How Kobe Bryant’s DEFENSE SAVED TEAM USA

[@uncuthoops]

Unfortunately this video has been demonetized and limited. If y’all could like the video I would greatly appreciate it. See you next time.

[@youngjefe6958]

What?! For what tho 😂 why would they demonetize this? Cause you gave Kobe the props he deserves?! 😅

[@kaksmirknight5318]

This is the same thing that Happened with Skapps Video when he gave Kobe the praise for being the Alpha of 08 not Balco. Seems like Kutch and Balco's fan girls don't want to watch the truth of that 08 US Basketball team.

[@c99kfm]

I get: "Video unavailable This video is not available" So it seems to be more than just demonetized? What's happening?

[@FrokuBabayy]

@@uncuthoops Same happened to Skap when he told the inarguable truth about Kobe saving Le4-6 🍑 in 2008. Clear cut proof of how you know Kobe Bryant's "accident" wasn't an accident

[@StackhouseJerry]

@@FrokuBabayy You got Kobe D ick n yo A ss Goat 🐐 Jordan > Copycat Kobe     Finals Mvps   Jordan 6✔️ (most all time)  Kobe 2    Rings  Jordan 6✔️  Kobe 5    League Mvps  Jordan 5✔️  Kobe 1    Total Mvps (league and finals)  Jordan 11✔️ (most all time)  Kobe 3    Scoring titles   Jordan 10✔️ (most all time)  Kobe 2    Steals leader   Jordan 3✔️ (1988, 1990, 1993)  Kobe 0    All defensive first team selections   Jordan 9 in 15 years 60% ✔️  Kobe 9 in 20 years 45%    Defensive player of year   Jordan 1✔️ (1988)  Kobe 0    Career Steals   Jordan 2,514✔️  Kobe 1,944    Career blocks   Jordan 893✔️  Kobe 640    Seasons played   Kobe 20  Jordan 15    Points per game (regular season)  Jordan 30.12 ✔️ (1st all time)  Kobe 24.99    Player efficiency rating   Jordan 1st all time ✔️  Kobe 24th all time     Kobe Bryant 44.7% fg career     Seasons average +30 ppg  Jordan 8✔️  Kobe 3    Seasons average +30 ppg on 50% fg   Jordan 5✔️  Kobe 0    3point% (NBA finals)  Jordan 36.8%✔️  Kobe 31.4%    Playoff game winning buzzer beaters   Jordan 3✔️  Kobe 1    Game trying or go ahead shots in 4th quarter last 24 seconds to take lead or tie  Jordan 9-18 fg for 50%✔️  Kobe 7-28 fg for 25%    Jordan way better player then Kobe     Bleacher report NBA top 50 best players all time   1. Michael Jordan   2. LeBron James   3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar   6. Shaquille O'Neal   7. Tim Duncan   14. Kobe Bryant     1991 NBA finals   Bulls 4 Lakers 1  First ring   Jordan 31.2 pts and 55.8% fg and 50% 3pt and 6.6 rebs and 11.4 ast and finals mvp     2000 NBA finals   Lakers 4 Pacers 2  First ring   Kobe 15.6 ppg, 36.7% fg, 20% 3pt  Carried by   Shaq 38.0 pts, 61.1% fg, 16 rebs     Shaquille O'Neal 3 finals mvps and best player on Lakers 3peat and Kobe Bryant 2nd option     Jordan 6 times best player on his teams titles more then Kobe 2 times    2004 NBA finals   Pistons 4 Lakers 1  Kobe 22 pts and 38% fg and 17% 3pt and locked down by Tyshaun Prince     2004 NBA finals   Shaq O'Neal 26 pts and 63% fg and 10 rebs vs Detriot

[@Faust_YT]

Players like Kobe are very rare nowadays. Someone actuallh puts in the work and discipline.

[@StackhouseJerry]

Finals Mvps (individual player)  Jordan 6  LeBron 4  Shaq 3  Kobe 2    Best player on teams championships Jordan 6  LeBron 4  Kobe 2  Shaquille O'Neal 3 finals mvps and best player on Lakers 3peat and Kobe Bryant a sidekick like Pippen 6 rings   🐐Jordan > LeBron > Shaq > Kobe    LeBron James PPG, FG%, 3pt%, TS%, REB, AST, STL, BLK higher then Kobe Bryant. So it's pretty clear LeBron the better player 🤭    LeBron 40,474 pts on 50.6% fg more points then Kobe 33,643 pts on 44.7% fg     LeBron 1st all time points  Kobe 1st all time missed shots    Bleacher report top 50 greatest NBA players all time  1. Michael Jordan  2. LeBron James  3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar  6. Shaquille O'Neal  7. Tim Duncan  14. Kobe Bryant    Kobe Bryant 44.7% fg only 32.9% 3pt most missed shots in the NBA history not even top 10 player all time that's why Bleacher report has him #14  Kobe 15 seasons he didn't win championship including being swept 3 times by Jazz 4-0 in 1998 playoffs and by Spurs 4-0 in 1999 playoffs and by Mavericks 4-0 in 2012 playoffs lol   You got Kobe D ick on yo lips

[@HISTORICSPORTS-zn9wh]

@@StackhouseJerry u really copy n pasted that 🤣 Kobe clears Lebron and Shaq lil bro it goes like this Jordan > Kareem> Kobe> Lebron> Duncan

[@StackhouseJerry]

@@HISTORICSPORTS-zn9wh Goat 🐐 Jordan 6 fmvps and LeBron 4 fmvps and Duncan 3 fmvps better players then Kobe 2 fmvps carried by Shaq 3 fmvps best player on Lakers 3peat 🤣

[@StackhouseJerry]

@@HISTORICSPORTS-zn9wh Jordan > LeBron > Shaq > Kobe

[@StackhouseJerry]

