Brandon Roy > Kobe Bryant

[RayDavies]

Anyone who doesn't...anally-rape the Blazers is better than Kobe.

That should fix it...

 

[MARIS61]

I'm a little teapot...

If you say so.

 

[RayDavies]

If you say so.

glad you crack yourself up.

now go bake it!

 

[B-Roy]

The stats are nearly equal, and Roy has played better than I ever believed he could this year. That said, Kobe is still a better defender, and as clutch as Roy has been this season, would you really (hypothetically, of course- and personal opinions about him aside) want anyone other than Kobe taking the final buzzer-beating shot for your team? KB is a flat MURDERER in the fourth quarter, and has ripped all our hearts out on a few occasions.

Roy is getting there, but until I see some ice cold in the clutch PLAYOFF BBall from him, he ain't better than Kobe. You could make a case that he is playing as well, but if you have seen any Laker games, you probably wouldn't say better.

Brandon is my favorite pro to watch though- I have never seen a smoother, more under control player. Plus that Hardaway-like crossover is ridiculous!

http://basketbawful.blogspot.com/2009/01/word-of-day-kobe-effect.html

The Kobe Effect (ko-bee eff-ekt) noun. The state that arises when a player creates the popular notion that he is clutch by taking so many late-game shots that he inevitably hits enough to create this impression, even when it is not true.

Last year, Kobe ranked second (behind LeBron) in clutch scoring, pouring in 51.8 points per 48 minutes, according to 82games. But he was jacking up 33.6 shots per 48 minutes, third most in the league (again behind LeBron and, absurdly, Jamaal Tinsley). His "clutch" field goal percentage was 44.8 percent--right around his career average. That's pretty solid--especially considering the degree of difficulty on those shots is higher than in the normal course of play.

But here are Kobe's "clutch" shooting percentages from the last five seasons going backwards: 44.8, 43.6, 36.4, 32.4, 39.6. That's not great. But let's narrow the sample size and look at the clutchiest of clutch shots--potentially game-winning shots in the last 30 seconds. How does Kobe do there? From 2003 through 2006, Kobe made seven such shots -- tied for ninth most in the league. But he fired up 32 shots, the highest total among all players. That adds up to a shooting percentage of 21.9 percent, well below the league average of 29 percent. Kobe also had zero assists in game-winning situations during that span.

Not necessarily saying I agree with it, just putting it out there.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Roy has yet to play a playoff game and we are comparing him to Kobe?

Thank god this is a Blazer board . . . I wouldn't want other teams fans to see what us Blazer fans are talking about sometimes.

 

[Minstrel]

Roy has yet to play a playoff game and we are comparing him to Kobe?

What do playoff games have to do with how well the two players have played this season, so far?

I haven't seen anyone compare their careers.

 

[MrJayremmie]

My two cents is that Kobe is still 95% of what his peak performance in his career has been. This year his dropoff in stats is just that there are so many quality players around him to share the load. Just think about this...the year Kobe was going crazy almost every game and had the 81 point game this is who he played with...


Odom-- The ONLY above average talent besides Kobe
Kwame--LOL, total scrub
Smush Parker- out of NBA
Sasha- when he still couldnt shoot or defend
D. George- total scrub
B. Cook- can he do ANYTHING besides make the occasional wide open jumper?
Luke Walton- eh. he can play but cmon...
C. Mihm- Just a tall white stiff, only played 59 games
Turiaf- rookie played 23 games after heart surgery
Bynum- getting next to nothing play time, nor should he have
Mckie- wore a suit every game
Medvedenko- youre kidding right?
Von Wafer- too bad it wasnt the 08/09 version

that team sucked sooooo much...and Kobe still took it to 7 games with the Suns

Kobe was untouchable in the 05-06 season. I don't think there was anyone better, similar to LeBron this year and last year, imo.

 

[maxiep]

My two cents is that Kobe is still 95% of what his peak performance in his career has been. This year his dropoff in stats is just that there are so many quality players around him to share the load. Just think about this...the year Kobe was going crazy almost every game and had the 81 point game this is who he played with...


Odom-- The ONLY above average talent besides Kobe
Kwame--LOL, total scrub
Smush Parker- out of NBA
Sasha- when he still couldnt shoot or defend
D. George- total scrub
B. Cook- can he do ANYTHING besides make the occasional wide open jumper?
Luke Walton- eh. he can play but cmon...
C. Mihm- Just a tall white stiff, only played 59 games
Turiaf- rookie played 23 games after heart surgery
Bynum- getting next to nothing play time, nor should he have
Mckie- wore a suit every game
Medvedenko- youre kidding right?
Von Wafer- too bad it wasnt the 08/09 version

that team sucked sooooo much...and Kobe still took it to 7 games with the Suns

I would argue that Kobe's numbers have declined a bit because he's finally realized that the best way for the L*kers to win is for him NOT doing it on his own. It pisses me off, because I always depended on his ego to ruin the L*kers' chances year after year.