said by The Dv8or :

I cant wait for Artest's first tantrum. Those fit right in LA.

said by The Dv8or :

Only 5 years after Shaq got his without Kobe. And Shaq didnt have to ride the Kevin Garnett injury tide.

said by Eagles LoveR :

I just said the greatest ever averaged less than a "horrible" 43% in a couple of his great championship runs... also can't say anything to the fact that it took shaq 8 years to get his ring and he had to get it with kobe... and when he got his with Kobe dwade averaged an amazing 35 points a game and ESPN actually rates dwades performance as the best in NBA history

said by zaldy :

A kobe hater will be always a Kobe hater no matter what. Now that Kobe won without Shaq, those haters will come up with something...today is the 43 percent day.

Back to topic, I hope the Lakers can still keep Trevor.

said by zaldy :

A kobe hater will be always a Kobe hater no matter what.

said by Chillin :

What is your point?

Well unless your like some on this board that love him when he is winning, and when he is only winning .500 they are riding some other player.

said by zaldy :

I've been a Kobe fan after MJ retired for the 2nd time...I think that was back in 98. Also a 43 percent FG isn't horrible in my opinion...I think it is very good considering majority of those shots were tough shots. Those aren't point blank range...which a good center always do. Try to compare Kobe's FG with the same position and you can see 43 is very good.

said by Loco :

I liked Michael Jordan back then.....& still do, but Kobe is badass, meng.

Kobe is also the best player in the game today.

said by Chillin :

FYI your quoting something that a MOD edited. I wasn't suggesting you were not a Kobe fan from the begining. There are people here that are riding his train this year that were not just a year or two ago though. Its a funny thing.

I never commented on Kobe's FG %. But I can say its not as good as Jordans. Just another stat to look at. Dont try to tell us Jordan didn't have to hit tough shots. Alot of the ways Kobe is guarded today came from what teams learned guarding MJ.

said by pro7070 :

Shit Ariza played pretty well in the playoffs and is young. Artest is a loose cannon. Plays great defense though. Why change something that worked?

said by Solid_Snake :

ariza was like a 7ppg guy until the playoffs.. he is fools gold in my opinion

said by pro7070 :

But damn he's a loose canon that could cause some problems.

said by Mats :

Ya but once a dick always a dick. Just like Kobe.

said by Eagles LoveR :

Once a hater always a hater

said by tao :

For what Ron Artest did when he was 25, he should still be in jail. A couple of other then-Pacers too.

said by tao :

For what Ron Artest did when he was 25, he should still be in jail. A couple of other then-Pacers too.

said by ariesguy :

When was the last time he lost it? I'm not keeping tabs, but it seems like he's been pretty mellow of late.. Maybe he's grown up? I was very different at 25 (when the brawl happened) and 30 (his current age). Look at Kobe, very different than he was 5 years ago..

said by Assault :

I think Kobe could have more rings than Jordan one day.

said by Assault :

I think Kobe could have more rings than Jordan one day.