kobe bryant

I’m not afan of Kobe at all but I have to admire his toughness, will to win, durability, and his work ethic all 4 are incredible.

He tried, but its pretty clear he is not fully ready to come back yet, which is bad news for this Lakers team. They aren’t good enough to win games vs good teams without him.

MY OPINION… He only played not take a blow to his reputation. If he would’ve sat out, It wouldve allowed people to question him a little bit SIMPLY because he told Dwight to play through pain. Im not saying Kobe isnt tough because the entire world knows he’s one of the toughest athletes ever and has played through several injuries.

The point I’m trying to make is he doesn’t deserve credit and praise for playing tonight. It was the same thing Dwight was doing but he got called a crybaby for it and never got credit for playing through his shoulder. With Kobe, he only played one qtr and didnt really do anything, but everyone’s still going as if he just did something special. I know a lot of youknow exactly what I mean, but I doubt if anybody admits it.

Well they did win tonight pretty much without him fvckswag.. I consider the pacers a pretty solid team too..

Im watching Houston vs Minny right now, minny playing solid and if Houston loses that one, they will be only half a game infront of LA for the 7th seed.. I think Houston will end up being the 8th seed and will face the spurs resulting a really quick exit.

@BigChamp12

Were you born with Kobe hate in your blood? My goodness…

Had Kobe not played, I don’t think anybody would’ve questioned him considering the fact he’s played through most of his injuries.

Kobe playing had nothing to do with what he did or didn’t tell Dwight. He played because every game is important for the Lakers. He shouldn’t have been out there. He gave it a go though for 12 minutes and it wasn’t happening for him, so he sat out the rest of the game.

I don’t think him playing was anything special, but I think it does send a message to the rest of his team.

Not saying he really had to prove anything, but to give his earlier comments on Dwight some credibility. You dont look too good when you tell someone to play through an injury, and then you font play when you get injured yourself. Thats what i mean. But Im glad they won without him, so people can see that its just not Kobe winning these games. As great as he is and as clutch as he is, by shooting them into games, he’s also good at shooting them out of games. I can see ESPN’s headlines now “Kobe Leads LA to Victory from Bench” or “Kobe Inspires Lakers to Win for Him”
My only problem with Kobe is he gets credit when they win. His teammates get blamed when they lose.

Regardless of if Kobe played or not, I think he already has credibility due to playing through tough injuries for years. When Kobe doesn’t play, people think, “Wow… He must be really hurt.” Kobe had the right to establish urgency with Dwight. Dwight was cleared by doctors to play. There’s a difference between playing with pain and playing hurt. Dwight was in pain. Tonight, Kobe was hurt.

And IMO, I think Dwight coming back early from back surgery and playing through his shoulder injury does send a positive message to the team, the organization, etc. You have to think though… Dwight hasn’t been popular in the media. He’s not getting a lot of great press due to how badly he’s been in the PR department.

I think that Kobe does get blame. I think he’s gotten more blame than Jim Buss, Mike D’Antoni, Dwight Howard, Steve Nash and Pau Gasol this season.