Kobe: "players now play accidental basketball"

[@stvsmultiplepassports6633]

Exactly the reason you see regular season juggernauts crumble in the playoffs.

[@gettingiggywitit9970]

because that didn't happen in Kobes era, this comment section is on crack😂

[@Marsbound215]

⁠@@gettingiggywitit9970lol he didn’t say it didn’t happen in Kobe era

[@marcuswalker3631]

Exactly. The coaches today don't have the time to teach guys to play like Kobe is saying. It's been collectively bargained out. They don't get it on the middle school/high school level, and it doesn't happen in AAU. Look at all the 3-1 playoff leads blown.

[@Chris-gu6vz]

Exactly. Yall saying nuggets ain't been in the playoffs against the best

[@Chris-gu6vz]

Thinking OKC coming int beating us in the playoffs😂😂

[@levithecreation424]

Damn I hate that we won’t get these kind of interviews with Kobe ever again. He was smart

[@DaymittriestheDaywalker]

The best player's are always the smartest.

[@antoinerobinson5292]

Facts

[@pablinkz]

A library of knowledge was lost with him. 😔

[@LeonShallop]

Kobe was fucking awesome in retirement just as good as when he was playing

[@jeremykarwoski6913]

He learned from MJ. He was more willing to speak on ball which was cool to see

[@gregb1758]

I always enjoyed listening to the Mamba break down plays.

[@Damari90]

Yeah especially that detail series

[@TheJarlath9]

Its why curry is so good people play around him and he just makes plays exsisting😂

[@rbu2136]

He’s just talking about street ball.

[@mr.t1417]

I don't, he's a rapist who paid off the victim and a ball hog tryna convince us he made smart passes

[@kevinlove1530]

He was great at it! I loved his attention to detail series. His passing was such a loss I think he had even more to offer off of the court than on the court and that’s saying a lot.

[@dime1012]

Guys like Kobe & MJ really made me appreciate basketball & sports in general. The mindset and studiousness is inspiring

[@LawTzuTao]

It really is. It makes me appreciate strategy and understanding your opponent in anything in life. It makes me look in the mirror and look directly at my personal flaws so I can improve them.

[@baronceli]

They owed everything they got to Phil Jackson.

[@sturner973]

Kobe's passion for his craft and attention to details was so inspiring

[@keeganrath8971]

Exactly why I call HIM the goat. He was the best of everything combined.

[@johnnylee4820]

@@keeganrath8971 Bro couldnt play make at all

[@jaeaiithasolchyld1565]

Whaaaaat ​@@johnnylee4820

[@Johnwilliams11047]

@@johnnylee4820🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@RicoPoppa]

Basketball so weak nowadays these dudes don’t have nothing to lose and make so much you rarely see them put their heart in it.

[@khawk1283]

The mind of a student of the game

[@alessandrobertoli7950]

He had a PhD in advanced basketball .

[@drk.i.a.2969]

The mind of PHILL JACKSON/TEX...THE TRIANGLE OFFENSE....B/C like Jordan it was give me the ball & get otta the way. Both no rings w/o The triangle same thing KERR runs. LBJ reads defense in real time..just need a reliable big & reliable sharp shooter..& defensive minded team. Gm over.

[@aegon4218]

Nah, he the teacher

[@m.0official]

@@alessandrobertoli7950😭😭

[@lakersrdbest]

And became a teacher for this new generation

[@gametime4229]

I Miss Kobe. He was a true student and master of the game. "Accidental basketball" is the perfect definition.

[@michealjaymurphy]

Of his play style

[@YouKnowDT]

​@@michealjaymurphy😂😂😂 you sound silly

[@michealjaymurphy]

@@YouKnowDT go look up his shot selection and poor efficiency bro was volume shooter nothing more nothing less

[@unknowninfinite8081]

​@@michealjaymurphyLMFAO kids these days say the darnest things

[@YouKnowDT]

@@michealjaymurphy sheeesh people like you just love talking out the ass

[@Summertime_77]

"We played basketball with purpose." - Kobe Bean Bryant I've never been truly affected by an athletes passing, but the loss of Kobe I shed tears. A remarkable talent was lost for the generations to come.

[@tboltphx]

Imagine how he would have been in the coaching game?😮😮

[@erickiyoshiphillips2323]

yes it weighed on Me so much when I never thought it would effect Me that much

[@NoName-mi9pd]

​@@tboltphx i would've loved to see Kobe coaching the Lakers one day

[@bkde9389]

Same here man😢

[@renecerdas9395]

Feel you bro. I remember driving to work and suddenly started crying talking about him and his daughter

[@glassgod85]

Kobe was one of the biggest strategists and had the biggest work ethic. If he lost a game he was back at the gym right after he lost the game

[@CyndaquilCollector]

Watching Kobe interviews, you get the feeling he would’ve eventually ended up a coach or involved in an NBA organization again in that capacity with how much he studied and loved the game

[@kalenmilburn1431]

I think he would’ve been involved in some way with the NBA but he said he didn’t wanna coach

[@Arunika1]

Prolly not, he had retired for 4 years before his death and not once he thought about being part of the nba anymore.

