Kobe asked for a trade in 99-00

[baseline bum]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/kobe-bryant-grant-hill-deal-201100177.html
Kobe Bryant, Grant Hill and the deal that almost changed NBA history
Sporting News Sep 2, 2016, 3:11 PM

Since announcing his retirement last year, Kobe Bryant has been hailed as a Los Angeles icon. But if a 21-year-old Bryant had his way, that never would have happened.

Ex-Lakers coach Phil Jackson says Bryant asked to be traded during the 1999-2000 NBA season, and that the Detroit Pistons were willing to offer up superstar Grant Hill.

"Kobe was only averaging about 19 points per game," Jackson said, via Today's Fastbreak. "So Kobe called Jerry West and wanted to know how Jerry and Elgin Baylor both averaged 30 points. Kobe also said that he wanted to be traded."

At that point, Hill was a perennial All-Star and one of the most marketable players in all of sports. He was also a full six years older than Bryant.

"Of course, Jerry told me about the conversation. And, for a few minutes I thought about taking the Pistons up on an offer they made to trade Kobe for Grant Hill. Make that a few seconds," Jackson said.

A Bryant-Hill swap would have certainly altered NBA history. Hill might have been an even better compliment to Shaquille O'Neal, who eventually teamed up with Bryant for three-consecutive NBA titles. That's if he was healthy, which of course was a problem for Hill the rest of his career.

Bryant, meanwhile, would have arrived in Detroit as a budding superstar with limitless potential and the green light to shoot as much as he wanted. And while nothing would have probably made him happier than that at the time, there's no guarantees he would have been able to win an NBA championship as the lead guy at that time. Just ask Allen Iverson and Tracy McGrady.

That swap could have altered the NBA for quite some time. A healthy Hill-O'Neal combo could have extended the Lakers dynasty from three-straight NBA rings to maybe four or five. Or, if Hill's ankle problems re-emerged, perhaps the Sacramento Kings battle the San Antonio Spurs for Western Conference supremacy. And maybe we get several classic Bryant vs. Iverson or Bryant vs. McGrady battles in the Eastern Conference.

Bryant, of course, would go on to spend his entire NBA career with the Lakers. Hill would leave the Pistons the following summer to sign with the Orlando Magic, where his career would ultimately turn into one of the greatest "what-ifs" of all-time.

[Thread]

They were selling your shit.

[Medvedenko]

Cool story bro

[lefty]

:lol Kirby

:cry how do you score 30 pts
:cry I'm jealous of Shaq, trade me pls

[lefty20]

That sad sack of shit wouldn't know what loyalty is even if it walked up to him and bitch slapped him.

I'm sure his cocksuckers will find some excuse for this just like they do about '07.

[Spurtacular]

TBH, a healthy Grant Hill would've been better than Two Shawty (Of 7)

[Thread]

That sad sack of shit wouldn't know what loyalty is even if it walked up to him and bitch slapped him.

I'm sure his cocksuckers will find some excuse for this just like they do about '07.

It ain't a fuckin' game. It's a business. The only helping hand you're gonna get is when they lower you into the ground. Just like in '07 when he roused the old man and made him toe the line. Result? Another back-to-back.

[Thread]

TBH, a healthy Grant Hill would've been better than Two Shawty (Of 7)

Only pussies & assholes play the injury card.

[Thread]

:lol Kirby

:cry how do you score 30 pts
:cry I'm jealous of Shaq, trade me pls

Then grabbed Daddy by the scruff of the neck up in Portland '00 and dragged him off the gallows.

Result? A triple.

[TDMVPDPOY]

he also ask the cop to be in his shoes what he wouldve done that night, go finish in the bathroom or just go home...

[Thread]

he also ask the cop to be in his shoes what he wouldve done that night, go finish in the bathroom or just go home...

...you've nary room. Your Neal raped as well. Then you hired him.

Don't fret, it ain't like she was anything to you. Just in the way, temporarily.

