pzabby

Race to the MVP Ladder | NBA.com


9th spot


DD averagine 24-5-5 in his last 12 games


I dont like making comparisons but that's getting to Kobe level production.

Carlos Danger

Please. No. This is why Derozan gets so much hate, because he was compared to Bryant. He will never be near that level. He is Derozan, and that's enough.

jeffb

Gurk

lol pzabby

woodchuck

He's like a rich man's Dr. J.

LOG

Excellent! raise that trade value

pzabby

Look at the numbers before going off. Is 24-5-5 not near Kobe numbers? Kobe averages higher ppg and is obviously a much better offensive player and defensive player but the numbers aren't that far off

niggles

Grab yourself a box of Kleenex.

Rene_13

Lowry's flu forced probably them to switch DeRozan into his spot.

But honestly, the way he's been playing he deserves the recognition. I really hope he makes the all star team. It seems like it would mean a lot to him, and would be encouraging to see a Raptor out there with the premier players in the league. Not sure if he deserves it more than Lowry, probably doesn't, but i'd rather have one of our guys tied to a long term deal represent us than one who's future is uncertain.

Glad to see DeMar getting some love.

moremilk

yes, except kobe needed far fewer shots for those points and was a lockdown defender when he was demar's age. other than that, same thing

just4_raps

moremilk

for us, the ideal scenario would be for demar to make it and lowry to miss it. Not fair, but we need demar's value to be high and lowry's low

TORaptor4Ever

Yes, Kobe is a better player by far but let's not get crazy with the bolded statements.

KoolAid

What's so crazy about them? Kobe was a great defender back in his day, and was more efficient than DeMar is.

pzabby

Kobe Bryant NBA & ABA Stats | Basketball-Reference.com

kobe shot .46 fg percentage at age 23. he also shot .25 from three.


far more efficient?

in terms of defence, I concur, it's not even close. but in terms of offensive production, it's not that far off.


and let's not forget that kobe at 23 was playing with arguably the best center in the history of the game. where as demar is playing with a talented, but still raw, and not comparable to shaq, JV.

LX

If kobe can be compared to Mike then DeMar can be compared to kobe i suppose.

Someguy again

he's 9th in MVP voting. 9th.


kobe wins finals MVPs. taking a HUGE leap there

moremilk

I guess, if you compare them at the same age. And if Demar could do that over 82 games, like Kobe did ...
It's funny though, because for some reason, demar's game always reminded me a bit of kobe. Still, it's not just the stats and defense, kobe was a better ball handler and shot creator. And playing with someone like shaq is not necessarily a good thing for a guy who needs space to be efficient.

creative1mm

That's fine.. but he wasn't 24 winning MVP's.. so that is not a fair comparison.
Demar kind of reminds me of Kobe.. his poise, and rarely forces his game

halphbreedballer

Congrats!!!