Lakers: Bryant will not reveal retirement plans in advance; calls himself a dinosaur

[irishock]

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap...ans-In-Advance

Players like Julius Erving and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar announced in advance that they would be retiring at the end of the season, but Kobe Bryant doesn't plan on revealing his plans until the offseason.
"I don't know if I want a farewell tour because I want that compe ion," said Bryant. "I want the crowd being on top of you all the time. I wouldn't want a farewell tour. No. I wouldn't do that."
Bryant also called himself a "dinosaur" in light of the recent retirements of Grant Hill and Jason Kidd.
Bryant is signed through the 13-14 NBA season.

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http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap...nt-With-Dwight

Kobe Wants Lakers To Have 'Closing Argument' With Dwight

Jun 03, 2013 9:30 PM EDT

Kobe Bryant is planning on giving Dwight Howard plenty of space to explore his options before deciding whether he wants to re-sign with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Howard will make in-person recruiting visits to the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks, amongst possible other suitors.
"For me, you kind of let him do his due diligence and then move in and talk to him and figure out if this is a place he wants to be," Bryant said. "We all want him here. But then that's when the selling begins (after Howard is courted by other teams). You don't start the selling process right before he goes and does all this stuff. You want to get the last word. You want to have the final word and the closing argument.
"I'll give him a little opening statement, but then I have to make sure I have the final word."

[DMC]

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap...nt-With-Dwight

Kobe Wants Lakers To Have 'Closing Argument' With Dwight

Jun 03, 2013 9:30 PM EDT

Kobe Bryant is planning on giving Dwight Howard plenty of space to explore his options before deciding whether he wants to re-sign with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Howard will make in-person recruiting visits to the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks, amongst possible other suitors.
"For me, you kind of let him do his due diligence and then move in and talk to him and figure out if this is a place he wants to be," Bryant said. "We all want him here. But then that's when the selling begins (after Howard is courted by other teams). You don't start the selling process right before he goes and does all this stuff. You want to get the last word. You want to have the final word and the closing argument.
"I'll give him a little opening statement, but then I have to make sure I have the final word."

You should find a way to suck Kobe's and report the taste of his spooge to us here, in a multiple post thread.

[irishock]

You should find a way to suck Kobe's and report the taste of his spooge to us here, in a multiple post thread.

Kobe's the top draw on the forum. I'm just reporting what hasn't been reported, tbh