Kobe doesn't dismiss the idea of Dwight being traded

[Riddler]

HOUSTON — If you watched the All-Star game, you gained an appreciation for Kobe Bryant’s defensive determination.If you stood 3 feet away from him and spoke to him afterward, as I did, you gained a clearer understanding of where he stands on the whole question of what the Lakers should do with Dwight Howard.

And if you read a little into his quotes, you get the feeling that Bryant wouldn’t be surprised in the least, or even bothered, if the Lakers decide to trade the big man before the deadline Thursday afternoon.


“I don’t know what they’re going to do. At this point, it doesn’t matter,” Bryant said after putting on a signature defensive performance against LeBron James in the West’s 143-138 victory over the East Sunday night in the 2013 NBA All-Star game.


“What matters to us is what we do on Wednesday, and go from there. That’s the most important thing, and that’s my message to the team. We can’t worry about the future, we can’t worry about the past. We have to focus on the present,” Bryant said.

“Honestly I really don’t know what the heck is going on with that. and I can’t afford to. It’s a fine line for a player like myself to get involved in that situation, because now you become distracted of what exactly you need to do as a leader with the team you have assembled,” Bryant said. “So instead of wasting my energy thinking about what they might do or what might happen, I have to focus on the pieces that we have and how to reach every single one of them individually to bring out the best in them. If I don’t obsess about that, we can’t get nowhere.”



http://www.sheridanhoops.com/2013/02/18/sheridan-bryant-ambivalent-on-howards-future-with-lakers/

[TDMVPDPOY]

bryant talkin shit again, past future and present dont mean shit to him as long he gets his 30 touches and start bricking new houses for every laker fan

[djohn2oo8]

Dwight trollin nigguzzz
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh600/Rodman2124/Dh_zpsb4c7da30.gif

[DMC]

http://www.sheridanhoops.com/2013/02/18/sheridan-bryant-ambivalent-on-howards-future-with-lakers/

A team he has assembled?

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol is he really garnering this much attention for defense in the ASG?:lol..

Wow, he might actually make the all-D team because of this:(..

[Venti Quattro]

:lol He doesn't sound like this with the Pau trade talk. Dwight = f:lolcked

He really wants Pau to retire in LA, as much as Lakers fans hate him already.

[irishock]

Jackson
Brown
Shaquille
Rudy T
00-01 Spurs
Vujacic
Parker
Kwame
Derek
Walton


Howard joining the list of people run out of town by Kobe

[TDMVPDPOY]

d12 deserves all the hate he gets cause he hasnt done shit in LA

while pau solely has won 2 rings for the lakers....

[Venti Quattro]

Derek

Lol he didn't run Fisher out of town.

[irishock]

Lol he didn't run Fisher out of town.

Derek harper

[Venti Quattro]

Derek harper

Then Eddie Jones belongs in that list.

[LkrFan]

Jackson
Brown
Shaquille
Rudy T
00-01 Spurs
Vujacic
Parker
Kwame
Derek
Walton


Howard joining the list of people run out of town by Kobe
:lol

[irishock]

Payton
Fox
Devean
Pargo
Atkins

[irishock]

Brian Grant
Brian Cook
Mihm
Gasol (soon)
Mike Antni soon

[Venti Quattro]

Walton

I'd personally run him over with a truck

[dunkman]

Jackson
Brown
Shaquille
Rudy T
00-01 Spurs
Vujacic
Parker
Kwame
Derek
Walton


Howard joining the list of people run out of town by Kobe

where are Karl Malone and Bynum on that list?

[dunkman]

While the Lakers have a legit commercial interest in keeping Kobe, true to be said, his chucking is the reason the Lakers will miss the playoffs.

[racm]

While the Lakers have a legit commercial interest in keeping Kobe, true to be said, his chucking is the reason the Lakers will miss the playoffs.

Not his inability to improve his assist-turnover ratio despite increasing his raw assist numbers?

[dunkman]

Not his inability to improve his assist-turnover ratio despite increasing his raw assist numbers?

It was a matter of time the opposite coaches where going to make adjustments. Not saying he's the best Lakers option to run the offense, but its clear the Lakers saw an improvement when Kobe started distributing the ball.

[racm]

It was a matter of time the opposite coaches where going to make adjustments. Not saying he's the best Lakers option to run the offense, but its clear the Lakers saw an improvement when Kobe started distributing the ball.

Mostly because guys like Dwight, Clark, and even Nash started hitting shots. IIRC he was always turnover prone this season.

[dunkman]

Mostly because guys like Dwight, Clark, and even Nash started hitting shots. IIRC he was always turnover prone this season.

Nash is 50-40-90 shooter, Dwight led the league in fg% in the past and is an all-star player. There was no reason for Kobe to make 25 fga, around 15 should be fine and get Nash, Dwight, Gasol, Artest and Jamison involved. Also Nash should set the plays, in the time he's on the court.

