NBA: Kobe: We're Not Going To Put Up With People Like Duncan and Nowitski

[Mark in Austin]

all you need is to add a " , please" to that and you'd be the perfect NBA groupie.

Have fun with Rondo and another Fredo/Mitch pick in the lottery next year.

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all you need is to add a " , please" to that and you'd be the perfect NBA groupie.

Have fun with Rondo and another Fredo/Mitch pick in the lottery next year.

At least we never gave 1 back. What we've put in that case has remained in there undisturbed.

All your jackassin' has come to haunt ya:::"Duncan's marriage is solid unlike Kobe's." --- "We don't employ rapists unlike the Lakers." --- "Our players manage their wealth without getting taken to the cleaners." --- "Pop wears the mask, the mask doesn't wear Pop." --- "We didn't keep a count till Dale showed us how." --- "We didn't know how to properly hate until Dale showed us how."

[whitemamba]

The sad truth is that of anyone was in the position to take more, I know every fat on here would take the bigger check. at people thinking they are humble ? Everyone wants more.

[Mark in Austin]

At least we never gave 1 back. What we've put in that case has remained in there undisturbed."

WTF are you talking about? Every champ gives it back eventually. Lakers did in '03 when the Spurs beat them so bad they literally made Kobe cry, and in '11 when they were swept by the ing Mavericks.

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WTF are you talking about? Every champ gives it back eventually. Lakers did in '03 when the Spurs beat them so bad they literally made Kobe cry, and in '11 when they were swept by the ing Mavericks.

That's not giving one back though. We put 16 in there and 16 are still in there. You put 6 in there and there is now only 5 in there. You're light 1 because Duncan got mixed up with a white woman who double crossed him & broke his hole. When the smoke had cleared you were light an NBA le. You came back last June and won your 5th for the second time.

Christ, just be still now.

[Mark in Austin]

That's not giving one back though. We put 16 in there and 16 are still in there. You put 6 in there and there is now only 5 in there. You're light 1 because Duncan got mixed up with a white woman who double crossed him & broke his hole. When the smoke had cleared you were light an NBA le. You came back last June and won your 5th for the second time.

Christ, just be still now.

So by that standard, when Kobe & Shaq couldn't put ego aside long enough to win rings for Malone and Payton against a starless Detroit team? Every team loses. Some just lose more than others. Enjoy Rondo executing Byron Scott's '80's offense next year.

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Enjoy Rondo executing Byron Scott's '80's offense next year.

I'm certainly willing to give it a try.

[Ignignokt]

Kobe left a le with Ben Wallace in Detroit. He played discraceful, and was shut down by a skeleton and a football player posing as a pg.

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Kobe left a le with Ben Wallace in Detroit. He played discraceful, and was shut down by a skeleton and a football player posing as a pg.

It was not in the case like yours was. They were not selling our like they were selling your .

Now quit it.

[Ignignokt]

It was not in the case like yours was. They were not selling our like they were selling your .

Now quit it.

Ofcourse not, it will never be a case like ours. Our Star shows up for the finals.

[Killakobe81]

Please. As long as there is a cap and lux tax this is a zero sum game. Where was Kobe with his public pronouncements and principled stands when the players union ing caved and gave the owners the current CBA? Now that every team has essentially the same amount of money to spend, some vets take less to get more help. It is what it is. But maybe, just maybe, standing on the podium with arms spread and a trophy in your hand is worth more to some players than an extra 5M-10M when you already have more money that you could ever spend.

Doesn't matter though, because even with limited cap space the Lakers haven't been able to get Kobe help. I'm praying that LA signs Rondo and Love this offseason. The betting lines in Vegas on who comes to blows first, Kobe and Rondo or Byron and Rondo will be fun to watch. If Love comes he'll have a one year opt out. Watch him follow Dwight to Houston next year.

He did speak out so did Wade ...but Lebron had more sway ...

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Ofcourse not, it will never be a case like ours. Our Star shows up for the finals.

...one step ahead of Amy, eatin' on his ass to the point you had to give your 1st 5th back.

Amy

[daslicer]

A lot of people ignore marginal utility theory. After a certain amount of money you no longer derive pleasure from it. Whats the difference between 210 mil vs 190 mil not much when it comes to satisfaction. I doubt Kobe is happy with all the extra cash he has vs a guy like Duncan or Dirk. Fact of the matter he's probably depressed as that he can't play despite having all of that money.

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A lot of people ignore marginal utility theory. After a certain amount of money you no longer derive pleasure from it. Whats the difference between 210 mil vs 190 mil not much when it comes to satisfaction. I doubt Kobe is happy with all the extra cash he has vs a guy like Duncan or Dirk. Fact of the matter he's probably depressed as that he can't play despite having all of that money.

And with Bryant it's a matter of principle. And Media is treacherous here...usually they'll side with the players, but, here, they're very careful and stealth in their behavior.

Of course he's depressed he hasn't been able to play. But, there is no correlation between this depression and the money he's being paid. He made a decision based on principle and can live with it. Had he gave the home town discount he would be miserable because it would be against his principles & convictions. "Duncan" & "Dirk" harm the union, harm the rank & file...and weaken both.

[Koolaid_Man]

Cully puttin in work...go ahead my good friend this is our moment...

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... , yes, Kool. We're gonna blast hair all over these in' walls.

[Mark in Austin]

Cully puttin in work...go ahead my good friend this is our moment...

Your moment??? Call me when the Lakers are sniffing the playoffs.