drove on Bryant (Stripped)
• 1:35 23-feet Westbrook over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 5 Pts (2nd QTR)

• 5:45 10-feet Westbrook over Bryant (2 pts)
• 4:50 Bryant drew offensive foul on Westbrook (Scott Foster)
• 3:45 23-feet Westbrook over Bryant (3 pts)
• 1:00 23-feet Westbrook over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 3 Pts (3rd QTR)

• 11:10 23-feet Westbrook over Bryant (3 pts)
• 7:55 15-feet Westbrook over Bryant (Missed)
• 6:45 at-rim Westbrook over Bryant (Missed)
• 1:40 23-feet Martin over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 Pts (4th QTR)

• 8:15 at-rim Westbrook over Bryant (Missed)

WESTBROOK 3-9 FG | DURANT 2-2 FG | IBAKA 1-1 FG | MARTIN 0-1 FG

Cleveland (Jan. 13, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 5 pts (1st QTR)

• 7:30 23-feet Irving over Bryant (3 pts)
• 0:15 10-feet Irving over Bryant (2 pts)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (2nd QTR)

• 2:50 at-rim Irving over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (3rd QTR)

• 9:40 Irving drove on Bryant (Stripped)
• 9:35 18-feet Irving over Bryant (Missed)
• 8:05 at-rim Irving over Bryant (Missed)
• 7:40 Bryant drew charge on Gee (Not Called)
• 6:40 18-feet Irving over Bryant (2 pts)
• 4:45 Gee drove on Bryant (Stripped)
• 2:15 Irving drove on Bryant (Stripped)
• 1:35 Irving drew block on Bryant (Dan Crawford)

IRVING 3-6 FG

Milwaukee (Jan. 15, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 Pts (1st QTR)

• 11:25 23-feet Jennings over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 Pts (2nd QTR)

• 5:40 23-feet Daniels over Bryant (Missed)
• 0:20 18-feet Jennings over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 3 Pts (3rd QTR)

• 10:55 23-feet Jennings over Bryant (3 pts)
• 5:45 23-feet Jennings over Bryant (Missed)
• 5:30 Jennings drew block on Bryant (Brian Forte)
• 1:35 Dunleavy drove on Bryant (Stripped)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 Pts (4th QTR)

• 6:30 23-feet Jennings over Bryant (Missed)

JENNINGS 1-5 FG | DANIELS 0-1 FG

Miami (Jan. 17, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (1st QTR)

• 7:30 15-feet Wade over Bryant (Missed)
• 2:50 23-feet Wade over Bryant (Missed)
• 2:10 at-rim Wade over Bryant (2 pts)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (2nd QTR)

• 6:20 Wade drove on Bryant (Stripped)
• 4:35 at-rim Chalmers over Bryant (Missed)
• 2:50 Chalmers drew block on Bryant (Joey Crawford)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (3rd QTR)

• 9:45 at-rim Wade over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (4th QTR)

• 6:15 at-rim Wade over Bryant (2 pts)
• 3:25 Wade drew block on Bryant (Joey Crawford)

WADE 2-5 FG | CHALMERS 0-1 FG

Toronto (Jan. 20, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 6 pts (1st QTR)

• 11:30 23-feet Calderon over Bryant (3 pts)
• 10:50 18-feet Calderon over Bryant (Missed)
• 7:10 23-feet Calderon over Bryant (Blocked)
• 6:55 23-feet Calderon (Missed)
• 5:05 Calderon drew block on Bryant (Sean Corbin)
• 2:45 23-feet Calderon over Bryant (3 pts) *Gray Pick
• 1:20 Derozan drove on Bryant (Stripped)
• 1:15 18-feet Derozan over Bryant (Missed)
• 0:30 Derozan drove on Bryant (Stripped)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 3 pts (2nd QTR)

• 1:00 Anderson drove on Bryant (Traveled)
• 0:40 23-feet Anderson over Bryant (3 pts)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 5 pts (3rd QTR)

• 11:10 10-feet Derozan over Bryant (Missed)
• 10:10 10-feet Fields over Bryant (Missed)
• 3:25 at-rim Fields over Bryant (2 pts)
• 1:55 23-feet Anderson over Bryant (3 pts)
• 0:15 Bryant drew charge on Lowry (Not Called)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (4th QTR)

• 10:15 23-feet Ross over Bryant (Missed)
• 2:50 23-feet Ross over Bryant (Missed)

CALDERON 2-5 FG | DEROZAN 0-2 FG | ANDERSON 2-2 FG | FIELDS 1-2 FG | ROSS 0-2 FG

Chicago (Jan. 21, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 5 pts (1st QTR)

