December 24, 2014

Kobe Bryant's Below-Average Midrange Jumper: ESPN NBA analyst Tom Haberstroh produces a Big Number series of short videos that call attention to interesting stats in the game. His latest focuses on the huge number of contested midrange jumpers Kobe Bryant is taking -- and mostly missing.

posted by rcade to basketball at 10:46 AM - 1 comment

Kobe always believed he could score every possession and that he was the best option every possession. Focus and intensity is what made him one of the best to ever play the game. He needed to beat anyone guarding him.

Some players can adjust to different roles as their athletic abilities diminish. Kobe is not one of those.

posted by cixelsyd at 12:31 PM on December 24, 2014

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