Kobe promises return next year, Laker fans cry warrior, Besteva cries Kirby Pls :'(

[Thebesteva]

He guarantees a return next season :bang:bang:bang:bang:bang:bang:bang:bang

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/24997324/report-lakers-kobe-bryant-definitively-coming-back-next-year

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[Chris]

Do it Mitch

[ElNono]

You didn't think that nikkra was gonna leave $25m on the table, did you? :lmao

[Thebesteva]

You didn't think that nikkra was gonna leave $25m on the table, did you? :lmao

My inside sources say hes going to have a Steve Nash like role next season

:bang:bang:bang:bang

[Silver&Black]

You didn't think that nikkra was gonna leave $25m on the table, did you? :lmao

[Chris]

How Nash gets a free pass still continues to elude me. :lol

[baseline bum]

My inside sources say hes going to have a Steve Nash like role next season

:bang:bang:bang:bang

He's going to duck his kids too?

[ezau]

He's going to duck his kids too?

:lol

[ElNono]

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"Look, LaMarcus, this is LA. You get to be the best player on the floor, the spotlight, the women, the endorsements. We're talking championships, with an s."









"As long as you understand this is my team"

[100%duncan]

:lmao :lmao :lmao

[Sean Cagney]

Of course he will return, he is one you will have to literally drag away from this game because of his nature. He will want to play until he is 45 years old if he can physically walk onto the floor at the time. MJ had the same problems giving up the game, he will be the same.

[Killakobe81]

I hope he retires but not surprised.

[Strange Love]

Of course he will return, he is one you will have to literally drag away from this game because of his nature. He will want to play until he is 45 years old if he can physically walk onto the floor at the time. MJ had the same problems giving up the game, he will be the same.

MJ "retired" multiple times though so I can understand wanting to come back and play since he missed a few good years where he could have won more rings.

But when you've played 15+ straight years and clearly declining, you should know when say ok I'm done.

It's real ugly when players dont recognize when their time is up. Some do, some dont.

[Mal]

He`s going to have this baseball Tommy John surgery, which means he is out for about full year. He`ll sign another 48.5 month after return

[Splits]

Thank god. I can finally sober up and have something to look forward to next season.

[UZER]

Kobe just trying to retire same year as Duncan.

[Dex]

Dude really doesn't know when to just hang them up. It's really kind of pathetic.

[Chillen]

Dude really doesn't know when to just hang them up. It's really kind of pathetic.

He's not done, he has a few good seasons left in him maybe, say 3 or 4 years if he has a reduced role. However if he wants to stay healthy he needs a reduced role on a contending team, and the Lakers will probably not be in contention next season. Which means he could likely have a season ending injury next season to. He needs to have a reduced role to play a few more seasons, he won't leave the Lakers so it won't happen but he can't be "the man" anymore like he thinks. Lakers will just play him like crazy next season to and he will have a possible injury, so it doesn't matter. He should retire if he wants to remain a Laker, or keep playing and ask for buyout to sign with a contender next year. Lakers won't be a contender next season, they need to go full rebuild and stop teasing the fans having Kobe on the team, he's just there to sell tickets.

[benefactor]

Dude really doesn't know when to just hang them up. It's really kind of pathetic.
Actually he's just a smart business man. He and the Lakers can continue to make money while the fans endure terrible basketball(of course, no one gives a shit that Laker fans are suffering...not even the Lakers:lol). It ain't pretty, but it's profitable...and Kobe and the Lakers will pump from that well until it's completely dry.

[StrengthAndHonor]

He's not going away like this. He'll come back next season, play reduced minutes and play in a more realistic role.

[Killakobe81]

He's not going away like this. He'll come back next season, play reduced minutes and play in a more realistic role.

You would hope so ...but I think he is done. I think he still gets injured in a reduced role ...

[Sean Cagney]

MJ "retired" multiple times though so I can understand wanting to come back and play since he missed a few good years where he could have won more rings.

But when you've played 15+ straight years and clearly declining, you should know when say ok I'm done.

It's real ugly when players dont recognize when their time is up. Some do, some dont.
Like I said they are going to have to drag that guy off the court. I know a fan of his who said he should just save face now and not embarass himself more and retire, some of his fans even feel that way. I agree with you 100% on this here! No arguments and yes he should just tuck it in and retire. He really needs to give it up and the 37% shooting all year was an indication to me he is done. His contract is huge and he won't leave that off the table either, he will play out next year and get hurt again a few times and then probably re-sign for another year or two as that would not surprise me. He loves the game too much.

[Cry Havoc]

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[hater]

$$$$$$

[Thebesteva]

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[Mugen]

Like hearing your favorite comedy has been renewed for another season tbh.

