Article that articulates exactly why I hate Kobe

This article summarizes what drives me nuts about the guy and why, against recent, high-profile consensus, I would never him want him in a Blazers jersey.

almost 3 years ago dukedee 23 comments 4 recs |

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EEEEEEXactly!!!!!!!!

I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich

by hobobob on May 12, 2009 2:11 PM PDT reply actions

Kobe is the best though

He’s won like 12 league MVPs and about 6 NBA finals MVPs. He’s also outscored everybody else who has been in the league an equal time that he has. Why can’t be act like this?

by Zaig on May 12, 2009 2:22 PM PDT reply actions

Don't forget about winning 5 finals MVP awards.

by Escrote on May 12, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions

he's also won 4 NBA finals MVPs

by Death Star Drive-By on May 12, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions

He also knows how Shaq's a** tastes

But he ain’t tellin’.

by LaoTzu on May 12, 2009 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions

fail...

by Death Star Drive-By on May 12, 2009 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions

Wow when did we.

Turn into the Kobe fan club. Kind of disgusts me.

by JmarcL4 on May 13, 2009 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions

lol

nobody, NOBODY like kobe here…

Zaig jokingly said he won “about 6 NBA finals MVPs”

Escrote “5 finals MVP awards”

I said “4 NBA finals MVPs”

6,5,4 and so on…. gosh I hate explaining sarcasm or jokes… but wait maybe your were joking too?…. hmmm

by Death Star Drive-By on May 13, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Perfect article

Joyless. No fun to watch. Smug. Fake tough guy. Insecure.

Phenomenal player, but impossible to like or root for.

by Hawthorne Wingo on May 12, 2009 2:33 PM PDT reply actions

I think you nailed it....Insecurity

Its strange that a guy so talented is so visibly insecure.

I didn't mean to turn you on

by dukedee on May 12, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions

My friends tell me I am hard to hate

Does that make me the anti-Kobe?

by southern oregon on May 12, 2009 3:17 PM PDT reply actions

So you can't play ball worth a dribble?

by staylost on May 12, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions

Not any more but then I am older than his daddy

Who also thinks he is a selfish jerk

by southern oregon on May 12, 2009 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions

Roy is the anti Kobe

by svlittle on May 12, 2009 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm pretty sure

the “he can’t guard me” moment happened in Game 2 (same game D-Fish laid the shoulder on Scola).

Regardless, I agree 100%.

"Respect everyone, fear no one." -TP

by Arby on May 12, 2009 3:56 PM PDT reply actions

One guy commented that MJ was the same way.

I never really saw him that much, or I don’t really remember. I was young at the time , but I never thought MJ looked like he would be a really nice or fun guy to hang out with. But I have no Idea if thats true.
Good article, really puts into words how it seems a lot of people feel. Rings true to me.

by twggyy on May 12, 2009 5:26 PM PDT reply actions

Yes, I'd like to see someone explain the difference between MJ and Kobe in this regard

I just don’t see a difference in their taunting.

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on May 12, 2009 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions

MJ taunted guys like John Starks

Kobe taunts guys like Shane Battier.

"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith

by blzrfan on May 13, 2009 12:31 AM PDT up reply actions

Hard to take with his Doug Collins reference, and really just one negative comment repeated and expanded

Doug even? He is a superstar behind-puckering machine.

There are alot more reasons to hate on K*be.

by LaoTzu on May 12, 2009 7:04 PM PDT reply actions

I wonder if it was because he was an out of high school draft choice...

Yo know, never really developed the security of playing well in college, having the weight of the world thrust onto his shoulders while so young, or at least him perceiving them to be. He feels like he HAS to be that way.

Then again,that doesn’t tell the whole story. LeBron pretty much had the exact same situation as Kobe did in that respect, perhaps even more pressure since the Cavs were in a MUCH worse spot than the lakers were when Kobe was drafted.

"We Believe" - Rudy Fernandez

by TheGreatMon on May 13, 2009 1:09 AM PDT reply actions

Guess what?

You always appeal to your demographic, this is true with any news or television we are exposed to. We all know where Kobe plays, is this really that surprising to any of us?

by JmarcL4 on May 13, 2009 10:01 AM PDT reply actions

I've tried to root for Kobe at times.

I just can’t do it. He is just not likable to me.

There was a time I hated MJ because he always beat my Pistons, but I never disliked him. MJ had an air about him. When MJ came back from retirement it was easy to root for him as a great player and a person.

I think Kobe is a great player and I will keep giving him a chance because I like great basketball and respect skills. However it is hard for me to see myself ever turning that corner fully and being able to root for him.

I’ll keep trying though. Maybe one day, if he is ever the underdog.

"It's better to have a good player with the basketball in late game situations than to have plays." - R. Pitino

"I asked a ref if he could give me a technical foul for thinking bad things about him. He said, of course not. I said, well, I think you stink. And he gave me a technical. You can't trust em."- Jimmy V

Go Blazers!!

by DaNoose on May 13, 2009 10:34 AM PDT reply actions

Kobe is an amazing player and competitor...

that being said, I agree with the author. He is SO contrived and not at all himself. I liked the analogy the author made about being an actor playing a part that doesn’t fit him at all. Reeks of insecurity.

by JasonT on May 15, 2009 1:23 PM PDT reply actions