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Italian Isolationist 

Nickname giving to Kobe Bryant by the respected, esteemed, and distinguished sports analyst Colin Cowherd.

note to readers: the akron hammer, a popular new name for Lebron James, is an urban legend invented by an unreliable source in sports.
Game Script:

"The pass to Kobe, and he sinks an amazing spinning fadeaway shot!"
"Oh my goodness..."
"That right there, was a walk in the park for the Italian Isolationist."
Italian Isolationist by dirtdog177 November 11, 2009
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Italian Isolationist 

Nickname given to Kobe Bryant by Colin Cowherd of Sports Nation.
The Italian Isolationist could easily take the Akron Hammer in a game of 1-on-1
Italian Isolationist by CrunchyDeluxe November 10, 2009

italian isolationist 

a nickname for kobe bryant by that guy on sportsnation
yo man the italian isolationist is better than the akron hammer!
italian isolationist by gmac1993 November 20, 2009

Italian Isolationist 

Terrible nickname given to Kobe Bryant that is no where close to LeBron James nickname the "Akron Hammer" on any level.
Colin faile when he named Kobe Bryant the "Italian Isolationist"
Italian Isolationist by TsteelCity36 November 10, 2009
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