• 7:35 at-rim Hamilton over Bryant (2 pts)
• 5:35 23-feet Hinrich over Bryant (3 pts)
• 3:15 at-rim Hamilton over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (2nd QTR)

• 0:45 15-feet Hamilton over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (3rd QTR)

• 10:30 18-feet Hamilton over Bryant (Missed)
• 8:50 10-feet Hamilton over Bryant (Missed)
• 2:40 23-feet Hamilton over Bryant (Missed)
• 2:00 at-rim Belinelli over Bryant (2 pts)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (4th QTR)

• 8:20 18-feet Butler over Bryant (Missed)
• 4:15 18-feet Butler over Bryant (2 pts)

HAMILTON 1-6 FG | HINRICH 1-1 FG | Belinelli 1-1 FG | BUTLER 1-2 FG

Memphis (Jan. 23, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (1st QTR)

• 10:35 18-feet Allen over Bryant (Missed)
• 9:50 at-rim Allen over Bryant (Missed)
• 6:05 18-feet Allen over Bryant (Missed)
• 5:05 Bryant drew moving screen on Haddadi (John Goble)
• 0:35 Gay drew block on Bryant (John Goble)
• 0:01 Bryant drew jump on Gay (John Goble)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 4 pts (3rd QTR)

• 10:55 18-feet Allen over Bryant (2 pts)
• 8:15 at-rim Allen over Bryant (2 pts)
• 7:20 Conley drove on Bryant (Travelled)
• 2:30 15-feet Gay over Bryant (Missed)
• 0.05 Conley drove on Bryant (Stripped)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (4th QTR)

• 4:00 15-feet Allen over Bryant (2 pts)

ALLEN 3-6 FG | GAY 0-1 FG

Utah (Jan. 25, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (1st QTR)

• 11:15 Millsap drove on Bryant (Stripped)
• 6:25 23-feet Foye over Bryant (Missed)
• 0:05 15-feet Hayward over Bryant (2 pts)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (2nd QTR)

• 0:05 15-feet Foye over Bryant (Blocked)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 3 pts (3rd QTR)

• 10:10 23-feet Foye over Bryant (3 pts)
• 8:30 23-feet Foye over Bryant (Missed)
• 7:55 10-feet Tinsley over Bryant (Missed)
• 7:20 at-rim Foye over Bryant (Missed)
• 4:10 23-feet Williams over Bryant (Missed)
• 2:00 at-rim Millsap over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (4th QTR)

• 2:45 15-feet Burks over Bryant (Missed)
• 1:35 10-feet Carroll over Bryant (Missed)

FOYE 1-5 FG | HAYWARD 1-1 FG | TINSLEY 0-1 FG | WILLIAMS 0-1 FG | MILLSAP 0-1 FG | BURKS 0-1 FG | CARROLL 0-1 FG

New Orleans (Jan. 29, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 3 pts (1st QTR)

• 8:30 Gordon drew block on Bryant (Sean Wright)
• 5:45 Gordon drove on Bryant (Stripped)
• 4:50 23-feet Gordon (3 pts) *Tripped/Lopez Pick

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (2nd QTR)

• 3:40 10-feet Aminu over Bryant (Blocked)
• 1:35 18-feet Gordon over Bryant (Missed)
  
• 0:05 15-feet Gordon over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (3rd QTR)

• 0:35 at-rim Anderson over Bryant (2 pts)

GORDON 1-3 FG | AMINU 0-1 FG | ANDERSON 1-1 FG

Phoenix (Jan. 30, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (1st QTR)

• 10:10 at-rim Tucker over Bryant (Missed)
• 7:00 15-feet Dragic over Bryant (Missed)
• 5:25 23-feet Dudley over Bryant (Missed)
• 4:20 15-feet Dudley over Bryant (Missed)
• 1:10 18-feet Brown over Bryant (Missed)
• 0:05 23-feet Telfair over Bryant (Missed) *Gortat Pick

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (2nd QTR)

• 3:15 23-feet Dragic over Bryant (Missed)
• 1:00 at-rim Gortat over Bryant (2 pts)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (3rd QTR)

• 5:25 23-feet Dudley over Bryant (Missed)
• 3:45 18-feet Brown over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 3 pts (4th QTR)

• 6:20 at-rim Beasley over Bryant (Missed)
• 3:40 23-feet Dudley over Bryant (3 pts)

TUCKER 0-1 FG | DRAGIC 0-2 FG | DUDLEY 1-4 FG | BROWN 0-2 FG | TELFAIR 0-1 | GORTAT 1-1 FG | BEASLEY 0-1 FG

[Imadogg]

i wonder if they goona blame kobes assist numbers for the lakers recent wins now. I thought it was his defense? why are they winning? these analyses are masters of the obvious ..its comedy. All of a sudden they start winning and they be like " I think they are goona turn it around" I could of told you that.

