ESPN'S Sportscenter: The Raptors Is The Favorite Of Kobe ...

Ted Predator · Post #1 » by **Ted Predator** » Sat Feb 2, 2008 9:25 pm

....favorite to beat , that is .More than any other teams in the NBA , Kobe have an easy time scoring against the Raps averaging 28 ppg according to ESPN.When will the coaching staff come up with the right formula to limit Kobe's offensine onslaught ? Nobody knows. Last night's Sportcenter showed Kobe's ease in penetrating the Raps' defense . The team is weaker than last season . Definitely !

xAIRNESSx · Post #2 » by **xAIRNESSx** » Sat Feb 2, 2008 9:27 pm

Jay Onrait was saying that Kobe said he wanted to put on a good show for the fans, because it's his only visit to Ontario. lol

raps4life~ · Post #3 » by **raps4life~** » Sat Feb 2, 2008 9:27 pm

Ted Predator wrote:....favorite to beat , that is .More than any other teams in the NBA , Kobe have an easy time scoring against the Raps averaging 28 ppg according to ESPN.When will the coaching staff come up with the right formula to limit Kobe's offensine onslaught ? Nobody knows. Last night's Sportcenter showed Kobe's ease in penetrating the Raps' defense . The team is weaker than last season . Definitely !

28 POINT PER GAME AGAINST THE RAPTORS!?!?!?! OMG

wait, that what he averages on the season.

Live Free · Post #4 » by **Live Free** » Sat Feb 2, 2008 9:31 pm

81 point night still gives me nightmares

A_wildstabatanything · Post #5 » by **A_wildstabatanything** » Sat Feb 2, 2008 9:31 pm

raps4life~ wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

28 POINT PER GAME AGAINST THE RAPTORS!?!?!?! OMG

wait, that what he averages on the season.

When you consider the fact that he dropped 81 points on us the 28PPG doesn't look so bad.

HighOctane · Post #6 » by **HighOctane** » Sat Feb 2, 2008 9:36 pm

He's telling us he wants to play for Toronto.

raps4life~ · Post #7 » by **raps4life~** » Sat Feb 2, 2008 9:36 pm

A_wildstabatanything wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

When you consider the fact that he dropped 81 points on us the 28PPG doesn't look so bad.

i crunched some numbers and since the 1999/2000 season kobe has been averaging 32.5 ppg against the raptors.

but im still sure hes done that against many other teams since his average in those seasons has been around 29ppg.

SpaceJam · Post #8 » by **SpaceJam** » Sat Feb 2, 2008 9:37 pm

Im happy Kobe scored 46...his performace since 81 was so bad, like not a single 40+ game, that i remember of.

evilRyu · Post #9 » by **evilRyu** » Sat Feb 2, 2008 9:39 pm

too lazy to check, but i wonder what his average would be if we didn't count the 81 game (just to see how many points that 1 game boosted his career avg against the Raptors)

Post #10 » by **Rooster** » Sat Feb 2, 2008 9:40 pm

As mentioned, he's such a great scorer that his average against us isn't that outlandish, especially when factoring in #81. Also, take note management, this is what happens when you don't put forward the dough to bring in a big-time defender.

Post #11 » by **Schad** » Sat Feb 2, 2008 9:48 pm

Ted Predator wrote:....favorite to beat , that is .More than any other teams in the NBA , Kobe have an easy time scoring against the Raps averaging 28 ppg according to ESPN.When will the coaching staff come up with the right formula to limit Kobe's offensine onslaught ? Nobody knows. Last night's Sportcenter showed Kobe's ease in penetrating the Raps' defense . The team is weaker than last season . Definitely !

Good to see you again, Teddy. Some stats:

Kobe averages 27.9/5.6/4.7 against us, with 3.2 turnovers a game thrown in for good measure. His career averages:

24.8/5.3/4.6 with 2.9 turnovers. Not a huge gap, and if you take out that one outlier, he scores at his career average against us.

Now, this is pointless without considering his performance in the context of the current line-up...heck, we have exactly two guys on the roster from the squad which he scored 81 against.

In the last two years, he has played three games and averaged 34 a game against us...of course, he's 30.4 against the entire league. Not to mention that he has put up the same numbers against a very good Jazz team over six games...nope, Kobe only plays well against us.

Are we weaker than last year? Not really. Our defense is .2 points/100 possessions worse thanks to last night's game, but it has been better for the majority of the season, and with our weak upcoming schedule, will climb back to the fringes of the top 10 soon enough. Our offensive efficiency is also up by a solid margin, and when Ford returns and Dixon is banished to the end of the bench, it'll rise even further.

Of course, all of this is pointless; you don't post to argue anything of substance, only to fan the flames. The beauty, though, is that you only appear after losses, which explains why your presence has been felt less and less of late. And with a favourable upcoming schedule, we might be spared the misery that is your punctuation for quite some time.

thebossman · Post #12 » by **thebossman** » Sat Feb 2, 2008 9:49 pm

xAIRNESSx wrote:Jay Onrait was saying that Kobe said he wanted to put on a good show for the fans, because it's his only visit to Ontario. lol

atleast he knows the province, i doubt many players know that toronto is in ontario.

I dont know where to get this info, but if someone knows the TOTAL number of games kobe has played against the raptors, (say 30), and we know he is avg 28ppg against us.. just do

[ (GAMES PLAYED) * (28PPG) - 81 ] DIVIDED by (Games Played -1)

and you got his avg without the 81.

inrapscity · Post #13 » by **inrapscity** » Sat Feb 2, 2008 10:04 pm

i could care less about losing to the lakers unless we had a 20pt lead.

81pt night was just unreal. he would get contested 3 after 3 after 3 from the mid-court line and then some more and then some and1s.

every time kobe puts on a show, i'm loving it. just not that 81pt night.

honestly, any time we play the lakers. i'm looking for kobe's performance more than the raps winning.

it doesn't matter if we lose those 1 or 2 games vs. him every year. as long as he's not above 55-60pts, I'm happy.

evilRyu · Post #14 » by **evilRyu** » Sat Feb 2, 2008 10:07 pm

inrapscity wrote:it doesn't matter if we lose those 1 or 2 games vs. him every year. as long as he's not above 55-60pts, I'm happy.

I'd trade a win even if kobe scored 60. I don't think the players would care much about the game if the Lakers lost and kobe scoring 60.

Mack11 · Post #15 » by **Mack11** » Sat Feb 2, 2008 10:16 pm

thebossman wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

atleast he knows the province, i doubt many players know that toronto is in ontario.

I dont know where to get this info, but if someone knows the TOTAL number of games kobe has played against the raptors, (say 30), and we know he is avg 28ppg against us.. just do

[ (GAMES PLAYED) * (28PPG) - 81 ] DIVIDED by (Games Played -1)

and you got his avg without the 81.

Kobe loves to play us cause he knows he can do as he pleases with that soft ass front court we have

inrapscity · Post #16 » by **inrapscity** » Sat Feb 2, 2008 11:06 pm

evilRyu wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

I'd trade a win even if kobe scored 60. I don't think the players would care much about the game if the Lakers lost and kobe scoring 60.

yeah but losing isn't such a big deal if he scores less than 60.