@@HISTORICSPORTS-zn9wh You got Kobe D ick n yo A ss Goat 🐐 Jordan > Copycat Kobe     Finals Mvps   Jordan 6✔️ (most all time)  Kobe 2    Rings  Jordan 6✔️  Kobe 5    League Mvps  Jordan 5✔️  Kobe 1    Total Mvps (league and finals)  Jordan 11✔️ (most all time)  Kobe 3    Scoring titles   Jordan 10✔️ (most all time)  Kobe 2    Steals leader   Jordan 3✔️ (1988, 1990, 1993)  Kobe 0    All defensive first team selections   Jordan 9 in 15 years 60% ✔️  Kobe 9 in 20 years 45%    Defensive player of year   Jordan 1✔️ (1988)  Kobe 0    Career Steals   Jordan 2,514✔️  Kobe 1,944    Career blocks   Jordan 893✔️  Kobe 640    Seasons played   Kobe 20  Jordan 15    Points per game (regular season)  Jordan 30.12 ✔️ (1st all time)  Kobe 24.99    Player efficiency rating   Jordan 1st all time ✔️  Kobe 24th all time     Kobe Bryant 44.7% fg career     Seasons average +30 ppg  Jordan 8✔️  Kobe 3    Seasons average +30 ppg on 50% fg   Jordan 5✔️  Kobe 0    3point% (NBA finals)  Jordan 36.8%✔️  Kobe 31.4%    Playoff game winning buzzer beaters   Jordan 3✔️  Kobe 1    Game trying or go ahead shots in 4th quarter last 24 seconds to take lead or tie  Jordan 9-18 fg for 50%✔️  Kobe 7-28 fg for 25%    Jordan way better player then Kobe     Bleacher report NBA top 50 best players all time   1. Michael Jordan   2. LeBron James   3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar   6. Shaquille O'Neal   7. Tim Duncan   14. Kobe Bryant     1991 NBA finals   Bulls 4 Lakers 1  First ring   Jordan 31.2 pts and 55.8% fg and 50% 3pt and 6.6 rebs and 11.4 ast and finals mvp     2000 NBA finals   Lakers 4 Pacers 2  First ring   Kobe 15.6 ppg, 36.7% fg, 20% 3pt  Carried by   Shaq 38.0 pts, 61.1% fg, 16 rebs     Shaquille O'Neal 3 finals mvps and best player on Lakers 3peat and Kobe Bryant 2nd option     Jordan 6 times best player on his teams titles more then Kobe 2 times    2004 NBA finals   Pistons 4 Lakers 1  Kobe 22 pts and 38% fg and 17% 3pt and locked down by Tyshaun Prince     2004 NBA finals   Shaq O'Neal 26 pts and 63% fg and 10 rebs vs Detroit Pistons

[@johnb7794]

This USA team needs a Kobe.

[@StackhouseJerry]

Finals Mvps (individual player)  Jordan 6  LeBron 4  Shaq 3  Kobe 2    Best player on teams championships Jordan 6  LeBron 4  Kobe 2  Shaquille O'Neal 3 finals mvps and best player on Lakers 3peat and Kobe Bryant a sidekick like Pippen 6 rings   🐐Jordan > LeBron > Shaq > Kobe    LeBron James PPG, FG%, 3pt%, TS%, REB, AST, STL, BLK higher then Kobe Bryant. So it's pretty clear LeBron the better player 🤭    LeBron 40,474 pts on 50.6% fg more points then Kobe 33,643 pts on 44.7% fg     LeBron 1st all time points  Kobe 1st all time missed shots    Bleacher report top 50 greatest NBA players all time  1. Michael Jordan  2. LeBron James  3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar  6. Shaquille O'Neal  7. Tim Duncan  14. Kobe Bryant    Kobe Bryant 44.7% fg only 32.9% 3pt most missed shots in the NBA history not even top 10 player all time that's why Bleacher report has him #14  Kobe 15 seasons he didn't win championship including being swept 3 times by Jazz 4-0 in 1998 playoffs and by Spurs 4-0 in 1999 playoffs and by Mavericks 4-0 in 2012 playoffs lol   You got Kobe D ick on yo lips

[@hoebertrabeck1621]

@@StackhouseJerry kobes ashes play better d than lebron.

[@Mannrhm]

@@StackhouseJerry try to argue Bro dont just Copy and paste😂😂😂 u cant. Rather have kobe than lebron on my team

[@anonymousk1634]

@@StackhouseJerrylol he said bleacher report has Lebron or Kobe. U forgot to mention Kobe has 5 rings over Lebron’s 4 while staying with 1 team 😂😂. U also forgot Lebron leagues the league in all time turnovers 😂😂

[@king_dog726]

​@StackhouseJerry kobe in his prime averaged 40 for a whole month 2 times in the same year and averaged 35 5 and 5 dropped 81 and 41.6 5.5rb 3.6ast in the month of January 2006 and then 41.6 5.5rb 3.6ast in the month of March 2006 had 2k points that year won the scoring title dropped 50 in a playoff game between 06 and 07 he had the most 50 60 40 point games he won the scoring title both of those years and in 07 he had 4 games with 50 or more points 4 straight games which has only been since wlit back in the 60s kobe in his prime was the only Player to have 4 months with 40 or more averaged 4 times 1 out of 2 players have done it more then 3 times and that's wlit Kobe scored the most points in a single decade in nba history, and that decade was the lowest scoring decade in nba history

[@koolkai4299]

Kobe took pride in defending the opposing team's best player. He was willing to do whatever it took to win. During the Olympics, the standard that Kobe set on defense permeated throughout the rest of the team when he was on the court.

[@jsn23nc]

Bingo

[@StackhouseJerry]

Finals Mvps (individual player)  Jordan 6  LeBron 4  Shaq 3  Kobe 2    Best player on teams championships Jordan 6  LeBron 4  Kobe 2  Shaquille O'Neal 3 finals mvps and best player on Lakers 3peat and Kobe Bryant a sidekick like Pippen 6 rings   🐐Jordan > LeBron > Shaq > Kobe    LeBron James PPG, FG%, 3pt%, TS%, REB, AST, STL, BLK higher then Kobe Bryant. So it's pretty clear LeBron the better player 🤭    LeBron 40,474 pts on 50.6% fg more points then Kobe 33,643 pts on 44.7% fg     LeBron 1st all time points  Kobe 1st all time missed shots    Bleacher report top 50 greatest NBA players all time  1. Michael Jordan  2. LeBron James  3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar  6. Shaquille O'Neal  7. Tim Duncan  14. Kobe Bryant    Kobe Bryant 44.7% fg only 32.9% 3pt most missed shots in the NBA history not even top 10 player all time that's why Bleacher report has him #14  Kobe 15 seasons he didn't win championship including being swept 3 times by Jazz 4-0 in 1998 playoffs and by Spurs 4-0 in 1999 playoffs and by Mavericks 4-0 in 2012 playoffs lol   You got Kobe D ick on yo lips

[@vegito123456]

@@StackhouseJerry Lebron 1st all time worst ball handler with most turnovers in NBA history

[@king_dog726]

​@@StackhouseJerry that's still 44Fg %, which is not bad, and don't forget kobes body was already done, so let me tell you some things so ur telling me that bad efficiency makes you not too 10, and people say lebron is top 2 even tho he has the most turnovers ever the most missed shots his 4 and 10 in the nba Finals under .500 in nba Finals 2011 bro wasn't even a top 4 scorer for his team , and don't forget that was close to his prime. Top sgs in the 2000s barley cracked the 45% fg mark since this Era was still adjusting to the zone heavy defense + midrange heavy Era, for example Allen iversons mvp year he shot 41% fg and here's a another example of low efficiency lebron james in the 2015 nba Finals shot only 39% fg lebron james 2013 nba Finals 44% fg Michael jordan 1996 nba Finals 41% 1997 nba Finals 45% fg 1998 nba Finals 42% fg lebron james 2007 nba Finals 35% fg which is worse then a 2000 kobe bryant nba Finals when he missed like 2 games and still had a better fg % t a mvp Caliber lebron guys like d wade Vince shot bad to lol

[@ImportAl]

Coach K had to tell Kobe to shoot more, not just shut down the other team's best player. Reminds me of Roy Williams saying certain guys can turn it on, Jordan just can't turn it OFF lol.