You Kobe apologists (you especially) are just hilarious. The man isn't God I'm sorry, he actually can do wrong believe it or not

[Tee212]

so whats YOUR next prediction, and stop using article to support your arguement. Your threads cracks me up.

[Imadogg]

What prediction did I make? Kobe was playing some of the worst defense I've ever seen out of him (or any star perimeter player) and as a result we were getting burned. When he started playing better d, things worked out much better.

You disappear from threads like this when he plays crap defense, then after he starts playing better d, you appear and say "Ha ha ha how could you blame his defense" as if it's been amazing.

Try harder man

[Doormatt]

are you hand tracking those numbers minge or where are you getting them from?

anyways whats blatantly obvious is it doesnt matter if kobe's defense is good or bad, whats really a problem is outside of dwight theres not a single good defensive player on this team. metta is borderline, hes just far too inconsistent and really can not guard the star perimeter players anymore. you cant surround nash and kobe, two offensive superstars, with trash defensive players. it just wont work.

again, look at the thunder (a wonderfully built team). thabo, collison, ibaka, and yes even perkins- all strong defensive role players. **** even thabeet looks decent. meanwhile the lakers have jamison, duhon, meeks, metta and gasol. and i guess earl clark. yup, our savior earl clark.

[Tee212]

im just here to call you out on kobe bashing threads as all of your threads seems to be. its clear you dont like him. why should i try harder? your agenda is too obvious. AGAIN i dont make ANY threads praising him...get that issh outa your system man. Ill be on your threads again shortly.

[Archerbro]

i wonder if they goona blame kobes assist numbers for the lakers recent wins now. I thought it was his defense? why are they winning? these analyses are masters of the obvious ..its comedy. All of a sudden they start winning and they be like " I think they are goona turn it around" I could of told you that.

his assists definitely have something to do with it.

It's more so that, when he does "chuck" or take a bad shot it leads to fast break opportunities for the opposing team, there's much less of them when he takes a good shot or gets to an open team mate.

[TheKiteDesigner]

Oklahoma City (Jan. 11, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 6 Pts (1st QTR)

• 10:45 10-feet Durant over Bryant (2 pts)
• 7:50 15-feet Ibaka over Bryant (2 pts)
• 7:30 Bryant drew charge on Westbrook (Not Called)
• 6:15 Westbrook drew block on Bryant (Sean Corbin)
• 4:25 18-feet Westbrook over Bryant (Missed)
• 2:55 10-feet Durant over Bryant (2 pts)
• 2:30 Westbrook drove on Bryant (Stripped)
• 1:35 23-feet Westbrook over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 5 Pts (2nd QTR)

• 5:45 10-feet Westbrook over Bryant (2 pts)
• 4:50 Bryant drew offensive foul on Westbrook (Scott Foster)
• 3:45 23-feet Westbrook over Bryant (3 pts)
• 1:00 23-feet Westbrook over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 3 Pts (3rd QTR)

• 11:10 23-feet Westbrook over Bryant (3 pts)
• 7:55 15-feet Westbrook over Bryant (Missed)
• 6:45 at-rim Westbrook over Bryant (Missed)
• 1:40 23-feet Martin over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 Pts (4th QTR)

• 8:15 at-rim Westbrook over Bryant (Missed)

WESTBROOK 3-9 FG | DURANT 2-2 FG | IBAKA 1-1 FG | MARTIN 0-1 FG

Cleveland (Jan. 13, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 5 pts (1st QTR)

• 7:30 23-feet Irving over Bryant (3 pts)
• 0:15 10-feet Irving over Bryant (2 pts)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (2nd QTR)

• 2:50 at-rim Irving over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (3rd QTR)

• 9:40 Irving drove on Bryant (Stripped)
• 9:35 18-feet Irving over Bryant (Missed)
• 8:05 at-rim Irving over Bryant (Missed)
• 7:40 Bryant drew charge on Gee (Not Called)
• 6:40 18-feet Irving over Bryant (2 pts)
• 4:45 Gee drove on Bryant (Stripped)
• 2:15 Irving drove on Bryant (Stripped)
• 1:35 Irving drew block on Bryant (Dan Crawford)

IRVING 3-6 FG

Milwaukee (Jan. 15, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 Pts (1st QTR)

• 11:25 23-feet Jennings over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 Pts (2nd QTR)

• 5:40 23-feet Daniels over Bryant (Missed)
• 0:20 18-feet Jennings over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 3 Pts (3rd QTR)