[@YunisRajab]

He was more interested in coaching kids/teenagers

[@Doc_Hollladay]

I don't see him having the patience for these players - front office maybe, but coach would have drove him nuts..like the video lol

[@wstsider]

@@kalenmilburn1431tbh I think he wouldn’t of coached the nba the same reason Deion said he’d never coach in the nfl. That by halftime he’d come out with half the team or be arrested. These kids today don’t care bout the game because they got all this money. Kobe would have made a great college coach.

[@frankyteleoise1862]

Perfectly said.

[@yerik6034]

He wasn’t talking about todays nba, dude has been dead for 4 years

[@MyBaBydAddY21]

@@yerik6034lacking perception dawg. Grow a lil

[@yerik6034]

@@MyBaBydAddY21 you clearly don’t understand what I’m saying lil bro

[@MyBaBydAddY21]

@@yerik6034 lil bro from a adolescent response is crazy. But sure i’ll agree to add sum clairvoyance ig…to your claim right.

[@yerik6034]

@@MyBaBydAddY21 not an adolescent. You seem angry at the fact that i discredited a dead rapist ? Today’s players are significantly better than 70 years ago when you were a kid…

[@zx5584]

Kobe just revealed the importance of coaching and how he and MJ benefited from it

[@vallium4940]

Ya it ain't Phil's coaching, making it happen. It's his assistant ~ Tex Winters, The innovator of the Modern Triangle Offense and Assistant before Phil got to Chicago and everywhere fill went AFTER Chicago or... Los Angeles.

[@pettyrjoshua]

Not to mention they (players) studied the game they played every other night 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@ardieversoza2070]

Kobe is good but he is a damn ballhog.. Imagine if he pass the ball. ✌️

[@21Kolb]

@@vallium4940 Tex was the true mastermind. You my friend paid attention.

[@OO7-]

That’s what makes LeBron the goat, he never had a coach. Jk jk, I’ll take Kobe, any day

[@SneakerheadAD]

Kobe was visually seeing plays and routines as he talked about them. Insane IQ level. He would’ve been a great coach. These young players need veterans like Kobe to guide them and spread enough knowledge. I miss my 🐐

[@jasonnolasco2826]

Part of being a coach are people skills and how to teach these concepts. I doubt he would have the patience to teach and he had a reputation for being difficult to know or relate.

[@IaintTrynaGoOutLikeBIGnPAC]

This was the whole point of watching the tapes. Some players saw the tapes, others viewed it.

[@fancylad22]

But somehow the conventional wisdom is that Lebron has the highest basketball IQ ever. In reality Kobe was way better than Lebron

[@LeetraviusMcKay-q6m]

@@fancylad22Because Kobe played in the triangle system and learned the fundamentals from overseas so it was easy for him to understand the game from an X’s and O’s standpoint

[@killersan6857]

The coaches should already be doing that they can see and watch everyone and everything that happens on the floor

[@sovereignslime]

This is beautiful. God bless you Kobe

[@grafeebabee]

someone forward this to Gilbert Arenas

[@uknowwhoib9676]

😂😂😂😂

[@luisvergara6502]

Gil is a moron, he wouldn't understand

[@ttestagr]

Accidental has too many syllables for Arenas to know what the word means.

[@ghoslah]

And to giannis. I still can't believe what giannis said in the Allstars interview 😂

[@jackieroach2124]

Exactly

[@alexsmith3598]

I've never heard a more perfect description. It's looked like accidental basketball for a while now. I blame bad coaching. They just say "idk, he's him." And cash their check.

[@Chey-v2b]

Not bad coaching. Its aau and gets getting told how great they are at 10 years old so coaches can't coach like they used to

[@atlien1988]

It's not all coaching - at least not on the NBA level. These guys are entering the league lacking basic basketball fundamentals & knowledge of the game. This starts at HS/AAU. The one & done system has also ruined the NBA.

[@watr19]

@@atlien1988insane cope, this is what teams do cuz it’s simple and effective and hard for defenses to deny passing lanes

[@alexsmith3598]

@@atlien1988 So bad coaching then?

[@knwilli5]

The only team that allows the coach to do his job is Miami. Every other team lets their star player run the show.

