[Full Name]Kobe Bean Bryant Cox
[Chinese Translation]Kobe Bean Bryant Cox, Kobe Byrne (Hong Kong and Macau), Kobe Bryant (Taiwan)
[Height]6 feet 6 inches/198cm (official)
[Weight]220 lbs. 99.8kg
[Team] Los Angeles Lakers/NBA No. 8; No. 24 since 06-07 season; No. 10 in Olympics
[Position] Point guard/small forward
[Current residence] Los Angeles
[Languages] Speaks fluent English and Italian, and has recently been learning Spanish, with a smattering of French.
[Birthday] August 23, 1978
[Astrological sign] Leo (Virgo) (not quite sure because of the cycles of the signs, sometimes on individual cycles August 23 is Virgo.)
[Wife] Vanessa Bryant
[Daughter] Natalia Demonte Bryant/Gina Maria Onor Bryant
[Education] Graduated high school in Philadelphia, Lower Merion/UCLA international trade dropout
[Place of birth] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
[Other family members]Father:Joe Bryant/Mother:Pam Bryant/Eldest sister:Sarah Bryant/Second sister:Shaya Bryant
[Former residence]Milan, Italy
[Draft]Drafted by the Hornets in the first round of the '96 draft with the 13th overall pick, and exchanged to the Lakers on July 11th of the same year, where the Hornets got Divac
[NBA Championships] 3
[NBA age] 12 years
Honors
2007: In the December 24th Lakers and Knicks game, in the third quarter with 11:08 left, Kobe a three-point shot, get his personal game's 20th point, but also let the individual career scoring exceeded the 20,000 mark. It took Kobe 29 years and 122 days to score 20,000 points, ahead of both Chamberlain and Jordan.
-May 7, 2008:Won the NBA's 2007-2008 MVP
-2008: Named to the NBA's First Team
-2008: Won the regular-season MVP
-2007: Named to the NBA's First Team in defense
-2007: Won the NBA's Scoring Championship with a 31.6-point average NBA Scoring Championship
-2007: All-Star Game MVP again
-2006: NBA Scoring Championship with 35.4 ppg
-2006: http://卓越/
-2006: Named to NBA Defensive First Team
-January 22, 2006 : 81 points against the Raptors;
-2005: 27.6 points per game, 6.0 assists per game, named to the NBA Third Team;
-2004: named to the NBA Defensive First Team;
-2004: 24.0 points per game, named to the NBA First Team;
-2003: 30.0 points per game, named to the NBA First Team;
-2003: Named to the NBA Defensive First Team;
-March 5, 2003: against the Pacers, became the youngest player in league history to reach 10,000 points;
-2003: Finals against the Nets, averaged 26.6 points and 5.8 assists per game, helping the Lakers win the 2002 NBA championship;
-2002: Named to the NBA First Team after averaging 25.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game;
-2002: Named to the NBA's Second Team on defense;
-2002: Selected as the Most Valuable Player of the 2002 All-Star Game after averaging 31 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in the game;
-2002: Started for the Western Conference team in his fourth consecutive All-Star Game;
-2002: Finals against the 76ers, averaging 24.6 points and 5.8 assists per game to help the Lakers win the 2001 NBA Championship;
-2002: Selected to the NBA Second Team;
-2001: Finals averaged 15.6 points and 4.6 assists against the Pacers, helping the Lakers win the 2000 NBA Championship;
-2000: named to the NBA second team;
-2000: named to the NBA first team in defense; and named to the NBA second team in interviews;
-1999: Lakers' lineup leader in steals (1.44 steals) , second on the team in scoring at 19.9 points, and named to the NBA's third team;
-1998: Became the youngest All-Star in the New York All-Star Game when he scored a Western Conference-high 18 points and had six rebounds;
-1998: Teamed up with Leslie to win the All-Star Weekend two-person shootaround;
-1997: in 71 games 7.6 points per game, 15.5 minutes on the court, named to the rookie second team;
-1997: Won the All-Star Game dunk contest;
-1997: Scored 31 points and had eight rebounds in the All-Star Rookie of the Year contest;
-November 3, 1996: Became the youngest player to make his NBA debut at the age of 18 years, 2 months, and 11 days when he took the court against the Timberwolves;
-November 3, 1996: Became the youngest player to make his first NBA
-1996: Selected by the Hornets in the first round of the 1996 draft with the 13th overall pick
Individual Records
02-03 Season against the Grizzlies in 34 minutes of play, scored 56 points.