• 10:55 23-feet Jennings over Bryant (3 pts)
• 5:45 23-feet Jennings over Bryant (Missed)
• 5:30 Jennings drew block on Bryant (Brian Forte)
• 1:35 Dunleavy drove on Bryant (Stripped)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 Pts (4th QTR)

• 6:30 23-feet Jennings over Bryant (Missed)

JENNINGS 1-5 FG | DANIELS 0-1 FG

Miami (Jan. 17, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (1st QTR)

• 7:30 15-feet Wade over Bryant (Missed)
• 2:50 23-feet Wade over Bryant (Missed)
• 2:10 at-rim Wade over Bryant (2 pts)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (2nd QTR)

• 6:20 Wade drove on Bryant (Stripped)
• 4:35 at-rim Chalmers over Bryant (Missed)
• 2:50 Chalmers drew block on Bryant (Joey Crawford)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (3rd QTR)

• 9:45 at-rim Wade over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (4th QTR)

• 6:15 at-rim Wade over Bryant (2 pts)
• 3:25 Wade drew block on Bryant (Joey Crawford)

WADE 2-5 FG | CHALMERS 0-1 FG

Toronto (Jan. 20, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 6 pts (1st QTR)

• 11:30 23-feet Calderon over Bryant (3 pts)
• 10:50 18-feet Calderon over Bryant (Missed)
• 7:10 23-feet Calderon over Bryant (Blocked)
• 6:55 23-feet Calderon (Missed)
• 5:05 Calderon drew block on Bryant (Sean Corbin)
• 2:45 23-feet Calderon over Bryant (3 pts) *Gray Pick
• 1:20 Derozan drove on Bryant (Stripped)
• 1:15 18-feet Derozan over Bryant (Missed)
• 0:30 Derozan drove on Bryant (Stripped)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 3 pts (2nd QTR)

• 1:00 Anderson drove on Bryant (Traveled)
• 0:40 23-feet Anderson over Bryant (3 pts)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 5 pts (3rd QTR)

• 11:10 10-feet Derozan over Bryant (Missed)
• 10:10 10-feet Fields over Bryant (Missed)
• 3:25 at-rim Fields over Bryant (2 pts)
• 1:55 23-feet Anderson over Bryant (3 pts)
• 0:15 Bryant drew charge on Lowry (Not Called)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (4th QTR)

• 10:15 23-feet Ross over Bryant (Missed)
• 2:50 23-feet Ross over Bryant (Missed)

CALDERON 2-5 FG | DEROZAN 0-2 FG | ANDERSON 2-2 FG | FIELDS 1-2 FG | ROSS 0-2 FG

Chicago (Jan. 21, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 5 pts (1st QTR)

• 7:35 at-rim Hamilton over Bryant (2 pts)
• 5:35 23-feet Hinrich over Bryant (3 pts)
• 3:15 at-rim Hamilton over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (2nd QTR)

• 0:45 15-feet Hamilton over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (3rd QTR)

• 10:30 18-feet Hamilton over Bryant (Missed)
• 8:50 10-feet Hamilton over Bryant (Missed)
• 2:40 23-feet Hamilton over Bryant (Missed)
• 2:00 at-rim Belinelli over Bryant (2 pts)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (4th QTR)

• 8:20 18-feet Butler over Bryant (Missed)
• 4:15 18-feet Butler over Bryant (2 pts)

HAMILTON 1-6 FG | HINRICH 1-1 FG | Belinelli 1-1 FG | BUTLER 1-2 FG

Memphis (Jan. 23, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (1st QTR)

• 10:35 18-feet Allen over Bryant (Missed)
• 9:50 at-rim Allen over Bryant (Missed)
• 6:05 18-feet Allen over Bryant (Missed)
• 5:05 Bryant drew moving screen on Haddadi (John Goble)
• 0:35 Gay drew block on Bryant (John Goble)
• 0:01 Bryant drew jump on Gay (John Goble)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 4 pts (3rd QTR)

• 10:55 18-feet Allen over Bryant (2 pts)
• 8:15 at-rim Allen over Bryant (2 pts)
• 7:20 Conley drove on Bryant (Travelled)
• 2:30 15-feet Gay over Bryant (Missed)
• 0.05 Conley drove on Bryant (Stripped)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (4th QTR)

• 4:00 15-feet Allen over Bryant (2 pts)

ALLEN 3-6 FG | GAY 0-1 FG

Utah (Jan. 25, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (1st QTR)

• 11:15 Millsap drove on Bryant (Stripped)
• 6:25 23-feet Foye over Bryant (Missed)
• 0:05 15-feet Hayward over Bryant (2 pts)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (2nd QTR)

