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NEVER BEFORE SEEN KOBE FOOTAGE! Summer 1997, Magic Johnson’s midsummer nights Kobe Bryant, TMac (before he ever played an NBA game), Brent Barry, Michael Finley, Jerry Stackhouse, Penny Hardaway, Stephon Marbury & Ray Allen. (Not shown Charles O’Bannon (cont)

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Chuck Millan | THE Dunk Guy3 years ago

Also, let’s address this asap. Vince Carter did not steal this dunk from Kobe. The elbow dunk goes back on film back to as far back as 1986 with Roy Hinson. Barry Hardy, James Wilson deserve some love there too. VC innovated the reverse 360 windmill & many other things. (Cont)

AVill83 years ago

@teamflightbros @Tmac_213 @jerrystackhouse @Barryathree @StarburyMarbury NGL…TMac won that easily

Ffffrrrreeeesssshhhh3 years ago

@teamflightbros @Tmac_213 @jerrystackhouse @Barryathree @StarburyMarbury They slapping that Kirk Franklin 😂

Basel3 years ago

@teamflightbros @Tmac_213 @jerrystackhouse @Barryathree @StarburyMarbury This is so dope. It’s so rare I come across a Kobe video I’ve never seen before.

Uncle FaShaun3 years ago

@teamflightbros @Tmac_213 @jerrystackhouse @Barryathree @StarburyMarbury Young Ray Allen was something different! RIP KOBE MANE

Saitama3 years ago

Kobe did that elbow dunk with ease… ole buddy from the dunk contest this year or last year had to use the net to pull himself up to do the same dunk

KINGSPY3 years ago

@teamflightbros @Tmac_213 @jerrystackhouse @Barryathree @StarburyMarbury Kobe & T Mac was going at it 🔥

Nammos3 years ago

@teamflightbros @Tmac_213 @jerrystackhouse @Barryathree @StarburyMarbury T Mac was a different species back then

illy Too Top3 years ago

@teamflightbros @Tmac_213 @jerrystackhouse @Barryathree @StarburyMarbury So Kobe invented the arm in the rim dunk??? Not Vince???

Chuck Millan | THE Dunk Guy3 years ago

@teamflightbros @Tmac_213 @jerrystackhouse @Barryathree @StarburyMarbury No

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Remnants of the Past

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Michael Jordan explains why he doesn’t believe LeBron James and Kobe Bryant can be called the GOAT. “The GOAT term isn’t something I’ll ever get high or low about.” “I never played against Oscar Robertson or Jerry West. We paved the road to the Kobes and the LeBrons.” “Don’t use what the next generation learned against the players who taught them the game.” “I’d have loved to play against LeBron in my prime. I’d have loved to play against Kobe too.” “It’s an empty comparison. You’ll never find the true answer to that question.” “LeBron has had an unbelievable career. Kobe, KD and the players of this era have elevated the game tremendously.” “I just don’t agree when you start trying to put one above the other.”

Michael Jordan explains why he doesn’t believe LeBron James and Kobe Bryant can be called the GOAT. “The GOAT term isn’t something I’ll ever get high or low about.” “I never played against Oscar Robertson or Jerry West. We paved the road to the Kobes and the LeBrons.” “Don’t use what the next generation learned against the players who taught them the game.” “I’d have loved to play against LeBron in my prime. I’d have loved to play against Kobe too.” “It’s an empty comparison. You’ll never find the true answer to that question.” “LeBron has had an unbelievable career. Kobe, KD and the players of this era have elevated the game tremendously.” “I just don’t agree when you start trying to put one above the other.”

Ahmad Malay 💎🔊

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( Athletes who have Kobe ranked over LeBron ‼️ )👇👇 James Harden, Kevin Looney, Kevin Durant, Paul George, Shannon Brown, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Mike Bibby, Kyrie Irving, Devin Booker, Stehpon Marbury, Jerry West, Shaq, Cody Williams, Allen Iverson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Anderson, Brandon Jennings, Steph Curry, Matas Buzelis, Dirk, Rob Dillingham, Jamal Crawford, Bonzi Wells, Mark Jackson, DeMar Derozen, Horace Grant, Stephon Marbury, Tyson Chandler, Anthony Edwards, Tony Parker, Bruce Bowen, Jim Jackson, Kenyon Martin, Manu Ginóbli, Kevin Garnett, Kawhi Leonard, Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter, QRich, Lamar Odom, Greg Anthony, Julius Randle, Darius Myles, Jeremy Lin, Matt Barnes, Jordan Clarkson, Isaiah Thomas (not the 90s IT), Avery Johnson, Glen Rice, Colin Sexton, Caron Butler, Chris Dunn, Joe Smith, Tervor Ariza, Robert Horry, Nate Robinson, Stephen Jackson, Grant Hill, Tony Allen, & Marreese Speights & Steve Nash. I Will Never Put Lebron Above Kobe!!!!! Kobe is a Better :Shooter ,Scorer ,Post game better, Kobes Footwork is Better ,Kobe has better handles ,more skilled , Moves/ counter moves better ,Better off the ball ,Peak scoring higher ,Defender ,Winner ( 5-2) > (3-6) 🤫Kobe Also Played Against Tougher Competition 🤫 And Kobe is a better Leader Kobe Never made excuses for his failures and he didn’t have switch teams & Join superstars To Win Championships 🫡💯 🐍 Kobe Bryant: 8-2 5-2 Finals 🥇2000 NBA finals 🥇2001 nba finals 🥇2002 NBA Finals 🥈2004 NBA Finals 🥈2008 nba Finals 🥇07 FIBA America’s Cup 🥇08 Olympics 🥇09 NBA Finals 🥇10 NBA finals 🥇’12 Olympics Mamba 👑 LeBron James: 8-8 4-6 Finals 🥉’04 Olympics 🥉 ‘06 FIBA World Cup 🥈2007 nba finals 🥇’07 FIBA America’s Cup 🥇 ‘08 Olympics 🥈2011 NBA Finals 🥇’12 Olympics 🥈2014 NBA Finals 🥈2015 NBA Finals 🥈2017 NBA Finals 🥈2018 NBA finals 🥇 ‘24 Olympics Lebron Also Had More Help Than Kobe & Jordan Combined & Also played against worse competition And Still has a losing record in the nba finals Kobe Bryant Vs LeBron James ~ Age 21-34 ~ Both Played 1039 Games Kobe LeBron 27.8✅ PPG 27.6❌ 28,862✅ Total PTS 28,714 ❌ 96✅ 40+ Games 47 ❌ 24✅ 50+ Games 10❌ 5✅ 60+ Games 1 ❌ 1✅ 80+ Games 0❌ 2✅ Scoring Titles 1❌ 64%❌ 0-3FT 74%✅ 45%✅ 3-10FT 43%❌ 44%✅ 10-16FT 38%❌ 41%✅ 16-3PT 39% ❌ 34%✅ 3PT 35% ✅ 85%✅ FT 73% ❌ 5✅ Championships 3 ❌ 1❌ MVPs 4 ✅ 12✅ All-DEF 6 ❌ 2❌ FMVP 4 ✅ Finals Production 28.8✅ PPG 27.5 ❌ 3.0✅ TOV 3.5 ❌ 1.5❌ STL 1.8✅ 82.5%✅ FT 72.4%✅ 0.9🟰 BLK 0.9🟰 35.6%✅ 3PT 33.6❌ 63.6%✅ C 3PT 38.4%❌ 91.6✅ Pace 94.8 ❌ 5.4❌ AST 7.1 ✅ 6.1❌ REB 9.6 ✅ 45.4%❌ FG 51.9 ✅ LeBron : 4 Rings❌ 0 3-Peats❌ 40% Finals Win Rate ❌ 83% Conference Finals ❌ 🥇Win Rate 60% ❌ 64% Playoff Win Rate✅ 43% Playoff Win Rate Vs Top 75 Players❌ Game 7 Win Rate 75% ❌ Kobe : 5 Rings ✅ 1 3-Peat ✅ 70% Finals Win Rate ✅ 87% Conference Finals Win Rate ✅ 🥇Win Rate 100%✅ 61% Playoff Win Rate ❌ 61% Playoff Win Rate Vs Top 75 Players✅ Game 7 Win Rate 83% ✅ Tougher Competition: Kobe ✅ Less Help : Kobe ✅

