Really appreciate this vid. I used to hate Kobe as a kid. Not sure why. Maybe all allegations of selfishness, public beef with Shaq, etc left an impression on my young mind. It wasn't until his later years when I started to look into the kind of person he was off court that I learned to truly appreciate his greatness on it. It's crazy to think that he was only 33 when he played his last playoff game. He had so many more years left in him. It's crazy how that one ridiculous veto messed up so much about his latter years. He definitely would have had at least one more ring with CP. Heck, he might even have another if they'd just brought Phil back to handle Dwight's ego.
A few things: The Western Conference caught up to them, they tried to wisely trade for a new core before backfired in the cheapest way possible, and they kept pushing until the wheels fell off. That's the price of being a contending team. If you push too high, the fall will just be worse and what a fall the Lakers went through. And then, no one wanted to go there. I think they're still in this dark age. RIP KOBE🕊️
They’re not in a dark age still 😂 They made WCF recently, it’s definitely a pretender team more than a contender team now but whos to say they cant achieve deep playoff success. Even if they cant win it shouldnt be looked like as a lackluster team. Many teams would swap places to be in this “dark era”
Sorta, but Kobe was fucked over more than Bron. Bron made worse decisions himself, whereas the Lakers made worse decisions for Kobe. Also, Bron’s later years (2021 on) weren’t quite as good as Kobe’s last ones (2011-2013)
@@Jonathan-A.C. Lebron in 2013 was struggling against 23 year old PG and Roy hibbert who took them to 7 in 2013. Kobe definitely could have got another chip with some help.
@@0vern9K No, no he wasn’t. He was dominating at the peak of his powers. The team overall just wasn’t incredible, Wade had began having much more knee issues, and Bosh both wasn’t playing well and got outplayed a lot by Roy and the big boys. However, you do raise a good point. It clearly wasn’t just Bron doing amazing and that’s that, they weren’t perfect, and went 7 games with just a great Spurs team. I do think *Kobe* himself was that good and could’ve won, I just doubt it with whatever team he had then, and he’d have to have a lot better of a team (so like CP3 actually joining)
That failed and vetoed Chris Paul trade affected team chemistry with the whole team especially Pau and Odom plus the team was aging which didn’t help when they traded for old Steve Nash and Dwight wasn’t the same
Lets not act like kobe had no share in that mess. I remember very good that his max contract blocked a lot of cap space just for him not to play, bullying younger players and being hurt all the time.
hey man, i been subbed to u for a minute. great vidoes, great script, great pace. if i can nitpick a thing tho, ur inflection where u tend to trail off towards the end of ur sentences makes some of ur lines hard to hear n understand.
Its just a shame that Shaq and Kobe couldnt check the egos and truely build an all time dynasty. And i say that as a guy that rooted for Sac against them everytime
Phil Jackson retired, Kobe SUPPORTED D'Antoni and then payed the price lol That's not the Laker's fault. Kobe pushed Dwight to come back earlier... that's not the Laker's fault. Who is expecting Kobe to beat the superteam heat or kawhi spurs LOL
Hey Dylan. Nice face reveal! I think how you did it in this video was good. Show it off, express yourself, but primarily do the show and tell with the memes, information, and applicable pictures
Man it’s so damn sad to see what the Lakers front office did to Kobe those last six years…imagine telling them “I need help” and they get you a 38 yr old pg 😭😭
as a Lakers fan, this video hurts but everything that was said is true, we screwed up Kobe's twilight years with horrible decisions and he himself getting older and sustaining more injuries all but confirmed our demise, and in modern day with LeBron, it ain't looking any better
The 2012 playoffs was the sign that Kobe's era was at its end. You got Dirk getting swept, the Celtics big three fighting to the brink for their last game together and of course Kobe losing to the next gen of MVPs in the west.
Sb nation or screat base did a video on this it was good also he should of retired at that time the money and go he wanted to play but his body was not ready and the organization tried everything to kill it.
Are you joking. Kobe was a shell of himself when he came back from the achilles rupture. It would have been dumb to mortgage their future and try to put a good roster around Kobe when he wasn't Kobe anymore.
The lakers have consistently shown that they are prone to importing name brand talent over taking the time to actually create a good team from scratch, but it's understandable and you can't really hold it against them. (I don't even like the Lakers, and I think their post 2020 downfall has been hilarious.) Seriously, when four consensus top 10 players actively choose to play for your team and win championship(s), you can't fault them for thinking that things will just work out with enough stars.
Did we just witnessed the facereveal of the greatest voice and channel for NBA Basketball🤯🤯🤯
Never thought he would look like that . Deadass thought bro was Asian
Need new knee pads?
i thought bro was indian for some reason 😂
@@901gaminganime5I‘m good
Zipped it up when you're done
Just what we all needed, a Dylan video.
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Looking like a stud Dylan! Great vid as always
1:11 is that Dwight Powell?
