Kobe Bryant's Breakout 2002-03 Season! Best Player In The World? | GOAT SZN 

What interview is that from ??

Word you gotta gimme a source from that interview, would love to hear that in his own words

Kai Clark You the goat!

@Sebastian Soriano "Kobe has to set up the offense, read the defense, make others happy and he's doing a great job of it. Kobe has become the floor leader on a basketball team that was looking for that player who can not only be a scorer, but also be a playmaker who can consistently make big plays at critical times. It was very important for Kobe to step into that role he was envisioned at." - Phil Jackson(2001) a.espncdn.com/nba/playoffs2001/2001/0531/1207916.html

@@tremain7056 He's a troll we gave him the attention he desperately sought after.

That’s why I laugh at these goofs that say Penny would’ve destroyed Kobe. Penny was nice in his day, but Kobe, no doubt, would’ve given it to him!

Yup you could handcheck and play zone.

Facts

*2003 Regular Season* Kobe *30.0ppg* ,6.9rbs, 5.9asts, 2.2stls, 0.8blk, 3.5to *Fg 45%, 3p 38%, Ft 84%* 0-3FT Shooting 64% (paint) *3-10FT Shooting 42%* 10-16FT Shooting 36% *16-30FT Shooting 42%* Shooting Distance - *13.3 Feet* Total Dunks - 116 *2,461 points* (lead league in total points) *19 40+ pt games* (Lead League) *3 50+ pt games* (League high 55pts) *12 3pm in a game* (1st player to do it) (3rd all time) *9 consecutive 3pm* (1st player to do it) *6 3pm in 1 qtr* (1st player to do it) *30+ pts in 16 straight games* (Only Wilt & Harden have more) *35+ pts in 13 straight games* (Modern Record) *40+ pts in 9 straight games* (Modern Record) *51pts in 3 qtrs* (31 minutes) *50pts in 3 qtrs* (Mj last game) *40.6ppg* , 4.9rbs, 3.6sts, 2.6stls, 0.9blks. 3.6to (Month of Feb) (14 games) ( 11 wins 3 losses) ________________________________________________________ *2006 Regular Season* Kobe *35.4ppg* , 5.3rb, 4.5ast, 1.8stl, 0.4blk, 3.1to *Fg 45%, 3p 34%, Ft 85%* 0-3FT Shooting 59% (paint) *3-10FT Shooting 49%* *10-16FT Shooting 45%* *16-30FT Shooting 42%* Shooting Distance *15.1 Feet* Total Dunks - 59 *2,832 Total Points* (Lead League) (1 of 6 players) *35.4ppg whole season* (Scoring Title) (1 of 5 players) *81pt game* (modern record) (2nd all time) *62pts in 3 qtrs outscores entire team* (33 min) (1st player to do it) *55pts in 1 half* (Modern Record) *27 40+ pt games* (5th all time) (lead league) *6 50+ pt games games* (lead league) *2 60+ pt games* (Modern Record) (62 in 3 & 81) *30pts in 1 quarter* (5th highest in 1 qtr) *45+ pts in 4 straight games* (Modern record) *43.4ppg* , 5.6rbs, 4.1asts, 1,8stls, 0.1blk, 3.5to (Month of Jan) (13 games) (9 wins 4 losses) *41.6ppg* , 5.5rbs, 3.6asts, 2.3stls, 0.0blks, 2.1to (Month of April) (8 games) (6 wins 2 losses) ___________________________________ *2007 Regular Season* Kobe *31.6ppg* ,5.7rb, 5.4ast 1.4stl, 0.5blk, 3.3to *Fg 46%, 3p 34%, Ft 86%* 0-3FT Shooting 61% (paint) *3-10FT Shooting 46%* *10-16FT Shooting 48%* *16-30FT Shooting 42%* Shooting Distance *14.5 Feet* Total Dunks - 59 *2,430 points* (Lead League in Total Points) *31.6ppg for an entire season* (Scoring Title) *18 40+ pt games* (Lead League) *10 50+ pt games* (Modern Record) *2 60+ pt games* (League High 65pts) *50+ pts in 4 straight games* (modern record) (Won all 4) *30 pts in 1 qtr* (only player to do it twice) *52pts in 3 qtrs* (34 minutes) (most by any player) (6 times) *40.4ppg* , 6.2rbs, 4.5asts, 1.1stls, 0.5blks, 2.8to (rare achievement) (4 times) (13 games) (5 wins 8 losses) ________________________________________________________ Only player in nba history to score at least *2,300 pts making 750 fgm, 120 3pm, & 600 ftm for an entire season* Kobe did it 4 times (03, 06,07, 08) *03 Kobe - 2,461 pts, 868 fgm, 123 3pm, 601 ftm* *06 Kobe - 2,832 pts, 978 fgm, 180 3pm, 696 ftm* *07 Kobe - 2,430 pts. 813 fgm, 137 3pm, 667 ftm* *08 Kobe- 2,323 pts, 775 fgm, 150 3pm, 623 ftm*

