How Kobe Bryant Helped Restore Team USA's Reputation
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- čas přidán 24. 11. 2018
- I made a video during my One on One series (Episode 2) which showed Kobe Bryant's attention to detail and defense on the international stage. This mindset and selfless attitude helped Team USA reclaim gold and their honor in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. This video is about the team practices, and setting the tone long before the team was even qualified to play in 2008.
Kobe Bryant helped bring glory back to the USA, one of his often understated or forgotten accomplishments as a professional basketball player, something that some of his teammates failed to do in 2004.
Is Kobe's impact on Team USA of greater significance than his accomplishments in the NBA? What do you think? - Sport
Kobe brought a lot of toughness, focus, maturity, intensity, and aggressiveness to the team. And he was also clutch as hell, in the Gold Medal game.🥇
Matches Malone he wasn’t only one. Lebron was best defender in the league at that time
he might have been not the only one but he was the one guy, the key factor, that clutched the olympic finals. Spain was putting up a heck of a fight, then Kobe stepped up and literally closed the game on his own. Let's remember that spanish team was far from a joke - standing world champions, european champions, several NBA players on their prime (Including Pau Gasol), and a side that was literally sweeping aside any opposition. I doubt the US has ever faced a tougher side in any international game, ever.
So, given how the US had been beaten by Greece 2 years prior, and the players involved in both teams, it's easy to see who was making the difference there. With Kobe in the court there's NO WAY Greece would've come back to win against the US in Japan'06. And with Kobe in the court there was no way Spain was doing the same in Beijing'08 even while Spain was a FAR better team than the Greeks were in '06.
Facts are facts, Kobe won that gold medal for team USA. Obviously that it wasn't single-handedly, but he was the one that made the difference when his team needed it the most, and when it mattered the most. Classic Kobe Bryant.
(BTW I'm spanish, so I kinda know what I'm talking about, seen that finals game maybe 100 times by now XD)
Theron Wright Lol Lebron wasnt even a good defender
Theron Wright lebron didn’t make it to first team all nba defense till 2008-2009 season 👌
Kobe brought the culture back 2 USA along with the other great players. His work ethic set the tone for the 2 gold medal winning teams in 08 and 12 from the scrimmages, practices, alot of the players had their best seasons next year in 09 like LeBron, Wade, Melo, Bosh and Dwight for example playing with Kobe on Team USA. That is the impact he left along with the veteran leadership of Jason Kidd and no one can tell me otherwise
Well said bro!!👍
Yessir
EXACTLY!!
Facts
everyone one on the previous team was young and inexperience of course in 2008 they were better with or without kobe
If you're American, you should love Kobe. If you love basketball, you should love Kobe.
Facts 💯
I like basketball and dont like kobe
@@aliber885 then you dont know ball
everyone kobe is gone and ain’t never coming back
@@thelastnarco5000 Kobe’s here forever, fool. Get out with that crap, no one is asking for that
kobe the best player ive ever seen in my life...is there anybody more clutch than that man..
kenel kiel Vergara Jordan
Ah you forgot about Michael jordan
Coin toss between kobe and Jordan
Jordan
900evan CHARLOTTE Kobe has more clutch shots than Jordan. Nope
I remember that year, because pretty everyone that played came back and player harder the following season. Wade, LeBron and Melo came back to tell everyone they felt like bums once they realized how hard and thorough Kobe's work ethic was. Kobe played very little offense that whole period too. It wasn't until the finals against Spain that he really started scoring. For most games, he was locking down the best perimeter players on the opposing team.
That's why I laugh when people say people didn't want to come play with Kobe at the end of his career. They just don't get it.
They was scared they can't live up to Kobe expectations Kobe was a workaholic and he doesn't like u if u slake for real
Nobody wanted to play with bro it's facts lol y'all and y'all premade up narratives lol kobe fans
@@thegoat6325 that’s why cp3 and mcgrady wanted to go to the lakers right?