😂😂😂
wasn’t expecting a face reveal! it fitted well in the video too 🙌🏽
I never thought I'd see the day where Dylan showed his face
I will say: Soutout to Dwight Howard for making Kobe appreciate Shaq as a teammate after years of beefing
my glorious king dylandoesbasketball never fails to butter me up for his early video releases
Love when UA-camrs do these lowkey face reveals! You look good dude and so does your channel! Keep up the great content 💪
Really appreciate this vid. I used to hate Kobe as a kid. Not sure why. Maybe all allegations of selfishness, public beef with Shaq, etc left an impression on my young mind. It wasn't until his later years when I started to look into the kind of person he was off court that I learned to truly appreciate his greatness on it. It's crazy to think that he was only 33 when he played his last playoff game. He had so many more years left in him. It's crazy how that one ridiculous veto messed up so much about his latter years. He definitely would have had at least one more ring with CP. Heck, he might even have another if they'd just brought Phil back to handle Dwight's ego.
A few things: The Western Conference caught up to them, they tried to wisely trade for a new core before backfired in the cheapest way possible, and they kept pushing until the wheels fell off. That's the price of being a contending team. If you push too high, the fall will just be worse and what a fall the Lakers went through. And then, no one wanted to go there. I think they're still in this dark age.
RIP KOBE🕊️
Yeah they need a new core
They’re not in a dark age still 😂 They made WCF recently, it’s definitely a pretender team more than a contender team now but whos to say they cant achieve deep playoff success. Even if they cant win it shouldnt be looked like as a lackluster team. Many teams would swap places to be in this “dark era”
I absolutely didn't expect that Dylan face reveal. Also you absolutely don't look like what I imagined you look like
Fr i thought he was sum whiteboi😂
I said this over a year ago & I’ll say it again. Lakers wasted Kobe’s last years & now they’re doing the same to bron
Not even close. Kobe didn't team hop to superteams STOP IT. The only similarity is that their both on ending their twilight years with the Lakers.
"their only similarity" was his entire comment by the way... You brought up all the other stuff all on your own@@goofywill90
@@goofywill90So you agree with him
Sorta, but Kobe was fucked over more than Bron. Bron made worse decisions himself, whereas the Lakers made worse decisions for Kobe. Also, Bron’s later years (2021 on) weren’t quite as good as Kobe’s last ones (2011-2013)
@@wnuZeL
Lol
Hi Dylan. Love your videos
these really are my favorite yt vids, dylandoesbasketball carrying yt rn
Wow Let’s Go Dylan!!!
Was waiting for a video like this yessssss
You the realest for including JRsportbrief in the intro. Truly an OG to sports UA-cam
Miss Kobe Bryant man 😔😔😔
This boutta be a banger
Dylan does it again.
The face reveal was like surprise bag over the head from behind 🔥
That caption about Phil Jackson destroying the Knicks was so accurate 😂😂😂
We need that video on the Steve Nash Suns
14:07 bro these sounds are so vile bro 😂😂😂
Mostly Gran Turismo soundtrack from the games
The goat dylan!
Kobe really shoulda had more REAL chances, his last years were so dissapointing, he really shoulda had atleast one more ring
They had him struggling with bums and 2k auto-generated npcs on his team lol
I wonder how he felt when Lebron joined the team 3 years after his retirement 😭 “WHERE TF WERE YOU WHEN I NEEDED YOU”
He got his teams. He likely wouldn’t be able to win against LeBron in 2012 and 2013, and many of the others would have been hard
@@Jonathan-A.C. Lebron in 2013 was struggling against 23 year old PG and Roy hibbert who took them to 7 in 2013. Kobe definitely could have got another chip with some help.
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No, no he wasn’t. He was dominating at the peak of his powers. The team overall just wasn’t incredible, Wade had began having much more knee issues, and Bosh both wasn’t playing well and got outplayed a lot by Roy and the big boys.
However, you do raise a good point. It clearly wasn’t just Bron doing amazing and that’s that, they weren’t perfect, and went 7 games with just a great Spurs team. I do think *Kobe* himself was that good and could’ve won, I just doubt it with whatever team he had then, and he’d have to have a lot better of a team (so like CP3 actually joining)
legendary basketball youtuber
He’s back!!!!
Was never gone
we got a dylan face reveal before an embiid ecf appearance
Dylan looks great yo
Loved the face reveal 🔥
Looking good bro :)
As a Lakers fan thanks alot for bringing up old painful memories. 🤦
Always posting bangers 👌👌
Who was dude that appeared briefly at 0:32 seconds? Just had a blast to the past
believe his name is JR Sports Talk 🤔
Dylan has another video. Nice.