@@onepiece6529 Just pick any season he averaged 30+ then show his Point Value by dividing his point total average to Team Point Average. Then you get Individual Point Contribution Value. His are astounding btw.

I agree but Tim Duncan was also ridiculous that year

Had the Lakers finished first or second seed, I’d give it him. Although I’m not the biggest fan of Duncan, i respect his game and they had better team success.

@@elliotgreen2481 Its okay It shows the true competition that Kobe had to go thru in his Career.

Kobe is the MOST underrated superstar of All Time! Even in his prime, they underrated him! Even when he was winning Championships with Gasol, they underrated him!

@Marlon Ndoro Shaq missing 15 games isn't enough to give Kobe the MVP, neither of them deserved a MVP when they played together. Shaq missed 15 games, but he was the best player on that Lakers team overall for the 67 games that he did play. Duncan had the better individual year which lead to more team success. Duncan proved in the playoffs that he was deserving of the MVP award that he won in the regular season.

That’s The Gospel!

@elliott green yeah buddy I kissed him playing and missed his presence damn we will never forget you and rip to all the passengers and to gigi 😔

same! I searched for this just thinkin about how he said his prime was '03. just on another level.

Shaq was still the best player in the world avg 28/11/3/2 for the season and in the NBA finals, he averaged 36/12/4/3 lol video game numbers. Kobe was great all around that season, but he only avg 45% shooting which is ok. Shaq didn’t relinquish his reign as the best player till the year after. I remember Jason Kidd saying during the NBA finals the only way we have a shot at winning is if Shaq’s bus breaks down and he doesn’t show up haha never have I heard a HOF player say that about another player. Head Coach Byron Scott of the Nets said we lost because of Shaq. He was so good it was scary.

@@jaymule7342 If Shaq would've had a better work ethic, then he wouldn't have lost his dominance but that's what puts Kobe over the top and the reason why he was the best player in the world because he never settled

Should have had the MVP this year. Clearly his biggest robbery of Kobe's career

Fuckin facts, and the media can't fool the fans or players , Kobe should have easily won 3 more mvps.

Ummmm no lol. Kobe fans know that Shaq and Duncan were better than Kobe. Duncan essentially had as much team success during that time and more personal success than Kobe. Kobe fans can't explain why Kobe only has one MVP in his career without going into conspiracies that "the media hated him."

@@blackphillip564 Oh the great MVP argument. So is Giannis a better player of the 10s than KD ,Harden and Westbrook? Or Nash better than Shaq? Kobe had 3-4 season when he was the best player in the world(03,06,07,maybe 08). He had 7 finals appearances and 5 titles being a superstar in all of them (had less impact in 2000 but still was one of the best guards in the league). Duncan and Shaq are very very close behind in the 2000s especially Duncan who had his best years in this decade and was legendary but he still was not as great and impactful as Kobe.

@@blackphillip564 Did you even watch this video? Lay off the crack.

