What Kobe Bryant Winning a 6th Ring Would Mean for Michael Jordan ... - Bleacher Report

With Steve Nash, Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol by his side this upcoming season, Kobe Bryant could very well be facing his best shot to win his sixth NBA championship in 2013.

If Bryant manages to climb that mountain for a sixth time, he moves ahead of Magic Johnson as the unquestioned best Los Angeles Laker in franchise history, as Magic only earned five titles in his time as a Laker.

With that sixth championship, Bryant would match the ring total of none other than His Airness, Michael Jordan.

How's that for high stakes heading into a season?

Bryant knows what a sixth ring could mean for his legacy. While there may never be another Jordan, a player like Bryant matching (or even exceeding) M.J.'s championship count puts him at least more soundly in the greatest-of-all-time discussion.

Let's look at the tale of the tape between the two superstars for a moment.

Jordan finished his 15-year NBA career with six championships, six NBA Finals MVP awards, five regular season MVP awards, one Defensive Player of the Year nod and the 1984-85 Rookie of the Year award.

He led the league in points per game a ridiculous 10 of those 15 seasons, including a run of seven straight years from 1986-87 through 1992-93, right before his first retirement.

In the playoffs, he only got better. In all but three of his 13 playoff appearances, Jordan led the NBA in points per game, starting off with an unbelievable 43.7 PPG average over three games in the 1985-86 playoffs.

The top 10 list of Jordan's Finals plays, according to NBA.com.

Bryant, the Black Mamba, can't quite compare to that long list of accolades. His five championship rings come close to measuring up to Jordan, but he's only got two NBA Finals MVPs and one regular season MVP to his name, compared to Jordan's six and five, respectively.

The scoring titles comparison is even more lopsided, with Jordan's 10 to Bryant's two. Bryant did lead the league three times in playoff points per game, but again, can't begin to measure up to Jordan in that regard.

Long story short: Even if Bryant wins a sixth (and seventh?) ring in the next few years, he'll never be able to match Jordan's bevy of NBA awards and scoring titles.

A sixth ring would give Bryant one advantage over M.J., though. Unlike Jordan, who won his six championships all within an eight-year time frame, Bryant would have three rings a piece from two distinctly separate eras.

Jordan was always the alpha dog for the Bulls when he won all six titles, had Scottie Pippen as a sidekick for all six, and had Phil Jackson as a head coach for all six.

Bryant, on the other hand, has Shaquille O'Neal and Jackson to thank for his first three rings, while he'd be splitting credit between Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum, Jackson and new Lakers coach Mike Brown for his latest three.

Already, Bryant's career longevity is giving him more and more of an advantage over Jordan, who only played 15 seasons in the NBA. Bryant is going on his 17th and finished second in the league in scoring last season.

Even after 16 seasons, the Mamba remains one of the league's most feared scorers.

If Bryant can stay healthy and keep his groove on for the next few seasons, he's going to pass Jordan on the all-time points list. Jordan scored 32,292 points over his 15-year career; Kobe's on 29,484 and counting.

In all likelihood, Bryant will pass that mark sometime during the 2013-14 season. He's 2,808 points shy at the moment, and hasn't scored fewer than 1,500 points in a season since 1999-00.

Passing Jordan in all-time points will only further the Bryant vs. Jordan debates, but there's one noted area where Bryant falls short in comparison: shooting efficiency.

Jordan shot an incredible 49.7 percent from the field over his career, averaging 50 percent for a five-year streak that ended with his second NBA championship. That's unbelievable efficiency for a player taking 20-25 shots per game.

Bryant's overall career shooting average of 45.3 percent isn't bad by any stretch of the imagination, but it's not Jordan-esque. Bryant's career-high from the field came back in the 2001-02 season, when he shot 46.9 percent overall.

Jordan only finished below that mark five times in 15 years. Three of those seasons occurred after he came out of either his first retirement (1994-95) or his second retirement (2001-03).

Both Jordan and Bryant will be remembered as volume scoring shooting guards, hence all of the constant Kobe vs. Michael comparisons, but Bryant's efficiency doesn't come close to matching Jordan's.

That, more than anything, will always give M.J. the win over Bryant, no matter how many rings Kobe amasses in the next few seasons.

Kobe Bryant, Ozzie Guillen, John Rocker on sports dishonour roll - Toronto Star

John Rocker

MARK LENNIHAN/The Associated Press file photo Former Braves closer John Rocker was suspended in 2000 for offensive remarks.

Yunel Escobar may have been the first professional athlete to be suspended for a message written on his eye black patches, but he’s just the latest to face disciplinary action for using homophobic slang:

Amare Stoudemire: The NBA fined the Knicks power forward $50,000 this summer after Stoudemire used a gay slur in a direct-message tweet to a basketball fan who had criticized him.

“I am a huge supporter of civil rights for all people,” Stoudemire said following the fine. “I am disappointed in myself for my statement to a fan. I should have known better and there is no excuse.”

Colin Clark: Earlier this year, Major League Soccer suspended the Houston Dynamo midfielder for three games with pay, while fining him an undisclosed amount, for uttering a gay slur at a ball boy in Seattle.

“I’m sorry to everyone that I’ve offended,” Clark said in a statement. “I intend to never use those words again in any context. There is no excuse for them.”

Justin Fontaine: Earlier this year the Minnesota Wild suspended the minor-league forward two games after he tweeted a gay slur while watching the Grammys.

“My apologies to everyone, it was wrong,” Fontaine tweeted afterward. “Twitter rookie and it came out totally wrong. It was a roommate battle, nothing more. #sorry.”

Joakim Noah: The Bulls forward was fined $50,000 in May 2011 for shouting a homophobic slur at a fan.

“The fan said something that was disrespectful towards me,” Noah said after the incident. “And I went back at him. Got it on camera. I don't want to hurt anybody's feelings. Anybody who knows me knows that I'm not like that. I'm an open-minded guy.”

Kobe Bryant: The NBA fined the Lakers superstar twice as much as Noah in April 2011 for uttering a homophobic slur at a referee after receiving a technical foul. The league explained that Bryant’s fine was greater because he directed it at an official.

“The comment that I made, even though it was not meant as it was perceived to be, is nonetheless wrong,” Bryant said.

Roger McDowell: MLB suspended the Atlanta Braves’ pitching coach for two weeks last season after he made lewd and homophobic gestures to fans in San Francisco, and also later threatened another fan with a bat.

“I would like to apologize if anyone was offended by my actions that occurred in San Francisco,” he said upon his return. “My intent was not to hurt anybody or hurt anybody's feelings.”

Ozzie Guillen: In 2006, MLB fined then-White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, who used a homophobic slur in a profanity-laced tirade against Chicago Sun-Times columnist Jay Mariotti.

“The commissioner did what he had to do,” Guillen said. “They don’t agree with what I say. Me either. I agree with what I say about Jay. . . . I’m not going to change. One thing I’m going to make clear is I apologize to the community, but to Jay, no chance. This thing is on and on for good.”

Julian Tavarez: The Cubs pitcher was fined $16,000 by MLB and ordered to take sensitivity training in 2001 after using a gay slur to describe San Francisco Giants fans.

“I paid for what I said. It’s something I didn’t mean. Sometimes you say things you don’t mean.”

John Rocker: The brash Braves reliever was suspended in 2000 for a slew of homophobic, racist and sexist remarks made in a Sports Illustrated article in the off-season. MLB commissioner Bud Selig banned Rocker for all of spring training and 28 regular season games, but the suspension was later halved to 14 games by independent arbitrator Shyam Das. Rocker’s fine was also reduced from $20,000 to $500.

Will Kobe Bryant Determine Dwight Howard's Future with the L.A. Lakers? - Bleacher Report

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant knew his team would make a play for Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, and according to Kevin Durant, Bryant shared this bit of wisdom in July during practice for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Durant was skeptical of Bryant's words and I would be to under the same circumstances, but not for the same reasons as Durant.

Durant's opinion was likely formed foremost as a competitor, and a Lakers team featuring Howard and Bryant would undoubtedly make his goal of dominating the Western Conference a little more difficult.

However, Durant's assessment of Bryant's claim failed to consider one of the points of potential conflict in a marriage between Howard and the Lakers.

According to Alex Kennedy at HoopsWorld one of the major roadblocks between a deal with the Magic and Lakers was a phone conversation with Bryant and Howard in which Bryant offered his vision of Howard's role with the Lakers.

Howard had thoughts of forming a dominant 1-2 punch for the Lakers, but Bryant wanted Howard to accept a role as the team's 3rd scoring option behind himself and Gasol, and focus most of his energy on defense and rebounding.

And that was before Steve Nash came into the picture.

Needless to say Howard was reportedly not fond of Bryant's opinion and this phone call supposedly dropped the Lakers further down Howard's list of desired destinations.

