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DEEP3CL wrote:Kobe won't play long enough to get it, in fact I'll be surprised if he played at all. It's bigger fish to fry now.......screw a scoring titles. Last time I looked you didn't get sh*t for that.
Triple M wrote:bballswishanet wrote:Again,
Kobe tries not to miss "meaningless" games that wont improve standings or games that "he doesn't have to play" because as he said in the past(and also showed in the past by not missing out on games like this), he plays every game that he can because fans bought tickets to see him.
btw, playing the game to get his legs back after missing 8 games recently in a season that you rarely have practice time is another reason for Kobe to play, especially when the playoffs are this close.
no problem with that but hopefully he doesn't chuck for a scoring title. He is an all time great he should show the game more respect than that. To be fair though we'll have to wait and see what he does tomorrow.
DBoys wrote:My calculator says Kobe needs 35 not 38.
But in his home dwelling...the hi-top faded warrior is revered. *Smack!* The sound of his palm blocking the basketball... the sound of thousands rising, roaring... the sound of "get that sugar honey iced tea outta here!"
SideshowBob wrote:DBoys wrote:My calculator says Kobe needs 35 not 38.
Durant scored 32 tonight. You're not accounting for that
DBoys wrote:SideshowBob wrote:DBoys wrote:My calculator says Kobe needs 35 not 38.
Durant scored 32 tonight. You're not accounting for that
Ah. I saw the 65-game totals and figured tonight's game was already included, with Durant missing one this year. Thanks for the help.
But in his home dwelling...the hi-top faded warrior is revered. *Smack!* The sound of his palm blocking the basketball... the sound of thousands rising, roaring... the sound of "get that sugar honey iced tea outta here!"
Frosty wrote:Funny this is called Clone Wars because Kobe is like the second installment of the Star Wars series. It looked like Star Wars but came up short. But it did appeal to the kiddies.
ComboGuardCity wrote:lol @ anyone thinking Mike Brown has any say in this.
RatherUnique wrote:Mo26 wrote:Durant is just lucky Kobe is well past his prime. If it was prime Kobe he'd already have locked it up weeks ago.
Kobe has 2 scoring titles in 15 seasons.
He was never won scoring titles at will.
arsenic wrote:ComboGuardCity wrote:lol @ anyone thinking Mike Brown has any say in this.
But he does...
"Pass Colby dah ball and let'm shoot dah 3" - Michael "Mike" Brown
nhh90 wrote:He is going to break the all time point record. It is actually pointless to even bother going for the scoring title this. Who honestly cares about scoring the most for the 4th season? It is easily the most selfish style of basketball to chuck up 40 shots in a pointless game to get the scoring record. It isn't like that anyone would care that he won a 4th, five years from now. It is crazy people want him to play bad basketball just for individual stats.
dhh2h wrote:fallacy wrote:Only way Kobe gets 38+ in the most meaningless game of the lakers season is if he's gunning for the scoring title.
Not saying it's bad, in fact in encourage it, but there is absolutely no reason for Kobe to play besides the scoring title.
You are such a homer its hilarious... Why do you think Durant played these last 2 days with the 2nd seed locked up? To say goodbye to his dear friends in sacramento and denver??
fallacy wrote:dhh2h wrote:fallacy wrote:Only way Kobe gets 38+ in the most meaningless game of the lakers season is if he's gunning for the scoring title.
Not saying it's bad, in fact in encourage it, but there is absolutely no reason for Kobe to play besides the scoring title.
You are such a homer its hilarious... Why do you think Durant played these last 2 days with the 2nd seed locked up? To say goodbye to his dear friends in sacramento and denver??
If OKC would've beat Denver tonight they would've guaranteed a first round matchup with Denver.
That is infinitely more reason to play than any reason Kobe has to play tomorrow. (besides the title)
EDIT: Brown came out and said that the Lakers will not play any starters except Kobe. I bet you all can guess why
"I probably won't watch. If I don't win the scoring title or MVP or whatever, it doesn't mean that I didn't have a good year by my standards," Durant said.
"To think back on everything I've done this season, I've gotten better. I've improved in every area I wanted to improve in. I scored a few points but I think as a defender and as a facilitator, I got better."
Durant said he considered it probably his best NBA season yet.
"If I don't win any awards, that's cool with me. I just want to grow as a player and hopefully they start to come later in my career," he said.
How? Kobe wasn't selfish during that 2008-111 season when he got gasol. He chucked up shots when he had kwame brown and smush parker. This season he was probably the worst he has ever beenPhailadelphia wrote:nhh90 wrote:He is going to break the all time point record. It is actually pointless to even bother going for the scoring title this. Who honestly cares about scoring the most for the 4th season? It is easily the most selfish style of basketball to chuck up 40 shots in a pointless game to get the scoring record. It isn't like that anyone would care that he won a 4th, five years from now. It is crazy people want him to play bad basketball just for individual stats.
Oh god the irony in this post is thick.
BULLZ1LLA wrote:Odds are Kobe really wants the scoring title but will sit it out, because he's paranoid about his 'selfish' image.
BULLZ1LLA wrote:Odds are Kobe really wants the scoring title but will sit it out, because he's paranoid about his 'selfish' image.