Kobe Bryant taunt

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thread starter ehfuewhf May 07 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

As I watched the game last night. I was amazed at the effort Shane Battier gave in trying to contain Kobe Bryant. Battier was burned over and over, but he at the very least kept up with Bryant enough to challenge most of his shots with a hand in his face. I thought that Battier gave the best single coverage on Bryant that anyone could have given him. The part that disturbs me most was all that nonsensical trash talking, the point-less chants of, "You can't stop me!" , other antics by Bryant throughout the game. DUHHHHH, as if we did not know already that Shane Battier or for that matter anybody on the planet Earth at the present time couldn't stop you! Yeah Kobe, we know that nobody can't stop you. Yeah, what do you expect Kobe when God has blessed you with phenomenal athletic ability. Were you MIA when God was passing out humility. Where is your professionalism? I don't recall Shane Battier ever implying that he could stop you, nor do his actions on the court suggest it either. I can remember Battier reiterating in several interviews that all you can do is make him work for his shots, but you can't stop him. Kudos to you Shane Battier, you did make him work, he just hit incredible shots! That disgusting display by Kobe last night caused me to wonder how I could equivalently display the same awful attitude Kobe demonstrated. I will be the first to tell you that I don't have even a fraction of the skills or athleticism that Kobe has been gifted with. However, I do have a five-year-old son that loves to play me in basketball from time to time. As I contemplate this thing, I can't fathom the idea of me taking my son to the playground and engaging him in a game of one on one, playing my hardest and taunting him. Could I even show pride and receive gratification that I just destroyed my son who knew just as well as I knew that I was the superior player. Yes Kobe, you destroyed Battier last night. Are you surprised that he can't stop you? Is the basketball world surprised? Who were you proving it to last night? Nobody incited you last night. I thought the Rockets went about their business professionally by playing hard until they were sent over the edge by the provocations of the Lakers. And even after that, the Rockets handled themselves pretty good. I respect your basketball abilities Kobe, but will forever root against you. You are a disgrace to basketball, sports and humanity. GO ROCKETS! PS: Vujab!ch is the most unclassy player ever whenever he makes a shot it's a HAPPY NEW YEAR. Whenever he fouls he like link

OneHope 05/07/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

lol come on... people like feeling good about themselves, it shouldn't have been a techinical foul

Omelet 05/07/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Once you make more money than he does, you can talk trash.

dannyyang525 05/07/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

go fall off a cliff.. kobe hater. taunting i bet hes having fun. get over it rockets are not going to the finals end of story

Andromeda 05/07/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

haha derek fisher took out scola! that was friggen tight, and then rafer alston and eddie house was hilarious i was laughing my ass off when i saw that. ohhh the lakers-rockets series is gonna be goood :D

ehfuewhf 05/07/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

dannyyang525 said: "go fall off a cliff.. kobe hater. taunting i bet hes having fun. get over it rockets are not going to the finals end of story" I'm not even a rockets fan my beloved heat didn't make it. I hate kobe I bet when he plays his son and everytime he makes it he's like " YOU CAN'T GUARD ME SON"

ScrewEveryone 05/07/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I hate Kobe. He elbowed Artest in the throat -_- Stupid Refs...

shagafoo 05/07/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Kobe Is Good, Probably The BEst, But He's Over Rated. I Was Happy Last Year When One Of The Worst Teams Two Years Ago Won The Championship.

PaperRose 05/07/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

What's your issue?

ehfuewhf May 07 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

ScrewEveryone said: "I hate Kobe. He elbowed Artest in the throat -_- Stupid Refs..." link his name is not Ko-ME for nothing - cocky, selfish - total non-team player

ScrewEveryone 05/07/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

dannyyang525 said: "go fall off a cliff.. kobe hater. taunting i bet hes having fun. get over it rockets are not going to the finals end of story" Dang you are so Ignorrant. Not everyone has to like Kobe. So why don't YOU fall of a Cliff. Houston,nuggets,Celtics ftw!

Howiey 05/07/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Scalabrini is 10x better.

PositiveFB 05/07/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I like how you're singling out just Kobe. Everybody has bad sides in basketball

ehfuewhf 05/07/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

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CowPoop 05/07/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Taunting isn't used just to make a statement, it gets the fans and teammates into the game. On top of that, it energizes you too! I agree in that it is unnecessary, especially when you do it too much. But I also understand why he would taunt. I'm not sure if he exceeded the limits (because I didn't pay attention to it) but I do know that the refs didn't call any fouls on him. He definitely was playing illegal defense on Artest and he would always slap his defender's hand. When Artest told the refs to call them, they wouldn't listen. He went to Kobe and told him to play fair, and he got ejected. And then Luis Scola got effing run over unnecessarily by Derek Fisher. The Lakers aren't usually this dirty, but in game 2 they were like Bruce Bowen x 12.