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02-12-2008, 11:41 PM
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Rip Hamilton Says Kobe Can't Beat Him In A Shootout
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ATLANTA -- The 3-point Shootout at All-Star Weekend may be five days away, but the trash talking has already begun.
Playing the role of Damon Jones this year is Detroit's normally low-key Richard Hamilton, who told me after the Pistons' 94-90 win over the Hawks that he's the man to beat this year.
"I know for a fact Kobe can't beat me in a shootout, so that's one down," said Hamilton, who at 46.0 percent on the season is well ahead of fellow Pennsylvanian Bryant's 35.4 percent. "I just gotta figure out a way to beat the other guys."
Hamilton also assessed himself as the toughest competitor in the six-man field -- one that also includes defending champion Jason Kapono of Toronto, two-time winner Peja Stojakovic of New Orleans, Cleveland's Daniel Gibson and Phoenix's Steve Nash.
Mind you, this was with Hamilton laid low by a bout of food poisoning that caused him to miss the morning shootaround. He spelled out the beginning of an unprintable world to describe how he felt after the game, in which he shot 4-for-12 for a quiet 12 points.
So if he can muster this much confidence when he's under the weather, how much more trash talk will we see from him in the next five days?
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02-12-2008, 11:56 PM
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Re: Rip Hamilton Says Kobe Can't Beat Him In A Shootout
rip wont beat kobe in a 3 pt shootout
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02-13-2008, 06:37 AM
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Re: Rip Hamilton Says Kobe Can't Beat Him In A Shootout
well, to be fair, kobe takes a lot of bad 3's with 1 or even 2 guys in his face...
i doubt rip does that. so, to me, that means kobe should be a better shooter (than 35%) when no one's defending him
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02-13-2008, 08:03 AM
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Re: Rip Hamilton Says Kobe Can't Beat Him In A Shootout
LOL. Maybe he's right, but who cares? Peja is going to beat them all anyway.
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02-13-2008, 09:37 AM
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Re: Rip Hamilton Says Kobe Can't Beat Him In A Shootout
Rips talkin **** I love it..spice up the competition. Screw friendly competition, bring it on - i wanna see more of this.. it's fun
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02-13-2008, 09:41 AM
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Re: Rip Hamilton Says Kobe Can't Beat Him In A Shootout
aren't rip and kobe friends?
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02-13-2008, 09:43 AM
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Re: Rip Hamilton Says Kobe Can't Beat Him In A Shootout
they're like high school rivals, I don't know if they're buddies, but they definetly don't hate each other
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02-13-2008, 10:17 AM
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Re: Rip Hamilton Says Kobe Can't Beat Him In A Shootout
Yeah, I believe they are friends dating back from their high school days. I want Kobe to respond.
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02-13-2008, 10:20 AM
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Re: Rip Hamilton Says Kobe Can't Beat Him In A Shootout
i don't really care if kobe does. not like it's going to help out the team.
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02-13-2008, 10:33 AM
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Re: Rip Hamilton Says Kobe Can't Beat Him In A Shootout
Obviously it's not going to help out the team. Rip is talking about the 3-point shootout.
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02-13-2008, 10:40 AM
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Re: Rip Hamilton Says Kobe Can't Beat Him In A Shootout
Dude people need to stop acting as if Kobe cant shoot, seeing as most of his three point shots are with defenders draped all over him.. Im calling it now..Kobe's taking the 3pt shootout this year!! you heard it here 1st!
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02-13-2008, 10:49 AM
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Re: Rip Hamilton Says Kobe Can't Beat Him In A Shootout
kobe shooting wide open 3's... i think he's still not better than kapono. if he were to shoot the kind of 3's that luke shoots (wide open, with people screaming in your ear to shoot it) , then he'd be over 40%
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02-13-2008, 10:50 AM
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Re: Rip Hamilton Says Kobe Can't Beat Him In A Shootout
Rip is a good shooter and his abilities will shine in a 3 pt contest.
My money is still on Kobe.
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02-13-2008, 12:17 PM
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Re: Rip Hamilton Says Kobe Can't Beat Him In A Shootout
Rip's a jump shooter, though. Set shooters tend to do better in these competitions. I love the smack talk, BTW.
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02-13-2008, 12:17 PM
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