First Take Kobe Bryant Responds To Being Ranked 40th

[@gloxdrippy3561]

I miss the NBA back where we didn’t know who was truly going to win the finals every year

[@kefkapalazzo1]

When was that?

[@noblevenom2858]

Toronto won, Milwaukee won, sometimes it isn’t so predictable

[@jacobwatson1406]

@@kefkapalazzo1 He made this comment when the Cavs and Warriors played each other 4 years in a row

[@niftygrower2745]

@@jacobwatson1406 he said it 3 yrs ago, but anyone that says that is too young to realize the league always goes through cycles. You get random winners and then you get “dynasties”, or whatever you want to call it.

[@jacobwatson1406]

@@niftygrower2745 I literally said he made this comment 3 years ago

[@issacsimental482]

I remember this smh. I also remember like 10 games into the season and Stephen A said yeah it’s over for Kobe haha.

[@younglove3362]

He wasn't wrong.

[@yorkrothschild9922]

If that Lakers weren’t loyal, they should’ve cut him… the worst player in the league his last few seasons

[@issacsimental482]

@@younglove3362 he was wrong. He called the ranking before the season blasphemous when the ranking was about what he was going to be for the upcoming season and not what he had done in his career. 10 games after the regular season started he came back on first take and shake his head and said it’s over he doesn’t have his legs anymore.

[@issacsimental482]

@@yorkrothschild9922 he wasn’t the worst he was just hurt. His final season he was just an average player and not even the 40th best player coming into the season therefore the rankings were actually wrong too because he was more closer to 100 than 40 during the season not his career his final season. That’s what these rankings were about.

[@Simon-nv5zj]

'he was a 5 time championship player'............yes steven the key word here is 'WAS'

[@lifeofbrandon_]

Sad how this was true and he was done after that injury

[@ajjones9981]

This stuff is so bittersweet now…

[@Area-5l]

My dude Chris Broussard dropping truth 💣 even when he was a no body.

[@choiceda5920]

ESPN has a clear formula, I hadn’t clocked it before but what they did to Kobe in this era is similar to what they do Bron today. They have heaping praise for the guy on the rise or the next best player & drum up bullshit to talk about the current greatest player in the league because they already have a fan base that swears by them who will react and tune in just to disagree with them from home.

[@blackcavi4515]

"Prop"aganda! Someone is always being groomed to keep us watching until the next episode.

[@JCDenton.]

Fan is short for fanatic. Are you surprised? It works and we tune in.

[@_HunnidProof]

Another casual tryna compare lebron to kobe.

[@BayAreaHoops415]

They weren't wrong about Kobe tho, he was donezo by 2014-2015

[@iTuber012]

It's all business driven for sure. They have to sell the current product as the best

[@isaacbarrow9155]

Yeaaaaahhh the NBA was more than ready

[@elitelakeshow2533]

Rip Kobe 😔

[@DonMaximus98]

Miami natives made a Kobe graffiti, he’s loved so much in Miami everywhere I go whether it’s South Beach, Kendall, little Haiti. Everyone in Florida has a Bryant jersey 8 or 24 🙏

[@alldagrams9933]

I can't believe the ridiculous take he made a few days ago but right here we know deep down he knows how great Kobe Bryant was

[@jalilcook5113]

this was insane, i remember this shi

[@IlocanoFilipinoC]

We also had Meniscur Tear, Which we thought We're done for the Game, But We are not, We are not Tall, We are not Athletic, But We Damn Sure is We're the Best SG in this Planet in the Universe- Kobe Bean Meana

[@syedshayan9014]

Can't believe the disrespect mamba is getting here in comments section

[@100spurs]

How? It’s facts

[@the_leaning_tiger2707]

100spurs 40th? Are u insane

[@nothingspecial8114]

@@the_leaning_tiger2707 Kobe was done at that point. the ranking was right

[@the_leaning_tiger2707]

Nothing Special To say Kobe was the 40th best player at any time in the league is insane

[@yelsu3358]

@@the_leaning_tiger2707 he was even lower than 40th at the time this video was released lol

[@nackomcqueen9126]

Haters are like vultures they have to sit and wait for the animals to die.when they are heathly you dont see them.

[@esmerscott8411]

Nacko Mcqueen that’s the best analogy ever.

