Kobe Bryant/Michael Jordan's Work Ethic

[nesta]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woOu_4l3lio

around 6 seconds, it shows some of what MJ did

[kooldude]

Phil Jackson said Kobe works harder than Jordan. I can't find the quote anymore because it's been years. Maybe someone else will.

To make up for the smaller hands, Kobe worked on his jumpshot much more so than Jordan.

Is it true that right after the Lakers got eliminated in 1997 by the Utah Jazz(Kobe shooting airballs), Kobe went right back to work in the gym the very next day. I heard he made thousands of jumpers. If that is true, how can that not be considered overtraining. Making thousands of jumpers a day; wouldn't that be too much? You wouldn't be giving time for your muscles to rest, right?

shooting a bball is not overtraining. It's building muscle memory which you can't really overtrain at. It's like doing pushups.

[JellosJigglin]

Here's a interview with Mens Fitness magazine.

http://www.mensfitness.com/exclusives/206

Kobe:You can't gain conditioning without going through it. You're going to have to feel some pain, you're going to have to feel like your lungs are burning, and you know, you want to spit up blood, that sort of thing.


Damn, I've worked myself to the point of vomiting, but I've never spit blood. I'm about to start training for my first marathon, so let's see what happens

[tkb]

Do you have a link to Tex Winter saying that?

Nope, can't find it. I might remember wrong, but I'm fairly certain Tex said that.

[Bgil]

Phil Jackson said Kobe works harder than Jordan. I can't find the quote anymore because it's been years. Maybe someone else will.

To make up for the smaller hands, Kobe worked on his jumpshot much more so than Jordan.

Is it true that right after the Lakers got eliminated in 1997 by the Utah Jazz(Kobe shooting airballs), Kobe went right back to work in the gym the very next day. I heard he made thousands of jumpers. If that is true, how can that not be considered overtraining. Making thousands of jumpers a day; wouldn't that be too much? You wouldn't be giving time for your muscles to rest, right?

shooting a bball is not overtraining. It's building muscle memory which you can't really overtrain at. It's like doing pushups.

That's not true. If you continue to shoot long after your form deteriorates (due to fatigue) then you'll just be ingraining improper technique.

[kooldude]

shooting a bball is not overtraining. It's building muscle memory which you can't really overtrain at. It's like doing pushups.

That's not true. If you continue to shoot long after your form deteriorates (due to fatigue) then you'll just be ingraining improper technique.

well obviously after an extended period of time, you will get tired. haha

I mean compared to like weight lifting, shooting is not overtraining.

[B-Scott]

Phil Jackson said Kobe works harder than Jordan. I can't find the quote anymore because it's been years. Maybe someone else will.

To make up for the smaller hands, Kobe worked on his jumpshot much more so than Jordan.

How do you know Kobe worked on his jumper more than MJ?

MJ actually had a more consistent mid-range jumper. Kobe's jumper from distance and mid-range is streaky.

[EJay33]

That's not true. If you continue to shoot long after your form deteriorates (due to fatigue) then you'll just be ingraining improper technique.

Well, you're not always going to be well rested while playing basketball. Maybe if you're Brian Scalabrine and only get into games when your team is up by 20 you don't have to worry about fatigue, but for a guy like Bryant who is depended on to play around 40 minutes per game and who is expected to lead his team deep into the playoffs every year, it makes sense to work on his game while fatigued. How can you expect a player to perform when dead tired if they've never practiced while dead tired?