[@StackhouseJerry]

Finals Mvps (individual player)  Jordan 6  LeBron 4  Shaq 3  Kobe 2    Best player on teams championships Jordan 6  LeBron 4  Kobe 2  Shaquille O'Neal 3 finals mvps and best player on Lakers 3peat and Kobe Bryant a sidekick like Pippen 6 rings   🐐Jordan > LeBron > Shaq > Kobe    LeBron James PPG, FG%, 3pt%, TS%, REB, AST, STL, BLK higher then Kobe Bryant. So it's pretty clear LeBron the better player 🤭    LeBron 40,474 pts on 50.6% fg more points then Kobe 33,643 pts on 44.7% fg     LeBron 1st all time points  Kobe 1st all time missed shots    Bleacher report top 50 greatest NBA players all time  1. Michael Jordan  2. LeBron James  3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar  6. Shaquille O'Neal  7. Tim Duncan  14. Kobe Bryant    Kobe Bryant 44.7% fg only 32.9% 3pt most missed shots in the NBA history not even top 10 player all time that's why Bleacher report has him #14  Kobe 15 seasons he didn't win championship including being swept 3 times by Jazz 4-0 in 1998 playoffs and by Spurs 4-0 in 1999 playoffs and by Mavericks 4-0 in 2012 playoffs lol   You got Kobe D ick on yo lips

[@VenoVíno]

Very strange individual you are ​@@StackhouseJerry, I pray you're able to go outside one day 😢

[@tylercanton3836]

@@VenoVínolol he goes on all the channels and do that. He’s been block many times and still change names.

[@StackhouseJerry]

@@VenoVíno I'd s pit n yo face Goat 🐐 Jordan > Copycat Kobe     Finals Mvps   Jordan 6✔️ (most all time)  Kobe 2    Rings  Jordan 6✔️  Kobe 5    League Mvps  Jordan 5✔️  Kobe 1    Total Mvps (league and finals)  Jordan 11✔️ (most all time)  Kobe 3    Scoring titles   Jordan 10✔️ (most all time)  Kobe 2    Steals leader   Jordan 3✔️ (1988, 1990, 1993)  Kobe 0    All defensive first team selections   Jordan 9 in 15 years 60% ✔️  Kobe 9 in 20 years 45%    Defensive player of year   Jordan 1✔️ (1988)  Kobe 0    Career Steals   Jordan 2,514✔️  Kobe 1,944    Career blocks   Jordan 893✔️  Kobe 640    Seasons played   Kobe 20  Jordan 15    Points per game (regular season)  Jordan 30.12 ✔️ (1st all time)  Kobe 24.99    Player efficiency rating   Jordan 1st all time ✔️  Kobe 24th all time     Kobe Bryant 44.7% fg career     Seasons average +30 ppg  Jordan 8✔️  Kobe 3    Seasons average +30 ppg on 50% fg   Jordan 5✔️  Kobe 0    3point% (NBA finals)  Jordan 36.8%✔️  Kobe 31.4%    Playoff game winning buzzer beaters   Jordan 3✔️  Kobe 1    Game trying or go ahead shots in 4th quarter last 24 seconds to take lead or tie  Jordan 9-18 fg for 50%✔️  Kobe 7-28 fg for 25%    Jordan way better player then Kobe     Bleacher report NBA top 50 best players all time   1. Michael Jordan   2. LeBron James   3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar   6. Shaquille O'Neal   7. Tim Duncan   14. Kobe Bryant     1991 NBA finals   Bulls 4 Lakers 1  First ring   Jordan 31.2 pts and 55.8% fg and 50% 3pt and 6.6 rebs and 11.4 ast and finals mvp     2000 NBA finals   Lakers 4 Pacers 2  First ring   Kobe 15.6 ppg, 36.7% fg, 20% 3pt  Carried by   Shaq 38.0 pts, 61.1% fg, 16 rebs     Shaquille O'Neal 3 finals mvps and best player on Lakers 3peat and Kobe Bryant 2nd option     Jordan 6 times best player on his teams titles more then Kobe 2 times    2004 NBA finals   Pistons 4 Lakers 1  Kobe 22 pts and 38% fg and 17% 3pt and locked down by Tyshaun Prince     2004 NBA finals   Shaq O'Neal 26 pts and 63% fg and 10 rebs vs Detroit Pistons

[@StackhouseJerry]

@@tylercanton3836 You got Kobe D ick n yo A ss Goat 🐐 Jordan > Copycat Kobe     Finals Mvps   Jordan 6✔️ (most all time)  Kobe 2    Rings  Jordan 6✔️  Kobe 5    League Mvps  Jordan 5✔️  Kobe 1    Total Mvps (league and finals)  Jordan 11✔️ (most all time)  Kobe 3    Scoring titles   Jordan 10✔️ (most all time)  Kobe 2    Steals leader   Jordan 3✔️ (1988, 1990, 1993)  Kobe 0    All defensive first team selections   Jordan 9 in 15 years 60% ✔️  Kobe 9 in 20 years 45%    Defensive player of year   Jordan 1✔️ (1988)  Kobe 0    Career Steals   Jordan 2,514✔️  Kobe 1,944    Career blocks   Jordan 893✔️  Kobe 640    Seasons played   Kobe 20  Jordan 15    Points per game (regular season)  Jordan 30.12 ✔️ (1st all time)  Kobe 24.99    Player efficiency rating   Jordan 1st all time ✔️  Kobe 24th all time     Kobe Bryant 44.7% fg career     Seasons average +30 ppg  Jordan 8✔️  Kobe 3    Seasons average +30 ppg on 50% fg   Jordan 5✔️  Kobe 0    3point% (NBA finals)  Jordan 36.8%✔️  Kobe 31.4%    Playoff game winning buzzer beaters   Jordan 3✔️  Kobe 1    Game trying or go ahead shots in 4th quarter last 24 seconds to take lead or tie  Jordan 9-18 fg for 50%✔️  Kobe 7-28 fg for 25%    Jordan way better player then Kobe     Bleacher report NBA top 50 best players all time   1. Michael Jordan   2. LeBron James   3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar   6. Shaquille O'Neal   7. Tim Duncan   14. Kobe Bryant     1991 NBA finals   Bulls 4 Lakers 1  First ring   Jordan 31.2 pts and 55.8% fg and 50% 3pt and 6.6 rebs and 11.4 ast and finals mvp     2000 NBA finals   Lakers 4 Pacers 2  First ring   Kobe 15.6 ppg, 36.7% fg, 20% 3pt  Carried by   Shaq 38.0 pts, 61.1% fg, 16 rebs     Shaquille O'Neal 3 finals mvps and best player on Lakers 3peat and Kobe Bryant 2nd option     Jordan 6 times best player on his teams titles more then Kobe 2 times    2004 NBA finals   Pistons 4 Lakers 1  Kobe 22 pts and 38% fg and 17% 3pt and locked down by Tyshaun Prince     2004 NBA finals   Shaq O'Neal 26 pts and 63% fg and 10 rebs vs Detroit Pistons

