Re: Carter warns kids: Don't be like Kobe <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Who's thinking about the children?Well, apparently Vince Carter.In the aftermath of Kobe Bryant's 81-point explosion Sunday night, Carter told the Newark Star-Ledger that the second-highest scoring performance in NBA history might not set a good example for young players."The only bad thing about it is that younger kids, whose minds are easily warped, are going to think, 'Ohhh! I am going to go out there and do it instead of (honoring) the team concept first,'" the Nets' star told the newspaper. "That is what is missing in the game, guys understanding how to play as a team."Carter went on to say, "I think it is great for (the NBA): They want scoring, they want ratings, and you are going to get that. You are definitely going to get them now with the amount of 50-point games, 60-plus games. I just hope that kids and young guys understand that (only) special guys can do that. Yeah, the (other Lakers) were trying to get Kobe the ball, they wanted to see a special night. But they all know their roles."The criticism comes from an interesting source.Last season, Carter ranked just behind Bryant in shots attempted per game (Bryant took 20.1 shots per game, while Carter took 20.0). And Carter is still among the league leaders in that category this year at 19.0 shots per game, although he's well behind Bryant, who leads the NBA at 27.7 shots per contest.Kobe Bryant practiced Tuesday for the first time since his astonishing performance against the Toronto Raptors, and was tagged with a new nickname."Just calling me 81," he said of his teammates.Perhaps that should be Mr. 81.Bryant said the reality of reaching that point total Sunday night in the Los Angeles Lakers' 122-104 victory over the Raptors still hadn't sunk in, and made it clear he didn't expect a repeat performance any time soon."It's just one of those things that doesn't seem real to me," he said. "It's just tough for it to sink in. I'm focused on the task that lies ahead for us."The way I'm playing of late, I don't think it's an indication of how we're going to be playing the rest of the season. We had a stretch earlier this season where I didn't have to score the ball like that for us to win. I look forward to going back to that."Lakers coach Phil Jackson expressed a similar sentiment, saying: "A team has to have some sense of balance."Nevertheless, Jackson said he had no problem whatsoever with Bryant dominating the action the way he did against the Raptors, when he shot 28-of-46, including 7-of-13 from 3-point range, and 18-of-20 from the foul line."If you were there at the game, I think everybody understands how we won," Jackson said. "He got into a rhythm - it was just a landslide."Bryant scored 55 points in the second half as the Lakers (22-19) outscored the Raptors 73-41, turning a 14-point halftime deficit into an 18-point victory.Bryant has averaged 44.5 points in 10 games this month in leading the Lakers to a 7-3 record. He is averaging an NBA-best 35.9 points this season.Wilt Chamberlain holds the league's single-game scoring record, getting 100 points for Philadelphia against the New York Knicks at Hershey, Pa., on March 2, 1962.Bryant became the second player in history to surpass the 80-point plateau and the fifth to reach 70, joining Chamberlain, David Thompson, Elgin Baylor and David Robinson.Coincidentally, the 27-year-old Lakers' star scored a season-low 11 points in a 102-91 triumph over the Raptors on Dec. 7 in Toronto.The Lakers return to action Friday night, entertaining Golden State before beginning a seven-game road trip Sunday in Detroit.Bryant said the Hall of Fame had called and asked for the shoes he wore in Sunday night's game.When asked if he would comply, Bryant seemed stunned, replying: "The Hall of Fame? You serious? They're so gone."</div>http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/5275220
Re: Carter warns kids: Don't be like Kobe yeah because he knows in his heart that he won't make history. I thought them two were friends but I guess not. It's not like Kobe gonna do it every night because when your on fire, then you need to go and make history.
Re: Carter warns kids: Don't be like Kobe Yeah Kobe wouldn't pull a stunt like that unless he was REALLY feelin' it, which he was, and it all worked out great for him. Why would Vince try and take something away from him like that? No one on the Lakers is pissed about it.
Re: Carter warns kids: Don't be like Kobe Ive stopped watching basketball, its too much of a circus now.
Re: Carter warns kids: Don't be like Kobe I don't really watch it much either. I watch it occasionally, started watching College ball a lot more than NBA though.
Re: Carter warns kids: Don't be like Kobe I watch more College Basketball than the NBA.Just never cared for it.(NBA)
Re: Carter warns kids: Don't be like Kobe <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JHair @ Jan 25 2006, 11:48 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'>Carter needs to shut up, he's obviously jealous.</div> I know......
Re: Carter warns kids: Don't be like Kobe I used to like basketball a lot. Now I don't like it as much as I used to.
Re: Carter warns kids: Don't be like Kobe We all know football is the best sport there is. It's undeniable.
Re: Carter warns kids: Don't be like Kobe <span style="font-family:Arial">.. and I'm sure it's ok to teach kids playing in rec. leagues it's ok to tell your oponet what play your team is going to run just so you can be traded? Carter is not the one to talk..</span>
Re: Carter warns kids: Don't be like Kobe I think Carter does feel a little envious, but he's saying this because he actually has a team unlike "Team Kobe".
Re: Carter warns kids: Don't be like Kobe <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Ive stopped watching basketball, its too much of a circus now.</div> How so? The NBA's problems are so overdone it's ridiculous. The game's never been better.
Re: Carter warns kids: Don't be like Kobe i think that carter is jealous, but he dosen't want to come off in a bad way, so he goes to the kids, where he is rite, and it is also a way to blow off his jealosy
Re: Carter warns kids: Don't be like Kobe <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (TroyPolamalu4MVP @ Jan 30 2006, 09:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'> Ive stopped watching basketball, its too much of a circus now.</div> How so? The NBA's problems are so overdone it's ridiculous. The game's never been better.</div>Man, basketball & football are the best sports. It aint cool to criticize basketball. The only time you should is if it's about KBryant.
Re: Carter warns kids: Don't be like Kobe I don't even watch the NBA much anymore. Guys are just so lazy, they have no appreciation of help defence, and no interest. College ball is much better
Re: Carter warns kids: Don't be like Kobe LoL, this is coming from a guy who lives on dunking on people. Carter is jealous because no one is concentrated on him anymore. Carter should just shut up and congradulate kobe just like T-mac/AI did. Carter also takes alot of shots just like Kobe. Bottom Line, shut up VC.