( Athletes who have Kobe ranked over LeBron ‼️ )👇👇 James Harden, Kevin Looney, Kevin Durant, Paul George, Shannon Brown, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Mike Bibby, Kyrie Irving, Devin Booker, Stehpon Marbury, Jerry West, Shaq, Cody Williams, Allen Iverson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Anderson, Brandon Jennings, Steph Curry, Matas Buzelis, Dirk, Rob Dillingham, Jamal Crawford, Bonzi Wells, Mark Jackson, DeMar Derozen, Horace Grant, Stephon Marbury, Tyson Chandler, Anthony Edwards, Tony Parker, Bruce Bowen, Jim Jackson, Kenyon Martin, Manu Ginóbli, Kevin Garnett, Kawhi Leonard, Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter, QRich, Lamar Odom, Greg Anthony, Julius Randle, Darius Myles, Jeremy Lin, Matt Barnes, Jordan Clarkson, Isaiah Thomas (not the 90s IT), Avery Johnson, Glen Rice, Colin Sexton, Caron Butler, Chris Dunn, Joe Smith, Tervor Ariza, Robert Horry, Nate Robinson, Stephen Jackson, Grant Hill, Tony Allen, & Marreese Speights & Steve Nash. I Will Never Put Lebron Above Kobe!!!!! Kobe is a Better :Shooter ,Scorer ,Post game better, Kobes Footwork is Better ,Kobe has better handles ,more skilled , Moves/ counter moves better ,Better off the ball ,Peak scoring higher ,Defender ,Winner ( 5-2) > (3-6) 🤫Kobe Also Played Against Tougher Competition 🤫 And Kobe is a better Leader Kobe Never made excuses for his failures and he didn’t have switch teams & Join superstars To Win Championships 🫡💯 🐍 Kobe Bryant: 8-2 5-2 Finals 🥇2000 NBA finals 🥇2001 nba finals 🥇2002 NBA Finals 🥈2004 NBA Finals 🥈2008 nba Finals 🥇07 FIBA America’s Cup 🥇08 Olympics 🥇09 NBA Finals 🥇10 NBA finals 🥇’12 Olympics Mamba 👑 LeBron James: 8-8 4-6 Finals 🥉’04 Olympics 🥉 ‘06 FIBA World Cup 🥈2007 nba finals 🥇’07 FIBA America’s Cup 🥇 ‘08 Olympics 🥈2011 NBA Finals 🥇’12 Olympics 🥈2014 NBA Finals 🥈2015 NBA Finals 🥈2017 NBA Finals 🥈2018 NBA finals 🥇 ‘24 Olympics Lebron Also Had More Help Than Kobe & Jordan Combined & Also played against worse competition And Still has a losing record in the nba finals Kobe Bryant Vs LeBron James ~ Age 21-34 ~ Both Played 1039 Games Kobe LeBron 27.8✅ PPG 27.6❌ 28,862✅ Total PTS 28,714 ❌ 96✅ 40+ Games 47 ❌ 24✅ 50+ Games 10❌ 5✅ 60+ Games 1 ❌ 1✅ 80+ Games 0❌ 2✅ Scoring Titles 1❌ 64%❌ 0-3FT 74%✅ 45%✅ 3-10FT 43%❌ 44%✅ 10-16FT 38%❌ 41%✅ 16-3PT 39% ❌ 34%✅ 3PT 35% ✅ 85%✅ FT 73% ❌ 5✅ Championships 3 ❌ 1❌ MVPs 4 ✅ 12✅ All-DEF 6 ❌ 2❌ FMVP 4 ✅ Finals Production 28.8✅ PPG 27.5 ❌ 3.0✅ TOV 3.5 ❌ 1.5❌ STL 1.8✅ 82.5%✅ FT 72.4%✅ 0.9🟰 BLK 0.9🟰 35.6%✅ 3PT 33.6❌ 63.6%✅ C 3PT 38.4%❌ 91.6✅ Pace 94.8 ❌ 5.4❌ AST 7.1 ✅ 6.1❌ REB 9.6 ✅ 45.4%❌ FG 51.9 ✅ LeBron : 4 Rings❌ 0 3-Peats❌ 40% Finals Win Rate ❌ 83% Conference Finals ❌ 🥇Win Rate 60% ❌ 64% Playoff Win Rate✅ 43% Playoff Win Rate Vs Top 75 Players❌ Game 7 Win Rate 75% ❌ Kobe : 5 Rings ✅ 1 3-Peat ✅ 70% Finals Win Rate ✅ 87% Conference Finals Win Rate ✅ 🥇Win Rate 100%✅ 61% Playoff Win Rate ❌ 61% Playoff Win Rate Vs Top 75 Players✅ Game 7 Win Rate 83% ✅ Tougher Competition: Kobe ✅ Less Help : Kobe ✅

8/24MαɱႦα.Aɾƈԋιʋҽʂ🐐

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Phil Jackson on Kobe Bryant during the 2001 playoffs: "I think it's the best that l've ever seen a player of mine play with an overall court game." Full quote: "Kobe's become the floor leader of a basketball team that was kind of looking for that nature of a player, who could not only be a scorer, but also be a playmaker or consistently make big plays at critical times," Jackson said "So it was very important for Kobe to step into that role that he was envisioned at. I've always held the bar up very high for Kobe, and he's not only reached that bar, but he's jumping over the top of it right now. And I think it's the best that l've ever seen a player of mine play with an overall court game. I'm asking him to do so much, and he's accomplishing it." "I never asked Michael to be a playmaker," Jackson said. "That's the greatest player that I've ever had, that I could consider the greatest player in the game, and I never asked him to be a playmaker in those terms. I asked him to be playmaker when he was doubled or tripled. But Kobe has to set up the offense, to advance the ball, to read the defense, to make other players happy, and he's doing a great job of that." Kobe Is The Greatest Player Ever 🐍💯 Kobe Was Already The Best Player In The League At Age 22 🐐

Phil Jackson on Kobe Bryant during the 2001 playoffs: "I think it's the best that l've ever seen a player of mine play with an overall court game." Full quote: "Kobe's become the floor leader of a basketball team that was kind of looking for that nature of a player, who could not only be a scorer, but also be a playmaker or consistently make big plays at critical times," Jackson said "So it was very important for Kobe to step into that role that he was envisioned at. I've always held the bar up very high for Kobe, and he's not only reached that bar, but he's jumping over the top of it right now. And I think it's the best that l've ever seen a player of mine play with an overall court game. I'm asking him to do so much, and he's accomplishing it." "I never asked Michael to be a playmaker," Jackson said. "That's the greatest player that I've ever had, that I could consider the greatest player in the game, and I never asked him to be a playmaker in those terms. I asked him to be playmaker when he was doubled or tripled. But Kobe has to set up the offense, to advance the ball, to read the defense, to make other players happy, and he's doing a great job of that." Kobe Is The Greatest Player Ever 🐍💯 Kobe Was Already The Best Player In The League At Age 22 🐐

8/24MαɱႦα.Aɾƈԋιʋҽʂ🐐

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Before Enes Kanter Freedom declared his eligibility for the WNBA, he walked away from $40,000,000 rather than stop wearing human rights shoes that said things like "Made With Slave Labor." His own agent begged him to shut up. He never talked to him again. ENES: "They pressured me so much. I was like, you know what? ‘I promise you guys, I’m not going to wear Free Tibet shoes ever again.’ They said, ‘Promise.’ I said, ‘Promise.’ I hang up the phone. So the second game, I wore Free Uyghur shoes." "The third game... we played against Charlotte. And who owns Charlotte? Michael Jordan." So I order his shoes. His most famous shoe is called Concord. I put ‘Made With Slave Labor’ before the game, right? I’m going to go out there and play with those." “I saw Michael Jordan on the stands, and I was just like, 'This is it. Like, this cannot get any more fun and better than this.'" "So I went out there with his shoes, played in front of Michael Jordan with his own shoes and put ‘Made With Slave Labor.’" "After the game, all my teammates walk up to me and said, ‘Buddy, this is your last year... You’re not gonna be playing basketball ever again on an NBA court. So say goodbye to basketball.’" "My agent called me, and he said, ‘Listen, man, I work for you. I don’t work for the NBA. But this is our last year. Just have fun. If you say, I mean, you already did enough damage to NBA and everyone else around you, but if you say another word, you’re not going to be playing basketball ever again." “‘And you’re 29 years old, you can play another six years, you’re not only throwing away six years, you’re literally throwing away between 30 to 40 million dollars.’" "I said, okay. I hang up the phone, never talk to him again.” Enes played his last NBA game on February 8, 2022. His most famous shoes made statements like: • "Free Tibet" — the season opener. • "Free Uyghur" — worn the very next game, after he promised the league he'd never wear the Tibet shoes again. Technically kept his word. • "Hypocrite Nike" • "Made With Slave Labor" — a dig at Nike's dependence on cheap Chinese labor to make its shoes.

