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34 year old Kobe being on this list was a big mistake. Listened to a podcast recently where it came up (will share if requested), cost him big time as far racking up those longevity achievements by opening him up to what was effectively a career ending injury (after which he came back but was never the same).
Another Kobe post with a subtle LeBron jab. Dude is so great his fans can't promote him by himself.
Kobe wasn't ever gonna last 25 seasons in the NBA. There's no such thing as "longevity achievements", either you are the best at something or you aint. LeBron holds all the "youngest ever" achievements too CAC.
Can Kobe Bryant pass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and claim NBA’s scoring record?
By Dan Feldman
Published December 15, 2014 05:20 AM
Kobe Bryant has scored more points through his age-36 season than anyone else in NBA history, and he still has more than two-thirds of the year remaining.
He’s not limping to the finish, either. He’s nearly averaging the most points per game in a season for anyone so old.
And, most importantly, he’s healthy.
Kobe, who just passed Michael Jordan for third on the all-time scoring list, has a real chance to overtake Karl Malone and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for most points in NBA history.
Here’s how the career scoring arcs of all four players compares:
Kobe had a nice start, entering the league as a teenager and racking up points while learning on the job. He held his lead on everyone who’d come before him through his age 26 season, and then he started scoring at a Michael Jordan pace to keep up. At the age Jordan left to play baseball, Kobe took a big lead.
Meanwhile, neither Abdul-Jabbar nor Malone topped Kobe’s pace through his age. But both kept steadily producing late in their careers, especially Abdul-Jabbar, whose post-40 scoring was remarkable.
Only Robert Parish, who played 116 more games than Abdul-Jabbar after 40, comes close. Abdul-Jabbar himself has more than a quarter of all points by players in their 40s.
Abdul-Jabbar really took the all-time scoring title with his late work, and that’s why passing him so difficult. Plenty of players have scored as or more proficiently than him early in the career, but nobody can match him late.
Here’s how many points per game Kobe would have to average from here – if he plays every contest – to match Abdul-Jabbar’s career record based on number of seasons he plays after this one:
One: 43.4
Two: 27.4
Three: 20.0
Four: 15.7
Five: 13.0
Scoring 20.0 points per game between the rest of this season, in which he’s averaging 25.4, and three more afterward seems to be the sweet spot.
But Kobe’s contract expires after next season, and he said he can’t see himself playing beyond this deal. He also said he COULD physically play beyond next season, so who knows? His general manager thinks Kobe will retire in 2016, but his coach thinks Kobe might keep going. Kobe himself has taken a firm middle ground.
This is where it gets hard. Abdul-Jabbar showed an incredible desire to keep competing, and he had the good fortune to remain healthy. It’s a combination few can match.
Will Kobe pass Abdul-Jabbar? Probably not, but he’s given himself a fighting chance, which is pretty incredible.
Can Kobe Bryant pass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and claim NBA’s scoring record?
Kobe has more points than Abdul-Jabbar (or second-place Karl Malone) had at this point
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Notice nowhere in this article from 2014 did they describe Kareem's record as a "longevity achievement". It was described as a symbol of scoring dominance and prowess. The article even alludes to how breaking the record would elevate Kobe. Now people have to lie and pretend it's not really a big accomplishment since the GOAT broke the record at such a young age so easily and their favorite shooting guards who had the green light, didn't come close.
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"Michael Jordan was one of the good ones. He was loyal. He only played for one team. If I were a plantation owner, I'd rather have MJ over LeBron, cuz I know MJ isn't gonna runaway!!!"
All the lies.
Like I said, his Jordan dickeating is based on him being an alumni of the same alma mater and running in the same circles. All Tar Heels in media (Bomani, Kenny Smith, McCants, etc) know they will lose access and be blackballed from their tight knit college family if they tell the truth. Its not a coincidence all of them are either outright Bron haters (McCants) or downplay his ability in a subtle manner (Kenny Smith).
I remember when the Kobe stans on this board used to talk more shit about the Clippers losing than the Lakers.
All that changed when the GOAT became a Laker. Damn shame.
Even Kendrick Perkins ain’t dumb enough to put his name on that one
*crosses fingers*
Awesome. And almost a year to the date that he argued Stephen A down that he was "healthy".
Idiots finally realizing they can afford to buy they own sneakers and Jordan aint they daddy. Not to mention continuing to shit on Bron is a shit on your own era.
@Amajorfucup fucking kuzma
Y'all missed an opportunity to take advantage of us losing to the Knicks and the Pacers.
Shitty 4th quarter again
Sorry ass heat everybody in Miami is sorry except for my family.
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Miami started Covid.