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Exactly. Only difference now? You can empathize.
Rockets will take Rondo imho
Exactly. Only difference now? You can empathize.
At least Spurs went out fighting, your hero Kirby quit in 04,06,07,08.
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Astute observations. You stilla prick but great points. I dont think you win a le with Rondo as one of your two best players. As a third or 4th best, like he was in 2008 then you have something.
Rox is taking: Dwight, CP3, Rondo AI it is gonna be like NBA2k tbh ...
Your Rodman quit as well. You've nary room. Your Diaw & Jackson too.
A starting 5 with MWP, Howard and Rondo with the only legit threat outside the paint being Kobe?
Sounds fun especially in D'antoni's anti post offense.
seems you and Kobe are on the same page...great minds think alike....Kobe and Rondo in the backcourt is a game changer in the west....He instantly becomes the best PG (outside of Parker) in the West....mainly because he can do it all..and he's a great defender...
"You don't want Rondo? Send him my way," Kobe declared. "I love everything about him. Everything. I love his at ude, I love his chippiness, his edge, his intellect, his know-it-allness. All of it. That's what makes championship players.
"What guard have you seen at his size that will get you 18 assists, 17 boards and 20 points all in one game? That's unheard of. I love that kid. I always make a point of talking to him during All-Star [Weekend]. He's one of my favorites."
To be honest, as bad as the Spurs finished Game 6, nothing was worse than losing in 04 with 4 HOFs to that Pistons squad. Rapist shooting his team out of games, Shaq and Phil going against him, but your ol' buddy Dr. Jerry Buss kept Kobe safe and shipped em' out.
Phil Jackson called out Kobe numerous times, remember this?
“To be completely fair, there were a couple things I did over the years to alienate Kobe. The most glaring example was the interview I gave in 2001 to Rick Telander, a writer I knew in Chicago. Rick asked if I believed Kobe was the heir apparent to Michael Jordan. Assuming, naively in retrospect, that a conversation after the official interview was off the record, I mentioned to Rick that I had been told that in high school Kobe “sabotaged” games to keep them close enough for him to dominate at the end. Needless to say, the quotes appeared verbatim in Rick’s story, sparking a major uproar. (Kobe has never forgiven me. Last Spring, during a particularly acrimonious team meeting, Rick Fox complained to Kobe and Shaq. “The thing that hurts us about this season,” Fox said, “is that both of you have acted like you’re apart from us, and that we’re not any good. We have won championships for each other, sacrificing, and all of a sudden, you turn your backs on us.” Shaq, clearly affected, began to respond when Kobe cut him off. “Quit your crying,” Kobe said. I then jumped in. “Kobe, you’re as much to blame as Shaq is, if not more.” “You’re the one who should f***ing talk,” he said. “You said I sabotaged games.”“From what I understand, the defining characteristic of Kobe’s childhood was his anger”
“I’m not going to take any from Shaq this year,” Kobe blurted out. “If he starts saying things in the press, I’ll fire back. I’m not afraid to go up against him. I’ve had it.”
“Since the charges were made, Kobe has been treated remarkably well by the Lakers organization and the fans. He gave his press conference at Staples with our blessing, and we have agree–once we attained permission from the league to make sure the funds wouldn’t be applied to the salary cap–to cover a percentage of his private plane expenses to and from Colorado for court hearings. This will cost thousands of dollars. Kobe was unhappy with the type of plane that was selected; he wanted one with higher status. He should feel fortunate he’s not footing the whole bill himself.”
Kobe to the press: “I definitely don’t need advice on how to play my game,” he said “I know how to play my guard spot. He can worry about the low post”
“Why don’t the two get along? I have my theories, one of which is that Shaquille is making the type of money, about $25 million a year, that Kobe will never earn due to the changes in the league’s collective bargaining agreement. No matter how many MVP trophies Kobe might collect in the decade ahead, there is nothing he can do about this discrepancy. In fact, the word I got was that Kobe was the only player in the entire league who voted against the agreement because of the cap it put on salaries.”
