Gentlemen, we are in for CLASSIC KOBE tonite!!!... DON'T miss it.
Kobe's pattern of behavior is to play up injuries.. he will first explore the possibility of an actual victory..
until he gets in over his head..*
..but once he determines that the game is over, he plays it safe and goes right into––* the Majestic Prince has fallen under the weight of having to carry all of his clueless, hapless teammates... all the while injured... so injured in fact, that he should not be playing at all... no regular human would be playing .. only Kobe..* * * * * *
because Kobe cares.. Kobe more than anyone... more than all of his teammates combined.. more than Michael... more than LeBron... he cares more for winning this game than life itself.
PS> i do think that it is a bit late for this performance to make the Golden Globes.. but could make the Oscars.. a couple of months still left there.. but not sure when the nominations need to be in
POLL: i am picking LATE 1ST QTR or EARLY 2ND QTR..for Kobe to go down,
and be motionless for at least a few seconds. *
Kobe gets a pretty good read on how much better his opponent is.. and then the Mumba waits for the right situation do dive for a ball.. or initiate contact which would then invariably send him reeling..
I do expect some whicing and limping around after bricking or air-balling..*I would not be surprised to see Kobe go for the really big injury.. and leave his teammates holding the bag.. maybe even before Halftime*