Well, apparently the decision was taken out of Bryant and Howard's hands, and now that Howard is a Laker is he finally prepared to accept Bryant's words as truth?

Because Howard's role as described by Bryant is the surest way to the 2013 NBA title.

I can understand Howard's reluctance to relegate himself to third wheel status after serving a stint as the heart and soul of an entire franchise, and I can certainly empathize with Howard when it comes to Bryant's casual dismissal of Howard's offensive talent.

Bryant may be callous and indifferent, but in this instance he is right, and the Lakers' Finals hopes may hinge on Howard adopting Bryant's point of view.

Howard's 57 percent shooting from the field last season proves he is an efficient scorer, but how important is that attribute on a team that includes Bryant, Nash and Gasol?

Each of those players have defined their legacies on offense and with Nash and Gasol running the pick and roll and with Kobe on the wing I would venture to say the Lakers offense is in pretty good hands.

That doesn't mean Howard can't help the Lakers with his interior scoring, but he can impact them much more by preventing baskets from opposing teams.

Especially since defense is where Howard's greatness lies.

A player doesn't win the NBA's defensive player of the year three times for nothing, and what makes Howard's feat even more impressive is he has yet to even master the nuances of individual defense.

Imagine what type of player Howard will be when he learns to use his athleticism, strength and quickness to completely lock an opponent down defensively.

When that happens you will know that Howard has truly arrived, but the only way he will reach that point is by heeding the advice of Bryant.

Whatever you may personally feel about Bryant you can't deny his passion for greatness, and any words he may have for Howard will have the ultimate goal of a championship as their motivation.

Maybe Bryant was being a little selfish in asking Howard to check his ego and accept his role, but if any player has the right to make that statement it's Bryant.

Bryant's reputation and legacy has been forged by fire, success and failure and if you can't accept advice from a five-time NBA champion, then who would you rather listen to?

Deron Williams? Mark Cuban?

Neither Cuban nor Williams can provide Howard with the same type of championship-level motivation that Bryant can, and playing for the Mavericks or the Nets is not the same as suiting up for the Lakers.

When it comes to heritage and postseason relevance, Dallas and Brooklyn do not even measure on Los Angeles' scale.

Don't get me wrong. Howard would be a star in Dallas or New Jersey, but in Hollywood he could be a legend, with Bryant's help.

The number of championships the Lakers can win with Howard is only limited by his ability to coexist with Bryant.

If Howard buys into Kobe's way of thinking then Bryant will be a legitimate title contender until he finally hangs up his sneakers, and Howard will be there to claim the mantle of franchise leader for the next decade.

The biggest step in Howard's maturation and evolution as a player may be his ability to understand this dynamic.

Jalen Rose cost Kobe Bryant a Finals game - ESPN (blog)

I remember it like it was yesterday. Indianapolis, 2000, and the Lakers' training staff covered the window to a training room with paper -- no small amount of work, it was a big window -- to keep reporters from seeing where Kobe Bryant was receiving treatment. Bryant was in there with a bad ankle sprain, and nobody knew if he'd play or not. A title hung in the balance.

Bryant did miss a game, but returned to play brilliantly in the series, and the Lakers won rings.

But how did that injury occur? Jalen Rose tells Grantland's David Jacoby it was no accident.

Jalen Rose jovially admits trying to hurt Kobe Bryant during the 2000 NBA ... - Yahoo! Sports (blog)

One of the things that earned Bruce Bowen a reputation as one of the NBA's chippiest (and some, even former teammates, might say flat-out dirtiest) defenders over the course of his 13-year NBA career was his penchant for sticking his foot underneath an opposing jump shooter after contesting a shot so that, when the shooter came back down to the floor, he ran a serious risk of stepping awkwardly on Bowen's foot and turning his ankle (or worse). The practice was at the heart of a November 2006 Sports Illustrated feature on Bowen, in which most executives interviewed said they didn't think the eight-time All-Defensive Team selection was intentionally trying to hurt opponents with dirty pool.

No one questioned whether Bowen had done it in the past, but intent â€" that was the key. If you did it by accident, people could get over it; if you did it on purpose, though ... well, that's the kind of thing that might lead then-New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas to tell his players, "Next time he does that, break his [EXPLETIVE] foot."

And with that, we come to "The Jalen Rose Show," a podcast on ESPN.com's Grantland Network in which the Fab Five member talks shop and spins yarns from his playing days with producer Dave Jacoby. In a clip from the show released Tuesday through Grantland's new YouTube channel (the same outlet that gave us the stellar documentary on Houston Rockets rookie Royce White's draft-day experience), Rose reiterates that not sticking your foot under a shooter is basketball's "No. 1 unwritten rule" ... and then relates a story of when, as a member of the Indiana Pacers, he himself did it on the sport's biggest stage.

"NBA Finals, 2000," Rose says. "Kobe. Bean. Bryant. Goes up for a jump shot on the right wing, I contest the jump shot, Kobe lands on my foot. He hobbles off, and he actually misses the next game."

Rose is talking about Game 2 of the 2000 Finals. After getting drubbed by the Los Angeles Lakers by 17 points in Game 1 thanks to a monster Shaquille O'Neal performance (43 points on 21-for-31 shooting, 19 rebounds, four assists and three blocks in 44 minutes), the Pacers were hanging with L.A., playing to a 28-all tie after the first quarter. Then, in the second quarter:

Bryant played just nine minutes in Game 2, which the Lakers went on to win by seven, but as Rose says, he missed Game 3, which Indiana won 100-91 to get back into the series at 2-1.

"Now, if it was up to me? If it was up to me? He should've just missed the whole series," Rose says. "I would've had a championship ring, and it'd be no harm, no foul."

"Did you purposely put your foot underneath him when he landed?" Jacoby asks. "Don't lie to me. Jalen, don't lie to the people."

"... I think I did it on purpose," Rose says.

"You think you did it on purpose? You won't even cop to it?" Jacoby responds. "You won't even say, 'Yes, I did it.' 'I think?'"

"... I can't say that it was an accident," Rose replies.

Rose goes on to note that he got his karmic desserts in the form of Kobe dropping a pepperoni-fueled 81 on Rose and the Toronto Raptors some 5 1/2 years later. He does not note that Kobe also meted out some justice after coming back for Game 4 of the 2000 Finals, scoring 28 points â€" including 22 after halftime and an overtime takeover â€" to push the Lakers to a 3-1 series lead, then came up with 26 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, two blocks, one steal and just one turnover in 45 minutes to help close the series out in Game 6, winning his first NBA title at the age of 21.

A dozen years later, Bryant's got five more rings and is angling for an M.J.-topping seventh with a heavily reloaded Lakers squad, Rose is a successful media personality who's also done good work founding a charter school in his native Detroit, and everyone's moved on. It's all water under the bridge, or over the dam, or wherever it is you prefer to put water, one would would suspect. Still, though, given the nature of the transgression and the high-stakes situation in which it was committed, it struck Jacoby as curious that Rose and Bryant haven't had beef for years.

"How has that not soured your relationship with him now?" Jacoby asks. "Because I know you guys are cool."

Turns out there's a really simple explanation for that.

"He never knew I did it on purpose," Rose answers. "But now he does."

Luckily for Jalen, Kobe Bryant's not the type to hold a grudge.

...

Um, actually, Jalen, you might want to watch your back, dude. Maybe call up Dale and Antonio Davis and see if they've still got your back. Or at least Rik Smits. If nothing else, he can spirit you away from the Mamba on one of his custom dirt bikes.

Breaking Down Which L.A. Lakers Newcomer Kobe Bryant Will Thrive with - Bleacher Report

Kobe Bryant is the center of the Lakers' universe. He's not only their marquee player off the court but also the man whose game has been featured within the context of the offense they run on it. 

However, any observer also knows that the Lakers' success hasn't been built on Kobe's back alone. He's been blessed with some fantastic teammates over the years, and one of the main reasons he has five championships to his name is because of his ability to mesh his game with theirs in order to maximize results.

Heading into the 2012-13 season, Kobe has a new duo of superstar teammates to play with. Steve Nash and Dwight Howard offer an array of skills and individual talents that Kobe can play off of. One of the key variables to achieving their ultimate goal will certainly be how well these players blend together.

Playing with a point guard the caliber of Steve Nash will be a new experience for Kobe. Throughout his career, Kobe has rarely had to cede his role of primary perimeter creator, but with Nash he likely will. This, however, shouldn't be an issue for Kobe. In fact, it can actually help him be even more effective.

First off all, Nash is the type of pass first point guard that is sure to look to get Kobe better shots than the ones he's gotten in recent seasons. Nash is a master at manipulating defenses; he's a floor general that moves defenders like chess pieces in order to generate good looks for his teammates. 

