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the season he had last year was amazing, and people really don't acknowledge how nice it was
27 6 and 6, 2nd overall in minutes played
look at some of these streaks:
Dec 2 - Jan 15
34, 39, 29, 35, 34, 42, 31, 30, 34, 30, 30, 34, 34, 40, 27, 36, 38, 29, 20, 27, 28, 23, 31
Feb 22 - Mar 8
40, 38, 29, 33, 34, 30, 42, 41...
Mar 25 - Apr 12
36, 31, 30, 19 & 14ast, 23 & 11ast, 24 & 9ast, 25 & 10ast, 30, 47, 34
now, to come back from an injury that has historically been the most devastating for NBA players--especially players over the age of 30...
even if he's "only" 20 5 & 5 on 45% playing 30 minutes a game, that'd be good. anything approaching his career average would be astonishing. Nique tore his achilles in his 11th season. Kobe's came in his 17th.
so, I think 20 5 5 in 30 is a fair benchmark
here's another article with a bit more depth
Kobe Bryant injury: Study says quick comeback nearly unprecedented http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2013/8/6/4591550/kobe-bryant-injury-study-achilles-timetable
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