Kobe Bryant is 14th in NBA history in total regular season minutes played. 45,502, as of this writing. He's 2nd in playoff minutes played, at 8,641, with only a playoff series or two separating him from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. That's 54,143 minutes played over his 17 years in the league. That's almost 38 days of playing basketball, and that only counts game time. He's amassed these totals despite being only 25th and 4th in total games played (regular season and playoffs), and 37th and 43rd in minutes per game (regular season and playoffs).
That, my friends, is longevity. It is also the combined luxuries of frequently sharing the court with other great players and having a traditionally deep bench, allowing Kobe to get a bit more rest than teams that have leaned heavily on one superstar, like Kevin Durant's Thunder (16th and 12th in regular season and playoff minutes per game career averages) or Lebron James's anything (6th and 6th in minutes per game averages).
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Showing posts with label Lebron James. Show all posts
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Sunday, December 15, 2013
Monday, June 10, 2013
Live Blog: Spurs/Heat, Game 2
With Jack sidelined for the weekend at the first of many weddings the three authors will be crashing attending as honored guests in the coming years, Brian and Paul fired up a lively discussion about the goings on in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
Brian: Hey fans, we kick off this blog with 3:42 left in the first quarter and the Heat up 16-15. Early thoughts:
1. Really like Wade's aggressiveness thus far. He's gotta keep it up for the Heat to win.
2. Steph Curry is apparently wearing a Danny Green mask tonight. Seriously, when did Danny learn to shoot?
3. LBJ strangely quiet so far. I expect that to change in the 2nd quarter after his teammates cool down.
4. I still really hate Ginobili and Duncan.
And with that I'll kick it to Paul...what's happening my dawg?
Paul: What's up Brian,
Not sure I'll have too much to contribute since my brain is feeling rather squishy after a loooong evening out last night. I pretty much have the brain function of this kid:
Brian: Hey fans, we kick off this blog with 3:42 left in the first quarter and the Heat up 16-15. Early thoughts:
1. Really like Wade's aggressiveness thus far. He's gotta keep it up for the Heat to win.
2. Steph Curry is apparently wearing a Danny Green mask tonight. Seriously, when did Danny learn to shoot?
3. LBJ strangely quiet so far. I expect that to change in the 2nd quarter after his teammates cool down.
4. I still really hate Ginobili and Duncan.
And with that I'll kick it to Paul...what's happening my dawg?
Paul: What's up Brian,
Not sure I'll have too much to contribute since my brain is feeling rather squishy after a loooong evening out last night. I pretty much have the brain function of this kid:
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Why Lebron James is Underpaid
Perhaps the most popular refrain from people who do not follow sports closely is the following:
This sentiment can be interpreted one of two ways. On the one hand are the people who think professional athletes just make too much money on the whole. While the sentiment of this statement is accurate (the US economy and society would likely be extremely similar if pro sports didn't exist), athletics on the professional level are a business, and the fact remains that people will pay a lot of money to see games. The linked article indicates that the Dallas Cowboys were worth a cool $1.81 BILLION dollars in 2013, roughly the annual GDP of San Marino. OK, that doesn't sound too impressive, but rest assured there is serious money changing hands in all major American leagues.
The second argument is that while the league may be appropriately valued, superstars in these leagues make way too much money. After all, there are only about 400 NBA players at any one time, so they already represent the top .0001% of basketball players in America, let alone worldwide. However, within these 400 players, some clearly bring a lot more value than others, and are in fact deserving of extremely massive salaries. Yes, friends, Lebron James (and his $16 million salary) is woefully underpaid.
"Oh, those guys all make way too much money for playing some stupid game. No job is worth $20 million dollars per year."
This sentiment can be interpreted one of two ways. On the one hand are the people who think professional athletes just make too much money on the whole. While the sentiment of this statement is accurate (the US economy and society would likely be extremely similar if pro sports didn't exist), athletics on the professional level are a business, and the fact remains that people will pay a lot of money to see games. The linked article indicates that the Dallas Cowboys were worth a cool $1.81 BILLION dollars in 2013, roughly the annual GDP of San Marino. OK, that doesn't sound too impressive, but rest assured there is serious money changing hands in all major American leagues.
The second argument is that while the league may be appropriately valued, superstars in these leagues make way too much money. After all, there are only about 400 NBA players at any one time, so they already represent the top .0001% of basketball players in America, let alone worldwide. However, within these 400 players, some clearly bring a lot more value than others, and are in fact deserving of extremely massive salaries. Yes, friends, Lebron James (and his $16 million salary) is woefully underpaid.
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