Posts tagged ‘Kobe’

What’s Going on World?

We wanted to give you a true taste of a Pistonscast show before a Pistonscast show.

Deven and I always feel like there are two Pistonscast episodes.

The one you hear and the one you dont hear.

Check out the Pistonscast Behind the Scenes Episode in Show 107.

On this Episode we discuss the NBA Playoffs with Uncut and Unedited ideas on Chauncey, Kobe, Lebron.

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Peace,

John W. Davis

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I really feel bad for Kobe (aw).

He’s not an original like Lebron is.

Kobe has spent his entire career trying to be like Michael Jordan. As we can all see, he’s no MJ.

*Here are a few areas where Kobe’s attempt to better MJ has failed:

First- It took Jordan only 4 years to understand that he could not do it by himself. Kobe is almost 30 and still, at times, seems to be playing his own game separate from his team mates.

Second- He doesn’t make players around him better. Sure others benefit from all the attention that Kobe gets, but how many player’s talent seems to flourish from being on the same court with Kobe?

*Because of Jordan, Scotty Pippen is one of the greatest 50 players in NBA history. Not to mention all of the extras that he had playing the best basketball of their freaky lives. Like; Paxton, Kerr, Perdue, Buechler, and Longley-just to name a few.

Because of good ole Mike, I don’t even have to say their first names. Otherwise, we wouldn’t even know who in the hell they were. If you can name ONE player that Kobe has made better, I’m listening.

Third- Kobe and MJ’s games are pretty much the same (Kobe has a slight edge in 3pt.shooting and ball handling). But, as much as Kobe’s game seems to mirror Jordan’s, they are totally opposite in the way they use it. Kobe, no matter how you play him, tries to do what he wants offensively even if it’s a bad shot.

Of course with his talent, he’s still good enough to make a lot of his ‘bad’ shots and it’ll make the ESPN highlights. But what that does is it disconnects him from the rest of his team and it also makes what they’re trying to do, a little more predictable. Jordan, on the other hand, adapted his game to fit however you were trying to play him.

*For example, if you stop the drive, he would kill you with a jumper. If you played him tight, he didn’t force up a Jumper, he would drive by you. He had developed his skills to exploit what ever you gave him (how many times have you seen MJ force anything?). Throw in his extras that made shots ‘or else’, and you see why he was the worse disease opposing teams had ever faced in NBA history.

*Kobe could have been better, and because of these 3 points, Lebron still can.

Peace,

Deven Khrucell

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What’s Going on Pistonscast Posse?   (Game Discussion:  Click here!)

It’s obviously the Pistons are reeling, from a combo of injuries and from just not playing up to par. Tayshaun Prince said it best after last game, “We really need those guys back, but at the same time we got to figure out a way; obviously with the situation that we have, that we almost got to play perfect basketball.”

Perfect basketball… for some reason I have a good feeling about this game.  Most of the time, it seems the Pistons are up for the big game challenge.  If we get Rip back and Afflalo is playing some tough Kobe D, then I smell a big time upset.

When you take on the Lakers, all you need to do is bait Kobe into not sharing the ball with his teammates and you are in business.  More often than not, when Kobe just relies on himself, he shoots too much. Anything over 20 shots is too much for Kobe.  The more shots he takes like 21 to 30 the worse the Lakers get and more often that not, THE LAKERS LOSE!  So… ball hog Kobe make sure you come out to play!

You can talk it up with your fellow Pistonscast Posse right here in the comment section!

Peace,

John W. Davis

www.pistonscast.com

What’s Going on World?

John W. Davis here.  I’m excited for everyone to hear this show because it was 100% fun.  Deven and I discussed a lot of topics.  Some were random, some were Pistons related.  New Episode 96!!!!

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Honorary Number One: My Godson? OH BABY!!!!

Peace,

John W. Davis

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