Kobe is not going to win the scoring title this season. Or, maybe a better way of saying this is: If things go well for the Lakers this season, Kobe is not going to win the scoring title. I was thinking about this while answering a few Laker questions for an online fantasy basketball Web […]
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Kobe Undergoes Knee Surgery
Can there really be “minor knee surgery†on the lynchpin of your franchise? Kobe underwent surgery on his right knee that was described this way in the Press Enterprise: …a “minor treatment” of a cartilage and removal of scar tissue. This is pretty routine stuff these days, and Kobe should be ready to go at […]
Season Review: Kobe (and other two guards)
Yes he led the league in scoring — and there was the legendary 81 — but I’m willing to bet that for Kobe Bryant it is less about those or other stats and more about the big picture, and how the season ended. This season Kobe started to rehab an image that was tarnished in […]
The 80s Are Hot Again
Update: Want to see all of Kobe’s 81 points in just three minutes? Well, it’s all right here (thanks to Henry at True Hoop for finding this). Well Bill “Sports Guy†Simmons is even happy now. He still misses the point at times (read down a few paragraphs) but he feels vindicated. That’s good, as […]
“As Unstoppable as a Woman’s Tears”
A game like last night’s makes me wish that Jim Murray, legendary Times columnists, was still alive to immortalize it with his brilliant ability to capture a moment. The above title is how Jim described Elgin Baylor in his playing days and seems more than apropos for last night’s stupefying performance. Runners, floaters, threes, fade-aways, […]
81!!!
Still at the in-laws on vacation — I can’t beleive I missed this game (not on in Vegas). I just caught the ESPN News highlights. I looked at the box score, Kobe had a true shooting percentage of 74% tonight (the league average is 53%) and it looks like he couldn’t miss. Those of you […]