Before Enes Kanter Freedom declared his eligibility for the WNBA, he walked away from $40,000,000 rather than stop wearing human rights shoes that said things like "Made With Slave Labor." His own agent begged him to shut up. He never talked to him again. ENES: "They pressured me so much. I was like, you know what? ‘I promise you guys, I’m not going to wear Free Tibet shoes ever again.’ They said, ‘Promise.’ I said, ‘Promise.’ I hang up the phone. So the second game, I wore Free Uyghur shoes." "The third game... we played against Charlotte. And who owns Charlotte? Michael Jordan." So I order his shoes. His most famous shoe is called Concord. I put ‘Made With Slave Labor’ before the game, right? I’m going to go out there and play with those." “I saw Michael Jordan on the stands, and I was just like, 'This is it. Like, this cannot get any more fun and better than this.'" "So I went out there with his shoes, played in front of Michael Jordan with his own shoes and put ‘Made With Slave Labor.’" "After the game, all my teammates walk up to me and said, ‘Buddy, this is your last year... You’re not gonna be playing basketball ever again on an NBA court. So say goodbye to basketball.’" "My agent called me, and he said, ‘Listen, man, I work for you. I don’t work for the NBA. But this is our last year. Just have fun. If you say, I mean, you already did enough damage to NBA and everyone else around you, but if you say another word, you’re not going to be playing basketball ever again." “‘And you’re 29 years old, you can play another six years, you’re not only throwing away six years, you’re literally throwing away between 30 to 40 million dollars.’" "I said, okay. I hang up the phone, never talk to him again.” Enes played his last NBA game on February 8, 2022. His most famous shoes made statements like: • "Free Tibet" — the season opener. • "Free Uyghur" — worn the very next game, after he promised the league he'd never wear the Tibet shoes again. Technically kept his word. • "Hypocrite Nike" • "Made With Slave Labor" — a dig at Nike's dependence on cheap Chinese labor to make its shoes.

The Vigilant Fox 🦊

523,292 views • 1 month ago

GREATEST SCORER EVER 🐐🐐 55 points in a half 62 points in 3 quarters 50+ points in 3 quarters on 6 different occasions Outscored an entire NBA Finals-bound team through 3 quarters 81 points in a single game 12 three-pointers in one game 9 straight 40-point games 4 straight 50-point games 6 60-point games (more than Durant, LeBron, Jordan, and Kareem combined) 28–30 point halves 2 30-point quarters NBA record 11–20 point 4th quarters! 36–20 point quarters NBA record: 715 points in the 4th quarter in one season 13 straight 35-point games 23 consecutive points in an NBA Finals Averaged 40+ points for an entire month – and he did it 4 DIFFERENT TIMES Jordan, LeBron, Curry, Kareem, Durant, McGrady, Carmelo, Shaq, and Iverson never managed even once Scored 36.5% of his team’s points in one season – a modern NBA record SCORING LEADERS BY DECADE 1960s: Wilt Chamberlain – 28,858 points 2000s: Kobe Bryant – 25,724 points 1990s: Karl Malone – 24,592 points 2010s: LeBron James – 24,522 points 1970s: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 24,484 points 1980s: Alex English – 22,395 points 1950s: Dolph Schayes – 15,079 points 2020s: Jayson Tatum – 11,059 points 1940s: Joe Fulks – 4,929 points TEAM SCORING AVERAGES BY ERA: 1960–1972 (Wilt era): 114.6 PPG 1969–1989 (Kareem era): 109.0 PPG 1979–1992 (Magic & Bird era): 108.7 PPG 1984–1998 (Jordan era): 105.1 PPG 2009–2022 (Curry era): 103.9 PPG 2003–2022 (LeBron era): 101.8 PPG 1996–2016 (Kobe era): 97.6 PPG Adjusted to 2024 pace: Kobe would boast the highest PPG in NBA history SCORING KINGS ACROSS ERAS – ADJUSTED TO A PACE OF 114.6 PPG Let’s level the playing field If every player’s team averaged 114.6 points per game here’s what their scoring totals would look like. This gives true perspective on who the most dominant scorer really was 1940s – Joe Fulks • Actual: 4,929 points • Team Pace: ~75 PPG • Adjusted Total: ~7,531 points 1950s – Dolph Schayes • Actual: 15,079 points • Team Pace: ~85 PPG • Adjusted Total: ~20,357 points 1960s – Wilt Chamberlain • Actual: 28,858 points • Team Pace: 114.6 PPG • No Adjustment Needed: 28,858 points 1970s – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar • Actual: 24,484 points • Team Pace: ~109 PPG • Adjusted Total: ~25,708 points 1980s – Alex English • Actual: 22,395 points • Team Pace: ~105.1 PPG • Adjusted Total: ~24,411 points 1990s – Karl Malone • Actual: 24,592 points • Team Pace: ~105.1 PPG • Adjusted Total: ~26,805 points 2000s – KOBE BRYANT • Actual: 25,724 points • Team Pace: ~97.6 PPG (lowest of all eras!) • Adjusted Total: ~30,200 points — HIGHEST OF ALL TIME! 2010s – LeBron James • Actual: 24,522 points • Team Pace: ~101.8 PPG • Adjusted Total: ~27,615 points 2020s – Jayson Tatum (and counting) • Actual: 11,059 points • Team Pace: ~100 PPG Adjusted Total: ~12,674 points When adjusted for scoring pace, KOBE BRYANT not only holds his ground—he DOMINATES all eras. His adjusted decade scoring total of ~30,200 points puts him above Wilt, Kareem, Malone, and LeBron. And he did it in the slowest, most defensively grueling era with the lowest pace of all. (40+ PPG Over an Entire Month – Kobe Achieved This 4 Times): February 2003: • 40.6 PPG • 4.9 RPG • 3.6 APG • FG%: 47 • 3PT%: 43 • FT%: 85 • TS%: 58.4 January 2006: • 43.4 PPG • 5.6 RPG • 4.1 APG • FG%: 48 • 3PT%: 40 • FT%: 90 • TS%: 61.1 April 2006: • 41.6 PPG • 5.5 RPG • 3.6 APG • FG%: 51 • 3PT%: 41 • FT%: 82 • TS%: 62.1 March 2007: • 40.4 PPG • 6.2 RPG • 4.5 APG • FG%: 46 • 3PT%: 37 • FT%: 87 • TS%: 57.5 DOMINATING IN THE TOUGHEST ERA EVER: Kobe’s scoring transcends raw numbers he was iconic, legendary, and graceful. With a refined, multidimensional skill set spanning post moves, fade-aways, mid-range jumpers, and off-hand finishes, he kept defenses off-balance at every turn. In an era marked by relentless, elite defenders, Kobe’s diverse and masterful scoring approach cements his status as the Greatest Scorer of All Time

GREATEST SCORER EVER 🐐🐐 55 points in a half 62 points in 3 quarters 50+ points in 3 quarters on 6 different occasions Outscored an entire NBA Finals-bound team through 3 quarters 81 points in a single game 12 three-pointers in one game 9 straight 40-point games 4 straight 50-point games 6 60-point games (more than Durant, LeBron, Jordan, and Kareem combined) 28–30 point halves 2 30-point quarters NBA record 11–20 point 4th quarters! 36–20 point quarters NBA record: 715 points in the 4th quarter in one season 13 straight 35-point games 23 consecutive points in an NBA Finals Averaged 40+ points for an entire month – and he did it 4 DIFFERENT TIMES Jordan, LeBron, Curry, Kareem, Durant, McGrady, Carmelo, Shaq, and Iverson never managed even once Scored 36.5% of his team’s points in one season – a modern NBA record SCORING LEADERS BY DECADE 1960s: Wilt Chamberlain – 28,858 points 2000s: Kobe Bryant – 25,724 points 1990s: Karl Malone – 24,592 points 2010s: LeBron James – 24,522 points 1970s: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 24,484 points 1980s: Alex English – 22,395 points 1950s: Dolph Schayes – 15,079 points 2020s: Jayson Tatum – 11,059 points 1940s: Joe Fulks – 4,929 points TEAM SCORING AVERAGES BY ERA: 1960–1972 (Wilt era): 114.6 PPG 1969–1989 (Kareem era): 109.0 PPG 1979–1992 (Magic & Bird era): 108.7 PPG 1984–1998 (Jordan era): 105.1 PPG 2009–2022 (Curry era): 103.9 PPG 2003–2022 (LeBron era): 101.8 PPG 1996–2016 (Kobe era): 97.6 PPG Adjusted to 2024 pace: Kobe would boast the highest PPG in NBA history SCORING KINGS ACROSS ERAS – ADJUSTED TO A PACE OF 114.6 PPG Let’s level the playing field If every player’s team averaged 114.6 points per game here’s what their scoring totals would look like. This gives true perspective on who the most dominant scorer really was 1940s – Joe Fulks • Actual: 4,929 points • Team Pace: ~75 PPG • Adjusted Total: ~7,531 points 1950s – Dolph Schayes • Actual: 15,079 points • Team Pace: ~85 PPG • Adjusted Total: ~20,357 points 1960s – Wilt Chamberlain • Actual: 28,858 points • Team Pace: 114.6 PPG • No Adjustment Needed: 28,858 points 1970s – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar • Actual: 24,484 points • Team Pace: ~109 PPG • Adjusted Total: ~25,708 points 1980s – Alex English • Actual: 22,395 points • Team Pace: ~105.1 PPG • Adjusted Total: ~24,411 points 1990s – Karl Malone • Actual: 24,592 points • Team Pace: ~105.1 PPG • Adjusted Total: ~26,805 points 2000s – KOBE BRYANT • Actual: 25,724 points • Team Pace: ~97.6 PPG (lowest of all eras!) • Adjusted Total: ~30,200 points — HIGHEST OF ALL TIME! 2010s – LeBron James • Actual: 24,522 points • Team Pace: ~101.8 PPG • Adjusted Total: ~27,615 points 2020s – Jayson Tatum (and counting) • Actual: 11,059 points • Team Pace: ~100 PPG Adjusted Total: ~12,674 points When adjusted for scoring pace, KOBE BRYANT not only holds his ground—he DOMINATES all eras. His adjusted decade scoring total of ~30,200 points puts him above Wilt, Kareem, Malone, and LeBron. And he did it in the slowest, most defensively grueling era with the lowest pace of all. (40+ PPG Over an Entire Month – Kobe Achieved This 4 Times): February 2003: • 40.6 PPG • 4.9 RPG • 3.6 APG • FG%: 47 • 3PT%: 43 • FT%: 85 • TS%: 58.4 January 2006: • 43.4 PPG • 5.6 RPG • 4.1 APG • FG%: 48 • 3PT%: 40 • FT%: 90 • TS%: 61.1 April 2006: • 41.6 PPG • 5.5 RPG • 3.6 APG • FG%: 51 • 3PT%: 41 • FT%: 82 • TS%: 62.1 March 2007: • 40.4 PPG • 6.2 RPG • 4.5 APG • FG%: 46 • 3PT%: 37 • FT%: 87 • TS%: 57.5 DOMINATING IN THE TOUGHEST ERA EVER: Kobe’s scoring transcends raw numbers he was iconic, legendary, and graceful. With a refined, multidimensional skill set spanning post moves, fade-aways, mid-range jumpers, and off-hand finishes, he kept defenses off-balance at every turn. In an era marked by relentless, elite defenders, Kobe’s diverse and masterful scoring approach cements his status as the Greatest Scorer of All Time

