Koolaid_Man
02-05-2010, 08:19 AM
I love the last comment by Jerry West...
Raja Bell – On Clotheslining Kobe
"My problem with Kobe isn't that he doesn't respect me," Bell said. "I felt he was disrespecting me, and that he didn't care that he was doing it. I don't need respect, but you're not going to disrespect me.
There was hate mail and death threats, and they came fast and furious shortly after the clothesline-heard-around-L.A.
"I don't think I'm in any danger," Bell said. "NBA security is investigating and they made sure everything was safe for when I came back."
"I ran into another Lakers fan at our hotel," Bell said. "He was yelling that this was Kobe's town, shooting sets at me. Gang signs and such."
Stephen Jackson on hating in general:
"Basically, to beat a dead horse, Kobe was just playing dirty," Jackson said. "He was getting favoritism out there. I'm not saying the refs were cheating. I'm not saying that at all. I think he was getting away with stuff that I couldn't get away with. And I didn't think it was fair.
"I'm not going to bow down," Jackson said. "I'm not a fan of Kobe. I'm not somebody who looks up to him. I'm a grown man myself.
“It ain't envy. I ain't jealous of anybody.” – Stephen Jackson
Snaq O’neal –
Aside from his almost daily playa hating comments over the years Shaq declined to comment on Kobe’s 81 points.
Dwyane Wade –
For Calling Kobe The Other Guy at Snaq’s request
Wince Carter – on Kobe’s 81 points:
"It is great for the league, for him, just because of the buzz it has created. The only bad thing about it is younger kids, whose minds are easily warped, are going to think, 'Ohhh! I am going to go out there and do it' instead of the team concept first. That is what is missing, guys understanding how to play as a team. They [the NBA] want scoring, they want ratings, you are going to get that. You are definitely going to get them now with the amount of 50-60-point games . . . I just hope kids and young guys understand that.”
Ray Allen :
"He feels like he needs to show the league and the people in this country that he is better without Shaq, that he can win without Shaq," Allen said. "That he can still average 30 points and he can still carry the load on this team.
"He has the talent. But is his attitude going to sometimes allow him to take the backseat and let Lamat Odom shine.”
"I think he talks because he feels like he has to talk," Allen said. "He's out there playing, and if he does something good he feels like he needs to pat himself on the back. Because to me it seems like he is isolated out there. As much as it's five-on-five, I don't see much camaraderie going on out there with his teammates."
"Don't even put me and that dude in the same breath," Kobe barked.
During a dead ball, Kobe walked over to Allen and sneered, "I'll see you again." Bryant then said "talking all that shit."
Paul Pierece – On being better than Kobe:
“I don't think Kobe is the best player. I'm the best player. There's a line that separates having confidence and being conceited. I don't cross that line.”
Mark Cuban:
“I hope the NBA adjusts its TV schedule so we all can see him play more. It would be fun to watch and fun to debate how far a one-man show can drag four other players in a team sport."
Dirk Nowitski - (on if he could get 81):
"I don't think that would be good from a team standpoint."
Keith Van Horn (when he played for the Mavs):
"How many assists?. He didn't have any against us."
Jerry West:
"It's so senseless to me to say he shouldn't take over like that. You give the same amount of shots to everybody else and they're not making that many, I know it. Players are jealous of greatness. Kobe is a unique talent and a unique person. His belief that he can jump to the moon is never going to change. But I admire him, what he's been able to overcome. You would think he would be a fair-haired man of the NBA with what's he's already done. But he's taken a fairly good battering."
Raja Bell – On Clotheslining Kobe
"My problem with Kobe isn't that he doesn't respect me," Bell said. "I felt he was disrespecting me, and that he didn't care that he was doing it. I don't need respect, but you're not going to disrespect me.
There was hate mail and death threats, and they came fast and furious shortly after the clothesline-heard-around-L.A.
"I don't think I'm in any danger," Bell said. "NBA security is investigating and they made sure everything was safe for when I came back."
"I ran into another Lakers fan at our hotel," Bell said. "He was yelling that this was Kobe's town, shooting sets at me. Gang signs and such."
Stephen Jackson on hating in general:
"Basically, to beat a dead horse, Kobe was just playing dirty," Jackson said. "He was getting favoritism out there. I'm not saying the refs were cheating. I'm not saying that at all. I think he was getting away with stuff that I couldn't get away with. And I didn't think it was fair.
"I'm not going to bow down," Jackson said. "I'm not a fan of Kobe. I'm not somebody who looks up to him. I'm a grown man myself.
“It ain't envy. I ain't jealous of anybody.” – Stephen Jackson
Snaq O’neal –
Aside from his almost daily playa hating comments over the years Shaq declined to comment on Kobe’s 81 points.
Dwyane Wade –
For Calling Kobe The Other Guy at Snaq’s request
Wince Carter – on Kobe’s 81 points:
"It is great for the league, for him, just because of the buzz it has created. The only bad thing about it is younger kids, whose minds are easily warped, are going to think, 'Ohhh! I am going to go out there and do it' instead of the team concept first. That is what is missing, guys understanding how to play as a team. They [the NBA] want scoring, they want ratings, you are going to get that. You are definitely going to get them now with the amount of 50-60-point games . . . I just hope kids and young guys understand that.”
Ray Allen :
"He feels like he needs to show the league and the people in this country that he is better without Shaq, that he can win without Shaq," Allen said. "That he can still average 30 points and he can still carry the load on this team.
"He has the talent. But is his attitude going to sometimes allow him to take the backseat and let Lamat Odom shine.”
"I think he talks because he feels like he has to talk," Allen said. "He's out there playing, and if he does something good he feels like he needs to pat himself on the back. Because to me it seems like he is isolated out there. As much as it's five-on-five, I don't see much camaraderie going on out there with his teammates."
"Don't even put me and that dude in the same breath," Kobe barked.
During a dead ball, Kobe walked over to Allen and sneered, "I'll see you again." Bryant then said "talking all that shit."
Paul Pierece – On being better than Kobe:
“I don't think Kobe is the best player. I'm the best player. There's a line that separates having confidence and being conceited. I don't cross that line.”
Mark Cuban:
“I hope the NBA adjusts its TV schedule so we all can see him play more. It would be fun to watch and fun to debate how far a one-man show can drag four other players in a team sport."
Dirk Nowitski - (on if he could get 81):
"I don't think that would be good from a team standpoint."
Keith Van Horn (when he played for the Mavs):
"How many assists?. He didn't have any against us."
Jerry West:
"It's so senseless to me to say he shouldn't take over like that. You give the same amount of shots to everybody else and they're not making that many, I know it. Players are jealous of greatness. Kobe is a unique talent and a unique person. His belief that he can jump to the moon is never going to change. But I admire him, what he's been able to overcome. You would think he would be a fair-haired man of the NBA with what's he's already done. But he's taken a fairly good battering."