As you can see in the clip above, Nash broke down the entire defense, drew multiple defenders and then picked out the open man for a wide open shot. If you look closer, you'll see that Channing Frye wasn't the only open man, either. In the right corner, Jared Dudley was spotting up wide open as well. Can you imagine Kobe getting those types of wide-open looks?

But Nash's ability to make sweet passes isn't the only way he'll help Kobe's game. Besides being a top assist man, Nash is also one of the league's best shooters. His ability to space the floor will give Kobe cleaner looks at the basket simply because he's dealing with fewer help defenders willing to leave their man. Imagine Steve Nash replacing Ramon Sessions in the picture below. Do you think Russell Westbrook cheats over as far to deny Kobe's drive to the middle of the floor?

The Lakers can also run countless two-man game options between Kobe and Nash in order to get Kobe good shots. Last season a staple of the Lakers' offense was a 1/2 pick and roll where Kobe would set a screen for the point guard. This action was designed to force a switch and get Kobe isolated on a smaller defender. The play didn't work as often as the team would have liked because the point guard could rarely threaten the defense off the dribble to force a switch. With Nash replacing last season's PGs, that will no longer be the case.

Nash, though, is only one part of the equation. Kobe will also have a field day playing next to Dwight Howard. Throughout his career, Kobe's developed great chemistry with every high-caliber big man he's been paired with, and I expect the same to be true of Dwight.

First of all, Dwight Howard is a monster in the pick-and-roll game. His ability to dive down the lane, make the catch, and finish at the rim with power is unparalleled in the league:

Plays like these will not only get Kobe easy assist opportunities, but they'll also put the defense in a difficult position every time the action is run. With Kobe coming off the pick and Howard drawing the attention of multiple defenders, Kobe will only have more space to operate with the ball in his hands. This will allow Kobe to get his jumper off with less pressure and open up angles that allow him to drive to the rim.

Second, Dwight Howard is a fantastic screener, both on and off the ball. His wide shoulders allow him to pick his target consistently and open up his teammates to move freely around the floor. Kobe is one of the best off-the-ball movers in the NBA, but even with his ability it's difficult to shake free without the help of a teammate setting a good screen. Howard, more so than Bynum has done for Kobe over the years, will set solid screens that open him up to make clean catches that give him that extra half second to get a good shot off.

Kobe can also benefit from parts of Dwight's game that are clearly flawed. A main criticism of Howard is that he's a poor free throw shooter. This really can't be argued. However, what people rarely mention is that because Howard shoots FTs so poorly, he's fouled at an incredibly high rate.

In the 2011-12 season Howard drew a league leading 8.5 fouls a game, or essentially a shade over two fouls per quarter. Considering teams shoot bonus FTs on the fifth team foul, the Lakers (much like when Shaq was on the team) are set to be one of the league leaders in FTs attempted. This past season, Kobe shot 7.8 foul shots a game (fourth in the NBA) and that was without Howard on the team. With Dwight in the fold it's conceivable that Kobe can take even more FTs a game next season. Those will be easy points for a career 84 percent foul shooter.

Who Kobe better meshes with next season will be up for debate. Both Nash and Howard give Kobe dynamic skill sets that he can use to compliment his own game. That said, the bigger take away isn't who will be better for Kobe but that both players should be able to give a nice boost to Kobe's performance. 

According to Law Offices of Burg & Brock, Bryant Settlement Gives Rare ... - The Herald | HeraldOnline.com

Number one personal injury lawyer in Los Angeles sites number 1 basketball player in Los Angeles as a lesson to all

By The Law Offices of Burg & Brock, Inc.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18, 2012 â€" /PRNewswire/ -- Personal injury lawyer Cameron Brock believes in seeing a case to its conclusion. He and his associates have a 97% success rate, and a no-win, no-pay policy. They've seen every kind of case, from dog bites to product liability, and they're always eager to educate the public about their rights and the ways in which the legal system protects them. A recent case in which Kobe Bryant was charged with assaulting a spectator at a basketball game is an unusual and interesting example.

Celebrity justice is a favorite topic in the American media. Some feel it's because we like to see the rich and famous taken down a peg, while others are just reading to root for their favorite celebrity during a tough time. While Kobe Bryant is no stranger to legal trouble, the dusty old assault case from an incident that occurred in 2005 is a stranger case of celebrity justice than you might think. Nonetheless, the Law Offices of Burg & Brock, Inc. have seen even weirder cases, naturally.

Cameron Brock, the premier personal injury attorney in Los Angeles, says the case highlights how the plaintiff can change in a case, how the appeals process can work for a plaintiff, and how an impending jury selection process affects a defendant's decisions.

The case, which was just settled for an undisclosed amount, took an interesting turn in 2008 when the plaintiff died, leaving his mother to continue the case. "Someone's estate can sometimes carry on a lawsuit. Plaintiffs need to know that. This is an extreme case, but wrongful death isn't the only way a lawsuit can outlive a person," says the personal injury lawyer.

Additionally, the case was dismissed in 2010. The plaintiff then continued with appeals and won a victory: the 6th U.S. Circuit Court told the lower court it had to hear the case after all. Two years later, jury selection was set to begin, and Kobe Bryant settled for unknown reasons. "In some cases a plaintiff just doesn't want to go to court, and will settle the case in order to avoid it," the personal injury lawyer in Los Angeles said.

"I don't expect this plaintiff to be popular around Los Angeles, but it does show the kind of David vs. Goliath effect our legal system allows," he said. No puns about the 6'6" defendant were intended.

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Did Jalen Rose try to injure Kobe Bryant? 'I think I did ...' - Los Angeles Times

By Mark Medina

September 18, 2012, 11:53 a.m.

Nearly 12 years later, it appears Jalen Rose wants to come clean.

Remember, when Bryant suffered an ankle injury in the 2000 NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers? It didn't happen because Bryant randomly landed awkwardly after shooting a jumper. It apparently happened because Rose made sure it would.

"I think I did it on purpose," Rose told Grantland.com. "I can't say that it was an accident."

Look at the 1:33 mark of the video below and you can see for yourself. It's hard to reach a conclusion based on that video that Rose pulled a dirty trick by planting his foot underneath where Bryant would land after shooting a jumper. After all, Rose turned around during Bryant's shot. But with Rose's admission, who's to argue with him?

"Kobe Bean Bryant goes up for a jump shot out on the right wing," Rose told Grantland.com. "I contest the jump shot. Kobe lands on my foot. He hobbles off and actually misses the next game. If it was up to me, he should've just missed the whole series. I would've had a championship ring and it would've been no harm, no foul."

That didn't happen.

Bryant provided a minor scare by sitting out most of Game 2 and all of Game 3. But his clutch performances in Games 4 (28 points) and Game 6 (26 points) provided early evidence that Bryant could play effectively through most injuries. Rose then believes he suffered some karma for playing on the Toronto Raptors team when Bryant scored a career-high 81 points on Jan. 22, 2006.

Considering that Rose hasn't admitted this until now, he also wouldn't be surprised if the Lakers star would no longer invite him to his basketball camps. 

Said Rose: "That was my payback for dealing with the Black Mamba."

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NBA Lakers Rumors 2012: Are Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard and LA a Model ... - Gather.com

by Matt Clark

Member since:
August 22, 2007

With NBA Lakers rumors 2012 swirling around how this team will co-exist, compete, and ultimately win a championship, some are questioning just how good this Los Angeles team is. It features Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, and Steve Nash as major stars along with backup stars like Pau Gasol, Antawn Jamison, and Metta World Peace. Are the Lakers along with their franchise player, a model franchise for other teams?

A new Bleacher Report article says that they should be modeled by other teams who include a "perennial franchise cornerstone," who draws in the attention of the masses, just like Kobe Bryant. The article adds that:

"Mitch Kupchak, though, has managed to keep the Lakers more than relevant for nearly 15 years. He's managed to navigate the mine field that comes with boasting a superstar like Bryant. He's appeased Kobe's ego when necessary and put him in his rightful place when the situation called for it."

The impressive stat regarding Kupchak's current franchise is that in the past 12 years, the team has appeared in fewer than 10 playoff games just three times. That spells success, as they've managed to capture multiple titles during that time. They've captured them by keeping Kobe Bryant as a part of the team, and a part of the decision-making. They've also managed to attract other big stars to the team in serious efforts to win titles. Now they're bringing in another franchise star in Dwight Howard.

Howard's former team probably feels burned right about now, but it seems the truth is they really couldn't keep their big man happy in Orlando. The Magic had a special player who they drafted years ago, but just couldn't get the right personnel to go with him. Rather than making clever trades to upgrade their roster, they really just settled for trying to draft a team around him and add some other "helpful" pieces along the way. The only time that worked was when the team gained the services of Rashard Lewis and he, along with Howard and others, made it to the NBA Finals. However, fans know the story there. They lost to a franchise pieced together and co-existing better: the LA Lakers.