02-03 season against the Supersonics hit 12 three-point shots, hit 9 consecutive three-point shots, March 28, 03 against the Wizards in a half of eight three-point shots,
Tied for the first in history. Created the NBA record at the time
02-03 season 9 consecutive 40 +. 13 consecutive 35 +, 16 consecutive 30 +
04-05 season 62 consecutive free throws hit
05-06 season 27 games 40 +, for the Lakers' history of the most
December 20, 2005 against the Mavericks in 33 minutes on the floor cut down 62 points.
January 23, 2006 against the Raptors cut down the NBA's second highest score 81 points, second only to Chamberlain March 2, 1962 against the New York Knicks cut down the NBA's highest single-game scoring record of 100 points, is currently the league's second-highest scoring
2006-2007 season cut down the second highest personal score of 65 points and make the individual 60 + to reach four games.
83 things to know about Kobe
Childhood phase
1: Born Aug. 23, 1978
2: Birthplace is Philadelphia
3: First name came from the name of a steak that his parents saw on the menu of a restaurant in Japan
4: Middle name (the name between the first name and the last name) is Bean
5: Father Joe, who played in the NBA for eight years, married mother Pam
6: Has two sisters named Sharira and Shaya
7: Father played in Italy for another eight years, so has lived in Europe.
8: Played English soccer in Italy in addition to basketball.
High school years
9: Joined Rovomenion High School in Rovomenion, Pennsylvania
10: Once wore No. 33
11: Highest scoring by a high school senior in Southeastern Pennsylvania history: 2,883
12: Highest point total in a single game, 50 points
13: Sneaked into the 76ers training camp experience NBA experience
14: Played in and won the McDonald's All-American Game
15: Took home the Player of the Year award before graduating
16: Took future rap starlet Brandi (ex-girlfriend of 3-point king Richardson) to prom
NBA days
17: Became the 7th player to advance directly from high school to the NBA Player
18: Drafted by the Charlotte Hornets in the first round, 13th overall, in '96
19: Swapped with Divac for a move to the Lakers in July of the same year
20: Chose the No. 8 jersey, citing the fact that it was numbered 143 (1+4+3=8) at Adidas' ABCD camp
21: Broke the record for the youngest player to play in the NBA at the time, at 18 years, 5 months, 5 days.
22: Second team of the 96-97 season's best rookie class.
23: Winner of the '97 Slam Dunk Contest , which was then called off by Stern.
24: At 19 years old in '98, he became the youngest All-Star in the NBA at the time
25: 31 points in the '02 Philadelphia All-Star Game and was elected MVP
26: Nine consecutive games of more than 40 points in '03 when he became the third all-time to reach this record
27: January 7, '03 against the Supersonics put up a record twelve NBA all-time record for threes
28: First all-time with eight threes in a half against the Wizards on 3/28/03
29: Has 21 career shutouts (game-winning shots)
30: Has 14 career triple-doubles
31: Nine first-team All-NBA selections
32: Eight times selected to the first team of the best defensive lineup
33: In the 2006-2007 season, Kobe changed his jersey number to 24, 24 is exactly one more than 23, 23 is the most famous figure than Jordan the Great, there are good people think that Kobe is to prove that he is greater than Jordan, so he chose 24. Kobe himself explained that the reason why he chose No. 24 is because there are 24 hours in a day, meaning that every hour he is working hard.
