May 22nd, 2010 by Chase

One word best describes Kobe Bryant the Basketball Player. Clutch. And this season 2009-2010 when people were questioning his play through health and age, Kobe had perhaps the most “clutch” season of his entire career. A total of 6 Game Winning shots in one season. Incredible. In this post we remember these amazing game winning shots from Kobe. All 6 for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!

vs. Heat

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vs. Celtics

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vs. Raptors

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vs. Bucks

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vs. Kings

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vs. Grizzlies

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After viewing these game winning shots, my question is to you which is your favorite? Which do you think is the most clutch? And do any 1 of these shots rank in the top clutch regular season shots of all time?

February 24th, 2010 by Chase

The Lakers were down by 2 98-96 to the Memphis Grizzlies in Memphis tonight with about 5 or so seconds to go when Kobe Bryant did it again. More late game heroics from one of the greatest clutch players the game has ever seen. Here’s the video highlight from the game. What’s remarkable also were the two big shots he hit right before this to keep the game close, leading to his final three to win the game. The guys is just incredible!

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This is Kobe Bryant’s 5th Game Winning Shot this season and we still have a couple months worth of games to go in the regular season. Can’t wait to see the game winning shots he hits in the playoffs!

February 19th, 2010 by Chase

1. Receiving Ball In The Post

In today’s game you will often see players getting fronted when trying to post up on the block. Many times this actually works and the player who is posting up is unable to receive the ball and the play is broken. This is one of the most underappreciated skills Kobe Bryant possesses. He has the trained skill of being able to shield off a defender every time on the offensive end and prevent him from fronting. When was the last time you saw Kobe get fronted and not get the basketball? Never!

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2. The Pick n’ Roll with Pau Gasol

The Pick n’ Roll, the play once mastered by Karl Malone and John Stockton and now widely used throughout the NBA game is once again masterfully run with Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol. The difference is that their version of the Pick n’ Roll is even more complex. Which is has to be because of the advances defenses in the NBA have made in stopping it. The video below gives you an idea of how Pau and Kobe run the pick n’ roll in clutch situations.

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3. Mid-Range Jumper from All Angles

NBA players these days are great at two things, points around the rim or in the paint and 3 pointers. But the mid-range game has been lost for the most part in the NBA. One of the things that makes Kobe Bryant so great is that he has developed a dominate mid-range game making it impossible for defenses to double team him at certain times of the game.

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4. Ball Protection in Traffic

As Kobe has gotten older and slowed down in his overall athleticism, it’s been amazing to see how crafty he is going to the rim and how he can protect the ball so well before finishing. Somehow he always finds a way to not get stripped, even with 2 or 3 guys swiping at the ball as he is going to the rim.

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5. Free Throw Shooting

Practice, form, and repetition. Kobe Bryant is one of the best high volume free throw shooters in the history of the game. What do I mean by this? For players who actually get to the free throw line 5-8 times or more per night, he is one of the highest percentage at the line in the history of the game. People always talk about how clutch Kobe Bryant is. One of the reasons behind this is due to the fact that you can’t foul him at the end of games because you know he’s going to hit his free throws.

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Now it’s your turn! What other specific skills of the game do you admire of Kobe’s?

February 2nd, 2010 by Chase

Kobe Bryant is the greatest scorer in Lakers history. In case you didn’t get the memo, Kobe Bryant passed Jerry West as the Lakers all-time leading scorer with 25,193 career points. Big congratulations to Kobe for an amazing career thus far. It’s not like this is just some small franchise record. It’s the Lakers we are talking about. People Kobe has passed on his way to being the greatest Laker scorer of all time include:

1. Jerry West
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
3. Elgin Baylor
4. Magic Johnson

Now that is quite the list. Passing Jerry West also put Kobe Bryant at #14 on the All-Time NBA scoring list. According to Jerry West, Kobe is not only the greatest scorer in Laker history but he’s also the greatest player in Lakers history with all of the things he can do on a basketball court. Check out this post by Mike Trudell on Lakers.com to read more about this fantastic accomplishment that Kobe has achieved as well as a unique interview with the Logo himself Jerry West about the greatness of Kobe Bryant. You Kobe fans don’t want to miss this.

The greatest player on 1 of 2 of the greatest franchises in NBA history. The other being Bill Russel of the Boston Celtics. What does that tell you? It tells me that the 3 greatest basketball players of all time are Jordan, Russell, and Bryant!!!

December 18th, 2009 by Chase

This time the victims were the Milwaukee Bucks. They out played the Lakers for 4 ½ Quarters of play (overtime) and the Lakers were still able to steal the game at the end thanks to the heroics of one Kobe Bryant. Most of you I’m sure have seen the highlights. But it’s such an important event that I’m writing a post about it anyways. Here’s the highlight from last nights Laker win over the Bucks and Kobe’s dramatic game winning jump-shot:

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I decided to post the game as called by the Laker broadcasters rather than the Bucks broadcasters because of the unprofessional-ism the Bucks broadcasters displayed during the last 2 minutes of the ballgame. Here’s a mix a Youtube user put together that’s pretty cool as well, dramatizing the last second heroics from Kobe Bryant’s shot last night!

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What other word can be used to describe Kobe Bryant’s ability in clutch situations other than AMAZING! He’s truly one of the most clutch performers the game has ever seen. Anyone who says they woud rather have someone else with the ball and the game on the line is biased and flat out lying to themselves! The Black Mamba Strikes Again!