8/24MαɱႦα.Aɾƈԋιʋҽʂ🐐

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The Scottie Barnes revenge tour is gonna feed families. Scott Barnes Be Great 4 Scottie Barnes is a 24-year-old former Rookie of the Year, All-Star and general swiss-army-knife. But is he a superstar or a franchise player? What inspired this video is what inspired by initial fandom for Scottie Barnes to begin with—his passion, fire, grit and resilience. It takes more than talent to make a champion and Scottie has shown for over a decade that counting him out is always a bad bet. I remember back to not only one of my favorite films (Man on Fire by Tony Scott) but also one of my favorite basketball mixes from 2005 by Expired Pineapples (Kobe Bryant - A Man On Fire). To date it's the most artistic, creative and inspiring mix I've ever seen and I spent 18 hours setting out to create the internet's best Scottie Barnes mix tape. SUPPORT PENSARE BASKETBALL: e-transfers to pensarefilms@gmail.com FOLLOW US on IG : / pensarebasketball FOLLOW US on X: Back in the 90s and early 2000s, before twitter and social media, we got to meet stars through mix tapes. From LeBron James to Carmelo Anthony to Allen Iverson and Vince Carter. To me the best mix tapes were much more than just a sequence of dunks—they were deeply layered and thoughtful stories. So I present our community a story about a man...a man named Scott. Based on the film by Tony Scott (2004) Inspired by Kobe Bryant : Man On Fire by ExpiredPineapples (2005) Music by Harry Gregson-Williams #Raptors #WeTheNorth #nba #scottiebarnes

The Scottie Barnes revenge tour is gonna feed families. Scott Barnes Be Great 4 Scottie Barnes is a 24-year-old former Rookie of the Year, All-Star and general swiss-army-knife. But is he a superstar or a franchise player? What inspired this video is what inspired by initial fandom for Scottie Barnes to begin with—his passion, fire, grit and resilience. It takes more than talent to make a champion and Scottie has shown for over a decade that counting him out is always a bad bet. I remember back to not only one of my favorite films (Man on Fire by Tony Scott) but also one of my favorite basketball mixes from 2005 by Expired Pineapples (Kobe Bryant - A Man On Fire). To date it's the most artistic, creative and inspiring mix I've ever seen and I spent 18 hours setting out to create the internet's best Scottie Barnes mix tape. SUPPORT PENSARE BASKETBALL: e-transfers to [email protected] FOLLOW US on IG : / pensarebasketball FOLLOW US on X: Back in the 90s and early 2000s, before twitter and social media, we got to meet stars through mix tapes. From LeBron James to Carmelo Anthony to Allen Iverson and Vince Carter. To me the best mix tapes were much more than just a sequence of dunks—they were deeply layered and thoughtful stories. So I present our community a story about a man...a man named Scott. Based on the film by Tony Scott (2004) Inspired by Kobe Bryant : Man On Fire by ExpiredPineapples (2005) Music by Harry Gregson-Williams #Raptors #WeTheNorth #nba #scottiebarnes

Pensare Basketball

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Shaquille O'Neal spoke the truth in the GOAT debate 🔥 ''See, uh I played against both of them. I know what it feels like to have LeBron charging down the lane. He’s strong, fast, a freak of nature, respect. But when you stood across from Jordan, it was something else. The air got heavy. You knew the game was his the moment he walked on the floor. He wasn’t just trying to beat you, he wanted to break you. Six championships, six Finals MVPs, never lost when the stage was biggest. That’s the killer. LeBron’s had a great career, no question, but kids today, they only see highlights, social media clips, and the hype machine around them. They don’t know the fear Jordan put in people’s eyes, the way he lifted this entire league to another level. That wasn’t marketing, that was greatness you could feel in your chest. So when the younger generation throws around goat like it’s a hashtag, I just shake my head. Respect the past. Do your homework. Because before LeBron ever called himself the king, Michael Jordan showed the world what true royalty looks like.'' ーsource : ( SA Gems ) Shaq's honest words, spoken after his life-or-death battle and rivalry with MJ, resonate 100% with us NBA fans around the world. We respect you for speaking the truth without fear of public criticism and without betraying MJ and Kobe. 🙏

Shaquille O'Neal spoke the truth in the GOAT debate 🔥 ''See, uh I played against both of them. I know what it feels like to have LeBron charging down the lane. He’s strong, fast, a freak of nature, respect. But when you stood across from Jordan, it was something else. The air got heavy. You knew the game was his the moment he walked on the floor. He wasn’t just trying to beat you, he wanted to break you. Six championships, six Finals MVPs, never lost when the stage was biggest. That’s the killer. LeBron’s had a great career, no question, but kids today, they only see highlights, social media clips, and the hype machine around them. They don’t know the fear Jordan put in people’s eyes, the way he lifted this entire league to another level. That wasn’t marketing, that was greatness you could feel in your chest. So when the younger generation throws around goat like it’s a hashtag, I just shake my head. Respect the past. Do your homework. Because before LeBron ever called himself the king, Michael Jordan showed the world what true royalty looks like.'' ーsource : ( SA Gems ) Shaq's honest words, spoken after his life-or-death battle and rivalry with MJ, resonate 100% with us NBA fans around the world. We respect you for speaking the truth without fear of public criticism and without betraying MJ and Kobe. 🙏

♣️Jokic & MJ♦️GOATs fan

168,087 views • 2 months ago

I never knew Kobe Bryant - not even his name - until his tragic death, along with his daughter and 7 others, all taken violently and before their time. As a conservative, I knew Charlie Kirk; I followed and admired him; felt his passing profound sadness. I recently watched Vanessa Bryant’s eulogy for Kobe and their daughter, Gigi. It was real emotion, hard to listen to, but at the same time, it was so touching it was heartwarming. It was a message of lasting love, of deep unending loss, and a personal insight into who Kobe, and Gigi, really were. That kind of insight leaves you feeling as though you’d really known someone, even if only for a moment, and feeling the loss in that moment when you realise they’re no longer there for you to admire, appreciate and really get to know. By the time she’d finished, in so many words, she had thanked God for the time they’d had together, revealed heartfelt intimate details about who they really were, and told us that nothing will ever be the same again. That’s the point of a eulogy. It’s to get to know the person we’ve just lost. Not the neighbour, or the shopkeeper up the road, not the basketball player or the Oscar winner nor the political activist, but the actual person. I never knew Kobe, but by the end I felt as if I knew what kind of man he was, and to be honest it put a lump in my throat more than once. It was very powerful. That’s instinctive, by the way - not learned or scripted. I’ve given eulogies for a best friend, my mum, dad and my granddad. It’s instinctive because on some level we all know that the struggle you once overcame together and now laugh about, or the silly voice someone used every morning to wake you up for school, or the fact they never once missed kissing your nan goodnight in fifty years, all tell us far more about a person than any figure ever could. It’s instinctive because as humans it’s a catharsis we all need, to begin healing, honouring and remembering. After Erika’s eulogy for Charlie, I felt nothing but anger. She begins, in so many words, by telling us that Charlie’s death was a gift from God that Charlie himself had asked for; she shares anecdotes of how others comforted her; tells us how grateful Charlie was for her; and even takes a moment to voice resentment towards men in general, lecturing on how to live: “your wife is not your servant.” The cheers from the mourners were as cheers from an evangelical movement. The whole eulogy played out like the kind of sermon you’d expect at a megachurch - complete with calls to action and, of course, for funding. Please listen to it properly. It’s mostly about Erika, about what “Charlie thought of her.” Then it challenges, chastises and lectures. By the time she’s finished, she’s thanked God for the situation she finds herself in, forgiven the man we’re told killed Charlie, and told us how great things will be going forward - now she’s in charge. Erika’s eulogy for Charlie was scripted - clearly not by her - and as a result, it was not heartfelt, and failed to connect, with anyone. Vanessa’s, by contrast, was clearly written - not scripted - by her. They were her words, and she felt and delivered them so powerfully that we all grieved with her - even someone like me who never even knew who he was - and thanked God for him having been the man he was. One eulogy is a celebration of a life, of gratitude at having shared it, a reckoning with the unfairness of it, and a promise to honour him always. The other is a celebration of loss, of her gratitude for having paid the price of “God’s love” with her husband’s life, of moving on, and of what comes next. There’s nothing wrong with looking forward, but that’s not a eulogy. Maybe the kind ChatGPT might write given some prompts, but not the eulogy of someone who instinctively knows that what they’ve lost can never be replaced. It’s true that everyone grieves differently. But it’s also true that some people do not, or cannot, grieve at all.