[@soar011belize]

The Warriors are one of the fews teams still running a system

[@Bougie.Weirdo]

Yep! And surprise, surprise, their coach is a Phil Jackson disciple. 💯

[@minaxn]

Was about to say that

[@yoy.p8282]

Steve Kerr the master of angles and misdirection. Using the defensedive players momentum to take advantage of small gaps and split second advantage

[@SHARKSTER-4us]

That’s because it’s still Phil Jackson………

[@mickomicko1234]

kerr was under that phil jackson system

[@KrispyKleenex365]

Kobe is like those master craftsmen that can build anything with his hands Nowadays we got 3 D printing machines I see how modern era people see Kobe as obsolete when i see unmatched skills hard work & determination mixed with blood sweat & tears

[@strawberryblender]

He’s still obsolete

[@yungslack7311]

@@strawberryblenderis he? Whens the last time Steph won anything lol Dude played in the most boosted warriors team ever and cant even get back in the playoffs

[@strawberryblender]

@@yungslack7311 2022 NBA championship just 2 years ago what are you talking about ?

[@joelsines7083]

Such a tragedy what happened to this man. Seemed like a genuine cool/good person

[@johnbhoy007]

Kobes whole life was basketball and man he was a real student of the game. I could listen to Kobe talk all day about basketball. You can feel the passion from him every time

[@sunavagunn8983]

Wonder why they never say kobe was one of the smartest players to play? This man was a genius on and off the court

[@Mike44569]

They discredit him oh ! And he spoke five languages

[@tyamem6555]

Yea cause come 4th quarter he’d start bricking shots , no one is more overrated thank Kobe

[@sunavagunn8983]

@@tyamem6555 🤣🤣🤣🤣 who has more buzzer beaters than Kobe? And before you say LeBron you are wrong.

[@aconater]

@@tyamem6555bro stop you’re embarrassing yourself 🤡🤡

[@combatsportlover6919]

​@@tyamem6555LJ bricks a far higher percentage.

[@andrefinance1314]

That's why I follow every Jokic games for so many years

[@aubhreypender3091]

Nuggets don’t run a very sophisticated offense eithet

[@i_fuze_hostages6]

@@aubhreypender3091it’s pretty much an inverted triangle

[@yaahman74]

@@aubhreypender3091yes but they really don’t need to because Jokic is so good he can create shots every possession

[@DaeLewis-pm2sx]

They be letting Jokic score 🤣🤣

[@lancey8366]

@@aubhreypender3091idk if you really watch them they do. It’s a lot like the warriors where it’s heavily freelance and motion but it’s not like they just give the ball to Jokic and let him do everything. Everyone knows their roll and where to be. Hence why Gordon gets so many dunks and the two man game is probably the most unstoppable play in the nba right now. It’s honestly kind of like a triangle except at the high post.

[@ghostlover951]

I can hear him talk all day... truly missed

[@CorneliusMagnus]

It makes me sad everytime because of how much value we lost when Kobe passed away. Wisdom, Motivation, Inspiration.

[@raurmanproductions3438]

People are finally starting to wake up and realize they are no longer watching a sport.

[@Juan2Mainey]

Facts the game is different it's soft and it's more for a image than the game

[@stevefromyellowstone7911]

Feels like WWF with a ball. At least WWF entertained me. This shit is just soft ass pussy ball

[@donarthiazi2443]

You should _wake-up_ and realize how sloppy it's always been in the NBA! It started getting better when the Bulls were killing people in the 90's. But not anymore

[@robert-h2x]

im a die har d basketball fan..... ive missed the last 5 all star games all these shot chucking

[@moses9426]

Exactly!! Back then every guy on a team had a role, didn't matter who they were. Kobe was a SG his job was to score. Today whoever's the star on the team automatically becomes the PG.

[@jordanrioscreations]

Kobe's so deeply missed, you absolutely know he would go in on today's players especially after that recent all star game

[@animationsilo]

The talked like the team was reconnecting a spinal cord to a brain stem each game. Understood the game on the macro level, highly gifted and loaded with talent. 👏🏾

[@BadgerWolf-19]

Micro

[@BlindfoldSniper]

@@BadgerWolf-19 Both.

[@BadgerWolf-19]

@@BlindfoldSniper yes sir.

[@Distractionalist]

​@BadgerWolf-19 nah, usually when people say micro they mean mechanics, shit like shooting, dribbling, all the basics. Macro is usually used to refer to how a player evaluates the game as a whole, things like long term strategy or mine games

[@BadgerWolf-19]

@@Distractionalist that includes micro if you're talking about whole it includes both. The Triangle is micro indeed. Whole includes basic observation to execution...every team knew the set ups of the triangle...but the details of what teams did to stop the triangle it was the micro details that was necessary to beat the teams. If you study the triangle in live games the counters are very detailed...thats micro observation.

