Kobe ran Dwight Howard out of L.A. to the Rockets?

[TheGreatYacht]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvgNOL3lmQo&feature=c4-overview

[Venti Quattro]

THANK YOU KOBE. That is it and that is all.

[spurraider21]

yay bruceblitzed! :rolleyes

[weebo]

THANK YOU KOBE. That is it and that is all.

Sure. :lmao

[venky]

If he did, then good. I'll say it again, the only regret is not getting anything out of him leaving, but that's more the F.O. fault for not trading him at the deadline.

[Michael Jordan.]

THANK YOU KOBE. That is it and that is all.
http://gifs.gifbin.com/052010/1272964790_glenn-beck-crying.gif

[Venti Quattro]

Sure. :lmao

Kobe saved the Lakers a lot of time by running Dwilight to some place else and opening up LA's cap room for 2014. Couldn't ask more from a franchise player, tbh.

[Michael Jordan.]

Kobe saved the Lakers a lot of time by running Dwilight to some place else and opening up LA's cap room for 2014. Couldn't ask more from a franchise player, tbh.
I'm sure they'll beg and fail yet again.

[Venti Quattro]

http://gifs.gifbin.com/052010/1272964790_glenn-beck-crying.gif

http://www.totalprosports.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hines-ward-crying-sports-crying-gifs.gif

[Venti Quattro]

I'm sure they'll beg and fail yet again.

Oh that's their strategy. I fuckin hate it and I'd probably want to strangle the people behind it but in the end I'm not the one to make business calls for the Lakers. BUT LA has money to spend and it's not tied to Dwight.

[GuerillaBlack]

Oh that's their strategy. I fuckin hate it and I'd probably want to strangle the people behind it but in the end I'm not the one to make business calls for the Lakers. BUT LA has money to spend and it's not tied to Dwight.

So who are you looking at in the 2014 crop9

[Mel_13]

So who are you looking at in the 2014 crop9

The dream: LeBron

The reality: Melo

[GuerillaBlack]

The dream: LeBron

The reality: Melo

LeBron is staying in Miami. Melo and Kobe together will be hilarious.

[Michael Jordan.]

LeBron is staying in Miami. Melo and Kobe together will be hilarious.
70 shots combined per game

[Venti Quattro]

The dream: LeBron

The reality: Melo

No fucking way LeBron comes to LA. He's won two rings with MIA and they have The Godfather. Even though they have Spo, he has the backing of the Godfather AND he's been intelligent enough to win two titles.

Off the top of my head, Kyrie Irving.

Melo? Fuck you

[Clipper Nation]

Kyrie is an RFA and the Cavs will match any offer, try again :lol

[Mel_13]

No fucking way LeBron comes to LA. He's won two rings with MIA and they have The Godfather. Even though they have Spo, he has the backing of the Godfather AND he's been intelligent enough to win two titles.

Off the top of my head, Kyrie Irving.

Melo? Fuck you

Kyrie and Paul George will be restricted FAs. Forget about those guys.

Melo and his wife will be happy to go to LA after they get run out of NY when the Knicks come up short again.

[Venti Quattro]

I can't wait for the bitch fight between Lala and Vanessa that will ensue. Might be more exciting than Kobe and Melo fighting for shots.

[King Nupe]

Whats wrong with Melo? You put him at PF and he can play out of the post with Pau at center. Melo is unguardable at the PF position. It could definitly work. The Media/and Kobe/Melo haters agenda will tell you they will shoot 70 shots per game, but the truth is Lebron shot more attempts per game than both Kobe and Melo on average throughout their careers.


Melo has never had a team like lebron has in Miami. Give me Kobe/Melo/Pau over Wade/Lebron/Bosh any day.


Who's game do you think will age bette? Melo with a post game only matched by Kobe/Pau and Duncan, or Run down the lane and knock people over lebron.

[Mel_13]

I can't wait for the bitch fight between Lala and Vanessa that will ensue. Might be more exciting than Kobe and Melo fighting for shots.

Tough call.

[Rogue]

Dude ran shaq out of town in 04 which entangled the team with mediocrity for years until they got Pau and restacked, but he has pretty much redeemed himself this year by running DH out of town

[dunkman]

It's not only Shaq and Dwight. Kobe ran Karl Malone into retirement and tried to ran out Bynum.