[@chiromorilla7448]

Stephen A. EPIC response @8:31

[@IlocanoFilipinoC]

We will never ever Cheat the Game of Basketball- Kobe Bean Bryant Meana

[@CBarber22]

My goodness, there are people in this thread who still believe Kobe was ranked too low? Kobe put up 22-6-6-4 TOs (20 shots/night) on 37/29/81 shooting and only played 35 games. He had a whopping 0.2 win shares (-0.4 offensive win shares). This was a generous ranking.

[@Simon-nv5zj]

how is this a surprise? 40th was lenient.

[@lakerfohlife16rings96]

Maxim Lekov kobe is top 10 idiot

[@Simon-nv5zj]

in the 2014? um no, he wasnt.

[@babynephalem5573]

nostalgia is a hell of a drug

[@montay1kmoneyteam902]

Maxim Lekov yes he was Bitch

[@OneLeggedStormChaser]

They were right (for that timeframe) though. He was all washed up and done that entire next season

[@blaki6584]

no u r another idiot

[@OneLeggedStormChaser]

2015-16 season? Go watch

[@OneLeggedStormChaser]

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[@Onlyrealmusic4life]

40 was too high lol The man shot 35% on the season. Lonzo Ball has had a better season this year lol

[@ninalokeni3947]

you are wrong so wrong dude...

[@awentz100]

Crazy to think that this quality was in 2014. I feel like it was just 2014 wtf

[@1ZosoLZ]

Tv quality didn’t improve tf you talking about? 2019 and it looks the same today

[@kraai98]

It's astounding how wrong Smith was. Kobe couldn't keep up with three point machines. He should save the superstar warm fuzzies for retrospective lists.

[@deonnelson9780]

He was right lol

[@grantdowling8550]

He wasn't the same after his achilles and kept getting knicked up and playing through it along the way. He would have been better if not for those injuries after the achilles.

[@hw5091]

@@grantdowling8550 He should have taken more time off. Old bodies need a lot of time to recover completely. He didn't do it. Should've taken another year off, if not come back the last 20 games that year.

[@grantdowling8550]

@@hw5091 Coulda, shoulda, woulda. I think he knew he wasn't 100% when he was playing but also knew his days were already numbered. It's so hard to come back from an achilles tear after 17 seasons of wear and tear on your body already. I think he just wanted to play as much as he could for the fans until the wheels fell off.

[@iamthinuk4793]

im a big kobe fan,maybe the biggest,but even though he was skilled enough to be top 20 back then his approach to the game and efficiency made him play a top 50 player

[@harryholland5888]

Who was 39 and 38

[@KingNez89]

Kobe is top 5 period. And in my opinion the best to ever do it

[@user-ut4fs6mm7c]

illusive_nezzy88 he’s not even a top 5 laker magic Kareem shaq Baylor and west better

[@emmanuelmoses7249]

Your opinion is flawed

[@Matt.Savage]

@@user-ut4fs6mm7c 🥴🤡

[@ripsergio736]

Skip bayless crazy Kobe is the #goat hands down

[@Tobyee]

*Nah cause 1 mvp won't even put you in the goat talk*

[@bballah4lyfe]

@@Tobyee mvp is a player/team award. Not an individual only award. When you look at history, it's always been the best player on the best team or top 3 team. Only player who didnt hit that category was russell Westbrook cause he ave a triple double. But that's todays era. No one ave a triple double in the 2000s. Too many centers played in the paint and couldnt shoot. They got the boards. Not the guards

[@dcyoungfly187]

Toby Creation he obviously was cheated mvp do to his accusations & Shaq was also cheated.

[@austinhowser7838]

rip sergio he is just a discount Jordan, which isn’t an insult since he is a top ten player, bu he isn’t even the greatest Laker: Kareem and Magic are both better than Kobe.

[@bigballerju07]

For people too young around this time there was not 40 people better then him at that time. That was just nonsense and disrespectful.

[@brandonhayes8364]

it was actually a true ranking, unfortunately. He averaged 22 a game on 35 percent from the field. He was taking 40 shots a night. It wasn't pretty. But b4 that Achilles he was a top 5 player in the NBA.

[@nothingspecial8114]

bro it was 2014 not 1995. Kobe was done at that time

[@jamesedington3153]

Maybe people should stop living in nostalgia when they make decisions and use common sense

[@javonahhenderson4808]

Mos def there wasn't 39 better players in the league even that yr if not for his health this prob would be his retirement yr Kobe still had gas in the tank but the tires were jus flat unfair really especially at that point in his career to be ranking him kinda kicking him after he went down nothing lef to prove at this point

[@charlescooks9360]

but he got injured...so they were right...

