Nobody wants to play with Kobe

[lefty]

:lol


616314781453058048

[Thread]

Artest did.

tee, hee.

[Koolaid_Man]

My guy is not a homo...thats it and thats all

[lefty]

No, Artest wanted to live in L.A

He didnt want to hurt Kirby'S feelings :lol

[Thread]

He didnt want to hurt Kirby'S feelings :lol

And he didn't.

[SupremeGuy]

Who wants to play with a sidekick or for the lolakers? :lol

[Thread]

Who wants to play with a sidekick or for the lolakers? :lol

Artest did.

[SupremeGuy]

Artest did.Better lock him up now.

[ElNono]

I'm just shocked Boogie didn't head there even after his coach basically threw him under the bus...

[pgardn]

No, Artest wanted to live in L.A

He didnt want to hurt Kirby'S feelings :lol

When Artest fell down his stairs dead drunk on Xmas Kobe took him under his wing for real.
What a guy...

[Thread]

Better lock him up now.

Already got the 1.

[Splits]

616345152391491584

:lmao "didn't quite gel"

Nobody "gels" with a fucking sociopath

Kobe running another big man out of town!

:lmao

[ElNono]

crofl

[illmatic]

I knew he bombed that interview, why the fuck is LA allowing that rapist in the meetings?

[Duncan2177]

616345152391491584

:lmao "didn't quite gel"

Nobody "gels" with a fucking sociopath

Kobe running another big man out of town!

:lmao

:lmao

[ElNono]

LMA: "Are you ready to pass the ball?"

Kobe:

http://media.giphy.com/media/7l8xJJ5syDiDu/giphy.gif

[Splits]

616344498944151553

[Thread]

I knew he bombed that interview, why the fuck is LA allowing that rapist in the meetings?

Because they believe he'll ferret out the chickenshits and set them to running, like he set Dwight Howard.

[spurraider21]

:lmao i understand that lakerfan has to deflect to non-basketball discussion, but even lakers management is doing it with free agents they're trying to sign

616345665392635904

[Splits]

Lakers are fucking toxic :lmao

[illmatic]

Because they believe he'll ferret out the chickenshits and set them to running, like he set Dwight Howard.

Scaring away all the talent, sounds like a great idea!

[Thread]

^I'll just bet he did.

[Clipper Nation]

616345152391491584

:lmao "didn't quite gel"

Nobody "gels" with a fucking sociopath

Kobe running another big man out of town!

:lmao
http://i.imgur.com/dLLXF59.jpg

[Thread]

Scaring away all the talent, sounds like a great idea!

You forget that in these meetings "we're" judging them, seeking their true self, vetting them.

[Splits]

616346498872180736

ha ha

[ElNono]

to be fair, it's not all on Kirbs, tbh... Jimbo is the man in charge there

[Clipper Nation]

Because they believe he'll ferret out the chickenshits and set them to running, like he set Dwight Howard.
If by "chickenshit," you mean any free agent with choices, then sure.

[Thread]

Jimbo is the man in charge there

That's how we got from 14 to 16.

[Splits]

That's how we got from 14 to 16.

You got from 9 to 11 because MVPau was gifted via trade, not FA

[Thread]

If by "chickenshit," you mean any free agent with choices, then sure.

Absolutely "any free agent with choices" --- Kobe's been thru it, he knows the route and thru queries can ascertain whether the prospective employee can commit to that route. Howard could not. LMA could not.

[Thread]

You got from 9 to 11 because MVPau was gifted via trade, not FA

Am I pre or post Pau?

[RD2191]

616345152391491584

:lmao "didn't quite gel"

Nobody "gels" with a fucking sociopath

Kobe running another big man out of town!

:lmao
:lmao

[Chris]

http://i.imgur.com/dLLXF59.jpg

:rollin

[Raven]

:lmao

[Clipper Nation]

Absolutely "any free agent with choices" --- Kobe's been thru it, he knows the route and thru queries can ascertain whether the prospective employee can commit to that route. Howard could not. LMA could not.
I'll just bet they're all "chickenshit."

[Thread]

I'll just bet they're all "chickenshit."

He ain't missed yet.

[Darth_Pelican]

616345152391491584

:lmao "didn't quite gel"

Nobody "gels" with a fucking sociopath

Kobe running another big man out of town!

:lmao

http://mrwgifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Monkeys-Laughing-On-The-Simpsons.gif

[Brazil]

616345152391491584

:lmao "didn't quite gel"

Nobody "gels" with a fucking sociopath

Kobe running another big man out of town!

:lmao

too good to be true :lmao

lovin' it

Kobe doin the Spurs a favor... this offseason is getting better and better :lol

[Clipper Nation]

He ain't missed yet.
Dwight and Aldridge = playoffs in recent memory without Bryant

Bryant = career was already over at age 33

tee, hee.