Time will tell how this Lakers franchise does. Winning a championship is goal #1 for the 2012-13 season. They've got their franchise player happy as of this moment, but will it continue as the season goes on? It'll depend on how much success the team enjoys, and whether or not he feels he is contributing in his way to the championship run.

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Is This The Year Of The Dragic? - NBA.com (blog)

HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS â€" For NBA players who reside outside of the superstar city limits of LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant and their kind, the chance for stardom is more complex than just strapping on a jersey and someone turning the arena lights on.

Taking that step from player to star player requires not only the desire to be great but also the space and opportunity to do so, the right team at the right time, etc.

(See Jeremy Lin for further reference …)

Those roads will intersect for many during the 2012-13 season. Some will seize the moment and embrace their revised roles and others will miss the opportunity to move up the league food chain. It’s a seemingly never-ending cycle that we love to observe, if only to see which budding stars rise to the occasion.

One player with all of the pieces in place for that breakout season is Suns point guard Goran Dragic, who has a window between the end of the Steve Nash era and rookie Kendall Marshall‘s formative years, to make the case that the flashes of greatness we’ve seen from him in the past are more than just momentary bursts of greatness.

Dragic has clearly done the hard work (check the video, above … and yes, we’ll talk with him about the shorts later) necessary to become the sort of player he, and so many other who have championed his cause over the years, believe he can be. Opportunity is banging on his door something fierce.

We’ll find out soon if he’s as ready as he appears to be, because if not …. there are plenty of other guys willing and waiting for their chance to pounce.

FIVE GUYS TO WATCH IN 2012-13

In addition to Dragic, these are the other guys on HT’s list of potential breakout stars this season:

MarShon Brooks, Brooklyn Nets

Brooks will have the benefit of playing in the shadow of much bigger stars â€" All-Stars Deron Williams, Joe Johnson in the backcourt alone â€" while also having a clearly defined role as the Nets’ sixth man. He could be the Eastern Conference’s version of James Harden â€" a sub capable of taking games over with his scoring when called upon.

Avoiding the sophomore slump should be no problem for this young star in training.

Goran Dragic, Phoenix Suns

Dragic is just 26 and entering what should be the prime of his career. At 6-foot-4 and roughly 190 pounds, he’s a much more physically imposing matchup for some point guards than you might realize. And, finally, instead of working as someone’s understudy or fill-in (as he often did in Houston and in his last stint with Phoenix), he gets the reins of the team from the start of a season.

The Suns will go as far as he and Luis Scola (his partner last season in Houston) can lead them this season.

Kenneth Faried, Denver Nuggets

It took Faried a little over a month to make Nene expendable in Denver. And you saw his work last season and during the playoffs (10.4 points and 10.0 rebounds), when his motor and refusal to surrender an inch to taller and longer frontcourt foes made him an instant hit with Nuggets fans and basketball purists everywhere. “The Manimal” nickname is simply a perfect fit.

The Nuggets’ know they have three young gems in Faried, Timofey Mozgov and JaVale McGee.

Derrick Favors, Utah Jazz

We wondered how long it would take Favors, who was a raw-but-super-talented teenager when he entered the league after one season at Georgia Tech, to mature into his massive frame and become a consistent factor for a loaded Jazz frontcourt. He answered that question for us, and Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, during the playoffs (11.8 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.5 blocks).

A 6-foot-10, 250-pound behemoth in training, Favors, just 21, has perhaps the highest ceiling of any player on this list. And he’s already clamoring for more playing time this season.

Brandon Knight, Detroit Pistons

Knight’s rookie year accomplishments (12.8 points, 3.8 assists, 38 percent from 3-point range) were obscured by the Pistons’ struggles and the fact that he was playing alongside another young point/combo guard in Rodney Stuckey. But Knight’s focused on becoming not only a better player but a better leader in his second season.

He has the smarts and skills to join Kyrie Irving as one of the elite point guards in their draft class.

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Sleeper Teams That Will Cause the LA Lakers the Most Problems - Bleacher Report

With the offseason acquisitions of Steve Nash and Dwight Howard, the Los Angeles Lakers are now considered favorites in the Western Conference. Alongside the Oklahoma City Thunder, last season’s Western Champs, and perhaps the aging San Antonio Spurs, the Lakers are expected to be serious contenders for the West in the race for the 2012-13 NBA Championship.

Adding a veteran point guard in Nash and the league's best center in Howard to a team that already possessed Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol makes the Lakers a daunting task for any team to face. Still, there are some quietly solid Western Conference squads who should give the Lakers a challenge this season.

While the Lakers will end up in the top two in the West when the playoffs come around, these six teams will be surprisingly resilient and will give Los Angeles some tough games. Let’s check out six squads in the Western Conference that could pose tough matchups for the Lakers this season.

Portland Trail Blazers

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The Portland Trail Blazers tanked away last season and ended up with the No. 6 and No. 11 overall picks in the 2012 NBA draft. While No. 11 selection Meyers Leonard won’t pose much of a threat to anyone this season, let alone a MVP candidate in Dwight Howard, the Blazers' other rookie will be a big-time danger.

Damian Lillard, the No. 6 overall selection, is my bet for Rookie of the Year. He’s NBA-ready and with his athleticism and scoring ability he’ll pose a big-time threat for the aging Steve Nash to guard. Nash was never a good defender, and he’s only gone downhill with age. If the Lakers switch Kobe Bryant over to guard Lillard, that would leave Nash guarding Wesley Mathews, who at 6’7” would be able to power through Nash every time.

The Blazers also have Nicolas Batum and LaMarcus Aldridge, two very strong players. Don’t expect Portland to be in the lottery again next seasonâ€"this is a dangerous team.

Sacramento Kings

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Quick note hereâ€"I’m not saying the Kings are going to challenge the Lakers in the playoffs. Sacramento will improve on last season, but I doubt they make the postseason. I’m not even calling them a top 15 teamâ€"but against the Lakers, they sure play like one.

In the past two years, the Kings are 3-4 versus Los Angeles, including two wins against the Lakers last season. DeMarcus Cousins is arguably the second- or third-best center in the league (depending on how you rate Andrew Bynum), and with new rookie Thomas Robinson in the paint the Kings are one of the few teams that may match the Lakers for muscle inside.

The Kings' season hinges on the development of Tyreke Evans, who has been considered a disappointment since his rookie season. When he’s on, he’s one of the rare 2-guards who can give Kobe Bryant fits offensively. Add in Isaiah Thomas and Marcus Thornton and Sacramento may be able to hold pace with the Lakers scoring-wise.

Again, I’m not expecting the Kings to be a playoff team, but some of their best games over the last two seasons have been against the Lakers.

Utah Jazz

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Pau Gasol and Dwight Howard make an incredibly versatile inside duo. The Utah Jazz, however, have an advantage over the Lakers in pure big-man depth.

Al Jefferson, Paul Millsap and Derrick Favors crowd the Jazz’s roster, and that isn’t even mentioning last year’s No. 3 overall selection, Enes Kanter. You’d have to give Gasol and Howard the nod over any two of those four players, but if the Jazz can draw fouls from one of the Lakers' bigs, they’ll have an immediate advantage. Los Angeles has Jordan Hill off the bench, but they lack any other big-man depth.

The Jazz have a weakness at guard, where Mo Williams and Alec Burks are expected to start. Those two can’t keep up with Nash and Bryant, but in the paint, Utah will pose a very serious threat.

Golden State Warriors

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The Golden State Warriors have a team on paper that seems primed for a playoff spot. I include the “on paper” caveat, of course, because Golden State will never make the postseason if they can’t learn to play defense.

Of the Warriors' starters, only Andrew Bogut is a talented defender. Stephen Curry and David Lee are both below average, and Klay Thompson was only average in his rookie season last year. The jury is out on No. 7 overall pick Harrison Barnes.

Still, what they lack in defense, they’ll make up in scoring. Bogut is an excellent big man who could be on one of the All-NBA teams this season, if he stays healthy. Curry, Thompson and Barnes easily make up the best shooting 1-2-3 trio in the league, and they have a semi-decent bench to back them up.

If the Warriors force the Lakers to play their fast-paced tempo in their four matchups this season, don’t be surprised if the games are much, much closer than expected. This team has the potential to lead the league in points but could STILL miss the playoffs.

Minnesota Timberwolves

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Point guard Ricky Rubio was having a great rookie season last year until he tore his ACL in a collision with Kobe Bryant in March.

If Rubio can return to form this season, the Minnesota Timberwolves are my dark-horse candidate to win the West. Forward Kevin Love is the best big-man scorer in the league and won’t be intimidated by either of the Lakers' big men defensively. Add in the bruising center Nikola Pekovic and the Wolves could be almost as talented in the paint as the Lakers.

The X-factor for Minnesota is Brandon Roy, who returns to the NBA after retiring last season from the Portland Trail Blazers. Roy says his knees feel very healthy, and if he is back to strength he is a top five player at his position. He could give the Timberwolves the guard scoring threat they desperately missed last year.

