The Brave Little Soldier returneth
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Aye, I'm still here. Just slightly preoccupied with macadocious' insistence that I recognize his Twitter guys as members of the media.
Just as long as they stay good enough to not get a top pick.
I understand your dislike for the Lakers and Kobe. However as a fan of the sport I have to admit that I am glad to see him back on the court and I hope he gets back to the level he was playing at. However much of an *** he is, he's done a lot in terms of spreading the popularity of the sport in the world and is also without a doubt one of the greatest to play the game. IMO it's never a nice thing to see an all-time great deteriorate in his play, let alone have his career somewhat cut short by an injury.
To his credit you can see that the man has a ton of basketball IQ. Forced a number of passes and at the wrong speeds too, but his vision and understanding of where guys are and where they are going to be far surpasses that of any of our players.
But yes, by all means take pleasure in watching the Lakers lose while he adjusts back to the game
And once he's back to playing at a high level you can bet I'll be alongside you rooting against them!
Kingsfan23
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This might not end well, like when other greats hang on. A great hanging on past his prime playing an unathletic, inefficient game while keeping the team treadmilling and the youth from developing (although still selling the tickets and merchandise). Hopefully this isn't the case, I want Kobe to succeed
63royals
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I understand your dislike for the Lakers and Kobe. However as a fan of the sport I have to admit that I am glad to see him back on the court and I hope he gets back to the level he was playing at. However much of an *** he is, he's done a lot in terms of spreading the popularity of the sport in the world and is also without a doubt one of the greatest to play the game. IMO it's never a nice thing to see an all-time great deteriorate in his play, let alone have his career somewhat cut short by an injury.
To his credit you can see that the man has a ton of basketball IQ. Forced a number of passes and at the wrong speeds too, but his vision and understanding of where guys are and where they are going to be far surpasses that of any of our players.
But yes, by all means take pleasure in watching the Lakers lose while he adjusts back to the game
I think you're missing the point. The NBA is two things -- it's sports competition and it's an entertainment business. As to sports competition, when you have an outstanding opponent, you acknowledge that they're good and try to beat them. If you can beat them, it's a significant accomplishment. The entertainment business has stars and bit players. The Kings, as a small market franchise, have always been the bit players. The Washington Generals if you will. The entertainment business angle is the reason for superstar calls, and the reason why the Kings have gotten screwed many time over the years. That's why the fawning media coverage about the return of the brave little soldier so richly deserves to be mocked.
I understand your dislike for the Lakers and Kobe. However as a fan of the sport I have to admit that I am glad to see him back on the court and I hope he gets back to the level he was playing at. However much of an *** he is, he's done a lot in terms of spreading the popularity of the sport in the world and is also without a doubt one of the greatest to play the game. IMO it's never a nice thing to see an all-time great deteriorate in his play, let alone have his career somewhat cut short by an injury.
To his credit you can see that the man has a ton of basketball IQ. Forced a number of passes and at the wrong speeds too, but his vision and understanding of where guys are and where they are going to be far surpasses that of any of our players.
But yes, by all means take pleasure in watching the Lakers lose while he adjusts back to the game
I mean you no offense, but no...you really don't understand. There's no way you could and I don't expect you to. Please don't give me the "fan of the sport" speech. I've watched and loved the NBA since 1965.
Oh I have no problem with mocking the media coverage. I'm just saying that at the end of the day, I want to see him get back to playing at the level he was. And in that sense I am interested in silly things like how he feels, and looking forward to his first "big" game and things like that.
VF - You have watched the NBA much longer than I've even been around and you know the sport better than I do, and I have no intention of even suggesting that you don't love the sport. Still, Kobe Bryant specifically as a player represents very different things for you and for me. He was the guy that people my age tried to copy growing up. The NBA isn't that popular overall here in Singapore, and a vast number of the fans we have are Laker fans simply because they grew up watching Kobe and all we got were Laker games once a week on ESPN. I watched him and tried to follow his moves long before I'd developed any sense of supporting a specific team.
So yes, I am somewhat interested in how my childhood idol of sorts returns to the court, as cheesy as it is. And that's just my opinion, my feelings having come from my particular background. I don't expect any sane Kings fan to feel the same
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