[Thread]

this offseason is getting better and better :lol

After getting up off the Staples floor it had nowhere to go but better.

[Thread]

Dwight and Aldridge = playoffs in recent memory without Bryant

Bryant = career was already over at age 33

tee, hee.

Kobe: 5

Dwight & LMA: 0

[Brazil]

After getting up off the Staples floor it had nowhere to go but better.

except for the Lakers :lol

[illmatic]

Here's to hoping the sociopath extends again after this year.. :bobo

[Splits]

616349177946083328

To which LMA responded, "which door did he walk out of for less money?"

:lmao Kirby

[Kori Ellis]

616349177946083328

:lol

[Kori Ellis]

Sorry, Splits. I posted at the same time.

[ElNono]

616349177946083328

:lol

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view/165650/laughing-o.gif

[DarrinS]

Kobe: 5

Dwight & LMA: 0

Kobert probably tweets this later

[spurraider21]

616349177946083328

To which LMA responded, "which door did he walk out of for less money?"

:lmao Kirby
:lmao holy shit this isn't real

[Clipper Nation]

616349177946083328

:lol
Aldridge: "Fuck that, I'm not carrying your dead-weight ass while you get all the credit."

:lol Lakers

[Mikeanaro]

This is too much for Lakerfans
http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/f/f4/Ch9guyblanket.gif

[DMC]

I'm just shocked Boogie didn't head there even after his coach basically threw him under the bus...
Nah, when your owner threatens to shitcan your coach to save you, you'd be stupid to leave. You own the place.

[Thread]

Aldridge: "Fuck that, I'm not carrying your dead-weight ass while you get all the credit."

:lol Lakers

Kobe (to himself): Thank Christ.

[DMC]

This is too much for Lakerfans
http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/f/f4/Ch9guyblanket.gif
Cedric is beating off under that blanket.

[Clipper Nation]

Kobe (to himself): Thank Christ. More shots and padded stats for me.
FIFY

[Thread]

Here's to hoping the sociopath extends again after this year.. :bobo

Absolutely.

[Thread]

FIFY

Only pussies & assholes edits another's post.

[DMC]

Kobe (to himself): Thank Christ.
Lakers fan loves to delude themselves. It's the proverbial farewell letter to the woman you say you won't miss.

[Thread]

Kobert probably tweets this later

He doesn't have to...they already know.

[Thread]

Lakers fan loves to delude themselves. It's the proverbial farewell letter to the woman you say you won't miss.

Am I pre or post Pau?

[Splits]

Now the Lakers know how the Clippers used to feel. The laughing stock of the league. Nobody wants to go play there. One of the worst FOs in the entire sport.

Couldn't happen to a more fucktarded bunch.

[Clipper Nation]

Am I pre or post Pau?
Well, are you?

[Thread]

Well, are you?

Are you absolutely sure you want to do this, CN?

[Technique]

http://thefakebasketball.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Pau-Gasol1.jpg

[Thread]

http://thefakebasketball.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Pau-Gasol1.jpg

You're the one that missed. He'd a made you. You wouldn't a got laid low in LA.

[LakerHater]

he aint never gonna change

[UZER]

Cully defending his fandom left and right up in here. :lol

[Thread]

he aint never gonna change

Thank Christ. He got away with the last "change" in the backwash of his rape. That he was still able to go back-to-back afterward is a testament.

[Thread]

Cully defending his fandom left and right up in here. :lol

I never defend my fandom.

It's my religion.

[Thread]

Are you absolutely sure you want to do this, CN?

Wise decision, CN. I wouldn't put you in the cornfield like the other two assholes. No. Instead? I'd Oriental your ass till they shuttered this place.

[lefty]

616345152391491584

:lmao "didn't quite gel"

Nobody "gels" with a fucking sociopath

Kobe running another big man out of town!

:lmao

:rollin

[Clipper Nation]

Are you absolutely sure you want to do this, CN?
That's post-Pau talkin'.

[Thread]

That's post-Pau talkin'.

Thank you, slope.

Let us proceed...

[UZER]

I never defend my fandom.

It's my religion.

Don't play dumb culb. You're running around ST replying to every post, trying to put out fires for Kobes honor. :lol

[Thread]

Don't play dumb culb. You're running around ST replying to every post, trying to put out fires for Kobes honor. :lol

And what exactly has that to do with defending my fandom?

[Clipper Nation]

Thank you, slope.

Let us proceed...
Pay your fuckin' ticket.

[Thread]

Pay your fuckin' ticket.

Ya fuckin' zipperhead, you.

[LakerHater]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CI25WGOWEAAjNLo.jpg:small

[Mikeanaro]

Cedric is beating off under that blanket.
:lol

[DMC]

Am I pre or post Pau?
You're as post Pau as they get.

