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Skills that Kobe Bryant learned from NBA great Hakeem Olajuwon are paying off 12:39 AM PST on Friday, November 6, 2009 By JEFF EISENBERG The Press-Enterprise Each time he backed down Houston's Shane Battier in the post and then deftly spun around him for a layup Wednesday night, Kobe Bryant ...
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Via Bulls.com blogger Sam Smith: The obvious reason
this never gets discussed is no one can see
James hooking on with Bryant. I really cannot understand why not. How good a team would that be with Bryant, James, Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom? Supposedly it would look like James searching out ...
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LeBron to LA? It will never happen
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The Lakers and depth: Five guards to three (and a half)
Lakers Blog —
... ) the Lakers have incredible frontcourt depth, top end depth, and versatility, which I consider a form of depth. Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Ron Artest, Andrew Bynum, Lamar Odom . That's a serious top five, with potentially overwhelming length and mobility on both ends of the floor, great passing skills, post play for days (fancy new stuff, too, in the case of 24 ) and matchup options that would make most coaches jealous. Define deep as having a reliable and lengthy bench and it's tougher for the Lakers to compete, at least as it stands this morning. No question, once Lamar Odom ...
Hakeem Olajuwon: Kobe’s Yoda
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... Dream senses that the force is strong within this one: “Each time he backed down Houston’s Shane Battier in the post and then deftly spun around him for a layup Wednesday night, Kobe Bryant jogged up court staring into the same pocket of fans seated courtside across from the scorer’s table. The man who met his gaze knew exactly the message Bryant was trying to convey. ‘He looked at me to confirm, ‘I’m using what you taught me,” Hakeem Olajuwon said. ‘That was the greatest gift for me. It was wonderful.’” ...
Kobe putting Olajuwon's post moves to work
Ball Don't Lie —
... solicited help from of one of the greatest players of all time — and personal favorite — Hakeem Olajuwon. A week before training camp in September, the master of the famous "Dream Shake" gave Bryant a two-hour lesson on everything from head fakes and ball fakes to spin moves and jab steps. And judging by the looks of Kobe's arsenal during Thursday's win against the Rockets, the star pupil was paying attention in class. Jeff Eisenberg of The Press-Enterprise: Each time he backed down Houston's ...
If Young Centers Won't Listen, Kobe Will
The Baseline —
... But Kobe, 14 years and 4 rings into a Hall of Fame career—not to mention a 6'6" guard—is willing to sit at the feet of a master and let it sink in. And then put it to good use. From The Press Enterprise: ...
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