[@jermainegrantham588]

This Kobe guy kinda reminds me of Michael Jordan.

[@urbaindelva7869]

He basically was with a completely different life.

[@imsljr420]

Because they're both 6'6" and black?

[@GMoneyXL1969]

Kobe reminds me of a street ball version of MJ. Very, very flashy with the same motivation.

[@urbaindelva7869]

​@@imsljr420And their play styles, their similar mentalities and attitudes, their work ethic, their commitment to excellence, etc.

[@ReaperCrew2682]

Right?!?!?!?! He sorta does 😂😂😂

[@TheForgottenMan270]

Kobe had the old school mentality that both ends of the court were important and not just one side and worked hard at it. Todays Olympic team has poor defense and as more teams become aggressive the harder it will be for team USA to get the gold. The mentality Kobe showed os the dame mentality the Dream Team showed, but the difference was the Dream Team did it collectively and Kobe did it more by himself. Now today they just don't seem to care all that much.

[@Dutch_Rudder]

I think AD’s passion and aggressiveness is the X factor. You don’t always get it, but when he decides to take over and bully guys, he gets 20 rebounds, best defender in the world, and demands a lot of help that frees up everyone.

[@bryanmerritt853]

Netflix documentary explained it very well and good because Kobe set the tone during practice and early morning workouts

[@imsljr420]

I forgot about that documentary.

[@anthonystevenson830]

@@bryanmerritt853 which is why I will never put lebron over kobe

[@atlien1988]

​@@imsljr420 The mainstream media wanted you to forget about it because it defeats their entire narrative of LeBron being better than Jordan. Remember, they campaigned heavily to convince viewers that the Redeem Team was better than the Dream Team, yet when the documentary was released, they barely even talked about it at all.

[@FrokuBabayy]

Its laughable sports media blinds the minds of so many to pedal such delusions that LeBron is anywhere near Bryants level. From '08 to '10 Bryant gentlemen swept (Spurs) & beat in 6 (Magic) & 7gms (Celtics) the squads that LeBron couldn't get past with a perennial 50+ / 60+ win team 😂 He had to team up with 2 HOFs in their primes as a back to back MVP & attempted to collude for Carmelo all to stop an aging Kobe w/ 0 Top 75 players from winning a 6th or 7th title 😂

[@imsljr420]

@@FrokuBabayy 🤦‍♂️ Lebron and Kobe never met in the finals dingus. So how did "Lebron stop Kobe from getting 6th and 7th ring"? It was Dirk who swept Kobe.

[@tjcarr8097]

He was a real alpha then. Was not playing around

[@hoebertrabeck1621]

yeah he didnt play around in that hotel room in colorado.

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

Kobe took winning and defense seriously something this Team USA is lacking.

[@dmar82]

"I'm tired of watching y'all lose" Kobe Bryant

[@Luso00_]

Team USA could have used him in the FIBA 2006. But even if he joined in 2004, I still think USA loses.

[@vineelkesavarapu5736]

The fact the redeem team had to learn work ethic from Kobe is absolutely insane to me. I would think they would have it. Especially when they were at the club until 5 am and Kobe was already at the gym.

[@tramainejohnson3702]

Cap what the hell, lebron been doing this shit for 20years that’s wor erhic dawg maybe them other player not bron

[@JeremyGraczyk]

​@@tramainejohnson3702 Part of LeBron's "work ethic" has been taking balco for at least the past 10 years 😂😂😂

[@Kickdoeshit]

​​@@tramainejohnson3702Kids dont even wear the Lebron jersey..nor his shoes..Bro hasn't inspired anyone.

[@vineelkesavarapu5736]

@@tramainejohnson3702 why was he at the club until 5 am with D-Wade and the rest of the team? Kobe clearly inspired the team. Lebron never inspired the redeem team.

[@SilentMovements305]

​@tramainejohnson3702 without Kobe that man wouldn't have a gold medal that "wor erhic" you talk bout has been trash for 20 plus years

[@dongreenwood3924]

Mamba Mentality. It's why I put Kob over Bron.

[@frandonfrank10]

And that's the reason why you pick Kobe over LeBron then you don't know a damn thing about basketball

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

@@frandonfrank10Kobe’s mentality and work ethic and attention to detail is why I have him over Lebron

[@therealdonaldtrump1646]

😂😂 LeBron has the same skills as Bronny except hes 260-270 lbs and is 6'8" ​@@frandonfrank10

[@alfasiger4178]

@@frandonfrank10 Kobe's got more skill. Kobe has better footwork, handles, and defense. Lebron is not even top 10 best at any of these things. Or even the best at any attribute in his position except passing. The Eye test will tell you who is better between the 2. 4th Quarter, 3 minutes left in the game, championship on the line: I'm picking Kobe any day.

[@frandonfrank10]

@@user-lt1fx2he5s that is just a dumb explanation LeBron James clears Kobe Bryant basically every statistical category and awards

[@kaksmirknight5318]

Balco's 2 points in the 4th in 08 againts spain in the finals made him the GOAT.

[@Dutch_Rudder]

He’s such a fragile little boy.

[@youngcactusjack]

Kobe has always been a better and more skilled basketball player to me than LeCry aka “the bagless one” eye test wise

[@nydibs]

Kobe was more skilled, he just had terrible decision making and took way too many unnecessary difficult shot

[@anthonyhernandez2111]

​@nydibs true, but that doesnt take away anything from the actual skill he had. Lebron is lucky he has a 6'9 tank frame and could bully his way to the basket most of his career (higher FG%). kobe never had that, he had to have more of a very deep bag than Lebron

[@universityoffree]

@@nydibs Every missed shot is not a negative play. There are offensive rebounds. There's keeping the defense honest, heat checks. Beating the shot clock. His terrible shot selection got him 5 rings. Unless you've got 6 or more, hard to criticize.

