Jeanie Buss Leaves NO doubt when it comes to Kobe Bryant’s future

[Koolaid_Man]

:toast


"Kobe is part of the Laker family and he always will be. There's not many players who play 18-19 years with the same franchise, and it's important to us that he has a chance to play his entire career with the Lakers,"


"I want Kobe to take the time that he needs to get healthy," Buss told ESPNLA 710 radio. "I don't want to see him come back any sooner than when he's ready, and I know he'll know when that is. There's no reason for him to do anything that compromises his health."


Bryant will make an NBA-high $30.5 million in the 2013-14 season, his final season under contract.

In 78 games this past season, Bryant averaged 27.3 points, 6.0 assists, 5.6 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game while 46.3 percent from the field.

[Michael Jordan.]

Good. This confirms Kobe will not ne taking a paycut.

[Bynumite]

Good. This confirms Kobe will not ne taking a paycut.

lol wizards

[ambchang]

He also led the lakers to a 9th seed. Then he went down, and the lakers made 7th seed in 3 games.

[AchillesHeel]

He also led the lakers to a 9th seed. Then he went down, and the lakers made 7th seed in 3 games.

Because him scoring 47 in portland and 34 pts in the achilles game had 0 contribution to the 2 wins, one loss and they're out.

[lefty]

:lol Jeannie Buss
:lol her mouth smells like old man's penis with athritis and weed

[spurraider21]

Because him scoring 47 in portland and 34 pts in the achilles game had 0 contribution to the 2 wins, one loss and they're out.
:lol achilles game
:lol 43% from the field
:lol gifted 16 free throws
:lol makes :cryheroic:cry free throws that were given to him on a non-contact injury
:lol tore his achilles because his body is used to him quitting on his team

[AchillesHeel]

:lol achilles game
:lol 43% from the field
:lol gifted 16 free throws
:lol makes :cryheroic:cry free throws that were given to him on a non-contact injury
:lol tore his achilles because his body is used to him quitting on his team

dont need to convince me but despite my hate I always want to make sure we're talking about facts and not personal opinion/blind hate.

actually he shot 46%, one of his more efficient shooting seasons in his whole career and for once(since 07?) was actually a more all-around player with his passing, as much as I hate Kirby(for obvious reasons) I can't ignore facts, he had a good year on offense and he got his team back from being 4 or 5 games below .500, I'm willing to give him the credit as long as Lakers are 1st round fodder.

[Koolaid_Man]

:lol Jeannie Buss
:lol her mouth smells like old man's penis with athritis and weed

Care to tell us what Duncans ass smell like?

[Koolaid_Man]

:lol Jeannie Buss
:lol her mouth smells like old man's penis with athritis and weed

lefty...calling lefty....care to describe to the lovely ladies what divine smells Duncan's ass may contain?

[lefty]

wow Kool is butthurt :lol

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Care to tell us what Duncans ass smell like?
santorum :lol

[m>s]

Bitch just has an awkward fetish for old dicks, tbh

[spurraider21]

dont need to convince me but despite my hate I always want to make sure we're talking about facts and not personal opinion/blind hate.

actually he shot 46%, one of his more efficient shooting seasons in his whole career and for once(since 07?) was actually a more all-around player with his passing, as much as I hate Kirby(for obvious reasons) I can't ignore facts, he had a good year on offense and he got his team back from being 4 or 5 games below .500, I'm willing to give him the credit as long as Lakers are 1st round fodder.

in the achilles game he was 9-21 which is 43%

[Baseline]

actually he shot 46%, one of his more efficient shooting seasons in his whole career... And this is greatness? The guy has never shot 47% in ANY season in his entire career. IF he played for the Bucks or Blazers or Jazz or Hawks, or a dozen other teams in the league, nobody would care about this guy. And by the way, guess who has a higher career shooting % than Bryant? Monta Ellis.

