Kobe wants a roster change

[StrengthAndHonor]

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Bye Pau, MWP, perhaps even Nash?

[Reck]

He'll continue to push through what? Bricking it?

Kobe is such a faggot. What else does he want? Jesus as his PG and God as his center?

You can always retire Kobe..

[midnightpulp]

Wonder which stupid fuckin' GM will oblige the student and bail his retarded ass out?

[StrengthAndHonor]

He'll continue to push through what? Bricking it?

Kobe is such a faggot. What else does he want? Jesus as his PG and God as his center?

You can always retire Kobe..
What's funny is he came out with this while coming off from 2 of his worst performance of the season lol. What's the count? 18/56 FG.

[Clipper Nation]

What a fucking faggot this clown is.... most overrated player in history BY FAR.... they brought in Dwight and Nash and he still :cry needs more help :cry or else....

[Cry Havoc]

:cry I only have 3 other lock HOF players on my team guys :cry

No superstar in NBA history has needed more help to win than Kobe. Fucking absurd.

[thunderup]

This is an unprecendented showing of the biggest ego in sports since I can remember.

[ElNono]

tbh, if TMac would've said anything like this when he was a Rocket he would've been roasted... and he didn't really have more than Yao...

[LkrFan]

Wonder which stupid fuckin' GM will oblige the student and bail his retarded ass out?

Memphis (http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=axwufvt), of course. :lol

[StrengthAndHonor]

This is an unprecendented showing of the biggest ego in sports since I can remember.

Yeah pretty much. He just basically threw everyone under the bus. I could understand if he's having those efficient games but today is not the day to be coming out with controversial stuff like this considering the Lakers are already walking under egg shells.

[Clipper Nation]

:cry Bring me more players or else I'll chuck bricks on purpose :cry

[Clipper Nation]

Memphis (http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=axwufvt), of course. :lol

That'd be funny actually, just because Memphis would go back to irrelevance and the Lakers would suck even more than they already do (:lol Kobe and Rudy Gay on the same team)...

[Cry Havoc]

Yeah pretty much. He just basically threw everyone under the bus. I could understand if he's having those efficient games but today is not the day to be coming out with controversial stuff like this considering the Lakers are already walking under egg shells.

This is the guy you're saying is top 10 all time. :lmao

[Barfunk]

Kobe has to be just trolling.

[StrengthAndHonor]

This is the guy you're saying is top 10 all time. :lmao

Well thats on another thread but I'll see how this season plays out. Initially, everyone is under the consensus that everything Kobe's doing on his 17th season is just icing on cake, But, now this comes out which is totally a huge shocker. If they miss the playoffs and the drama continues then I'd definitely say he's out. :lol

[mingus]

The problem is Kobe shooting too many shots. Lol 32 shots. Guy has 3 HOFs on his team and he's still shooting 20-25 shots regularly. Lakers' last two wins Kobe had sub 20 shots. I don't care if he's shooting well. Parker could shoot 20-25 shots at a 50% clip, but it's not the best interest for the team.

[DPG21920]

Cue Jamstone calling everyone obsessed and defending Kobe in 3, 2, 1,...

[Reck]

Cue Jamstone calling everyone obsessed and defending Kobe in 3, 2, 1,...

Isn't Jamstone a Detroit guy?

[DPG21920]

No, he's a confused Laker guy.

[HarlemHeat37]

Isn't Jamstone a Detroit guy?

Jamstone is to Kobe what Harlem is to Lebron, tbh..

[DPG21920]

Looks like HH chose the right guy :lol

[StrengthAndHonor]

Jamstone can be neutral though and he doesnt troll.

[HarlemHeat37]

Jamstone is a good poster, but he's not neutral:lol..

He does the same shit that killakobe does, but in a more subtle and eloquent manner, tbh..

Jamstone insults certain attributes of Kobe's game for 75% of his argument(to appear unbiased), but concludes with a positive review of Kobe and argues in his favor, tbh..