[Killakobe81]

Like I said they are going to have to drag that guy off the court. I know a fan of his who said he should just save face now and not embarass himself more and retire, some of his fans even feel that way. I agree with you 100% on this here! No arguments and yes he should just tuck it in and retire. He really needs to give it up and the 37% shooting all year was an indication to me he is done. His contract is huge and he won't leave that off the table either, he will play out next year and get hurt again a few times and then probably re-sign for another year or two as that would not surprise me. He loves the game too much.

Agree with a lot of this, but he has a right to walk away when he wants. I dont want to see this version of Kobe but the struggle is real. The pick must be kept at all costs otherwise season is a complete waste passing MJ a triple double or playing OK against Lebron none of that means squat to me.

[ElNono]

He's not going away like this. He'll come back next season, play reduced minutes and play in a more realistic role.

what's a "realistic" role? 28ish shots per game?

[Chomag]

He has a perfectly good left arm to shoot off still!

[Killakobe81]

He has a perfectly good left arm to shoot off still!

LOL ok that was funny ...

[sprrs]

Best case scenario: The more time he spends on the floor next year the worse they do. The means a better pick. As long as they're rebuilding anyway...

[benefactor]

Like hearing your favorite comedy has been renewed for another season tbh.
:tu

[Clipper Nation]

He's not going away like this. He'll come back next season, play reduced minutes and play in a more realistic role.

:lmao

[KL2]

Lakers won't win another championship for 20+ years lmao, they're fucked. It's gonna be 2-3 more years with Kobe, during that time they won't win jack shit. Then a decade or so of lottery teams and trying to find a proper coach, trying to adapt to the new NBA in which you just can't buy teams anymore. The NBA is changing, LA is going to get left behind until they finally get real management.

[SupremeGuy]

He's going to duck his kids too?:rollin

[Splits]

The model is there. Look at Pierce, Garnett, Prince, Vince, etc. They play limited minutes and if they start they don't play b2b. The exceptions are Dirk and Duncan who have been on minute/game restrictions for the past few seasons. Kobe thinking he can defy father time, and Byron and ownership accepting that delusional approach, is why he keeps getting injured. If he's just a role-player, he can keep going for a few more years. If he has to "be the man", he's done.

[StrengthAndHonor]

what's a "realistic" role? 28ish shots per game?

He averaged 20.4 this year. It's not far fetch to believe he'll average below that next year. His usage rate has remained but his shot attempts decreased and assist numbers went up before his shoulder gave up. That was Kobe's ego accepting the undeniable fact his body could no longer compete at a pace he wants.


His farewell tour isn't going to be glorious but I don't believe it's going to be as bad as this year.

[StrengthAndHonor]

Kobe thinking he can defy father time, and Byron and ownership accepting that delusional approach, is why he keeps getting injured.


This. Kobe went into this season thinking he could replicate his last productive statistical year.

[bigzak25]

Stealin that loot.

[ElNono]

He averaged 20.4 this year. It's not far fetch to believe he'll average below that next year. His usage rate has remained but his shot attempts decreased and assist numbers went up before his shoulder gave up. That was Kobe's ego accepting the undeniable fact his body could no longer compete at a pace he wants.

His farewell tour isn't going to be glorious but I don't believe it's going to be as bad as this year.

:lol which really boils down to: I'm gonna have the ball in my hands, and run the offense as I please. He will simply never relinquish control, and that's the main reason nobody of note really wants to play in LA.

[StrengthAndHonor]

:lol which really boils down to: I'm gonna have the ball in my hands, and run the offense as I please. He will simply never relinquish control, and that's the main reason nobody of note really wants to play in LA.


Which is fine :lol people shouldn't expect much from the Buss era Lakers tbh. They are going nowhere next year. As long as he doesn't go on a shooting binge, he'll have a respectable exit.

[ElNono]

Which is fine :lol people shouldn't expect much from the Buss era Lakers tbh. They are going nowhere next year. As long as he doesn't go on a shooting binge, he'll have a respectable exit.

:lol he'll be shutting it down with another fake injury midway through the season if playoffs are not in the horizon. He's been using that "out" for far too long to go away from it now.

[StrengthAndHonor]

:lol he'll be shutting it down with another fake injury midway through the season if playoffs are not in the horizon. He's been using that "out" for far too long to go away from it now.

I wont' be surprised with that especially if things goes south, say early December or January. We've seen the excuses this year, so yeah that's plausible.

[elmanutres]

The Stubbornness

[unforeseen]

Kobe will sign a CAP friendly 4 years/$50 million contract after next season.