[irishock]

guy ran out Mike Brown and Rudy T as well

[spurraider21]

guy ran out Mike Brown and Rudy T as well

its funny, when other guys get coaches fired, its a negative and they get the "coach killer" label. when kobe did it, people jizzed about the "death stare" and how great kobe is for getting the lousy mike brown fired

[UZER]

its funny, when other guys get coaches fired, its a negative and thy get the "coach killer" label. when kobe did it, people jizzed about the "death stare" and how great kobe is for getting the lousy mike brown fired

This is always the spin on a Kobe story. Heard a guy on radio today talking about kobe publicly criticizing Dwight for leaving and how he just needs to let it go, and the other host says, "No...No you're wrong! Kobe is cool, Dwights a tool. Kobe is cool for doing what he did and dropping th twitter."

The guy sounded like a boy band fan girl. It was ridiculous.

[whitemamba]

is he ElNono?

[UZER]

is he ElNono?

I L'dOL

[LkrFan]

Kobe: You're ringless. I'll teach you how to lead a franchise.

Dwight: “In my personal opinion, I’m a winner. I’m a winner because I’ve been playing for nine years when the average career for an NBA player is three years. I’m a winner because I made it to the NBA from a small school in Atlanta, GA, with 16 people in a class. I’m a winner because I’m succeeding in life. I’ve had problems and I’m not better than the next man, but I’m going to push myself to be a winner when it comes to winning a championship,” Howard told Kennedy.

Rocket Fan: is that the type of response you want your big dog to come up with? This guy is a clownPERIOD.

[unforeseen]

OP banned already?

[weebo]

Kobe: You're ringless. I'll teach you how to lead a franchise.

Dwight: “In my personal opinion, I’m a winner. I’m a winner because I’ve been playing for nine years when the average career for an NBA player is three years. I’m a winner because I made it to the NBA from a small school in Atlanta, GA, with 16 people in a class. I’m a winner because I’m succeeding in life. I’ve had problems and I’m not better than the next man, but I’m going to push myself to be a winner when it comes to winning a championship,” Howard told Kennedy.

Rocket Fan: is that the type of response you want your big dog to come up with? This guy is a clownPERIOD.

I have no horse in this race so idontgiveafuck, but what did you expect him to say??

Kirby is the joke here. He is the reason the Lakers are a sinking ship. If you really are a Lkrfan, you wouldn't pick sides with bryant. He has sabotaged that team from the minute he slipped on the uniform for personal glory.

[ElNono]

is he ElNono?

Fuck you :lol

[LkrFan]

I have no horse in this race so idontgiveafuck, but what did you expect him to say??

Kirby is the joke here. He is the reason the Lakers are a sinking ship. If you really are a Lkrfan, you wouldn't pick sides with bryant. He has sabotaged that team from the minute he slipped on the uniform for personal glory.
Not siding with Kobe, but he was right and he dropped truth bombs. You don't improve at anything unless you challenge yourself. That's what Kobe was doing to Howard. Kobe was forced to play on a championship level and was no doubt challenged by PJ from the jump. PJ knew that in order for Kobe to get to that next level, Kobe and Shaq both needed to change for the better in order to rang. They listened then went on to 3-peat.

No doubt some of that Zen is in Kobe and he would like to challenge Howard the same way PJ did to him with brutal truths. What's so different with Kobe doing the same with Howard? When PJ did it, Kobe didn't run for the hills. Coward did because they are not cut from the same cloth. The Rockets soon will see this when he runs into some adversity.

[Rogue]

Yacht has the potential to be another legend of this site, too bad he got banned before his talents get fully exploited. On him I kind of see the epitome of the old myself when I first came to this site. Dude has abundant trolling talents and would develop into something special given the right guidance tbh. Hope he will register another account and come back.

[weebo]

Not siding with Kobe, but he was right and he dropped truth bombs. You don't improve at anything unless you challenge yourself. That's what Kobe was doing to Howard. Kobe was forced to play on a championship level and was no doubt challenged by PJ from the jump. PJ knew that in order for Kobe to get to that next level, Kobe and Shaq both needed to change for the better in order to rang. They listened then went on to 3-peat.