Highest Record
33: Averaged 24 points in 29 meetings with the Rockets
34: Scored 27 points in a 12:47 span from the third to the fourth quarter against the Rockets on Dec. 12, 1997
35: Played a career-best 54 minutes and scored 52 points on Feb. 18, '03
36: Scored 50 points in a playoff game against the Suns on May 5, 2006, the most Kobe has ever gotten in a playoff game
37: Averaged 33.3 points in a four-game sweep of the Spurs in the '01 Western Conference Finals
38: Scored a career-high 56 points against the Grizzlies on Jan. 14, '02, a season ago
39: Averaged 30 points in the '02-'03 season, a current high
39: Averaged 30 points in the '02-'03 season 03 seasons averaged 30 points, current high
40: 42 points at halftime vs. Wizards on 3/28/03
41: Top-six NBA scoring leader in previous five seasons
42: 23.3-point average ranks 17th all-time in NBA history
43: Averaged 22.6 points in playoffs
44: 2694 points ranks 23rd on the postseason scoring list
45: 20.1 points per game average ranks fourth in All-Star Game history
46: Career-high in assists at 15
47: Career-high in rebounds at 15
48: Career-high in steals at 6
49: Career-high in caps of 5
50: Back-to-back NBA first-team selections in '00-'02
51: Record 43 consecutive made free throws in March '05
52: 23 consecutive made free throws in a single game against the Cavaliers on Jan. 30, '01
Central status
53: Team scoring leader the past three seasons
54: Team leader in steals in five of the last six seasons
55: Team leader in assists in five of the last six seasons
56: 1,086 3-pointers made ranks second in Lakers history
57: 15,641 points ranks sixth in Lakers history
58: 977 steals ranks Sixth in Lakers history
59: 2,981 assists rank seventh in Lakers history
60: 420 caps rank ninth in Lakers history
Life as a player
61: Wife's name is Vanessa
62: Wedding ring given to his wife is a whopping $100,000
63: Daughter, Natalia Jackson Just celebrated her 3rd birthday last month
64: Gave birth to her second child, still a daughter, in May, and currently Kobe does not have a son
65: Currently resides in Newport Beach, California
66: Favorite song is Brian McKnight's "Hold Me Remedy" (Reinvent Yourself)
67: Favorite movie is Star Wars
68: This season is the 4th year of a 7-year, $136 million contract
Keeps records
69: Started the Western Conference All-Star Game for the 10th consecutive year
70: Currently ranked #1 in NBA scoring with an average of 35.7 points
71: Becomes the youngest NBA player ever to score 20,000 points or more
71: Becomes the youngest NBA Player
72: Scored over 40 points 14 times
73: Became the 2nd player in history to score over 50 points in 4 consecutive games
74: Became the 2nd player in history to average over 40 points in a month on more than two occasions (averaged 40.6 ppg in Feb. '03, 43.4 ppg in Jan. '05)
75: Had 62 points in the third quarter against the Mavericks 62 points in three quarters, temporarily an all-time high
76: 30 points in one quarter against the Mavericks on the same day to set a personal and team record
77: Hit 14 free throws in one quarter against the Mavericks on the same day
78: Scored 50 points against the Clippers on Jan. 7
79: Scored 51 points against the Kings on Jan. 19
80: 55 points at halftime against the Raptors on Jan. 22
81: Last thing to remember, also on Jan. 22, scored 81 points against the Raptors, which was the second-highest single-game scoring total in the NBA
82: Scored more than 50 points in four consecutive games
83: MVP of the '07-'08 season
84: Recorded a playoff record p>84: Set a playoff record of 5 consecutive games with 30 points + 6 rebounds + 6 assists
Other info
Kobe's favorite VCD to watch as a kid was NBA SHOWMEN, an album about some of the greatest players in NBA history.
Kobe's first successful dunk was at age 14.
R&B star Brandy was Kobe's prom date as a teenager, and Kobe later made a guest appearance on one of her MTVs called "Moesha.
Kobe's pet is a dog named Gucci.
Kirby's favorite food is not steak, but apple strudel, macaroni and cheese, sweet potato fries, and Vanilla Malts.
Kobe's favorite basketball stars as a teenager were Magic, Jordan, and Penny Hardaway.
Kobe's favorite cartoon as a kid was Roadrunner and his favorite magazine was a basketball magazine called SLAM.
Kobe's teammates once nicknamed him Showboat, denoting his dazzling moves on the court.
Kobe's actual height is 2.013m.
Kobe's Achilles tendon is 30cm long, Michael Jordan's is 28.3cm. Kobe's Achilles tendon is 30cm long, Michael Jordan's is 28.3cm, and it is 1.7cm longer than Jordan's. When he was fourteen years old, his vertical jump was 135cm off the ground.
Favorite actor is Will Smith.