[@nydibs]

@@anthonyhernandez2111 - I agree, Lebron shoots < 40% as soon as hes more than 4 feet away from the basket, one of the worst mid range games of all time, no post up game, terrible footwork and handles. But Lebron played to his strengths and is ultimately ranked higher than Kobe due to it

[@nydibs]

@@universityoffree - so everyone is free of criticism unless you have more rings than them? Kinda a silly argument Kobe had Shaq for 3 of those 5. Shaq was 3x FMVP. Lets be real

[@bryanpasquale3954]

I watched LeBrons defense during those Kobe defensive clips. LeBron just stands around and watches the game lol

[@StackhouseJerry]

Finals Mvps (individual player)  Jordan 6  LeBron 4  Shaq 3  Kobe 2    Best player on teams championships Jordan 6  LeBron 4  Kobe 2  Shaquille O'Neal 3 finals mvps and best player on Lakers 3peat and Kobe Bryant a sidekick like Pippen 6 rings   🐐Jordan > LeBron > Shaq > Kobe    LeBron James PPG, FG%, 3pt%, TS%, REB, AST, STL, BLK higher then Kobe Bryant. So it's pretty clear LeBron the better player 🤭    LeBron 40,474 pts on 50.6% fg more points then Kobe 33,643 pts on 44.7% fg     LeBron 1st all time points  Kobe 1st all time missed shots    Bleacher report top 50 greatest NBA players all time  1. Michael Jordan  2. LeBron James  3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar  6. Shaquille O'Neal  7. Tim Duncan  14. Kobe Bryant    Kobe Bryant 44.7% fg only 32.9% 3pt most missed shots in the NBA history not even top 10 player all time that's why Bleacher report has him #14  Kobe 15 seasons he didn't win championship including being swept 3 times by Jazz 4-0 in 1998 playoffs and by Spurs 4-0 in 1999 playoffs and by Mavericks 4-0 in 2012 playoffs lol   You got Kobe D ick on yo lips

[@vinniechan]

Kobe had a lot of respect for manu He said manu was the most diffifult player he had defended against

[@Dutch_Rudder]

With Manu’s talent, he wouldn’t even be in the league without that top tier Mamba mentality 💯 Kobe respected hard work and passion over anything. Manu had it. The guy bitch slapped a bat at mid court ffs! 😂

[@atlien1988]

Remember when the media was hyping the Redeem Team heavily and claimed they were even better than the Dream Team? Yet when Netflix released that documentary about the Redeem Team, they barely even covered it. It's clear they didn't cover it because it would have exposed so many lies they've propagated to uplift LeBron and bury Kobe Bryant's greatness.

[@anthonystevenson830]

Only lebron fans will not accept the fact that Kobe was the reason they won.

[@nydibs]

KD as well in the 2nd run

[@KyprosEc]

Correct. Like Jordan, he depended on everybody else. Same way the Bulls have 0 chips without Jordan

[@louieblalock7113]

I’m a fan of lebron and Kobe because I love basketball . But bro Kobe defensively is one of the best ever such an amazing human and basketball player , so happy I got to watch him play growing up , him going back to back in 2009-2010. I was like nah bro this Niggah is the greatest , yeah he had Pau but like come on now , KOBE CARRIED against the Celtics . Such a great dude .

[@alfasiger4178]

Thats why they don't like talking about the olympics

[@travionjohnson3975]

They have no choice without Kobe Bron won bronze medals

[@lesawilliams3925]

Kobe the goat with MJ

[@urbaindelva7869]

Kobe was an 8-time All-Defensive player by the time the 2008 Olympics came around, 6 of them First Team selections. If there was anyone capable of shutting down the opposing team's best player/scorer, it was him.

[@StackhouseJerry]

Finals Mvps (individual player)  Jordan 6  LeBron 4  Shaq 3  Kobe 2    Best player on teams championships Jordan 6  LeBron 4  Kobe 2  Shaquille O'Neal 3 finals mvps and best player on Lakers 3peat and Kobe Bryant a sidekick like Pippen 6 rings   🐐Jordan > LeBron > Shaq > Kobe    LeBron James PPG, FG%, 3pt%, TS%, REB, AST, STL, BLK higher then Kobe Bryant. So it's pretty clear LeBron the better player 🤭    LeBron 40,474 pts on 50.6% fg more points then Kobe 33,643 pts on 44.7% fg     LeBron 1st all time points  Kobe 1st all time missed shots    Bleacher report top 50 greatest NBA players all time  1. Michael Jordan  2. LeBron James  3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar  6. Shaquille O'Neal  7. Tim Duncan  14. Kobe Bryant    Kobe Bryant 44.7% fg only 32.9% 3pt most missed shots in the NBA history not even top 10 player all time that's why Bleacher report has him #14  Kobe 15 seasons he didn't win championship including being swept 3 times by Jazz 4-0 in 1998 playoffs and by Spurs 4-0 in 1999 playoffs and by Mavericks 4-0 in 2012 playoffs lol   You got Kobe D ick on yo lips

[@dnuck318]

To be fair Dwade in 08 Olympics came off the bench and led the team in scoring but yes having Kobe on the floor was so crucial

[@anthonyhernandez2111]

Kobe was focused more on defense and wades role was to be the spark and offense coming off the bench. so it makes sense

[@dnuck318]

@@anthonyhernandez2111 That's fair. Both were vital to get the gold medal.

[@sapperEvO]

Wade was a beast in 08 Olympics If you heard Wade's story. Kobe knew Wade was probably not feeling coming off the bench. So, he went up to Wade and said "When you come in with me, we're both dogs on the court. No.10 and No.9. I'm gonna pickup 94 feet and you cut in with your speed." It lead Dwade in getting so many steals.

[@dnuck318]

@@sapperEvO That's awesome!! Ya Wade cut his 07-08 season short played in the Olympics then the 08-09 season Wade was insane averaging 30.2 points a game. The rest of the heat team was not great. They had Jermaine O Neal but he was a shell of his former self.

[@jdgp2608]

​@sapperEvO Wade did not make the team initially, so he had to come off the bench. He surely couldn't start over kobe. The rest of wht u said is spot on.

[@mainlywrestlingrn]

Vasilis Spanoulis is a legend. One of the best european players ever.

