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Kobe Bryant Has A Huge Appetite For Footage Of His Opponents

latimes.com — The Lakers have had their stars over the last few decades -- Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jerry West, Shaquille O'Neal -- but few have studied game video (or film, as it was called back in the day) more diligently than Bryant, who looks for the slightest advantage while sizing up an opponent.

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  • VinnieDaMac, on 12/31/2008, -4/+42Like him or not, he's an amazing basketball player.
  • momomorrell, on 12/31/2008, -12/+49His next opponent, consensual sex.
  • inactive, on 12/31/2008, -7/+40Yet another reason why Kobe is Kobe
  • zwendkos, on 12/31/2008, -6/+33if he wouldn't have had that incident with the girl in colorado, kobe would be even closer to being considered absolutely "the second coming of jordan." it just sucks one thing can cloud (at least partly) a player's entire career even after he's made tremendous strides in the right direction. if anything kobe should be given even more credit than most because unlike almost all other athletes who get in trouble (see pacman jones, chris henry, etc.), he lived, learned, and moved on and up.
  • lenapple, on 12/31/2008, -15/+40That's why Kobe is the BEST!
  • Totz83, on 12/31/2008, -0/+19(͡๏̯͡๏)
  • mpn401, on 12/31/2008, -1/+18"Kobe Bryant Has A Huge Appetite For Footage Of His Opponents"

    Sounds like a personal matter.
  • inactive, on 01/01/2009, -0/+14A comment made by a power user praising another power user, eh? You people are really something.
  • shutaro, on 12/31/2008, -0/+12Who else could he possibly be?
  • captainquack, on 01/01/2009, -3/+15Happy new year guys!
  • shutaro, on 12/31/2008, -3/+15He already defeated that one years ago.
  • greenlight2001, on 12/31/2008, -0/+11Steals your ball (story) and takes it to the hole (homepage).
  • Darkaged, on 01/01/2009, -0/+10Shouldn't you be off stealing stories?
  • quomen, on 01/01/2009, -0/+9Your father?
  • salmanjafri, on 12/31/2008, -9/+18The best in the world.
  • Spor, on 01/01/2009, -0/+8I want to know what the salary of the two video editors is. Sounds like they are pretty busy.

    I guess it's a really cool job if you are into editing and sports. I'm not one to jump on a famous athlete's dick though. To me, they are overpaid, generally whinny, little bitches.
  • saharsamadani, on 12/31/2008, -2/+10Pretty smart...you always have to study the "enemy" to prepare accordingly.
  • nword, on 12/31/2008, -2/+9Too bad he doesn't play football, I'm sure Bill Belichick would want him.
  • mparker21311, on 01/01/2009, -0/+7Wow, a basketball player that actually tries to earn the outrageous salary they make.
  • mbfielding, on 01/26/2009, -1/+8I bet he's a facebook stalker too.
  • fdsarawr, on 01/01/2009, -0/+7She had 3 different individuals DNA in that gaping hole...
  • AJRiddle, on 01/01/2009, -0/+6MLB players often have videos of other players on iPods to watch at any time. Hitters will have videos of a pitchers throwing mechanics and pitchers and catchers will watch videos of hitters tendencies and how they do against certain pitches.
  • deac714, on 01/01/2009, -0/+6It's called preparation. The best aren't just born good. It's a combination of skill and preparedness and, sometimes, luck.

    If you have a job, you may as well do it right.

  • Totz83, on 01/01/2009, -0/+5=D
  • Cglass, on 01/01/2009, -0/+5Yeah, it's not rape if she's begging for it.
  • ZH2009, on 01/01/2009, -3/+8Like him or not, one has to admit ... he's hard-working, extremely dedicated & fully deserving of his on-court success (& I personally wish him lots more)
  • jellydoughnut21, on 01/01/2009, -4/+8My sister used to run track/Xcountry at UCI so she was able to work out in the exclusive athlete-only gym. Apparently Kobe used to work out there occasionally. I guess my sister and her friends would say hi to him and stuff, but one day he came up to one of her friends and said she could come with him to one of his far off locales and that she should talk to his bodyguard and they would work it all out. The girl asked the bodyguard if she could bring a friend, but he said no, only room for 1 person. Mind you, this is after his whole cheating/raping scandal. Great basketball player, yes. Total ***** scumbag, totally.
  • McReynolds, on 01/01/2009, -3/+7Are you jealous because you haven't gotten a chance with your sister's friend?
  • bruin8uclap, on 01/01/2009, -1/+4He is an NBA basketball player after all. In other news: UCI has an exclusive athletes only gym.
  • iamvahe, on 01/02/2009, -0/+3@scottmitchell