Favorite actor is Will Smith; favorite actress is Jennifer Hewitt. Hewitt, whose posters used to be plastered around the house
Favorite movie is Star Wars. When Star Wars Prequel II: Attack of the Clones came out, Kobe couldn't resist the temptation to sneak into a nearby movie theater the night before the 2002 Western Conference Finals. He spent the night talking to a female Kings fan who didn't recognize him in the dark, and who told Kobe she had found the secret to beating the Lakers.
Kobe's best friend in the league is Maddie; his best-connected teammate on the team is Devin Kobe's best friend in the league is Maddie; his best teammate on the team is Devin George; and when Harper was with the Lakers, Kobe was closest to him and called him "Pops.
Kobe also likes to read, swim and play video games in his free time, and unlike other young people, he seldom parties with others.
"Kobe" is named after an Italian steak dish that sells for 420 lire (which is a relatively high price in the region).
Kobe's 2,883 high school scoring total is the Southeastern Pennsylvania record for most points in high school basketball, breaking Chamberlain's 2,359 and Carlin Warley's 2,441.
Because Kobe's number at the adidas ABCD Basketball Camp was 143, he chose No. 8 (1+4+3=8) after joining the Lakers.
Kobe led his team to a 77-13 record in his final three years of high school.
Kobe played point guard, organizational guard and small forward in his first year with the Lakers.
Kobe was named one of the world's "50 Most Beautiful People" by U.S. <<People Magazine, along with Chow Yun-Fat, Zhang Ziyi and David Beckham.
In this year's GQ magazine's top ten most unpopular players, Kobe was honored to make the list in fifth place. He was joined on the list by tennis star Hewitt; Rockets player Bonzi Viles, known as "The Prick"; and American football great Drake Owens, who was the unfortunate winner of the list.
When Kobe Jr. was in middle school he had a brief first love, which was his pursuit of a girl from another class. (When talking about these events, Kobe chagrined, "I behaved terribly, and it seems I haven't quite gotten the Italian passion down yet.") .
Kobe was 14 when he first beat his father, Joe. Bryant.
Kobe believes the perfect guard is one who has Jordan's mental will, West's precision, Magic's imagination, Pippen's legs and Thomas' hands.
Media Evaluation
Kobe, a player who came into the NBA straight out of high school, was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets in the first round of the 1996 NBA Draft, 13th overall, and was traded by the Hornets on Nov. 7, 1996, for Divac of the Lakers. He performed well in his first season and was named to the 1998 All-Star Game starting lineup in his second season, becoming the youngest player in franchise history to do so. In his third season, he averaged nearly 20 points per game, ranked first on the team in nearly every technical statistic, and has since been hailed as one of the NBA's most exciting young stars. He and the shark O'Neal created the purple and gold dynasty, teamed up to dominate the NBA. after the sharks traveled east in the 04-05 season, Kobe alone picked up the Lakers revival of the beam. Unfortunately, Kobe did not help the Lakers revitalization, although he has been very hard, but the team's internal mistrust and O'Neal traveled to the east after the huge hole brought in the interior of the Lakers throughout the season were plagued by the Lakers, the results of the Lakers have not been able to enter the playoffs. In the new season, the Lakers brought back the old coach Phil Jackson, I believe Kobe will have a successful future under the old coaching.
After entering the NBA, Kobe surpassed most regular college draftees with his amazing basketball talent. He has the shadow of the heavenly superstar Michael Jordan back then in terms of jumping, shooting and breakthroughs, and is therefore considered one of the most powerful successors of the basketball god - Jordan; the most influential and iconic superstar in the NBA today. At the age of 26, he became the youngest person in the NBA to score more than 10,000 points; he won three NBA championship rings as a starter; he participated in seven consecutive "All-Star Competition" starting in 1998 and started the game (no game in 99 due to the labor dispute); he was selected to the NBA's annual Best XI and the annual Defensive Best XI; he has played in seven consecutive "All-Star Competitions" (no game in 99 due to the labor dispute); he was elected to the NBA's annual Best XI, and the annual Defensive Best XI. He was named to the NBA's Best Team of the Year three times and the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year three times; he had nine consecutive 40-plus games; and he set the NBA record of nine consecutive three-point shots and 12 three-pointers in a single game.