Big facts
There is no player on earth with the work ethic of Kobe Bryant...period!!
erick johnson you are delusional
@@theronwright1413 facts brah...sound like a hater lol
@@theronwright1413 name a player...I'll wait
erick johnson MJ
@@kingmacisaac7624 Mj had the ability period but Kobe worked himself to da level of Jordan
It seems like everybody has forgotten how great Kobe was...They only put Lebron and Jordan in the race for The G.O.A.T. as if Kobe didn't dominate in the league smh
Lakersoul Lol, u mad at Lebron or something? 😂 the dude doesn’t go out of his way to create media, so why you tryna blame him for it?😂 also, to say that little kids are the only ones to hype him up is dumb af. Like that’s how you end your lebron rant? He’s only hyped by lil kids?😂 Is that supposed to mean something about his style of play or stats? Lmao
Kobe, Jordan, LBJ are all GOATs of their respective era. Unfortunately, You can’t compare them since none of them faced each other in their prime
@@markees97 Lebron DOES go out of his way to create media...He constantly is creating MEDIA for people to pay attention to him...
Lakersoul Lmao, even KD says his not Lebrons fault that the media attention is on him. But I guess your word is greater than KD’s word. Also, tell me one time that Lebron went out of his way to tell media to cover him on their shows? Or how about one time lebron created drama or issues to get media coverage? Lol 🤣
If Lebron was born a decade earlier, he would just be a typical All-Star. Not that that's a bad thing.
How quickly they forget
Khurram Sohail nobody will
KOBE is just flat out a killer. Winning is the only thing that matters to him. I’m so happy such an all time great played his entire 20 year career for my Lakers. KOBE is without question one of the greatest basketball players EVER! 🐐
Kobe was a killa
Kobe was intense, relentless, killer, I really miss watching him play
Duncan shit the bed in 2004, LBJ in 2006, it took Kobe being on the team to bring back USA glory
True true
It has nothing to do with Kobe but chemistry. 2006 wasn’t the big olympics 04 was!!!
@@theronwright1413 nah...it was Kobe alright...Lebrick didn't do shit
Shylock that shot chucker wasn’t efficient . Lebron better scorer more efficient scorer . Better 3 pt shooter. Kd better thsn kobe
@@theronwright1413stfu you don't know shit.. before all those players Kobe was the best player in the planet...so you're probably still in diapers during his prime
That last clip where coach K asked if anyone (coaching staff included), had anything to say, Kobe was the 1st to speak, preaching defense and rebounding...and they said he lacked leadership smh
I'll never forget how loud the crowds would get every time Kobe would get the ball during those olympic games compared to other guys on the team. His popularity around the world was unreal.
KOBE THE GOAT period
I'm the biggest Kobe fan ever, but he is not the "GOAT." MJ is the "GOAT"
MJ is the GOAT
@@sactownismLeBron the greatest basketball player to ever play the game of basketball. Numbers don't lie
Of course numbers don't lie with his 3-6 Finals record. MJ was 6-0 in the Finals. That is GOAT status
GOATbe Bean Bryant
Kobe's Presence alone put fears in Opponents Hearts and made them Invincible!
I changed my mind a lot about Kobe .. after we lost to Greece and we picked up Kobe I and knew he wouldn’t let us lose .. LeBron should thank Kobe .. had he not played with Kobe during that Olympics, I doubt he would of ever won any championship .. Kobe taught him how to win
Lebron with Kobe's leadership as a teammate on team USA, 2-0, before 0-1.
add Wade to the list as well
Lebron better then kobe miss me with this bs
@@rumarspencer7302 he didn't even start his first olympics y'all talking like this the nba finals
@@atlien1988 yep didn't start his first olympics either. Big deal
When we send our best player we win. They talking about Kobe like he wasn't the best in the NBA 😂😂
Jeff Samuels. Bro fr!! As soon as he retired, the dumbass reporters that don’t even play basketball act like he wasn’t great
@@bradleylove3514
His rape charges destroyed his legacy. Just like they did with Allen iverson. The NBA and media destroy anybody if you don't follow the image rule. It pays there bills this is why LeBron gets all the praise he has a squeaky clean image so of course the media and the NBA are going to use him just like Jordan, even though Jordan had a gambling problem. If anything LeBron is the most over hyped NBA athlete of all time. I always told people that 60% of his NBA career was made by the media and 40% was his game. Also there "new rules" Were implemented for LeBron so he can break that offensive record and surpass all the Lakers with offensive stats numbers.
ohhh yeahhh Huge W
+ohhh yeahhh This is a bold face lie, these players made and "destroyed" their own legacies. The stuff you're talking is blind fan, loser in life talk(not you, just the mentality) frfr. Of course narratives happen, but accountability means you have to live out the SUM of the choices you've made, and things you've gotten into. After that you're just fighting to keep dignity, and re-cement a legacy. You don't blame LeBron for the girl in Colorado existing, or AI having poor personal habits, and thinking showing up on game day is okay. After you get a certain age you won't be worth the baggage of the SUM of your choices. Because they actually are legit HOF'ers even AI is back in the NBA culture's good graces. ALSO, true the current(literally today) league is pushing for more numbers via the style & rules, but LeBron was putting up big numbers in 04, so unless basketball junkies favorite players numbers don't count like T-Mac, Kobe, Shaq, AI, etc..then you're still blind hating by calling out only LBJ. You fake serious fans are just as WEIRD as the watered down casuals, sometimes 😓.
