Kobe Bryant Provides A Mixed Blessing? Report Card:

I have a hard time giving Kobe an A- on the season.
Regular season...maybe.
But I"m still steamed at his bonehead decisions costing us a winable playoff series. That's something that will sit with me forever.

I'll give him a B for regular season and a C+ for the playoffs.

A+ if you ask me.

Man you can save it. I dam sure ain't giving an A+ to Bynum. Hell yeah I'm biased just as you are with Bynum. A+ Mamba!!!!!!

Whatever...I don't care about your thoughts. Go bark up somebody elses' tree. I don't have an Olive Branch for you. My opinions are mine alone.

Sorry, but I'm starting to think that some of you all are mentally handicapped... Why do we keep discussing the best player on the team? There is nothing to discuss. Outside of Kobe needing some help... Its a waste of time discussing Kobe! Hopefully next season we'll have some players who will step up in the playoffs and help Kobe out. I'm out like Bynum and Pau in the playoffs...

Yeah, Kobe was amazing this year. A+ all the way. He made every shot and made his team mates better. No one else did anything. It was all Kobe. I hope he repeats himself next year. Maybe we will win more than 2 games in the 2nd round. A+ to the Black Mamba.

I agree I would give Kobe an A. With all things considered, we didnt have our starting forward for 6 games in the 1st round, and we gave OKC, which obivously was more talented than us, all they could handle...and we could of easily won a couple more games against OKC. B ut, the bottom line, we still won our Division, and made it the second round, and was the 3rd best team in the Western conference. Considering, we lost our 6th man of the year in LO, we lost our inspirational leader in Dfish, and we had a new coach, new offensive system, and defensive system.

I know there are some here who would like to blame Kobe for our lost to OKC, but the bottom line, OKC had 3 stars, and several role players step up for them. While we only had Kobe who consistently showed up every game night in and night out. Bynum, was very inconsistent, and showed everyone that he is not a franchise player, and a leader. Pau, resorted back to being softer than Kleenex tissue, and really could not handle the role as a 3rd option. And we did not get anything from our bench....that was not Kobe's fault, that was the fault of the FO, for not putting enough talent to help Kobe.

At this point, unless we get lucky, and get a couple free agents to come and join us, then we definitely have to trade one of our bigs....I'm one of those who believe we need to trade Bynum, since he will provide us the most value at this point.

But, Kobe did the best he could do with the guys he was given on this team...if we can get a couple reliable wing players, and shooters, we should be back in the finals, led by our leader Kobe!!!

Sorry, but I'm starting to think that some of you all are mentally handicapped... Why do we keep discussing the best player on the team? There is nothing to discuss. Outside of Kobe needing some help... Its a waste of time discussing Kobe! Hopefully next season we'll have some players who will step up in the playoffs and help Kobe out. I'm out like Bynum and Pau in the playoffs...

I'm a huge kobe supporter and I'd give him an A+ for effort. More than I can say for anybody else on our team. However, a good point is made that he is not doing his best with team chemistry. He's stated time and again that he is not a distributor but a scorer. That means we need a distributor to make the team better. Since he is forced to be a distributor but rarely does well at it he drops to an average B this season. Again effort is an A, overall a B.

I'm a huge kobe supporter and I'd give him an A+ for effort. More than I can say for anybody else on our team. However, a good point is made that he is not doing his best with team chemistry. He's stated time and again that he is not a distributor but a scorer. That means we need a distributor to make the team better. Since he is forced to be a distributor but rarely does well at it he drops to an average B this season. Again effort is an A, overall a B.

The sad part is, he gets the highest grade on the team so are team is hurting right now. Kobe will continue to hone his craft and be the best scorer in the league. Hopefully some other players will be added that balance the team out.

For those of you bashing Kobe this year, I get the one on one ball he shoves down our throats, but lets not take shots on his effort. The guy is a class act when it comes to hard work ethic. We need a damn point guard. Trade one of our two centers that don't play well together.

I give Kobe a A++ that is how good that athlete is. If we could just get the lead of Andrew Bynums a**, he might win another championship. I hope they make some big changes surrounding Kobe. This man needs some help, not centers that pout about everything.

nbatruthwriter hit the nail right on the head. We should not even question whether Kobe is doing his job. He is the only Laker that does.

What a lot of Laker fans do not understand is that the shooting guard is not suppose to be the facilitator. It is the job of the point guard to distribute the ball to the players that are open and can make shots. Kobe is a shooting guard. It would be a waste of a good shooting guard to be passing up shots because he has to do the job of the point guard. Everybody has to do their job. The thing is too many fans want Kobe to give up his shots so that somebody else who might not be as good a shooter to take the shots. It does not work that way. Kobe demands the ball, but so should other players like Bynum and Pau, even MWP if they have gotten good position to take the shots. Kobe will give them the ball, but he really does not have to if he has a good look at the basket. He is a shooting guard, not a point guard to facilitate. Just remember that and you will understand why Kobe says his job is to shoot, not to facilitate.

