So what do you all make of what Kobe said about todays.....

[elmouse03]

defense and the way it is played?

Here is what he said:

He went on a bit of a rant Monday about the NBA having evolved into “more of a finesse game, it’s more of small ball, which personally, I don’t really care much for. I like kind of smash-mouth, old-school basketball, because that’s what I grew up watching.”

Bryant said it “makes me nauseous. You can’t touch a guy without it being a flagrant foul. … The truth is, it (the physicality from the past) makes the players have to be more skillful. Nowadays, literally anybody can go out there and get to the basket, because you can’t touch ‘em.”

It’ll be a long time before we see Rose use his speed burst to get to the basket again. But if you take Bryant at his word, he’s essentially guaranteeing that when medically cleared, we’ll see him get to the basket again, too.

He certainly is guaranteeing that he won’t shy away from the threat of future injury despite the stunning setbacks both he and Rose have suffered this season.

“I like the contact,” Bryant said.

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I mean todays NBA is so great but here is one of the greatest players of all time and who was in his prime for most of this current era saying this about todays defenses?

I know most of us who been watching the game since at least the 90s already knew this.

Dont care what kobe says..never have

You just don't like Kobe because of what he did to your Magic in 2009.

[Da Stars.]

Holding in the NHL was always a penalty. As far as the hitting. Getting checked from behind along the boards when you either get your head run into the board. Or face first to the ice.

[LookAway]

Seems like Kobe has forgotten that these rules he's referring to are the same ones that his game thrived upon.

Plus the author of that article twice referred to the character in the show as "Bruce Banner." His name was David Banner.

Just another reason why the bleacher report is a garbage site.

It used to be Bruce but Stan Lee changed it because he thought Bruce Banner sounded like a porn name

I thought the writers of the show changed it because they thought Bruce sounded kind of gay so they named him David Bruce Banner?

Yes a gay porn star. It was Stan's final decision and he chose to change it.