[Thread]

You're as pre Pau as they get.

Back to the corn field.

[DMC]

Back to the corn field.

:rolleyes

[Thread]

:rolleyes

Am I pre OR post Pau?

[jjktkk]

LMA: "Are you ready to pass the ball?"

Kobe:

http://media.giphy.com/media/7l8xJJ5syDiDu/giphy.gif

:lol

[DMC]

You're as post Pau as they get.


Am I pre OR post Pau?

[Thread]

^Back to the corn field.

[z0sa]

Kobe....

616354571548372993

:lmao

[lefty]

LMA: "Are you ready to pass the ball?"

Kobe:

http://media.giphy.com/media/7l8xJJ5syDiDu/giphy.gif
:lol

[Clipper Nation]

Back to the corn field.


Only pussies & assholes edits another's post.

[SupremeGuy]

Please sign another contract with the lakers after next year kirby, please! :cry

[Thread]

^The chinese fuck above ya.

[jjktkk]

^Back to the corn field.

Better change your favorite team to Cleveland quick a Cubby, your Lakers schtick is about up.

[rogues]

http://i.imgur.com/dLLXF59.jpg
:lmao:lmao:lmao..

[DMC]

He got you dead to rights, Dale.

[Clipper Nation]

^The chinese fuck above ya.
^ Post-Pau ^

[Thread]

He got you dead to rights, Dale.

Am I pre OR post Pau?

[Thread]

^ Post-Pau ^

Ya fuckin' zipperhead, you.

[Clipper Nation]

Ya fuckin' zipperhead, you.
Post-Pau.

[Thread]

Post-Pau.

Ya yellow fuck, you.

[Clipper Nation]

Ya yellow fuck, you.
The Stone Age-2009: *crickets*

====Lakers trade for MVPau====

2009-present: Dale posts on ST as a "Laker fan"

[Mitch]

:lol Cub going Vietnam flashback on cn

[Thread]

The Stone Age-2009: *crickets*

====Lakers trade for MVPau====

2009-present: Dale posts on ST as a "Laker fan"

Ya zipperhead, you.

[DMC]

http://www.friedmanarchives.com/National%20Parks/images/Fencepost%20and%20Mountains%208x12%20300%20dpi.jpg


http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/002/722/162/hi-res-463366417-pau-gasol-of-the-los-angeles-lakers-during-the-nba-game_crop_north.jpg?w=630&h=420&q=75

[DMC]

The Stone Age-2009: *crickets*

====Lakers trade for MVPau====

2009-present: Dale posts on ST as a "Laker fan"
1985 - Austrian rock singer Falco records... ROCK ME AMADEUS!!!!

[Clipper Nation]

Ya zipperhead, you.
Sans MVPau, you're still locked in the reading room, never comin' out.

[whitemamba]

Sans MVPau, you're still locked in the reading room, never comin' out.

your one to talk , your sans chris paul, sans blake, sans clippers.. dont be a hypocrite CN, nobody likes a hypocrite.

[Clipper Nation]

your one to talk , your sans chris paul, sans blake, sans clippers.. dont be a hypocrite CN, nobody likes a hypocrite.
You're sans a green card.

[whitemamba]

You're sans a green card.

thats was retarded. Stick to that grey status fuckb:loli

[midnightpulp]

Absolutely "any free agent with choices" --- Kobe's been thru it, he knows the route and thru queries can ascertain whether the prospective employee can commit to that route. Howard could not. LMA could not.

But Robert Sacre can
LMAO!#!

[DMC]

Dale had nary a post here before Pau took him by the hand.

[Thread]

Dale had nary a post here before Pau took him by the hand.

Back to the corn field.

[Thread]

But Robert Sacre can
LMAO!#!

:rolleyes

[Splits]

Seems like a pretty good day to go read that fantastic Henry Abbott article from last year:

http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/11717596/is-kobe-bryant-reason-los-angeles-lakers-downfall

A taste...


IF ONE COMMON denominator has persisted throughout Bryant's tenure with the Lakers, it is this: The blame lands elsewhere, and usually with teammates. O'Neal -- at times a mentor to Bryant, at other times freestyle-rapping to a packed club in Manhattan, "Yo, Kobe, tell me how my ass taste" -- is one in a long line of Bryant's teammates who've struggled to stick to a single script in describing the singular man. Bynum, Gasol and Howard have each been at turns coy, reticent, warm or biting. And, in turn, each has taken massive doses of blame in the media without Bryant meaningfully coming to their rescue.

"I've had a lot of clients in the last five years, good players, who didn't want to play with Kobe," says an agent who has had numerous NBA stars. "They see that his teammates become the chronic public whipping boys. Anyone who could possibly challenge Kobe for the spotlight ends up becoming a pincushion for the media. Even Shaq."


