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Out of Contexts: Kobe Bryant

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:55:54 PDT

Out of Contexts: Kobe Bryant
Posted 63 days ago at Basketbawful
What was most impressive aspect of Boston's epic ass-kickery of the Lakers in Game 6 of the 2008 NBA Finals? It's not what you think. Or... is it? Said the Mamba : "I've seen some pretty stiff ones and this was right up there with them." Um, no...

NBA Finals Game 6 Halftime Notes
Posted 64 days ago at Dime - NBA Basketball - 2008 Draft - NBA Free Agents - Basketball Olympics
KB24 (photo. Chris Sembrot)* The Kobe montage from his first-quarter destruction was even more impressive than what he did in game five. And his second quarter disappearing act equally silent.* The Celtics truly deserved that standing ovation from...

Kobe & Pierce: A Tale of 2 Pick-and-Rolls
Posted 64 days ago at The Painted Area
Let's go to one old reliable, the NBA Hot Spots (courtesy of NBA.com), and one new toy, RedLasso , to provide a quick & dirty examination of how Kobe Bryant and Paul Pierce are being defended in the pick-and-roll in the Finals. I'm going to skip the...

Kobe vs. MJ
Posted 64 days ago at ballerblogger.com
“This series has shown that Bryant is not Jordan. That should have been understood already. But sometimes we let the mythology of Jordan overshadow the reality. Do you think Jordan never had a Finals performance with numbers like the 27 points...

Finals Scouting Report: Kobe Bryant
Posted 64 days ago at 20 Second Timeout
Throughout this season I have repeatedly asserted that teams could not guard Kobe Bryant the way that the Spurs and Celtics guarded LeBron James in the 2007 and 2008 playoffs respectively because Bryant's outside shot is far superior to James'. James...

Defense Wins Championships
Posted 64 days ago at CelticsBlog
Two good links on the importance of defense. First the Painted Area breaks down our pick and roll defense (http://thepaintedarea.blogspot.com/2008/06/kobe-pierce-tale-of-2-pick-and-rolls.html). (with videos and everything) The goals of the...

Kobe Bryant to David Ortiz: 'Go Red Sox'
Posted 65 days ago at FanHouse - %CategoryName%
Filed under: Celtics , Lakers , NBA Playoffs Like the Lakers themselves, the Kobe vs. the Red Sox angle just refuses to go away. After Game 5 on Sunday night, Kobe was asked what he thought of David Ortiz reportedly wearing a Kobe Bryant jersey...

Bring it on home to me
Posted 65 days ago at perkisabeast.com Blog
I can’t help but hum this Sam Cooke classic every time I think about the Celtics winning a title. Particularly, this refrain. “It’s been a long, long time coming but I know a change gonna come.” You bet it is Celtics fans...

Kobe Bryant’s Betrayal, and other Lakers problems

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:30:09 PDT

Kobe Bryant’s Betrayal, and other Lakers problems
Posted 63 days ago at Dime - NBA Basketball - 2008 Draft - NBA Free Agents - Basketball Olympics
Kobe Bryant (photo. Chris Sembrot)How does Kobe Bryant feel this morning? Following Tuesday's humiliating Game 6 loss, where he had to watch an opponent celebrate winning an NBA championship at his expense for the second time in his career, Kobe was...

Not enough Kobe, not enough help for Lakers
Posted 63 days ago at InsideHoops.com's Basketball Blog
The AP reports: Kobe Bryant knew all along the Celtics were going to force someone besides him to beat them, and there was nobody else in purple and gold up for the job. Bryant finished with 22 points, but shot only 7-of-22 from the field and was...

YouTube - Kobe Bryant With the Steal and Monster Slam(Gm 5 NBA Finals)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:44:43 PDT

YouTube - Kobe Bryant With the Steal and Monster Slam(Gm 5 NBA Finals)

Worst of Game 5 of the 2008 NBA Finals
Posted 65 days ago at Basketbawful
The Celtics in the first quarter: It was like a psychedelic flashback to Game 4, only without the singing pixies and dancing fruit (or was that just me?). Boston started the game out-of-synch both offensively and defensively (and that's putting it...

So, it's back to Beantown then ...
Posted 65 days ago at Parquet Wishes and Leprechaun Dreams
The C's had their chances, as they were able to withstand another strong first-quarter performance by the Lakers (this time the early deficit only reached 19 points), but ultimately could not put this game to bed and wound up on the losing end of a...