@@stonevillage2835 I believe lebrons stats have no been boosted by the 2000s era rather the current era. For some reason the last 2-3 yrs seem to be some kind of extra boost for players. All of sudden players stats are like steroids. Westbrook all of a sudden ave a trip double. Harden ave over 8rpg a few seasons ago and 11 ast smh
RIP Kobe~ Crazy hearing him speaking other languages too. The world truly lost a great one.
He from Italy and his dad played overseas... I mean what u expect lol y'all act like it's lebron born in america speaking other languages. Kobe is from Italy! This some real fanboy issh
@@thegoat6325 Kobe speaking multiple languages meanwhile lebron doesn’t even know how to speak to his dad 🤦🏾♂️
Everyone knows damn well Kobe was the main alpha on that Olympic team, Everyone knows how great he is, the media tries so hard not to give him his flowers and respect, Everyone knows the black mamba is top 5, it just may not be where you want him to be
Unfortunately we lost this great man last week. How tragic.
Labron could never Kobe is and will always be basketball they all looked up to the MAMBA.. A TRUE ASSASSIN.💕😔
@ 7:10
Unknown - "ITS OFF"
Kobe - "SHUT UP"
The basketball goes in the rim
Kobe - "SHUT UP" x3
😂😂😂😂👌
hasani SGS Mike Miller
Kobe Bryant the real basketball legend
Kobe is a beast..The black Mamba
He is the leader they needed in 2008, without him gold medal will probably not in usa that year
The loose ball save the very first play of practice set the tone
Kobe definitely was a great leader on those 2008 2012 Olympic teams. It was a collective team effort. He lead by example he was in the gym often and LeBron Wade Melo etc followed suit. Kobe showed his work ethic. He definitely one of the goats 🐐👏🙌.
Without Kobe USA wouldn't be feared again. In fact he got asked twice In 2000 and 2004 to join the USA team but he declined both invitations, LeBron would of never brought the USA like Kobe did. That man gets killed because of his rape case by the media. But to me Kobe hands down is tied or 2nd greatest player of all time. You can hear from the coaches and the USA sports athletics on how Kobe changed everything for them. To this day coach k still talks about kobe and Jordan on how great their presence was to the USA team not LeBron, Not even in 2012.
No need to bash other players on the team. Kobe and Kidd were the ONLY vets that knew how to lead a team. All others were relatively young..
@@mrbp3351
That's false even with or without jkidd he didn't have what kobe had. All the credit goes to him for making that 08 as scary as the 92 Olympic Jordan/chuck/magic/bird squad. And Kobe was young as well that 00 squad with a young 21 year old Kobe/Kidd/Duncan/Garnett man that squad would be better then that 08 squad.
Lebronze sucks
@@ohhhyeahhh1174 hey, FYI in 2000 no kobe bryant no invitation for him.
@@aljohnbangalan2573
www.google.com/amp/s/olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/04/13/kobe-bryant-2000-olympics-sydney/amp/
He did you dweeb but he declined because he was dealing with an injury in the offseason. But he got the invitation I know I was born way before you. He declined both Sidney and Athens.
they knew with kobe it was all over
fa sho done😂😂😂
Then choked in the playoffs vs nash lol
Then choked in the playoffs vs nash lol
Kobe took a sorry Laker team to the finals and lost to the stacked Celtics in 08. He bounced back that same year won the gold🥇for USA. After bringing back the gold to us he came back for revenge and won back to back championships in ‘09 and ‘10. ‘08-‘10 was Kobe’s glorious years.
th3kingx nope Pau is a superstar and some great role players like Lamar Odom trevor Ariza and Andrew Bynum and d fish
Pau is a superstar you forgetting about pau man that man is a monster who average 19 and 7 that year getting Pau madethe lakers a competitive team for the title
Josh 0 you’re right I was thinking of the ‘07 Lakers
@@josheyy9059 Pau was a 2006 all star in memphis before coming to lakers. He was not a superstar. He became a superstar in lakers.
