Kobe Bryant Puts On a Midrange Clinic in Rare 2005-06 Milwaukee Showcase | Full Highlights

[@pato9498]

2005 - 2006 King Kobe was on a different level , he stand alone.

[@JahHoopz]

It's impossible to be better than him because he has the highest level of individual skill, that makes him as good as anybody that's ever played in my opinion. He has arguably the greatest combination of athleticism and skill along with MJ.

[@lancertheanswer6351]

Just casually binge watching some rare kobe games cuz why not

[@Sheboygan.]

This season and the the entire three-season stretch it's part of (04-05, 05-06, 06-07) are bittersweet. Finishing off the upset against Phoenix would've been remarkable. It could've been remembered similarly to the Warriors/Mavs series the year after. But still in all, Kobe shouldn't have been dealing with such a deficit of talent around him. I'll never get why it took so long before the Gasol trade for the organization to build a good team around Kobe. I think they cost themselves at least 1 championship in the process. Kobe was able to drag a lottery team to the playoffs in the WESTERN CONFERENCE in consecutive years, and probably would've done the same in 04-05 if he didn't get injured. Just imagine if he had a good team those years.

[@TH-cq7bj]

They traded Shaq for nothing. No 1st round picks, no all-stars. It was a joke

[@reconstructione-dub7802]

Kobe is The G.O.A.T.

[@Riles3152]

I believe this was Kobe at his absolute peak as a player. He won back to back championships in 2009 and 2010 but in my opinion, he was still a great player and still in his prime but he was no longer at his peak. He just obviously had a better team around him, starting with the addition of Pau Gasol. It’s hard to imagine how much better those championship Laker teams would’ve been if they had 2006 or even 2007 Kobe. Also one thing I’ve noticed even more watching Kobe highlights years later, he took a lot of tough, low percentage shots. He was obviously capable of making them, but when you take a lot of difficult or highly contested shots, the odds are that you’re going to miss more than make them. That’s probably the biggest reason why Kobe’s FG shooting percentages were always in the 40’s.

[@davidarnold2156]

If Kobe woulda had gasol a few years earlier with a prime Odom. They coulda easily beat the Spurs Mavericks or suns during that time. Kobe by himself was either keeping them in games or winning some close games. With a prime gasol running the floor and the triangle with him, they definitely would have been contenders

[@JahHoopz]

His shot selection was the only thing that i didn't like about his game sometimes. He could've easily shot around 50% if he would score closer to the basket from time to time, but he did say that the shots that you see him take are shots that he practices.

[@Maxjuliann]

2008 Kobe and 2012 Kobe are very underrated

[@mariogv4083]

I would say Kobe is the best mid-range shooter ever, unstopable. Its bad that he had that bad roster during a big part of his prime

[@AB3L30NE]

Ok, you could say that. But what about Michael Jordan?

[@theunthinkable1021]

Hard to select between Kobe and Mike. Both were mid-range gurus.

[@hashmoncrief6965]

@@AB3L30NE Kobe lives in your head, it's so hard for you to enjoy kobe, that you got to make sure you bring Jordan into it, who cares about Jordan, Kobe was way more skilled than Jordan, but here you are being a troll, cannot let anybody have an opinion about kobe, without getting your feelings hurt cuz it's not about jordan, maybe you should go watch Jordan videos if it hurts you so much that people like Kobe, just a troll

[@king-ghost1027]

@@AB3L30NE F Micheal Jordan lol

[@king-ghost1027]

@AB3 sike naw I'm picking kobe tho,, his mid range repertoire was amazing

[@reneperezjr8383]

I love how u keep it strictly Kobe... don’t like other peoples highlights conjoined with his... no duels just Kobe

[@dcshow]

I feel you man

[@pato9498]

Straight talk

[@kobebryant9687]

@@pato9498 facts

[@kobefan009]

He could get off any shot simply because he had every shot in his arsenal. Left hand, right hand, off the glass, along the baseline, over 2 defenders, low post, high post, dribble drive etc...

[@24foreverkobe]

I feel the exact same way about that season being bittersweet. They were a defensive rebound from beating Phoenix in game 6, would have probably beaten the clippers the next round and were actually 2-1 against Dallas that season. If they somehow could have gotten to the finals I think they could have definitely beaten Miami as Kobe would have locked down wade. Ha I’m probably getting a little ahead of myself with all that wishful thinking!

[@all-aroundnba8912]

Just a little.