• 0:05 15-feet Foye over Bryant (Blocked)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 3 pts (3rd QTR)

• 10:10 23-feet Foye over Bryant (3 pts)
• 8:30 23-feet Foye over Bryant (Missed)
• 7:55 10-feet Tinsley over Bryant (Missed)
• 7:20 at-rim Foye over Bryant (Missed)
• 4:10 23-feet Williams over Bryant (Missed)
• 2:00 at-rim Millsap over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (4th QTR)

• 2:45 15-feet Burks over Bryant (Missed)
• 1:35 10-feet Carroll over Bryant (Missed)

FOYE 1-5 FG | HAYWARD 1-1 FG | TINSLEY 0-1 FG | WILLIAMS 0-1 FG | MILLSAP 0-1 FG | BURKS 0-1 FG | CARROLL 0-1 FG

New Orleans (Jan. 29, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 3 pts (1st QTR)

• 8:30 Gordon drew block on Bryant (Sean Wright)
• 5:45 Gordon drove on Bryant (Stripped)
• 4:50 23-feet Gordon (3 pts) *Tripped/Lopez Pick

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (2nd QTR)

• 3:40 10-feet Aminu over Bryant (Blocked)
• 1:35 18-feet Gordon over Bryant (Missed)
  
• 0:05 15-feet Gordon over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (3rd QTR)

• 0:35 at-rim Anderson over Bryant (2 pts)

GORDON 1-3 FG | AMINU 0-1 FG | ANDERSON 1-1 FG

Phoenix (Jan. 30, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (1st QTR)

• 10:10 at-rim Tucker over Bryant (Missed)
• 7:00 15-feet Dragic over Bryant (Missed)
• 5:25 23-feet Dudley over Bryant (Missed)
• 4:20 15-feet Dudley over Bryant (Missed)
• 1:10 18-feet Brown over Bryant (Missed)
• 0:05 23-feet Telfair over Bryant (Missed) *Gortat Pick

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (2nd QTR)

• 3:15 23-feet Dragic over Bryant (Missed)
• 1:00 at-rim Gortat over Bryant (2 pts)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (3rd QTR)

• 5:25 23-feet Dudley over Bryant (Missed)
• 3:45 18-feet Brown over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 3 pts (4th QTR)

• 6:20 at-rim Beasley over Bryant (Missed)
• 3:40 23-feet Dudley over Bryant (3 pts)

TUCKER 0-1 FG | DRAGIC 0-2 FG | DUDLEY 1-4 FG | BROWN 0-2 FG | TELFAIR 0-1 | GORTAT 1-1 FG | BEASLEY 0-1 FG

This is misleading. Looks like you're just going over the opponents play by play and copying over whenever Kobe's name pops up.

[GeneralNash]

i wonder if they goona blame kobes assist numbers for the lakers recent wins now. I thought it was his defense? why are they winning? these analyses are masters of the obvious ..its comedy. All of a sudden they start winning and they be like " I think they are goona turn it around" I could of told you that.

his assists definitely have something to do with it.

It's more so that, when he does "chuck" or take a bad shot it leads to fast break opportunities for the opposing team, there's much less of them when he takes a good shot or gets to an open team mate.

When people use the word chuck to describe kobes shooting it is a red flag for me because more likely than not they are hating. Kobe can make those difficult shots consistently better than anyone else in the nba even at age 34. The thing is for me....why take those shots when you can obviously get better shots since you have the best footwork in the game? With the exception of cp3 kobe is the most skilled player in the league. To describe his shooting as chucking whether difficult or not is ignorant imo.


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[Minge]

Oklahoma City (Jan. 11, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 6 Pts (1st QTR)

• 10:45 10-feet Durant over Bryant (2 pts)
• 7:50 15-feet Ibaka over Bryant (2 pts)
• 7:30 Bryant drew charge on Westbrook (Not Called)
• 6:15 Westbrook drew block on Bryant (Sean Corbin)
• 4:25 18-feet Westbrook over Bryant (Missed)
• 2:55 10-feet Durant over Bryant (2 pts)
• 2:30 Westbrook drove on Bryant (Stripped)
• 1:35 23-feet Westbrook over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 5 Pts (2nd QTR)

• 5:45 10-feet Westbrook over Bryant (2 pts)
• 4:50 Bryant drew offensive foul on Westbrook (Scott Foster)
• 3:45 23-feet Westbrook over Bryant (3 pts)
• 1:00 23-feet Westbrook over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 3 Pts (3rd QTR)