Keep pumping out these awesome vids, you might bag Sydney yet pal!
not how i imagined dylan, respect 💯💯 face reveal cant be easy to be secure with ☝🏿🙇♂️
So early the Lakers haven't fumbled their season yet
That failed and vetoed Chris Paul trade affected team chemistry with the whole team especially Pau and Odom plus the team was aging which didn’t help when they traded for old Steve Nash and Dwight wasn’t the same
I don't want to be rude but dylan lowkey looks like Kamoshida 1:11
Lmfaoo couldn’t remember who he reminded me of till ur comment
Lets not act like kobe had no share in that mess. I remember very good that his max contract blocked a lot of cap space just for him not to play, bullying younger players and being hurt all the time.
hey man, i been subbed to u for a minute. great vidoes, great script, great pace. if i can nitpick a thing tho, ur inflection where u tend to trail off towards the end of ur sentences makes some of ur lines hard to hear n understand.
I hear the Gran Turismo music Dylan… slipstream from GT3!
The most surprising face reveal ever
19:13 don't worry bro believe in yourself
1:07 Damn Dylan was Mark Normand all along
Listening/watching this while smoking a J and playing 2K23. Good way to unwind after a long day.
DYLAN FACE REVEAL! I DONT REMEMBER SEEING IT BEFORE
Its just a shame that Shaq and Kobe couldnt check the egos and truely build an all time dynasty. And i say that as a guy that rooted for Sac against them everytime
I’ve watched your videos so many times and always wondered what you look like. This face reveal did not disappoint. 😂
Holy crap. Facecam outta nowhere.
Dylan face reveal before an Embiid conference finals appearance
What a face card absolutely beautiful
Look at our handsome college student but seriously great vids man
Phil Jackson retired, Kobe SUPPORTED D'Antoni and then payed the price lol That's not the Laker's fault. Kobe pushed Dwight to come back earlier... that's not the Laker's fault. Who is expecting Kobe to beat the superteam heat or kawhi spurs LOL
Bro did the most casual face reveal
Bro is constantly playing the persona 5 soundtrack in his videos and it turns out he looks like Kamoshida 💀💀
Face reveal was totally unexpected, I imagined a completely different guy in my head 😅
Hey Dylan. Nice face reveal!
I think how you did it in this video was good. Show it off, express yourself, but primarily do the show and tell with the memes, information, and applicable pictures
What a handsome young fella
Nah, don’t do this revisionist nonsense. Kobe drove the Lakers to irrelevancy by being an unchecked asshole. It wasn’t just the front office.
Exactly
idk if id call it his twilight years as he was already 15 + years in the league atp, felt more his last ride that became a wreck.
13:19 inerdsome 💔
OH CRAP, FACE REVEAL?!
they really finna do this again with lebron
He and the lakers are. They drafted his son starting the circus …
@@jrodzilla24 harsh.
Man it’s so damn sad to see what the Lakers front office did to Kobe those last six years…imagine telling them “I need help” and they get you a 38 yr old pg 😭😭
Kobe set the Lakers back twice for years
as a Lakers fan, this video hurts but everything that was said is true, we screwed up Kobe's twilight years with horrible decisions and he himself getting older and sustaining more injuries all but confirmed our demise, and in modern day with LeBron, it ain't looking any better
I see why people hate the Lakers
The 2012 playoffs was the sign that Kobe's era was at its end. You got Dirk getting swept, the Celtics big three fighting to the brink for their last game together and of course Kobe losing to the next gen of MVPs in the west.
Great vid!!!...but UA-cam not allowing me to click on like on rhis one 😮
He looks good
As a Laker fan, this one is gonna hurt
Sb nation or screat base did a video on this it was good also he should of retired at that time the money and go he wanted to play but his body was not ready and the organization tried everything to kill it.
I like the face reveal tho
Are you joking. Kobe was a shell of himself when he came back from the achilles rupture. It would have been dumb to mortgage their future and try to put a good roster around Kobe when he wasn't Kobe anymore.
Dylan looks good
He won 2 chips after Shaq left. Despite the bad years. I think winning it all twice makes up for it during the post Shaq years.
The lakers have consistently shown that they are prone to importing name brand talent over taking the time to actually create a good team from scratch, but it's understandable and you can't really hold it against them. (I don't even like the Lakers, and I think their post 2020 downfall has been hilarious.) Seriously, when four consensus top 10 players actively choose to play for your team and win championship(s), you can't fault them for thinking that things will just work out with enough stars.
We need a very video on how Paul George and Kwahi Leonard failed to win a championship for the La Clippers. Please!!!!!!!!!
Gran Turismo music!
🔥🔥🔥
Still can’t believe the Lakers left my man Kobe high & dry with these 2k ai generated ass rosters man 😭😭😂 shit really hurts my heart
How Kobe destroyed the Lakers
Their franchise player btw, lakers management been suck ass
Beautiful face king dylan 🩷
Finna same vid about bron in a few years.
yooooo face reveal
Less than 10k views and 1k likes. Beautiful.
they are doing the same thing with Steph curry now lmao
Face reveal is crazy
Kobe taking ownership over a lose something Lefraud never dones
just a casual face reveal
dylan be looking mad luscious 🥵
I just got flashbang by a face reveal😮
2010s are mostly a dark age for the lakers nobody talks about.
Did bro just do a face reveal !😮
1:07 Darren Criss
its a good day