Kobe takes game 1 against Nuggets
May 20, 2009 by James Edwards
Filed under Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers
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Jerry West just happened to mention that LeBron James has moved ahead of Kobe Bryant in the race for best imitation of Michael Jordan on an NBA court. How could he say that?
Kobe denies even hearing it, but went out and put up 40 on the Denver Nuggets in game 1 of the Western Conference finals in the forum in Los Angeles.
Kobe Bryant, now known as #2
Kobe is competitive, extremely, and as bad of grammar as that sentence is, it is ever so true. It had to hurt to hear a former Laker like Jerry West, and someone that Kobe looks up to, mention that Kobe has dropped to number two in the world.
Sorry, Nuggets, you will have to pay the price. Here is the actual quote from Jerry West.
“I look at Cleveland [and] say to myself, ‘How many games could they win without LeBron James?’ ” West said. “That’s how great he is. He has a chance to be arguably the greatest player ever to play the game. … Michael Jordan was the best defensive player in the league, but he was also the best offensive player. It wasn’t a one-year fluke; he proved it over time. LeBron James will do the same type of things because he’s getting better. He’s a much more effective shooter. When he’s making his shots from the outside, you can’t play him. He’s just too big, too strong, too quick. And he has incredible body control. But more than that, he’s a great teammate. You can see his teammates love him.”
And then, the money quote.
“If I had to have somebody make a last-second shot, it would be Kobe Bryant,” West said. “But even though it’s hard for me to be objective, because I brought Kobe to Los Angeles, I do think LeBron has surpassed Kobe as a player.”
Photo source Newscom
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