Sometimes the words come straight from Bryant's mouth, like when Bryant told Jim Gray in 2003 that O'Neal -- a perennial MVP candidate and repeat champion -- was "fat and out of shape" and intimated that Shaq threatened to play defense only when the offense suited him. More often, Bryant sidekicks have been assailed by stories attributed to "sources" on the team. Bryant-as-truth-teller is how it's typically framed, but few around the NBA see it that way. More common is the assessment that he undermines anyone who threatens his supremacy. One Lakers insider remembers a time in 2012 when Bynum -- about a year after declaring that the Lakers had on-court "trust issues" -- was due for a contract extension: "Andrew's question in contract talks was: 'How are you going to rein in Kobe?' We couldn't give direct answers. My immediate thought was, Well, he doesn't want to play with Kobe if we can't answer that question."


"I just never felt like the Lakers put as much effort into the building-the-team part of it," says an agent who once had a free agent decline a Lakers offer. "I saw some things in the players' parking lot. Conversations between Bynum and his people and some people with the Lakers. It got pretty rough and heated."


"It's horrendous. It's evil. It's a hard drug to quit when you're winning," says a front office executive from a rival team who knows everyone involved well. "Kobe has cost the Lakers dearly in human capital. Kobe has hurt a lot of people. In some cases jeopardized careers."

[midnightpulp]

:rolleyes

He committed to the route, thus the resign. I just find it funny that the detritus of the NBA are the only ones willing to "commit."

[Thread]

He committed to the route, thus the resign. I just find it funny that the detritus of the NBA are the only ones willing to "commit."

That's the measure of the man.

[Splits]

I would like to see the list of FAs that chose to play with Kobe. I'll start:

1) Artest

[Clipper Nation]

I would like to see the list of FAs that chose to play with Kobe. I'll start:

1) Artest
Artest chose to play with MVPau.

[Thread]

Artest chose to play with MVPau.

The zipperhead speaks.

[Clipper Nation]

The zipperhead speaks.
Post-Pau.

[Thread]

Post-Pau.

Old yellow stain.

[midnightpulp]

That's the measure of the man.

So how come bad players are the only ones measuring up?

[Splits]

“Most guys don’t want to play with Kobe. He gets in this thing where he doesn’t pass and then overpasses and then tries to get triple doubles every night…that’s why I think it will be a while for the Lakers to get good because they’ve got no stars. I would be surprised if Love goes there.”

- Jared Dudley

[Thread]

So how come bad players are the only ones measuring up?

There ain't much else. Howard didn't measure up and confirmed it in Houston. Gasol didn't measure up and confirmed it in Chicago. Anthony didn't measure up and confirmed it in New York.

[pgardn]

Because they believe he'll ferret out the chickenshits and set them to running, like he set Dwight Howard.

And after the culling, Kobe will have teammates who have deep seated fears of marine mammals.
Brilliant process.

[Thread]

And after the culling, Kobe will have teammates who have deep seated fears of marine mammals.
Brilliant process.

It does no good to sign players like LMA & Howard, and Jordan. It's money thrown away. When you're done signing them, you still can't get there. Makes no gd sense. Why they went there today is our shame, my shame. And I'll shoulder it. I got no other choice.

[Splits]

Kobe MAD

616369117457571840

:lmao Can't ever be wrong, always someone else's fault

[Kori Ellis]

Kobe's so mad he's posting meme images now :lol

[Raven]

:lol

[Clipper Nation]

Kobe MAD

616369117457571840

:lmao Can't ever be wrong, always someone else's fault
http://i.imgur.com/x72jHGS.jpg

[Thread]

Kobe's so mad he's posting meme images now :lol

Go make LJ turkey pot pie.

[Thread]

http://i.imgur.com/x72jHGS.jpg

Zipperhead speaks.

[Kool Bob Love]

:rollin

[Silver&Black]

Please make this a sticky thread...

Got a feeling we haven't seen the last of Kobe running off free agents.

[Koolaid_Man]

“Most guys don’t want to play with Kobe. He gets in this thing where he doesn’t pass and then overpasses and then tries to get triple doubles every night…that’s why I think it will be a while for the Lakers to get good because they’ve got no stars. I would be surprised if Love goes there.”

- Jared Dudley

Not that its true but The reality is that any scrub nigga that don't want to play with Kobe is a loser....5 rings bitch..that's it..these lil niggas can spout about whatever but if they're ringless they're meaningless....it further illustrates they don't know how to market themselves to make money...totally clueless....

[Thread]

Please make this a sticky thread...

Got a feeling we haven't seen the last of Kobe running off free agents.

But, you want a governor on the $25 million.

tee, hee.

[Splits]

Please make this a sticky thread...