No doubt some of that Zen is in Kobe and he would like to challenge Howard the same way PJ did to him with brutal truths. What's so different with Kobe doing the same with Howard? When PJ did it, Kobe didn't run for the hills. Coward did because they are not cut from the same cloth. The Rockets soon will see this when he runs into some adversity.

Bryant rang thrice because Shaq was that dominant. Then he rang twice because the Lakers sported the best frontline. Anyway, that's neither here nor there. Truth is Bryant is that abrasive that no one wants to play with him...challenge or not. Also, :lmao @ Bryant being zen. Throwing teammates under the bus or barking at coaches and teammates doesn't make him zen. It just makes him unbearable and obnoxious.

Lakers would have been better off getting rid of Bryant and keeping Brown. At the very least, Howard would still be a Laker and the Lakers would be better off.

[Chinook]

Kyrie and Paul George will be restricted FAs. Forget about those guys.

Melo and his wife will be happy to go to LA after they get run out of NY when the Knicks come up short again.

Irving's contract won't even by up then. He was the in class after George's.

[Spurs9]

http://i.imgur.com/odR6A3Z.jpg

[Bynumite]

Lakers would have been better off getting rid of Bryant and keeping Brown. At the very least, Howard would still be a Laker and the Lakers would be better off.

:lmao And suddenly it's like the 1st round sweep never happened. Just like that.

[Bynumite]

Tbh i'ts a thing of beauty watching spurfan putting :cry Saint Dwight :cry on a pedestal with the kind of baggage he has from his Orlando days :lol

[LkrFan]

Bryant rang thrice because Shaq was that dominant. Then he rang twice because the Lakers sported the best frontline. Anyway, that's neither here nor there. Truth is Bryant is that abrasive that no one wants to play with him...challenge or not. Also, :lmao @ Bryant being zen. Throwing teammates under the bus or barking at coaches and teammates doesn't make him zen. It just makes him unbearable and obnoxious.

Lakers would have been better off getting rid of Bryant and keeping Brown. At the very least, Howard would still be a Laker and the Lakers would be better off.
:lol - are you trolling? PJ was not abrasive? PJ was the king of throwing his players, fellow coaches, and especially the refs under the bus through the media to get what he wanted. Did you read either of his books? I heard they were truthbomb-laced doozies. In the end, XI is all that mattered. The end justified the means. Kobe is no different.

-100 points for the last bolded part. :rollin :lmao :rollin

[Raven]

Not siding with Kobe, but he was right and he dropped truth bombs. You don't improve at anything unless you challenge yourself. That's what Kobe was doing to Howard. Kobe was forced to play on a championship level and was no doubt challenged by PJ from the jump. PJ knew that in order for Kobe to get to that next level, Kobe and Shaq both needed to change for the better in order to rang. They listened then went on to 3-peat.

No doubt some of that Zen is in Kobe and he would like to challenge Howard the same way PJ did to him with brutal truths. What's so different with Kobe doing the same with Howard? When PJ did it, Kobe didn't run for the hills. Coward did because they are not cut from the same cloth. The Rockets soon will see this when he runs into some adversity.

it was a stupid take from him, if he had to lead a franchise with no help and prove that he is the real deal, then he had to do that in orlando.

[Stand]

I'm not sure why people are bitching about Kobe running Shaq out of town. Yeah they should have competed for more rings, but the reality was Snaq was getting more and more lazy as time went on and keeping him would have been a horrible mistake. It still blows my mind that Shaq convinced Payton and Malone to sign for reduced money and then he had the nerve to turn around and bitch about not getting paid. lol

[Proxy]

Shaq was lazy, Dwight was a spoiled bitch, PJ is smug, and Kobe is a dick. I think that's a good summary of the LAL soap opera.

[da_suns_fan]

ITs just amazing to me that the Kobe saga never ends. Whether its randomly throwing Smush Parker under the bus, inventing stories about playing T-Mac in Germany or telling Dwight "I can teach you..", the dude never stops producing stories that make him look like a total douche-bag.

