Koolaid_Man
02-18-2010, 09:56 AM
"We try not to worry about what other teams are doing," Kobe said. "We feel if we play the style of basketball we're accustomed to playing, then people have to adjust to us. Not the other way around."
The fact his team is 4-0 without him and winning by an average of 13.5 per game in that span had a lot to do with his mood.
"I'm extremely proud," Bryant said. "I think they're playing with a great sense of urgency and I think because of that they're playing extremely well."
"I'm very excited about it. I go home and put my head down to sleep for a couple hours, or however long I sleep, and I'm happy because the guys are playing with a lot of confidence and playing well -- they're playing well. I sleep better when the guys are performing well."
On Missing Games:
"I'm not going to have it be in vain because then I'll just be pissed off I missed those games for no reason," Bryant said. "Plus, the team is playing so well, I'm in no rush to get back. That's something that they've told me: 'When you go down, we're going to make sure to step up and play. This way you don't feel like you have to rush to get back.' That's how we pick each other up."
"Hopefully this will be the end of it," Bryant said. "We'll get Luke [Walton] back [from his back injury], get myself back and hopefully we'll have a full roster for the remainder of the year ... This is getting close to money time here."
"It's important for everybody to understand what we're playing for," Bryant said. "I would love to come back [against Boston] and play, but I'm not ready so I won't. But we want to win a championship. . . . If that means missing a big TNT doubleheader, then so be it."
The fact his team is 4-0 without him and winning by an average of 13.5 per game in that span had a lot to do with his mood.
"I'm extremely proud," Bryant said. "I think they're playing with a great sense of urgency and I think because of that they're playing extremely well."
"I'm very excited about it. I go home and put my head down to sleep for a couple hours, or however long I sleep, and I'm happy because the guys are playing with a lot of confidence and playing well -- they're playing well. I sleep better when the guys are performing well."
On Missing Games:
"I'm not going to have it be in vain because then I'll just be pissed off I missed those games for no reason," Bryant said. "Plus, the team is playing so well, I'm in no rush to get back. That's something that they've told me: 'When you go down, we're going to make sure to step up and play. This way you don't feel like you have to rush to get back.' That's how we pick each other up."
"Hopefully this will be the end of it," Bryant said. "We'll get Luke [Walton] back [from his back injury], get myself back and hopefully we'll have a full roster for the remainder of the year ... This is getting close to money time here."
"It's important for everybody to understand what we're playing for," Bryant said. "I would love to come back [against Boston] and play, but I'm not ready so I won't. But we want to win a championship. . . . If that means missing a big TNT doubleheader, then so be it."