Im gonna make fun of him because he is like 0 for 8 on last second shots on the season. He is older, but def not smarter. He is trying to relive the glory days. He needs to stop. Oh well, he will keep chucking and i will keep chuckling.
Damn, I forgot to press 'post' !!! Here were my tips: Hornets Magic Celtics Raptors Cavs Wizards Spurs Grizzlies Clippers Lakers
This video posted by ESPN today is pretty timely: <script src="http://player.espn.com/player.js?playerBrandingId=4ef8000cbaf34c1687a7d9a26fe0e89e&adSetCode=91cDU6NuXTGKz3OdjOxFdAgJVtQcKJnI&pcode=1kNG061cgaoolOncv54OAO1ceO-I&width=576&height=324&externalId=espn:12049199&thruParam_espn-ui[autoPlay]=false&thruParam_espn-ui[playRelatedExternally]=true"></script>
I love how the Rockets are DEAD LAST in the contested mid range jumper attempts this season... 41 Oh yeah
That's the issue. He doesn't want to admit it. He still thinks he's in his prime, that he's 24, that he can carry this bad Lakers team to the playoffs as a 8th seed. It's sad. Some guys like Kobe...Iverson...they can never get used to not being the man anymore. Then you got guys like Vince Carter who realizes he's good for one poster a year at least, but other than that Vince realizes his role in the NBA is a vet coming off the bench to hit some shots and school these young'uns every now and then. You got guys like Dirk who took a pretty big pay-cut realizing he's on the decline and he's going to need a lot more help than before. Than you have Kobe. He's going down with a fight. It must be something else to watch Kobe shoot away close games. It's pretty bad. I think this is what you get when you have Kobe on a team without another strong character or great player like Pau or Shaq. Then have PJ. It's pretty funny to watch because the Lakers will be up 5, down 5, 3 mins to go...Kobe will just take every shot. All of them contested jumpers. It's like watching your little brother play 2k thinking he can fade away and drain shots in defenders eyes every time down the court.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Jeremy Lin on Kobe's final shot: "I like game-winners too. I would like to shoot some. But I get it."</p>— Baxter Holmes (@BaxterHolmes) <a href="https://twitter.com/BaxterHolmes/status/546188517043212288">December 20, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
LOL. Yeah. If Young didn't get tossed (pretty weak sauce Joey BTW), he would have told Lin to give him the ball at the last shot and said, "**** Kobe!" (that is, if Byron Scott would let him on the court)
Probably just tired of Kobe's BS, Bryant is by far the most detrimental player to any team in the NBA and for the most part he gets a pass for it.
To be fair, the game is 48 minutes long, the Lakers could have avoided being down with 6 seconds left if they, including Kobe, has avoided some of the obvious mistakes earlier, like: 1. Nick Young getting a flagrant 2, getting ejected while giving OKC 2 shots and the ball. 2. A couple of defensive rotation fails that gave Stevej Adams 2 dunks just rolling right at the rim. 3. Boozer (I think it was him) committing a loose ball foul with OKC in the bonus with a minute left in the game. 4. Boozer rebounding a miss with 2 seconds left in a quarter and throwing it away to Morrow, who hit a 3. 5. Kobe taking and missing a bunch of contested midrange jumpers with plenty of time left on the shot clock all game long. The last shot is likely more reasonable to take than several of these. Where instead of looking for a higher % shot when they have the opportunity, the Lakers looked to set up a difficult Kobe midrange J as first resort. 6. Kobe paying zero attention on defense, letting his guy Roberson free for open shots and swoop in at the basket unmolested for an easy putback. And the list goes on...
Lin Retaliating cuz of what kobe did to him in practice. He hit his jumper in the last minute when the lakers were down, so he has every right to. At least lin seems to understand it is the kobe show and he is not even a side kick. Kobe hates those. He is just the ball boy to kobe. Remember how excited nick young was when lin passed him the ball before his last gamewinning three? He said he was just somexcited he got the ball. Yep, he knows he is also part of the kobe show.