Spirit fox: Kobe full body parts close-up
Kobe is a spirit fox, why? Because Kobe on the court is as flexible as a spirit fox.
Kobe is even more agile. This is because his physical quality is absolutely first-class. 2.01 meters tall, 98 kilograms of weight, coupled with excellent jumping and good control ability, it should be said that he has become a new generation of "flying man" of the basic conditions. The only thing missing may be the dominance. Excellent body flexibility has created his nearly perfect breakthrough ability. And in the air a variety of action and proved that his mind smart, and his quick thinking, so that Kobe is more spiritual.
Mind
Kobe as a good scorer, he is well received by the outside world. And his defensive skills are just as good. Kobe's gaze when he "stares head-on at his prey" is as sensual as Michael Jordan's. This is because he has already read the opponent's face. This is because he has already read the mind of the other side of the chest. From the line of blocking, stealing time adjustment can fully illustrate his quick thinking, as well as excellent judgment. Kobe is mental and physical quality are excellent players, and can his energy and enthusiasm to the whole team. the NBA coaches often say: "BULL SHIT! Easy Basket!" (good defense in exchange for easier scoring). Kobe's defensive posture is the best example. A real superstar offense to be excellent, defense, but also have the ability to save the team in the fire. Kobe has both. In addition to excellent defense, colorful shooting can also prove his cleverness. Although from the dribble to the shot need excellent technology, but if there is no agile thinking is also useless. And the same rich imagination can be seen in Kobe's jump shot. There are catch and shoot, dribble break through the defense after a sharp stop jump shot, turn and shoot under the rim ...... can be described as varied and colorful. Kobe is a creative player, he will respond to the defense to judge and seize the opportunity, always full of spirit.
Character
Kobe's character straight, like to go straight, hate to beat around the bush, do not understand the problem like to get to the bottom of the matter until you understand it, he never in order to save face and do not pretend to understand. He is very serious in practice and games. Phil Jackson coaching guidance he has been asked until he fully grasp the comprehension. This is very rare among the young people in the NBA in recent years. Because of his age, he never showed his inner feelings on the outside. Kobe himself analyzed that "probably because he is the youngest in the family, so always like to observe, so as not to do something stupid. This probably has something to do with my natural character". The spirit of not wanting to lose makes him always do the real thing in practice. There is no such word as "lose" in his vocabulary.
Mental
While every good player is great at shooting and handling the ball, Kobe handles the ball differently with his fingertips than any other NBA player. Kobe's subtle sense of looking around in motion and quickly transferring the resulting information to the tips of his hands is the first thing that makes him a superstar. Although some coaches have criticized Kobe for holding the ball too much, but at the same time Kobe's goals are increasing. If there is a mental "no-goal", then the confidence in shooting and the hit rate will be affected. But Kobe was always confident, so he was always successful. The more Jordan plays under pressure, the better he plays, and Kobe also has this good mentality and quality. He thinks pressure is exciting enough.
Hands
Kobe's hands are excellent, and dribbling was his specialty as a child. In middle school, because he wasn't very tall, fancy tricks such as behind-the-back and crossover dribbling became the focus of his practice. Dunking and rebounding were two skills Kobe could do at will even before he entered the NBA. After stepping up his work on his jump shot and three-point shooting, his numbers in those two stats have now improved dramatically. In his final practices before the start of the season, Kobe always pays special attention to the feel and variation of how far he extends his fingers with the ball. When dribbling, Kobe often employs a unique rhythm to take control and not give his opponents a chance to take advantage of the situation. By holding the ball for a long time and dribbling to distract the attention of defensive players. Kobe is excellent at utilizing space with defenders and not giving opponents time to adjust. Kobe's split-second movement when getting away from a defender, dribbling with his right hand while his left foot is inserted diagonally backward, and calculating the defender's center of gravity movement while cranking up his speed toward the basket. The back-and-forth dribbling movement is very difficult for the defensive side to defend, and the vertical fakes are easy to make their own body out of balance. However, Kobe can easily utilize both types of movement to get away from his opponents. His movements are smooth and natural, while the movement of his vision also puts the opponent in a high state of tension at all times. The moment his opponent relaxes a little, his attack is complete.
