Lakers: Bryant: "I COULD play another five years"

**Baseline** · 04-10-2013

Originally Posted by Latarian Milton

his ego will hurt his longevity imho. if dude COULD accept a smaller role on his team (like duncan does with them spurs) it would be possible for him to play 5 more years, but his ego won't allow him to do so.

Exactly. Which is what he should be doing on this current team, but he's not. All his talk about retiring is simply positioning the media so he can get a long-term extension. Problem is, LA is trying to re-sign Dwight right now. And Bryant can't stand any talk about anybody other than him, so he's yakking about retiring. Believe me, he's already working all this behind the scenes. Mitch knows that Dwight hates Bryant's guts (as do all his teammates except for Artest, who's too stupid to get it). But if Bryant can convince Dwight to re-sign, in Mitch's mind that's worth giving Bryant an extension, even if it's for crazy numbers. So what Bryant will try to do is take the credit for "talking to Dwight, getting him to understand, and re-signing with LA." And then Bryant will leverage that into a new extension for himself that will be beyond insane. Honestly, I don't see Bryant taking a paycut unless they give him a 5yr/100 mil deal, or maybe a 4yr/80 mil. That's the only way he takes a paycut....if they give him two years longer than anybody else in their right mind would give him.

**Thread** · 04-10-2013

Originally Posted by Baseline

Exactly. Which is what he should be doing on this current team, but he's not. All his talk about retiring is simply positioning the media so he can get a long-term extension. Problem is, LA is trying to re-sign Dwight right now. And Bryant can't stand any talk about anybody other than him, so he's yakking about retiring. Believe me, he's already working all this behind the scenes. Mitch knows that Dwight hates Bryant's guts (as do all his teammates except for Artest, who's too stupid to get it). But if Bryant can convince Dwight to re-sign, in Mitch's mind that's worth giving Bryant an extension, even if it's for crazy numbers. So what Bryant will try to do is take the credit for "talking to Dwight, getting him to understand, and re-signing with LA." And then Bryant will leverage that into a new extension for himself that will be beyond insane. Honestly, I don't see Bryant taking a paycut unless they give him a 5yr/100 mil deal, or maybe a 4yr/80 mil. That's the only way he takes a paycut....if they give him two years longer than anybody else in their right mind would give him.

Boiled down:::

Kobe: 5

the tired old bag Duncan: 4

Don't fret though, Base. He wasn't after you. Wasn't hunting you. He was after Daddy. Hunting Shaq. Found him in Boston, dragged him back to California and ended him right on the spot. I dragged you into it---Me---Pappy.

Signed,

- Pappy

**ElNono** · 04-10-2013

Another 5 years of this would be comedy gold... please do it Mitch!

**Thread** · 04-10-2013

Originally Posted by ElNono

Another 5 years of this would be comedy gold... please do it Mitch!

You couldn't brook it. You'd be back to Kori beggin' her tight little ass to can me again.

Crawl, mother er, crawl!!

**Calispursfan11** · 04-10-2013

Wow, thread's post count has quadrupled since like a week or two ago. What's with the rapid-fire ing by him tbh. Was he like this in his prior incarnation?

**ElNono** · 04-10-2013

Originally Posted by Thread

You couldn't brook it. You'd be back to Kori beggin' her tight little ass to can me again.

"I don't care who you are in San Quentin. You're nobody here in Kern County."

- Blood In, Blood Out

**Thread** · 04-10-2013

Originally Posted by Calispursfan11

Wow, thread's post count has quadrupled since like a week or two ago. What's with the rapid-fire ing by him tbh. Was he like this in his prior incarnation?

Does Kobe lead the tired old bag Duncan, 5-4?