<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">A short-term glimpse at Bryant's appeal, a few days after his scoring jag, looks promising. On nba.com, the highlight package of Kobe 81 (including a three-minute version of the game) has been downloaded more than one million times, and traffic to his page increased tenfold. Also, sales of his jerseys at the NBA Store in Manhattan and on nba.com are outselling those of all other players, a leap from being fifth ranked since the season began. With much more data to assess, SportsScan Info, which collects sales information from 13,000 retail stores nationwide, reported that two of Bryant's jerseys moved into the top 10 in the N.B.A. a few weeks ago, based on data amassed through the close of business Sunday, before Kobe 81. </div> Source
No, Kobe has been the top 3 player in the L (if not 1) for 5 seasons and he's always gotten criticism, this is new...
Top 3 for 5 seasons? What have you been smoking? He's top 3 this year but he hasn't been a top 3 player before
you could argue he was a top 3 player in 2003-2004 season and the year before but yeah, he ain't a 3 player for 5years.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Top 3 for 5 seasons? What have you been smoking? He's top 3 this year but he hasn't been a top 3 player before</div> Top 3 for 5 may be pushing it your right, but only because he was never given the freedom to play like AI or Tmac or whoever else may be on your list. And of course he's been top 3 before....3 years ago he averaged 30 7 and 6.....what have you been smoking?
Averaging 30-7-6 won't make you a top 3 player instantly,In some seasons it may but not in 2002-03. Duncan,Garnett and Kidd certainly had better seasons but that's debatable which Im not gonna do since it's a Lakers forum.
