OT:Kobe "A Great Offensive Team Will Never Beat..."
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A Great Defensive Team. Never! It Never Will Happen!"
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If the Knicks become a playoff team they will be first round knockouts at best 2nd round.
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It has happened, so I guess you both are wrong.
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Red Vines wrote:It has happened, so I guess you both are wrong.
Kobe a player who's won 3 chips doesn't have a clue? If you actually listened to the link he went on to state historically even teams who had great offenses were better defensively.
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TheBluest wrote:Red Vines wrote:It has happened, so I guess you both are wrong.
Kobe a player who's won 3 chips doesn't have a clue. If you actually listened to the link he went on to state historically even teams who had great offenses were better defensively.
Exactly, but then you should say a great offense and better defense beats a greater offense and weaker defense. It's not like one team only has offense and the other only defense--in that case the offense would win.
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Red Vines wrote:TheBluest wrote:Red Vines wrote:It has happened, so I guess you both are wrong.
Kobe a player who's won 3 chips doesn't have a clue. If you actually listened to the link he went on to state historically even teams who had great offenses were better defensively.
Exactly, but then you should say a great offense and better defense beats a greater offense and weaker defense. It's not like one team only has offense and the other only defense--in that case the offense would win.
Maybe you should take this up with the 3 time Champ. He said it not I. I'm just highlighting what came out of his mouth in the interview.
Are you implying we should emulate those exceptions which you've yet to present? Two can play this game Son!
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"Never" is the worst thing you can say when you make a prediction. There is no such thing as "never". Maybe it hasn't happened YET, but it's not as if NBA rules and playing style has stayed the same. How close were the Suns to knocking the Spurs out of the 2007 playoffs?
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And Kobe has never won without shaq..
So I guess he should just quit and go to Europe and collect his 50 mil a year offer?
So I guess he should just quit and go to Europe and collect his 50 mil a year offer?
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Regardless of what you think of Kobe, or who he won with or without, he's right. I'll take defense every time.
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TKF wrote:And Kobe has never won without shaq?
Took a lot of defense away from him? We know Kobe road Shaq coattails. Shaq went on to win another title against a better offensive team Mavericks, regardless if fans feel refs cheated that Finals.
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GONYK wrote:Regardless of what you think of Kobe, or who he won with or without, he's right. I'll take defense every time.
oh, I am a fan of kobe. I will take a great offense with a defense that can get key stops. The key is being able to get key stops. There were a lot of great defensive teams that could not win. Ala our own 90's knicks.
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No matter how great a defensive team is, you still have to be a good offensive team. Same thing vice versa. I don't understand why people think you only need defense to win. If you can't score, you're not winning ****.
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Fury wrote:No matter how great a defensive team is, you still have to be a good offensive team. Same thing vice versa. I don't understand why people think you only need defense to win. If you can't score, you're not winning ****.
Obviously Kobe is referring to the analogy of The G-Men(strength was D) vs The Pats(strength was O). He's saying IHHO The G-Men will beat the Pats 10 times out of 10 or The Ravens of 2000 or The Bucs who destroyed the Raiders. He's saying take the Best Offense against the Best Defense and Defense will win out.
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TKF wrote:GONYK wrote:Regardless of what you think of Kobe, or who he won with or without, he's right. I'll take defense every time.
oh, I am a fan of kobe. I will take a great offense with a defense that can get key stops. The key is being able to get key stops. There were a lot of great defensive teams that could not win. Ala our own 90's knicks.
That's essentially the Phx Suns Naahhhhh I'll pass. Give me the offensively challenged Pistons of 1988, 1989, 2004, and 2005(Met equal Defensive team in the Spurs) but clamped down defensively you could even throw the Spurs in there. They may be boring at times but they were involved in thriller Playoff games while winning Chips in the process.
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TheBluest wrote:Fury wrote:No matter how great a defensive team is, you still have to be a good offensive team. Same thing vice versa. I don't understand why people think you only need defense to win. If you can't score, you're not winning ****.
Obviously Kobe is referring to the analogy of The G-Men(strength was D) vs The Pats(strength was O). He's saying IHHO The G-Men will beat the Pats 10 times out of 10 or The Ravens of 2000 or The Bucs who destroyed the Raiders. He's saying take the Best Offense against the Best Defense and Defense will win out.
Well, the Rams proved people wrong when they won the Super Bowl. Not to mention the Colts beating the Bears. The 49ers were known for their great offense. Same thing as the Dallas Cowboys in the 90s. If you're really good at one phase of the game, you still need to be decent at the other.
I don't think the Giants would win 10 out of 10 times against the Pats. That game was too close to make that type of statement.
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because everyone knows defense is the best offense. it's a fact. or according to Coney island's finest, that's factorial.
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TheBluest wrote:A Great Defensive Team. Never! It Never Will Happen!"
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mjhp911 wrote:Dude, you hate Kobe Bryant...
True True... True True..True...True Dat!
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LOL
This talk offense vs defense is often ridiculous.
No team is 100% defense or 100% offense. A team is a combination of both.
The Suns were not a 100% offensive team, the Spurs are not a 100% defensive team.
Obviously if you have great offense and great defense you will win lots of games and championships.
The Lakers 2000 were unstoppable because they were great on both ends of the floor. That said it's rare, it doesn't happen that often. Most of the time, the key for teams is to find the right formula, the right combination. Some coaches will rather focus on offense first, others on defense first. It doesn't mean they don't care about the other side of the game !
This talk offense vs defense is often ridiculous.
No team is 100% defense or 100% offense. A team is a combination of both.
The Suns were not a 100% offensive team, the Spurs are not a 100% defensive team.
Obviously if you have great offense and great defense you will win lots of games and championships.
The Lakers 2000 were unstoppable because they were great on both ends of the floor. That said it's rare, it doesn't happen that often. Most of the time, the key for teams is to find the right formula, the right combination. Some coaches will rather focus on offense first, others on defense first. It doesn't mean they don't care about the other side of the game !