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Kobe's Olympic Number
Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2012 4:58 pm
by addygrace
Did Kobe get to pick his Olympic number?
Does anybody find it weird Kobe's regular season number and Olympic number are 24 and 10?
Re: Kobe's Olympic Number
Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2012 4:59 pm
by dockingsched
10 is the most prestigious number, thats why kobe chose it.
Re: Kobe's Olympic Number
Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2012 5:18 pm
by Sofa King
Probably same reason why Nash chose 10...
... which is soccer/futbol related
Re: Kobe's Olympic Number
Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2012 5:22 pm
by Gek
addygrace wrote:Did Kobe get to pick his Olympic number?
Does anybody find it weird Kobe's regular season number and Olympic number are 24 and 10?
Not at all. The majority of the players do not use their regular season numbers and some have switched from tournament to tournament.
Re: Kobe's Olympic Number
Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2012 6:05 pm
by Draper
Kobe's a huge soccer fan and in soccer number 10 is often reserved for the best player.
Re: Kobe's Olympic Number
Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2012 6:08 pm
by Alienware
If I remember correctly, you can only pick between 4 and 20 in FIBA basket, thus the 24 being unavailable to Kobe.
Re: Kobe's Olympic Number
Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2012 6:17 pm
by matek
between 4 and 15
Re: Kobe's Olympic Number
Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2012 6:18 pm
by addygrace
Gek wrote:addygrace wrote:Did Kobe get to pick his Olympic number?
Does anybody find it weird Kobe's regular season number and Olympic number are 24 and 10?
Not at all. The majority of the players do not use their regular season numbers and some have switched from tournament to tournament.
So, the players get to choose their own number?
Re: Kobe's Olympic Number
Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2012 7:43 pm
by trufan24
MJ: 23 & 9
KB: 24 & 10
you know why
Re: Kobe's Olympic Number
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:19 am
by TimmerFredette
One over Jordan
Re: Kobe's Olympic Number
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:22 am
by Gek
addygrace wrote:Gek wrote:addygrace wrote:Did Kobe get to pick his Olympic number?
Does anybody find it weird Kobe's regular season number and Olympic number are 24 and 10?
Not at all. The majority of the players do not use their regular season numbers and some have switched from tournament to tournament.
So, the players get to choose their own number?
Probably. Can't imagine anyone cares too much about it though.
Re: Kobe's Olympic Number
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:45 am
by Kalidogg24
trufan24 wrote:MJ: 23 & 9
KB: 24 & 10
you know why
Trying to get that Kobe Number,
TimmerFredette wrote:One over Jordan
Re: Kobe's Olympic Number
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:42 am
by hermes
i'm sure they drew straws for numbers or whatever
why is this a big deal
Re: Kobe's Olympic Number
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:51 am
by Gek
Kalidogg24 wrote:trufan24 wrote:MJ: 23 & 9
KB: 24 & 10
you know why
Trying to get that Kobe Number,
TimmerFredette wrote:One over Jordan
I always that he was saying "coke number." This makes so much more sense.
Re: Kobe's Olympic Number
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:52 am
by chefy
because hes better than Jordan.
AW: Kobe's Olympic Number
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 10:25 am
by Brovva Blaqq
Draper wrote:in soccer number 10 is often reserved for the best player.
Lol, no.
Re: AW: Kobe's Olympic Number
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 6:26 pm
by DrewBynum77
Brovva Blaqq wrote:Draper wrote:in soccer number 10 is often reserved for the best player.
Lol, no.
in some way, lol yes.
The #10 is reserved for the most technical midfielder and
usually that guy is the best player on a team. The tradition started with Pele in 1958.
Some of the greatest that wore the #10 shirt:
Pelé #10, Maradona #10, Ronaldinho #10, Zidane #10, rivelino #10, Messi #10 , eusébio #10, gerson #10, Rivaldo #10, Laudrup #10, Baggio #10, Platini #10, etc.
Re: Kobe's Olympic Number
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 6:27 pm
by dockingsched
#10 is most definitely used by the best player on the team in most cases. its why kobe picked #10.
Re: Kobe's Olympic Number
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 9:08 pm
by Mirjalovic
Yeah, other than 10, 9 also a good number, reserved for the best striker in the team, but still can't beat number 10 popularity though.
Re: Kobe's Olympic Number
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 10:17 pm
by DrewBynum77
Mirjalovic wrote:Yeah, other than 10, 9 also a good number, reserved for the best striker in the team, but still can't beat number 10 popularity though.
yep. In school everyone wanted the #10 lol.
I wore the #9, tho. Deadly striker
