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Kobe won't be worth the MLE in 2 years, at least when it comes to on-court production
In essence, this $50 million contract, the 'investment' was not an attempt to keep Kobe for 2 more years but rather it was Fredo's way of claiming the rights to Kobe Bryant as a Laker for life.
What I can almost guarantee you, barring any serious injury which is a huge IF, is that Kobe Bryant will go to a contender after his 2 year stint with the Lakers. Rick Fox was talking on BSPN with Bill Simmons and said Kobe has told him hes going to retire in 2 years since 2010, he's got that Holyfield DNA.
So to sum it up, Kobe gets $50 million, hes going to take a MLE to go to a contender to steal #6, and Lakers still dont even get the rights to Kobe gear for the rest of their lives.
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Kobe won't be worth the MLE in 2 years, at least when it comes to on-court production
Regardless, hes going to go to any team that he has a chance with, I doubt he gets to 6 but he will try. For example, if it was today he would try to join OKC. I can almost guarantee you this is whats going to happen. I have no idea wtf is going on with the Lakers, do they seriously think Kobe gives 2 s about the Lakers? He just wants to win #6 at any cost, especially now with Timmy cementing his legacy over Kobe.
We won't have to wait 2 years. We'll know by this December.
& I won't grudge him if he chases. He'll live in my heart till the day I die.
If he wanted #6 at any cost he would not have signed on the dotted line
Chasing rings when you're old as is not shameful. I had no problem with Payton going to the Lakers then Miami to ring. But its embarassing, lets say if you're in your prime and compared to Jordan and you're constantly ring chasing and trying to form a super team anywhere without shame. If such a player existed, it would be humiliating tbh
Actually, we will have to wait 2 years, as that's when he is a free agent. Unless you still want to go around paying players for the past. In which case, how much you think they'll pay him when he's retired? You know, for the past and
He's not even worth it now
Nah man, Kobe is smarter than you think, his people are smart as . They knew that Lakers had 0% chance at winning, they knew if he signs for a pay cut no one is really out there except Melo or Lebron and neither of which are seriously interested in LA, they know Kobe+Melo makes absolutely no sense. They decided to just get the next best thing, a ton of money.
I think Kobe knows after his 2 years is up, he can just quietly slide into a contender team and try to win #6.
He'll probably finish his career in Europe
might as well finish it in the D-league. Closer to home.
I'm not a Lebron fanboy by any stretch, but it's re ed to fault him for leaving Cleveland
I could totally see that got going begging across the hallway at Staples post-48.5.... hopefully the answer is "no"....
He's not even worth it nowdidn't wanna go there
This myth was debunked, Nov 26 2013. Kobe's about the money. Anyone who actually believes his compe ive juices are still flowing at this stage of his career are going to be seriously disappointed.
A bit like that worm I suppose.
No, we won't. We'll know by December if he'll be chasing in two years.
- "When you side a man you stay with him. If you can't do that you're finished. We're finished."
- "Pike Bishop" - "The Wild Bunch"
I sided himPERIOD
Im not faulting the guy for leaving Cleveland, he did the right thing. WE, and just about everyone I know with half a brain is cracking up at how he is ready to bolt right now after Miami doing every ing thing he could possibly ask for. You cant expect a super duper team year after year after year. Even that psycho path Kobe accepted the Lakers would suck in his prime from 2004-2008 before he finally snapped.I'm not a Lebron fanboy by any stretch, but it's re ed to fault him for leaving Cleveland
Lebron expects Carmelo+Bosh+Wade+Allen to win a ring
Anyhow, this is not a Lebron thread. Lebron's legacy is in the gutter right now, just about every forum is laughing at this clown.
I get your point and agree with it, however Lebron was far from inep ude in Cleveland. He just wasn't getting a ring there. He forever changed his image by chasing, but maybe he doesn't care. In Cleveland a lot of us pulled for him until we faced him, but in Miami he's moved to the dark side. Colluding during Olympic games to stack isn't an honorable trait, imo. Sure many do it, but Lebron was a super hero in Cleveland. A ring for him would have been magnificent. In Miami he's been in the finals 4 running and won twice, and still he's consider to be an underachiever. Careful what you wish for I suppose.I'm not a Lebron fanboy by any stretch, but it's re ed to fault him for leaving Cleveland
Exactly. Also, its like I said before, he wouldnt get if he teamed up with lets say a Marc Gasol or Howard + Bosh type deal. But its never happened in the history of the NBA that a player had to beg a rival to join him to win rings. I laugh at Lebron fans who say 'but but Wade was never a rival'
Now that hes begging for Melo to come, we have confirmed once and for all this guy is a world class clown. I remember during the 90's, for a short period of time it was MJ V Drexler. It was actually tied as far as who was better, and MJ wanted to crush this guy into the ground. It was never about, 'hey lets see if we can team up with Drexler to ring.' I dont want to see this game go that direction with guys trying to get the easiest way out as possible.
If he hadn't quit in order to make sure he wouldn't be forced to see it thru (Barkley did the same in '93) we'd know. Now, we...."you" use "Cleveland" to bail him out.
Rivalries, as opposed to..."Friendship power!"
That's quite an indictment. I'd like to hear Culburn's rebuttal.
Up & down--tryin' to get that in' thing off--17 June 2010 is it, j.
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