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Who Said Kobe Bryant Doesn't Improve Teammates?

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Now_Im_Not_Banned:
In last nights season opener, Kobe Bryant had 25 points and 7 assists, many going to Mihm, as the Lakers defeated the Nuggets 89 to 78. As the Lakers moved toward a decisive 19 point lead in the second quarter, Bryant and center Chris Mihm combined for 21 points, surprising because Bryant had only 2 of them. Mihm did a lot of nothing while playing for Cleveland and Boston, but right now you have to give Bryant this: He's already shown the basketball world for one night on national TV that he's more than willing to go inside if the big man is willing to run up and down the court and play with enthusiasm. He sure knows how to hit Shaq where it hurts. Mihm had a career high-23 points after 3 quarters of play, and Bryant had 18 with a quarter to play. How funny would it be this season to hear folks talk about one of the great tandems in basketball: Kobe & Chris. Right about now, of course, Shaq probably has something he'd like to say in response, but who cares? The Denver Nuggets general manager, Kiki Vandeweghe, said (about trying to get Kobe to sign with the Nuggets), "We had a great meeting. I've always had a lot of respect for Kobe. I've always liked him a lot as a person. It was actually kind of an honor that he agreed to meet with us." In the 4th quarter of the game already decided, Bryant lost the ball near his basket, then sprinted down the court to block an ensuing Andre Miller layup. "One of the best plays I've ever seen. I thought that was the best example of a turnaround play that I've ever had" said new coach Rudy Tomjanovich. "He was phenomenal. Defensively, offensively, energy-wise, and being a positive influence, even on the bench. Phenomenal."

This proves that Bryant wasn't the only driver on this ego trip. Jackson and O'Neal say Bryant ran them out. Actually, Jerry Buss ran them out because they demanded king's ransoms and his priority was Kobe, which was the only choice, if you had to choose. The problem was a clash of egos, and Bryant was only one of them. Bryant is determined to show he can do this on his own and he will...As for Shaq, it looks like he won't be playing tonight. Gee, what a surprise.

*Jamal*:
LOL Nik droppin a bomb on u suckaz

I Am The Anton:
ok, its just one game, nik you know my story so im not gonna explain all that lol. but everyone is talkin about how selfish kobe is gonna be this year, so what does kobe do? make a concious effort to get others involved. after a while though he migh tpossibly completely stray from that stlye of play once he has peoples mind off of their previous assumtpion of him being selfish.......you can only go so long before you fall back into your old habits.

of course, kobe might prove me wrong though.....make this thread again in january.....

Now_Im_Not_Banned:

--- Quote from: Sub-Z W. Bush on November 03, 2004, 02:20:57 PM ---.make this thread again in january.....

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I'll be sure to bring this up...

*Jamal*:
Here's how I see it...

Kobe wants to win
Kobe will do anything in his power to win
At different points in the game, if he feels that passing it more will result in more points, he will pass more... if he feels that he should take some shots himself, then he will take more shots
He doesn't care what his stats look like, he wants to win
That's what all superstar status players do... people only hate on him because he's so young and doing what stars are usually doing so much later in their careers

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