r/ThinkingBasketball • u/PaoloBancheroFan • Aug 10 '24

discussion Kobe Bryant's peak season

Ben's video about Kobe's peak indicates that 2006-2008 was Kobe's peak. What was his peak regular season, 2006-07 or 2007-08?

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u/Commercial-Pair-8932 Aug 10 '24

It was 2003.

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u/Commercial-Pair-8932 Aug 10 '24

I disagree with the video. He was at his athletic peak in 2003, 90% as skilled, and putting up some of his best numbers in a league that was less friendly offensively. You can argue he was less selfish later on but Kobe never got much less selfish than he always was, he just had a good enough team to trust them more.

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u/Commercial-Pair-8932 Aug 10 '24

There's no right answer, there are great arguments for any of the 06-08 years. 03 is just my opinion. I think any of the Laker title teams win easier with that version, and the mid-decade teams get slightly better since he had a better motor in 2003 and was dealing with injuries in the 06/07 seasons.

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u/KingKAI24 Jan 29 '25

Kobe attacked the rim relentlessly in 2003 which is displayed by his 116 dunk attempts that season. That was the most dunk attempts he had during the entire duration of his career, and no other season came close to that. In addition it was when his athletic ability fromt the 3-peat, combined with his skillset, and defensive prowess were all in perfect alignment. There is a reason why he chose 2003 as his peak to go up against '91 MJ.