It's a shame that the best part of the NFL Season also marks the end. Don't you wish that there was some sort of football that could be played from April to August? How about a NFL rookie league? Each week AFC rookies play NFC rookies, with games starting immediately following the draft? Hmm...
Seriously though, Kobe scored 81. Should I care? It's not even a record. Call me when he breaks triple digits.
Anyways, I'd be more impressed for team scoring records. Like if the Suns put up 200 without overtime, that would be neat. But do I really care what percentage of the Lakers 120 points were scored by one man? Like if Kurt Warner threw the ball 60 times and got 500 yards, it would still be the Cardinals...
I like how you posted more about the Kobe thing on this post than on the post about the 81 points.
ReplyDeleteI found a snippet you might enjoy (from here)
What Kobe did was certainly sensational, but let's put it in perspective: It came on a midseason night in an endless season of meaningless games. It came against a mediocre Toronto team in the midst of an NBA road trip, when teams are often less than inspired.
You want inspired? Take the Wayback Machine to April 20, 1986, when a young Michael Jordan dropped 63 on the Larry Bird-led Boston Celtics who were on their way to winning the NBA title.
Jordan's big game came in a playoff series, and still stands as the NBA's all-time record in the postseason. Jordan's intensity level was so high that multitudes of Celtics were unable to slow him down.
A stunned Bird later described the performance as so far above the other players, "That was like God in a Michael Jordan disguise."
And on the radio this morning they were talking about how Chamberlain's better because he owns 7 of the top 10 scores and has bedded thousands of women.