I never knew Kobe Bryant - not even his name - until his tragic death, along with his daughter and 7 others, all taken violently and before their time. As a conservative, I knew Charlie Kirk; I followed and admired him; felt his passing profound sadness. I recently watched Vanessa Bryant’s eulogy for Kobe and their daughter, Gigi. It was real emotion, hard to listen to, but at the same time, it was so touching it was heartwarming. It was a message of lasting love, of deep unending loss, and a personal insight into who Kobe, and Gigi, really were. That kind of insight leaves you feeling as though you’d really known someone, even if only for a moment, and feeling the loss in that moment when you realise they’re no longer there for you to admire, appreciate and really get to know. By the time she’d finished, in so many words, she had thanked God for the time they’d had together, revealed heartfelt intimate details about who they really were, and told us that nothing will ever be the same again. That’s the point of a eulogy. It’s to get to know the person we’ve just lost. Not the neighbour, or the shopkeeper up the road, not the basketball player or the Oscar winner nor the political activist, but the actual person. I never knew Kobe, but by the end I felt as if I knew what kind of man he was, and to be honest it put a lump in my throat more than once. It was very powerful. That’s instinctive, by the way - not learned or scripted. I’ve given eulogies for a best friend, my mum, dad and my granddad. It’s instinctive because on some level we all know that the struggle you once overcame together and now laugh about, or the silly voice someone used every morning to wake you up for school, or the fact they never once missed kissing your nan goodnight in fifty years, all tell us far more about a person than any figure ever could. It’s instinctive because as humans it’s a catharsis we all need, to begin healing, honouring and remembering. After Erika’s eulogy for Charlie, I felt nothing but anger. She begins, in so many words, by telling us that Charlie’s death was a gift from God that Charlie himself had asked for; she shares anecdotes of how others comforted her; tells us how grateful Charlie was for her; and even takes a moment to voice resentment towards men in general, lecturing on how to live: “your wife is not your servant.” The cheers from the mourners were as cheers from an evangelical movement. The whole eulogy played out like the kind of sermon you’d expect at a megachurch - complete with calls to action and, of course, for funding. Please listen to it properly. It’s mostly about Erika, about what “Charlie thought of her.” Then it challenges, chastises and lectures. By the time she’s finished, she’s thanked God for the situation she finds herself in, forgiven the man we’re told killed Charlie, and told us how great things will be going forward - now she’s in charge. Erika’s eulogy for Charlie was scripted - clearly not by her - and as a result, it was not heartfelt, and failed to connect, with anyone. Vanessa’s, by contrast, was clearly written - not scripted - by her. They were her words, and she felt and delivered them so powerfully that we all grieved with her - even someone like me who never even knew who he was - and thanked God for him having been the man he was. One eulogy is a celebration of a life, of gratitude at having shared it, a reckoning with the unfairness of it, and a promise to honour him always. The other is a celebration of loss, of her gratitude for having paid the price of “God’s love” with her husband’s life, of moving on, and of what comes next. There’s nothing wrong with looking forward, but that’s not a eulogy. Maybe the kind ChatGPT might write given some prompts, but not the eulogy of someone who instinctively knows that what they’ve lost can never be replaced. It’s true that everyone grieves differently. But it’s also true that some people do not, or cannot, grieve at all.

John Galt

85,833 views • 2 months ago

Every night as a kid, Kobe Bryant fell asleep visualizing basketball. He’d see himself scoring 10 straight. Then 20. Then 30. “But in the dream, why would you ever interrupt that?” “So you keep dreaming.” “Before I go to sleep, I’m at 120 points.” In 2006, he scored 81. Kobe spent an hour at USC explaining what Mamba Mentality really means: He was born to play. "I started playing at like 2 years old." "My father wasn't one of these fathers that was like: you're going to play basketball. It was just I was around the game a lot and I gravitated to the ball." "I was completely geeking out about the smell of the ball. The way it sounds when it hits concrete versus how it hits a parquet floor." "The sound of the nets. The different material of the nets." "There's certain basketball hoops where the rim sits slightly above the backboard. I was geeking out if I got into a gym where they were completely parallel." "Little shit like that would freak me out." "To answer your question, I was born to do this thing, man. And I did it non-stop all day long from the age of 2 to when I retired." He explains how to know if you've found your thing. "That's the trick, isn't it? Finding what you love to do." "We talk about hard work all the time. And it's like, if you got to get up every single morning and remind yourself how hard you need to work, you probably need to choose a different profession." "That shouldn't be there." "I wake up in the morning excited to get to it. If I'm not training, I'm missing it. If I'm not watching a game of basketball, I miss it." "There's no place I'd rather be." "If you have that feeling, then you're truly doing what God has put you on this earth to do." He explains the 81-point game. "When you grow up downloading that into your brain over and over and over..." "That summer, I made 1000 shots a day. 1000. On top of weight training and conditioning." "And they weren't just shots. They were shots that you saw in that game." "Coming out of the corner. Going to the pinch post. Footwork in the post. Coming off the screen." "It was very specific." "So when you download that into your system and you go out on the court, you're just executing things that you've done thousands of times before." "And you have that dream." "Then that becomes possible." He explains why he doesn't reinvent. "Everything's been not choreographed, but it's been practiced so many times that it's second nature." "Why reinvent it?" "I don't understand that. You go out and play the game and you're just trying to create something new. No." "This is what I do. This is what I do extremely well." "You're going to have to stop me from doing that. And if you do stop me from doing that, I have a counter to that." "Done." He explains the pain. "To be honest, I wasn't even thinking about the game." "My knee was hurting so much. I didn't know then, but I had a flap of cartilage stuck in my joint line." "My mind was really trying to go to a place where I don't feel that pain." "The game started. And because of that, I was just in a different space." "I wasn't worried about what was to come. I wasn't worried about what just happened. I was just here." "When you're just there in the moment, your focus is heightened because nothing else matters." Pete Carroll asked the hard question. "What was it like for you to play with people that weren't as gritty as you were?" Kobe's response. "I'd kill them. I'd bury them." "The kind of culture that the Laker organization stood for, winning championships, is not tolerated." "You're going to show up to play. And you're going to lollygag through this scrimmage, through this drill? I'm going to beat you." "I'm going to let you know I beat you." "I'm going to want you to reconsider your professional life choice." "People will say: okay, that doesn't make a great teammate." "Well, I'm not here to be a great teammate. I'm here to help you win championships." "So it's different." He explains practice. "As a leader of a team, it's your responsibility to elevate the rest of the guys." "What people tend to get stuck on is saying: the way to make players better is to pass them the ball when they're open." "That's a very trivial way to look at things." "You have to get them emotionally to want to be better. You have to get them to an emotional space where they wake up every morning driven to be the best version of themselves." "How do you do that?" "In practice for me, it was a chance to drive them, to challenge them." "You have to know your teammates. Because then you know what nerve to touch." "Some guys, it's like: okay, come on, we can do this. That'll get them going." "Other guys, no. You got to figure out what button to push." He gives an example. "Pau was always Spain." "If I tell him how they lost in the gold medal to us and how they're going to lose again, how I'm going to beat your ass in practice just like I beat you in the gold medal game." "Oh. He would hate that. He would hate that." "But that's what practice was. You have to drive them." "If practice is more intense and harder than a game seven will be, then a game seven will be easy." "But if it's not, then that's when teams start folding and capitulating." He explains standards. "If I got to fight to get you in the gym, that's a problem. That's a problem." "You want players that are gym rats. Players that want to be in the gym, that want to work." "Then from there, you build on top of that." "But if you're lazy, man, I don't want to talk to you. I don't want to deal with you. You make me feel dumber." "You're going to lower my level. I don't think so." "You can go over there. There's plenty of teams where you'll fit right in." He explains loyalty. The Lakers offered to trade him to a contending team. His response. "We've known each other for a very long time. I'm questioning myself because I'm wondering what about me makes you think I would jump ship." "We don't do that." "As a leader, you got to be able to take the good with the bad." "You can't just because the ship's sinking all of a sudden jump off and swim to another. You don't do that." "If you can win championships in front of everybody, then you could miss the playoffs in front of everybody." "You got to be able to take both sides of it." "If you're doing something that's easy, you might want to reconsider what you're doing." He explains what he wishes he knew earlier. "Understanding empathy and compassion." "As a young kid when I came in the league, it was like: I'm driving this way and either you're going to be on the train or be on the track." "There was no such thing as understanding that people have lives outside of the game. Which apparently I did not." "If I understood that at an early age, then it helps me as a leader to communicate better." "Getting to know people on a personal level. What are their fears. What are their insecurities. What are their dreams and ambitions." "When you come to understand that about a person, then you can help them reach the best version of themselves." "I wish I'd known that earlier." He explains how he teaches his daughter. "My daughter said: Dad, can you teach me how to play basketball? I want to be better than you." "All right, cool. Let's start with 15 minutes a day." "For 15 minutes a day, we just stood right in front of the hoop and just shot. Right under the hoop. We didn't move around. We didn't do any dribbling." "Just 15 minutes a day just shoot here." "You do that for a month and a half. Then next month, you step back. Then next month, you step back again. Then you start working on dribbling." "Through actionable things is how we teach our children." "If it becomes a part of their process in sports, it'll become a part of their process in life as well." He explains dreams. "I just dream. I have dreams." "Dreams should be pure." "A lot of times when we're born into this world, we actually wind up going backwards." "The more we mature, the more responsible our dreams become. The more governors we put on ourselves and our ability to dream and to reimagine." "It's always a fight for us to make sure that our dreams always stay pure." "It's not a matter of pushing beyond your limitations or expectations." "It's really a matter of protecting your dreams. Protecting your imagination." "That's really the key." "When you do that, then the world just seems limitless."