Got a feeling we haven't seen the last of Kobe running off free agents.

http://i.imgur.com/TNQRqQZ.png

[Silver&Black]

But, you want a governor on the $25 million.

tee, hee.

Maybe you guys can sign Josh Smith or Brandon Bass...just tell Kirby to stay home.

tee, hee

[Silver&Black]

http://i.imgur.com/TNQRqQZ.png

Nice one Splitty...:lmao

Kirby: Descending

[The Gemini Method]

Only pussies & assholes edits another's post. He is a bitch like that.

[Splits]

/thread

616375288054857729

[pgardn]

It does no good to sign players like LMA & Howard, and Jordan. It's money thrown away. When you're done signing them, you still can't get there. Makes no gd sense. Why they went there today is our shame, my shame. And I'll shoulder it. I got no other choice.

Kobe the business man fighting for the rights of players takes all he can from LA and is praised for representing the working entertainers getting back at owners. "The evil white guys whupped us with the current CBA, but I showed the way with my 48.

And Lkfn still loves Kobe for what he gave them via the puppet master? A stupid trophy? 5 of them for Kobe.

Lkrfan sees no disconnect.
Absolutely shameful.
Self deception in all it's grandeur.

[Thread]

He is a bitch like that.

A yellow bitch.

[Thread]

Kobe the business man fighting for the rights of players takes all he can from LA and is praised for representing the working entertainers getting back at owners.

And there is a trickle down to the working man be he a union brother in a Local, or, thru & "down" to the person flipping burgers without union representation. And you may not know that, pg, but, management knows it. Oh, yeah.

[DMC]

Back to the corn field.
I offered to meet you on your turf Dale, you were all *crickets*

Is ya askeered?

[Thread]

I offered to meet you on your turf Dale, you were all *crickets*

Is ya askeered?

Am I pre OR post Pau?

[Kool Bob Love]

Am I pre OR post Pau?

Pre

[HI-FI]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CI25WGOWEAAjNLo.jpg:small
:lmao

[HI-FI]

Am I pre OR post Pau?
Prove you registered before Pau joined the Lakers.

[Banzai]

Prove you registered before Pau joined the Lakers.I registered when I joined the Lakers.

[djohn2oo8]

:lmao i understand that lakerfan has to deflect to non-basketball discussion, but even lakers management is doing it with free agents they're trying to sign

616345665392635904

Lol :lol Jeannie is as big of a fuckup as Jim.

[Thread]

Pre

Lovey

[Thread]

Prove you registered before Pau joined the Lakers.

Don't do it, HI, I'm asking you nice. If you persist I'll put you in the corn field with the other two assholes.

[HI-FI]

Don't do it, HI, I'm asking you nice. If you persist I'll put you in the corn field with the other two assholes.
If you did then that's cool. I just want to see proof.

[Thread]

If you did then that's cool. I just want to see proof.

Fine asshole. You're in the corn field and unlike those two assholes you're staying there.

[William Hung]

Culburn369 (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=17061) Join Date 06-19-2009

On February 1, 2008, Gasol was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers along with a 2010 second round draft pick for Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, Aaron McKie, the rights to Marc Gasol (Pau's younger brother), and 2008 and 2010 first round draft picks.

tee hee

[z0sa]

I'm almost positive you joined post Gasol, Cubby. Tis life.

[DMC]

Pre
That's it, swallow what he gives you to swallow.

[DMC]

Fine asshole. You're in the corn field and unlike those two assholes you're staying there.

You were in the cornfield before Pau took you by the hand.

[pgardn]

And there is a trickle down to the working man be he a union brother in a Local, or, thru & "down" to the person flipping burgers without union representation. And you may not know that, pg, but, management knows it. Oh, yeah.

And yet you counter all disrespect to your God with 5?

The guilt must be overwhelming.
You take the slaveowner's 5 and go about your day as if satisfied.
You relish the slaveowner's little sham of a prize.

[Thread]

And yet you counter all disrespect to your God with 5?

The guilt must be overwhelming.
You take the slaveowner's 5 and go about your day as if satisfied.
You relish the slaveowner's little sham of a prize.

Absolutely.