@@blackphillip564 what do you mean by personal success bro? How did you measure that between Kobe and Duncan?

Those are the 2010s kids that think that. They wasn’t around to see Kobe in his prime. The Kobe they got to see was a Old Kobe and just a shell of himself.

@@_1luljayyy I've met older dudes who think that as well tho. How quickly they forget 🤦

Put Kobe in a 5 out offense similar to Harden or Giannis and he’s putting up video game numbers on elite efficiency.

thelegendsqb1 Agreed

At one point the announcer says the Lakers as a Team have 38 points and Kobe's got 30 of them...

2:40 was a laser beam 😮‍💨

@olaogung09 "To me he’s the most skilled hooper to ever play." Why do people like yourself think that just because MJ was the superior athlete, that it automatically made him "less skilled" than kobe? That is a rather asinine premise...SMH Especially considering the fact that unlike kobe (RIP), MJ's supreme level of skill was developed and REFINED, by actually having gone to (and played in) one of the most historic basketball programs in history, which was taught by one of the GREATEST basketball minds ever. That was invaluable to the development of his skills, which is why he was able to dominate as a rookie! But when looking at Kobe, there are SEVERAL THINGS that SERIOUSLY LIMITED his skill level (when compared to MJ's), due to NOT having that kinda' training. For starters, he ALWAYS STRUGGLED against tough/physical defenses that doubled/triple teamed him. This is due to NEVER having LEARNED HOW to limit the number of iso's that he ROUTINELY engaged in, which is something that BOTH Phil and Tex Winter CONSTANTLY criticized him for, over the course of his career. It's also why he tended to over rely on 3pt shooting and NEEDED IT so much more than MJ, just to be able to score 30 pts a game. See, if he’d gone to college and LEARNED how to effectively move without the ball, which utilizes “minimal” dribbling, it would've made it much more difficult for aggressive defenses to guard him. Knowing how to do ALL of these things (on top of having superior athleticism), is not only what made MJ the MORE skilled of the two, but the MORE difficult to defend as well.

Not athletic? Whaaaat? Kobe was literally posterizing the whole league and would always do athletic lay ups

@@natedablack7857 always struggle to WHAT?! 😂

@@arveearcita3122 Again: he CONSISTENTLY STRUGGLED against the tough/physical defenses that double/triple teamed him and that is a FACT! This is the same guy who TWICE set the All Time record for MOST MISSED shots in a Finals, in 2 SEPARATE Finals, which happened to be against 1 of the best defenses of his era. Not a coincidence, given the facts of the matter. Because the OVERWHELMING MAJORITY of his BEST offensive games, ALL CAME against the WORST defenses. Not the best ones. Case in point: out of his 26 career 50+ pt games, 15 of 'em were against sub .500 teams (7 with less than 30 wins), and 20 of 'em came AFTER the defensive rules changed. Only 6 of 'em were against Top 10 defenses and his combined FG% in these 6 games is only 46%. And in half of 'em he didn't even hit 50% of his shots, with the WORST one being 17-41 shooting (41%). 11 of 'em were against defenses ranked 20th or lower, and 7 were vs defenses ranked 25th or lower. In fact he NEVER scored 50+ pts vs the #1 (or #2) ranked defense AT NO POINT during his entire career, and only scored 50+ pts vs a Top 5 defense ONCE! His career high vs Top 10 defenses is 53 pts (he did it 2x). And in those 2 games he needed O.T. and double O.T. respectively, just to get those 53 pts. Now go look at MJ's best scoring games and who they were against. It's the exact opposite...

@@natedablack7857 I agree kobe was just too stubborn. I mean shooting the ball with 3 defenders and making it in was great 20 % of the time

it still hurts six months later...😫🙏🏾🐍🐐

Umm respectable but for me it’s 06 kobe

@@spongetheking7102 nah that was his best scoring year but all around 02-03 was filthy

Ballin Too yup

Ballin Too but for me personally I am always picking 06 kobe but I respect your opinion

Kobe is definitely top 5 all-time.

