Kobe's Olympic Number

addygrace · Post #1 » by **addygrace** » Thu Aug 9, 2012 4:58 pm

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?

Post #2 » by **dockingsched** » Thu Aug 9, 2012 4:59 pm

10 is the most prestigious number, thats why kobe chose it.

Sofa King · Post #3 » by **Sofa King** » Thu Aug 9, 2012 5:18 pm

Probably same reason why Nash chose 10...

... which is soccer/futbol related

Gek · Post #4 » by **Gek** » Thu Aug 9, 2012 5:22 pm

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.

Draper · Post #5 » by **Draper** » Thu Aug 9, 2012 6:05 pm

Kobe's a huge soccer fan and in soccer number 10 is often reserved for the best player.

Alienware · Post #6 » by **Alienware** » Thu Aug 9, 2012 6:08 pm

If I remember correctly, you can only pick between 4 and 20 in FIBA basket, thus the 24 being unavailable to Kobe.

matek · Post #7 » by **matek** » Thu Aug 9, 2012 6:17 pm

between 4 and 15

addygrace · Post #8 » by **addygrace** » Thu Aug 9, 2012 6:18 pm

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?

trufan24 · Post #9 » by **trufan24** » Thu Aug 9, 2012 7:43 pm

MJ: 23 & 9
KB: 24 & 10

you know why

TimmerFredette · Post #10 » by **TimmerFredette** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:19 am

One over Jordan

Gek · Post #11 » by **Gek** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:22 am

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.

Kalidogg24 · Post #12 » by **Kalidogg24** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:45 am

trufan24 wrote:MJ: 23 & 9
KB: 24 & 10

you know why

Trying to get that Kobe Number,

TimmerFredette wrote:One over Jordan

hermes · Post #13 » by **hermes** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:42 am

i'm sure they drew straws for numbers or whatever

why is this a big deal

Gek · Post #14 » by **Gek** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:51 am

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.

chefy · Post #15 » by **chefy** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:52 am

because hes better than Jordan.

Brovva Blaqq · Post #16 » by **Brovva Blaqq** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 10:25 am

Draper wrote:in soccer number 10 is often reserved for the best player.

Lol, no.

DrewBynum77 · Post #17 » by **DrewBynum77** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 6:26 pm

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.

Post #18 » by **dockingsched** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 6:27 pm

#10 is most definitely used by the best player on the team in most cases. its why kobe picked #10.

Mirjalovic · Post #19 » by **Mirjalovic** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 9:08 pm

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.

DrewBynum77 · Post #20 » by **DrewBynum77** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 10:17 pm

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 :wink: