Jeff Van Gundy defends Kobe Bryant during Game 6 2010 NBA Finals vs Boston

[aegonzalez805]

@cicorunner

True but it takes him alot of pain

[ChicagoFan32]

Jeff is a cool guy.

[sp00kyfrank]

Kobe has also been playing through injuries that seriously can affect your game (torn ligaments, bum wrist, problem is 2 of his fingers on his shooting hand, bum knee, etc etc) during the last few years. even during his championship years,he played through injuries normal players would have sit out. And they give such high praise to MJ for playing one game with the flu.... Haters gon hate.

[cicirunner]

@sp00kyfrank He does play through injuries but that isn't to say that other players couldn't play through them. Kobe plays through his injuries b/c the doctor clears him to play.

[JamIsClutch]

@cicirunner please bro. this tells, you don't follow laker games. Doctors want to diagnoze his injuries after games yet he doesn't want to because he doesn't want injuries to become part of excuses, i've watched gary vitti tell the media people.

The people didn't even know that last year's playoffs was Kobe's worst in terms of injuries because, he played with an injured knee, arthritic index finger, etc. Dude please. You're sounding stupid.

[cicirunner]

@JamIsClutch If he was so "hurt," then he wouldn't be able to take 30 shots/game. I'm not sounding stupid. You just need to get off Kobe's nuts.

[keithplaywitit]

@cicirunner critics like you wouldnt understand cuz you all are just critics. im a fan of the lakers team ever since jordan era so it means ive watched bryant's whole career and trust me, Kobe have done so much for the Lakers and the media was overshadowing his greatness with criticisms. hes the guy that will not forgive himself when they lose. a lot has to say about him that a true laker fan would know and of course players and magic would know. you only look at his mistakes

[keithplaywitit]

@keithplaywitit but kobe doesnt care about the mistakes, as long as they win the game. hes a goal guy, i mean you haters look at mistakes per game, just wait till the playoffs, that is when kobe is at his prime. hes at his best when it really really matters. like, one game he didnt hit a winning shot, so what they still have chance to get to playoffs. he will bounce back and he will help the lakers win, as long as its enough win to get to the playoffs

[cicirunner]

@keithplaywitit Wait until the playoffs? What happened last year when Kobe and his Lakers got swept by the Mavs? Stop using the playoffs as an excuse. You act like Kobe develops superpowers in the playoffs. Just because you have a lot of rings, that doesn't necessarily make you a clutch playoff performer.

[keithplaywitit]

@cicirunner he has proven it fool, last year was a bad year for the whole lakers team and not for Kobe alone. even the ratliff, steve blake sign were bad on its own, it made the team worst than having vujacic and farmar in the lineup. you clearly dont know a lot about basketball you base your comments on basic facts lol

[cicirunner]

@keithplaywitit You can call it basic facts. I call them relevant and current facts. Sure Kobe has hit some big shots in his career, but recently he has not shown that. In their last championship where they beat Boston in Game 7, his shooting was so off that he couldn't hit water if he fell out of a boat.

[cicirunner]

@keithplaywitit I just don't like people making excuses for him. If you choose to play, then you should be held to the same standard as any other player on the court. If you're genuinely hurt, then you should be on the bench. I think Kobe is playing great this season; a lot better than last year.

[cicirunner]

@keithplaywitit Critics like me? What do you call what we are doing right now? We are CRITIQUING Kobe's game and his ability to play with injuries. If you want to label yourself as merely a fan, then that means you are a blind supporter. I love basketball, and I support my team, but I watch basketball with a critiquing mindset to keep things in perspective.

[JamIsClutch]

@cicirunner, He's a killer that's why. Unlike your team's players. Dude, you got to realize Kobe and the Lakers has more rings combined than any of your team's. Haters gonna hate bro. GTFO

[cicirunner]

@JamIsClutch Kobe is a killer. He kills his team's hopes of winning with his shot jacking. My "team" is the Chicago Bulls which have not been as successful as Kobe's Lakers in the last decade, but right now the Bulls are better than the Lakers. Stop living in the past.

[kbdemonbain]

AMEN mr Jeff Van Gundy

[BallaholicNo10in89]

I thought he would be actually defending him...

[imfreeinfinity]

Jeff was on point. What seperates him from greats like MJ is the media does not like Kobe for whatever reason and also because Kobe doesn't suck up to the media all nice and cuddly like other players. As far as I'm concern Kobe and MJ have the same same amount of skills but MJ edges him on stats and personality which makes MJ a global icon and more marketable than Kobe. I don't know one person who has never heard of MJ's Jordan shoe brand. A bush man the wild even knows about them.

[cicirunner]

@imfreeinfinity The media hates Kobe? YEAAAAH Right! The media hates Lebron, not Kobe. Lebron is constantly criticized, and the majority of Kobe's faults and mistakes are brushed over while his great games are emphasized. Whether or not you agree with me on the issue of Kobe, you have to admit that Lebron receives 10x more hate.

[imfreeinfinity]

@cicirunner Lebron has just became a villian a year and a half ago. Kobe has been hated since he entered the league. Kobe knew the media loves to build you up then tear you down. Lebron is just getting a taste what Kobe has been going through. They gave lebron the reputation and status he did not deserve back then. Now he will truly have to earn every bit of respect like Kobe does. Your partially correct but everything is a technicality for Lebron here on out.

[toosauce]

real recognize real. i've never heard any coach or nba player say anything negative about kobe. every player has said kobe is the best of this generation. dumbass media and stupid ass casual fans no nothing about basketball.

[dixonmixin10]

Jeff is the only one out of the ABC crew with any true basketball wisdom. Mark Jackson just has one-liners!

[SpockIsAPimp]

ANYBODY WITH COMMON SENSE KNOW KOBE IS NOT BETTER THAN JORDAN

BUT HE'S IN THE CONVERSATION

IF PPL THINK HE IS BETTER LET THEM HAVE THEIR OPINIONS

DAMN

[fludor22]

i love how coach van gundy defend kobe and from that i agree.. :D

[PPbEnn]

i dont think anyone can deny kobe the respect that he deserves. he is MJ great. there i said it and ten years from now no one will question it.

[LaivonRuvie]

why do people have to just keep running their mouths >> it's the internet that's why, just enjoy the damn videos. A great player is a great player, everyone just needs to get over it. we're playing in the era of greatness and "Big" teams. Kobe can't play on MJ's level BECAUSE so many other players come close to MJ's level. Kobe is greatness, now "Is he better than Jordan?".....when it's all said and done no one will know, because Kobe and Jordan never got to play each other in their prime...

[JUNZSTYLEify]

I know why you MJ dickriders hate KB so much coz you can't admit the fact that KB is on MJ's level..both guys are the same in terms of skill and everything except footwork I give it to KOBE..

[tintin4561]

@JUNZSTYLEify lol oh boy, not another one relax kid nobody is taking anything away from kobe, but if there was no mj there would be no kobe mj set the standard for not just kobe but everybody who plays today. he set the bar way higher than magic larry kareem oscar or bill russell ever could. look at mjs career stats in comparison with kobes. jordan leads him in almost every category. jordan dropped 63 on the celtics one of the top 5 teams ever kobe dropped 81 on the..raps nuff said

[Lakers24pwnz]

@tintin4561

Kobe dropped 62 in 3 quarters vs the Mavs who should've won the Finals that year...

[tintin4561]

@Lakers24pwnz mavs had one of the leagues worst defenses that year. they got through the season by executing their offense to perfection. why would the spurs who were the leagues best defensive team not be able to stop them in a 7 game series? the heat were just built better than them. they matched them up perfectly

[cicirunner]

@JUNZSTYLEify Kobe sucks on defense. Jeremy Lin lit his ass up.

[Tom64o]

nobody is saying kobe is better than jordan, i don't any way. i just get tight when someone doesn't acknowledge his talent. he is the best player in the league right now and the 2nd best shooting guard of all time.

[geocgeo]

2011 playoffs Dallas vs LA...The final buzzer rang, and the Lakers got swept after a dismal performance, 122-86

[MariosLasagna]

Listen to this: You can argue all you want about stats but we all know the game tells the real story. Lebron is already one of the best players STATISTICALLY. But is he one of the Top 50 of all time? Not even close. We all know that he's a joke in the post season.

Kobe and Tim Duncan are the true geniuses on the court. And Jason Kidd as well.

[MrCrazykid400]

KOBE is better then everyone after this recent leg sergery. Watch the drew game im givin him 2 more championships

[mirz5]

@MrCrazykid400 LOL! So you're saying Kobe is winning another title based on his performance in a SUMMER LEAGUE?? Lmao get a grip.

[thug8200]

@mirz5 no based on the fact he said he hasn't been this healthy in 4 years

[thug8200]

@mirz5 no based on the fact he said he hasn't been this healthy in 4 years

[malteadotas4]

@MrCrazykid400 and for further proof search for "kobe windmill manila". That treatment in Germany did wonders. Check it out.

[thug8200]

i would to see a stat called shooting percentage vs field goal percentage it would bring all you fuckin idiots who talk about 50 percent to shame lebrons would show 34 percent wades 40 mj 44 and kobes would 45.8% cus he is 1 of all time great shooters

[cicirunner]

@thug8200 Huh? Kobe does not shoot a higher percentage than MJ.

[thug8200]

right kobe dont kiss no fuckin ass lbj and mj do period

[thabestballer24]

@K24BeanB no....it's hard being Lebron james.

[sb10428]

kobe is a ballhog and doesnt have good FG%

[pielover997]

@sb10428 last time i checked 45% was pretty good

[sb10428]

@pielover997 not wen he shoots like 30 shots a game

[pielover997]

@sb10428 that doesn't matter. he takes mainly all there last second shots too. 

[sb10428]

@pielover997 it does matter and in the last seconds he takes the shot even if hes double or triple teamed and his teammates r wide open cuz hes a ballhog

[pielover997]

@sb10428 and how many does he make. exactly you probally just in love with your precious james so go suck is cock. because you are a fucking retard. mj didn't have a 99% fg did he? no so just shut the fuck up.

[sb10428]

@pielover997 u should change ur name to kobelover997 and mj had much better fg% than kobe at least

[pielover997]

@sb10428 i am a fan of kobe, and i don't like it when people are being retarded like you. Oh and maybe people would take YOU seriously if you actually spelled things out I am done speaking to you

[sb10428]

@pielover997 im not being retarded im pointing out the obvious

[sb10428]

@pielover997 ok have a nice dy kobelover

[pielover997]

@sb10428 you wonder why people don't take your seriously? you can't spell out day.

[sb10428]

@pielover997 wat happened to being done speaking to me?

[chiggero]

"He has the appropriate amount of trust for his teammates; they suck ass, and Kobe is well aware of that."

[TheNeeks6]

Kobe has been the second best shooting guard the last three years.

[matchedplayer777]

@TheNeeks6 second best?? who's the best?

[23EMIN3M23]

Fuck The HATERS ! KOBE IS THE BEST. PERIOD !

[thug8200]

kobe takes MORE jumpshots from greater distance then mj ever did and for him shot 46% is great and they should seperate fg% and sg% because shaq has 58%fg for his career does that make him a better shooter then kobe or mj? hell no

[cicirunner]

@thug8200 Shaq is a big man. They shoot higher percentages b/c they crash the boards and clean up with put backs. You have to compare positions. MJ and Kobe are both shooting guards and MJ was more efficient. Kobe makes longer shots? Who cares! He is horrible for the 3pt line this year.

[ftghb]

guys, Advanced stats imply that the gap between jordan's and kobe's FG % are not that far apart, especially when you consider that Kobe has taken an exponentially greater amount of three pointers over his career than michael, also please take into account that kobe basically spent his first 3 years in the league on the bench. I do give credence to the fact that michael is better based on what ive seen, but the gap isnt as far as what ppl would have u believe

[vincentrich]

Sports media critics are nuts. Lebron James doesn't score during 4th quarters of the finals, and analysts say that he needs to be more aggressive. Just a year earlier, they criticized Kobe Bryant for being aggressive. The funny thing is, if the Lakers WIN and Kobe scores 40, he's the greatest player since MJ. If the Heat WIN and James has 11pts with 15 assists, he's the greatest passer since Magic.

[molonlave2010]

JVG is so annoying!

[xX1AzNYoungstaXx]

I love Jeff Van Gundy, always tells it like it is

[redtrain8]

oh i thought Jeff was gonna actually guard kobe during games haha silly

[morningafter907]

JVG should have been chosen to coach the Lakers, not Mr. Ed

[mrshizno91]

yea i think jeff is right, sometimes ppl are envious of all the success someone is having and take it out on them and i think kobe has been the victim of that for pretty much his entire career, when lebron has monster games everyone jumps on the james bandwagon and gives him praise, no trying to take anything from lebron but everyone is angry at the fact that at one point in time kobe completely dominated the entire nba, lebron james included

[sersarsor]

title was misleading, i thought jeff was guarding kobe, lol

[ryan49er1]

MJ was better even kobe would agree....but in all fairness to kobe, he has had to come in and carry the weight of being the next jordan...he just wanted to be kobe...of course he emulates mj at times. thats his idol...Mj didnt have to carry the weight of being the next great superstar . It was a team game then

[The3Wh1teMamba]

thumbs up if you have as many rings as LeBaby james

[2pacisthebest90]

kobe is the best

[mcluvin28x]

J.V.G For President !!!!!

[ThuGGinIT23]

Give credit where it's due .... plain and simple

[MrJiyoungyu]

calm the fuck down video uploader lol. jesus.

[Kobebeatslebron]

Dick sucked

[Kobebeatslebron]

If kobe was to win a championship this year he still would not be better than jordan and i am a kobe fan but back then jordan got dick suck from everyone and you cant lie about that kobe should have more than 1 mvp jordan got 5 cause he got fick sucked

[eyyobaby]

kobe is the greatest, jordan and his son both said that kobe bryant is going to be the greatest player of all time. you dumb bitches

[cicirunner]

@eyyobaby Jordan is too competitive to ever admit a thing like that. He said a few years ago that he thought Kobe was the best player in the league, but he wasn't speaking in terms of greatest all time.

[KUNNOKB24]

Fuck The Haters.... If you dont Like MY MAN kb24 Go to see other vids...

[arm0628]

This is the first time I've agreed with Van Gundy. Kobe Bryant will never get the credit and love that he deserves because most are simply put off by his personality. I mean, there are so many people already who love him, but who knows what he would be if he changed. That's why Kobe is Kobe. He simply doesn't give a shit which shows you he doesn't care to be liked. He was put here to play basketball and that's really the real difference between he and MJ.

[saimtil]

If Kobe was as skilled as they say, his career high fg% avg wouldn't be 45. "Arguably the most skilled" my dick. Plus Van Gundy hates MJ. Fuck peoples opinions. I'll stick with numbers.

[KB24Lakers4ever]

@saimtil What does FG% have to do with overall skill?Never mind the fact that Kobe is an all team defensive player and a hell of a scorer/playmaker.I noticed you left out every other part of his game and focused on some subjective piece of shit stat like 45% FG, when in actuality...that's even not bad at all.Last but not leasr, you can take your numbers and shove em up your ass for all I care.

[Mikey1724]

@KB24Lakers4ever

dude you make valid points, you shouldnt have even responded to that fagit! when people diss Kobe the first thing and only thing they bring up is fg%

everybody hates on him cuz deep down his skills surpass MJ's

[babobryan88]

@KB24Lakers4ever how can you say FG% have nothing to do with overall skill? is there no difference between 50% and 30%?

[TheNeeks6]

@KB24Lakers4ever If I played in the NBA my FG% would be like 05%, I guess that doesn't necessarily mean I suck.

[madgudlukin1]

@KB24Lakers4ever wtf u talkin bout so its ok for kobe to miss almost 60 percent of his shots in the nba finals becuz hes showing great skill on his miss get the fuck out of here the name of the game is to put the ball in the basket

[moneyman237952]

@KB24Lakers4ever lol only a loser with no evidence says numbers don't matter. Ok well if they don't matter because Jordan dominates Kobe in EVERY statistic there is you can't take the achievements because Jordan dominates those too. You kobe dick suckers are clowns

[KB24Lakers4ever]

@saimtil Oh yeah dipshit, his career FG% (since you seem to be keyed in on that) is 46.8.Fuck your opinion too, have a nice day asshole.

[saimtil]

@KB24Lakers4ever Someone got upset. You're fucking idiot. The numbers that don't matter to you reflect his skill. That's why they bother with them. 1st defensive team? Yay!! Too bad no one will ever mention him and DPOY in the same sentence. If shooting 6/24 impresses you than by all means watch in awe. If 6 TO's is a decent enough than fuck it! Fuck you too faggot. Judging by dick riding response it ain't my day that needs to be nice pussy.

[KB24Lakers4ever]

@saimtil Look u cock sucking jock riding dick beating hater, get the fuck off my video with this dumb hating shit. There are plenty of MJ nut riding videos to go hate on Kobe and his "god awful overrated ass" as many of u call it. Look at MJ's fuckin series vs Seattle. U nut gogglers rarely ever acknowledge his bad performances. Game 6 vs Seattle...5/19, 5 TOs & so what I still don't hate on his greatness like you insecure cunts. Eat a d!ck in hell u prick ass MJ worshipper.

[davey9000]

@KB24Lakers4ever ...just basketball guys

[KB24Lakers4ever]

@KB24Lakers4ever (at my own quote) Just noitced a typo, I meant Kobe's career high FG % is 46.8 not his career average.

[randycash39]

@KB24Lakers4ever actually kobe carreer fg% is .454 and this is according to baskebal-reference(.)com. That means a lot when you compare him to Jordan!! Kobe's good and and one of the best ever but he does not deserve the jordan comparison at all.Numbers don't lie and when you talk about volume shooters like kobe and jordan 1% is a lotta missed shots.

[TheNegrodamus89]

@KB24Lakers4ever his fg% in '01-'02 was 46.9

[alaphay]

@saimtil get burned little bitch.

[moneyman237952]

@KB24Lakers4ever Yea Jordan had a bad game in game 6 but you EVERYBODY has a bad game I can name countless bad games from Kobe and to top it off Jordan was probably not mentally in it like he should have been because it was fathers day and he had lost his best friend in his father. fag

[thug8200]

@moneyman237952 no he had multiple bad GAME'S GO LOOK AT THE NUMBERS

[moneyman237952]

@thug8200 who cares? he shot 50 percent for his career and LED his team to 6 titles. And succeeded in the most pressured times in the history of the nba. What pressures has Kobe gotten in and succeeded like Jordan? Not even close!

[thug8200]

@moneyman237952 shit mj 49% but look at his court situation he always came from court and put up a monster game the whole season

[3peats]

@saimtil ur a stunned cunt talkin bout numbers and shit stfu kobes the best player in the league. Kobe goes out and plays 110% on both ends of the floor every game and thats better then any stat. Ur talkin bout DPOY the awards are based on numbers so jus because kobe doesnt average 5 stl and 5 blks doesnt mean shit he is a great 1 on 1 defender one of the best in the history of the game so im pretty sure kobe doesn give a rats ass bout awards he plays for the rings. btw hes got 5 of em...

[rusTITOrus]

@saimtil ohhh yeah? you are talking about game 7 right?.....well michael had same kind of a game vs suns in game 6 in the finals so don't talk crap to the mamba.....

