alphaorange

on physiology (not being facetious), I'm surprised you don't know that physical decline is not only age related. All the joints are like bearings packed with "grease". Even the best lubricated will eventually wear out, even at a young chronological age. It is more a factor of use, rather than age. Even the heart has been discovered to have an approximate number of beats in its lifetime. In basketball, its the hours on the meter times the amount of work done. Obviously, there is some variability based on individual make-up.

Consider how many players at 33+ have the quickness and explosiveness he needs to be successful. Outside of perhaps AI, I can't think of any.

TwinkieFoot

What I don't understand is how you know and respect the fact that there is "some variability based on individual make-up" to a player's physical decline but continue to confine the physiological gifts of an extraordinary athlete to that of ordinary men. Let's be honest, none of what Kobe does on the floor is something most NBA players can approach in their career's. Why is it so hard to believe that that body of his, which makes him such a unique player, will not continue to push the boundaries of other ordinary athletes? If he even begins to fall off, that just makes him a "star" rather than a "superstar." He's the kind of player that I feel could still be all-star caliber well into his 30's as long as he has the supporting cast around him to take the burden off of him every night from having to be super-human everynight.

alphaorange

however, that has nothing at all to do with longevity. Tons of athletes who were far more gifted than the average pro athlete have broken down SOONER than the average pro athlete. It happens all the time from Bo Jackson to Amare. To guess his body will hold up because of his talent is nothing more than a guess and a hope.

ChosenFEW

yes i do....and when his opt out year comes they'll trade him to whatever team he wants as long as they get something in return. like i said the lakers will wait until the very last possible moment to trade kobe when they know no matter what they cant keep him


why would the lakers balk at a deal with the knicks?....ummm we have no one that is of the same caliber as kobe

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TwinkieFoot

No team has a player of the same caliber as Kobe and those who may have players whose trade value might approach Kobe's such as Lebron, etc., won't be on the block to be traded. Look what Kevin Garnett got dealt for. The Knicks stand to offer the best package.

ChosenFEW

i guess all there is to do now is wait and see

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