Kobe Bryant Talked Trash to Dirk Nowitzki During the Lakers Game Last Night
by Boweman55 on Feb 21, 2012 6:06 PM CST
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PrintDuring the Lakers thrashing of the Portland Trailblazers last night, Kobe Bryant shot the one-legged fadeaway jumper, and drilled it. This is of course, Dirk Nowitkzi's go-to move. After Kobe drilled it and play stopped for a moment, he decided to go to the TNT announcers and have a little fun. Check out the video below:
Pretty funny, Kobe. What a jokester this guy is. First he said he had no idea who Jeremy Lin is, now this. For my money, Kobe and Louis C.K. are the funniest people in the universe right now.
And I know Kobe is just talking some friendly trash, nothing serious. He just slightly trolling. No worries. But, I can't resist.
So, yours is sexier Kobe? Was it sexier when Dallas swept your team in the 2011 playoffs? Was it sexier even though Dirk shot 12-of-20 (60 pecent) from the midrange area in the series against your Lakers in that 4-0 sweep? Is it still sexier despite the fact that you're shooting about 45 percent from midrange this year, which is astronomically high compared to the percentages in the 30s you shot from midrange the previous five years? And Dirk during that same span? Never shot under 46 percent from that range in those five years.
So yeah, Kobe. Your one-legged shot is way sexier than Dirk's.
(Obvious troll is obvious. Direct all "FIVE RINGZ" hate to me in the comments below. I know it's coming, Lakers fans.)
(Hat tip to Ball Don't Lie for the video)
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Kobe's...
character, behaviour and antics have been highly questionable (not sure what I’m allowed to say here) as long as I can remember.
The interesting thing about him is that it has been demonstrated that good defenders can shut him down completely. I have not seen that for Dirk…
Which defender completely shut down Kobe?
I haven’t seen anyone shut either Kobe or Dirk down completely.
If you mean played good defense and affected their game, well, I’ve seen Stephen Jackson give Dirk problems, I’ve seen Udonis Haslem force Dirk into less than stellar games, so much so, that the Mavs ended up losing the series.
For Kobe, it’s not your usual suspects that people like to say, your Rajas, Shane Battiers – the ones I’ve seen actually make a dent in Kobe’s style are your long limbed defenders like Shawn Marion, Thabo Sefolosha, and Tayshaun Prince.
"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson
"Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd." - Voltaire
i saw that live and was like.. STFU kobe! keep his name out your mouth!
he is obviously still bitter about last season. dont worry though let the haters talk. it only fuels the mavs even more.
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As for the topic...
I think there’s something about the way Dirk does it that makes it the best.
I did like Durant’s imitation a few months ago, though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQXlfMhwUoo
I actually liked kobe's better than durant's
Dirk’s is still on top though…nothing comes close
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let the daggers rain
Yup, stay classy there.
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by SoCalGal on Feb 22, 2012 4:00 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
The fact that he's imitating Dirk's move says something about his respect level towards Dirk.
I don’t find this “offensive” at all.
"The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot."
- Bill Russell
by Marjun Raposon on Feb 21, 2012 11:02 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
yep this is just Dwyer spicing things up.
Dirk has respected Kobe’s game for so many years. He still believes Kobe’s the best player in the NBA.
by zigg on Feb 21, 2012 11:59 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
As the common Yahoo Sports heckler would say,
Kelly Dwyer is an idi…
Ah, never mind.
"The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot."
- Bill Russell
by Marjun Raposon on Feb 22, 2012 10:14 AM CST up reply actions
I think it's just one of Kobe's jokes
And the media, ONCE AGAIN, trying to blow things off proportion like they did with L …..I don’t even want to mention it
I'm pretty sure he was just joking
Kobe respects Dirk’s game while Dirk thinks Kobe is the best player in the NBA. Dirk is probably flattered or amused by this whole thing.
Shell art is OVER!
yeah there are much better articles about this from a little more national level guys..
All of them pointing out the immense respect arguably the two best scorers in the game (Kobe and Durant) are giving Dirk by spending so many hours in the gym trying to learn it and perfect it the way he has.
I'm a pansy firefly. better?
Kobe was joking...
Dirk should be flattered. Kobe is a student of the game and tries to adopt the best moves of the greatest players. The fact that he is trying to learn Dirk’s step-back from mid range is a testament to just how great Dirk is.
Other small point… this post says Kobe shot in the 30’s from the mid-range the last 5 years and then conveniently doesn’t provide the same link that it does to support Dirk’s stats, probably because the “30’s” number is flat wrong. But hey, who needs honesty when making up stats to suit your point works best.
by Actuarially Sound on Feb 22, 2012 4:05 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I did provide the link to Dirk's midrange numbers, in which he hasn't shot under 45 percent in the last five years
And yes, I flubbed a little bit on Kobe’s: he’s actually more around 41, 42 percent than the 30s.
But I was also being completely not serious in this entire post, hence the “obvious troll is obvious post.”
Just trying to have a little fun, much like Kobe is.
Kobe on Marion's defensive skills
“Oh, man, I agree,‘’ Bryant said, sporting a grin. "I think tonight they should not double me at all or zone me. Just play one on one because he’s such a terrific defender, he doesn’t need any help.’’
The sarcasm was dripping.
As a Dirk fan this is a pleasant thing to see
I don’t know why some of you are hating.He clearly was being funny…Not often you see a player as much successful and with as much pride as Kobe imitate some other player in a real game.It just shows he is a fighter, he loves the game, and respects his opponents.
"I don't know if there is a shot he doesn't like." - Veteran NBA coach Mike Dunleavy, Sr. about Dirk
Kobe <3s Dirk
The two have a respect for each other and the more he at least gives cred to Dirk says something about him. I gained respect watching him in the playoffs last year when he was the only one fighting. I am an insane Mavs fan, but Kobe doesn’t mean anything by this…classic media blowing things out of proportion.
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