[AchillesHeel]

And this is greatness? The guy has never shot 47% in ANY season in his entire career. IF he played for the Bucks or Blazers or Jazz or Hawks, or a dozen other teams in the league, nobody would care about this guy. And by the way, guess who has a higher career shooting % than Bryant? Monta Ellis.

lol monta with the same amount of shots is way less efficient and his ts% is nowhere near good as Bryant's

omg Kirby's fg is 4% lower than MJ's, he's a worthless scrub

top 20 all-time is still greatness, I don't get why people nitpick on these kind of things to make their silly points

how many Finals appearances and Finals MVPs does Monta have, btw?

[FkLA]

I really hope this faggot tries to comeback early and gets injured again tbh.

lol at Ellis being considered a 'chucker' by the media yet Kobe is a Top 10 player to them

[AchillesHeel]

I really hope this faggot tries to comeback early and gets injured again tbh.

lol at Ellis being considered a 'chucker' by the media yet Kobe is a Top 10 player to them

because when you win it doesn't matter, how many players besides Lebron,Duncan and Shaq won multiple Finals MVPs from 2000-2013?

Despite his chucker mentality he was still the 4th best player of his era.

[ambchang]

Because him scoring 47 in portland and 34 pts in the achilles game had 0 contribution to the 2 wins, one loss and they're out.

The 50 FTa in the Achilles game contributed more.

50>47>34.

[ambchang]

dont need to convince me but despite my hate I always want to make sure we're talking about facts and not personal opinion/blind hate.

actually he shot 46%, one of his more efficient shooting seasons in his whole career and for once(since 07?) was actually a more all-around player with his passing, as much as I hate Kirby(for obvious reasons) I can't ignore facts, he had a good year on offense and he got his team back from being 4 or 5 games below .500, I'm willing to give him the credit as long as Lakers are 1st round fodder.

It is also a fact that he got his team to a 10th seed all year with gasol out.

Also a fact that gasol led the lakers in win shares both championships years.

Also a fact that lakers had progressively more free throws than their opposition the entire year. Miraculously for 12 more free throw attempts when they were 9th seed trying to make 8th seed, and whoever was 8th seed at the time, be it jazz or rockets, suddenly shot way less free throws when they were in the lakers way.

[AchillesHeel]

It is also a fact that he got his team to a 10th seed all year with gasol out.

Also a fact that gasol led the lakers in win shares both championships years.

Also a fact that lakers had progressively more free throws than their opposition the entire year. Miraculously for 12 more free throw attempts when they were 9th seed trying to make 8th seed, and whoever was 8th seed at the time, be it jazz or rockets, suddenly shot way less free throws when they were in the lakers way.

Kirby led in winshares in 09 bro, Gasol was a big factor in 2010 but without Kirby in the PHX series they would have most likely not even gotten to the Finals, he averaged something like 30+ ppg 8 reb 8 ast, his best playoff series since 2001 Kings or Spurs.

But what I do agree with is the FT attempts for Lakers in their Final 10 games or so, refs did heavily favor them, perhaps because they mostly played at home but that achilles call was bs, 0 contact and he fell down himself, though prior to that he banged knees with Barnes(who initated contact under the Warrior's basket, no call).

I remember the game vs Blazers at home, that 3pt shot was actually a long 2 from Kirby but they gave the Lakers 3 pts.

[Bynumite]

The 50 FTa in the Achilles game contributed more.

50>47>34.

40 free throw disparity choked in 28 seconds :lol

[Michael Jordan.]

40 free throw disparity choked in 28 seconds :lol

Who had more playoff wins? Wizards, Bobcats, or Lakers?

[ambchang]

Kirby led in winshares in 09 bro, Gasol was a big factor in 2010 but without Kirby in the PHX series they would have most likely not even gotten to the Finals, he averaged something like 30+ ppg 8 reb 8 ast, his best playoff series since 2001 Kings or Spurs.

But what I do agree with is the FT attempts for Lakers in their Final 10 games or so, refs did heavily favor them, perhaps because they mostly played at home but that achilles call was bs, 0 contact and he fell down himself, though prior to that he banged knees with Barnes(who initated contact under the Warrior's basket, no call).

