Kobe scores 81

parrothead338 · Post by **parrothead338** » January 23, 2006 12:24 am

Love Kobe or hate Kobe the ability to score 81 points in a single game is one of the most incredibble accomplishments I've ever seen on a basketball court.

Pretty incredibble.

Lastplaneout · Post by **Lastplaneout** » January 23, 2006 2:29 am

T.E.A.M

f2cdlzrd · Post by **f2cdlzrd** » January 23, 2006 9:56 am

Lastplaneout wrote:T.E.A.M

No I!!

job41475 · Post by **job41475** » January 23, 2006 10:12 am

There is no "I" in TEAM but there is an M and an E.....

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » January 23, 2006 10:14 am

It should be pretty easy for him to score a lot of points, he never gives the ball up.

job41475 · Post by **job41475** » January 23, 2006 10:17 am

Yeah true Larry. I remember early in his career Iverson never passed either and he never came real close to 81. 81 is very impressive but it does underscore a problem in lack of team chemistry....

z-man · Post by **z-man** » January 23, 2006 10:19 am

LIPH wrote:It should be pretty easy for him to score a lot of points, he never gives the ball up.

46 shots, 20 free throws, 2 assists

nice team play!

mings · Post by **mings** » January 23, 2006 10:33 am

Kobe had my respect when he came in the league, but his skill has gotten to his own head. That I can't respect.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » January 23, 2006 10:57 am

mings wrote:Kobe had my respect when he came in the league, but his skill has gotten to his own head. That I can't respect.

who were they playing, the SoCal School for the Visually-Impaired?

mings · Post by **mings** » January 23, 2006 11:01 am

RinglingRingling wrote:
mings wrote:Kobe had my respect when he came in the league, but his skill has gotten to his own head. That I can't respect.
who were they playing, the SoCal School for the Visually-Impaired?

kobe was playing (with) himself.

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » January 23, 2006 11:06 am

If they lost, I'd complain that he's not a team player, but the TEAM got a win.

(Anyway, he had 2 assists....)

weirdo0521 · Post by **weirdo0521** » January 23, 2006 11:10 am

CaptainP wrote:If they lost, I'd complain that he's not a team player, but the TEAM got a win.

(Anyway, he had 2 assists....)

Well said...61% on 2-pointers, 54% on 3-pointers. Pretty good stats.

Took 20 free throws also.

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » January 23, 2006 11:21 am

RinglingRingling wrote:
mings wrote:Kobe had my respect when he came in the league, but his skill has gotten to his own head. That I can't respect.
who were they playing, the SoCal School for the Visually-Impaired?

Nobody that good....it was the Toronto Raptors.

In a related story, the Raptors lost 97-92 to the SCSFVI last Tuesday....

SharkOnLand · Post by **SharkOnLand** » January 23, 2006 12:03 pm

Kobe has no desire to make his team better, he just cares about himself... heck, he's the reason they got rid of Shaq and Phil (the first time). He's nowhere near the greatness of players like Magic or Bird or MJ. He may have superior one-on-one skills, but his childlike me-first tendencies need some work.

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » January 23, 2006 12:20 pm

SharkOnLand wrote:Kobe has no desire to make his team better, he just cares about himself... heck, he's the reason they got rid of Shaq and Phil (the first time). He's nowhere near the greatness of players like Magic or Bird or MJ. He may have superior one-on-one skills, but his childlike me-first tendencies need some work.

And yet, a lot of people revere Wilt Chamberlain for exactly that attitude...

*Why did he score 100 points in a game? Because he wanted to prove he could.
*Why did he average 50 points for a season? He said he needed a challange.
*In 1967 he said, my goal this year is to lead the league in ASSISTS....so he stopped shooting, and passed a lot.

The list goes on and on and on.

This is why Bill Russell won all the championships, yet is considered second best to Wilt in many minds.

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » January 23, 2006 12:23 pm

CaptainP wrote:
SharkOnLand wrote:Kobe has no desire to make his team better, he just cares about himself... heck, he's the reason they got rid of Shaq and Phil (the first time). He's nowhere near the greatness of players like Magic or Bird or MJ. He may have superior one-on-one skills, but his childlike me-first tendencies need some work.
And yet, a lot of people revere Wilt Chamberlain for exactly that attitude...

*Why did he score 100 points in a game? Because he wanted to prove he could.
*Why did he average 50 points for a season? He said he needed a challange.
*In 1967 he said, my goal this year is to lead the league in ASSISTS....so he stopped shooting, and passed a lot.