[@eddiecastillo1596]

Without kobe lebum would only have bronze medals

[@StackhouseJerry]

Finals Mvps (individual player)  Jordan 6  LeBron 4  Shaq 3  Kobe 2    Best player on teams championships Jordan 6  LeBron 4  Kobe 2  Shaquille O'Neal 3 finals mvps and best player on Lakers 3peat and Kobe Bryant a sidekick like Pippen 6 rings   🐐Jordan > LeBron > Shaq > Kobe    LeBron James PPG, FG%, 3pt%, TS%, REB, AST, STL, BLK higher then Kobe Bryant. So it's pretty clear LeBron the better player 🤭    LeBron 40,474 pts on 50.6% fg more points then Kobe 33,643 pts on 44.7% fg     LeBron 1st all time points  Kobe 1st all time missed shots    Bleacher report top 50 greatest NBA players all time  1. Michael Jordan  2. LeBron James  3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar  6. Shaquille O'Neal  7. Tim Duncan  14. Kobe Bryant    Kobe Bryant 44.7% fg only 32.9% 3pt most missed shots in the NBA history not even top 10 player all time that's why Bleacher report has him #14  Kobe 15 seasons he didn't win championship including being swept 3 times by Jazz 4-0 in 1998 playoffs and by Spurs 4-0 in 1999 playoffs and by Mavericks 4-0 in 2012 playoffs lol   You got Kobe D ick on yo lips

[@jjohnson4013]

​@@StackhouseJerryLebron most playoffs loses all time most committed trunovers all time most miss shots all time only player to be swept in three finals serise 7th worst +/- in NBA history -86 second worst NBA finals recoder all time 4-6 never three peat or was part of a dynasty Lebron been in the NBA for 21 season and still only has four rings five beats four

[@Luso00_]

If Kobe was on the 2004 team, I still think they lose. But they would win the 2006 FIBA.

[@peteMickeal33]

Gasol is the (complementary) reason Kobe won those 2 last rings. Finally he had a competent center and the reason they got along so well is because Gasol had the same grinding mindset as Kobe. Surely not as great center as Shaq, but Kobe found in Gasol what he didn't in Shaq and others.

[@terrance_35]

RIP Kobe Bryant dream team USA 👍🏿🇺🇸🇺🇸👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

[@student99bg]

Diamantidis and Spanoulis are legends of Greek basketball. The thing is, baskstball under FIBA rules is a different (but similar) sport to the NBA basketball. Some players that aren't good at baskstball under NBA rules and NBA style of play are great under FIBA rules and in a European team with a team oriented playstyle with lots of sets and not many iso plays

[@theflyingkaramazovbrothers6]

it's not just the rules, it's the rules THEN. Back then the NBA was extremely tough, defense was paramount, and the rules catered to a different game. But since the rules changes and officiating leniency, FIBA ball is much more physical than NBA style, harder defense and NBA players are now ill-prepared to come into FIBA. Even back then the way they called traveling and carries was more tight than NBA.

[@student99bg]

@@theflyingkaramazovbrothers6 It is not just about the officiating leniency, but the court is smaller, there is less space to operate, there is no defensive 3 seconds violation which means even less spacing. And then obviously there is the fact that national teams other than the US play team basketball, while the US is playing ineffective (and ugly) iso ball.

[@Luso00_]

Good players adapt to familiarity. Great players adapt to any condition.

[@KyprosEc]

You're damn right his defence saved team usa. This time, nobody can single handedly save team usa.

[@Dutch_Rudder]

2016 KD could but they’re all too old now. There’s a possibility that the kid from Minnesota does but I don’t trust him yet. They need a healthy and hungry AD too.

[@KyprosEc]

@Dutch_Rudder yes, 2016 KD was extremely good on both ends of the floor...that was 8 years ago!

[@davidriedy5977]

well I guess Steph kinda did this time around lol. No gold without him

[@alfasiger4178]

MJ: 9 All defense awards, DPOY, 200+ steals 100+ blocks, 3x steals champion Kobe: 12 All defensive awards Lebron: 5 All defensive awards

[@tyreke2025]

What is the point of this comment. Are you saying these accolades makes lebron the worst defender out of these three.

[@alfasiger4178]

@@tyreke2025 Yes. Disqualifying him from any GOAT conversation. Also, goes into context with the video. Whats the point of your reply? You hurt that lebron can't defend?

[@darkballerz]

​@@alfasiger4178hell no

[@tyreke2025]

@@alfasiger4178 I mean I know lebron has declined defensively but that’s normal for every great player. When LeBron locks in he still a very good defender as a low man and as a on ball defender and high defensive iq. You probably don’t know Kobe had very inconsistent effort on defense in the late 2010s. But I don’t expect you to know these things because I actually watch basketball you don’t. You just go to these type of KZbin channels to feed your confirmation bias because your just another Bron hater. But it’s ok keep being a bot.

[@LatinMiracle]

Now that was lockdown defense

[@wallyvee3039]

Dammm idk why but I always think of Kobe this dude has some vodoo magic over my emotions. I miss this guy.

[@detourr]

Black Mamba poisoned The King in that team USA scrimmage

[@JDB1322]

You only hear stuff like this from true leaders and great competitive, like Jordan and Kobe.

[@michaelairjordan23gaot24]

kobe bryant is the closest to michael jordan level 💯👍🏿👌🏿

[@tonyt3197]

Kobe’s mindset was like NFL level Cornerback(Darelle Revis/Champ Bailey) in limiting the other teams best perimeter offensive player. I think his work ethic rubbed off on the rest of the team because guys like Bron D-Wade Melo Dwight CP3 and every1 else at the time had career years in terms of individual play or team success the following NBA season. Long live the legend Mamba 24/8

[@Anxixy]

Man I love Kobe so much

[@rapgodreloaded9259]

He basically set the tone defensively for Redeem Team.

[@ShawnLee-se1zg]

My favorite player ever,which is iverson was killing everybody any jordan but when kobe guard iverson who shut my man down!!!!

[@francisdelacruz6439]

Kobie took over in the medal game. Buckets, all about Buckets.

[@ArmandoKozomara]

Kobe was a better defender and offensive player than any other superstar from about 2001 to 2013 when he tore his Achilles

[@adamyoung7999]

Excellent video. Man, I miss Kobe.

[@vinniechan]

It isnt just his defence but his work ethic that gsve everyone a kick up the arse Melo remarked that they went bsck to tjr hotel in the morning after a night of clubbing, only to bump into Kobe all suited up for his firsr work out for the day

[@month32]

You murdered the Greek names. Your pronounciation was as on point as the clutch gene is in Leblame!

[@bswizzle5227]

I have been saying this since this current team hit the floor. They have no dogs, no one who will literally throw their body all over the court on the defensive side of the ball, and that is something they will need if the expect to win a gold medal.

[@Dutch_Rudder]

The kid from Minnesota did in their playoff run this year. He’s too young to bet on, but he can and does play both ends like that. I’m not his biggest fan, but his defense was inspiring this year.

