How Kobe Bryant Evolved as a Scorer 

Great analysis, it shows that kobe was never a blowby guy even in his athletic prime, probably explains why he had a habit of pulling up on a jumper even when be had a step on the defender on the drive. He didn't have that elite explosion to get the rim at will.

Kobe Bryant is my all time favorite NBA player. His work ethic, drive finesse, footwork and game was unmatched. 🏀🏀🏀🏀💪💪💪💪❤❤❤❤

Kobe started shooting the 3 a lot more once the 03 season started. That's really when he started becoming much more of a 3-point threat and would pull up off the dribble with a defender right on him. Would've been very interesting to see how his play style would've adapted if he were in his prime during the current era.

This level of work and attention to detail is one of the main things that separates Kobe from Lefraud James.

2003 was kobes athletic peak 1) Added 15 pounds of muscle 2) Had ZERO knee surgeries at this point

Immaculate breakdown bro, subbed. I’m a big Kobe fan he top 3 ever Never understood the levels and angles and strategy it took to develop his scoring greatness.

Really well done. I've been ringing this bell for years- Kobe did more with less than people realize. Vince and Tmac had alot more twitch. Maniacal work ethic paid off for Bryant.

This is why KOBE is my Number one as a Kid and Forever he needs to work 1000× Harder than those with God Given Talents and Physique for Sports

Why is Kobe so Underrated? Doesnt pop up in the goat debate often why?

03 kobe had one of the quickest first steps in history but he tot injured and was never the same. That kobe would have easily been the unquestionable greatest ever but he was never the same. Even mvp and championship prime kobe wasn’t healthy at all when compared to lebron at the same age. 03 kobe is by far my favorite player of all time

Might as well make the evolution of Wade as a scorer next. The 3rd best SG behind MJ and Kobe. 😉

Now I understand why people say he wasn’t that “athletic” like MJ or Bron. I just saw him throw down dunks in the beginning of his career and assumed he was very athletic but now that I look at it he didn’t have that “lift” or “spring” or whatever you wanna call it like Bron or MJ

Most skilled learn from hall of famers the best of the best he utilized his skill got the most out of himself then any player ever won two championship without an hall of famer joining Isiah the dream

Kobe wasn't as efficient as MJ but he is by far the most difficult shot maker I think I've ever seen

Among elite guards, he's top three in scoring per 36 minutes. Well down the lists for assists, rebounds, and 2-pt FG percentage. But combine that with him being one of the best defensive guards ever (if not the best). On the short list of best around guards.

I just subscribed..this shit is dope !!! 🔥💯

Yes and no. 8 was a athletic monster

Nice video.

You should do this video for different players like MJ, Bron, KD, Steph, etc

Would love to see one of these breakdowns on iverson. His game was more than the crossover.

The selected clips seem cherry picked to support the general argument. That only works when complemented by stats that offer a relative perspective. How many drives per game did his contemporaries convert? How did the frequency of his drives change over time? Or should we just trust you? Clips from 2012 and 2014 were repeated, but he played most of his NBA ball before then. You can't talk abt Kobe's rack attack movement strategy without talking abt his right foot take off. Many examples of this in 1998-2003. 2004-2005 was all abt off hand development and saving the load on the shoulders. 2006 (lose some weight, fresh knees). I could go on, but i didnt make a vid abt the evolution of Mamba. This video is incomplete if it intends to live up to the title.

Kobe traveled at 5:15

That Mamba Mentality is what put him above so many others regardless of what the numbers say, there's stuff that don't make it into the paperwork and he had it all! He had some raw skill but it was the work ethic, the will and need to win, the small improvements over time, the way he accepted responsibility even when other people messed up, the way he played through the pain (and you'd never know it), the way he carried bad teams without a complaint, a true student of the game that never quit, just different. Like Jordan without the natural athleticism. The polar opposite of someone like LeBron that came in hot, has freakishly good genetics (both huge & muscular, and rarely injured), has hopped superteams from coast to coast farming rings, and plateaued a while ago, yet still whines, lies, complains, and says he has no help with All Stars behind em 🤦🏽‍♂️ One had to work for it all the way to the end, the other chased stats and other people's legacies. Kobe wanted to be like Mike til he realized he could just be Kobe and LBJ is still tryna get 5, much less 6+ 😭 They are not the same. It's Mike, Kobe, Kareem, Bird, Magic, then everybody else 💯💯💯

Kobe bryant is the closest to michael jordan!!!!!!

Kobe bryant is better than lebron james 😅 losses 6!!!!!! Finals wins playoff losses 100!!!!!!

Kobe didn’t just dunk early on because he had shaq n the center in the paint …as Kobe lost shaq he attacked the rim

That's because he was playing with Shaq for the first 8 yrs of his carreer. He got limited areas to operate specially until 2000 season Here's a fact you forgot. In 200-2001 season when Kobe just dismantled the Western conference playoff opponents, he started to become an in and out player. Specially in game 3 of WCF. Shaq sit out in the 3rd qtr and Kobe just made a clinic. Even in the closer vs Sac that year. In 02 it continued the same trend. See the cllips you were showing was back in 2000 finals, Kobe was even injured due to Jalen to some of the clips. In 02-03 that is the year that he started shooting a lot of 3s. He became the leading scorer of the Lakeshow. In 05-06 season that is kobe street ball and start of the maturity of his game. He don't care if there are 3 or 4 guys to guard him he will shoot it even if it's for the game winner. In 2008 season he started the MJ 97-98. More of posting up. The Achilles year is a mix of all what he got. He was a lethal 3 point shooter at clutch that year. He just refused to lose. Dragging his team from 17-25 to a 43-39 and his team won the last 2 for a 45-37 record. That is just Kobe all heart that year. And that made a true NBA top 4 NBa great of all time. No frauds

Lebron james is not the closest to michael jordan!!!!!!

16 - 6 against Lebron

Gotta also remember, he was still just a skinny, way undersized kid when he got in the NBA. LBJ was 6'8 225, MJ spent three years in college so was better suited. Kobe, went from the senior prom and dominating highschool, to playing full grown men in thier peak athletic abilities. But once he put it all together, he became the only player to come close to MJ.

nah dude, lebron used to have a bag until 2015