[Silver&Black]

:lmao Kirby's shit-stained legacy

A brief history of Kobe Bryant helping people decide they don't want to play for the Lakers


LaMarcus Aldridge (http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/21819/lamarcus-aldridge) came away from his meeting with the Los Angeles Lakers not wanting to play for the Lakers. (http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2015/7/1/8880343/lamarcus-aldridge-los-angeles-lakers-nba-free-agency) It was widely speculated he wanted to play for the league's marquee franchise throughout the free agency process, but he reportedly felt the meeting focused too much on "outside opportunities" -- COME TO L.A.!!!!!! WE HAVE MOVIES!!!!! -- and not enough on basketball.
He also reportedly "didn't gel" with Kobe Bryant (http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/199627/kobe-bryant), who made a strange, strange, strange pitch:

A team official insists Aldridge's apparent decision to snub the Lakers isn't Bryant's fault (http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-lamarcus-aldridge-lakers-20150701-story.html). That seems likely. Other teams have better assets, and the Lakers (http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/los-angeles-lakers) tried to hide that behind glitter and glitz. Aldridge had good reasons not to choose the Lakers, Kobe regardless
.
But it seems Kobe didn't help. And if so, this is not the first time Bryant has been... well... less than tactful with a potential target or a teammate. In fact, at this point it seems to happen pretty much every year. (And let's not even go back to the whole Kobe vs. Shaq feud. That was rough.)

http://www.sbnation.com/2015/7/1/8880543/kobe-bryant-lakers-nba-free-agency-lamarcus-aldridge-dwight-howard

[ohmwrecker]

lol Lakers

[Thread]

:lmao Kirby's shit-stained legacy

A brief history of Kobe Bryant helping people decide they don't want to play for the Lakers


Marcus Aldridge (http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/21819/lamarcus-aldridge) came away from his meeting with the Los Angeles Lakers not wanting to play for the Lakers. (http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2015/7/1/8880343/lamarcus-aldridge-los-angeles-lakers-nba-free-agency) It was widely speculated he wanted to play for the league's marquee franchise throughout the free agency process, but he reportedly felt the meeting focused too much on "outside opportunities" -- COME TO L.A.!!!!!! WE HAVE MOVIES!!!!! -- and not enough on basketball.
He also reportedly "didn't gel" with Kobe Bryant (http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/199627/kobe-bryant), who made a strange, strange, strange pitch:

A team official insists Aldridge's apparent decision to snub the Lakers isn't Bryant's fault (http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-lamarcus-aldridge-lakers-20150701-story.html). That seems likely. Other teams have better assets, and the Lakers (http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/los-angeles-lakers) tried to hide that behind glitter and glitz. Aldridge had good reasons not to choose the Lakers, Kobe regardless
.
But it seems Kobe didn't help. And if so, this is not the first time Bryant has been... well... less than tactful with a potential target or a teammate. In fact, at this point it seems to happen pretty much every year. (And let's not even go back to the whole Kobe vs. Shaq feud. That was rough.)

http://www.sbnation.com/2015/7/1/8880543/kobe-bryant-lakers-nba-free-agency-lamarcus-aldridge-dwight-howard

Howard is an idiot and LMA is a fraidy cat. Kobe was correct in rejecting them. Like that 300 protocol. Take the kid from the womb, get to the edge of Watt's Tower, hold him up to the moon light. If he's misshapen like Howard, or, scared shitless like LMA drop kick his ass into the Rose Bowl.

[TheGoldStandard]

Ed Davis and Kaman will save the day

[Silver&Black]

Howard is an idiot and LMA is a fraidy cat. Kobe was correct in rejecting them. Like that 300 protocol. Take the kid from the womb, get to the edge of Watt's Tower, hold him up to the moon light. If he's misshapen like Howard, or, scared shitless like LMA drop kick his ass into the Rose Bowl.

Kirbs didn't "reject" LMA...actually he did quite the opposite. He, in fact, lobbied to get him to L.A.

:lol "You can be my Pau Gasol"

[stxspurs]

:lmao Kirby's shit-stained legacy

A brief history of Kobe Bryant helping people decide they don't want to play for the Lakers


Marcus Aldridge (http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/21819/lamarcus-aldridge) came away from his meeting with the Los Angeles Lakers not wanting to play for the Lakers. (http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2015/7/1/8880343/lamarcus-aldridge-los-angeles-lakers-nba-free-agency) It was widely speculated he wanted to play for the league's marquee franchise throughout the free agency process, but he reportedly felt the meeting focused too much on "outside opportunities" -- COME TO L.A.!!!!!! WE HAVE MOVIES!!!!! -- and not enough on basketball.
He also reportedly "didn't gel" with Kobe Bryant (http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/199627/kobe-bryant), who made a strange, strange, strange pitch:

A team official insists Aldridge's apparent decision to snub the Lakers isn't Bryant's fault (http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-lamarcus-aldridge-lakers-20150701-story.html). That seems likely. Other teams have better assets, and the Lakers (http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/los-angeles-lakers) tried to hide that behind glitter and glitz. Aldridge had good reasons not to choose the Lakers, Kobe regardless
.
But it seems Kobe didn't help. And if so, this is not the first time Bryant has been... well... less than tactful with a potential target or a teammate. In fact, at this point it seems to happen pretty much every year. (And let's not even go back to the whole Kobe vs. Shaq feud. That was rough.)

http://www.sbnation.com/2015/7/1/8880543/kobe-bryant-lakers-nba-free-agency-lamarcus-aldridge-dwight-howard

lol Marcus

[Silver&Black]

lol Marcus

Nice catch...copy/paste error.