Minnesota was one of the more fun squads to watch last year. If Roy and Rubio can both stay healthy, they may be as successful as they are “fun to watch” this season.

Denver Nuggets

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The Denver Nuggets were part of the four-team mega-deal that brought Dwight Howard to the Lakers.  While Lakers fans should be thankful that the Nuggets took part in the deal, Denver could play spoiler multiple times this season.

While Howard was the big name in the trade, Denver traded out Arron Afflalo and Al Harrington in exchange for Andre Iguodala from the Philadelphia 76ers. Iguodala may not be a superstar, but he is an All-Star and gives the Nuggets a go-to guy they really lacked.

While he struggled to score last year (he averaged just 12.4 points a game), he is capable of much more and will excel in the Nuggets' fast-paced offense. While they may not be able to stand up to the Lakers in terms of size, Denver has amassed a deep team and they continue to be underrated.

Behind the Thunder, the Lakers and the Spurs, the Nuggets are the fourth-best team in the West.

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Every ballyhooed player that comes along mentioned as the next <span class="spellcheck spellcheck spellcheck">MJ</span> only turn out to be busts whose accomplishments cannot stand up to Jordan’s merits.</p> <p>Harold Miner, Jason Richardson, Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter, Grant Hill, we consider them tribute bands in a sense. Each player has had a good career, with the exception of Minor, but they never lived up to the lofty expectations of being the next <span class="spellcheck spellcheck spellcheck">MJ</span>.</p> <p>Not to be outdone, there has been a couple of players that have at least come close enough to earn some praise and worthy comparisons to the greatest of all time. The most recent player mentioned in Jordan’s stratosphere has been <a href="http://bleacherreport.com/lebron-james">LeBron James</a>.</p> <p>LeBron has all the tools and the individual accolades to back his claim as the next <span class="spellcheck spellcheck spellcheck">MJ</span>, but his trophy case has only one NBA Championship ring inside. LeBron still has a ways to go. </p> <p>While we have been quick to anoint LeBron as the heir-apparent, Kobe Bryant is a band that requires mention on a first-name basis.</p> <p>Can we have a microphone check please!</p> <p>Jordan's Chicago Bulls teams have won six NBA titles, one of which came in the 1995-96 season when the Bulls broke the single-season record for wins with 72.</p> <p>Jordan averaged 30.4 points a game that season and went on to win the NBA MVP award that year. The championship season was the beginning of the Bulls’ second string of three consecutive NBA titles.</p> <p>In the season that followed, Kobe’s illustrious career began.</p> <blockquote> <p>Michael Jordan’s Career Statistics:</p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="638"> <p>Season                G       <span class="spellcheck spellcheck spellcheck">FG</span>%    3P%   FT%   RB   <span class="spellcheck spellcheck spellcheck">AST</span>   <span class="spellcheck spellcheck spellcheck">STL</span>  <span class="spellcheck spellcheck spellcheck">BLK</span>  <span class="spellcheck spellcheck spellcheck">PTS</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" width="638"> <p>Career   NBA     1072    .497     .327    .835    6.2    5.3     2.3    0.8   30.1</p> </td> </tr></tbody></table><p>Kobe Bryant’s Career Statistics:</p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="638"> <p>Season               G      <span class="spellcheck spellcheck spellcheck">FG</span>%    3P%   FT%   RB   <span class="spellcheck spellcheck spellcheck">AST</span>  <span class="spellcheck spellcheck spellcheck">STL</span>  <span class="spellcheck spellcheck spellcheck">BLK</span>   <span class="spellcheck spellcheck spellcheck">PTS</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" width="638"> <p>Career   NBA    1161   .453      .337   .838    5.3    4.7    1.5    0.5    25.4</p> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </blockquote> <p>Kobe was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers after the Charlotte Hornets originally drafted him.</p> <p>After becoming the younger player to appear in an NBA game at the time, Kobe flashed promise in his first few seasons. That was when writers began evoking the comparisons to Jordan and former Lakers great, Magic Johnson, yet there was one huge difference in their beginnings.</p> <p><img alt="Kobevmj_crop_exact" src="http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/article/media_slots/photos/000/548/671/KobevMJ_crop_exact.jpg?w=340&h=266&q=85"/></p> <p>The Bulls and Lakers, looking for players to be their respective saviors, drafted Jordan and Magic. Jordan's rookie season saw averages of 28.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2.4 steals.</p> <p>Magic began his career averaging 18 points, 7.7 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 2.4 steals.</p> <p>It is obvious the Lakers were taking things methodically in Kobe’s rookie season as he averaged 7.6 points and less than two rebounds and two assists per contest. After his inaugural season, Kobe has not looked back.</p> <p>His 14 NBA All-Star selections match that of Jordan.</p> <p>That is not the only achievement where Kobe has matched Jordan. They both also have 10 All-NBA First-Team selections, nine All-Defensive First-Team selections and two Olympic Gold Medals. Jordan won Gold as a collegiate player in 1984 and as a member of the first “Dream Team” in 1992. Kobe has won the Gold in 2008, and just recently, this past summer.</p> <p>Jordan tops Kobe in the total of MVP awards (five to one) and NBA titles (six versus five). After getting past those distinctions, the players are similar.</p> <p>What separated Jordan from other players from his era, those prior and those that followed, was his killer instinct on a basketball court.</p> <p>No player in the history of the NBA forced the will to win as often as Jordan.</p> <p>There may be a few exceptions. All-time greats such as Bill Russell, Larry Bird and the aforementioned Magic Johnson come to mind as players that would unleash their will on their opponents.</p> <p> <span>Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless talk Jordan vs Kobe.</span></p> <p>Great players have huge impacts leading to the success of their teams, but only a few great players can hold a candle to Jordan.</p> <p>What separates Jordan from the rest of the pack is exactly what places Kobe in the discussion as the most dominating player of his era.</p> <p>Make no mistakes about it, Kobe Bryant is not Michael Jordan. Like Jordan, Kobe stands alone as the best among his peers.</p> <p>Kobe is the only player of his era that has been able to force his will on opposing teams. Some people consider LeBron James as the best of his generation, but Kobe has five NBA championships versus one for LeBron. Before LeBron surpasses Jordan as the best, he must surpass Kobe.</p> <p>There are few players as cunning as Kobe. When hitting the shot that took the lead for good, Kobe gives his opponents a scowl. That scowl is reminiscent of Jordan’s wagging tongue, just shortly after he dunked on his defender. Neither player had a fear to them; instead, they placed fear in the hearts of the players they faced.</p> <p>Nothing is more demoralizing than trying your best to stop Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant only to come up on the short end of the stick. Both players have terrorized in their respective careers, enough to warrant their place as all-time greats.</p> <p>Jordan sits alone as the greatest player on that list with several players in his shadow that tried to hold the torch. Kobe has had his share of greatness and has earned his position to stand alone as this era’s standard-bearer. New players coming out of college should be compared to Kobe instead of Jordan.</p> <p>Kobe has earned his place as his own band.</p> <p><em>All statistics courtesy of Basketball Reference.</em></p> </div><img border="0" height="1" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-89EKCgBk8MZdE.gif" width="1" /> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <span itemprop='name'>Cancer85</span> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://kobebryantnet.blogspot.com/2012/09/why-kobe-vs-jordan-highlight-reel.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://kobebryantnet.blogspot.com/2012/09/why-kobe-vs-jordan-highlight-reel.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2012-09-18T03:32:00-07:00'>3:32 AM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://kobebryantnet.blogspot.com/2012/09/why-kobe-vs-jordan-highlight-reel.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-712304188'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=4772718960858251352&postID=5728172942788135723&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> <a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=4772718960858251352&postID=5728172942788135723&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=4772718960858251352&postID=5728172942788135723&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); 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The NBA has changed just a bit since the 1960s, and some achievements appear to be nothing short of insurmountable at this point.</p> <p>Indeed, some records just aren't meant to be brokenâ€"but others are.</p> <p>Here's a look at five records we could very well see broken this season.</p> </div> </div> <div id="next-slides"> <div class="slide"> <p> <h2>Three-Point Field Goals in a Half</h2> </p> <p><img alt="Hi-res-142042590_display_image" rel="original_file_name:hi-res-142042590.jpg" src="http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/002/602/414/hi-res-142042590_display_image.jpg?1347914661"/><br/><small class="photo-credit">Chris Trotman/Getty Images</small></p> <div class="slide-description"> <p>J.R. Smith has twice matched the record set by Tim Thomas for most three-pointers in a half, as have four others: Michael Redd, Ray Allen, <a href="http://bleacherreport.com/kobe-bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> and Tracy McGrady.</p> <p>All of them scored eight treys in a half, and we just seem due for nine by now.