[Spurtacular]

Only pussies & assholes play the injury card.

Autism

[lefty20]

It ain't a fuckin' game. It's a business. The only helping hand you're gonna get is when they lower you into the ground. Just like in '07 when he roused the old man and made him toe the line. Result? Another back-to-back.

Lakers were selling TOSB, tbh.

[Thread]

Lakers were selling TOSB, tbh.

They were selling your shit.

[UZER]

Cool story bro

T1XgFsitnQw

[resistanze]

Just like in '07 when he

He quit. You've attested as such.

[Chris]

Kobe raped.

[whitemamba]

Jim is a faggot.

[Thread]

He quit. You've attested as such.

Absolutely. I never hide my shit.

[Thread]

Kobe raped.

You've nary room. Your Neal raped as well. Then you hired him.

[baseline bum]

Jim is a faggot.

No, that's the guy with the statue in front of your building, a monument to faggotry.

[Silver&Black]

No, that's the guy with the statue in front of your building, a monument to faggotry.

"How many straight people do you know with that disease?"

--Isiah Thomas

[DMC]

1. 12
2. Spurs won't be retiring Neal's jersey
3. Team full of players yet Dale credits Kobe for dragging Shaq here or there.
4 Fish was always the team leader
5. TMac and AI.. lol
6. Shittiest teammate in the history of teammates
7. Why couldn't Kermit Washington have played in Kobe's era?

[Thread]

1. 12
2. Spurs won't be retiring Neal's jersey
3. Team full of players yet Dale credits Kobe for dragging Shaq here or there.
4 Fish was always the team leader
5. TMac and AI.. lol
6. Shittiest teammate in the history of teammates
7. Why couldn't Kermit Washington have played in Kobe's era?

I'll boil it down for ya, D:::

They were selling your shit.

[whitemamba]

No, that's the guy with the statue in front of your building, a monument to faggotry.

https://media.giphy.com/media/3oz8xzlJTS78qokRNK/giphy.gif

[Thread]

https://media.giphy.com/media/3oz8xzlJTS78qokRNK/giphy.gif

:lmao:lmao:lmao

[DMC]

http://images1.laweekly.com/imager/magic-johnson-in-statue-form/u/original/4227512/magic_johnson_statue.jpg

[Clipper Nation]

Has this faggot gone five minutes in his career without demanding a trade?

[Chris]

:lmao:lmao:lmao

Oh yeah, a real knee-slapper. :rolleyes

[Thread]

Oh yeah, a real knee-slapper. :rolleyes

You guys do it all the time. Big belly laughs over nothing. I'm sick of sitting around turning the other cheek. What's good for the goose,,,is sauce for the gander.

[z0sa]

When you look at how Kobe fared from a health standpoint without top tier talent next to him, the TMac comparison instantly comes to mind. Kobe would have been out of the League in his early 30's if he had to carry a team night in and night out. without the benefit of the most dominant big of the modern era letting him work off single coverage on the weak side, he just wouldn't have lasted anywhere near as long. And he even fucked that sweet ass gig up in 2004. What a piece of shit.

[Thread]

Kobe would have been
if he
he just wouldn't

They were selling your shit.

[Spurtacular]

When you look at how Kobe fared from a health standpoint without top tier talent next to him, the TMac comparison instantly comes to mind. Kobe would have been out of the League in his early 30's if he had to carry a team night in and night out. without the benefit of the most dominant big of the modern era letting him work off single coverage on the weak side, he just wouldn't have lasted anywhere near as long. And he even fucked that sweet ass gig up in 2004. What a piece of shit.

Most non-corporate-induced ball watchers probably take T-Mac or Pierce over 2 Shawty (Kobe). The decision might be more split on Kobe or Carter; but the fact is 2 Shawty didn't rise above the others.