• 11:10 23-feet Westbrook over Bryant (3 pts)
• 7:55 15-feet Westbrook over Bryant (Missed)
• 6:45 at-rim Westbrook over Bryant (Missed)
• 1:40 23-feet Martin over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 Pts (4th QTR)

• 8:15 at-rim Westbrook over Bryant (Missed)

WESTBROOK 3-9 FG | DURANT 2-2 FG | IBAKA 1-1 FG | MARTIN 0-1 FG

Cleveland (Jan. 13, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 5 pts (1st QTR)

• 7:30 23-feet Irving over Bryant (3 pts)
• 0:15 10-feet Irving over Bryant (2 pts)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (2nd QTR)

• 2:50 at-rim Irving over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (3rd QTR)

• 9:40 Irving drove on Bryant (Stripped)
• 9:35 18-feet Irving over Bryant (Missed)
• 8:05 at-rim Irving over Bryant (Missed)
• 7:40 Bryant drew charge on Gee (Not Called)
• 6:40 18-feet Irving over Bryant (2 pts)
• 4:45 Gee drove on Bryant (Stripped)
• 2:15 Irving drove on Bryant (Stripped)
• 1:35 Irving drew block on Bryant (Dan Crawford)

IRVING 3-6 FG

Milwaukee (Jan. 15, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 Pts (1st QTR)

• 11:25 23-feet Jennings over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 Pts (2nd QTR)

• 5:40 23-feet Daniels over Bryant (Missed)
• 0:20 18-feet Jennings over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 3 Pts (3rd QTR)

• 10:55 23-feet Jennings over Bryant (3 pts)
• 5:45 23-feet Jennings over Bryant (Missed)
• 5:30 Jennings drew block on Bryant (Brian Forte)
• 1:35 Dunleavy drove on Bryant (Stripped)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 Pts (4th QTR)

• 6:30 23-feet Jennings over Bryant (Missed)

JENNINGS 1-5 FG | DANIELS 0-1 FG

Miami (Jan. 17, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (1st QTR)

• 7:30 15-feet Wade over Bryant (Missed)
• 2:50 23-feet Wade over Bryant (Missed)
• 2:10 at-rim Wade over Bryant (2 pts)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (2nd QTR)

• 6:20 Wade drove on Bryant (Stripped)
• 4:35 at-rim Chalmers over Bryant (Missed)
• 2:50 Chalmers drew block on Bryant (Joey Crawford)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (3rd QTR)

• 9:45 at-rim Wade over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (4th QTR)

• 6:15 at-rim Wade over Bryant (2 pts)
• 3:25 Wade drew block on Bryant (Joey Crawford)

WADE 2-5 FG | CHALMERS 0-1 FG

Toronto (Jan. 20, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 6 pts (1st QTR)

• 11:30 23-feet Calderon over Bryant (3 pts)
• 10:50 18-feet Calderon over Bryant (Missed)
• 7:10 23-feet Calderon over Bryant (Blocked)
• 6:55 23-feet Calderon (Missed)
• 5:05 Calderon drew block on Bryant (Sean Corbin)
• 2:45 23-feet Calderon over Bryant (3 pts) *Gray Pick
• 1:20 Derozan drove on Bryant (Stripped)
• 1:15 18-feet Derozan over Bryant (Missed)
• 0:30 Derozan drove on Bryant (Stripped)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 3 pts (2nd QTR)

• 1:00 Anderson drove on Bryant (Traveled)
• 0:40 23-feet Anderson over Bryant (3 pts)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 5 pts (3rd QTR)

• 11:10 10-feet Derozan over Bryant (Missed)
• 10:10 10-feet Fields over Bryant (Missed)
• 3:25 at-rim Fields over Bryant (2 pts)
• 1:55 23-feet Anderson over Bryant (3 pts)
• 0:15 Bryant drew charge on Lowry (Not Called)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (4th QTR)

• 10:15 23-feet Ross over Bryant (Missed)
• 2:50 23-feet Ross over Bryant (Missed)

CALDERON 2-5 FG | DEROZAN 0-2 FG | ANDERSON 2-2 FG | FIELDS 1-2 FG | ROSS 0-2 FG

Chicago (Jan. 21, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 5 pts (1st QTR)

• 7:35 at-rim Hamilton over Bryant (2 pts)
• 5:35 23-feet Hinrich over Bryant (3 pts)
• 3:15 at-rim Hamilton over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (2nd QTR)

• 0:45 15-feet Hamilton over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (3rd QTR)

• 10:30 18-feet Hamilton over Bryant (Missed)
• 8:50 10-feet Hamilton over Bryant (Missed)
• 2:40 23-feet Hamilton over Bryant (Missed)
• 2:00 at-rim Belinelli over Bryant (2 pts)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (4th QTR)