[Thread]

ITs just amazing to me that the Kobe saga never ends. Whether its randomly throwing Smush Parker under the bus, inventing stories about playing T-Mac in Germany or telling Dwight "I can teach you..", the dude never stops producing stories that make him look like a total douche-bag.

da, glad you're here in person. My deepest apologies to you, da, for my inexcusable and gross behavior toward you the other day. You did not deserve that. You've always treated me with fairness and kindness and I've always appreciated that and should have told you that before it took this to bring it forth.

[da_suns_fan]

The only question is "who will Kobe feud with next?" How will Kobe react to the Lakers (and him) becoming irrelevant? Will he demand to be traded (again)? Will he start a feud with a former teammate (a la Parker), a current teammate (a la Shaq/Dwight), the Coach (probably), the new commissioner?

[da_suns_fan]

da, glad you're here in person. My deepest apologies to you, da, for my inexcusable and gross behavior toward you the other day. You did not deserve that. You've always treated me with fairness and kindness and I've always appreciated that and should have told you that before it took this to bring it forth.

Oh jeez..no apology necessary. I dont take this shit very seriously. Its suppose to be fun.

[Thread]

The only question is "who will Kobe feud with next?" How will Kobe react to the Lakers (and him) becoming irrelevant? Will he demand to be traded (again)? Will he start a feud with a former teammate (a la Parker), a current teammate (a la Shaq/Dwight), the Coach (probably), the new commissioner?

That he was still and did not insist on a s&t is indicative. He'll soldier.

[Bill_Brasky]

Tbh i'ts a thing of beauty watching spurfan putting :cry Saint Dwight :cry on a pedestal with the kind of baggage he has from his Orlando days :lol

It's even funnier watching Lakerfan try to :downspin: shit

[LarryDavid]

If Kobe bought Dwight a $4 million ring and got his name tattooed on his arm you think D12 would have had a change of heart and stayed with the Lakers?

[Thread]

If Kobe bought Dwight a $4 million ring and got his name tattooed on his arm you think D12 would have had a change of heart and stayed with the Lakers?

Please. I still can't believe Duncan missed two layups.

[Baseline]

The only question is "who will Kobe feud with next?" How will Kobe react to the Lakers (and him) becoming irrelevant? Will he demand to be traded (again)? Will he start a feud with a former teammate (a la Parker), a current teammate (a la Shaq/Dwight), the Coach (probably), the new commissioner? Let the countdown begin for Bryant's inevitable "Get me some help!" demand. And help me understand this...why is there so much talk about what offense the Lakers run? For 15 years now, the "Laker offense" has been Bryant dribbling around until he can get a shot off. Or a whistle, of course.

[Thread]

Let the countdown begin for Bryant's inevitable "Get me some help!" demand. And help me understand this...why is there so much talk about what offense the Lakers run? For 15 years now, the "Laker offense" has been Bryant dribbling around until he can get a shot off. Or a whistle, of course.

Only pussies & assholes blame the officiating and suffer a 6 on the final hole.

[UZER]

Let the countdown begin for Bryant's inevitable "Get me some help!" demand. And help me understand this...why is there so much talk about what offense the Lakers run? For 15 years now, the "Laker offense" has been Bryant dribbling around until he can get a shot off. Or a whistle, of course.

poor old kobe needed help last year, and this was with d12, ron ron, kobes favorite player pau, and nash as his running mates.

[Thread]

poor old kobe needed help last year, and this was with d12, ron ron, kobes favorite player pau, and nash as his running mates.

It all came out in the wash:::

Kobe: 5

the tired old shit bag Duncan: 4

[whitemamba]

Fuck you :lol

:rollin

[Mel_13]

Stephen A. says it's 50-50 Carmelo Anthony leaves New York next year and it's 50-50 he comes to the Lakers.

Carmelo and Kobe are tight and they've talked in passing about a desire to play together after their Olympic experience.

The Lakers could offer Carmelo Anthony a four-year, $100 million deal next year.

https://twitter.com/ArashMarkazi

[Brazil]

Fuck you :lol

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[Thread]

Stephen A. says it's 50-50 Carmelo Anthony leaves New York next year and it's 50-50 he comes to the Lakers.

Carmelo and Kobe are tight and they've talked in passing about a desire to play together after their Olympic experience.

The Lakers could offer Carmelo Anthony a four-year, $100 million deal next year.

https://twitter.com/ArashMarkazi

& Kobe wouldn't have to beat that niqqer's ass.