The list goes on and on and on.

This is why Bill Russell won all the championships, yet is considered second best to Wilt in many minds.

Don't forget, in his autobiography Wilt claimed he slept with 20,000 women. He's my hero.

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » January 23, 2006 12:24 pm

LIPH wrote:
CaptainP wrote:
SharkOnLand wrote:Kobe has no desire to make his team better, he just cares about himself... heck, he's the reason they got rid of Shaq and Phil (the first time). He's nowhere near the greatness of players like Magic or Bird or MJ. He may have superior one-on-one skills, but his childlike me-first tendencies need some work.
And yet, a lot of people revere Wilt Chamberlain for exactly that attitude...

*Why did he score 100 points in a game? Because he wanted to prove he could.
*Why did he average 50 points for a season? He said he needed a challange.
*In 1967 he said, my goal this year is to lead the league in ASSISTS....so he stopped shooting, and passed a lot.

The list goes on and on and on.

This is why Bill Russell won all the championships, yet is considered second best to Wilt in many minds.
Don't forget, in his autobiography Wilt claimed he slept with 20,000 women. He's my hero.

He made a lot of ludicrous claims in that book. But that one was the best.

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » January 23, 2006 12:25 pm

CaptainP wrote:
LIPH wrote:
CaptainP wrote:
SharkOnLand wrote:Kobe has no desire to make his team better, he just cares about himself... heck, he's the reason they got rid of Shaq and Phil (the first time). He's nowhere near the greatness of players like Magic or Bird or MJ. He may have superior one-on-one skills, but his childlike me-first tendencies need some work.
And yet, a lot of people revere Wilt Chamberlain for exactly that attitude...

*Why did he score 100 points in a game? Because he wanted to prove he could.
*Why did he average 50 points for a season? He said he needed a challange.
*In 1967 he said, my goal this year is to lead the league in ASSISTS....so he stopped shooting, and passed a lot.

The list goes on and on and on.

This is why Bill Russell won all the championships, yet is considered second best to Wilt in many minds.
Don't forget, in his autobiography Wilt claimed he slept with 20,000 women. He's my hero.
He made a lot of ludicrous claims in that book. But that one was the best.

He's still sittin' pretty even if he exaggerated by 19,000 women.

SharkOnLand · Post by **SharkOnLand** » January 23, 2006 12:29 pm

CaptainP wrote:
SharkOnLand wrote:Kobe has no desire to make his team better, he just cares about himself... heck, he's the reason they got rid of Shaq and Phil (the first time). He's nowhere near the greatness of players like Magic or Bird or MJ. He may have superior one-on-one skills, but his childlike me-first tendencies need some work.
And yet, a lot of people revere Wilt Chamberlain for exactly that attitude...

*Why did he score 100 points in a game? Because he wanted to prove he could.
*Why did he average 50 points for a season? He said he needed a challange.
*In 1967 he said, my goal this year is to lead the league in ASSISTS....so he stopped shooting, and passed a lot.

The list goes on and on and on.

This is why Bill Russell won all the championships, yet is considered second best to Wilt in many minds.

I'm not a big fan of Wilt either.... In my mind the greatest players are those who make their teams better, not those who think the team should be thankful that they're there. I think LeBron will be the next 'great' player in that regard. He seems unselfish, and he passes a lot like Magic did.

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » January 23, 2006 12:29 pm

buffettbride wrote:
CaptainP wrote:
LIPH wrote:
CaptainP wrote:
SharkOnLand wrote:Kobe has no desire to make his team better, he just cares about himself... heck, he's the reason they got rid of Shaq and Phil (the first time). He's nowhere near the greatness of players like Magic or Bird or MJ. He may have superior one-on-one skills, but his childlike me-first tendencies need some work.
And yet, a lot of people revere Wilt Chamberlain for exactly that attitude...

*Why did he score 100 points in a game? Because he wanted to prove he could.
*Why did he average 50 points for a season? He said he needed a challange.
*In 1967 he said, my goal this year is to lead the league in ASSISTS....so he stopped shooting, and passed a lot.

The list goes on and on and on.

This is why Bill Russell won all the championships, yet is considered second best to Wilt in many minds.
Don't forget, in his autobiography Wilt claimed he slept with 20,000 women. He's my hero.
He made a lot of ludicrous claims in that book. But that one was the best.
He's still sittin' pretty even if he exaggerated by 19,000 women.

Even in that case, he's got me beat.

I won't say by how many....