Lakers couldn't make it past the first round until gasol got there y'all kobe fans got the game messed up
kobe and mj will be the goat for me but now when kobe retires they just forget how great kobe is
Bron better then both
Kobe better than lebron
Gyslain Ngabirano heck no
MOST DEFINITELY NO DOUBT!!
By far
Anybody above the age of 12 knows this bro lol it's not even debatable anymore
@@theronwright1413 who's the clear leader of this team? the Alpha? that's Kobe, not Lebron.
To me Kobe is the greatest after mj
RIP legend, mamba 🙏🏻
Kobe was focused!!!
Kobe restored it. He didn't "help" restore it. They tried to do it without Kobe but LeBronze still wasn't ready in 06 when they lost to Greece and couldn't qualify for the Olympics. Kobe came in and saved them.
This video is them qualifying in 07 for the 08 Olympics, this was really start of that journey and kobe and kidd was definitely veterans who came and put their imprint on this team going forward, especially kobe...
Kobe Bryant my idol black mamba number 1 forever Legend
Kobe: Purple and Gold
LeBron: Lebronze
jinfrozenfire 😂
Legends never die! RIP black mamba. Been mourning you everyday since you’re gone. The best
man I miss the 2007 and 2008 USA squad. Kidd leading the PG position with Lebron Melo and Kobe at the wings was unstoppable lol
They made it because of kobe...you got to step your game attitude up when he is playing with you ...those other players were happy they made it to the NBA and got paid but kobe had passion for the game itself which seperates the men from the boys if you get what i mean kobe did not want to lose and he was going to snap his teamates out of that as long as i got my money im good attitude up ..thats why i love him cause he loves his work thats why he had 5 rings and the other players had none lol lol ...facts
They made it because lebron finally started
@@thegoat6325 then the lakers should have made it he started over there too this year right??
That's another reason why Kobe is better than Bron. Leadership and defense matters. Not just raw talent.
Kobe with Bron is unbeatable
Boy this man deserves to be with us right now..bad things can happen to good people though..RIP💔😭
this is why LeBron isn't the GOAT. Kobe's the one that took over games when they needed someone to step up. The Alpha of the team was KOBE. LeBron claiming to be the GOAT is a joke.
I feel I was with these guys since the 04. I haven’t missed an international game friendly or otherwise.
Kobe is the best of this Era
Duncan and Bron got more mvps
@@thegoat6325 Kobe was robbed of MVPs and black balled from the league. Kobe's better than Lebron! Always has been. Watched them both their whole careers.
@@xctkillaprodigyx2586 bs
@@xctkillaprodigyx2586 wasn't even runner up the years he was "robbed" keep hyping that false narrative
@@xctkillaprodigyx2586 and even if it was true , which it wasn't, u still don't got them 😂 don't nobody care why, u either got alot or u don't. Which kobe doesn't 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
God I miss Kobe
Kobe Bryant is awesome!!!
Look at what kobe and Lebron can do together. Of course with those other talents around them they gave you gold!
That's why you were the GOAT #RIP Legend #MambaForever
Went to Beijing and came back with the bling. Youngsters struggled and lost without him LeBron!!
Javier Ochoa it wasn’t because Kobe wasn’t there. They had a bunch of egotistical players who was selfish. It def was Lebron fault.
@@theronwright1413 lebron didn't even start
@@thegoat6325 because he was ass ‼️at that same age Kobe won championships FACTS
@@richboyjullianhicks6604 Why do you blame a 19 year old kid rather than the vets such as Duncan and Allen Iverson
Kobe Bryant is smiling down on Gregg Popovich, Kevin Durant, and Team USA for winning Olympic Gold in Tokyo 2020/21.
Even tho we nvr knew one another, i miss u kob, may u and ur daughter both rest in peace
Honestly I think the key was jason kidd too. He brought leadership to the team.
Boy Labron delicately touched Kobe hand like it was the grail..right there all that respect Baby Goat!!!.
Jason Kidd was also instrumental in helping Team USA get their act together again.
Nick Wright “We can argue that there was not a single year where Kobe was the best in the league”
Fuck Nick Wrong. This man built his career by disrespecting Kobe’s career. I don’t care if he talks about football, baseball, etc, but don’t let him talk about basketball.