Waist and abdomen
Perhaps Kobe was born for basketball, his natural qualifications, excellent body balance is extremely good in the NBA, thanks to his outstanding waist and abdomen strength. He can easily pass or shoot even when his body is sometimes off balance on offense. Whenever he faces a cap hit from a taller player in the lane, he always makes an easy switch shot in the air. This is a stroke of ease after having a complete grasp of the posture of the defense and the psychology of the defending player. Although the back and front are defenders, but Kobe does not panic, calmly show their good psychology and excellent technology. It is because of this kind of confidence that can break through any difficulties, the ability to regulate the body when it is out of balance, coupled with excellent physical quality, it makes people feel that another Jordan has appeared.
The powerful dunk is both a masterpiece of Kobe and a symbol of the NBA's great players. But Kobe's dunks are different and have their own unique style. One of the best things about it is the top-notch speed with which he reaches the high point. This quick impact will make you feel that Kobe is at the highest point the moment his feet leave the ground, while falling slowly with a long lag time. This kind of performance is often seen in the game. And the most exciting thing for the fans to enjoy is a wonderful and different dunk. All of this is also due to his excellent waist and abdominal strength.
Legs
"You can't get a foothold in the NBA if you don't pay attention to strength training for your waist and legs," his father's advice seared into Kobe's mind. In high school, weighted running training for his back and legs took up a lot of his time. Since entering the NBA he has paid special attention to protect themselves, try to avoid making knee and leg injuries, every practice and after the game he spent a lot of time to do finishing exercises. Now Kobe in order to avoid knee injuries, almost do not do weight training. But that's it, Kobe still has amazing bouncing power, his Achilles tendon is 30 centimeters long. With a vertical jump of 1.3 meters, his legs are incredibly powerful! Some experts even exclaimed that Kobe has three legs in order to praise his excellent bouncing ability!
Shoes
Kobe has been wearing new basketball shoes with his latest signature since the '00 Finals. The Lakers uniforms are yellow and purple, so he wanted the shoes to be simple and plain. Both Adidas and Nike took this suggestion from Kobe into consideration and developed new Kobe shoes specifically. The color variations are white, black, cream, Lakers yellow, etc. Kobe's most preferred is the plain white model.
Although it is only sneakers, but from Kobe's choice of sneaker colors and styles, we can also see how high his requirements are. Because, a good player, no matter in which aspect should have a high standard for themselves. Only in this way can he reach a higher goal in the game, which is exactly what Kobe did. At the same time, from the unique style of Kobe sneakers, fully demonstrated his distinctive personality, but also can be seen Kobe want to be unique in the NBA in the idea!
Kobe and Jordan
After Jordan, the god of basketball, completely left the NBA, who can become Jordan's successor, has been the most concerned topic of fans.
From the earliest known as Jordan's successor Grant Hill, to the younger generation of Iverson, Kobe, Carter, Maddie and so on players ...... each of them have openly expressed their own do not want to surpass Jordan, and do not want to be used with the myth of the God of Basketball the most comparative, they only want to leave their own in the history of the NBA!
But the crazy NBA fans still can't help but talk about this topic again and again, and Kobe has become the most often used by fans to compare the most with Jordan's players, which is not in the fans' wishful thinking, but because Kobe is really like Jordan in many ways ......
Kobe's career scoring total is more than 100 points. Career scoring totals exceeded 19,000 points, the important thing is that he became the youngest player in NBA history to reach this height, and the previous holder of this record happens to be Jordan.
On January 26, 2006, Kobe scored 81 points in a single game, surpassing Jordan's personal single-game high of 69 points created in 1990; on March 24, 2007, Kobe scored more than 50 points in four consecutive games, surpassing Jordan's performance of three consecutive 50 + 20 years ago; on April 4, 2007, Kobe accomplished another transcendence, which took place in 430 days. The three overtures took place within 430 days of each other.
At least statistically, KB24 has mounted a strong challenge to MJ23. Does Kobe surpass Jordan? Not in terms of the current Lakers, at least.
"Kobe surpassed Jordan, but surpassed only by numbers." --- An NBA fan so analyzed Kobe's crazy performance
His brilliance witnessed the Lakers' historical low
The Lakers and the Nuggets in the third quarter of the game with six minutes left, Kobe in the free-throw line in the free-throw line hit 1, he did not know that at that moment a new record was The first time I saw him, I was in the middle of the game, and he was in the middle of the game. Until he walked into the lounge after the game, many people celebrated with him, Kobe only reacted to the original, he once again surpassed Jordan.
