<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">What are the chief qualifications to be a Kobe stopper? To start, it helps to have a screw loose. If a player is sane, reasonable and lucid, it can only hurt his chances, because that means he would have a clear understanding of the required task, and that might cause him to become unglued. It also helps to be big, strong and quick; to have experience guarding prolific scorers; to possess a love of playing defense; and to welcome challenges.</div> http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11487603/
There's no such thing as a Kobe Stopper. There are only Kobe Containers, and Artest is one of the best at it.
There is no such thing as a Kobe stopper, just a contain and deter Kobe and watch as the rest of the Lakers show their inability to finish. but by that guys definition, Artest meets his qualifications.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting retep:</div><div class="quote_post">ron artest = everyone stopper</div> My thoughts exactly. I dont know where they got the term "KOBE STOPPER" from.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Laker_fan:</div><div class="quote_post">It's a bit old, but Kobe showed theres no such thing as a "Kobe stopper" against the Kings.</div> Although you can argue he did an ok job. the last time kobe played the kings without artest he went off for 50. this time with artest, 36. so i guess if you can hold kobe to under 40 your doing a good job.
Everyone thinks they can contain Kobe. The only reason why anyone has a good game against Kobe is because Kobe himself has a bad night. When Kobe is on, NO ONE can stop him. Not even 5 dallas players against him! haha.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Johnnybrasco:</div><div class="quote_post">Although you can argue he did an ok job. the last time kobe played the kings without artest he went off for 50. this time with artest, 36. so i guess if you can hold kobe to under 40 your doing a good job.</div> That statement actually brought a smile to my face. Kobe scoring is so extreme that if you keep him under 40, you've done an ok job.