Peter_Gibbons
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I live in LA and I get to see all the laker games. Contrary to what the media and laker fans like to believe, Kobe routinely falters down the stretch. Kobe's "game winner" shots shooting percentage is a lowly 25% for the last 5 yrs. YET, kobe is billed as the best closer of the NBA. While other players such as Lebron, Melo etc are billed as not clutch enough when they both have a much higher percentage.
Example: Last nights game against the Blazers, Kobe "in the final minute alone he missed a key 3-pointer, had a crucial turnover and was off on another 3."
http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/9442588/Kobe,-Lakers-lose-again-in-Portland
MEDIA : After choking down the stretch, SportsCenter reports the game by showing a few clips of the Blazers scoring, then shows a kobe made basket with 6 mins left in the game and says "4th qtr, who else? kobe with the basket". That is news reporting at its worse. They did not show or mention a word on how kobe choked away the game at the end and actually portrayed him as being clutch once again in the 4th. They do this routinely. When kobe does make a game winner, its a big headline. When kobe chokes, they use selective reporting and leave it out. Its a shame. Because if I didn't get to watch the game and just caught the report on SportCenter, I would've thought Kobe had another good game while his teammates choked again.
Kobe is NOT clutch or the best closer in the game by any means.
Example: Last nights game against the Blazers, Kobe "in the final minute alone he missed a key 3-pointer, had a crucial turnover and was off on another 3."
http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/9442588/Kobe,-Lakers-lose-again-in-Portland
MEDIA : After choking down the stretch, SportsCenter reports the game by showing a few clips of the Blazers scoring, then shows a kobe made basket with 6 mins left in the game and says "4th qtr, who else? kobe with the basket". That is news reporting at its worse. They did not show or mention a word on how kobe choked away the game at the end and actually portrayed him as being clutch once again in the 4th. They do this routinely. When kobe does make a game winner, its a big headline. When kobe chokes, they use selective reporting and leave it out. Its a shame. Because if I didn't get to watch the game and just caught the report on SportCenter, I would've thought Kobe had another good game while his teammates choked again.
Kobe is NOT clutch or the best closer in the game by any means.
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