[jmill]

Number of games missed for Kobe: 0
Number of games missed for Howard/Gasol/Nash: 48

As usual, Kobe gets too much credit from fans when things go well, and too much criticism from haters when they don't. While I'll always appreciate Pau for beasting in the two champinship runs, he was terrible this year when he played.

[Latarian Milton]

if he's determined to leave LA, the lakers better trade him RIGHT NOW even at a discount of his true value. they're losing him anyway and the longer they keep an unhappy DH in LA, the more his value is gonna shrink. so that even if they convince him to re-sign in the summer and deal his ass out, they're not guaranteed to get more from the team that what they can get right now.

[dunkman]

Number of games missed for Kobe: 0
Number of games missed for Howard/Gasol/Nash: 48

As usual, Kobe gets too much credit from fans when things go well, and too much criticism from haters when they don't. While I'll always appreciate Pau for beasting in the two champinship runs, he was terrible this year when he played.

Then who's to be blamed for missing the playoffs?

5 Steve Blake G 6-3 172 02/26/1980
24 Kobe Bryant G 6-6 205 08/23/1978
6 Earl Clark F 6-10 225 01/17/1988
21 Chris Duhon G 6-1 190 08/31/1982
3 Devin Ebanks F 6-9 215 10/28/1989
16 Pau Gasol F-C 7-0 250 07/06/1980
27 Jordan Hill C 6-10 235 07/27/1987
12 Dwight Howard C 6-11 265 12/08/1985
4 Antawn Jamison F 6-9 235 06/12/1976
20 Jodie Meeks G 6-4 208 08/21/1987
1 Darius Morris G 6-4 190 01/03/1991
10 Steve Nash G 6-3 178 02/07/1974
50 Robert Sacre C 7-0 260 06/06/1989
15 Metta World Peace F 6-7 260 11/13/1979

Nash has Blake and Duhon as his backups, its not bad.
The bigman rotation of Pau - Howard - Hill - Jamison - Clark is solid, they need 3 of them healthy.
In terms of talent, only the Heat could compare.

[Clipper Nation]

Number of games missed for Kobe: 0
Number of games missed for Howard/Gasol/Nash: 48

As usual, Kobe gets too much credit from fans when things go well, and too much criticism from haters when they don't. While I'll always appreciate Pau for beasting in the two champinship runs, he was terrible this year when he played.

Kirby, this past summer: "The Lakers are still my team"

Therefore, if/when they miss the playoffs, he deserves all the blame since it's "his" team...

[lefty]

GM Mike Kobchak doin work

[jmill]

Then who's to be blamed for missing the playoffs?

5 Steve Blake G 6-3 172 02/26/1980
24 Kobe Bryant G 6-6 205 08/23/1978
6 Earl Clark F 6-10 225 01/17/1988
21 Chris Duhon G 6-1 190 08/31/1982
3 Devin Ebanks F 6-9 215 10/28/1989
16 Pau Gasol F-C 7-0 250 07/06/1980
27 Jordan Hill C 6-10 235 07/27/1987
12 Dwight Howard C 6-11 265 12/08/1985
4 Antawn Jamison F 6-9 235 06/12/1976
20 Jodie Meeks G 6-4 208 08/21/1987
1 Darius Morris G 6-4 190 01/03/1991
10 Steve Nash G 6-3 178 02/07/1974
50 Robert Sacre C 7-0 260 06/06/1989
15 Metta World Peace F 6-7 260 11/13/1979

Nash has Blake and Duhon as his backups, its not bad.
The bigman rotation of Pau - Howard - Hill - Jamison - Clark is solid, they need 3 of them healthy.
In terms of talent, only the Heat could compare.

Well no one player deserves the blame. It's certainly not Kobe, as he's the only who's been consistently good, due in large part to him being so durable this year. (to this point). The other big (lol) 3 have missed a combined 48 games, which is the biggest reason they're not in the playoffs right now. The reason they're not anywhere near as good as expected is because of a decline in play from Howard and Pau, and likely some of it is due to coaching. If you go look at Howard's advanced stats, his numbers are worse all over the place. Worse on offense, worse on defense, and it's not really close. Then you look at Pau, and it's a little shocking how bad he's been compared to every other year. I'm sure neither guy has been 100% when they've played, but still. Kobe is still overrated by the casual fan, and has deserved blame at times in the past for the Lakers failures. This just isn't one of those times.

[rjv]

proof that a team with two starting all stars can still suck (and that fans often don't know squat).

[baseline bum]

if he's determined to leave LA, the lakers better trade him RIGHT NOW even at a discount of his true value. they're losing him anyway and the longer they keep an unhappy DH in LA, the more his value is gonna shrink. so that even if they convince him to re-sign in the summer and deal his ass out, they're not guaranteed to get more from the team that what they can get right now.

They'd be better off signing him in the offseason to a 5 year deal and then dealing him later on to the highest bidder. The bids will surely be better then when he's locked up. I guess they're taking the chance that he takes the money, but who cares since they can't get anything all that worthwhile in trade for him now anyways?

[Frank Dux]

The best part of that article was Chris Sheridan completely misusing the word "ambivalent" in the title.