“This was another example of the basic difference between him and Kobe. Ask Shaq to do something and he’ll say: “No, I don’t want to do that.” But after a little pouting, he will do it. Ask Kobe, and he’ll say “okay,” and then he will do whatever he wants.”
“Kobe’s defense, to be accurate, has faltered in recent years, despite his presence on the league’s all-defensive team. The voters have been seduced by his remarkable athleticism and spectacular steals, but he hasn’t played sound, fundamental defense. Mesmerized by the ball, he’s gambled too frequently, putting us out of position, forcing rotations that leave a man wide open, and doesn’t keep his feet on the ground.”
“After the gun sounded, Kobe went over to Devean, berating him for not calling timeout when the play broke down. Kobe was right but he was wrong to reprimand his teammate on the court, in front of the crowd and the cameras.”
“Worse yet, Kobe and I had gotten into it earlier in the game after he threw a poor pass that Anthony stole, resulting in a Denver layup. “You can’t make that pass,’ I told Kobe when he came off the floor in the next timeout. “Well, you better teach those motherf***ers how to run the offense,” he said. I sat him down on the spot. “Watch your mouth,” I said.
LOL, it'd be like Payton/Bryant all over again.
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Gary Payton averaged 20 and 8 with a 21 PER the year prior to joining the Lakers, tbh..
Nash was a 13-11 guy with a 20 PER and great efficiency prior to joining the Lakers..
These guys didn't forget how to play overnight, tbh
Payton was a 1st option. Nash basically was too. In the playoffs for the Lakers, they were quickly exposed. Billups won FMVP on Payton's TOSB ass. And we saw what TP did to Nash a few weeks ago.Gary Payton averaged 20 and 8 with a 21 PER the year prior to joining the Lakers, tbh..
Nash was a 13-11 guy with a 20 PER and great efficiency prior to joining the Lakers..
These guys didn't forget how to play overnight, tbh
-10 points son
It's like they got Cancer or something...Gary Payton averaged 20 and 8 with a 21 PER the year prior to joining the Lakers, tbh..
Nash was a 13-11 guy with a 20 PER and great efficiency prior to joining the Lakers..
These guys didn't forget how to play overnight, tbh
Gary Payton averaged 20 and 8 with a 21 PER the year prior to joining the Lakers, tbh..
Nash was a 13-11 guy with a 20 PER and great efficiency prior to joining the Lakers..
These guys didn't forget how to play overnight, tbhIt's like they got Cancer or something...But Kobe makes his teammates better
the best educator in the world can't transform a re ed student into Einstein....it just doesn't work....
Did Pau fix his knees yet?
Pau's FG% skyrocketed once he started playing with Kobe, he even started winning playoff games and .
Spurfan trying to make Kobe responsible for Nash, Dwight etc. lack of productionNash and Dwight played the first round not Kobe, so why the sweep always losing by more than 10 points if Kobe was the one holding the team back?
It's not Kobe's fault that Howard is a dumb mother er that can't remember a post move or that he has to use a condom every time he s a random ho.
if the hornets never traded kobe he would have 0 rings and i wouldn't have to hear about him every day...
Pau's game skyrocketed in the triangle, obviously..his numbers without Kobe in the triangle were just as good, if not better when Kobe was out of the lineup, tbh..Pau's FG% skyrocketed once he started playing with Kobe, he even started winning playoff games and .
Spurfan trying to make Kobe responsible for Nash, Dwight etc. lack of production
It's not Kobe's fault that Howard is a dumb mother er that can't remember a post move or that he has to use a condom every time he s a random ho.
The past 2 seasons, without the triangle and with Kobe, Gasol has posted his worst and 3rd worst efficiency seasons of his career
Apparently still not good enough to win a playoff game without Kobe tbh.
Well, Kobe is a better player than Gasol, congratulations
Kobe's supporting cast in 2005 was probably better than Pau's Memphis casts and he missed the playoffs, to be fair..
I understand, it's hard out there without Kobe attracting double teams and spoon feeding you for open jumpers but 0-16 in the playoffs without Kobe is straight up trash.
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