@@fusionn4316 no debate

he could had more 40 + games but the coach had to feed Shaq's ego , and told Kobe to slow down(.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xyIyo1zc73A.html)

All the true greats do. And that’s why they get calls

I feel like that’s a shot a James harden

@@igotjokes4ya340 1 of many shots Harden won't defend

Harden > Kobe all day

Avril Lavigne u tweakin

Same

@Adrian Flores everything Jordan did Kobe did worse.

@Adrian Flores Nah... He was right the first time... Kobe literally did nothing better than Jordan and the only things he did as good as MJ were FT shooting and 3pt shooting. Jordan was the better scorer, defender, passer and rebounder.

@Adrian Flores Jordan was more athletic MUCH bigger hands etc. If anything Kobe was a watered down version of Jordan lol

@Adrian Flores thank you for exposing your ignorance 😂 having huge hands is an advantage in 🏀 just look at Kawhi Giannis even LeBron and many of the legends in the past were blessed with extra big hands

Naw 05-06 you’ll change your mind

Pretty damn close

gerizzyYMcrew Kobe>LeBron

Mj>kobe

Mike was better (more efficient and effective), but this Kobe was ridiculously, frighteningly good, and now ppl wanna say Harden is a better player... Harden can't make the unbelievably difficult shots Kobe made in this video IN HIS DREAMS. I truly believe there is not a single shot Harden can make that Kobe couldn't have made. Reverse this and it's not even close. In terms of pure single-player scoring ability against any kind of defense Kobe was monstrous. Elite athleticism, footwork, post game, mid- and long range game, finishing in traffic, creativity, aggression, + infinite style points.

My top 3 kobe seasons are 02-03 05-06 08-09

Maybe this is the most complete season of Kobe, but the craziest season for me was 2006.

Most complete. His scoring was more explosive in 2006. It’s between 03,06 and 08

Facts he wore 2 different pair of 8s (chrome and p.e) Jordan 3 (true blue ) Reebok question (P.E) Jordan 11 (concord)

It was his best 3 pt season statistically.

@@trentonpearson7353 He also wasn't triple teamed ever possession like he was from 2006 to retirement. His last game was a masterpiece he had Hayward on him with Trey Burke and Alec Burks *in zone.* Still didn't work.

SPOT ON... I LITERALLY WAS THINKING THE SAME EXCACT THINGS... IT'S SO GREAT TO SEE THE 2002 2003 KOBE BECAUSE HE WORKED HIS TAILEND OFF FINE TUNING HIS CRAFT AND IT WAS IN THOSE YEARS OF 2002 2003 I REMEMBER WATCHING ESPN FOR HOURS JUST TO SEE THE KOBE HIGHLIGHTS ON SPORTS CENTER TOP 10 PLAYS... LONG LIVE MAMMBA

@@joebenson528 2016

@Todd Tien What I was saying is 2006-2016.

Much respect to your comment

100% FACTS!!!!!

AI my favorite player of all time but I like watching Kobe’s highlights the most. Arguably the most complete player ever.

And the one on Garnett...

and the one on Yao.....

For you, “they were all contested shots!!!” is a positive, for me “they were all contested shots!!!” is a negative! This is the MAIN reason Kobe never shot over 50% for an entire season!

​@@gregoryharlston0602didn't stop him from winning chips

Go ahead Kobe show them what you're working with! My man! Because Mama here comes that 👨 man!

Mama that man 👨 got that looks in his eyes. Daddy that man 👨 got that looks in his eyes He shooting basket's over every one. Daddy that man 👨 is in that zone again.

I always said this so true

I say that every other day bro.