[LittleCriminal]

Kirby also asked for a trade when he got drafted..
http://thesource.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/kobe-hornets.png

[LittleCriminal]

Oh and he also traded himself to this..
http://cap-news.com/stories/2011/201104/201104008full.jpg

[Chris]

LC

[Clipper Nation]

Oh and he also traded himself to this..
http://cap-news.com/stories/2011/201104/201104008full.jpg
No trade necessary - he was born with that.

[UZER]

He also tried to trade Shaq for himself to the cops.

[Thread]

He also tried to trade Shaq for himself to the cops.

You've nary room. Your Rodman snitched as well,,,right in the middle of a Spurs playoff run.

[Molotov]

https://media.giphy.com/media/3oz8xzlJTS78qokRNK/giphy.gif


:lmao

[DMC]

You've nary room. Your Rodman snitched as well,,,right in the middle of a Spurs playoff run.
Then you hired him, a snitch. That makes him your Rodman.

[StrengthAndHonor]

Then you hired him, a snitch. That makes him your Rodman.
Your existence is like a gruesome car accident...

[UZER]

You've nary room. Your Rodman snitched as well,,,right in the middle of a Spurs playoff run.

Once again, irrelevant.

[Thread]

Once again, irrelevant.

They were selling your shit.

[baseline bum]

They were selling your shit.

You have yet to tender your resignation.

[Thread]

You have yet to tender your resignation.

And you've yet to cite it.

[baseline bum]

And you've yet to cite it.

Stop being a chickenshit, I cited your citing the list.

[Thread]

Stop being a chickenshit, I cited your citing the list.

You're chock full of shit.

[baseline bum]

You're chock full of shit.

More chickenshitting, par for the course.

[Thread]

More chickenshitting, par for the course.

You're chock full of shit.

[baseline bum]

You're chock full of shit.

Then put me on your list

[Thread]

Then put me on your list

You're chock full of shit.

[DMC]

Your existence is like a gruesome car accident...

You mean in that you know when you see me that your sister probably got cut in the backseat?

[ECOV]

laker fans :lol

[StrengthAndHonor]

You mean in that you know when you see me that your sister probably got cut in the backseat?
HA HA. Not funny...Sir!

[baseline bum]

You're chock full of shit.

Then put me on your list

[Thread]

Then put me on your list

You're chock full of shit.

[baseline bum]

You're chock full of shit.

You have put me on your list many times, why not another?

[Thread]

You have put me on your list many times, why not another?

You're an asshole. You know damn good and well by list I mean lists of players, rankings. But, of course you can never have a modicum of relevance, or, self awareness. You stupid ass, you.

Keep it up and I'll leave on general principles because you're being such a total asshole.

[baseline bum]

You're an asshole. You know damn good and well by list I mean lists of players, rankings. But, of course you can never have a modicum of relevance, or, self awareness. You stupid ass, you.

Keep it up and I'll leave on general principles because you're being such a total asshole.

Then you should put me on your list

[Thread]

Then you should put me on your list

That is exactly what I'm going to do if you persist. You'll be on that list with amb. And bub, that will be it twixt us.

[baseline bum]

That is exactly what I'm going to do if you persist. You'll be on that list with amb. And bub, that will be it twixt us.

I've been on your list before, I'll live

[Thread]

I've been on your list before, I'll live

Let us proceed...

[poeticism707]

:lol Kirby

:cry how do you score 30 pts
:cry I'm jealous of Shaq, trade me pls

:rollin :rollin :rollin

[Chris]

Solly Cholly!

You're on the list!

[ambchang]

That is exactly what I'm going to do if you persist. You'll be on that list with amb. And bub, that will be it twixt us.

The list is called "list of people who thread are scared shitless of". You are one of those rare chickenshits who's sacred shitless.

[KobeOwnsDuncan]

Funny thread OP. Spurfan was an Amy away from Duncan going to Orlando.

[Brazil]

You guys do it all the time. Big belly laughs over nothing.

in all honesty this is very true

you have a point here