</p> <p>Bryant shares the record of most in a game (12) with Donyell Marshall, and that doesn't seem especially insurmountable, either. We might not see Redd, Allen or McGrady topping themselves, but there are plenty of shooters in this league who can make a run at these marks.</p> <p>Smith is still one of them, and he's not shy about his shotâ€"or anything, really.</p> <p>Even a specialist like Ryan Anderson will have his opportunities as one of the New Orleans Hornets' primary scoring options. These are the kind of records that can be broken on any given day, even by guys who don't have the biggest of names.</p> </div> </div> <div class="slide"> <p> <h2>Free Throws Attempted in a Game or Half</h2> </p> <p><img alt="Hi-res-110255716_display_image" rel="original_file_name:hi-res-110255716.jpg" src="http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/002/602/415/hi-res-110255716_display_image.jpg?1347916327"/><br/><small class="photo-credit">Christian Petersen/Getty Images</small></p> <div class="slide-description"> <p><a href="http://bleacherreport.com/dwight-howard">Dwight Howard</a> set the record for most free-throw attempts in a game at 39 last season, and he could very well break that record this season.</p> <p>After all, if fouling Howard seemed like a good idea when he was surrounded by Orlando Magic talent, just imagine what a good idea it will be when your alternatives involve dealing with Steve Nash or Kobe Bryant.</p> <p>Howard won't be the offensive focal point that he was in Orlando, but he'll still get plenty of touches. And until the final two minutes, teams can foul him away from the ball in a homage to the Hack-a-Shaq strategy with which Lakers fans are already all-too familiar.</p> <p>Michael Jordan still holds the record for most free throws attempted in a half (23), and that's within reach as well.</p> <p>Of course, Howard isn't the only one who puts up a lot of free throws. An unstoppable slasher like <a href="http://bleacherreport.com/lebron-james">LeBron James</a> could threaten one of these records as well.</p> </div> </div> <div class="slide"> <p> <h2>Assists in a Game</h2> </p> <p><img alt="Hi-res-146089535_display_image" rel="original_file_name:hi-res-146089535.jpg" src="http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/002/602/416/hi-res-146089535_display_image.jpg?1347916837"/><br/><small class="photo-credit">Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images</small></p> <div class="slide-description"> <p>The all-time record for most assists in a game is 30, set by Scott Skiles in 1990.</p> <p>Rajon Rondo's career-high for a game? <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nba/columns/story?columnist=forsberg_chris&id=5743400">Twenty-four</a>.</p> <p>If anyone can get to 30, it's Rondo. And he'll have one of his best opportunities yet this season with shooters such as Paul Pierce, Jason Terry, Courtney Lee, Avery Bradley and Jeff Green at his side.</p> <p>We haven't seen the best of Rondo yet, and this record is there for his taking.</p> <p>He also has an outside shot at besting John Stockton's record 14.5 assists per gameâ€"but it's a very outside shot. Rondo's never averaged more than 11.7 a game (last season), so it's hard to figure a significant jump unless the Celtics just start playing a higher tempo.</p> <p>Boston's 26-year-old floor general still has plenty of time to get there, but it probably isn't happening this season.</p> </div> </div> <div class="slide"> <p> <h2>Points in an Overtime Period</h2> </p> <p><img alt="Hi-res-56629659_display_image" rel="original_file_name:hi-res-56629659.jpg" src="http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/002/602/417/hi-res-56629659_display_image.jpg?1347917431"/><br/><small class="photo-credit">Stephen Dunn/Getty Images</small></p> <div class="slide-description"> <p>Gilbert Arenas holds a record?</p> <p>You better believe it. The once-prolific scorer put up a quick 16 points in an overtime against the Los Angeles Lakers in 2006.</p> <p>That's a lot of points in five minutes, but we can all think of a few guys who could beat that.</p> <p>Kevin Durant and <a href="http://bleacherreport.com/carmelo-anthony">Carmelo Anthony</a> both come to mind. So does Russell Westbrook, for that matter.</p> <p>Of course, the hardest thing about besting this kind of record is that overtime opportunities just don't come around that often. And when they do, hopefully the team is more focused on winning the ballgame than getting some guy 10 shots.</p> <p>In some cases thoughâ€"such as Durant and Anthony'sâ€"the best chance of winning the ballgame may in fact be getting that guy 10 shots. That's why this record is ever so vulnerable, even though you really can't be too sure when or where it'll be broken.</p> </div> </div> <div class="slide"> <p> <h2>Most All-Time Points in the Playoffs</h2> </p> <p><img alt="Hi-res-144788240_display_image" rel="original_file_name:hi-res-144788240.jpg" src="http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/002/602/418/hi-res-144788240_display_image.jpg?1347917941"/><br/><small class="photo-credit">Stephen Dunn/Getty Images</small></p> <div class="slide-description"> <p>At a conservatively estimated 25 points per contest, Kobe Bryant needs just about 14 games to pass Michael Jordan as the all-time leading scorer in the playoffs.</p> <p>Of course, it will have taken him quite a few more games to get there, but it's still a pretty remarkable accomplishment that will speak both to Bryant's personal ability and how successful his teams have been year in and year out.</p> <p>On his way to dethroning MJ (at least in one sense), Kobe also will pass up Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who's currently second on the all-time list.</p> <p>You won't find many MJ fans conceding anything to Bryant. They'll rightly warn against equivocating legacies, and they'll rightly note that Jordan's 33.4-point postseason average makes Bryant's 25.6 look a bit pedestrian in comparison; Dirk Nowitzki has averaged more than that.</p> <p>But this is still an important feather in Kobe's cap and a symbolic reminder that, wherever he ranks against Jordan, he's one of the very best we've ever seen.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><span class="large-orange button control-next">Begin Slideshow</span></p> <a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1337905-nba-records-that-will-fall-in-2012-13" class="keep-reading-button">Keep Reading</a> <div id="slideshow-share"> <div id="article-actions"> <div id="article-actions-box"><a id="flag-article-button" class="small-gray inverted button check_probation png-fix" title="Flag this article as infringing, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, offensive, or for plagiarism.">Flag</a> <div id="article-pick-container"> <p>Props <span 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Lakers - Bleacher Report</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-5103420584507489366' itemprop='description articleBody'> <p><img alt="Kobe Bryant is still the highest paid player on the Lakers." rel="original_file_name:hi-res-137443143.jpg" src="http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/002/596/620/hi-res-137443143_display_image.jpg?1347748209" title="Kobe Bryant is still the highest paid player on the Lakers."/><br/><small class="photo-caption">Kobe Bryant is still the highest paid player on the Lakers.</small><br/><small class="photo-credit">Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images</small></p><div> <p>The following players are currently under contract with the Los Angeles Lakers:</p> <p><em><a href="http://bleacherreport.com/kobe-bryant">Kobe Bryant</a>:</em> 2 years, $58,302,954 remaining ($27,849,149 for 2012-13)</p> <p><em>Dwight Howard:</em> 1 year, $19,536,360 remaining ($19,536,360 for 2012-13) </p> <p><em>Pau Gasol</em>: 2 years, $38,285,850 remaining ($19,000,000 for 2012-13)</p> <p><em>Steve Nash</em>: 3 years, $27,901,500 remaining ($8,900,000 for 2012-13) </p> <p><em>Metta World Peace:</em> 2 years*, $14,985,970 remaining ($7,258,690 for 2012-13)</p> <p><em>Steve Blake</em>: 2 years, $8,000,000 remaining ($4,000,000 for 2012-13)</p> <p><em>Jordan Hill</em>: 2 years, $7,127,200 remaining ($3,563,600 for 2012-13)</p> <p><em>Chris Duhon:</em> 2 years, $7,250,000 remaining ($3,500,000 for 2012-13)</p> <p><em>Jodie Meeks</em>: 2 years**, $2,965,250 remaining ($1,450,000 for 2012-13)</p> <p><em>Antawn Jamison</em>: 1 year, $1,352,181 remaining ($1,352,181 for 2012-13)</p> <p><em>Earl Clark</em>: 1 year, $1,240,000 remaining ($1,240,000 for 2012-13)</p> <p><em>Devin Ebanks</em>: 1 year, $1,054,389 remaining ($1,054,389 for 2012-13)</p> <p><em>Darius Morris</em>: 1 year, $926,000 remaining ($926,000 for 2012-13)</p> <p><em>Andrew Goudelock</em>: 1 year, $762,195 remaining ($762,195 for 2012-13)</p> <p><em>Darius Johnson-Odom/Reeves Nelson/Robert Sacre/Greg Somogyi***</em>: 1 year, $473,604 remaining ($473,604 for 2012-13)</p> <p><em>Mike Brown (Head Coach):</em> 3 years****, $13,500,000 remaining</p> <p><strong>Total Player Salary for 2012-13:</strong> $100,866,168</p> <p>With the <a href="https://twitter.com/SpearsNBAYahoo/status/222861357916225537">luxury tax threshold set</a> at $70,300,000 for the upcoming season, the Lakers are looking at a ridiculous payment of $30,566,168, thanks to the $1 tax for every dollar over the threshold. </p> <p>*Metta World Peace's contract has an early termination option for the 2013-14 season. </p> <p>**Jodie Meeks has a club option for the 2013-14 season. </p> <p>***The 15th spot on the Lakers roster will be decided during training camp. Reeves Nelson and Greg Somogyi have both signed non-guaranteed contracts at the given salary. Darius Johnson-Odom and Robert Sacre have both signed contracts with undisclosed terms, but they likely fall right in line with the other two.</p> <p>****Mike Brown's contract has a <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2011/may/24/sports/la-sp-lakers-coach-20110525">team option</a> for the 2014-15 season.  </p> </div><img border="0" height="1" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-89EKCgBk8MZdE.gif" width="1" /> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <span itemprop='name'>Cancer85</span> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://kobebryantnet.blogspot.com/2012/09/full-player-salary-rundown-and.