[Clipper Nation]

Another player who had zero interest in playing with that washed-up faggot Kirby:

616406131347472384

[Thread]

^The yellow man speaks.

[pgardn]

Absolutely.

You are comfortable with a face cut in half then.

[Thread]

You are comfortable with a face cut in half then.

I ain't playin' 20 questions with you tonite, amb, I mean pg. I ain't doin' it.

[100%duncan]

616345152391491584

:lmao "didn't quite gel"

Nobody "gels" with a fucking sociopath

Kobe running another big man out of town!

:lmao

:lmao rapist
:lmao toxic

[100%duncan]

616349177946083328

To which LMA responded, "which door did he walk out of for less money?"

:lmao Kirby

:lmao :lmao

[100%duncan]

Kobe MAD

616369117457571840

:lmao Can't ever be wrong, always someone else's fault


/thread

616375288054857729

:lmao

:lmao

[pgardn]

I ain't playin' 20 questions with you tonite, amb, I mean pg. I ain't doin' it.

I made a statement.
There is no question you are playing two conflicting positions.

[TDMVPDPOY]

lin would play with him just to stay employed in the nba...

anyway...since his career is going down the drain, what would be epic is the white man setting him up like they did to ojsimpson for what he did to white women...

[DMC]

Kobe MAD

616369117457571840

:lmao Can't ever be wrong, always someone else's fault
That has to be Coach K's kid.

[DMC]

Howard is an idiot and LMA is a fraidy cat. Kobe was correct in rejecting them. Like that 300 protocol. Take the kid from the womb, get to the edge of Watt's Tower, hold him up to the moon light. If he's misshapen like Howard, or, scared shitless like LMA drop kick his ass into the Rose Bowl.
It wasn't Kobe, it was everyone else. Kobe is a winner, they aren't. Kobe should take his ball and go home.

[Thread]

It wasn't Kobe, it was everyone else. Kobe is a winner, they aren't. Kobe should take his ball and go home.

Am I pre OR post Pau?

[Jodelo]

Nice meltdown by Thread. :lol

[jeebus]

These 2012 Mitch memes are classier than ever, due to the overwhelming success of the Lolkers offseason so far.

http://i49.tinypic.com/30stzrk.gif

[Splits]

616677857423716352

:lmao Lakers

Who's going to play down low? Bringing Boozer back? :lol

[Splits]

Lakers are going to struggle meeting the league minimum salary requirements because nobody wants to play with Kobe :lol

They're going to be like Philly, a dumping ground for players nobody wants :lol

[gambit1990]

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[Splits]

:lol

[Kool Bob Love]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CI7heafWwAAhibt.jpg

[Splits]

616697113393508352

:lol another bite at the apple

What an embarrassment of a franchise

[djohn2oo8]

This is what the Lakers have become.

[LkrFan]

616677857423716352

:lmao Lakers

Who's going to play down low? Bringing Boozer back? :lol
Shit, I'd rather bring back Kwame :lol

[LkrFan]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CI7heafWwAAhibt.jpg

:lol

[Kobe's Friend]

Been a pretty tough week for my boy.

[Double-Up]

^ Good to see trolls getting approved again. :lol

[spurraider21]

tobias harris returning to orlando

[Silver&Black]

I wonder.....one day we will see a "Nobody wants to play with Chris Paul" thread?

[ElNono]

:lol have the Lakeshow signed any FA other than Sacre, tbh?

[DMC]

I wonder.....one day we will see a "Nobody wants to play with Chris Paul" thread?
Chris isn't nearly the twat Kobe is. I think basically any team in the league would want Chris Paul, and any player would play along side him. It's just that he commands too much salary so it cripples your chances. You look at SA, you have a core group still good enough to get to the playoffs even in a bad season and none of them are close to being max players. They have young guys who are more than adequate and a rising star defender who's offense is only getting better. Now you have LMA as well.

SA is getting looks now they haven't gotten since Gervin played for them. It's wide open.

[Splits]

:lol have the Lakeshow signed any FA other than Sacre, tbh?

No. And they picked up his option, didn't sign him as an FA. Basically they have a boatload of cap space and can't find anyone to take their money.... because NOBODY WANTS TO PLAY WITH KOBE

[Splits]

I think it might be time to re-think the Knicks West moniker. At least free agents are signing in NY. Should be Sixers West, only way Lakers are going to get to the salary floor is by taking on other team's trash in salary dumps.

