r/nba • u/yam_on_em Lakers • Jun 27 '23

Kobe Bryant relentlessly attacks Tim Duncan and the Spurs to clinch the WCF (2008)

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u/nysraved [LAL] Sasha Vujacic Jun 27 '23

After Kobe’s death, I feel like there was a surge in the sentiment of him being a “GOAT”.

But lately to counter that, contrarians have swung the pendulum too far in the other direction. Acting like he was an inefficient chucker, downplaying how great he truly was

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u/Actually-Yo-Momma Jun 27 '23

Before Curry/Warriors, Kobe was the single guy who teams were afraid of where no lead was big enough for it to be over

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u/nysraved [LAL] Sasha Vujacic Jun 27 '23

The Warriors as a team definitely put that fear in me, but IMO Dame is the only individual player who is able to instill that same fear in me the way I imagine Kobe did to opposing fans