re: First hand experience on Kobe's work ethic from an Olympics trainer

What is Durant's total shooting percentage?

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This is my point, there is a multitude of players that have stories like these. The media wants us to view Kobe as the hard worker/assassin, so they ask questions to other players in order to get this story line. I like Kobe, and think he does work like a maniac, i just believe others do as well. I just truly believe the media likes to pick certain story lines for certain players and run with it.

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Agree with that bias.

You have to work to become an elite basketball player and work ridiculously hard. Some people (like maybe Magic Johnson or Jason Kidd) have to work hard to turn a weakness (outside shooting) into less of a liability. Some people (like maybe Ray Allen) work countless hours to turn what was a strength into an all world ability (shooting touch)

I understand people idolize their favorite players. I was really guilty of this more when I was an adolescent or maybe even up until I was in my early 20s. But Kobe started with more physical talents than just about anyone else in the game. Kobe's story is not the story of a Mark Price who transformed himself from an actuary into an all star. Kobe is a hard working superstar who takes him job seriously.

Sometimes I seriously hate this board. GTFO, trolls. Can't you see we're busy blowing our loads over Kobe in this thread? Take your LeBron shite elsewhere. We get it, he's fricking great. There are plenty of LeBron threads on any given day for you to get your rocks off too.