    I would care because then it would be personal. Otherwise, he has done nothing to me personally.
  • shutaro, on 01/01/2009, -0/+3Well played...
  • Matic, on 01/01/2009, -1/+4It's illegal to have video playing in the front seat. Must have one of those nifty chips installed. :)
  • inactive, on 01/01/2009, -2/+5you have won the Internet my friend. Great line.
  • inactive, on 01/01/2009, -1/+4It's too bad that his defense has slipped tremendously in the last 2-3 years as he's had to shoulder more of the offensive load. Now that he has more firepower, I'm not sure if he's physically as capable of a defender as he was years ago.
  • ScottMitchell, on 01/01/2009, -0/+3Jordan had his share of troubles during his career - a seeming gambling problem and affairs, most notably. Granted, that's not even in the same ballpark as rape, but Jordan was no saint.
  • jackdaniels06, on 01/01/2009, -1/+3WTF? Basketball RULES!
  • nullcodes, on 01/01/2009, -1/+3I would find it difficult to do .. I mean to remember who does what etc. that just seems too difficult to remember by watching some tapes like that.
  • SreyaNotfilc, on 01/02/2009, -0/+2Happy New Years to you too! What's hapnin' Cap-quack?
  • deema1, on 01/01/2009, -2/+4His voracious appetite for video isn't to study to study their strengths, but rather it's to study their weaknesses. That way he knows the most effective way to rape them in the tunnel after the games. Kobe loves him some rape and sodomy -- it's what gets the guy off.
  • Torley, on 01/01/2009, -3/+5He could be like the Sylar of the basketball court, studying his opponents and then taking their powers!
  • inactive, on 01/01/2009, -1/+3I guess he has to do something between rapes.
  • Humboldt1337, on 01/01/2009, -1/+3most valuable rapist.
  • inactive, on 01/02/2009, -0/+2Probably, but the burry brigade will probably try to have you banned for saying so.
  • ScottMitchell, on 01/01/2009, -0/+2There are only two or three players you'll be defending throughout the course of a game. And I'm sure he's not memorizing every move they make, just tendencies.You do the same thing when playing with a regular group of guys at the gym. You know Bill always goes to his right, you know Mike is always looking to pass first, and John turns the ball over if you crowd him when he gets the ball in the post.
  • Stevethegreat, on 01/01/2009, -1/+3No matter how much you love or hate Kobe, I really like what one sportscaster once said about Kobe, exactly because it is true "Michael Jordan was the one and only and he will never come back but most probably the same is true about Kobe, there would be no 2nd Kobe as there was no 2nd Michael"
  • inactive, on 01/02/2009, -0/+2Yeah, it's amazing how raping a woman can interfere with a thug's career. Who'd of figured? Oh yeah - anyone who was raised with a sense of right and wrong and a modicum of respect for other people. Sadly, American pro sports isn't exactly filled with that sort of person.
  • iamvahe, on 01/01/2009, -0/+2Agreed. I dont give a ***** what he (or any athlete) does off the court. I am a fan of basketball and he is simply the best there is. I dont respect him as a person because I don't know the guy personally. He gets my respect for having the best damn work ethic and drive to win as a basketball player. Who gives a ***** what he (or any other athlete or celebrity for that matter) do on their own time. Just enjoy the game.
  • iamvahe, on 01/01/2009, -2/+4My friend's friend's friend's friend's neighbor's son said Kobe shoots babies for fun. Guy is such an *****.

    /s
  • momomorrell, on 01/01/2009, -0/+1Yeah, and you know its in a horribly uncomfortable Lexus, or the teams jet. It is truly an arduous task.
  • yammy1688, on 01/03/2009, -0/+1This is nature. Alpha males ***** lots of women.

    His wife understands this. Get over the white knight fantasy.
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