[illman300]

@saimtil he finished second in DPOY voting last year, and how many guards won the award really so far? payton and jordan...and yeah he shot 6/24, but you failed to mention that every single player shot bad in that game, he still got 15 rebounds and hes a guard...and if someone is skilled that doesnt mean he doesnt have off games, even jordan had terrible games in his career and is he any less skilled because them??

[NBAfan1993]

@saimtil im 99% sure your a cavs fan hahahahahahahaa

[NBAfan1993]

@saimtil excuse me? mj went 2/22 in a regular season game...not game 7.

[MW2Addiction]

@NBAfan1993 Kobe never went 2/22 in a game 7 lmao. And also Kobe shot the ball and scored amazingly in game 1,2,3,4,5,6. Everybody has bad games and he just had a bad game on the 7th one. But just 1 game out of 6 isnt horrible, matter fact its great.

[NBAfan1993]

@MW2Addiction where the fuck did i say that kobe went 2/22 dumbass

[ChrisSwagJohnson]

@saimtil

I like how this bitch deleted his account. Probably because he got assbeat and rode too much cock. Anyway, if you want numbers, then look for someone that only took 1 shot and made it. That's 100%!! Wow, I bet you would love to ride his cock, right? Yeah.. Dumb ass prick, you should go to school, numbers aren't everything

[souljasai]

@saimtil

sound like your either dick ridin lebron or mj and or have no fucking idea about the nba or what your talking about, if you dont admire a man that has 5 Nba championships, 2 finals mvps, 1 Nba league mvp, 2 time scoring champ, averaged 35.4 in 05-06, 225 points in only 4 games, an 81 point game, 61 points in 3 quarters only playing 30 minutes, 4 all star game mvps, future hall fame, top 5 goat, and many more achievments, then dont fucking comment, get out of youtube and go suck a dick

[raczinger20]

@saimtil stick with numbers you cunt, and you better stick to math or something. basketball's more than that and you're just a damn pussy. shut the F up.

[whattheblazes1]

@saimtil Michael jordan in Game 7 against pacers 9/25 FG%.360

[Z8ya]

@saimtil the NUMBERS say that he has "5" Titiles, the numbers say that at 26,351pts he's the Lakers All time leading scorer (& avg at least 20pts for the end of this 2010-11season NOT COUNTING the playoffs will put him at 6th ALL-TIME in NBA history!!)

[thug8200]

@Z8ya tell that mj nut hugger haters only hate when a player is more skilled then there idol lmao

[2ne1crazy]

@saimtil okay ur a dumbass. u know how hard it is to get a fuckin good fg % in the nba? especially when ur the teams leading scorer. kobe has to take the shots and in the ends he gets the points. how u get there doesn't matter when u get the points and the win and in this case, kobe does. besides mj is only averaging 4% higher than kobe is right now. im not saying who's better. numbers dont do the playing.

[Lakers24pwnz]

@saimtil

He IS as skilled as they say... He has every single offensive move in his arsenal, postgame, fadeaway, hooks, passes, ballhandling... To go along with that his onball defense is a A+ because his footwork is A+ and his mentality is A+... Hes got the best fundamentals of all time... Why is his fg% low? Because the NBA teams today have shaped up defensive plays to contain HIM

[deadlyshooter2031]

@Lakers24pwnz Have you ever heard of something called the "Jordan Rules"? Enough said. Peace

[Lakers24pwnz]

@deadlyshooter2031

Yes... Yes I have... But I never said anything agaisnt Jordan... Jordan is the greatest... But what's disrespectful is how people these days considering Lebron greater than both Kobe and Jordan... Kobe's no.2 and Michael's no. 1

[coolpkb]

@saimtil Fuck numbers. Numbers say Wilt or Oscar are the best players ever. Wilt's not even top 5. Oscar's not even top 10. Is Dan marino the greatest quarterback of all time? Not even close. it's Joe Montana. The object is to win, not put up the most gawdy stats.