[baseline bum]

Kobe: You're ringless. I'll teach you how to lead a franchise.

Dwight: “In my personal opinion, I’m a winner. I’m a winner because I’ve been playing for nine years when the average career for an NBA player is three years. I’m a winner because I made it to the NBA from a small school in Atlanta, GA, with 16 people in a class. I’m a winner because I’m succeeding in life. I’ve had problems and I’m not better than the next man, but I’m going to push myself to be a winner when it comes to winning a championship,” Howard told Kennedy.

Rocket Fan: is that the type of response you want your big dog to come up with? This guy is a clownPERIOD.

Couldn't Dwight have just said he ran his coach and his teammates out of town too?

[LkrFan]

Couldn't Dwight have just said he ran his coach and his teammates out of town too?
:lol

[baseline bum]

Stephen A. says it's 50-50 Carmelo Anthony leaves New York next year and it's 50-50 he comes to the Lakers.

Carmelo and Kobe are tight and they've talked in passing about a desire to play together after their Olympic experience.

The Lakers could offer Carmelo Anthony a four-year, $100 million deal next year.

https://twitter.com/ArashMarkazi

LOL bitches for two years about how badly he wants to be a Knick, gets his wish, and now wants to pack up and leave? :lol

[Clipper Nation]

Stephen A. says it's 50-50 Carmelo Anthony leaves New York next year and it's 50-50 he comes to the Lakers.

Carmelo and Kobe are tight and they've talked in passing about a desire to play together after their Olympic experience.

The Lakers could offer Carmelo Anthony a four-year, $100 million deal next year.

https://twitter.com/ArashMarkazi
:lmao Please do spend $1:lol:lol milli:loln on Carmel:lol, Lakers.... a Melo/Kirby duo would be pure comedy, tbh....

[TXstbobcat]

Thinking long term the lakers will be better off without D12. It's still LA and big name free agents will still want to sign there once they have cap room again.

[dallasmaverickslose]

Bruceblitzed! :lmao

[Killakobe81]

LAkers will be fine. Just need to figure out coach and Kobe's next contract. 2 big issues. I am not on the Jimbo witch hunt. If he let's Mitch work we will be back. May not mean title right away, but he will get us closer. But if he blocks shit then I will crucify his ass Like Clubber Lang. Real bad.

[DPG21920]

What's with all this closer talk. It's either win or you are an abject failure in Laker land, no?

[Killakobe81]

What's with all this closer talk. It's either win or you are an abject failure in Laker land, no?

You are correct. But it took Shaqobe what 4 years and Phil to figure shit out? those were 2 HOfers ...Rome wasnt built in a day. B
But that is why I support the tank fastest way back to a title, yall should know Dpg. Know it very well.

[DPG21920]

Why is everything about the Spurs with Laker fans :lol? No matter what the topic, LA fans seem to bring up the Spurs. They post on a Spurs forum, bring up the Spurs every other post and can't just respond to LAL stuff. It's like yall are obsessed.

[Killakobe81]

Why is everything about the Spurs with Laker fans :lol? No matter what the topic, LA fans seem to bring up the Spurs. They post on a Spurs forum, bring up the Spurs every other post and can't just respond to LAL stuff. It's like yall are obsessed.

Pot meet kettle, DPG.
Hmmm it's Spurs forum.
You contrived the most successful tank in NBA history how is dat shit not relevant?
Besides I speaketh truth. And Im different than most Laker fans, just like you are a elite Spur fan.
Stop debasing yourself with these Laker generalizations.
This is you and I speaking Latin. Right after I flipped my guns, holstered 'em and wiped my stache then you were showing off with your tin cup.
Stop slumming DPG.

[Thread]

Why is everything about the Spurs with Laker fans :lol? No matter what the topic, LA fans seem to bring up the Spurs. They post on a Spurs forum, bring up the Spurs every other post and can't just respond to LAL stuff. It's like yall are obsessed.

6

You were that||close and blew it.

Heat left ya, Deeps,,,,yep, you guessed it,,,,where they found ya.

[Kool Bob Love]

THANK YOU KOBE. That is it and that is all.
:lmao

[Rogue]

Kobe runs his team's best player & most valuable asset out of town... sounds familiar, doesn't it?