[@bswizzle5227]

@@Dutch_Rudder I think he has the potential to grow in that way as a player, but we have to see. Money has a way of killing drive and motivation these days.

[@mikebanda4595]

Kobe kobe kobe the hardest worker better then le bronze

[@mort996]

Lmao your pronunciation of Diamantidis and Spanoulis had me rolling 😂 not mocking, I butcher foreign names all the time, it's just funny. These players are legends of Greek basketball though, these stats were common at the time

[@theflyingkaramazovbrothers6]

legends of European basketball, there's a reason they beat that stacked 06 team.

[@deezy818n2]

Thank you for this

[@franciscomaddox6807]

Blue vs white was my favorite game ever lol

[@Sldumas1983]

Straight facts

[@ballthemblack]

Please do one on KD talking over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Olympics especially the 2020 Olympics when most people thought they weren't gonna win it

[@JP-hj1il]

2020 covid Olympics was a dud. No one really cared for it.

[@blueredlover1060]

Kobe had that dawg in him in the second half of his career.

[@GS-mh6ub]

Lemedia doesn't speak on this fact though.

[@tonj02]

You know that lebalco jock sniffer jj Redick was so pissed when coach k said kobe was the best in the league lmao

[@julestube3799]

Redeem team on Netflix show clearly who was the best in Team USA

[@rosharma7443]

The doberman If you know you know

[@LouSeph]

LeBron literally didn’t like Kobe after this because Kobe showed LeBron what he is not. LeBron pretends to be an alpha until a real alpha shows up. LeBron hates when that happens because he’s silks and whines rather than competes. Kobe could see right through him.

[@kaksmirknight5318]

Kob is the Alpha of the Alphas of 08 US Mens basketball team in olympics. Balco was just a credit grabber while making 2 pts in the 4th of the Finals game againts spain.

[@cyrillesu]

4:55 put some respect on Spanoulis's name, bro is an international basketball GOAT

[@moriellymoproblems7842]

We all know Kobe wouldn't be celebrating a 1 pt win over South Sudan.

[@Idontknowhoiamanymore]

Excellent video!

[@LouSeph]

2024 the legend of LeBronze will be reborn.

[@Mannrhm]

BALL GAME🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@edogaktop]

I really miss Kobe.. I want to know if Lebron would not be embarrassed to do his goat campaign if Kobe was still around

[@nopybooja5495]

Kobe = 12 all defense teams Lebron = 6 all defense teams Enough said!

[@josephfittipaldi9762]

People who say lebron is a great player. Know basketball in the same way I know english...... Kobe is the true. It is like that. MJ kBB and them anyone else.

[@PizzaTime727]

Somehow they sold LeFraud as #2, but he's never cleared Kobe (or Magic, or Duncan etc.). No matter how many times they slander Kobe or other greats, LeBalco doesn't skip the line!

[@ghostface3652]

Seen a Tweet go viral yesterday saying “Kobe is closer to top 12 all time then top 5” and many people were agreeing. Man Wtf has the nba community become ?

[@omez23]

Kobe was clearly better than LePed's ever was

[@Surfword]

This video is an small example why real true laker fans will never respect or love LBJ like we do kobe kobe gave his all 24/7 kobe took all the blame rather it was truly his fault or not what kobe did for LAL LeBron could never do not just for LAL but for Cleveland either

[@otislamar8613]

We already won four straight. We’re going for five straight 08,12,16,20

[@Fixundfertig1]

La Bomba Navarro 💥

[@ErickRey1]

FACTS!!!!

[@thetdbj8535]

You actually have to watch the games in international play. Stats mean nothing!!! Thank you Uncut Hoops, lets bring back actually watching basketball

[@SpursOn3]

Lebron cheerleaders incoming

[@aubreydrakegrahamthe1st]

me finding out kobe was a good player:🤯🤯🤯😬😳😳🤯

[@ChristopherNealBUSHIDO49ERS]

Kobe Bean Bryant

[@cwvos]

Other than Anyhony Davis, you'll never see anyone consistantly play this type harassing defense the way Kobe did!!! I'm tell'en y'all, these players are to stuck in their heads. Where did Kobe get this mindset from? 🤔 THE 92 DRM TM❗️ You see, everyone seems to think back then the other countries weren't that good. They were very good teams. It was simple. The philosophy was egos, swelled heads, bags, Don't bring any of that on the floor! You max out effort-wise on both endz, NO EXCUSES❗️We Dominate EVERY OPPONENT, "No Let Up, Start To Finish❗️ This breed of athlete in today's age, their not going to expend that type energy! They're going to get ahead by 10, 15 points and them take their foot off the gas and start lollygaging. It's just fun to them. It's not a mission! They don't look at it the way The 92 Team did, or Kob, or D-Wade❗️❗️❗️It was relentless pressure from start to finish. That's what the exceptions provided. And one other thing. When you are in shape, you're not worried about getting tired, or your expending so much energy on offense that you lag on D. That's rediculous, why? Because that's what you have substitutions for!!!!! That was Chuck Daly's decision! You give max effort the minutes your on the floor on both endz, and that effort is maxxed until you get replaced, period! The whole Dream Team expected that from one another. That's why THEY DOMINATED AND BEAT EVERYONE BY AN AVERAGE OF 40+❗️ I get so sick of this, "Well he can't be expected to play both sides of the ball". Has the court gotten wider/longer? Have the dimensions changed? The 92 Team and Kobe just showed you the formula to dominate! Every Dream Team player gave the effort you see in this vid from Kobe! IT'S WHERE HE GOT IT FROM❗️

[@tyreke2025]

Yall casuals really expose how little yall actually watch basketball. Saying that Ad is the only who brings consistent effort on defense is wrong. Also kobe took a lot of breaks on defense in the late 2000s in his prime. But you wouldn’t know that because you just listen to false narratives instead of looking at it for yourself.

[@cwvos]

Do you have the Olympic contests on DVD when Kobe and D-Wade played? Do you have the 92 Dream Team Olympic games on DVD, along with to tournament of the America games, which were the tune ups before the actual Olympic games started? Casuals don't have games like I do that I can play at my leisure. Game footage is just that and Kobe shut doors on opponents, locking them up. Were you around to see any of it? Maybe you need to watch the current games a little closer and you'll see any time AD'S in the paint 90% of the time shots are either blocked or altered. I think the casual who doesn't at all know the game is who's getting the response.

