Tag Archive for 'Kobe Bryant'

Jordan: I wouldn’t call Bird, Magic

As the Miami Heat prepare for their most important season in franchise history with three of the best players in the NBA, LeBron James recieved a verbal shot to the mouth by his idol, the guy he’s changing his number out of respect for, Michael Jordan.
Jordan said that in his playing days, he wouldn’t have [...]

Kobe Doin’ Work

If Kobe Bryant ever lands a coaching job after he retires from basketball, he better be thanking Spike Lee.
In Spike’s documentary “Kobe Doin’ Work”, he slaps thirty different cameras on the 2007/08 MVP and mics him up so that, along with commentary from Kobe himself, fans can truly understand what goes on in a game in the [...]

Dunk Competition will get LeBron next year. Kobe?

Watching Kenny Smith continue to call out LeBron at the Dunk Contest, talking about how if he wanted to be Jordan, he had to win this competition just like his Airness did, the King had to respond. And the answer? He’s in for next year.
Watching Nate “Kryptonite” Robinson (When does UW retire his number?) literally [...]

Kobe gets one up on LeBron

Just like his jersey number, Kobe is now one-up on LeBron James.
It seems as though every day there is a new favourite between the two rivals as to who’s the best in the league world. But tonight, the only thing that Kobe lost is his lunch. Oh yeah, that undefeated home record the Cavs had before [...]

Gasol is the Pippen to Kobe’s Jordan

The comparison of LeBron James and Kobe Bryant to this decade’s Magic Johnson and Larry Bird sounded pretty good. Then Kobe and Pau Gasol put up a collective 92 points at MSG.
Take a minute to let that set in. Two players, 92 points. Entire teams struggle to score 92. Kobe only played 37 minutes, making [...]

LeBron James MVP at 10-game mark

If the NBA were to hand out the most valuable player award after ten games, there’s no question that it would go to LeBron James.
First of all, LeBron’s Cavs are second in the Eastern conference, behind only the champs, who have the same amount of losses as Cleveland has, just one more win.
Then, you’ve got [...]

Five burning questions for the new NBA season

One of those questions has already been answered as day one of the 2008/09 NBA season has finally begun and that is..
Can Greg Oden stay healthy enough to provide a big man presence all year long?
No. He can’t. He mildly sprained his foot last night against the Lakers. We’re talking about a guy who only [...]

The 2008/09 NBA Pre-Preview

The preview for the upcoming NBA season will be here shortly, but TSC is going to kick things off with some pre-season predictions. Agree? Disagree? Let us know.
The Lakers and Celtics will meet again in the Finals.
I think I’ve heard of some scandals in the NBA lately? This is arguably the greatest rivalry the NBA [...]