The ultimate truth that’s why i feel there’s more to his death than they make it seem

@@cameronnebraska6049 yup the year he tore his achillies he was destroying every team by himself averaging 34 8 and 8 the last month and a half of the 2012-13 season averaging 58% from the field

@Jaleel Og I think the torn achillies ruined his chances at the greatest career of all time because it was cut short I still think he could have won one more

2005-06 ... 62 in 3 qtrs outscored a finals Mavs team by himself... 81 points... Give Kobe ANY kind of help and they win another championship 💜💛

@@quirinogarza7381 Let em know it was more about making his teammates better and being a leader in those 06-09 years and the mid-range is the best way to break down any defense

He was in take over more these year's

07-08 was dangerously close...and he sharpened his skills to a goat level

Truth be told those title runs from 2000-02 caught up with him. Yes he won 3 titles but that wore him down. Your absolutely right this was best version of Kobe but the reason those injures started was because those early runs to the championship. Jordan 1984-87 was same age as Kobe 2000-03 but Jordan wasn’t playing a full playoff. He was out in first round every year. Jordan had a full offseason to develop while Kobe was getting titles but it would cost him later on.

I still think it’s his 06’ season. Literally could not be stopped

beatsby: Blanch he had Shaq on his team this year. Imagine if he didn't. Also in 06 the rule changes to make it easier on offensive players had been in, so imagine if Kobe in 03 had those also

Kobe got up to 230lbs before the 04-05 season. He said he was preparing for the extra beatings he was gonna take since teams didn't have to worry about Shaq anymore.

Correct he gained 20 lbs of muscle if I’m not mistaken

Kobe himself said it was his best season. Kobe talked about how he didnt want to compare his 03 season to Jordan's 91 season

@Terry Bogard He said what he said

Greatest of all time

GOAT

I can tell you’re a hooper from this comment

Maybe so…maybe not! There’s a teammate open under the basket too! If there’s two on you, a teammate is probably open!

@@gregoryharlston0602 come on man. Why does there always have to be negativity?

@@gregoryharlston0602 🤡🤡🤡

Absolute filth. Kobe was a monster with his pivot foot.

Imagine If Kobe Never Had Knee Problems He'd Dunk On Everyone He Sees

@@futuregohan4837 same with D Rose and D Wade.

@@rapgodreloaded9259 is this about them ? No ..

2004 was his mental excellence...he won every single game where he flew in straight from court and had spectacular games on all of them both in the reg season and the playoffs. Lead a dysfunctional and older team to the finals. Hit a bunch of game winners that season also. He lost a lot of weight that season and it shows in comparison to this one. Black mamba year for sure.

Oh for sure. If the Wizards didn't suck so bad, and if Michael showed some courage and defended him, he might have gone for 70-80.

Jordan locked him down second half

@@zackanderson2114 the game was over and why would he wait for the second half? He didn’t lock shit down.

He did go look at the game. The game plan was to keep stack house on him.

Man WTF?🤔😂😂😂

Well said! Hey! Niko!! Love your work, my man! I’m still clicking on Kobe vids you posted over a decade ago! Love your work, my man! Stay safe out there and one love!

Mj in 88 is more athletic than any version of Kobe.

Visons 26 Yeah

Jesus Saldana that’s why we excuse his sub par efficiency

Jesus Saldana well Jordan is 4th on my list but not because Kobe is in the top 3

Nobody was better than Kobe in 2003! Simply unreal

That Horry miss was heartbreaking...literally ruined a classic kobe performance on the comeback vs the spurs

Lmaooo vs the Knicks my all time fav game by Kobe

Not even close. In 03 he went 5-11 in games Shaq missed and got toasted by the real best player (Duncan) who didn’t even have an All-Star teammate. In 04 he cost LA a title. From 05-07 he didn’t win a playoff series. 08-10 he has an argument

@@hardwoodthought1213🤡Listen to the announcers calling him the best player in the world in the 2000s it’s hater revisionist history now he’s dead try and discredit him haters coming out of the woodwork FYI Spurs won 67 games the year after Duncan retired he was non factor after 07 and Kobe is 4-2 vs Duncan in playoffs including gentleman sweep of defending champs in 08 wo Shaq

@@hardwoodthought1213Kawhi and Parker were the best players on 2 of Duncan’s 5 champ teams