[@darkballerz]

​@@tyreke2025Kobe overrated

[@kaukase539]

LeClown went from LeBronze to LeGold because of Kobe

[@jsn23nc]

Kobe, Magic, Jordan, Bird only know Gold Medals not LeBronze

[@StackhouseJerry]

Finals Mvps (individual player)  Jordan 6  LeBron 4  Shaq 3  Kobe 2    Best player on teams championships Jordan 6  LeBron 4  Kobe 2  Shaquille O'Neal 3 finals mvps and best player on Lakers 3peat and Kobe Bryant a sidekick like Pippen 6 rings   🐐Jordan > LeBron > Shaq > Kobe    LeBron James PPG, FG%, 3pt%, TS%, REB, AST, STL, BLK higher then Kobe Bryant. So it's pretty clear LeBron the better player 🤭    LeBron 40,474 pts on 50.6% fg more points then Kobe 33,643 pts on 44.7% fg     LeBron 1st all time points  Kobe 1st all time missed shots    Bleacher report top 50 greatest NBA players all time  1. Michael Jordan  2. LeBron James  3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar  6. Shaquille O'Neal  7. Tim Duncan  14. Kobe Bryant    Kobe Bryant 44.7% fg only 32.9% 3pt most missed shots in the NBA history not even top 10 player all time that's why Bleacher report has him #14  Kobe 15 seasons he didn't win championship including being swept 3 times by Jazz 4-0 in 1998 playoffs and by Spurs 4-0 in 1999 playoffs and by Mavericks 4-0 in 2012 playoffs lol   You got Kobe D ick on yo lips

[@eddie_136]

And yet, a bunch of sports media(espn and FS1) and lebron fans can't even it admitted the truth about it 😤 😅

[@J23LA24]

One of my favorite videos. Excellent job! Kobe’s defense is so underrated while LeBron’s is so overrated. I was just having a discussion with someone who was trying to say LeBron was a better defender because he was “arguably robbed of Defensive Player of the Year”. 🤔 🤔 Wonder where he got Klutch…I mean such an idea. 😂😂😂

[@2playschemeo.p.croutes724]

Kobe has 9x All Defense. Most in NBA history.

[@SteveGutierrez-jz9kg]

Kobe was so much better than lebron

[@rudykadous4005]

the media will never talk or show that USA scrimmage game when kobe torched LeBron... They don't even like to talk about it or feature it on ESPN when it happened.. Everyone knows head to hea kobe cooked lebron

[@thelastflop]

LeBronze about to get his 3rd bronze

[@sapperEvO]

He was playing defense like this and making all the key offensive plays in the bottom of the 4th quarter. Different breed.

[@landongray8687]

I just saw someone put kobe over lebron lmao

[@ChonkyBoi_yt]

To the Kobe glazers just fyi, Kobe's back to back lakers champion squad lost to a Euro league team kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWnRdGCbjq-If9Esi=HROx9Ie02XMrpO8Y

[@sakimtornado]

people dont understand that you had now kobe and lebron in one team. what if lebron didnt play in that olympic?

[@christiansoldier77]

Kobe didnt do much of anything on Team USA . It was Lebron and Wade's defense and transition baskets that won games for Team USA

[@urbaindelva7869]

Even then, Kobe's defense was still a huge factor in their success, which many players from that roster have acknowledged.

[@agc2801]

😂🤦🏻‍♂️

[@davis2k1234]

Weird cause it was Dwade and Lebron transition and defense earned USA 2 Bronze medals

[@theflyingkaramazovbrothers6]

you didn't watch those games. James was decidedly weak when it mattered most, it was Wade and Kobe who made the plays when it mattered most.

[@christiansoldier77]

@@theflyingkaramazovbrothers6 No you didnt watch. Wade and James dominated on defense and transition buckets this is why they won and why Wade and James decided to join up together on the Heat

[@Dkgtrukeepingitdatruth]

If team u.s.a . 2024 don't win the Gold 🥇 im roasting they azz its no excuses get it done real spit

[@aldenencluna6409]

Nice.

[@LouSeph]

Smush Parker didn’t do well with Kobe because he didn’t care about his profession. He told on himself. Kobe was mad at him because he didn’t put in work and was lazy and he blamed didn’t get better and that’s why his career was a zero.

[@Bobbleheads56]

Defense??? Is that some sort of old school thing or something 😂

[@donkarnage6032]

The reason that Team USA is struggling is the fault of the people who run Team USA. They simply have to figure out something to get these olympic teams practicing together sooner and more often. The problem being that they have to understandably wait for the NBA playoffs to conclude before olympic practices can really begin. Is it time to maybe adjust the NBA schedule during olympic years so that the NBA players have time to practice and build some type of chemistry?

[@theflyingkaramazovbrothers6]

no, the problem is the NBA game is not conducive to immediate success in FIBA and the court is smaller, which reduces the athletic advantage and its impact on the game. Not ALL of these teams are playing for months, that's not true. It's an excuse that used to be true and is now just an excuse. The old regime under Coach K and what's the guy from Phoenix----there used to be continuity so at least the following cup or olympics guys had been in multiple practice runs, and competition. Lebron and others decided they wanted to make it about themselves and now we have a bunch of old guys. Someone like Jrue Holiday and Derrick White are great glue picks that can actually play defense.

[@redhorsepapi]

The main difference I noticed between the Dream Team and this year's roster is defense and effort. Not just steals and blocks. But the eye test. I barely saw anyone from today's Team USA boxout. It seems like they're just relying too much on being bigger and more athletic than everybody else. (But they're really not anymore) And their defensive scheme sucks. Switch everything? That's it? They don't even fight through screens. They just concede the switch every single time. And when the opponent gets the mismatch, they get beat. That's the main reason South Sudan was almost able to beat them. It doesn't look like anyone on that team seems to give a f*ck. The Dream Team was there to send a message and play basketball. This team looks like they're just here for clout chasing.

[@theflyingkaramazovbrothers6]

they are there for clout chasing. Not all of them maybe but the LeVengers meme represents just how much this is about Lebron crafting a narrative. He wants to be the lead dog on a gold medal Olympic team since he failed to do it before without assists from Kobe and Wade. Nevermind that Durant is one of the greatest Team USA basketball players of all time (even better than most on the dream team in terms of international play) and has carried teams to titles. Lebron is "lead" and is going to get the credit.

[@redhorsepapi]

@@theflyingkaramazovbrothers6 fr. I saw a comment thread in a youtube video saying that if this team USA wins gold, this will add another point to Lebron's GOAT case 🤣🤣🤣

[@user-uy4cv9iq8e]

top 15 oat

[@porterwake3898]

I'd take Kobe on my team over LeBron even to this day. Yes, you heard me, it means I'd rather not have LeBron on my team. I'm aware Kobe is dead. I just don't want cancer on my team.

[@troublefollows9986]

Im confused why was kobe guard the best players on the other team. Lebron can guard 1-5 according to him. Who was the king guarding? 😂😂

[@darkballerz]

Nah 08 Dwade balled out he was the best