Friday, July 16th, 2010 at 10:45 am  |  63 responses

For Old Time’s Sake: Kobe Summer of ’97

Dammmmmn. I forgot Kobe had hops like this once upon a time. Dude can still get up there, don’t get me wrong, but this dunk was ego-crushing. This was years before Ben Wallace ever won a DPOY award and I think this dunk (and lack of PT/skill/whatever) would have kept him out of the running in ’97. POSTERIZATION at its finest.


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  • sean

    yeah man i think ppl take kobe for granted sometimes. its gonna suck when he retires one day

  • Cool Dude

    Why yall even tripping over jtaylor? The moment you see his name you should be expecting “slurp slurp lebron slurp”

  • http://slamonline.com Brad Long

    I’m surprised that no one has mentioned the dunk Kobe had against Denver where he took the ball all the way around his back and then 360′d in traffic. The single most creative in game dunk I’ve seen.

  • http://www.slamonline.com J

    James, read my post, i said “could’ve”.. you know how good is nash at drawing that kind of fouls right? you know the REFS right? That is arguable. With all o’ that dwights poster was PLAIN CLEAN NASTY, the guy litterally rides howard’s torso.. So imo thats better to me.. man cant believe im defending kobe, from you.. Lol!

  • Robb

    @JTaylor21 probably those dunks at the slam dunk contest were kind of weak but his in game dunks are great, you can’t say he’s a weak dunker after all the posterization he’s done during his career. Dwight, Yao, Ben, Garnett, you name it.

  • cp3fan

    The crosssover was nasty too. People don’t give him enough credit for the crossover he used to have. Too bad the league banned him and AI from doing their moves.

  • C.B

    He dont got the hops now, but he still has above average hang time. Like in 2009 finals that one move he did to dwight howard, and other cool stuff

  • Mcfly

    Thus one is good but two of my other favorites is the one against the wolves and the one at new York. YouTube it.

  • http://www.kb24.com The Seed

    That’s not even one of the top dunks in Kobe’s career. He has plenty better, one over Yao, Dwight, 360 catch ally oop and behind the back spin dunk against some sorry nuggets player, or the up and under against the knicks. Kobe is one of the best in game dunkers ever. BOOK IT!!!

  • pennydunk_1

    Top 5 sg ever? For me it’s
    5 – J.R. Rider
    4 – Kobe
    3 – Wade
    2 – Jordan
    1 – Vince

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  • http://slamonline.com Spaceship Jay

    Mmmmm. Lebron would have a great highlight reel if he was in a league where big men still attempted blocks instead of offensive fouls… Or didn’t move out of the way so much.

  • http://bedotwater.bandcamp.com BE.water

    Ayo, Im sorry, but The Kobe Reverse dunk against the Hornets in 08-09 was the Highest I’ve Ever Seen Him Jump. That Dunk was off the richter.

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