Comments on: Did Kobe Fail? http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/05/08/did-kobe-fail/ A few wins, a few lessons. Never any losses. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:09:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Sportolysis - The World Sports Blog » Blog Archive » The Don’t Care Phenomena http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/05/08/did-kobe-fail/#comment-3902 Fri, 21 Jul 2006 06:34:02 +0000 http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/05/08/did-kobe-fail/#comment-3902 [...] Some how, flawed geniuses excite us and help us avoid the don’t care phenomena. So, a Kobe Bryant will never fail to bore us. One day, he scores truck loads of points and we can’t get enough of his talent. The next day, we wonder if he failed. Breaks in successful performances avoids repitions. Would we have got as excited for the second Jordan three peat had he not had the gap to try baseball despite scenario in which he achieved the second three peat very different? [...] […] Some how, flawed geniuses excite us and help us avoid the don’t care phenomena. So, a Kobe Bryant will never fail to bore us. One day, he scores truck loads of points and we can’t get enough of his talent. The next day, we wonder if he failed. Breaks in successful performances avoids repitions. Would we have got as excited for the second Jordan three peat had he not had the gap to try baseball despite scenario in which he achieved the second three peat very different? […]

]]> by: Pratyush http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/05/08/did-kobe-fail/#comment-1021 Tue, 09 May 2006 12:10:25 +0000 http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/05/08/did-kobe-fail/#comment-1021 Yeah Twins. We do agree on this and love our sport. :) Yeah Twins. We do agree on this and love our sport. :)

]]> by: twins15 http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/05/08/did-kobe-fail/#comment-1004 Mon, 08 May 2006 16:06:41 +0000 http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/05/08/did-kobe-fail/#comment-1004 Which is the great thing about sports. Many people can see the same thing and have totally different opinions about it, none more right than the others. Which is the great thing about sports. Many people can see the same thing and have totally different opinions about it, none more right than the others.

]]> by: Pratyush http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/05/08/did-kobe-fail/#comment-1002 Mon, 08 May 2006 09:27:33 +0000 http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/05/08/did-kobe-fail/#comment-1002 You have a quality sports blog dude. Welcome. A superstar, even the most brilliant, cannot always give his 'A' game. Team mates have to ride him during those phases. For this reason, I do not blame Kobe here. We disagree on this. No issues. :) You have a quality sports blog dude. Welcome.

A superstar, even the most brilliant, cannot always give his ‘A’ game. Team mates have to ride him during those phases. For this reason, I do not blame Kobe here.

We disagree on this. No issues. :)

]]> by: twins15 http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/05/08/did-kobe-fail/#comment-1000 Mon, 08 May 2006 05:49:45 +0000 http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/05/08/did-kobe-fail/#comment-1000 First off, thanks for the link and the kind words. Second, I do think Kobe "failed" in the 2nd half. Not in the fact that they lost the series, I agree with you that they're a young team that's not as talented in Phoenix is, but I think he failed because it looked like he gave up. He made no effort to look for shot, he made little effort to actually go get the ball, he gave up defensively, etc. For 6 1/2 games of this series, he was brilliant. He was passive when he needed to be, he took control when he needed to. But those last 2 quarters have overshadowed that a bit in my eyes. No matter what he did, LA probably wasn't making a comeback with how Phoenix played, but the fact that, IMO, Kobe simply gave up pretty early in the 3rd quarter, is inexcusable in my eyes. First off, thanks for the link and the kind words.

Second, I do think Kobe “failed” in the 2nd half. Not in the fact that they lost the series, I agree with you that they’re a young team that’s not as talented in Phoenix is, but I think he failed because it looked like he gave up. He made no effort to look for shot, he made little effort to actually go get the ball, he gave up defensively, etc. For 6 1/2 games of this series, he was brilliant. He was passive when he needed to be, he took control when he needed to. But those last 2 quarters have overshadowed that a bit in my eyes. No matter what he did, LA probably wasn’t making a comeback with how Phoenix played, but the fact that, IMO, Kobe simply gave up pretty early in the 3rd quarter, is inexcusable in my eyes.

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