That man is an asshole.... i dont know how he is on TV...
Brought the culture, winning and dtermination...They were trying to anoint others and tear down the REAL best player and he def set the tone quicky!!
A starting 5 of Wade, Kobe, Bron, Howard and Mellow is under rated
Now imagine a team with lebron and Kobe together in their prime through a whole season
They would win it all
Lebron would’ve been second fiddle for the first and only time in his career
@@asdfadf1904 doubt it. If nash can win mvp with his numbers then Bron would've still been a star. Nba rewards you for playing the right way (passing) not just scoring. Nash barely had 20 ppg and beat kobe's 35 for mvp. Why? Made his team better why LA was barely .500
@@asdfadf1904 Highly doubt that
@@FireAngelChris then you don't remember the difference between the '04 and '08 olympics
Shitt im crying right now imiss you mamba 😭
2008 Gold because of Kobe.
I used to love basketball when I was little. I remember waking up at 3 am just to watch us lose to Greece. I cried when we lost lol
completely changed everybody's mindset after the 04 loss to Argentina
I'm gonna watch the documentary the day it releases
kobe Bryant is the best ❤
Kobe! Kobe! Kobe!
KOBE THE GOAT
That’s how I always knew Kobe was always the best ever not Lebron
lmfao shut up pussy
Kobe the greatest ever period.
true
@@rorschachmercer8565 lmaooooo
Bron top five. Kobe top ten but sure
If kobe wasn’t in the beijing goldmedal round they wont be able to close the game. Kobe lead them to finish the game.
Make your videos into Instagram clips, with your tag in the corner, plant them trees all over Instagram and watch them grow, bringing more audience to CZcams and giving Kobe’s legacy the respect it deserves
I've been busy and youtube's copyright issues have made it harder for me to put time toward this channel, but I do agree. I might have to start branching out to instagram and sharing clips that way. Do you do that at all yourself?
Lebronze cant win gold without Kobe.. #kobegoat
But can win more finals MVPs
@@sankeerthkoshy61 Steve nash has more mvps than Kobe. Who is greater?. I am not a Kobe fan . I am just an nba fan.
He got two without kobe
It’s funny how the documentaries literally coming out this year about Kobe‘s effect
I miss you 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 Kobe Bryant by Steve Irungu Jermaine
Gah I miss Kobe man😢 here before the Netflix doc
Rip Kobe bean Bryant
Kobe should have a documentary series like the last dance. People underrate him because of nerd analytics, they forgot how formidable of a leader he was
Not forgotten by real fans of the game.
This was kobe era
The Real Goat
🐐
Why didn’t they bring Kobe earlier?????
Kobe was too busy going back to back in the postseason with the lakers
I'm extremely humbled by Steve Irungu Jermaine
Its not the players after all. Its about the one behind orchestrating the orders.
The components of this team:
the veteran Mamba and Jkidd
Shout to coach 🤘🏽
it's the fear factor, international teams feared the USA team when kobe arrived..
They need the KING ( Kobe)
Here after Kobe’s passing
Send Kobe to get the damn job done
I would pay money to watch those full scrimmages
Without Kobe Lebron would never have won olympic basketball gold!
Why throw lebron name in there? Same could be said if all the rest of the players then. And u can’t forget about Jason Kidd
And without Shaq Kobe would only have 2 rings! Whats your point goofy
@@kingclutch1978 Kobe won chip without Shaq, and so fukk off dumbass
The media really wants to hate on Kobe to boost lebron reputation and status in the top 10. But fck all that. Before the injuries he was the best player in the league.
What's this doco called I wanna watch the full thing
This team was about Kobe and Wade... LeBron and Melo was the young guns who got them going at certain points.
I miss Kobe and i honour Kobe every single day.
......
1. Kobe
2. Jordan
In what? Missing shots?
@@atlaslion5128 33k points.. most among guards
Rueben Castro also true
he played more seasons than MJ. if MJ played the same number of seasons he mightve passed Jabar...
@@user-zu7kw4ne1p Kobe was on the bench for 2 years and spent 8 years sharing shots with Shaq.. MJ shot 23 shots a game. Give Kobe 23 shots a game he would also avg 30 ppg
its okay, sometimes, there is the mist around to cover the moonlight. but, the true king will show, false king will fall.
ppl will realize and give the respect the kobe deserved.
Kobe and Jason Kidd were the missing pieces which USA needed. Jason brought the experience and Kobe brought the magic.