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://kobebryantnet.blogspot.com/2012/09/full-player-salary-rundown-and.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2012-09-17T17:32:00-07:00'>5:32 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://kobebryantnet.blogspot.com/2012/09/full-player-salary-rundown-and.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-712304188'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=4772718960858251352&postID=5103420584507489366&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> <a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=4772718960858251352&postID=5103420584507489366&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=4772718960858251352&postID=5103420584507489366&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); return false;' target='_blank' title='BlogThis!'><span class='share-button-link-text'>BlogThis!</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-twitter' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=4772718960858251352&postID=5103420584507489366&target=twitter' target='_blank' title='Share to Twitter'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Twitter</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-facebook' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=4772718960858251352&postID=5103420584507489366&target=facebook' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=430,width=640"); return false;' target='_blank' title='Share to Facebook'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Facebook</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-pinterest' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=4772718960858251352&postID=5103420584507489366&target=pinterest' target='_blank' title='Share to Pinterest'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Pinterest</span></a> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://dy.snimg.com/story-image/3/54/4123815/116107-650-366.jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='4772718960858251352' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='483461034858770508' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='483461034858770508'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://kobebryantnet.blogspot.com/2012/09/nba-player-rankings-kobe-bryants-place.html'>NBA player rankings: Kobe Bryant's place as top shooting guard no surprise - SportingNews.com</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-483461034858770508' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div> <p>Probably the toughest thing about going through the list of the league’s shooting guards to find the best is simply coming up with enough healthy guys. Most of the top shooting guards in the NBA spent significant chunks of last season sidelined with a variety of injuries, and ranking those players heading into training camp becomes correspondingly difficult. But, after extensive number-crunching, plus discussions with scouts and personnel executives, the leadoff category in this year’s preseason positional rankings looks like this: <strong><br/></strong></p> <h2>1. Kobe Bryant, Lakers.</h2> <p><img class="photo" src="http://dy.snimg.com/story-image/3/54/4123815/116107-650-366.jpg"/><span class="caption fn">Dwyane Wade has missed time for injury and deferred to teammate LeBron James, but he remains one of the top shooting guards. (AP Photo)</span></p> <p><strong>Credentials</strong>: 27.9 points per game, 5.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists, five championship rings.</p> <p><strong>The skinny</strong>: Bryant might be 34 and a tad slower than he was a decade ago, but compare him to his cohorts at the off-guard spot, and he has been exceedingly durable, missing just 17 games in the last five years.</p> <p><strong>Scouting view</strong>: “To me, the only area of concern is the outside shot, the 3-pointer. That has fallen off (to 30.3 percent) the last few years. Other than that, he is still pretty much Kobe.”</p> <h2>2. Dwyane Wade, Heat.</h2> <p><strong>Credentials</strong>: 22.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.6 assists. Shot 49.7 percent from the field, though just 26.8 percent from the 3-point line.</p> <p><strong>The skinny</strong>: Wade had trouble staying healthy in the regular season and the playoffs, and has ceded top spot on the team to LeBron James. He is still a creative and dangerous scorer attacking the basket.</p> <p><strong><br/>Scouting view</strong>: “He still has that little slide step move that gets him to the basket, and he is one of the best at protecting the ball at the rim. Still a lot of fun to watch him play.”</p> <h2>3. James Harden, Thunder.</h2> <p><strong>Credentials</strong>: 16.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists, with a true shooting percentage (which factors in 3-pointers and free throws) of 66.0, second in the league.</p> <p><strong><br/>The skinny</strong>: He is the league’s best sixth man, but Harden is essentially a starter, providing a little of everything for the Thunder behind leading scorers Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.</p> <p><strong>Scouting view</strong>: “He is very court-aware, and game-aware. He doesn’t kill you with quickness and athleticism, but with his head. He is mature for his years (23). It is hard playing with two high-volume</p> <p>superstars, but he has carved out his spot and he is just extremely valuable to what they do.”</p> <h2>4. Joe Johnson, Nets.</h2> <p><strong>Credentials</strong>: 18.8 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.9 assists, shooting 45.4 percent from the field and 38.8 percent from the 3-point line.</p> <p><strong>The skinny</strong>: Johnson is 31 and though he wasn’t as active last year, he maintained his production because he was more efficient. He will have to adjust to playing alongside Deron Williams, but if that goes smoothly, with Williams taking pressure off Johnson, he should be even more efficient this year.</p> <p><strong>Scouting view</strong>: “They’re going to be a slow, deliberate team, and I think that only helps Johnson. He can spot-up, of course we know he is great in isolation. I’d like to see him post up some more, too, he is</p> <p>a good playmaker from that position.”</p> <h2>5. Manu Ginobili, Spurs.</h2> <p><strong>Credentials</strong>: 12.9 points, 3.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 52.6 percent shooting from the field, 41.3 percent from the 3-point line.</p> <p><strong>The skinny</strong>: Ginobili is doing his best to stave off the wear and tear of a pro and international career that is nearing two decades. He missed 32 games last year, but when he was on the floor, he was still</p> <p>himself.</p> <p><strong><br/>Scouting view</strong>: “It is amazing that no matter his age or his injuries, he plays the same. He is going to give you that same frenetic energy. He could play another four or five years if his body lets him.”</p> <h2>6. Andre Iguodala, Nuggets.</h2> <p><strong>Credentials</strong>: 12.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 39.4 percent shooting on 3-pointers.</p> <p><strong>The skinny</strong>: We’re counting Iguodala as a shooting guard because, though he was a forward for Philadelphia, he will play the off-guard spot now in Denver. Iggy never really seemed to find his footing with the Sixers, but he could shine playing for George Karl with a deep Nuggets roster.</p> <p><strong>Scouting view</strong>: “It is a great fit. He is still one of the best perimeter defenders in the league, and that is going to be important for George. Andre seemed to lose a little bit offensively, he was a little less aggressive, but I expect him to bounce back playing at George’s tempo.”</p> <h2>7. Monta Ellis, Bucks.</h2> <p><strong>Credentials</strong>: 20.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 43.3 percent shooting.</p> <p><strong>The skinny</strong>: Ellis turns 27 in October and is in the heart of his prime. He is a deft scorer and as quick as anyone in the league, but the question remains whether he will bundle up his talent and figure out how to turn it into wins, or simply remain a good individual player who rarely sees the postseason.</p> <p><strong><br/>Scouting view</strong>: “I hope playing for Scott Skiles gets through to Monta, because he has too much talent to still be approaching the game like a rookie or a second-year guy. I think he got a mentality stuck in his head with the Warriors where it was score, score, score and don’t worry about defense. He might make a big improvement this year.”</p> <h2>8. Paul George, Pacers.</h2> <p><strong>Credentials</strong>: 12.1 points per game, 5.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 38.5 percent 3-point shooting.</p> <p><strong><br/>The skinny</strong>: George is 22 and still figuring out how to play, on both ends of the floor. But if the improvement he showed between Year 1 and Year 2 is any indication, he should earn his spot on this list this year.</p> <p><strong><br/>Scouting view</strong>: “Some guys think he is overrated, some guys think he is a Hall of Famer. The truth is in the middle. He has a lot of potential, but I really want to see him cut down on mental errors, especially on the defensive end. He is very athletic, but he almost needs to harness that and focus.”</p> <h2>9. Eric Gordon, Hornets.</h2> <p><strong>Credentials</strong>: 20.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 45.0 percent shooting.</p> <p><strong>The skinny</strong>: Gordon sat for most of last year, playing just nine games after coming back from a knee injury. He has been fragile in his short NBA career, but he showed enough ability as a scorer to encourage the</p> <p>Suns to offer a max deal, which New Orleans matched.</p> <p><strong><br/>Scouting view</strong>: “He’s got to do more. Put the injuries aside, he is being paid like a franchise player. When he is on the floor, he has to do more than just be a scorer. He was starting to develop that but he needs to realize he is the man now.”</p> <h2>10. Kevin Martin, Rockets.</h2> <p><strong>Credentials</strong>: 17.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 41.3 percent shooting.</p> <p><strong><br/>The skinny</strong>: Martin was banged up for most of the year, missing 26 games, and the Rockets didn’t put much of an emphasis on his scoring when he did play. But he is an outstanding spot-up shooter when healthy.