[Stalin]

Can you believe this guy throwing everyone under the bus after such a shit performance against the Canadian raptors. This chucking rapist is top 20 all time at best, and thats an unbiased take, IMO TBH

[DPG21920]

When it's not about Kobe, Jam is fine. But he is one of the most unabashed Kobe supporters on the site. He gets legitimately upset at those arguing against Kobe. He also acts very naive to the fact everyone will make fun of LA when they struggle, calling everyone "obsessed" and blatantly ignoring that they are a hot topic all the time.

[DMC]

Kobe is the poison on that team. The team, without him, would probably be .500 at least.

[DPG21920]

They aren't better off without Kobe because his talent and capabilities are part of what make their offense so good and their ceiling so scary. However, with the way he's playing (we all knew his most efficient start ever would regress to the mean) he simply won't allow that team to reach their potential.

[ginobilized]

Roster change?
Trade Kobe to Memphis for Rudy Gay and whoever else gets the deal done.
Now that, I'd like to see!

[DMC]

They aren't better off without Kobe because his talent and capabilities are part of what make their offense so good and their ceiling so scary. However, with the way he's playing (we all knew his most efficient start ever would regress to the mean) he simply won't allow that team to reach their potential.

How could they be much worse than they currently are?

With Pau, Howard, Artest and Nash, they would be a formidable team. Kobe throws a MONKEY wrench into the works because he's not willing to play team ball, despite his token TNT inside pass attempts to Howard.

[DMC]

Roster change?
Trade Kobe to Memphis for Rudy Gay and whoever else gets the deal done.
Now that, I'd like to see!

Except Kobe has a no trade clause. He could opt out, but we all know he won't.

[DPG21920]

How could they be much worse than they currently are?

With Pau, Howard, Artest and Nash, they would be a formidable team. Kobe throws a MONKEY wrench into the works because he's not willing to play team ball, despite his token TNT inside pass attempts to Howard.

They should be a formidable team now and tbh, with Kobe shooting flukishly well to start the year, they were able to win some games they otherwise would have lost IMO. Their defense wouldn't be any better without Kobe (at least not noticeably) because there is no one else there better on their bench (which is sad). Their offense might be a little better, but I doubt it and they have been good enough on offense to win games, their defense is the issue.

[NickiRasgo]

100M Payroll. :lol

[Ashy Larry]

anyone shooting 31% when the other guy with the most shots is shooting 66% should seriously shut the fuck up


Bean 10-32
Gasol 10-15

Gasol made the same amount of attempt while taking 17 less shots

[StrengthAndHonor]

They aren't better off without Kobe because his talent and capabilities are part of what make their offense so good and their ceiling so scary. However, with the way he's playing (we all knew his most efficient start ever would regress to the mean) he simply won't allow that team to reach their potential.

Maybe its the coach?

[DPG21920]

No. There were two different coaches and Kobe failed to adjust. He's so dead set in his ways and proving that he is the Alpha it does not matter. You can win with Spolestra, or Vinny Del Negro, it's not the coach..

[DMC]

They should be a formidable team now and tbh, with Kobe shooting flukishly well to start the year, they were able to win some games they otherwise would have lost IMO. Their defense wouldn't be any better without Kobe (at least not noticeably) because there is no one else there better on their bench (which is sad). Their offense might be a little better, but I doubt it and they have been good enough on offense to win games, their defense is the issue.
Are you saying that team, without Kobe, would have a worse record than they have now?

[DPG21920]

Yes. Because Kobe started so flukishly well offensively.

[Ashy Larry]

Are you saying that team, without Kobe, would have a worse record than they have now?


more than likely they would but it's a combination of things. You're bigger than everyone else and you bring in a coach that uses smaller players and shooters that do not stress defense. Jim Buss is brutal.