Reaching 19,000 points, Kobe was only 28 years old and 223 days, before the record holder is Jordan, he got 19,000 points when there are 29 years and 62 days. Many people celebrated, but those celebrations belonged to Kobe alone, not the Lakers.
Kobe's record streak can be described as an outburst under heavy pressure, even a kind of helplessness. Last season's 81 points appeared, when the Lakers were on the brink of the Western Conference top eight; four consecutive 50 +, the Lakers are experiencing a seven-game losing streak, and many in the league questioned Kobe's character; and this time, 19,000 points, Kobe, although younger than Jordan to reach this height, but Jordan entered the league at the age of 22 years old, Kobe 18 years of age into the league.
These records do not mean 24>23. when Jordan's teammate Kerr recently said, Kobe has some aspects beyond Jordan, such as his ball handling, long-distance shooting and even physical quality, and now the league's confrontation to exceed the Jordan period, but there is one thing Kobe has not yet surpassed, and that is to lead the team to more victories. It's a method and a temperament.
Jordan got 3 championships in his first 10 seasons, as did Kobe, but Jordan has since had 3 more championships in hand, and that's what Kobe has surpassed Jordan. Kobe has great individual ability and a good coach, but he still needs great teammates and the leadership ability and temperament that Jordan had, not one personal record after another.
What made Jordan great was that Jordan's brilliance created the Bulls' brilliance, and the two were unified. Kobe is the opposite, when he was infinitely brilliant, the Lakers were struggling, and when the Lakers were brilliant, Kobe was suppressed.
At least half of the people think that the core of the Lakers' three consecutive titles is O'Neal. Many others believe that the reason why the Lakers' F4 fell apart that year was because of Kobe. The apex of Kobe's career was not the height of his team's glory, which makes Kobe's greatness seem a bit otherworldly, or at least not mainstream enough.
Kobe can even be called one of the top 3 strongest players in NBA history. But the NBA has a set of stereotypes to evaluate a player, for example, Chamberlain is almost invincible, he is recognized as the strongest player in history, however, when it comes to the NBA's greatest players, people will mention Russell and Jordan, because they established their own team's dynasty, because basketball is not boxing.
Different choices
Kobe's career was born out of a trade. The league's approach to high school players was completely different than it is now, and he was only drafted 13th overall by the Hornets, who then traded for the Lakers' Divac. How do the Hornets, who felt they made a profit at the time, feel about it today?
Kobe averaged less than 16 minutes a game in his rookie season, increasing to 26 minutes the next year, when O'Neal was the Lakers' absolute top dog, and Kobe was not even close to Eddie Jones on the team, who is often associated with the "future".
11 years of career, Kobe suffered zipper door, some people called him "rapist", the business had seen him as a flood beast to avoid; Kobe was called the Lakers of the unstable factors, the source of internal conflict; now there are even more skeptical of Kobe's character and even character.... ... Dragging out these old stories in order to compare Jordan's growth path. Because Jordan has always been the league's favorite, even his scandal, but also glorified as a player a way to transfer the pressure.
No one ever questioned or even blasted Jordan because he was the positive archetype of the NBA, while Kobe was such a complex character that it was impossible to even say whether he was a positive or negative character. Jordan is from a height to climb to another height, while Kobe is a few times sinking and floating. Different destinies have created two different superstars, different worldviews are directed by different destinies, Jordan and Kobe walk a completely different road. To make a comparison, Jordan from the 4th floor, and finally walked to the 10th floor, and Kobe from the ground floor, and now climbed to the 9th floor, and his road is not flat, he once fell heavily down the stairs, but Kobe paid the effort absolutely more than Jordan, which is mother of all doubt.
Kobe's desire to win and winning exceeded Jordan, and his spirit of defiance in the face of adversity may have also surpassed Jordan, not that Jordan couldn't do it, but that he didn't encounter it. In the eyes of many people, Kobe even more than Jordan, because he walked a more difficult road, but the key to Kobe is not how to continue to work hard, but to find or encounter a shortcut, which will allow him to reach the height of Jordan.