I'll give Kobe my respect when he quits flopping all over the place and purposely jumping into people for the foul. If he could play at the level he does now without the dirty play, he would easily be my favorite player. But since he doesn't, he'll continue to be one of the players I like the least.
Bad example. James Worthy and Nique were two of the most overrated players of all-time. Nique didn't deserve to be in the Top 50, and justifiably didn't make the cut.
It's not a dirty play, when you try to lure someone into fouling you. I hope you weren't a Charles Barkley fan, because Chuck did that all the time.
It doesn't make me cry, it just gives me a headache. Please people, proper English and capitalization are important. Personally, I won't read a post without capitalization or that has paragraphs longer than about five lines. Such posts make me want to choke down a bottle of Tylenol.
There's a big difference between tricking a defender into jumping into you and diving at a player as you throw up a shot. Because Kobe's Kobe though, they give him the foul shots. I do my best not to watch Lakers games, but I specifically remember him doing that, I think during the overtime game against Minnesota in the playoffs. Dude just dove at a defender and tossed up a shot. If you're referring to Chuck pump faking and then jumping up when the defender's already in the air, I didn't particularly like that either.
They shouldn't have left their feet. I hate it when Kobe does a pump fake, the defender KNOWS what he's trying to do and Kobe jumps right into his arms, which are pointed straight up to the ****ing roof and he gets the call.
LUCK THE FAKERS!!! kobe is a spoiled brat... he's crying coz he doesn't get to eat his cake this year... give me a break... why should i give respect to a little punk kid who thinks he's the greatest basketball player in the world...
If you don't respect someone just because they're NOT the best player in the world, you've got issues, dude. Kobe is 24, has three rings, and is arguably the best all-around player on the planet. I don't care if he bangs chickens and sings showtunes in the offseason -- Kobe is a straight-up baller who loves the game. That alone deserves some love.