[Koolaid_Man]

anyone shooting 31% when the other guy with the most shots is shooting 66% should seriously shut the fuck up


Bean 10-32
Gasol 10-15

Gasol made the same amount of attempt while taking 17 less shots


Kobe had a bad shooting day it happens...but actually you should be the one shutting tha fuck up...you gonna really toss out that shit about that faggot ass Gasol FINALLY having a decent game....nigga please...all these Spur fan bitches have an agenda and an axe to grind...as long as were losing they're cool....Kobe says something that could get the wheels of change spinning and now Spurs getting scared because it could mean a positive change...well fuck every Spur fan and they mammas...Kobe doing what he has to do..he's the one making Dr, Buss $75 mil a year..it's not fucking Gasol, Nash, or Dwight's rudimentary ass

[DPG21920]

It shows how fragile Kobe is that he can have one of the most talented rosters in the history of the league and because he can't make it work he asks for more? No other superstar has had as much help on their way to their titles as Kobe. If this was the Smush Parker Lakers, ok, but this is ridiculous and it shows you that even Kobe knows he needs by far the most talented team in the league to even sniff a title.

[baseline bum]

It's crazy losing 8 of 10 they're still only 3 games out of the 8 seed due to Houston and Portland having their seasons spiral out of control.

[baseline bum]

I can't imagine how toxic that locker room has to be for a team with that much talent to be playing .425 ball.

[DPG21920]

^ :lol Yup. Even when LA struggles they still have some of the most luck in the league. This look as if the 8th seed in the West this year will have a very, very low win total where the past couple years the win% was higher.

[Stalin]

It shows how fragile Kobe is that he can have one of the most talented rosters in the history of the league and because he can't make it work he asks for more? No other superstar has had as much help on their way to their titles as Kobe. If this was the Smush Parker Lakers, ok, but this is ridiculous and it shows you that even Kobe knows he needs by far the most talented team in the league to even sniff a title.



the goods

[Koolaid_Man]

It shows how fragile Kobe is that he can have one of the most talented rosters in the history of the league and because he can't make it work he asks for more? No other superstar has had as much help on their way to their titles as Kobe. If this was the Smush Parker Lakers, ok, but this is ridiculous and it shows you that even Kobe knows he needs by far the most talented team in the league to even sniff a title.

shut your short little midget ass up....you trying to sound like these guys are in their primes....

[DPG21920]

Kobe is putting up prime numbers, Dwight is putting up numbers right in line with his prime, Nash is still healthy and coming off a great year. Artest is revived and putting up great numbers. Pau is struggling, but he's still elite. This is one of the most talented rosters in the history of the league with the pedigree they have.

[Russo21]

What a fucking faggot this clown is.... most overrated player in history BY FAR.... they brought in Dwight and Nash and he still :cry needs more help :cry or else....

+1

[Russo21]

He'll continue to push through what? Bricking it?

Kobe is such a faggot. What else does he want? Jesus as his PG and God as his center?

You can always retire Kobe..

+2

[Reck]

Kobe is putting up prime numbers, Dwight is putting up numbers right in line with his prime, Nash is still healthy and coming off a great year. Artest is revived and putting up great numbers. Pau is struggling, but he's still elite. This is one of the most talented rosters in the history of the league with the pedigree they have.

I dont see why you should explain yourself to kool.

Nigga will spin whatever you say into something positive about Kobe.

[Russo21]

:cry I only have 3 other lock HOF players on my team guys :cry

No superstar in NBA history has needed more help to win than Kobe. Fucking absurd.

Poor Kome he wants 4 lock HOFers

[Juggity]

:lol I've never seen Kool so mad

His confidence must be shaken

[DPG21920]

I dont see why you should explain yourself to kool.

Nigga will spin whatever you say into something positive about Kobe.

He's a massive tool, but tbh, since he was neutred he's stopped posting as much (because he's pink and LA is terrible at the moment too) but he's actually trying to talk basketball mostly now so I give him kudos for that.

[ambchang]

Been saying the truth bout how overrated that clown is, and being labeled as a hater. But it's painfully apparent throughout his career that he is an inefficient chiclet who benefited from being on a team in a huge market and consistently having the most dominant frontline.

The shaq lakers would have won 3 championships with Tmac, carter or iverson, Lebron and wade would have won easily with the late 10 lakers roster in place of Kobe, but no one in their right minds will put any of those players, outside of Lebron, in the top 10.

He's acts like the goat, but his accomplisents are top 20 at best.

[Brunodf]

He'll continue to push through what? Bricking it?

Kobe is such a faggot. What else does he want? Jesus as his PG and God as his center?

You can always retire Kobe..

