http://ezinearticles.com/?Kobe-Bryant-Dunk-Or-How-to-Increase-Vertical-Jump&id=630754

Iverson granted leave from the Grizzlies…

i love his game, he is a great player and great person but damn man LARP and D&D? (thats live action role playing).

You clearly haven’t been watching the Lakers or Kobe play. You’re basing your assumption that Kobe’s a “Gunner” on Kobe’s point total and his shot attempts without actually watching him play these past few games.

Yes, his point total and his shot attempts are high, reminiscent of 06-07 Kobe, but the difference is his shot selection and efficiency.

Kobe’s been taking it to the high post, his shot selection has been incredible, he continually exploited the mismatch between himself and OJ Mayo, by taking it to the post and showing a crazy amount of post moves that ARE NOT “Gunner”-like moves that he used to take.

The past few games, Kobe has been showing the post moves he learned from Hakeem and he has been EFFICIENT while doing so. He wasn’t been “hogging” the ball, he didn’t even attempt a 3-pointer, he was simply exploiting what the crappy Memphis defense gave him, which meant taking it to the post.

His point total and his efficient night wasn’t by accident. He did the same thing to Battier, who is a great defender, by taking it repeatedly to the post against Battier for another 41 point game AND he did it efficiently.

Sure, it’s no secret Kobe likes to shoot the ball, heck, he’s even admitted it, but if you’ve been watching him play at all these past few seasons, you’ll notice he’s been much more selective in his shots. But that still hasn’t changed him getting his teammates involved. The Lakers had a 35 assists to 45 shots made ratio. That’s pretty good, which means his other teammates were also contributing. It wasn’t just the 06-07 Kobe show. So save the derisive “mature” snide remarks.

Lately, most of the Laker fans have been excited at the array of post moves Kobe’s been displaying. Why? Because it’s making him a much more efficient shooter than he was when he was forcing fadeaways and much less of a “gunner” as you put it

Because they have a Gay-Ass name.

Nobody fuckin’ fears Magic

you realize Hedo’s gone, right? And Rafer was the guy that got y’all to the Finals while Meer’s wing was healing….just sayin