[@mcnippulesmack8523]

Seems like Stephen c smith got this wrong 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BakStreet_Mreen]

Kobe said it himself they were idiots lol😂

[@mvpmvp2980]

although i hate espn ranking, they were about correct on this one. its not a list of the greatest players its a list of hte best players in that season and kobe was a lot worse and less efficient in that season after the injury. and he only played 35 games in the season as well.

[@sandernista6499]

They ranked him too high.... if shooting bricks gets you into the top 50 then even Stephen A has a chance...

[@bif1498]

If shooting bricks get you 33k points, then it's working.

[@sandernista6499]

Bachar Sabra If he wasn't shooting bricks, hed have overtaken Karl Malone and Kareem in the all time scoring ranking. Playing 20 years and not even getting close to those guys is a bit disappointing. Especially if you're considered a scorer.

[@bif1498]

Being 3k points away(that's barely two seasons) is disappointing? Keep in mind his first 3 years where off the bench, his last 3 he played less than 40 games each year and the rest he was playing through pain, the man won a ring WITH A BROKEN FINGER. Put some respect on his name.

[@sandernista6499]

Bachar Sabra Nah mate, I'm going to put to disrespect towards the brick layers name

[@bif1498]

And here's a stat for you stat lovers saying Kobe shot bricks. Malone is #4 on the all time missed FGs, KAJ and MJ are at #5 and #6. You are going to miss more than you take.

[@pablorp4234]

How hurts to many people that Kobe is the best player after Jordan

[@ericdupree8603]

Shit he played like it that season 😂

[@moaphy]

I agree, Kobe was at least 4th or 5th. He’s my favorite player of all time, he was fun to watch. Obviously lebron and Jordan are better than him. But, no other player, not lebron or anybody else can score 81 points shooting above 60% from the field. Of love would have stayed 100% no injuries he would have been over lebron, and still under Jordan. Lebron will never get more than 3 rings. The injuries led him to have a downhill season. But Kobe’s mentality and worth ethic and style of basketball puts him at top 5. The crazy thing is he never considered his self top ten, because of he doesn’t want to disrespect for the other guys. In the interview he simple same I’m just happy I’m in the discussion. But he’d guard your best player, and he was normally double teamed or triple teamed in his career

[@matthewbrack2794]

Yeah but we were talking about the 2016 year, and he was shitty that year he shot like 37% from the field which is terrible

[@lakerfohlife16rings96]

Tyler Washington lebron isnt wayy better. Kobe is a top 10 player of all time

[@matthewbrack2794]

Joel Bonilla and LeBron is a top 5 player of all time tf

[@moaphy]

batthew mrack I mean yeah he was old, and should’ve retired tbh

[@moaphy]

Joel Bonilla I know that’s what I said I think anything 6 or below is a little much

[@brianthegoatscalabrine1315]

i think this was 2014. They were too generous. Kobe was essentially done. 40 was too high anyway.

[@wildcat_savage96-33]

@aze azeaze 6 games

[@abdeenabdul7803]

In 2014 Kobe Bryant was not a top 39 player

[@DuckDaPhillyFan]

Blasphemous

[@DarknessFlameMedia]

cant trust anything smith says

[@PrincinnatiTV]

Unfortunately they were right...

[@sreerajunnikrishnan6478]

That host is a Kobe hater

[@Chris-en2wd]

sreeraj unnikrishnan no she's actually a Lakers fan

[@LT-xb5su]

She’s a lakers fan and Kobe Stan.... she hates LeBron

[@aaronalmanza3904]

After so many years,name another player that’s keeps his stats up?Who? Name them

[@richardrobin5837]

Lebron

[@blackcavi4515]

@@richardrobin5837 to this day🏀

[@amoggvenkat710]

@@richardrobin5837 LeBron's longevity is unreal

[@_HunnidProof]

And still not better than Kobe. Lebron is playing to change the mind of doubters, which won’t happen.

[@garrett29west]

King James

[@ArmorofGod90]

There were never 39 players better than Kobe for as long as he was in the game. That shit was a joke.

[@88smjls]

Kobe has always been delusional

[@Johnwilliams11047]

🤡🤡🤡 you a Bronsexual huh

[@100spurs]

Unfortunately, Kobe was trash at this point of his career.

[@reefk3412]

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[@kimjongun2946]

He was trash for the majority of it

[@Johnwilliams11047]

@@kimjongun2946🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@Johnwilliams11047]

Have you ever tore your acl ?