I can't believe the amount of "stans" on here who make excuses for Kobe's poor mid range shooting. The stats don't lie. You want him to be 85 or 90 for a 38% shooter what do you give Dirk for shooting 50 plus % 110? I can't believe the statements I am reading. Kobe mid range perception is way above the reality.

Jdareal21,

You do know that there are rules for stats as far as minimum attempts. That Dwight comment is irrelevant because he wouldn't even qualify due to minimal attempts. So if you take one three point attempt all year and you make it that don't mean you are getting a 99 rating. However as you said Kobe takes a lot of mid range jumpers so his stats easily correlate to his rating 2k avg 78 could be lower.

all you "stan's" huh???
explain how juwan howard can shoot 1 a game and make .5 and get an 80 then?
please explain this one. Tell me how many minutes he plays, and how many games he played in.

"Stans" is an eminem song reference. I will let you figure it out though. I said this earlier in here but there are usually minimum requirements to be considered top ranked in a statistic category. I guess this is not known by you. It doesn't go by minutes it goes by Fga. I don't know them all by memory but I know they exist. I also said in this blog if the statistic had few data then they would more then likely use more data or the previous rating. Think of an example if you were hurt during the season your ratings wouldn't change because you didn't attempt enough shots to meet a requirement.

You people are ridiculous. Juwan Howard is making more because he gets passed to when he is wide open. No off balance fadeaways just stands there and gets a pass. If Kobe could have the whole team play around him and just dish it to him when he was wide open I'm sure his percentages would be much higher.

Actually now that I think twice you could make that argument that it is fair for him to have that rating. Thing is nobody mentioned it and that is the shooting off dribble or shooting in traffic rating. If Kobe has a rating much higher than others than it would explain an offense that forces him the ball even with a lower shot rating. Maybe this combination of high shot in traffic with a lower midrange may actually end up representing real life more accurately.

@ kevin23- I've mentioned it several times, here and on the boards. No one wants to acknowledge it, br wise it makes the arguments look incredibly weak. But you got the right idea.
@ccjj1010- come on son!

@kevin23

I agree you can't just use one rating and base your entire argument on that one rating. There are other ratings that can lower the success.

ESPN.com Juwan Howard

2010-2011

Games Played: 57
Minutes Per Game: 10.4
FGM-FGA: 1.0-2.2 (16-23 ft: .5 -1.1)
FG % : .440
PPG: 2.4

Are you kidding me?? This stat isn't a little flawed. You say 2K does there homework what is this?
And please explain him having a higher rating off of playing 57 games and shooting 2 shots a game.

*My point is... stats aren't everything.

p.s. I know what "Stan" is and im not sure why we are all "Stan's" I said this wasn't a fan rave.

jdareal21 is like "I don't give a $hit about the truth/facts! I love Kobe to death so he deserves higher rating!!!!!" LMAO

To say that Kobe deserves a 78 in mid range is absurd and sounds like ur a *****. If u think stats are a way to judge a player then u can just turn off ur PC now and go bash ur head against the wall. Bashing ur head against a wall has the same logic as saying stats judge players. There is so much more to the game that stats don't measure. Stats definitely don't measure ability. Kobe's ability to hit the mid range shot is as deadly as anyone in history behind MJ. Now there's a difference between a contested mid range shot and a wide open one. Kobe takes mostly contested ones, hence his low percentage. Now if u were to put Kobe Bryant and JR Smith, alone, in a gym, with no one to distract them, tell them to shoot 100 mid range shots. I bet my life that Kobe Bryant will win that one every single time. Now put Dirk in there and he will definitely challenge Kobe. Thats ability, my friends and thats how 2k count their ratings.

U cant edit comments on here, can u? The last sentence should say: "Thats ability, my friends and thats how 2k should count their ratings."

Notorious,

What ability Kobe has shown you that demonstrates above average mid range capability? Where is the data to back up this deadly shooter claim? To even speak that implies you have data to back it up but you don't, or let me guess this is more opinon? Describe it for me, please do, send me a link something. He has been average from mid range probably below some years. You are talking all this ability but why is he hovering around 40% from 16- 23 ft? For four count them 4 years. Some years below 40%. You are talking gym skills vs. Real NBA game skills are you serious? Who cares if you can shoot 60% in a gym if that doesn't translate to the game it means nada. Which data would you use the gym data of Kobe in a gym shooting or data from the entire NBA season. I already know your answer now ask yourself does it make since. If you don't have a logical argument it is not worth going back and forth. All I hear is excuses and hypothetical scenarios.

Stats r one dimensional. Doesnt show that he's missing shots due to double and triple teams or if the shot came at the end of the shot clock, etc. Dont say its his fault. His team gives him the ball in those scenarios. Think before u conclude that stats r everything. Watch the NBA, not the stat sheet.

@brian05fubu & stillfeelme

I'm a Kobe fan to the death, I won't apologize for that, but what I was saying about stats is that it doesn't account for just how many more shots Kobe takes from the mid-range versus just about anybody else in the league.

If that's 85% of your game, your going to shoot plenty more than most, giving you plenty more opportunities to miss and make. It doesn't really say anything about Kobe's actual ability to shoot from there to me at all.

Jason Kidd is 3rd all time in 3 points made but has one of the worst 3 point % on the list (Kobe too). Why? Because he shot almost 1000 more than most of those guys on the list too. What does it really illustrate in terms of actual shooting ability? Nothing.