@@davis2k1234 The true revisionist history is claiming Kobe was the best player alive as early as 2002. What’s his argument? Because commentators on mass were not calling him such, most were maintaining that he wasn’t even the best player on his own fucking team. 5-11 in 03 without games Shaq played, and 55-47 overall for their 8 years together when Shaq sat. You know what Shaq’s record was without Kobe? 36-8. Duncan this same season that apparently Kobe was the best proceeding to beat Kobe and Shaq in the playoffs without even an All-Star teammate, whilst leading SA in every statistic, averaging 11 more PPG than his next best teammate and being a God level defender. To this day it’s the most VORP/Win Shares/PER of any playoff run ever. SA succeeded the year after Duncan because of a success hangover, like Chicago did in 94. And because Duncan recruited Pau Gasol and LMA and took paycuts, whilst Kobe when he was washed outcasted teammates and demanded to make 30 million a year. How did it end up tho? Because SA have done jack shit without Duncan whilst LA won a title like 4 years after Kobe retired 😂😂😂 For 3 of Kobes 4 playoff wins v SA he had peak Shaq, what did Duncan have? A 38 year old Robinson? Parker before he could buy a beer? That same logic has Nash and Dirk over Kobe Let’s just say Parker and Kawhi were better than Duncan (Parker certainly wasn’t for the playoff run), that still means Duncan was the best player on 3 title teams, which is more than Kobe….

@@hardwoodthought1213 Duncan was a beast and was better then Kobe from 97-98 2002-2003 after that Kobe was the best player in the NBA period til Lebron surpassed him in like 2012 and you do realize Kobe did torch the spurs in the playoffs more then Shaq did in the 3peat run

I'm sorry, but that's revisionist history. 2003 was a VERY perimeter friendly year. McGrady, Kobe, Iverson, and Pierce were 4 of the top 5 scorers that year. All perimeter players.

lol the man named 4 hall of famers and thought it was a perimeter friendly... what bout those who cant create their shots??

@@oneman9121 all 4 of those players were more mid range and inside the paint

@@oneman9121 You just named 4 ALL TIME ALL TIME GREATS who were special talents. Cmon dude.

"So it's got to be the shoes " Mars Blackman 😂

he wore the iversons that season too..

@@hardwoodthought1213 u know ball , give one year duncan teams was bad ?? Because duncan had the same coach for 18 years , along with Parker, n manu, duncan had fuxking Robinson top 50 player of all time on his team 👏. Like shaq said he duncan got 4 😂😂

Western Thought This is so ignorant Tim Duncan has literally never been on a bad team he’s always had an amazing system around him with one of the greatest coaches ever. Steve Nash got injured near the beginning of the season and Dwight rushed his back surgery which made him play like trash.

Western Thought His team was complete though they had a system that worked, Tim Duncan averaged 22 and 11 a game that does not sound like an MVP his second leading scorer was tony Parker who scored 15 a game

Western Thought By a slow pace do you mean elite ball movement do u also think the 2014 spurs are bad? Saying they don’t have another person who can create shots is stupid if the offense they run allows them to get shots off

Western Thought Tim Duncan stats dropped from the last year while Kobe’s improved

No it's just hard for you, the world knew how inefficient Kobe was and he only has 2 scoring titles, 1 league MVP and 2 finals MVP's. Go look at Kobe's greatest season and Jordan's greatest season ITS NOT EVEN CLOSE!

Y'all always trying to add Jordan's name when Kobe's not even in the goat conversation. Anybody can be a inefficient scorer.

Traslen Patterson stfu

@@traslenpatterson3478 anybody can be an inefficient scorer. That includes mj because that's exactly what he was.

@@JahleelX-xx9wd so you call a guy who shot 50% from the field was a inefficient scorer?🤔.....man bye😂😂😂

@@traslenpatterson3478 yea I am calling him that. He shot the ball 55 times vs the suns in the finals.

💯💯💯💯

Because he was playing alongside prime Shaq, and went 5-11 in the games Shaq missed this season