[@musestarlight1]

Man Kobe was freaking smart!! RIP mamba... Just glad I got to wach these games with my dad before he passed 😢

[@agrey832]

Always loved listening to him break the game down. *R.I.P.*

[@KobeBryantIsClear]

Man. I miss this dude so much. Can listen to him talk ball all day. About anything really. So much fkn knowledge

[@larrywarren1049]

None of that.....huh .....u....know i keep it ....huh 110 so many cant put a sentence or statement with more than 3 words and still millionaires playing kids game

[@petramacneary8152]

People forget how smart Kobe really was in the game of basketball. He’s a genius and can break down every play

[@caliloyalty818]

Several years and I’m understanding more and more how I can apply your thought process in corporate life. Ty RIP

[@randompost84]

I always said, I admire Kobe because of the mindset. Not because he is a basketball player. This guy was going to be successful in anything he put his mind to.

[@fittyrightonpoint6466]

I miss Kobe, he was a true Savant of the game.💯💯👏👏👍👍 RIP Kobe♥️♥️

[@fpvflyer4758]

What a great mind, a great athlete, and a true gentleman. RIP Kobe and Gigi

[@sex4ladies]

Pure basketball intelligence. A studier of the game. He is greatly missed. 😢❤

[@alwallace4538]

How did I miss this? More Kobe genius. Accidental basketball. Truth

[@Dilly_Dil1y]

2000s was the best era of basketball. Hands down. Kobe, dirk, ai, Tmac, Duncan, pp, etc.

[@yomicry-ed3697]

Ehhhhh

[@airfrance4365]

​@@yomicry-ed3697Better than this weak era of basketball

[@jhenrigarrote]

In terms of individual talent, yes, just the class of 96, which in their prime during 2000's, has 3 MVP in it... The competition in individual skill (1v1) is crazy!

[@escabarblue3703]

And Peja stojakovic, cuttino Mobley, white chocolate, 04 pacers

[@oscarherrera5857]

90's

[@DYKWINNING]

This is why European teams/Players dominate because they understand and practice the fundamentals.

[@gvngbvngiggy]

European teams? Lol. The fundamentals they learned in europe dont tell them anything about the tendencies of specific nba teams.

[@Jhamanyfield-gv5xm]

Wait what? European players dominate the NBA??? I can only think of 3-5 European players that are dominate in the NBA. You’re trolling. Like literally trolling.

[@sketch3744]

@@Jhamanyfield-gv5xm The last 5 MVP's have been international players, 4/5 being European. This year a lot of the top candidates for MVP( Jokic, Luka, Giannis), As well as the frontrunner for Rookie of the year (Wemby) are European. I'm not even from a European Country I'm From NZ but to say that European players aren't kinda dominating is objectively false.

[@Jhamanyfield-gv5xm]

@@sketch3744 that proves my point. I said 3-5. That’s not dominant.

[@yaopps4416]

@@sketch3744individual players don’t equal euro teams being dominant against nba teams tho those players are also in systems designed by nba teams

[@lbeachyalaska]

I don’t even like basketball but enjoy listening to Kobe talk about it

[@andredarden7052]

One of the truest things I've heard Kobe say. Biggest difference between basketball back then and nowadays. Professionals are now playing playground basketball.

[@marqc9829]

That’s the mentality that makes professionals

[@kleetorres2149]

Kobe would've become a great coach if he still lives today. Man RIP, glad growing up seeing you made those play especially that Finals against Boston that reached game7

[@At76812]

That would have actually been super interesting to see what happens. Kobe would have brought an old school 80s/90s mentality and energy to essentially GenZ athletes. Even if it didn’t work, it probably would have made a great documentary to watch “diva” NBA players have to deal with Kobe Bryant intensity for 82 games and god knows how any practices! I would have paid to watch!

[@Slam-wz9lr]

FACTS!!! That’s why they hate on Kobe ! Real student of the game

[@wilez3219]

Who hated him for that?

[@pastoryoutube6682]

Who hates on Kobe for studying the game! That was an accidental comment!

[@michaelturley3457]

lol or cause he has the most games in playoff history shooting under 40% with 15+ attempts 😂

[@feynmanschwingere_mc2270]

@@wilez3219 Go read ABIGAIL DISNEY'S TWEET the day he died (THAT Abigail Disney, heiresss to the DISNEY FORTUNE). And now tell me there wasn't a SMEAR CAMPAIGN to destroy Kobe.

[@feynmanschwingere_mc2270]

@@pastoryoutube6682 Go read ABIGAIL DISNEY'S TWEET the day he died (THAT Abigail Disney, heiresss to the DISNEY FORTUNE). And now tell me there wasn't a SMEAR CAMPAIGN to destroy Kobe.

