Mike James was bang on about Mitchell. How do you not double team a guy who is on pace to score 80 until the 4th quarter is well under way? They double teamed him like crazy with great success when the Raptors hosted the Lakers weeks earlier.
Kobe scores 81!! 2nd highest all-time!
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- frogger
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Do you even watch basketball? Or do you just spout nonsense in bball threads wherever you go?gilboman wrote:nothing intelligent about those comments. if they were so intelligent, maybe he should've been more physical or did more than the standard pylon D. i didnt see mike james doing anything to stop it.
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I think Mitchell was trying to experiment.........like thinking:
**Hmmm Kobe is heating up, lets see what happens when I tell my players to man-to-man D him and see if he can be stopped, no double-teams**
After Kobe scores more points.........
Mitchell again
**Hmm Kobe is got his groove on, but I will stick to my experiment of man-to-man D and see what happens***
Near the end of the 4th quarter:
**Wake up, it isn't working. Hmm yeah, it isn't....oh well so much for that....**
**Hmmm Kobe is heating up, lets see what happens when I tell my players to man-to-man D him and see if he can be stopped, no double-teams**
After Kobe scores more points.........
Mitchell again
**Hmm Kobe is got his groove on, but I will stick to my experiment of man-to-man D and see what happens***
Near the end of the 4th quarter:
**Wake up, it isn't working. Hmm yeah, it isn't....oh well so much for that....**
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LOL you forgot about hmmm lets put Jose Calderon who can barely guard second string PG's on him in the third quarter man-to-man.ji2o0k wrote:I think Mitchell was trying to experiment.........like thinking:
**Hmmm Kobe is heating up, lets see what happens when I tell my players to man-to-man D him and see if he can be stopped, no double-teams**
After Kobe scores more points.........
Mitchell again
**Hmm Kobe is got his groove on, but I will stick to my experiment of man-to-man D and see what happens***
Near the end of the 4th quarter:
**Wake up, it isn't working. Hmm yeah, it isn't....oh well so much for that....**
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yes which is why i don't see why mike james has the nerve to criticize the team when he himself wasn't getting it done any better on defense.deep wrote:Do you even watch basketball? Or do you just spout nonsense in bball threads wherever you go?
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seems my comments earlier in the season about mitchell being clueless is finally getting some recongition and at the time i was brushed with the "hater" tag but all i've said has unfolded contrarty to many others said.
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I didn't read the entire thread, but everyone is just focusing on the 81 points.
The guy has 60% fgp when someone is that hot you should give him the ball, hell even 50% is considered hot.
And when he did get fouled he was 18/20 from the freet throw line.
I am not really a Kobe fan, but those numbers right there are more impressive especially given the number of shots he took.
IMHO no one can call you a ball hog when you shoot over 50%.
Vince is a chump, every team has a star, you expect your star to produce more than everyone else, Vince is content with just making 'some' contribution.
Even with a well rounded Chicago bulls, Jordan had to carry the team on some nights.
The guy has 60% fgp when someone is that hot you should give him the ball, hell even 50% is considered hot.
And when he did get fouled he was 18/20 from the freet throw line.
I am not really a Kobe fan, but those numbers right there are more impressive especially given the number of shots he took.
IMHO no one can call you a ball hog when you shoot over 50%.
Vince is a chump, every team has a star, you expect your star to produce more than everyone else, Vince is content with just making 'some' contribution.
Even with a well rounded Chicago bulls, Jordan had to carry the team on some nights.
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i don't know what was on his mind when he said that. if he's just trying to be a sour loser or jealous or whatever reason he has. so funny coz the editor pointed this out:spike-spiegel wrote:http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/st ... son/060124
That quote from VC is funny. Yes, the guy who dogged it on purpose and dragged his team down so he could be traded.
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.
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'If someone gets 81 on me, I'm going to clothesline him.'
Antoine Walker, Miami Heat
'You've got to ... foul him. I wouldn't feel very good about myself if a guy scored a lot of points and I didn't use my fouls to try to stop him.'
Jerry Sloan, Utah Jazz coach
Fair to say that if a Charles Oakley-type player was still a Raptor, Kobe would have received some 'resistance' that night.
Antoine Walker, Miami Heat
'You've got to ... foul him. I wouldn't feel very good about myself if a guy scored a lot of points and I didn't use my fouls to try to stop him.'
Jerry Sloan, Utah Jazz coach
Fair to say that if a Charles Oakley-type player was still a Raptor, Kobe would have received some 'resistance' that night.
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sometimes it's easier said than done. Antoine Walker of all people? does he know how to play D? last time i checked, all he does was jacking up 3s all over the court. he has the guts to say that (clotheslining someone) but u think he has the guts to do it?backbones wrote:'If someone gets 81 on me, I'm going to clothesline him.'
Antoine Walker, Miami Heat
'You've got to ... foul him. I wouldn't feel very good about myself if a guy scored a lot of points and I didn't use my fouls to try to stop him.'
Jerry Sloan, Utah Jazz coach
Fair to say that if a Charles Oakley-type player was still a Raptor, Kobe would have received some 'resistance' that night.
Jerry Sloan has a point of fouling, but don't get carried away and do something stupid. what he was trying to say is at least use up all your foul, but he never meant to be dirty. you make sure you don't cross that line. sometimes it works on your favor, but you think David Stern and Stu Jackson won't deduct some $$$ on your paycheque if you did something silly? haha
Josh Howard tried that tactic vs LA, he clothesline Kobe, got himself a flagrant foul and Kobe got even mad and poured more points on them.
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our resistance is there.. he is just injured.backbones wrote:'If someone gets 81 on me, I'm going to clothesline him.'
Antoine Walker, Miami Heat
'You've got to ... foul him. I wouldn't feel very good about myself if a guy scored a lot of points and I didn't use my fouls to try to stop him.'
Jerry Sloan, Utah Jazz coach
Fair to say that if a Charles Oakley-type player was still a Raptor, Kobe would have received some 'resistance' that night.
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