Skyhook79;1051832 wrote:Yeah I think I heard Austin Carr say something about Kobe and not resting enough once or maybe it was a 100 times during the game.

Skyhook79;1051833 wrote:Well if he doesn't make players better he must have won those 2 Championships by himself.

robj55;1051839 wrote:Basketball is a team game, not individual. Kobe didn't win 2 championships back to back, the Lakers did. This help?

Skyhook79;1051842 wrote:So which is it does he make players better or not?

Skyhook79;1051842 wrote:So which is it does he make players better or not?

karen lotz;1051844 wrote:SHAQ made Kobe

robj55;1051846 wrote:Of course he does, he's one of the best players in the world. My point is he is not a great play maker for his teammates, rather a volume shooter who helps the team more through scoring. People need to get off this,"he won a championship" crap, anyone who has played the game knows that basketball is a team sport and requires 4 others to be successful.

Skyhook79;1051849 wrote:How many times did Kobe lead his team in assists for the season in his 16 years with Lakers?

robj55;1051853 wrote:He should lead them every year in assists, he has the damn ball in his hand 90% of the game. Doesn't make him a great passer or play maker. Similar to AI, never a great or willing passer but when you have the ball in your hands the whole game you are going to get assists.

Skyhook79;1051856 wrote:No he doesn't not even close to that. No one in the triangle has the ball that much.

Footwedge;1051852 wrote:Well it's pretty clear that the Heat blows this year.

In James' second to last year with the Cavs, the team never lost 3 in a row...not even in the playoffs.

wes_mantooth;1051910 wrote:Didn't watch any of the game last night, but it is nice to see the Cavs hang in there with the Lakers...on the road. I mean, I think the Lakers are probably not title contenders anymore, but still a pretty decent team...so that is a good showing for the Cavs.

wes_mantooth;1051910 wrote:Didn't watch any of the game last night, but it is nice to see the Cavs hang in there with the Lakers...on the road. I mean, I think the Lakers are probably not title contenders anymore, but still a pretty decent team...so that is a good showing for the Cavs.

Skyhook79;1051923 wrote:I was impressed with Irving he can play, not sold on Thomas yet, but why does he not get more minutes? The Lakers are a contender, I think they will finish with a 2-3 seed but they have to get much better/consistent bench play.

gport_tennis;1051926 wrote:The lakers are not a top 4 team right now, therefore I dont think they are a true contender, they need an upgrade at the pg for me to consider them a contender

Skyhook79;1051930 wrote:They are the 2 seed right now.

sportswizuhrd;1052047 wrote:6th best record in the league might be what he meant. If so, IMO, you have to move them past Philly, I don't see the Sixers staying at the top for the whole season(maybe division title yes, but not top 5 in the league). Same with the Pacers.

Skyhook79;1051930 wrote:They are the 2 seed right now.

gport_tennis;1052188 wrote:The season is still way early to talk about playoff seeding, but they have the 5th best record over all so far. I like the bulls, heat, thunder, nuggets, blazers better right now. I just don't see them winning a title this year without a better point guard.

If they upgrade their pg situation they would for sure be a contender and maybe the favorite

Skyhook79;1052663 wrote:They haven't upgraded the PG position since Magic Johnson left and that was 5 Titles ago. They need more help from the bench to win the Title this year.

Skyhook79;1052663 wrote:They haven't upgraded the PG position since Magic Johnson left and that was 5 Titles ago. They need more help from the bench to win the Title this year.

gport_tennis;1052727 wrote:I'm not talking last year(which by the way they did not win the title last year), I'm talking aBout this year. This year they will not win the title with fisher and Blake running the point. I'm not a lakers hater, kobe is my favorite player.