[@sicilianjiu-jitsu2984]

Man he would of been a outstanding coach!

[@marcusrussell629]

UNLIKELY.....The Greats Have A Hard Time Being Successful Coaches They Be Expecting Players To Play With The Same Level Of Skill And Passion They Had... A Kobe Coached Team Would Hate His Demanding Ass

[@dubswilland]

@@marcusrussell629cough cough Larry Bird cough cough

[@marcusrussell629]

@dubswilland LITERALLY just proved my point ...Larry is the only one you can name which means like i said It usually dont work COUGH COUGH

[@JD-ww9fc]

​@@marcusrussell629Well Kobe didn't want to be a coach anyway lol..

[@josephvargas6377]

You can tell he was a master and legend of the game.he did his homework ❤

[@brodenarmstrong]

The day life started to not feel as real as it used too was the day Kobe died. We all remember where we were. 😔

[@johnnyringo2695]

Naw it's real

[@jameshawkins6619]

My college dorm.

[@gutstheman65]

I was in my lounge

[@flytii]

These players today play, finessed insane guaranteed contract basketball

[@Malachi721]

You don’t got an ounce of the talent and saying they finessed is crazy work

[@flytii]

INRI@@Malachi721

[@df4480]

Perfect analogy of today basketball game. “Accident basketball “

[@Lefuhq3]

No, it's not it's just efficient

[@Fritz2Live4U]

You meant inefficient ​@@Lefuhq3

[@qpeocn]

​@Lefuhq3 no, it's "diva" basketball. Or, "soft" basketball. Either one fits

[@Lefuhq3]

@@qpeocn it's funny because 96% of the league back then would just get walked around like a dog all day if they played today lmao

[@Lefuhq3]

@qpeocn Jordan definitely wasn't a diva tho his teammates definitely got along with him and he never had public issues.

[@chrisfacchiano7356]

Man we needed him so bad for the state of the game 😢

[@JohnSchaeferUNIVERSE]

❤❤❤❤❤❤he makes me cry. He was so real ❤

[@FoxtrotGolfLima]

Kobe as a player 🤤 Kobe as a coach 🤯

[@josephsarh4193]

Kobe aint lying..the NBA is so hard to watch. No defense no competition..no trash talking. Everything that made the NBA great is gone..MAKE THE LEAGUE GREAT AGAIN!!

[@LuckyNobody1]

Its why even though the US talent is far beyond any other country, they dont dominate internationally. Sure they are still the favourites and *did* win the olympics but the tactics of the other countries and the basketball iq of those players are why the US dont win by a landslide every game.

[@AlexanderPerez-fu4ix]

"No competition" where was this energy when the lakers 3 peated and the bulls 3 peated twice? Was the competition so bad that no other team stood a chance against them?

[@josephsarh4193]

@@AlexanderPerez-fu4ix i guess you must not really understand what Kobe is saying right?

[@AlexanderPerez-fu4ix]

@@josephsarh4193 I know what kobe is talking about and he's wrong. Teams still use offensive/defensive schemes like they've done decades ago. Offense has gotten better and people saying this Era has no defense. But we're not talking kobe right now, we're talking about you saying there is no competition when there wasn't any during the shaq/kobe 3 peat and MJ and the bulls 3 peat(2x)

[@SiriusV21]

James Harden dribbling twenty times and either penetrating or step back 3 comes to mind 😂

[@williecatch9]

D’antoni system is now the culture of the NBA.

[@dr.hiccup573]

I wish Kobe was here to see what Jokic has been doing in Denver. Rip Mamba ❤

[@BwizWalkerGG]

Hearing this will always be relevant. He’s still here with us all. 💚 #2 🖤

[@verbalkint3447]

Kobe dropping gems

[@gorcsauce696]

😂

[@qpeocn]

​@@gorcsauce696😂

[@feynmanschwingere_mc2270]

@@gorcsauce696 Bronse*ual spotted LMAO

[@feynmanschwingere_mc2270]

@@qpeocn LeBalco sucks :)

[@criticalthinking777]

That Triangle Offense maximizes a player's IQ and abilities. MAMBA LIFE💯

[@miamimouse3167]

I love when you're great because you're just better prepared 🎉🎉🎉

[@cuppal1969]

Accidental basketball is the best description of today's game.

[@Silentef]

What he’s explaining is organized basketball. This is what sets the difference between NCAA and NBA you are fluid not just taking shots cuz you open.

[@mari0s8]

Yeah, basically that's what happens in Euroleague. It's all about the tactics and not the accidental crazy af plays.

[@chemicloud6443]

Stfu and keep wishing the fucking brits came up with basketball!!

[@chemicloud6443]

Also as soon as we started letting foreign players in the leauge had to get soft and diversified and not about talent.. makes me sick

[@chemicloud6443]

Keep wishing Europe invented basketball.