[@dcshow]

I like the optimism, its much more realistic to say that about 2003 horry’s shot tho. Up 3-2 back to LA. Take down Dallas in wcf and then face new jersey once again. In 06 even seeing Lakers clippers battle LA series would have been enough for me. Prime kobe vs prime elton brand, his dudes maggette, cassell, mobley, etc. Electric atmosphere. LA-LA playoff matchup, something we still havent seen to this day.

[@reneperezjr8383]

@@dcshow man that Horry shot what if... ever wonder why kobe didn’t jump into Bowen for the foul... crazy

[@dcshow]

@@reneperezjr8383 definitely have, perfect opportunity to lean in a bit and likely get free throws, but cant fault him for swinging it. Made the right play. That’s Horry’s shot, his moment. Wide open. Tough break. Shot it poorly the entire series.

[@pauljimenez3317]

@@dcshow brands Clips vs kob’s Lakers would of been a crazy series ! I think clippers would take it in 7 though in the ‘06 semis

[@BRobMint]

That’s some tight D he’s scoring against too

[@ArmandoKozomara]

Thank you for rare Kobe games man! It's good to see some new footage of lesser known games 🐍💜💛 us die hards need this.

[@dcshow]

No prob 🙏

[@24foreverkobe]

Just how good was Kobe that year? A game like this actually bought down his scoring average.

[@dcshow]

Every time he scored 20 he’d have to get 51 to balance it out. Ridiculous.

[@robertofranciscor.beltran5588]

Damn, I forgot Toni Kukoc was still in the NBA during the mid 2000s.

[@kobebryant9687]

One of the greatest youtube underrated channel keep it up

[@calebdouglas7622]

Thank you for posting I always love seeing rare Bryant vs Redd highlights with Kobe at his peak R.I.P. Mamba

[@dcshow]

No prob, thanks for watching 👌🙏

[@mase3039]

His handle was always elite but damn he had the ball on a string this season. Never picked up his dribble no matter how many defenders they sent

[@alphA-yp4db]

Up 15 at the 6:06 mark Still torching everyone. What an effort. What a career by Kobe Bryant. @domcarter Great find. You’re heading towards KZbin super hero status bud

[@dcshow]

🙏🙏

[@SwagMaster824]

Appreciate how this video showed his misses as well

[@anthonypreda1120]

Those last two shots he made 👀 Honestly can you think of another player whose missed shots are watchable?

[@AlekGabrylRodriguez]

Rest In Peace 😢😢😢😢 to one of greatest lakers of all time 🏀🏀🏀⛹️‍♀️⛹️‍♀️⛹️‍♀️⛹️‍♂️⛹️‍♂️⛹️⛹️⛹️⛹️⛹️⛹️‍♂️⛹️‍♀️⛹️‍♀️🪦🪦🪦🪦😢😢😢😢😢

[@jordanflores5687]

1:56...........smush doin all that crying "kobe didn't talk to me"

[@jaxondakota7080]

Everytime I see highlights of Smush Parker he’s either making really good defensive or offensive plays. How was he a bad teammate for Kobe?

[@raz3254]

Man where Can I find these full games??

[@Trinx323]

5:24-5:26 nobody operated from the elbow (kobe was the FIRST not MJ to implent that in the nba ) better than mamba.

[@dcshow]

Great point. Kobe used that step out before the catch a ton in 06 from that elbow/triangle pinch post area. As the ball is arriving space is already being created.

[@Trinx323]

@@dcshow your spot on, your next skill video should be his floaters, his most underrated arsonal to me.

[@pato9498]

That's a Fact

[@guhsuckyamudda586]

Incorrect. Jordan perfected that move during the second three-peat and had been using it prior to that.

[@hashmoncrief6965]

@@guhsuckyamudda586 incorrect, Go away troll, You're so jealous, got to make sure you come here just to make sure Jordan's involved, Jordan sucked, Kobe was way more skilled than Jordan

[@2020Viszion]

I'm the ultimate Kobe supporter, but this footage didn't display an 'easy' 33 pts.

[@dcshow]

Relative to his other 35.4 contributing performances of 2005-06, this was a pretty routine 33 points. Couple uncontested ball screen pull ups, 1-2 iso pulls, 2-3 fades, 4-5 layups on post entries at the rim. Nothing ridiculous or even close to it. Didn’t have to take 30-35 shots to get his points. For 05-06 Kobe, an easy 33. Just another night at the office.

[@elliotgreen2481]

@@dcshow I definitely agree. Had he made a few 3s, would been an easy 40.

[@talongmalaki8869]

and didnt won mvp