• 8:20 18-feet Butler over Bryant (Missed)
• 4:15 18-feet Butler over Bryant (2 pts)

HAMILTON 1-6 FG | HINRICH 1-1 FG | Belinelli 1-1 FG | BUTLER 1-2 FG

Memphis (Jan. 23, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (1st QTR)

• 10:35 18-feet Allen over Bryant (Missed)
• 9:50 at-rim Allen over Bryant (Missed)
• 6:05 18-feet Allen over Bryant (Missed)
• 5:05 Bryant drew moving screen on Haddadi (John Goble)
• 0:35 Gay drew block on Bryant (John Goble)
• 0:01 Bryant drew jump on Gay (John Goble)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 4 pts (3rd QTR)

• 10:55 18-feet Allen over Bryant (2 pts)
• 8:15 at-rim Allen over Bryant (2 pts)
• 7:20 Conley drove on Bryant (Travelled)
• 2:30 15-feet Gay over Bryant (Missed)
• 0.05 Conley drove on Bryant (Stripped)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (4th QTR)

• 4:00 15-feet Allen over Bryant (2 pts)

ALLEN 3-6 FG | GAY 0-1 FG

Utah (Jan. 25, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (1st QTR)

• 11:15 Millsap drove on Bryant (Stripped)
• 6:25 23-feet Foye over Bryant (Missed)
• 0:05 15-feet Hayward over Bryant (2 pts)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (2nd QTR)

• 0:05 15-feet Foye over Bryant (Blocked)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 3 pts (3rd QTR)

• 10:10 23-feet Foye over Bryant (3 pts)
• 8:30 23-feet Foye over Bryant (Missed)
• 7:55 10-feet Tinsley over Bryant (Missed)
• 7:20 at-rim Foye over Bryant (Missed)
• 4:10 23-feet Williams over Bryant (Missed)
• 2:00 at-rim Millsap over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (4th QTR)

• 2:45 15-feet Burks over Bryant (Missed)
• 1:35 10-feet Carroll over Bryant (Missed)

FOYE 1-5 FG | HAYWARD 1-1 FG | TINSLEY 0-1 FG | WILLIAMS 0-1 FG | MILLSAP 0-1 FG | BURKS 0-1 FG | CARROLL 0-1 FG

New Orleans (Jan. 29, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 3 pts (1st QTR)

• 8:30 Gordon drew block on Bryant (Sean Wright)
• 5:45 Gordon drove on Bryant (Stripped)
• 4:50 23-feet Gordon (3 pts) *Tripped/Lopez Pick

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (2nd QTR)

• 3:40 10-feet Aminu over Bryant (Blocked)
• 1:35 18-feet Gordon over Bryant (Missed)
  
• 0:05 15-feet Gordon over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (3rd QTR)

• 0:35 at-rim Anderson over Bryant (2 pts)

GORDON 1-3 FG | AMINU 0-1 FG | ANDERSON 1-1 FG

Phoenix (Jan. 30, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (1st QTR)

• 10:10 at-rim Tucker over Bryant (Missed)
• 7:00 15-feet Dragic over Bryant (Missed)
• 5:25 23-feet Dudley over Bryant (Missed)
• 4:20 15-feet Dudley over Bryant (Missed)
• 1:10 18-feet Brown over Bryant (Missed)
• 0:05 23-feet Telfair over Bryant (Missed) *Gortat Pick

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (2nd QTR)

• 3:15 23-feet Dragic over Bryant (Missed)
• 1:00 at-rim Gortat over Bryant (2 pts)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (3rd QTR)

• 5:25 23-feet Dudley over Bryant (Missed)
• 3:45 18-feet Brown over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 3 pts (4th QTR)

• 6:20 at-rim Beasley over Bryant (Missed)
• 3:40 23-feet Dudley over Bryant (3 pts)

TUCKER 0-1 FG | DRAGIC 0-2 FG | DUDLEY 1-4 FG | BROWN 0-2 FG | TELFAIR 0-1 | GORTAT 1-1 FG | BEASLEY 0-1 FG

Minnesota (Feb. 01, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 3 pts (1st QTR)

• 10:20 15-feet Rubio over Bryant (Missed)
• 1:10 23-feet Shved over Bryant (3 pts)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (2nd QTR)

• 4:30 Shved drove on Bryant (Travelled)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 5 pts (3rd QTR)

