How can people call Kobe 'Today's Greatest' when he is clearly the weak link in the Olympic Team?

Question

Kobe's performance today against Argentina?

Minutes: 32

Shooting: 5-14

3 pointers: 2-9

points: 12

that is god awful - WAY under 50% shooting and my grandmother could shoot better at the 3-ptr line. jeez....

Answer 1

Kobe is struggling at the line,but since Wade,Carmelo and King James have taken over the scoreboard he has switched to a defensive player....Everyone else around him is shinning brighter at the momment but dont forget Kobe still a great player...he's just surrounded by All Stars and the spotlight is no longer on him.

Answer 2

KOBE SUCKS! everyone knows it except the Faker Fans!

Answer 3

Ok before said somethign like that, why don't try to shoot like kobe, he take the hardest shot of anyone i know in the NBA.  He's perfomance is actually monster in the last 2 olympic game.  If number is matter you so much, then you should look at NCAA lol.

Answer 4

I dont think he wants to try to ballhog even more than this because he lost the finals and he doesnt want people to think hes trying to make up for that.  If he sucks like this AND ballhogs, he could end up ruining the gold medal game.  He just wants to let everyone else take over and get his gold

Answer 5

wow

Answer 6

1st: Your grandmama couldnt shoot better than that unless she was Candace Parker, which I highly doubt...

2nd He is one of the guys with D!!

D is important, ignorant fans only look at the offense, but people forget that good D is a part of basketball...

He is called Today's Greatest because of his performance in the NBA...

He is not going to be the person who would ruin the gold medal game if USA were not to win (which I highly doubt)

again ignorant fans will give me thumbs down

Answer 7

You know Jordan wasn't particularly great probably except 1984 before the real MJ in the 1992 Olympics.  Kobe's main job on the team is the defensive stopper.  If he wasn't doing a good job in that too, then he would technically be the weak link.  Kobe isn't really the go to guy for offensive, so its hard to create a shooting rhythm while solely concentrating on defense.

Answer 8

he doesnt want to showboat

Answer 9

Even the titans have off days dude...

jeez...

Answer 10

Well let see Carmelo did worse with his 3 for 14 and maybe you just jealous you can't ball like him and he would schooled you on the court.

Answer 11

Here's a stat for you!!

Carmelo and Lebron  in 2004!!Bronze metal great job??

Kobe >Will bring home a gold metal.

Kobe's a winner so save your stats ,thay mean nothing!!

Answer 12

jandy is a moron!

Answer 13

really?

Answer 14

Kevin24 is an idiot for saying that Melo was scoring well. 3-13 from the field?

The Olympics don't determine who's the best. Jordan wasn't the best in the 1992 team. Weaklink, how can they be undefeated if Kobe is the weak link? God you need to see a therapist and straighten things out.

Answer 15

He should have passed more to LeBron and Anthony who were both scoring well, but who cares, we still won, and he's still Kobe the defensive stopper on this team, which explains his lack of scoring concentration.

Coach K is good at straightening out players though, and Kobe's been better in previous games, and even really good players like Kobe struggle...