</p> <p><strong>Scouting view</strong>: “That was a hard team to track last year and it is hard to say what they’ll get this year. He can score, he is very accurate with his shot and he can get to the rim and pick up fouls. But he is a big negative on the defensive end.”</p> </div><img border="0" height="1" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-89EKCgBk8MZdE.gif" width="1" /> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <span itemprop='name'>Cancer85</span> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://kobebryantnet.blogspot.com/2012/09/nba-player-rankings-kobe-bryants-place.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://kobebryantnet.blogspot.com/2012/09/nba-player-rankings-kobe-bryants-place.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2012-09-17T16:32:00-07:00'>4:32 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://kobebryantnet.blogspot.com/2012/09/nba-player-rankings-kobe-bryants-place.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-712304188'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=4772718960858251352&postID=483461034858770508&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> <a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=4772718960858251352&postID=483461034858770508&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=4772718960858251352&postID=483461034858770508&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); return false;' target='_blank' title='BlogThis!'><span class='share-button-link-text'>BlogThis!</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-twitter' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=4772718960858251352&postID=483461034858770508&target=twitter' target='_blank' title='Share to Twitter'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Twitter</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-facebook' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=4772718960858251352&postID=483461034858770508&target=facebook' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=430,width=640"); return false;' target='_blank' title='Share to Facebook'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Facebook</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-pinterest' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=4772718960858251352&postID=483461034858770508&target=pinterest' target='_blank' title='Share to Pinterest'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Pinterest</span></a> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://stk.dimemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/DIME-71-FINAL-264x360.jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='4772718960858251352' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='8464896184811086114' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='8464896184811086114'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://kobebryantnet.blogspot.com/2012/09/where-does-kobe-rank-among-best-players.html'>Where Does Kobe Rank Among The Best Players Of All Time? - Dime Magazine</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-8464896184811086114' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div> <p><img alt="Dime #71: Kobe Bryant" class="alignright size-large wp-image-137023" height="360" src="http://stk.dimemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/DIME-71-FINAL-264x360.jpg" title="Dime #71: Kobe Bryant" width="264"/></p> <p><em><strong>Where does Kobe rank among the best players of all time? Answer this question in the comments below and you could find yourself featured in the next issue of Dime Magazine…</strong></em></p> <p>Don’t get it twisted. When <strong>Kobe Bryant</strong> let it slip earlier this summer that he may <a href="http://dimemag.com/2012/07/kobe-bryant-says-he-might-retire-in-two-years/">retire in two years</a>, it created quite a stir. <span id="more-137021"/> Bean is no longer the best player in the league (and that’s not really a negative considering <strong>LeBron</strong> is in his prime and playing like one of the greatest to ever do it), and seems like a guy who would probably quit before the wheels fell off. But I don’t believe him for a second when he says he’ll retire at 36 years old.</p> <p>Let’s go over a few facts:</p> <p><strong>1)</strong> Kobe is intensely competitive<br/><strong>2)</strong> Kobe wants to be known as one of the best â€" if not THE best â€" player ever<br/><strong>3)</strong> Kobe is intensely competitive<br/><strong>4)</strong> Kobe knows the game’s history too well<br/><strong>5)</strong> Kobe is intensely competitive<br/><strong>6)</strong> Kobe is flanked by three potential Hall of Famers, one of them being the best big man in the NBA<br/>And <strong>7)</strong> Kobe is intensely competitive</p> <p>Add all that up, and there’s no way Bryant isn’t aware of this: he’s 8,904 points away from passing <strong>Kareem</strong>, one championship away from passing <strong>Magic</strong> (and two away from doing the same to <strong>MJ</strong>), he’s only 348 points away from also becoming the greatest playoff scorer ever, he’s five All-Star Games away from tying Kareem for the most ever, and he’s 25 postseason games away from breaking <strong>Robert Horry</strong>‘s record. Once the Lakers traded for <strong>Dwight Howard</strong> to complete the NBA’s greatest <em>Punk’d</em> episode this summer, it probably took all of .0035 seconds for Bryant to realize, “Oh damn. Look at this team I suddenly have. I played with <strong>Shaq</strong> in his prime, and now I’m going to play with Dwight Howard in his prime. Do I really want to throw this away?”</p> <p>No, Kobe. I don’t believe you really want to.</p> <p>What makes Bryant’s place in history so unique has little to do with his current standing as the game’s most popular player (at least worldwide). Yes, that factors into it for basketball fans who watch the Finals, write KOBE RULEZZ! on YouTube, and generally couldn’t name which team upset the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the playoffs last year. But for the <em>basketball people</em> out there â€" the ones who live and breath ball, argue about things like PER, the best teams to never win championships, and <a href="http://dimemag.com/2012/09/the-2001-nba-finals-when-allen-iverson-became-nba-icon/"><strong>Allen Iverson</strong>‘s legacy</a> â€" Kobe represents a singular case.</p> <p>It’s been a while since a player lived through and succeeded on so many different levels (in that sense, Kobe is eerily like a second coming of <strong>Magic Johnson</strong>, which on the surface seems like the most preposterous comparison you could ever make). He’s the ultimate survivor. Think about it. Kobe was a sixth man, a sidekick, the best and second-best player on championship teams in different eras; he played a <strong>Scottie Pippen</strong> role, as well as a Michael Jordan role, and even <strong>the Microwave</strong> role early in his career; he played for three or four distinctly different offensive systems; he’s altered both his body and his game seemingly every summer since he came into the league, one season deciding he’ll throw on 20 pounds and start banging threes like he’s <strong>Michael Redd</strong> (2002-03), the next making it through a year looking like a malnourished battle survivor (’03-04), the next adding a post game and basically attempting to be the first guard to ever post up every player in the entire NBA (’09-10). Basically, Kobe does whatever he must to succeed.</p> <p>Then, there’s this: Bryant never had a hold on the game as strong as someone like Michael Jordan did. During his early years, Bryant wasn’t even the best player on his team. During his absolute apex as a player, the Lakers weren’t winning playoff series. By the time he finally started collecting chips as an alpha dog, there were statisticians everywhere saying LeBron James was the best player in the league. We’re calling him the <a href="http://dimemag.com/2012/09/dime-71-basketballs-best-since-2000-issue/">“Player of the Century”</a> and yet, there are fans everywhere saying <strong>Tim Duncan</strong> would be the more appropriate choice. At every point in his career, Bryant’s status as the game’s preeminent alpha dog had detractors.</p> <p>But what we’ll remember Kobe for more than anything else was his dogged determination to extend his longevity. By and large, he reached his current level by the time he was 22. Now he’s closing in on 15 years at the top of the game. <em>Fifteen consecutive seasons</em>. A few more years, and he’ll be there. Jordan never did that. Magic and <strong>Larry Bird</strong> didn’t either.</p> <p>How much does that count for? Do 15 seasons of spectacular play from Kobe outweigh a dozen phenomenal years from Magic? Or a decade of <strong>Larry Bird</strong>? These are all difficult questions, and even if Bryant retires in two seasons, conclusions will be hard to come by. People can tell us, “Why don’t we just wait until he retires?” But what fun is that?</p> <p>For now, Kobe has five rings, two Finals MVPs, one regular season MVP, 29,484 career points, career averages of 25.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists; he’s made 14 All-Star Games (and won the MVP four times), 10 All-NBA First Teams, and nine All-Defensive First Teams. His place in the top 10 ever is <em>completely</em> secure. But that’s where it gets fuzzy.</p> <p>Should he be rated higher than Shaq, who had a three-year run that was as dominant as anything we’ve ever seen but was never as consistent late in his career? Duncan, who was so good for so long? <strong>The Big O</strong> or <strong>the Logo</strong>, who were statistically better but never won as much? Because Bryant was probably a better defender, does that mean he should be above Bird? It’s so hard to pinpoint Bryant’s place when there’s still the debate about whether he was even the greatest <em>Laker</em> ever.</p> <p>The NBA is entering a new age sure to be ruled by players like LeBron James, <strong>Kevin Durant</strong> and (hopefully) <a href="http://dimemag.com/2012/09/derrick-rose-is-the-realness/"><strong>Derrick Rose</strong></a>. But they’re all trying to get what <a href="http://dimemag.com/2012/09/dime-71-basketballs-best-since-2000-issue/">Kobe has</a>.</p> <p><em><strong>Where does Kobe rank among the best players of all time? 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