Every night as a kid, Kobe Bryant fell asleep visualizing basketball. He’d see himself scoring 10 straight. Then 20. Then 30. “But in the dream, why would you ever interrupt that?” “So you keep dreaming.” “Before I go to sleep, I’m at 120 points.” In 2006, he scored 81. Kobe spent an hour at USC explaining what Mamba Mentality really means: He was born to play. "I started playing at like 2 years old." "My father wasn't one of these fathers that was like: you're going to play basketball. It was just I was around the game a lot and I gravitated to the ball." "I was completely geeking out about the smell of the ball. The way it sounds when it hits concrete versus how it hits a parquet floor." "The sound of the nets. The different material of the nets." "There's certain basketball hoops where the rim sits slightly above the backboard. I was geeking out if I got into a gym where they were completely parallel." "Little shit like that would freak me out." "To answer your question, I was born to do this thing, man. And I did it non-stop all day long from the age of 2 to when I retired." He explains how to know if you've found your thing. "That's the trick, isn't it? Finding what you love to do." "We talk about hard work all the time. And it's like, if you got to get up every single morning and remind yourself how hard you need to work, you probably need to choose a different profession." "That shouldn't be there." "I wake up in the morning excited to get to it. If I'm not training, I'm missing it. If I'm not watching a game of basketball, I miss it." "There's no place I'd rather be." "If you have that feeling, then you're truly doing what God has put you on this earth to do." He explains the 81-point game. "When you grow up downloading that into your brain over and over and over..." "That summer, I made 1000 shots a day. 1000. On top of weight training and conditioning." "And they weren't just shots. They were shots that you saw in that game." "Coming out of the corner. Going to the pinch post. Footwork in the post. Coming off the screen." "It was very specific." "So when you download that into your system and you go out on the court, you're just executing things that you've done thousands of times before." "And you have that dream." "Then that becomes possible." He explains why he doesn't reinvent. "Everything's been not choreographed, but it's been practiced so many times that it's second nature." "Why reinvent it?" "I don't understand that. You go out and play the game and you're just trying to create something new. No." "This is what I do. This is what I do extremely well." "You're going to have to stop me from doing that. And if you do stop me from doing that, I have a counter to that." "Done." He explains the pain. "To be honest, I wasn't even thinking about the game." "My knee was hurting so much. I didn't know then, but I had a flap of cartilage stuck in my joint line." "My mind was really trying to go to a place where I don't feel that pain." "The game started. And because of that, I was just in a different space." "I wasn't worried about what was to come. I wasn't worried about what just happened. I was just here." "When you're just there in the moment, your focus is heightened because nothing else matters." Pete Carroll asked the hard question. "What was it like for you to play with people that weren't as gritty as you were?" Kobe's response. "I'd kill them. I'd bury them." "The kind of culture that the Laker organization stood for, winning championships, is not tolerated." "You're going to show up to play. And you're going to lollygag through this scrimmage, through this drill? I'm going to beat you." "I'm going to let you know I beat you." "I'm going to want you to reconsider your professional life choice." "People will say: okay, that doesn't make a great teammate." "Well, I'm not here to be a great teammate. I'm here to help you win championships." "So it's different." He explains practice. "As a leader of a team, it's your responsibility to elevate the rest of the guys." "What people tend to get stuck on is saying: the way to make players better is to pass them the ball when they're open." "That's a very trivial way to look at things." "You have to get them emotionally to want to be better. You have to get them to an emotional space where they wake up every morning driven to be the best version of themselves." "How do you do that?" "In practice for me, it was a chance to drive them, to challenge them." "You have to know your teammates. Because then you know what nerve to touch." "Some guys, it's like: okay, come on, we can do this. That'll get them going." "Other guys, no. You got to figure out what button to push." He gives an example. "Pau was always Spain." "If I tell him how they lost in the gold medal to us and how they're going to lose again, how I'm going to beat your ass in practice just like I beat you in the gold medal game." "Oh. He would hate that. He would hate that." "But that's what practice was. You have to drive them." "If practice is more intense and harder than a game seven will be, then a game seven will be easy." "But if it's not, then that's when teams start folding and capitulating." He explains standards. "If I got to fight to get you in the gym, that's a problem. That's a problem." "You want players that are gym rats. Players that want to be in the gym, that want to work." "Then from there, you build on top of that." "But if you're lazy, man, I don't want to talk to you. I don't want to deal with you. You make me feel dumber." "You're going to lower my level. I don't think so." "You can go over there. There's plenty of teams where you'll fit right in." He explains loyalty. The Lakers offered to trade him to a contending team. His response. "We've known each other for a very long time. I'm questioning myself because I'm wondering what about me makes you think I would jump ship." "We don't do that." "As a leader, you got to be able to take the good with the bad." "You can't just because the ship's sinking all of a sudden jump off and swim to another. You don't do that." "If you can win championships in front of everybody, then you could miss the playoffs in front of everybody." "You got to be able to take both sides of it." "If you're doing something that's easy, you might want to reconsider what you're doing." He explains what he wishes he knew earlier. "Understanding empathy and compassion." "As a young kid when I came in the league, it was like: I'm driving this way and either you're going to be on the train or be on the track." "There was no such thing as understanding that people have lives outside of the game. Which apparently I did not." "If I understood that at an early age, then it helps me as a leader to communicate better." "Getting to know people on a personal level. What are their fears. What are their insecurities. What are their dreams and ambitions." "When you come to understand that about a person, then you can help them reach the best version of themselves." "I wish I'd known that earlier." He explains how he teaches his daughter. "My daughter said: Dad, can you teach me how to play basketball? I want to be better than you." "All right, cool. Let's start with 15 minutes a day." "For 15 minutes a day, we just stood right in front of the hoop and just shot. Right under the hoop. We didn't move around. We didn't do any dribbling." "Just 15 minutes a day just shoot here." "You do that for a month and a half. Then next month, you step back. Then next month, you step back again. Then you start working on dribbling." "Through actionable things is how we teach our children." "If it becomes a part of their process in sports, it'll become a part of their process in life as well." He explains dreams. "I just dream. I have dreams." "Dreams should be pure." "A lot of times when we're born into this world, we actually wind up going backwards." "The more we mature, the more responsible our dreams become. The more governors we put on ourselves and our ability to dream and to reimagine." "It's always a fight for us to make sure that our dreams always stay pure." "It's not a matter of pushing beyond your limitations or expectations." "It's really a matter of protecting your dreams. Protecting your imagination." "That's really the key." "When you do that, then the world just seems limitless."

