Rumor Kobe Bryant making a comeback?

[KingSpeed]

There are rumblings through the league that he's coming back to play with LeBron. He's only 39. Jordan was 40 in his last season for Wizards.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

There are rumblings through the league that he's coming back to play with LeBron. He's only 39. Jordan was 40 in his last season for Wizards.

Can you imagine how much the media would be all over that 24/7...

 

[donkiez]

Shaq was trolling Kobe on this, after Shaq was asked if he would comeback to LA to play with Lebron.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Please please please please make this happen. Please?

 

[DaLincolnJones]

Please please please please make this happen. Please?

Agreed, this would be a hoot.

 

[THE HCP]

Too bad this person can’t see the Around The NBA thread huh? Instead he starts a whole separate thread about Kobe on our Blazers forum.

 

[riverman]

Too bad this person can’t see the Around The NBA thread huh? Instead he starts a whole separate thread about Kobe on our Blazers forum.

good thing you can't see this thread then

 

[Boob-No-More]

There are rumblings through the league that he's coming back to play with LeBron. He's only 39. Jordan was 40 in his last season for Wizards.

Yeah, how'd that work out?

But hey, sure, let an old broken down Kobe jack up 20+ shots per game that could go to more efficient shooters. I'd be all for that. Maybe Magic and Kareem can come back and join them, too. Maybe even make Magic the player-coach.

A guy can dream...

BNM

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Kobe was nothing short of embarrassing his final years in the league. Plus his contract really set back their rebuild a few years.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Kobe was nothing short of embarrassing his final years in the league. Plus his contract really set back their rebuild a few years.

Exactly why im with @bodyman5000 and 1
Please let it come true!!!!

 

[Blazers Roy]

That's why Kobe is so overrated. It's pretty much a given he'll destroy the team from within.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Exactly why im with @bodyman5000 and 1
Please let it come true!!!!

Or he comes back and looks 25 and then we find out he's been working with Tom Brady and his trainer. I'm happy either way

 

[tykendo]

Wow! Maybe Kareem could ramper up in ol' Smogtown too.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Let's hope he asks for LeBron money and the Lakers are dumb enough to give it to him. Kobe taking shots and cap space away from younger, better players would be awesome.

BNM

 

[BigGameDamian]

Kobe will win the sixth man award.

 

[riverman]

If Kobe comes back...a good player will miss out on an allstar nod....hang it up dude...you're old news...go play 3 on 3 ball for Gary Payton's team

 

[riverman]

Used to be when players were too old for the NBA grind they joined the Harlem Globetrotters....as they should

 

[calvin natt]

Too bad this person can’t see the Around The NBA thread huh? Instead he starts a whole separate thread about Kobe on our Blazers forum.

One of my favorite things in here is how unreasonably annoyed you get when someone starts a thread that could’ve gone into an existing thread

 

[Strenuus]

Kobe will win the sixth man award.

BGD. We're bros. I don't want to have to ban you, man...

 

[BonesJones]

Kobe will win the sixth man award.

Maybe in the 3-on-3 league...

 

[riverman]

One of my favorite things in here is how unreasonably annoyed you get when someone starts a thread that could’ve gone into an existing thread

on the other hand, the last couple years threads that should be posts are popping up daily ...and many are not new topics..Around the NBA is where half these should go....good threads get buried on the front page by threads that are actually posts....not topics that bring something new to the board

 

[KingSpeed]

Yeah, how'd that work out?

But hey, sure, let an old broken down Kobe jack up 20+ shots per game that could go to more efficient shooters. I'd be all for that. Maybe Magic and Kareem can come back and join them, too. Maybe even make Magic the player-coach.

A guy can dream...

BNM

About 23/6/5

People forget how well he played for Washington. It was astonishing.

 

[KingSpeed]

Check this out. Jordan vs Hornets:

https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200112290WAS.html

 

[KingSpeed]

And he dropped 44/10/7 two nights later.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

About 23/6/5

People forget how well he played for Washington. It was astonishing.

Kobe’s injuries seemed to really slow him down before he even finished. Jordan didn’t finish that way with the Bulls, I think he finished exhausted after 3 straight championships and some of those eastern conference battles.
I’m just not sure Kobe’s got anything left, he might..

 

[KingSpeed]

Kobe’s injuries seemed to really slow him down before he even finished. Jordan didn’t finish that way with the Bulls, I think he finished exhausted after 3 straight championships and some of those eastern conference battles.
I’m just not sure Kobe’s got anything left, he might..

He might want that elusive 6th ring!

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

He might want that elusive 6th ring!

He can go be GS’s 6th man!

 

[BonesJones]

About 23/6/5

People forget how well he played for Washington. It was astonishing.

On god-awful efficiency.

 

[Boob-No-More]

About 23/6/5

People forget how well he played for Washington. It was astonishing.

People also forget that he missed 22 games, WAS went 37-45 and missed the playoffs.

People also forget that he was jacking up nearly 23 shots per game and had, by far, the worst TS% of his career. He also didn't have to share the ball with LeBron James. He was basically a high volume chucker on a crappy team. The only other scoring threat on that WAS team was a very young Rip Hamilton.

Tony Campbell averaged 23.2 ppg on 3.5 fewer shot attempts per game and a much higher TS% for a crappy MIN team (and he did it for a full 82 games). Was that astonishing, too? Somebody has to score on a shitty team.

So yeah, I hope Kobe comes out of retirement and steals shots and cap space from more deserving players. I'd be all for that. Kobe isn't Michael and even Micheal couldn't lead his team anywhere but into the lottery at 38 and 39.

BNM