[@feelcollins4358]

Bruh your youngest MVP plays accidental basketball lol, Luka Magic penetrate and pitch 😂

[@alexvukasin9769]

The classic “every era sucks but mine” trope, well done.

[@At76812]

There’s some truth to it. Just going off ratings alone, it’s clear something is not right

[@LJMadrigalMusic]

It does tho.. Even the commissioner had to think of other ways to make the game more interesting and watchable to the fans.

[@invisalats841]

I barely watch anymore, even the playoffs. It's just a bunch of wild passes in the half court offense, hoping someone on defense makes a mistake, and if they don't, they just crank up prayer shots near the end of the shot clock. There is nothing but half assed fundamentals and superficial flare. Most of the teams can't do more than keep throwing picks over and over, hoping to make something happen.

[@jordangoat6650]

If you don't think there are some truth in what he's saying, you don't know ball lol

[@sthabisodingiswayo]

​@@LJMadrigalMusic I think you're confusing the All Star Game with the overall NBA.

[@KOBEISTHEGOAT82]

RIP mamba legend

[@aidenguo5580]

That’s why players like Luka and Jokic are so successful - they’re one of the last players that read defenses like this. Luka was actually cited his rookie year for turning the ball over bc his teammates were not where they were supposed to be given a defensive read, something they quickly figured out.

[@mr.charles5589]

Kobe's break downs are master pieces

[@FlashlightChronicles]

I could hear Kobe talk basketball all day everyday!

[@young_grizzly5]

Wish he was around in the podcast era 😢

[@TituzzzD]

He was, actually. All The Smoke managed to produce one with him: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYOWfHyvesx2ncU

[@TremainSmith-v4t]

Rest in peace Brother

[@safifaruqi]

I miss Kobe man

[@stevenlee5806]

This is one of the variable why teams today average 20+ points a game more than they did 20 years ago

[@MaziEmdi]

I have no doubts he was going to make a great ‘NBA coach one day…. Too bad we’ll see it. RIP Kobe.

[@Elwood117]

Who’s here after the wack all star game? Kobe dropping knowledge in today’s game! He was different than any different player rip Kobe!

[@leechrec]

That was a total shitshow.

[@trentalexander-maguire7813]

All star game is a waste of time, they should get rid of it altogether

[@KG-tt3nl]

Players don't want to get hurt doing an all-star game

[@LeetraviusMcKay-q6m]

@@KG-tt3nlBut they want to be All Stars and make all NBA or first, second or third team all defense

[@johnnyboy3410]

“dropping knowledge” chill bro it’s basketball not rocket science

[@Dapper_Dean]

Kobe's IQ is higher than 99% of the historical players. But execution is the hard part.

[@dorunafured5856]

nope, he basically just shot a lot

[@prancerjohnponce6889]

yeah.. imagine not passing the ball to a wide open man. while being double teamed.. imagine shooting the most in the finals while averaging below 30% fg.while having shaq as a teamate. and shaq shoots over 60%. more points while taking less shot.

[@onthegrind1314]

Neither one of you know what y'all talking about

[@MrThmn1984]

Incorrect, that % only applies to his and every generation of players after him. Players before were as strategic as he was.

[@M-A-Y-H-E-M]

​@@prancerjohnponce6889: *"IMAGINE"* ☝🏽 . . . 🤦🏻 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@deebrown5744]

MAN I MISS THIS DUDE

[@willford-sn4ko]

I like accidental basketball. The improvisation makes it less predictable and more entertaining.

[@Russao9]

Best comment ever. Miss u Kobe

[@donarthiazi2443]

What comment are you referring to... that's the best ever 😂😂

[@abuceesay]

He master the game

[@HillTopHustlerHbg]

It's not accidental basketball. It's all 5 positions are Capable of shooting, dribbling and passing. #Evolution

[@josephninerift3784]

He wouldn't be on multiple 1st team defense if he's not studying the game. Kobe's dedication to basketball is on another level

[@c.galindo9639]

Basically he played with a team and not just with other players. It shows the different levels of skill and maturity amongst those he had on his side

[@westysha4756]

R.I.P. 🐍🕊️

[@donarthiazi2443]

🙄

[@CL2-]

Are we just going to keep saying RIP Kobe for the next 200 years. Like bro he was so influential and I personally love him but it's time to move on

[@donarthiazi2443]

@@CL2- Exactly. Most of the sheep that post that knew nothing about him or probably used to trash him in the comment section.

[@dustcake2576]

Kobe is so underrated

[@drk.i.a.2969]

Overated hes just a copy of MJ.

[@karabaja4757]

​@@drk.i.a.2969i throw paper to the thrash can and say Kobe, all the time ... what copy do you refer little boy ?