• 11:10 at-rim Williams over Bryant (Missed)
• 11:10 at-rim Williams over Bryant (Blocked)
• 10:40 23-feet Ridnour over Bryant (Missed) *Pekovic Pick
• 5:20 23-feet Williams over Bryant (Missed)
• 4:05 18-feet Kirilenko over Bryant (Missed)
• 2:40 at-rim Kirilenko over Bryant (2 pts)
• 0:05 23-feet Shved over Bryant (3 pts)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (4th QTR)

• 5:25 10-feet Cunningham over Bryant (Missed)
• 3:25 Rubio drove on Bryant (Stripped)

RUBIO 0-1 FG | SHVED 2-2 FG | WILLIAMS 0-3 FG | RIDNOUR 0-1 FG | KIRILENKO 1-2 FG | CUNNINGHAM 0-1 FG

Detroit (Feb. 03, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 3 pts (1st QTR)

• 0:45 23-feet Jerebko over Bryant (3 pts)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (2nd QTR)

• 2:25 at-rim Singler over Bryant (Missed)
• 0:05 Bynum drove on Bryant (Stripped)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 3 pts (3rd QTR)

• 11:15 23-feet Singler over Bryant (3 pts)
• 9:45 23-feet Singler over Bryant (Missed)
• 8:55 Stuckey drove on Bryant (Stripped)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (4th QTR)

• 4:10 23-feet Singler over Bryant (Missed)

JEREBKO 1-1 FG | SINGLER 1-4 FG

Brooklyn (Feb. 05, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (1st QTR)

• 9:45 18-feet Wallace posted up Bryant (Stripped)
• 0:35 23-feet Williams over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (2nd QTR)

• 5:45 Bryant drew moving screen on Bogans (Gary Zielinski)
• 4:50 23-feet Bogans over Bryant (Missed)
• 1:35 23-feet Wallace over Bryant (Missed)
• 1:30 10-feet Wallace posted up Bryant (Stripped)
• 1:20 Williams drove on Bryant (Stripped)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 5 pts (3rd QTR)

• 11:30 Williams drove on Bryant (Stripped)
• 9:00 23-feet Wallace over Bryant (3 pts)
• 7:40 at-rim Lopez over Bryant (2 pts)
• 6:40 18-feet Wallace over Bryant (Missed)
• 3:55 at-rim Wallace over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (4th QTR)

• 6:15 23-feet Wallace over Bryant (Missed)

WALLACE 1-5 FG | WILLIAMS 0-1 FG | BOGANS 0-1 FG | LOPEZ 1-1 FG

Boston (Feb. 07, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (1st QTR)

• 7:50 18-feet Bradley over Bryant (Missed)
• 7:20 at-rim Bradley over Bryant (Missed)
• 1:40 10-feet Pierce over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (2nd QTR)

• 3:20 23-feet Pierce over Bryant (Missed)
• 1:25 Pierce drove on Bryant (Stripped)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (3rd QTR)

• 10:55 Lee drove on Bryant (Stripped)
• 8:05 18-feet Lee over Bryant (Missed)
• 4:50 Pierce drew block on Bryant (Monty McCutchen)
• 2:25 at-rim Bradley over Bryant (2 pts)
• 0:05 23-feet Pierce over Bryant (Missed)

BRADLEY 1-3 FG | PIERCE 0-3 FG | LEE 0-1 FG

Charlotte (Feb. 08, 2013)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (1st QTR)

• 8:20 15-feet Henderson over Bryant (Missed)
• 5:35 18-feet Gilchrist over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 0 pts (2nd QTR)

• 0:25 at-rim Henderson over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 5 pts (3rd QTR)

• 10:35 18-feet Henderson over Bryant (2 pts)
• 6:10 23-feet Sessions over Bryant (3 pts)
• 2:35 10-feet Henderson over Bryant (Missed)
• 0:05 at-rim Gordon over Bryant (Missed)

KOBE’S DEFENSE: 2 pts (4th QTR)

• 5:45 10-feet Sessions over Bryant (Blocked)
• 4:30 18-feet Henderson over Bryant (2 pts)
• 0:25 23-feet Walker over Bryant (Missed)

HENDERSON 2-5 FG | GILCHRIST 0-1 FG | SESSIONS 1-2 FG | GORDON 0-1 FG | WALKER 0-1 FG

are you hand tracking those numbers minge or where are you getting them from?

I am watching the games and logging Kobe’s man/help D as well as Dwight’s and Pau’s touches. I also keep record of halftime and postgame reports or other miscellaneous graphics. I only refer to play by play data to check rebound records (at times, I forget time stamps) or for a particular player’s name.

[Tee212]

this thread needs a bump bad LOL

[CodyB_]

It took a public outing to make Kobe play good, assertive D and what do you know? He's still one of the best in the league at Defense.

[PandGneverfold]

That was a great break down.