"God is too old, trade him for Lebron+Durant"

[Russo21]

Kobe 10-32 FG
Kobe 3-13 3PTFG

Takes more shots then the entire talented frontcourt combined (Artest, Gasol, Howard combined 14-27)
Plays a whopping 43 minutes against the 15-26 Raptors and still cant get the W.

He is such a piece of shit. And he throws his team under the bus? I'm surprised Artest hasn't beaten the shit out of Kobe and literally thrown him under a bus.
Complain about needing a better team when you have Dwight, Paul, Artest and Nash in your starting lineup? Just retire you whinging cry baby. What more do you need? LeBron or Durant as your starting SF? What a piece of shit.

[DPG21920]

Artest is playing great too. He really has had a great year so far. His 3point shooting is awesome, he works on the low block, he steals a lot and still defends at a solid level in most situations.

[Stalin]

is this even news? this clown been coattailing his whole career

[Russo21]

And he gets his coach fired after a handful of games. What a pathetic loser.

[Russo21]

Its a shame the Western Conference is so even after the elite teams.

Lakers are about 5 games back from being last in the conference but are only about 3 wins away from the guys going for the last playoff positions. Doesnt help the 8th placed Houston has lost 7 straight and 9th placed portland has lost 5 straight. I wish there was more seperation between the Lakers and those guys.

[lefty]

“@tlahoopin24: Lakers r only 2 & 1/2 games back from the 8th spot. Buh we gotta start winning games KobeBryant” we will.

Kobe :lmao

[StrengthAndHonor]

Mavs moved up and just took the Lakers 11th spot lol.

[irishock]

Can't find it now but some guy from lakersground posted something along the lines of: "Please retire Kobe and let us start a real rebuilding process"


I'd be surprised if the user wasn't crucified right after he said it.

[irishock]

Kobe Bryant ‏@kobebryant (https://twitter.com/kobebryant)
No one is more critical of my game then me. #brickcity (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23brickcity&src=hash) past few games but they will fall and we will win #countonit (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23countonit&src=hash) pic.twitter.com/K7R6W1MO (http://t.co/K7R6W1MO)


:lmao

[DPG21920]

Haha some of the responses. "You haven't figured out yet they don't give you an extra point for high degree of difficulty shots"

[irishock]

http://espn.go.com/nba/preview2012/story/_/id/8517051/2012-13-nba-predictions-nba-champion

:lmao

[racm]

Kobe Bryant ‏@kobebryant (https://twitter.com/kobebryant)
No one is more critical of my game then me. #brickcity (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23brickcity&src=hash) past few games but they will fall and we will win #countonit (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23countonit&src=hash) pic.twitter.com/K7R6W1MO (http://t.co/K7R6W1MO)


:lmao

At this rate he could build Vanessa a new house with all those bricks.


http://espn.go.com/nba/preview2012/story/_/id/8517051/2012-13-nba-predictions-nba-champion

:lmao

Talk about lefty-level jinxing there

[Cry Havoc]

Lakers gonna get bulldozed tomorrow night in Chicago. :lol

[racm]

Noah will make his case for DPOY tomorrow, tbh...

[DAF86]

No. There were two different coaches and Kobe failed to adjust. He's so dead set in his ways and proving that he is the Alpha it does not matter. You can win with Spolestra, or Vinny Del Negro, it's not the coach..

Lakers would be winning with Phil Jackson, I'm very sure about that.

[DPG21920]

Lakers would be winning with Phil Jackson, I'm very sure about that.

No, you aren't.

[DAF86]

No, you aren't.

You're right, I'm not sure. I know it. I can see the future and hypothetical scenarios.

[gambit1990]

i think i know why he nicknamed himself the black mamba... because snakes can't pass a basketball either.

[StrengthAndHonor]

i think i know why he nicknamed himself the black mamba... because snakes can't pass a basketball either.

Horrible humor you got there buddy.

[Juggity]

Lakers would be winning with Phil Jackson, I'm very sure about that.