[@OrganicJew]

@@karabaja4757 who cares.

[@wilez3219]

​@@drk.i.a.2969how is that a bad thing! And Jordan didn't have Kobe's work ethic

[@eduardoarancibia169]

To understand the defense there needs to be a defense.

[@Davenport1992]

RIP Mamba you were one of the absolute best.

[@Ikkorthewolf]

The, "Technician" of the Game🏀🧠 Rest Peacefully n GOD'S🙏🏿 Paradise, Kobe✊🏿🖤

[@goonie79]

Reacting to each player's strengths in sequence.

[@csgoat968]

when Kobe gave this interview it was right at the time when the league was shifting to more 3 pointers, when Morrey let James Harden go bananas and chuck up 15 3pt shots a game. The league has adapted and if yall genuinely think teams like the Warriors and Kings don’t play a purpose when drawing up their plays, yall aren’t watching actually watching the games

[@tendarkshadows]

this

[@IshmellVladimir]

This the very argument I was making to a friend who was trying to convince me that the 73-9 Warriors would run circles around the 72-10 Bulls. Schematically, for all the running around Curry and Thompson do the Bulls would simply scheme defensively to knock both Curry and Thompson off there routs with traps, defensive switching, and pure athleticism...the 72-10 Bulls were THE best defensive team that year...Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman all made 1st defensive team that year...to simply put, these guys were machines, thoroughbreds...they were super nerds with bionic bodies...and Coach Phil was Quality Control. The average sports fan/nba fan has no idea, absolutely no clue as to the mechanics that came with that team. To simply put the 72-10 Bulls outmatched, outplayed, overwhelmed every single opponent that year...and the 10 losses wasn't because they were outmatched or outplayed, they just simply rested against those opponents. If you really think about it, and really understand basketball, the 1996-97 Bulls could have went undefeated. As for your Warriors...those 73 wins in this age of zone defense was simply fun and cute to look at. Steph, Clay, and Iggy throwing up threes like confetti...most of those shots was bound to go in right...?...and the main reason they lost in the finals was because they ran into a Cavs team that started playing physical. Bron, Love, and Kyrie went old school on that ass, started getting in the faces, making them change where space was...and for those 3 straight losses that caused them the series, they'll tell you, and the film will show, nothing was easy, no shot uncontested, and the physicality was unmatched. The Cavs in that 3 game stretch simply dominated. The Warriors players had no idea what had happened to them, no clue to what was going on...but coach Kerr had seen it once before... Oh yeah, thats right...he was on that 72-10 Bulls championship team...the one idiots are saying could never keep up with his 73-9 Warriors...😂😂😂😂 Lets stop the cap. Stop dreaming and come back to reality. The 72-10 Chicago Bulls are THE GREATEST team in NBA history. Maaaaan, it's not even close. Point. Blank. and...Period.

[@123Ryll]

I would give the warriors 1 game...and maybe the first quarter of the second game in a series. Purely because it would take the bulls time to adjust to the rule changes. Once they got the rules changes down...it would be blowout after blowout.

[@wilez3219]

Nope, the Bulls have never seen shooting the Warriors. It would come down to 3s are worth more than 2s.

[@123Ryll]

@@wilez3219 lol yea...cause the 90s teams weren't capable of playing defense full court. Maybe take a look at how MJ and Pip covered Kukoc at the olympics before he joined the bulls.

[@wilez3219]

@@123Ryll it's still not the same.

[@123Ryll]

@@wilez3219 yes. The bulls would be fine with the warriors range. They literally had the best defensive *and* the best offensive team. The warriors would have the first game...and how ever long it took for the bulls to adjust to the rule changes in the second game. After that....they would steamroll the warriors.

[@flexntexn]

It’s really sad for the game of basketball to have lost such an artist of it

[@thomaslloydcarey]

Kobe had depth and I truly miss him.

[@moses9426]

Anyone complaining about what Kobe's saying clearly missed his point.

[@iwishiwasthomasshelby]

True that. You’d be surprised how many idiots there are out there. There are so double digit IQ people out there on a test chimps score 70 on. I read so many comments today regarding doc rivers saying “coaching doesn’t matter.” I mean, I’m not being mean, but these people are just really at that level. Pre game plan, matchups, culture and practice, morale, egos, counter plans to opponent adjustments, in game adjustments, time outs, out of time out plays, etc. and they literally say the players are the only ones who impact winning and scoring. Trying to stay off the comment boards because I just get massive headaches.

