damn man. this is about a month late. or is this the second time you put this up

The Kobe Vs. Bynum comparison might work, had Kobe spent the last 2 or 3 years with Olajuwon teaching him post moves at every practice, and talking to him every, or if Bynum and Kareem had met for 2 hours once. Big difference between not being willing to take advice, and not wanting to have a full-time basketball chaperone anymore.

Skeets - I think what Tup was trying to say is that we saw this clip on nba tv a long time ago. Although the recognition of using the moves was wednesday..Maybe a clip showing the move he used on Battier instead of this old clip (internet years). Point is though..Kobe still learning and chose one of the greatest big men of all time. PHI SLAMMA JAMMA!!!

Hambone - Bynum should embrace the time that HE received from Kareem. Bynum is good but still has a lot of work to do. He should soaking up any information that a hall of famer can give..Kareem has played against some of the greaatest players ever on and off the court (Earl Manigualt). Bynum should be more humble if that's the case

one more reason to say he is the best player in the game right now.
LBJ, Wade, Melo - you guys are still not there yet.

Hakeem is my childhood idol... and I'm horribly disappointed that his selfless attitude led him to teach Kobe his post moves. I hope the Dream is working with Chuck Hayes, Scola and other Rockets big men to improve footwork.

If anyone cares to actually watch the highlights you'll say that maybe once did Kobe spin around Battier for a layup. Almost all his points came from fadeaways, very nice fadeaways but nothing dream like about his performance. Check the video evidence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1ZEJc29-8Y

I feel your pain, curtis, but I think the outcome of either Scola or Hayes trying the Dream's moves would be more comical than effective. His post moves are based on smoothness and agility on the offensive end, something i don't believe anyone will accuse Hayes of having

It appears that Kareem is no longer showing up at Lakers home games so Bynum is not working with Kareem 1/2hr. prior to home games as he has done for the last 4 yrs. However, it appears that Kareem does show up at the Lakers training facility (i.e. you can see him from time to time in the background of video taped player interviews at the training facility) so he still probably works with Bynum during these periods. Kareem's reduced role has everything to do with Lakers budgetary cut backs and little to do with Bynum not wanting to work with him anymore. Evidence of this is the Lakers not replacing Rambis on the bench and the fact that they will be shelling out north of $110M in player salaries not to mention Phil's $12M.

It didn't look like Kobe did much out of the post other than fadeaways. Maybe a stepthrough or two, but that's it. The shake was definitely a part of the game though. He does a great job on the shake of stepping back into the defender before he spins around to shoot.

Another reason why haters just look like ignorant fools. This is why Kobe is the Real King of the NBA.

I find it utterly facinating that Kobe would devote time to learn from The Dream. At the top of his game, coming off of winning a Championship he could have been all at the casinos in Vegas proclaiming himself the Best in the League( Pierce), he could have spent his summer being a roadie for Jay-Z showing up at concerts giving The Roc sign (James), or challenging other champions in sports he had no chance at winning (O'Neal). What he did is what he's always done. Work to create or improve his next unguardable shot, go to shot. I've seen him do The Dream's post moves a lot this season already and he's getting pretty good too. Those move will prove effective as the season grows. I believe he focused on this in particular because with the Cavs picking up Shaq, he wanted to learn how to confuse and score againt him in the post. Hakeem used these moves against a younger Shaq and won a Championship doing so. In fact these are moves that work best for smaller players with agility as oppose to a big man or center.
I recall some years back, after winning the first championship, Kobe worked all summer on the jump fake, which resulted in numerous points after defenders would jump to block and he'd wait for them to come down to jump into them, effectively making three point plays. The fade away jumper, the up and under and the move where he backs down, pivots and shoots. Each year he adds something new to the arsenol. He is the Best player in the NBA because of his devotion to the game and his respect for the those that came before him. Haters say what you want, but IF you like, err LOVE the game of basketball, you gotta love Kobe. If not, try hockey.

KOBE IS THE BEST PLAYER SINCE JORDAN!
Lebron will get there one day..maybe..

Maybe Dream can teach him to stop being a whiny bi$#h.

You haven't learn to stop yet.

hr1rgb u should read what BIG GAME just wrote above and u might learn sumthin, stupid ass hater

AMEN! Big Game, Preach on man, Preach on!

Kobe is the best player in the NBA no matter what all the Lebron James jabroneys say. He is the most dedicated and hard working player in the NBA since Jordan. In my opinion he will be better than Jordan was but he won't get the credit because Jordan was before him. Just my opinion. Kobe, do the damn thing and get L.A. another ring this year PLAYA!!!

If Kobe could learn all the move of Olajuwon, you will be facing a kobe + olajuwon shooting gurad, who can have a good percentage shotting more on the low post rather than shooting fade away shot. I think you will see the improvement this year of this shooting percentage this year. This will be the Lakers more chance to grab another champion

You have to admire his work ethic. He is always looking to improve his game!

As a Jazz fan who was tormented by the Dream Shake in the mid-nineties, I am utterly appalled that this is happening. It's like giving the Joker the keys to the Death Star.
"No really, conquer the universe, we both know it's your destiny."

For those here are picky in saying what exactly Kobe did, or didn't, do during the game, you miss the point! He chose to LEARN something else! Its like a doctor or CPA who wants to maintain his excellence via continuing education! Even if he only did it for six or eigh points, the fact that it worked is what counts! It keeps great defenders like Battier off balance! Its a few more things in Kobe's bag of tricks!
And by the way, I saw Akeem as a Pro in Houston all of the 1980s and watched him from afar in the 1990s. Regarding his Dream Shake, if you watch Akeem, much of this move, like Kobe this week, resulted in a FALL-AWAY jump shot! Remember Akeem was only about 6'10" not 7' 0".
So to the hater who said that Kobe did a lot of fadaways well so did Olajuwon.

KOBE aint mimicking nobody period... kobe is a self made hoopmaster and u can see it thru all his mesmerizing moves, period..... i say KOBE must shoot more because ron the airball wacko is getting too greedy in offense and not playing hard defense that hes capable of... also lo is under his new unofficial coachs spell and tries to mimick kobe and neglecting on defense and rebounds......los new coach being his new wife and i suspect his new younf naive wife might b giving lo too much coaching and if lo doesnt wake up soon, he might find himself playing in minus 20 degree somewhere in canada next to polar bear.....another word, let the hoopmaster KOBE do the scoring and u just play defense and get rebounds, period....i say kobe must score 40 to 50 points every game until these 2 airball specialists get the idea and start concentrating more on defense,,,,,just follow kobe and good things will come ur way,,,,,go lakers and no losses from now until the end of the year because i sense that lakers can win73 ngames and break the bulls record....adinaro