Even a Documentary about Kobe comes off Fake

Agree 100%. In fact however, I think you give him too much credit. You really think he knows Italian? I bet he asked before the game how to say a few words. I very highly doubt he is proficient enough to carry on a conversation in any language other than English. You really think he became proficient in a language becuase one of his teammates knows it? I bet when he said that most people in the locker room are mulit-lingual, he thought back to one occasion where a few of the guys asked how to say a swear word in another language or something. It all just seemed way too contrived and not real at all.

Know religion, no peace. No religion, know peace.

Its sad how Kobe gets under all your skin lol I've watch enough games at staples to say that he does play and leads his teammates the same way in the documentary. Its sad to bash a player for being anything but great,but i guess thats the type of basketball fans you guys are.
Sasha Vujacic played in Italy for a while and Kobe lived part of his youth in Italy so that explains why they speak Italian to each other.Kobe's even part owner of the Italian team his dad played for called Olimpia Milano.

This is the underlying issue with Kobe and why he is so polarizing. Its not his cocky attitude (Jordan was 10 times worse) its not the trouble hes been in with the law (Allen Iverson is still a top selling jersey though he hasnt been important to the NBA in 5 years) its the fact that Kobe constantly comes off as FAKE. He has a fake laugh, it looks like he fakes being a tough guy, he tries to fake himself into being MJ and in this movie he was a fake teammate and player for a day. Thats what it looked like to me anyhow.

The fact that Kobe was well aware that entire day that cameras were on him make me question alot of his actions as being authentic because it seems those around him seem constantly surprised by how hes behaving. From his polite teachings and ultra leader qualities on the bench during this game (Seriously watch Jordan Farmar when Kobe starts calling out "Jordy" and giving him directions...its as if Jordan is a schoolgirl going "You DO know my name!")Speaking Italian to Sasha for no reason other than to show the cameras and mic on him that he can speak Italian. (I almost get the reason of speaking Italian during the game, but why when youre alone on the bench? Want to keep secrets from your teammates? Or is to show how cool it is you know Italian?) He didnt use alot of vulgarity on the court during this game when I can tell you first hand Kobe is more foul mouthed on the court than a port full of sailors. Also he had very light complaints to the refs, when I can tell you first hand Kobe usually is cussing out the refs nearly every play that doesnt end in him getting points.

His voiceover seemed like he was trying to be cool instead of just being cool (if that makes sense). In the locker room it shows him doing his fake Kobe laugh and playing around with some of his teammates and you can see them all looking around at each other like "When does Kobe talk to us?"

Not to mention everything was positive with Kobe. Oh he loves Manu, the Spurs are so good, Damon Staudamire is sick with that jumpshot....Refs do such a great job, Bowen grabbing him is fantastic.....Youre telling me not one thing pissed him off about this game? Not one? that doesnt feel very real to me.

This is the problem with Kobe. He can get a reality movie made about him, and still come off 100% Fake.

Having watched Kobe in person recently and MJ back in the day. Kobe is more talented than MJ but he’s not the player MJ was; and MJ was not that "flashy" or great a player in terms of raw talent. Kobe is coasting on his talent. He hasn’t been working out. It’s why he has all these injuries.

Most of MJ’s hype or the "idea" people have of him is because he won a couple dunk contests and Nike Ads. But not close to the reality of MJ.

I saw MJ play as a kid about 10 or so times in person and I saw him dunk maybe once or twice. That's it. Most of his points came from boring 15 foot jumpers. MJ wasn't as quick as Grant Hill, couldn't jump as high as Darvin Ham at 6’4’’ who could snag rebounds where head would be equal to the rim, wasn’t as fast as Clyde Drexler, but he had “it”. And MJ always took the toughest player on the team to defend. Kobe “floats” like the lazy guy he is on D he says in the doco he equates himself to a “safety” in football. Talk about delusional. This is basketball. He throws elbows like the lazy punk he is. Why other players think he is a punk and don't like him at all.

When I watched MJ on the court on O, he always looked at the floor, and putting himself in the place that would make the defense in its worst position, always keeping spacing, and always was about two moves ahead of the other team.

Kobe, watching him, he acts like Mr. Team until the 4th quarter (if that), but then all his thinking ability goes out the window. It’s all Kobe time. And he clogs up the offense and stunts movement and why he’s not as great MJ nor LeBron. The other night Lebron passed up a shot as he was covered and passed to a teammate. All the ESPN maroons said he passed up a shot! But the confidence and trust LeBron gave his teammate with that pass will last for the rest of the series and next season. Kobe doesn’t have that with his teammates. Why LeBron when all is said and done will make Kobe an afterthought. People used to say who is the next MJ? Kobe is the last of that line. It will skip him and people will say who is the next LeBron?

Great post, couldn't agree more. It was interesting watching his teammates grimace whenever he approached and acted like he has some sort of comradery with them. Guaranteed they all go home to their wives or girlfriends or whatever and go on and on about how much it pains them to have to pretend to like him - Zen Master included. And a 'multitude of languages'? Wow Kobe, you're sooo smart! Stop pretending to be smart, stop pretending to be cool, STOP PRETENDING!

Never seen the movie Billy Madison, eh?

BTW, the fact that you think your seeing MJ play in person makes you the expert above all those who only watched him on TV... makes you sound like the biggest idiot in the discussion. Regardless of what you said about him, Kobe, or anyone else... the fact that you believe seeing someone play in person enlightens you so much more than those who haven't is so absurdly dumb; it kind of blows me away.