How Kobe Bryant Evolved as a Scorer

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  • Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest scorers the NBA has ever seen. Playing his entire career for the Los Angeles Lakers. He had an unmatched work ethic and evolved his game throughout his career. In this video we breakdown how Kobe Bryant continually developed his game and evolved as a scorer
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  • @anthonydunkley7844
    @anthonydunkley7844 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    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.

    • @JT_Breakdowns
      @JT_Breakdowns  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thank you and yeah I really tried to showcase that. Obviously we all know he was capable of rising up but he didn’t quite have that explosive first step we see in other young stars

  • @swandaley
    @swandaley 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The most interesting thing about Kobe's development is that it contradicts the trajectory of most players. Where most players relied on their athleticism early on, Kobe had to improve his.

  • @clarissawestbrook2203
    @clarissawestbrook2203 ปีที่แล้ว +27

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

    • @JT_Breakdowns
      @JT_Breakdowns  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Work ethic was second to none, respect to Kobe to the influence he had on a generation of hoopers

    • @king-ghost1027
      @king-ghost1027 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My favorite player ever

    • @denisloncarevic2820
      @denisloncarevic2820 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JT_Breakdowns Jordan is better than Kobe style elegant evryting

  • @BOSSDONMAN
    @BOSSDONMAN ปีที่แล้ว +16

    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.

    • @ArmandoKozomara
      @ArmandoKozomara 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      03 Kobe would average an easy 40

  • @naturalimmunity7007
    @naturalimmunity7007 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @JIX9ISLER1986
    @JIX9ISLER1986 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @Jeff_2x
    @Jeff_2x ปีที่แล้ว +74

    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

    • @JT_Breakdowns
      @JT_Breakdowns  ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Honestly I use to think the exact same thing. But when you take a closer look you see that he didn’t have that “spring” that allowed him to just take off at will

    • @anthonydunkley7844
      @anthonydunkley7844 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nothing some plyometric drop jumps couldn't fix

    • @savfam09
      @savfam09 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Kobe had more contested poster dunks than Lebron. He had elite athleticism, even if he didn’t have the measurables of MJ and LBJ.

    • @SeptemberVirgo78
      @SeptemberVirgo78 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Spring and lift has everything to do with hand size, believe it or not.

    • @zlatkok6362
      @zlatkok6362 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ​@@savfam09tbh in mine opinion he is better dunker than mj and lebron for sure, more creativity and crazier poster dunks for sure

  • @badger143
    @badger143 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    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.

    • @JT_Breakdowns
      @JT_Breakdowns  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thank you and very true. I was actually surprised when I started looking into it. Just another testament to how his work ethic developed his skills to dominant

  • @eukaanse1910
    @eukaanse1910 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    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.

    • @JT_Breakdowns
      @JT_Breakdowns  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! More videos like this to come

  • @lioninthesun
    @lioninthesun ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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

    • @_sir_reginald
      @_sir_reginald 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      THIS 💯 '03 Kobe was killing the league. This was the season he put on like 15-20lbs over the summer & showcased all these new moves from his now deeper bag. I know the video said he started using his patented pump fakes in '06 but that honestly started in '03.. This was after their 3rd straight championship too; he won a ring and STILL leveled up that much. Talk about a maniac! Def my GOAT

  • @eja35oz
    @eja35oz ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

  • @darrenmarcbautista6410
    @darrenmarcbautista6410 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @naturalimmunity7007
      @naturalimmunity7007 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He also played against better more athletic players than Jordan.

  • @MikaboshiAmatsuSama-nx1ck
    @MikaboshiAmatsuSama-nx1ck 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    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

  • @ciscoflores5512
    @ciscoflores5512 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yes and no. 8 was a athletic monster

  • @AlmightyBosstop
    @AlmightyBosstop ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @JT_Breakdowns
      @JT_Breakdowns  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It’s interesting when it comes to Kobe. Some put him in the GOAT debate while others completely leave him out of the conversation

    • @okeythegoat2332
      @okeythegoat2332 ปีที่แล้ว

      He can’t hang 😂

  • @warreno.bryant4406
    @warreno.bryant4406 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    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

    • @JT_Breakdowns
      @JT_Breakdowns  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Pau Gasol will be a Hall of Famer soon but I agree he did constantly develop his craft and utilize his skill

    • @warreno.bryant4406
      @warreno.bryant4406 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Soon but come on now without kobe just pip without Mike kyrie Kevin love without LeBron and bosh they just all stars or role players to the superstar

  • @ron88303
    @ron88303 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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.

  • @kingsalomon6459
    @kingsalomon6459 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @JT_Breakdowns
      @JT_Breakdowns  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you more videos like this to come!

  • @taannmann
    @taannmann ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @JT_Breakdowns
      @JT_Breakdowns  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for the idea I will try to make more videos like this for other players as well

  • @AlmightyBosstop
    @AlmightyBosstop ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice video.

  • @wassup4294
    @wassup4294 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I believe every great player had some type of advantage over opponents. Kobe had to work on every aspect of his game to accomplish what he accomplished

  • @t-god2439
    @t-god2439 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @JT_Breakdowns
      @JT_Breakdowns  ปีที่แล้ว

      That would be interesting to do. Been getting a lot of request for different players. So imma try and find some good breakdowns to make

    • @ron88303
      @ron88303 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Iverson generated (scoring + assists) 34.1 pts per 36 minutes played, which is pretty far down list for elite guards. Shot 44.8% from 2p range; again, not among leading guards. Never made all NBA first or second team defense. One of the greats to be sure, but not among the elites.

  • @Void7.4.14
    @Void7.4.14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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 💯💯💯

  • @afterthought6889
    @afterthought6889 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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.

    • @ceciladams4882
      @ceciladams4882 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can watch another series "Greatest Peaks" by Thinking Basketball. He never really had a quick first step he was more slithery and crafty getting into the rim simply because he lacked the power and athleticism of players like Jordan or LeBron. That's why he often times settles for tough mid range jumpers as shown here and also in the "Greatest Peaks" series. Which makes me respect Kobe even more. He was an elite scorer and a 30ppg scorer multiple times settling for jumpers that had 2-3 players with their hands up on him and STILL being able to make it.

  • @LeGoat-23
    @LeGoat-23 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Kobe traveled at 5:15

  • @michaelairjordan23gaot24
    @michaelairjordan23gaot24 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @michaelairjordan23gaot24
    @michaelairjordan23gaot24 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @rapgodreloaded9259
    @rapgodreloaded9259 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Kobe had to learn athleticism a lot more.

  • @zay1521
    @zay1521 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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

  • @jamaals4445
    @jamaals4445 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hosted by mj and phil

  • @michaelairjordan23gaot24
    @michaelairjordan23gaot24 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @kaksmirknight5318
    @kaksmirknight5318 ปีที่แล้ว

    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

  • @emersontanega6969
    @emersontanega6969 ปีที่แล้ว

    16 - 6 against Lebron

    • @jrb.m.9543
      @jrb.m.9543 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How about while guarding each other? Kobe 52% Bron 28% LeBron had the better teams 2011-2016 context buddy

  • @heatherphillips5983
    @heatherphillips5983 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @jeortiz-luis4288
    @jeortiz-luis4288 ปีที่แล้ว

    nah dude, lebron used to have a bag until 2015