Jaynit

17,383 views • 4 months ago

Ten Takeaways From 10/21/25 ONE) NBA on NBC Hello, friends. Welcome to the 2025-26 NBA season. It’s been a minute, hasn’t it? A whole lot has changed since we last spoke. We were reintroduced to the NBA on NBC. Can’t believe it’s been almost 25 years, but here we are again. They absolutely crushed it after having some early audio difficulties. I get how cliché it is, but I seriously got chills once “Roundball Rock” started playing. Thought Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter, and Tracy McGrady had contagious energy in the pre-game coverage. The graphics are clean and straightforward. Really like the team fouls tracking in the score bug—just a very pleasant experience. Looking forward to the “Prime” experience. God, can’t believe it costs $650 to watch basketball now. We need to talk about the MJ segment, though. If you’ve been living under a rock, NBC shocked the world and somehow convinced Michael Jordan to sign on as a “special contributor”. “Insights to Excellence” is sadly everything I thought it would be… nothing. He wasn’t in the studio or anything. Looked like some pre-recorded interview with Mike Tirico from who knows when at his house, talking about why he’s come out of hiding. The thing lasted about three and a half minutes. “To pay it forward. I had the obligation to basketball.” - MJ on the decision to join NBC Okay Mike. Hoping for some actual insight in future recordings. TWO) Champs Are Here OKC received their rings and raised their banner before the game. Vibes were immaculate. Dillon Jones was even in attendance. Good thing the Wizards waived him just in time for him to make his flight. Rockets weren’t having it, though. Ime Udoka said that they didn’t watch the ceremony and were instead focused on trying to ruin their night. Kevin Durant came out for warmups to loud boos, and so he booed them back. Everyone laughed. Meanwhile, Steven Adams still gets loud cheers because, well, who doesn’t love Steven Adams? It was a rough go-around for all Thunder not named Chet Holmgren (28 points, 11-17 FG) to start, especially SGA. He had just five points at the half on 40.0% shooting (2-5 FG), but you can only contain the league and Finals MVP for so long. He scored 24 of his 35 points in the 4th quarter and overtimes. What’s up with the four missed free throws (10-14 FT)? "I'm glad the guys enjoyed the ceremony. That's a great, great life event they had." - Mark Daigneault "It was surreal. I don't know how to describe it besides that. Seeing the banner raised was cool too... I'll remember it for the rest of my life." - SGA on the pregame ceremony THREE) Thunder Starters One of the more critical questions going into Opening Night was, “Who’s the 5th Thunder starter?” as we wait for JDub’s wrist to get right. SGA, Dort, Chet, and IHart felt obvious. Between Alex Caruso, Aaron Wiggins, and Cason Wallace, I leaned Cason mainly because of the bigger picture. Didn’t make sense to start Alex after managing him all last year, but then he started in every preseason game he played. Had to give that some sort of credit (and we did). Well, they ended up doing what they did a lot last year: change it up midway. Wallace started, and then Caruso started the second half… for Hartenstein. Here we go again. Cason’s playmaking looks improved. Daigneault went 11 deep (!!!) in the first quarter. Rookie, Brooks Barnhizer was the fourth sub off the bench, played about two minutes, and was never seen again. Part of that reason is Ajay Mitchell, who checked in after him (for Shai). There’s been some buzz, going back to his standout Summer League (19.8 ppg, 5.3 apg, 4.8 rpg, 1.5 spg). He scored 12 of his 16 points in the second quarter. “Not surprised. He was playing like this before he got hurt last year.” - Mark Daigneault on Ajay Mitchell FOUR) Jumbo Lineup It’s not much of a surprise to see Udoka start with the Steven Adams/Alperen Sengun pairing after how dominant they looked at the end of last season (+29.9 net rating, 162 minutes)—especially given the matchup, with Holmgren and Hartenstein on the other side. The real shocker is how much they leaned into it. Alpi and Adams shared the court for over 30 minutes (+8). LIKE WTF?!!! This was Adams' first time touching 37 minutes since November 9, 2022. They did just sign him to a three-year extension. You’d think they might wanna be careful with their investment. The average height of this Rockets' starting lineup is 6'10 (Thompson, Durant, Smith, Sengun, Adams), LMAO FIVE) Alpi Dominance Continues Maybe what Sengun was doing at EuroBasket 2025 (21.6 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 6.6 apg, 1.0 spg, and 1.1 bpg) translates over? Not gonna lie, I certainly had my doubts, but no… he’s looking just as dominant (I know, one game). Alperen Sengun vs Thunder: 39 PTS 11 REB 7 AST 2 STL 5-8 3P (career-high) 10-11 FT 27.7% USG Yeah, I see it too. Second time in his career, he’s attempted eight threes. Dude averaged 1.2 attempts per game last year. The hitch in his shot appears to be gone, so hey, this could be real (doubt it). All I know is that if it is, it’ll do wonders for his ceiling on sites that reward threes (DK). Also, going 10 of 11 from the line is something worth paying attention to. He was a 69.2% free-throw shooter last season. On the flip side, Amen Thompson (18 pts, 4 reb, 5 ast) had seven attempts from behind the arc and missed them all. Sucks, but his shot still looks flat. There’s no lift. While we’re here on Thompson, he had to leave the game late because of cramps. SIX) The Reed Conundrum I’ll give Reed Sheppard (9 pts, 4 ast, 37.9% TS, 28 min) this; he’s a confident motherfucker, and I love that about him (in a cute way). It’s hilarious how many times he looked off KD in this game. He’s gonna have stretches where he’s feeling it and looks automatic, but is it really gonna be worth it if his defense looks this dreadful? He can’t stay in front of anyone. The Thunder hunted and won that matchup with ease all night. Amen getting cramped up in OT1 really salvaged his minutes, cause I didn’t think he was gonna see the court again. Again, I know it’s only one game, but a couple more performances like this and things could get ugly. SEVEN) KD Gets Away With One Or should that say gets away with none? Kevin Durant (23 points, 9 rebounds) made his Rockets debut, and there’re gonna be two things you take away from it. Why’d you trade for him again? He was pretty much non-existent when they needed him most down the stretch, with a 12.5 USG% in both OT’s. There shouldn’t have been a second overtime. KD was clearly seen calling for a timeout after a rebound with about a second left on the clock. The problem is, they didn’t have any–He Webber’d it. He should have been T’d up, giving the Thunder a free throw to potentially end the game. Zarba and his buddies even got together to talk it over once the buzzer sounded, but did nothing. Strange, but luckily, it didn’t end up mattering much since OKC won in the second overtime. “Kevin definitely called timeout 3 times… They just missed it.” - SGA The Thunder beat the Rockets 125-124. EIGHT) Kuminga Starts Gallagher and I both felt pretty confident (sounds so stupid saying that with Kerr) that had Mosey Moody been available for this one, he would have been named the fifth starter, but his calf’s still bothering him. Steve Kerr decided to start Jonathan Kuminga (17 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 33 minutes) instead, rewarding him for a strong preseason. There might be some more rewards coming because, whew, this is exactly what they’ve been wanting to see from him for the last couple of years, especially the boards. You wouldn’t know it from looking at Luka’s box score, but JK did about as well as you could defending him; he made his threes (4-6 3PT) and consistently found the open man. I’m gonna go ahead and guess that he starts again against Denver on Thursday Let the showcasing begin. “When you ask for opportunity, you must deliver. He’s been very vocal about his opportunity and he delivered.” - Draymond Green on Jonathan Kuminga “I just wanna help JK be great… We’ve been kickin' it. Hanging out. Watching film and just working on our game together. I know how great he wants to be and how great he can be.” - Jimmy Butler on mentoring Jonathan Kuminga NINE) Jimmy Being Jimmy One of the funnier moments of the night came post-game, when Jimmy Butler talked about a bet he made with Draymond Green. The wager is that he’ll have a better free-throw percentage than Steph Curry this season. Deadass, hahaha. He admitted that it’s probably a bad bet but I still love that he does this type of shit. Two years ago, he said he was playfully aiming to shoot 50.0% from three. He obviously didn’t hit that mark, but he did shoot a career-best 41.4% that season. If you’re wondering how the bet is looking to start after Game 1: Jimmy Butler: 16-16 FT (100.0%) Steph Curry: 8-8 FT (100.0%) Will keep you updated as the season goes. Jesus, 16 free throw attempts. “No chance.” - Steph Curry when asked if Jimmy Butler has any shot at winning the bet Before we’re done with GS, a shoutout to Will Richard (5 points, 14 minutes). We tease Kerr all the time about playing these randos, but this kid looks like he can actually play. TEN) All Luka and Austin The Lakers are gonna struggle hard while LeBron’s out. They just don’t have any other guys on the team that can create. Luka Doncic (43 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, 34.7% USG) and Austin Reaves (26 points, 9 assists, 30.1% USG) scored or assisted on 97 of the Lakers' 109 points. So wild. Marcus Smart (9 points) was the first sub off the bench. As for DeAndre Ayton’s debut (10 points, 6 rebounds, 4 turnovers), let’s just say it didn’t take long for the Lakers’ fan base to turn on him. Poor guy looked lost out there. "We just started. This is probably the second game we've played together." - Rui Hachimura on what the difference was for the Lakers "The trend I see is that we continue to be a terrible third-quarter team." - JJ Redick The Warriors beat the Lakers 119-109.