I remember the game vs Blazers at home, that 3pt shot was actually a long 2 from Kirby but they gave the Lakers 3 pts.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/2009.html?mobile=false

13.9>12.7

I have long maintained that ws in the regular season is more reflective than that in the playoffs, because it shows the effect if one player in all setups rather than against up to four teams that have matchups to exploit.

As for officiating. Last year was a joke.

[ambchang]

40 free throw disparity choked in 28 seconds :lol

Spurs got 40 more ftas in game 6? You mixed up 10 vs Boston or 02 vs kings or something?

[AchillesHeel]

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/2009.html?mobile=false

13.9>12.7

I have long maintained that ws in the regular season is more reflective than that in the playoffs, because it shows the effect if one player in all setups rather than against up to four teams that have matchups to exploit.

As for officiating. Last year was a joke.

Well I give Kirby the credit for 09 Finals, his 2nd best Finals ever after the Nets series, where he shot above 50% fg and 3pt, probably his best playoff series to date.

You could make an argument that Kirby peaked in 02/03, during that time he was the best all-around player after Duncan and KG, he was decent on defense and he had his 2nd highest PER and WS in any season, highest rpg,spg and 3pt%.


In my opinion 2002-2003 marks Bryant's true prime, he was the perfect 2nd banana, he set up Shaq for points and he took the wide open mid-range/3pt jumpers and he bothered to play a little defense, him winning the Finals MVP in 2010 was a fluke and in 2009 the match-ups obviously favored him in the Finals due to Pau having to deal with a DPOY in prime D12. Kirby inflated his ppg while shooting around 43% for the series.

Will Kirby ever ring again? Maybe as a 6th man on a stacked roster but I don't see his teams going anywhere with him taking 20+ shots like he used to. He'll be looking like Ochocinco when he joined New England and he might be out of the league after next year if he's not as good as he was last year.

[ambchang]

^agreed. Kobe's best was good enough to be Shaq's second banana.

[da_suns_fan]

In 78 games this past season, Bryant averaged 27.3 points, 6.0 assists, 5.6 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game while 46.3 percent from the field.

46.3 percent from the field isnt that great. Its pretty average. And he once again shot like shit from three.

[KaiRMD1]

I'm willing to give him the credit as long as Lakers are 1st round fodder.

Unfortunately, what the Lakers were was anything but first round fodder. They never had a chance ol' sport. You'd think since the only victory they achieved against the Spurs last season was without Kobe that they could prevent the beating they received. No, not first round fodder, more like a team that did not deserve to be in the playoffs ol' sport.

[Rogue]

Monta will do fine in Dallas imho. He'll "chuck" a lot of shots so we're gonna play him as the 6th man, more likely than not, giving him all the freedom to "chuck" shots playing in the 2nd unit.

[Stalin]

Monta will do fine in Dallas imho. He'll "chuck" a lot of shots so we're gonna play him as the 6th man, more likely than not, giving him all the freedom to "chuck" shots playing in the 2nd unit.

so mavfan will use him in the turtlehead terry role?

[Rogue]

Stalin my comrade, welcome back. I've been playing a lot Hearts of Iron recently, always choosing the 41' scenario Germany but ending up getting asskicked by your red army each and every time. Do you know if there's a way to defeat your red army, my comrade?

[Arnold Toht]

Uh oh.

[Rogue]

I've been playing Hearts of Iron I though. I've played Hearts of Iron 2, in which the 41' scenario was probably the easiest scenario for Germany tbh. My troops marched all the way past Moscow, with Leningrad & Stalingrad both occupied as well, and eventually forced Stalin to beg for peace.

But HOI 1 was totally different. Germany were out of human resources and the red army were ruthless. I think if I had 10 or more generals of Manstein's caliber I would've still won the war regardless, but too bad apart from the few good ones like Manstein, Rommel, Guderian, Von Bock, Kuchler, and maybe Rundstedt, the rest were all in the range from mediocre to garbage