I'd give Kobe a B- overall. If he had been able to carry the team past the Thunder (Jordan, Bird, or Magic would have), I'd have given Kobe an A. Sadly, that was not the case. Still, I was actually surprised the old man could still put up those somewhat impressive numbers, so I'll give him a B for the regular season and a B- for the playoffs. It was not Kobe's worst individual season, but it was far from his best. I wish I could say it was gonna get better for Kobe next year, but I think we all know it won't. He'll just be a year older, sadly.

Jordan, Bird, or Magic would NOT have carried this team full of bums anywhere. That's where you are dead wrong. All of those players had help that played consistent and hard. Unlike Bynum the big mirage... Bynum will be a year dumber next season. Hopefully with another team... Give it up guys. It was proven that Bynum is overrated.

What are you talking about Bynum for? This is a thread about Kobe's grade, not Bynum's grade.

I still think Magic, Bird, or Jordan would have carried this year's Laker team further than Kobe could. They were greater players than Kobe though, so that's understandable. Kobe was great this year until the 4th quarter, and then things would often get ugly. Kobe recently said Lebron was the best player in the world. I guess Kobe's new found love for Lebron has evolved to the point where Kobe's taking lessons from Lebron in how to "perform" in the 4th quarter. LOL

Keep taking shots at Bynum NBA-lie-writer, and I'll fire right back at your boy Kobe. You wanna keep dissing my favorite Laker, then I'll trash yours.

What are you talking about Bynum for? This is a thread about Kobe's grade, not Bynum's grade.

I still think Magic, Bird, or Jordan would have carried this year's Laker team further than Kobe could. They were greater players than Kobe though, so that's understandable. Kobe was great this year until the 4th quarter, and then things would often get ugly. Kobe recently said Lebron was the best player in the world. I guess Kobe's new found love for Lebron has evolved to the point where Kobe's taking lessons from Lebron in how to "perform" in the 4th quarter. LOL

Keep taking shots at Bynum NBA-lie-writer, and I'll fire right back at your boy Kobe. You wanna keep dissing my favorite Laker, then I'll trash yours.

Everyone knows that your stupid comments are a result of your bias for The Big Mirage.

In the years Kobe won titles, he rebounded better, assisted better, shot better overall shooting percentages from the floor, and was a better closer at the end of games. Kobe seems to have lost a lot of his edge due to old age. Sure, he proved he can still score 30 a game, but it's at declining levels of efficiency compared to previous championship years, and the 3-point shot has all but abandoned him. Old Kobe Bryant has become a volume shooter/scorer now. Anyone who says otherwise is in denial.

Grading Kobe for the regular season doesn't mean nearly as much as grading Kobe for the playoffs, because championships are won in the playoffs....


In the years Kobe won titles, he rebounded better, assisted better, shot better overall shooting percentages from the floor, and was a better closer at the end of games. Kobe seems to have lost a lot of his edge due to old age. Sure, he proved he can still score 30 a game, but it's at declining levels of efficiency compared to previous championship years, and the 3-point shot has all but abandoned him. Old Kobe Bryant has become a volume shooter/scorer now. Anyone who says otherwise is in denial.

Bynum is the only Laker that shouldn't be on the trading block. If the Lakers build around him, they will have another dynasty. Get him the right players that will use and go through him, and we will be unstoppable. If you have a player that shoots 30 times a game and ignores our best player, it only causes problems. Bynum is a winner, and he knows the way that it's going now, we won't win. Anybody can understand why he's played frustrated. All the Lakers have to do is build a team around Drew, some good shooters and a star pg, and we will win multiple championships. The hot dogging days of Kobe should are over. He can't play hero ball anymore, we have to play a team game. I'm tired of having a lead and losing it in the 4th because someone decides to try and do it on their own. It's old as hell.

Everything that you said is the OPPOSITE of the truth. How do you do it?

What part did I lie about? Did Kobe finish the 4th quarters in games 2 and 4 against the Thunder? If he's going to try and be the hero, he better finish. He left our bigs out and single handedly lost those 2 huge games for us. He's not finishing games. If your main guy can't finish games, it's time to let someone else try. That person is Bynum.

Lakerdude, you sound like a broken record. Listen to NBAtruthwriter and learn a few things. What he has posted is right on the money. Kobe used to have better team players back then what he has now. The supporting cast are mediocre to say the least. Bynum is no Shaq, Pau is no Horry. Session is not as good as a young Fisher.

Just face it, Kobe is the only real good player the Lakers have and Mitch has to do something this summer to improve this team. I don't care who they trade, as long as it improves the Lakers. Every player is on the trading block except Kobe.