You’ve all got to admit that to opposing oaches, players, & fans, Kobe may be the most feared opponent whether the game is on the line or not. I think that was Austin’s main point.

Kobe makes two shots in a row, I know the opposing fans get worried.

GEE: did you just say Vince makes good decisions with the ball in the ends of close games? try to let his game winners from meaningless regular season games slide and watch the Nets in the playoffs. I want vince to do well bc i follow the nets, but he makes dumbass decisions CONSTANTLY in a 7gm series when the other team puts their focus on stopping him.

LakeShow etc: I’m not gona regurgitate my opinion of kobe. I think kobe is a great player but he’s also an ass and too reliant on his fadeaway… which could be (and has been) a toxic combination against a quality defense. (of course not to K Dizzle who thinks one regular season game is more important than what happened in the finals last year).

in my opinion the most clutch player in the league, if we’re going to follow Austin’s definition, is Tim Duncan.

lakeshow
whatt comon making the playoffs is nothing more than half the teams make the playoffs. pierce did make the ecf also with a shitty team. what i was tryin to say is that u cant say one is better because of the other its the same for the three of them not what u said about pierce.

gee
i know u didnt mention me but i posted because almost everyone know here im the biggest manu supporter here. i agree with everything u said but u know what i mean when i say manu is a top 5 sg (not player just sg) every manu hater starts posting crap here and i know uve read it. i hate that making a player more than they are also but like i said we all kinda do it we just gotta keep it kinda real and for me to say manu top sg isnt crazy.

btw wheres doug
he would love this article

yeah of course no ifs (i call it the tmac game).

hey vince has had good playoff performances before
didnt he beat miami on a buzzer beater than bounced from everywhere (lucky i know) no but seriously he was awesome in toronto

Kobe has been my favourite player for awhile and Dime often makes reference to the killer instinct look he gets during games, he may not be hitting too many buzzer beaters this season (because he’s sitting out the 4th), but I will always have an enormous amount of respect for someone who comes out and says this:

Dime #22 Interview
“When we play on the road and the entire crowd is booing me it doesn’t bother me at all. What I think about is simple: “When these fans leave this game I want them to remember how hard I fought and the passion and drive with which I played.” I have always played this game with passion. And I always worked hard. When I saw the movie Rudy I remember thinking, “what if I worked that hard?” God has blessed me both physically and intellectually to play this game, so what would happen if I push as hard as the character in this film? I would love for people to think of me as a talented overachiever. Even though those fans may chant ‘Kobe sucks’ when they leave that arena I want them to walk out with a different feeling than they came in with. When they leave they’ll leave with the understanding that they have just witnessed a player give himself completely to his passion; they have just watched an athlete pour every ounce of his heart and soul out on that floor. And hopefully, when the next volume of my life is all said and done, they will respect and appreciate the years that I spent giving all of me to the game that means everything to me.”

Another perfect example of Kobe’s greatness being exaggerated. You guys are all over a guy that routinely shoots his team out of games. If he kept his head (and knew when to make the extra pass) then the Lakers would be in an even better position than they are now. Luckily for the league, Kobe has never taken that next step.

Most of the Lakers losses this season have come because Kobe decided to try to be the hero. Why didn’t he try to do that in the finals last year? You know, when it really mattered?

There was an article out earlier this season that analyzed which players were “clutch.” 82games.com did the stats. Some of you may want to look it up.

Where is doug?

He probably busted a nut as soon as he read the post.

Poor kid didn’t even get a chance to give Kobe some E-Head.

Clutch players also have to include Duncan. Have to include Melo. Have to include Pierce.

How was Kobe a great teammate in the playoffs against Phoenix? Where was he against the C’s last year?

There’s lots of players that I’m worried if they got the last shot against my team. Manu will hit that 3 in pressure. A healthy Arenas will shoot the ball backwards from halfcourt if that’s the only look he’s getting, and I’d be worried he makes it too.

I’ll give the Kobe lovers this, he is the best 2 way player in the league, he’s the best all around player in the league. But there are power moves and other freakishly athletic things that Lebron and Dwight do that Kobe simply cant. Accept it. Lear to live with it. For God’s sake when will you finally deal with it? He’s not MJ and he will never be considered as great as him, so stop trying to act like he’s greater than him.

i’ll take vince

Why is it that people can’t like Kobe AND Lebron? I’m a die-hard King James fan, but I can definitely appreciate Kobe’s talent and what he’s done for the game. But it seems like a lot of people, not just on this site, pick one and then absolutely trash the other.

They’re apples and oranges anyways, their games are completely different.

Agree with those who choose Pierce. If the argument is for the one bucket, one guy situation, Pierce is the man. He doesn’t PLAY around with his move like Kobe. Pierce has the body, height, and length to get a quicker shot and can pound it in better than Kobe. Kobe has trouble with heavier defenders as well as longer-limbed ones. One bucket, One guy-Pierce. Better player-tie, more accomplishments-Kobe, and Finals record versus each other-Pierce 1 Kobe 0.