[@FuttBuckerson69]

Because he's blatantly wrong. Players 100% still study scouting reports and have plays/sets and defensive schemes they run. There's nothing accidental about their play. He's just an old head hating on the more talented new school

[@RobJarrell63]

False, many jave admitted to not stidying the game. You have some that do but we are talking about in their free time watching other players, systems, improving their game. Players do admit to this. ​@Trapford-Chris

[@DRB5000]

Did they land the helicopter though?

[@iwishiwasthomasshelby]

@@DRB5000 no, but you and your parents have done a lot of bad things. You are such a nasty person that all you have done in this world is bring negativity. You guys will meet again, looking up at the living world. Bring some ice water.

[@electric8668]

Chicago was so dangerous because it had Michael Jordan and it didn't matter what the other teams did because they were gonna lose.

[@phillipsosa3353]

Then why didn’t mj win until phil got there an implemented a system to help mj?

[@electric8668]

@phillipsosa3353 Dude ask that question about Kobe?

[@phillipsosa3353]

@@electric8668 yeah because Kobe couldn’t win without Phil just like mj couldn’t the difference is mj was always the #1 on the team and for every finals. Kobe wasn’t the #1 until shaq left

[@electric8668]

@phillipsosa3353 Do you also acknowledge Kobe wouldn't be Kobe without Jordan as the blueprint?

[@g24deez]

​@phillipsosa3353 in hindsight it's easy to say Jordan never won anything without Phil. Da Bulls went to the 89 ECF with Doug Collins and lost then he got fired after going. Phil 1st season da Bulls went to da 90 ECF and lost but got another chance in 91 and da rest is history, but da point is all u have is hindsight perspective because in real time nobody knew if Phil would've worked. What precedence does Phil Jackson has b4 coaching da Bulls? Had Phil not coached da Bulls he would've never been on da Lakers radar. When u REACH I TEACH lol

[@chasesimmons1271]

Not only did offensive plays get watered down to this type of “accidental basketball” since SC30 revolutionized the game (not his fault), but the defense also became non-existent. Only a select few would even put an effort in defending. I remember how I stopped watching the NBA beyond highlights because even the biggest star (LeFlop) joined the plague and went from A tier defender to a liability (as early as 2018).

[@blairbryan4040]

Oh no sc30 realized something they never really defended the 3 pt line when he came into the league so he made his name solely off that ok well if they don't guard the line then I'll take what they give. Then gsw said well let's pair him with another so if they try to double him, we have another shooter available. Problem now is they don't have enough shooters around steph to keep the defense honest.

[@joescafidi1221]

Defence became non-existent because the NBA wanted it that way, they realized that the new fans knew nothing about how the game was supposed to be played and just wanted something exciting to watch. So they did away with the rules and with the ability to play real defence. Todays NBA is an embarrassment.

[@TheInvisibleMan420]

"Accidental basketball." What a good way to put it.

[@ottomatic2634]

I wish he was still there, no one contests what Kobe says. If i say it, i'm just old school.

[@CertifiedOutside]

Dude wuda been da best coach ever smh

[@IsaacMSingleton1]

We saw it through Gigi before they passed. He really was teaching her the game of basketball like he understood it, and like he said, that's the 1 daughter who took it serious like him. Sad we didn't get to see it all play out, maybe Kobe would have been a women's coach to help the game advance forward

[@donarthiazi2443]

Oh puhleese... like you could know something like that 🙄🙄🙄

[@jamaalalirichardson8392]

Sounds like hating. Players always penetrated and dished the ball out. The difference now is everyone can shoot so it's even more prevalent. Back in the day they didn't have at least 3 long range shooters on the court at all times.

[@idek6192]

Because it’s kobe they won’t call it what it is

[@jamaalalirichardson8392]

@idek6192 I've noticed that alot.

[@terryfrancis8162]

5-13 from the 3 is not good shooting 😂 , you said it wrong , in todays game everyone shoots 3’s and flops

[@bran4457]

​@@terryfrancis8162 Casual take.

[@blakesherwood6323]

It’s not that they are better at shooting it’s that they shoot 50 threes in a game. That’s what it is. It’s hard to watch a full NBA game now. Even in the playoffs last year I wouldn’t even watch my team(Lakers) till the 4th quarter. It’s obviously my opinion but basketball just doesn’t have the same feel watching it as I used to and I used to love it. I would watch any two teams on a random Wednesday because I loved the game of basketball.

[@ajlacostewm]

Street ball is hard to defend .

[@kevinking7412]

Still hard to believe Kobe is gone, shame what happened to everybody in that helicopter, he would have been a great coach at some point I think

[@ZhierOrreih]

In Kobe and MJ times, people play for competition, title and enjoying the sport and also showcase their skills. In today's era people play for money, they don't care as long as they are getting paid millions. That is what Kobe is trying to say.

[@Zion122]

The main reason they play in the NBA is for money. The legends of years past would've never played had there been no money attached.