Ruben Patterson

18 November 2008

Ruben Patterson once claimed he was the Kobe stopper, then routinely got lit up for 30 points whenever he faced him. Many have tried to contain Number 8 turned 24 and few have had success. James Posey and Paul Pierce and the zone defense of the Celtics shut Mr. Bryant down during last season’s finals.

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28 August 2008

not sure whatever happened to him after the Clippers waived midseason last year, but bringing back Ruben Patterson, aka “Kobe Stopper” might be kind of fun. He can bring some energy and defense off the bench, though, he’s getting up there in years and even when he was legitimately a solid player, he never actually stopped Kobe. Not even a little bit.

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