Ten Takeaways From 10/21/25 ONE) NBA on NBC Hello, friends. Welcome to the 2025-26 NBA season. It’s been a minute, hasn’t it? A whole lot has changed since we last spoke. We were reintroduced to the NBA on NBC. Can’t believe it’s been almost 25 years, but here we are again. They absolutely crushed it after having some early audio difficulties. I get how cliché it is, but I seriously got chills once “Roundball Rock” started playing. Thought Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter, and Tracy McGrady had contagious energy in the pre-game coverage. The graphics are clean and straightforward. Really like the team fouls tracking in the score bug—just a very pleasant experience. Looking forward to the “Prime” experience. God, can’t believe it costs $650 to watch basketball now. We need to talk about the MJ segment, though. If you’ve been living under a rock, NBC shocked the world and somehow convinced Michael Jordan to sign on as a “special contributor”. “Insights to Excellence” is sadly everything I thought it would be… nothing. He wasn’t in the studio or anything. Looked like some pre-recorded interview with Mike Tirico from who knows when at his house, talking about why he’s come out of hiding. The thing lasted about three and a half minutes. “To pay it forward. I had the obligation to basketball.” - MJ on the decision to join NBC Okay Mike. Hoping for some actual insight in future recordings. TWO) Champs Are Here OKC received their rings and raised their banner before the game. Vibes were immaculate. Dillon Jones was even in attendance. Good thing the Wizards waived him just in time for him to make his flight. Rockets weren’t having it, though. Ime Udoka said that they didn’t watch the ceremony and were instead focused on trying to ruin their night. Kevin Durant came out for warmups to loud boos, and so he booed them back. Everyone laughed. Meanwhile, Steven Adams still gets loud cheers because, well, who doesn’t love Steven Adams? It was a rough go-around for all Thunder not named Chet Holmgren (28 points, 11-17 FG) to start, especially SGA. He had just five points at the half on 40.0% shooting (2-5 FG), but you can only contain the league and Finals MVP for so long. He scored 24 of his 35 points in the 4th quarter and overtimes. What’s up with the four missed free throws (10-14 FT)? "I'm glad the guys enjoyed the ceremony. That's a great, great life event they had." - Mark Daigneault "It was surreal. I don't know how to describe it besides that. Seeing the banner raised was cool too... I'll remember it for the rest of my life." - SGA on the pregame ceremony THREE) Thunder Starters One of the more critical questions going into Opening Night was, “Who’s the 5th Thunder starter?” as we wait for JDub’s wrist to get right. SGA, Dort, Chet, and IHart felt obvious. Between Alex Caruso, Aaron Wiggins, and Cason Wallace, I leaned Cason mainly because of the bigger picture. Didn’t make sense to start Alex after managing him all last year, but then he started in every preseason game he played. Had to give that some sort of credit (and we did). Well, they ended up doing what they did a lot last year: change it up midway. Wallace started, and then Caruso started the second half… for Hartenstein. Here we go again. Cason’s playmaking looks improved. Daigneault went 11 deep (!!!) in the first quarter. Rookie, Brooks Barnhizer was the fourth sub off the bench, played about two minutes, and was never seen again. Part of that reason is Ajay Mitchell, who checked in after him (for Shai). There’s been some buzz, going back to his standout Summer League (19.8 ppg, 5.3 apg, 4.8 rpg, 1.5 spg). He scored 12 of his 16 points in the second quarter. “Not surprised. He was playing like this before he got hurt last year.” - Mark Daigneault on Ajay Mitchell FOUR) Jumbo Lineup It’s not much of a surprise to see Udoka start with the Steven Adams/Alperen Sengun pairing after how dominant they looked at the end of last season (+29.9 net rating, 162 minutes)—especially given the matchup, with Holmgren and Hartenstein on the other side. The real shocker is how much they leaned into it. Alpi and Adams shared the court for over 30 minutes (+8). LIKE WTF?!!! This was Adams' first time touching 37 minutes since November 9, 2022. They did just sign him to a three-year extension. You’d think they might wanna be careful with their investment. The average height of this Rockets' starting lineup is 6'10 (Thompson, Durant, Smith, Sengun, Adams), LMAO FIVE) Alpi Dominance Continues Maybe what Sengun was doing at EuroBasket 2025 (21.6 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 6.6 apg, 1.0 spg, and 1.1 bpg) translates over? Not gonna lie, I certainly had my doubts, but no… he’s looking just as dominant (I know, one game). Alperen Sengun vs Thunder: 39 PTS 11 REB 7 AST 2 STL 5-8 3P (career-high) 10-11 FT 27.7% USG Yeah, I see it too. Second time in his career, he’s attempted eight threes. Dude averaged 1.2 attempts per game last year. The hitch in his shot appears to be gone, so hey, this could be real (doubt it). All I know is that if it is, it’ll do wonders for his ceiling on sites that reward threes (DK). Also, going 10 of 11 from the line is something worth paying attention to. He was a 69.2% free-throw shooter last season. On the flip side, Amen Thompson (18 pts, 4 reb, 5 ast) had seven attempts from behind the arc and missed them all. Sucks, but his shot still looks flat. There’s no lift. While we’re here on Thompson, he had to leave the game late because of cramps. SIX) The Reed Conundrum I’ll give Reed Sheppard (9 pts, 4 ast, 37.9% TS, 28 min) this; he’s a confident motherfucker, and I love that about him (in a cute way). It’s hilarious how many times he looked off KD in this game. He’s gonna have stretches where he’s feeling it and looks automatic, but is it really gonna be worth it if his defense looks this dreadful? He can’t stay in front of anyone. The Thunder hunted and won that matchup with ease all night. Amen getting cramped up in OT1 really salvaged his minutes, cause I didn’t think he was gonna see the court again. Again, I know it’s only one game, but a couple more performances like this and things could get ugly. SEVEN) KD Gets Away With One Or should that say gets away with none? Kevin Durant (23 points, 9 rebounds) made his Rockets debut, and there’re gonna be two things you take away from it. Why’d you trade for him again? He was pretty much non-existent when they needed him most down the stretch, with a 12.5 USG% in both OT’s. There shouldn’t have been a second overtime. KD was clearly seen calling for a timeout after a rebound with about a second left on the clock. The problem is, they didn’t have any–He Webber’d it. He should have been T’d up, giving the Thunder a free throw to potentially end the game. Zarba and his buddies even got together to talk it over once the buzzer sounded, but did nothing. Strange, but luckily, it didn’t end up mattering much since OKC won in the second overtime. “Kevin definitely called timeout 3 times… They just missed it.” - SGA The Thunder beat the Rockets 125-124. EIGHT) Kuminga Starts Gallagher and I both felt pretty confident (sounds so stupid saying that with Kerr) that had Mosey Moody been available for this one, he would have been named the fifth starter, but his calf’s still bothering him. Steve Kerr decided to start Jonathan Kuminga (17 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 33 minutes) instead, rewarding him for a strong preseason. There might be some more rewards coming because, whew, this is exactly what they’ve been wanting to see from him for the last couple of years, especially the boards. You wouldn’t know it from looking at Luka’s box score, but JK did about as well as you could defending him; he made his threes (4-6 3PT) and consistently found the open man. I’m gonna go ahead and guess that he starts again against Denver on Thursday Let the showcasing begin. “When you ask for opportunity, you must deliver. He’s been very vocal about his opportunity and he delivered.” - Draymond Green on Jonathan Kuminga “I just wanna help JK be great… We’ve been kickin' it. Hanging out. Watching film and just working on our game together. I know how great he wants to be and how great he can be.” - Jimmy Butler on mentoring Jonathan Kuminga NINE) Jimmy Being Jimmy One of the funnier moments of the night came post-game, when Jimmy Butler talked about a bet he made with Draymond Green. The wager is that he’ll have a better free-throw percentage than Steph Curry this season. Deadass, hahaha. He admitted that it’s probably a bad bet but I still love that he does this type of shit. Two years ago, he said he was playfully aiming to shoot 50.0% from three. He obviously didn’t hit that mark, but he did shoot a career-best 41.4% that season. If you’re wondering how the bet is looking to start after Game 1: Jimmy Butler: 16-16 FT (100.0%) Steph Curry: 8-8 FT (100.0%) Will keep you updated as the season goes. Jesus, 16 free throw attempts. “No chance.” - Steph Curry when asked if Jimmy Butler has any shot at winning the bet Before we’re done with GS, a shoutout to Will Richard (5 points, 14 minutes). We tease Kerr all the time about playing these randos, but this kid looks like he can actually play. TEN) All Luka and Austin The Lakers are gonna struggle hard while LeBron’s out. They just don’t have any other guys on the team that can create. Luka Doncic (43 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, 34.7% USG) and Austin Reaves (26 points, 9 assists, 30.1% USG) scored or assisted on 97 of the Lakers' 109 points. So wild. Marcus Smart (9 points) was the first sub off the bench. As for DeAndre Ayton’s debut (10 points, 6 rebounds, 4 turnovers), let’s just say it didn’t take long for the Lakers’ fan base to turn on him. Poor guy looked lost out there. "We just started. This is probably the second game we've played together." - Rui Hachimura on what the difference was for the Lakers "The trend I see is that we continue to be a terrible third-quarter team." - JJ Redick The Warriors beat the Lakers 119-109.

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