Skills and Rings MFers

[rhcpguitarar]

@saimtil You're so stupid.

Probably a LeBron fan who thinks that he's never traveled in his life.

[ClearlyDamnDecent]

@saimtil MJ's career average is like .497, I mean If you wanna go purely on career fg is .581, Artie Gilmore averages .599, Wilt averaged like .700 one season. Numbers alone do not tell the full story

[ardaatalay10]

@saimtil Do you see the shots he shoots? All impossible shots. Plus he defends the best players of the opponents while scoring 30 everyday.

[OfficialAK4]

@saimtil are you kidding me, sticking w/ numbers?????? Thats some trash u have no idea what ur talking about, so shut up KOBE is the best in the league rite now, are u a LBJ fan? the reason is fg% is 50 is because he gets easier shots.

[djxcee]

@saimtil youtube.com/watch?v=gZuReGlBNr­o

This is why he is so great, not his stats.

[MrRoy1234567]

@saimtil You will stick to being virgin?

[flyinhindu]

@saimtil mj is obviously better. hes the greatest ever. but kobe is amazingly skilled. 45 fg% isnt bad. and if you think that kobe isnt skilled because of fg percantage then you must think that allen iverson sucks balls

[MrProtuber]

@saimtil mmmm the highest fg percent is 49..mmm what did u think it was like 89 percent lol go get a brain

[ramennoodos]

@saimtil hey dumbass. look at his 5 rings. lol

[saimtil]

Jeff Van Gundy hates Michael Jordan for the countless ass whoopings he put on the Knicks lol.

[2pacisthebest90]

defintley true!!!

[enjoiryan7]

Nothin but the truth!

[kkclan1]

oh man thats so true :):) go go kobe for 6 ring now :)

[UriahKb]

Jeff Van Gundy spoke the truth

[rmderke]

exactly, if kobe does something good, people have to poiint out, "oh well jordan did this". if kobe does bad, then they have to bring out numbers and etc. if you have noticed game analysists and biased fans already discredit kobes greatness. but then every player/coach/gm says kobe is the best in the league and arguably more skilled than MJ. who would you listen to? people who watch him or people who go head to head with him for 48 a minutes a night? id go with the players n etc then barkley.

[mambaKB24mvp]

how can u hate on Kobe, he gets triple teamed all day long. the most skilled baller ever. and he aint done. LETS GO!

[michaeltiao8]

kobe the best ever

[byrdxmann]

thumbs up for VAN GUNDY!!

[alexamerling20]

I've always liked the Van Gundy brothers...Kobe is the best player period...

[HPhenomenal]

thats right haters!

[thug8200]

let them no jeff van gundy

[james121265]

Kobe is a a great player but he is a cry baby to.

[2pacisthebest90]

Kobe is the best

[peterdabest94]

It's always a double standard with Kobe. Always.

[K24BeanB]

when kobe shoots alot, people say he doesn't trust his teammates..

when kobe doesn't shoot, people say he's being too passive..

damn..it must be tough being kobe lol

[randomking333]

@K24BeanB it must be tougher to be his defender

[frijolero01]

@K24BeanB and he's the only one in the history of the NBA who has to win it without a good supporting cast. Basically, Kobe can't be great unless he wins it with D-League players.

[Lakers24pwnz]

@K24BeanB

also, if kobe doesnt shoot alot they say he was too scared.... bullshit

[mitchyisgay]

@K24BeanB

actually it's more like

when kobe doesn't shoot, people say he's quitting or sabotaging the game which is 10x more ridiculous

[babobryan88]

@K24BeanB it's not how many shots he takes, but more so of his shot selection

[socalivy]

You tell 'em JVG!

[jonnyrisas]

lakers lakers lakers lakers....it's all over.....kobe bryant is the best player ever....lakers are the best team....16 championships.....5 rings now for kobe....11 for the zen master phil jackson, im still whiping the tears off my face, this made my summer before it even started, i love kobe, i LOVE L.A 2010!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!