Kobe on playing T-Mac one-on-one: "I cooked him. Roasted him. Wasn't even close."

Embarrassing for T-Mac to be beaten by these slouches you listed.

Tinman posts:
1. I heart 99ers.
2. Mcgrady sux!
3. I remember the glory days so gimmie your reps!

Rinse wash repeat.

 

oh beaten like eggs right?

 

I know Kobe is better than Tracy, but not by much, the diffrence is more mental side....

 

http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200103180ORL.html

First game between them when T-Mac joined Orlando

 

Prime MJ vs. Prime Kobe, MJ would defecate on him 1 on 1.

 

and physical.

how many full seasons did tracy play? how many full seasons did kobe play?

Let give you a hint, the answer for McGrady is in the name of #1 movie in america


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I don't even know why I'm responding to this...

LeBron is one of the most complete, skilled basketball players ever. Far more complete than Kobe ever was. Kobe was incredible in his own right, but didn't control all facets of the game - and his sheer impact was only comparable to LeBron's when he was on fire.

LeBron literally does whatever he wants today.

 

Lebron is an athlete. You can put him in football, soccer, hockey, pretty much any game that relies on physical ability and speed, and he would excel right away.
Kobe however has a higher basketball iq, dont let all those missed shots fool you, he would just rather miss the shot than let ron or any other player miss it.

Somebdy once put it best with this line
"Lebron is a great athlete playing basketball, Kobe is a great basketball player"

 

Morey believes prime TMac is better than prime Kobe.

 

tinman with the most posts in a Mcgrady thread? Sounds about right.

 

I think T-Mac had better physical tools than Kobe but Kobe did a better job of taking care of his body. And some poster hit it on the head with the mental aspect. Kobe Bryant was definitely more competitive. This league is full of a bunch of these guys that are supremely talented with comparable ability. Sometimes, it's just that competitive drive and willpower that gives a guy an advantage.

I found a video of this game I was talking about earlier. I don't remember the exact narrative but basically T-Mac was lighting up the Lakers through 3 quarters. They were on the ropes but Kobe went into Kobe mode and willed a comeback.

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Kobe getting carried by shaq daddy as always

but the OP was funny as hell, tmac quitting a 1 v 1 game because his back hurts pretty much summed up his career

 

Hulk Hogan and Rick Flair had back problems, yet they still competed and won championships.

 

If only this interviewer had done this same interview back in 2004 right before the Rockets signed T-Mac.:grin:

 

I dont care what care what anyone says, tinman etc, but Tmac in his prime ORL days when he was murderin suckers, he made kobe touch the ground looking for loose change.

He had Kobe doin somethin strange for a piece of change. We're not talking about accolades, chips, achievements, strictly one on one and Mac gave him the business on multiple occassions

This comin from a so-so Mac fan

 

this is gold tinman, you are really outdoing yourself. Lol, something about t-mac brings out the best in you. I know that feeling except mine is anger and a lot of pain over broken tvs

 

Yeah, McGrady took a few years to develop into a great player. Beating up on a rookie and bragging about it is kinda sad. It's what you'd expect from Kobe.

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I remember when McGrady used to beat up on LeBron during his first few years in the NBA. It's nothing to brag about.

 

game 7 vs dallas
game 7 vs utah

rockets fans getting hit by reality hard.

i know there are tofs here, they don't feel what you feel.

remember when the rockets played the lakers ? kobe was there on the court.
tracy wasn't.

your best player should be:

1. healthy
2. A great leader that the team/organization/fans believe in
3. have a great relationship with his coach

oh NWO for life!

 

T-Mac couldn't make it to court, he was too busy making his espn rounds proclaiming his love for Kobe as the best basketball player he has ever played against. While at the same time, kicking the team paying him to sit out for the year under the bus, by proclaiming "The Lakers would easily beat us without him (t-mac playing)
Must have hurt when we took them to 7 games with Aarn Brookes, no Yao, and a job hunting Ron Artest