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Lakers | 12 | 41.38% | |
Celtics | 10 | 34.48% | |
My teams not playing | 0 | 0% | |
Don't care | 7 | 24.14% | |
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The team you have today. As far as Phil's comments? IMHO, Zen master he is. You just got to look beyond the surface. Kobe's attitude on and off of the court over the years ( however you want to characterize it) is what makes him play at the level he does. Who he is as a person is what drives the man. Knowing what that is can give a complete picture. I don't know him but I understand a driven person who will not accept anything more than perfection. For those who don't I understand it I can appreciate that position as well.. Quote:
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Regarding his cocky attitude, i believe that an athletes "cockiness" is often misinterpreted. I'll explain...every athlete who has played any sort of organized basketball can tell you that their coach stressed mental toughness often. What most people see during a game is the physical but there's a mental game going on as well...if one is skilled physically but weak mentally, you'll probably see them on the bench or playing limited minutes...what you won't see, is them on the court during crunch time. Mental toughness is taught by coaching staff starting in the pee wee leagues...it's the foundation of consistency, it's a part of what allows teams to make comebacks and an integral part of redeeming your past losses by winning. It's also known as swag...call it what you will but understand that it's very necessary when you're on the court. Imagine trying out for a team at a combine or better yet playing in an opponents home court, with momentum against you, fans loudly booing you...outside of skill and the direction of coaching, an athlete has to be able to tune out the chatter and mental game and focus. Swag, attitude, mental toughness, goes a very long ways during such testy situations (aka crunch time). So while some see "attitude" in Kobe...i see mental toughness and focus. The difference with Kobe, back then, was that he didn't seem to know when to turn it off. However, i see a different Kobe today. Someday when we look back at this era, we'll recall watching Kobe make history. |
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Laaake Show all the way!! But I have to remove myself from the next 3 games as this series is not good for my health, Lol... loss from any other team I could handle but NOT from the evil green devils
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Kobe's cockiness is rather mild compared to Lebron's... what an egomaniac .... such a need to steal attention by appearing on Larry King.. his idiotic "Witness" shirts... yea we sure witnessed
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Some of the worst officiating i've ever seen...ref's may damn well decide the outcome of the finals
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I thought the officiating last night was fair, Lakers just chocked and gave away the game. Celtics were bleeding and they didn't go after the kill...Kobe w. bad shots waiting to get bailed out by the calls and not concentrating on finishing his shots when the Lakers each time had a 5pt lead.. yes he made shots later on but it should never have gotten to that point.....then just a complete lack of hustle in the 4th
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I think we're talking over all officiating is questionable
at best. Blown calls abound on both sides. Calls they should have made they didn't calls that were no fouls they called. NBA Finals: Players discuss officiating; Doc Rivers sends league office 'a lot' of complaints | Lakers Blog | Los Angeles Times
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And it continues...on both ends. An epic series that could go to 7 and refs consistently make bonehead calls (even with the replay option)
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