The only good thing about any of this is Roy Hibbert getting roasted by Twitter for a game he played in four years ago.
Meh, did you read the tweet? He was talking about the winning legacy of the Lakers. I am definitely in the Lebron hater camp, but there is nothing to see here.Irish_Man said:
Not sure what to make about LeBron saying Kobe's legacy is his responsibility.
Kobe's legacy is already solidified and set in stone as one of the greats.
What? I didn't get that from his post at all. I thought he was talking about putting the Lakers on his backIrish_Man said:
Not sure what to make about LeBron saying Kobe's legacy is his responsibility.
Kobe's legacy is already solidified and set in stone as one of the greats.
texag06ish said:
Only Lebron could find a way to make this about himself.
Brian Earl Spilner said:
I grew up as a Spurs fan. So naturally, I hated Kobe.
I talked **** about him all the time. Said he'd never be Jordan. Said he was no Duncan. Etc.
The older I've gotten, the bigger my respect for him has grown, both as a player and as a person.
The respect he's shown to the Spurs organization (and that the Spurs have shown back to him) says it all really. Truly one of the best competitors in the game. We were lucky to have seen him play. (And as a Spurs fan, I was lucky to have seen the great Spurs vs Lakers rivalry of the 00's. One of the best in all of sports.)
I was in SoCal this past weekend near Calabassas. The fog was pretty bad in areas especially in canyon runs. It was so thick early Sunday morning in some spots while we were driving that we couldn't see past a few feet in front of us. I wouldn't of taken a helicopter ride in it personally. If this pilot was trying to get below or above the layer and lost focus/became disoriented for a sec or two, that's all it took.MyNameIsKyle said:I don't know, from eyewitness reports of strange mechanical sounds to the drastic downward turn, I keep coming back to mechanical failure vs human error. I recognize fog can disorient, but the pilot still had use of an altimeter, speedometer, and gyroscope which should have precluded what appeared to be a sharp descent into the hillside.Pumpkinhead said:
Having read the reports thus far, though the investigation final report will probably take months to come out, it looks likely there was nothing physically wrong with the aircraft. That most likely the pilot became spatially disoriented flying in some poor visibility. Saw an interview with another chopper pilot who said that it can be a challenge for a pilot to objectively decide when to proceed or not proceed, to make sure they are not taking on undue risk from pressure (real or self imposed) to 'complete the mission' and get an important client on time to their destination.
MyNameIsKyle said:
Agree, and I've lived in the Bay Area so I'm familiar with exceptional fog. Maybe this uncovers my ignorance, but is a 4000ft/min descending maneuver common when you already know your altitude isn't high, low visibility, and the terrain is filled with peaks and valleys? It just seems to defy my belief that a veteran pilot could so misjudge the equation of weather and altitude, given the information at hand.
I'm not 1/100000th of an expert on flying but I think you're spot on.hph6203 said:MyNameIsKyle said:
Agree, and I've lived in the Bay Area so I'm familiar with exceptional fog. Maybe this uncovers my ignorance, but is a 4000ft/min descending maneuver common when you already know your altitude isn't high, low visibility, and the terrain is filled with peaks and valleys? It just seems to defy my belief that a veteran pilot could so misjudge the equation of weather and altitude, given the information at hand.
https://www.britannica.com/science/spatial-disorientation
That's why. You get up there, lose understanding of what your orientation is, start panicking and end up doing something that causes the helicopter to stall/crash. It's likely that he had no idea that he was traveling downward that quickly if he even had control of the helicopter at that point.
Unlikely he was suicidal, just shouldn't have been flying.