LA, LA, LA, smh. Your hate knows no bounds. Where do we begin?
First of all, the only time Kobe ever "quit" on his team was Gm 7 in Phoenix (after he scored 55 the game before and got reamed for it by Phil and everyone else in the media. Like Smush & Kwame were gonna do something
) and even then he still had almost 20 pts in the first half.
The only other time was when he was with Shaq in'03-04, and the wheels were coming off of their relationship. It's not right, it's not an excuse, but Shaq is also the same guy who refused to get surgery in the offseason because he "got hurt on company time, so he'll heal on company time." But I get it, he's big and goofy and acts like a clown so nobody remembers that. Or the fact that Shaq never,
ever, not once, was on a team without a superstar perimeter player. But we never accuse him of benefiting from teammates because, well...he's Shaq. Go figure.
Stats, like anything else, lie all the time. Toss out Kobe's first two seasons, where he played sporadically, therefore, skewing his "stats", and his true shooting % (accounting for FG, 3pt & FT) is almost identical to MJ's. He shot thousands more 3pts than MJ or Lebron or any of those guys you mention, so of course his % isn't going to be above 50. He never played in the paint as much as Jordan or Bird or anybody else. He's primarily a jumpshooter, who
willingly takes tough shots. Been like that since forever.
You talk about his clutch ability being a myth, but the fact is he's hit more clutch shots than anyone in League history. And took more too. So what? That's his MO, he's going to be aggressive and wants the ball in clutch situations. He's gonna miss more than he'll ever make, but he's not worried about his "percentage" he's worried about trying to win the game. Period.
Also, trying to disparage his defense, ESPECIALLY during those Shaq years makes me think you and your cousins weren't paying as close attention as you seem to remember. That Portland game, where he throws that alley oop to Shaq? Kobe brought that team back basically with defense alone. In fact, Kobe routinely lead the team through the Western Conference playoffs. He averaged damn near 40 against the Spurs & Blazers, and yes, shot over 50% doing it. The only reason he doesn't have more final MVPs is because of the atrocious East front lines they faced. Do you remember the Nets Center without looking it up? Yeah, I almost didn't either. Or how bout Rik Smits? Or Mutumbo? Please. But I digress...
Your main reason of stress though is the Clippers. You know like I do they ain't doing nothing, so you come in here and rant on Kobe like that's going to help. Just like I said a few pages back, I'm sorry they ain't winning nothing, and it's the best squad you guys ever really had. It's still not going to work. And after the team gets blown up, it might be another decade for you guys to compile a squad good enough to be a legit threat. It just is what it is son...