[Mikeanaro]

I think it might be time to re-think the Knicks West moniker. At least free agents are signing in NY. Should be Sixers West, only way Lakers are going to get to the salary floor is by taking on other team's trash in salary dumps.
Either way they deserve it with honors.

[gambit1990]

http://forums.lakersground.net/viewtopic.php?t=174255

even people on lakersground don't want him next year :lol

if we polled spurstalk to see if they wanted duncan back i'm sure the results would be a little different.

[Malik Hairston]

It's actually a little sad seeing this happen to his legacy/career, tbh:lol..

[Splits]

http://forums.lakersground.net/viewtopic.php?t=174255

even people on lakersground don't want him next year :lol

if we polled spurstalk to see if they wanted duncan back i'm sure the results would be a little different.

:lmao

Although, I have to give LG a bit of credit here. At least they're not so blind to the fact that he is killing their future by his mere presence since..... NOBODY WANTS TO PLAY WITH KOBE

[Splits]

Meanwhile, Tim the master recruiter...


Sixth title: LaTim lands his successor
They were sitting around last week, at the first meeting in Los Angeles, and the Spurs were telling LaMarcus Aldridge about the young guys on their roster. This went on for a while until Tim Duncan interrupted.


“Hey,” he said, “I’m still here.”


Everyone laughed, including Aldridge. But maybe no statement meant more.


The Spurs did everything right. They carved out cap space with a precise strategy built on risk-reward, all while maintaining a championship-level roster. They targeted Aldridge early. And then they sold him their vision, closing with Gregg Popovich at his best, which is with a wine list nearby.


But the Spurs wouldn’t have landed LaMarcus without LaTim.


Give Aldridge this and more: He accepted the challenge of following one of the greatest players in league history. This won’t be easy.


The Warriors, the defending champs, will make sure of that. So will the Thunder, overlooked but still scary if healthy. And when the Spurs stutter early next season, trying to find their way even with the best starting lineup in franchise history, Aldridge will feel the pressure that comes with expectations.


Aldridge is well aware of what he has signed up for. He asked pointed basketball questions Wednesday, and followed up with phone calls to learn more. That’s a reason he and Popovich met again.


Aldridge likely realized something else. The same Popovich who was so charming in a posh Beverly Hills restaurant is the same Popovich who will someday scream as if the veins in his forehead are about to explode.


Aldridge should also be prepared for this on some January night: He will be called soft.


But Aldridge also knows he fits, and this is where the Spurs got lucky. The free agent they coveted happened to be a low-key, native Texan.


He would have made any team better, but this team plays to his talents and his temperament. He can win now, with most of the roster that held the trophy just 12 months ago, and he can win later.


Back to the talk about the young guys — Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green offer the possibility of lasting success.


That is why Saturday’s news felt as if the Spurs had won a sixth title. They hit the reset button. With only one losing season since 1989, the Spurs reached a remarkable and unparalleled position for a franchise that has been successful for so long. The downturn still remains so far in the future that there is no timeline for it.


But this doesn’t happen if Duncan, once a free agent himself, had chosen Orlando in 2000. This doesn’t happen if Duncan had refused to change his role years later, or opted for the couch instead of taekwondo, or wasn’t as effective at age 39.


This also doesn’t happen now, this month, if Duncan wanted his rightful salary.


Duncan instead remained who he has been. Not coincidentally, that’s the kind of person Aldridge said he grew up idolizing.


Popovich reportedly sold as much to Aldridge during their Saturday meal. From ESPN’s Marc Stein in a tweet that same day:


“Sources say pitch LaMarcus Aldridge got from Pop today about playing with Duncan AND taking over when Timmy’s gone resonated strongly.”


There are several layers to this, and one is basketball. Duncan makes everyone better, and he will make Aldridge better next season, too.


Duncan’s influence on Aldridge will also be felt in the locker room. Duncan can be quiet, and Aldridge took that further in Portland. Reports suggest he could be distant and insecure.


Duncan, always a nurturing leader, can fix that. His nature has always set a tone among teammates. He expects a certain professional behavior, and he gets it. Aldridge should be drawn to this.


And then there’s the byplay within the Spurs that Aldridge has observed from the other bench for nine years. Popovich coaches Duncan as he does everyone.


This is Aldridge’s new Rip City: When Popovich rips into Duncan, Aldridge will understand he’s not immune.


If Aldridge simply remains what he’s been, the Spurs should still celebrate. They can win a title with the Aldridge who played in Portland.


But if LaMarcus is to eventually become LaTim, someday centering this franchise as Duncan has, remember who is responsible.


He’s the same one who was responsible for the previous 18 years, and he’s still here.

[HemisfairArena]

It's actually a little sad seeing this happen to his legacy/career, tbh:lol..

Now thats funny,,,

[Reck]

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Living vicariously through other teams.

This is why I hope the Lakers stay where they are for as long as possible.