:lol Phil quits ("retires") on teams he doesn't think have the potential to win. If Phil were coaching this team, he wouldn't have been able to solve the Lakers' depth issues, trust issues, sharing issues, or any other issues. He probably would have "retired" again at the end of the season, or halfway through it to avoid further embarrassing himself and allowing Kobe to sully his legacy.

[NRHector]

Horrible humor you got there buddy.

+ 1

[dunkman]

With Dwight, Pau, Nash, Artest, Jamison they should be good, Kobe has nothing to complain about.

[Killakobe81]

The problem is Kobe shooting too many shots. Lol 32 shots. Guy has 3 HOFs on his team and he's still shooting 20-25 shots regularly. Lakers' last two wins Kobe had sub 20 shots. I don't care if he's shooting well. Parker could shoot 20-25 shots at a 50% clip, but it's not the best interest for the team.

That is not the "THE PROBLEM" that is one of many ... too many turnovers, leading to transition buckets, lack of depth, a reliable bench scorer, poor 3 point shooting and FT shooting, lack of athleticism and poor defensive rotations. But I agree he is shooting too much ... but Lakers are awful. Him shooting less would only help the transition part and maybe the 3 point shooting.

[DMC]

more than likely they would but it's a combination of things. You're bigger than everyone else and you bring in a coach that uses smaller players and shooters that do not stress defense. Jim Buss is brutal.

But does Brown lose his job if Kobe isn't playing, taking every shot in the game?

[Splits]

Lakers have lost 9 of 12. In the 3 wins, Kirbs has taken 19 or fewer shots in each. In the 9 losses, he has shot 22+ times. Correlation is not causation blah blah but that's no coincidence.

[Cry Havoc]

That is not the "THE PROBLEM" that is one of many ... too many turnovers, leading to transition buckets, lack of depth, a reliable bench scorer, poor 3 point shooting and FT shooting, lack of athleticism and poor defensive rotations. But I agree he is shooting too much ... but Lakers are awful. Him shooting less would only help the transition part and maybe the 3 point shooting.

It's amazing how players continually underachieve when placed alongside Kobe. It's almost like they don't get enough game experience or they mysteriously stop impacting the game as much.

[Killakobe81]

Haha some of the responses. "You haven't figured out yet they don't give you an extra point for high degree of difficulty shots"

DPG great pull ...out of ALL the crticism of Kobe this is teh one I find most valid ... IF kobe took 32 shots and they were all high quality ones, I Would still say he shhots too much but would live with it. His shot selection has remained terrible. sure he makes some amazing shots but to me even in his best years that was his biggest flaw ...

[Ashy Larry]

But does Brown lose his job if Kobe isn't playing, taking every shot in the game?


No, he probably keeps his gig because that would be the excuse for them losing if Kobe is out or injured.

[Ashy Larry]

Kobe had a bad shooting day it happens...but actually you should be the one shutting tha fuck up...you gonna really toss out that shit about that faggot ass Gasol FINALLY having a decent game....nigga please...all these Spur fan bitches have an agenda and an axe to grind...as long as were losing they're cool....Kobe says something that could get the wheels of change spinning and now Spurs getting scared because it could mean a positive change...well fuck every Spur fan and they mammas...Kobe doing what he has to do..he's the one making Dr, Buss $75 mil a year..it's not fucking Gasol, Nash, or Dwight's rudimentary ass


uh, that three bad shooting days against teams they should wax ....... I know you love Kobe Bryant to death and is probably one of the few people who thinks he's better than Jordan (that debate was now and forever is terminated) but just as long as this is his team and he gets to do whatever he wants in his final years, won't be no parade coming the Lakers' way. That's fact. Number don't lie.

When he shoots less, they win.
When he shoots more, they lose.

For someone who's supposed to be so skilled, he's really stupid. He has one of the best mid range games in the league, yet, he's 0-6 from three range. That's the difference between he and Mike. Mike knew his 3 game was garbage. That's why he didn't shoot many and killed fools on the box? Bryant? Struggles the last two games and then goes out and shoots 0-6 from three. Now, you can take Kobe's dick from ya ass and put it in ya mouth. That might keep ya ass quiet for a while.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Still trying to push through. Kobe approaches shooting slumps the same way he approaches a hotel worker's sphincter.