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he's not wrong. the max contract is too high a % in relation to the cap
but that has nothing to do with him. he's not worthy of anything near his salary, regardless of the CBA
I went from being a Kobe nut hugger to a gigantic hater. This guy needs to live one day of a poverty stricken life to count his blessings. $30 million last year just to be on the IR list and he still wants more
"It's very easy to look at the elite players around the league and talk about the amount of money that they get paid and compare that with the average [player]," Bryant said. "But we don't look at what the owners get paid and how much revenue they generate off the backs of these players."Stepehen A Smith trying to justify this bull in the link"It'll be interesting to see what happens in this next labor agreement, because my understanding is this TV deal kicks in in the last year of this current agreement. So I'm sure they'll try to lock us out again [in 2017] and harden the cap even more."New collective bargaining is expected to occur in the summer 2017.
"I think as players, you've kind of got to hold your ground a little bit and not be afraid of what the public perception is," Bryant said. "Instead, you try to educate the public a little bit and understand it's not about complaining about how much you're making, because that's ridiculous. We are overpaid, but so are the owners. And you have to fight for what your market value is."
http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/s...verpaid-owners
he's not wrong. the max contract is too high a % in relation to the cap
but that has nothing to do with him. he's not worthy of anything near his salary, regardless of the CBA
Does it make you feel cool to talk about your team with all the Spurs fans?
It's like the sucking your calling your ex a .
No, Kobe is not the Lakers. That's where you're wrong.
Without Kobe in your line-up you had your worst season in decades. Nobody looked interested in anything - they didn't care. You guys lost to the Clippers by like 60 too.
Hate em or love em, your season depends on em.
why he is worried about 2017?
Our future depends on Kobe retiring ASAP. Not on his 100% effort. Kobe in his prime gave 100% in 2005-2007 and it led us no where without the right players + Phil Jackson
Without Kirby, the Lakers could get 2-3 quality FAs. Sure, not the star power but at least they would of contribute to a winning atmosphere rather than the lottery-bound Lakers, again.
The only thing I agree with Kirby is that the owners were crying poor in 2011 and go back to making stupid money. ing clippers sold for 2 billion. If they give the poor excuse in 2017 it might probably be a FULL lockout this time. Theres more money now than ever. Mo money mo problems.
Owners are the ones sinking billions into the league in the first place. Of course they should get a good bit of the money. I don't mind the players wanting to get their old percentage back, but I don't think they'll get the public support Bryant thinks they will.
It's tough to take Kobe's coon opinion seriously, tbh, he's one of the biggest coons in sports history..the only reason he's pretending to care is because he's trying to justify his awful contract, in an attempt to reacquire his previous image ofdoing anything to win
You correct on both counts ....
whats funny is he'd be considered overpaid no matter what the salary cap/CBA structure was, so its all mootIt's tough to take Kobe's coon opinion seriously, tbh, he's one of the biggest coons in sports history..the only reason he's pretending to care is because he's trying to justify his awful contract, in an attempt to reacquire his previous image of
This too ...
Kobe rapes the lakers, then say he's underpaid with a straight face.
Do you not want to see the Lakers win? If Kobe's contract isnt there, we can start re-tooling now and win a championship.
If anything, I'm more a Laker fan than you, I want to see us win asap, you want to see Kobe's legacy restored
1/2 the Spurs fans on ST talk about their own team and players...what's the difference? I see all the time that Tony Parker sucks, Manu should be forced to retire after 6, and after we lose two games in a row....Fire Pop. Just because he's a Lakers fan...he should suck kirby's ???
Err yea he should
No he shouldn't....if he feels Kobe is bringing down the Lakers (which we all know his 48.5 is) then speak up. I'm glad to know that all Lakers fans on this site are not re ed.
BTW...is that why you won't say one bad thing about Cam??? Becuase you've got his in your mouth....
Tbh he is not the reason our team hasn't excelled to their full potential yet.. contrary to popular belief. Just cause I defend and give my squad credit does not equate to me being a blind homer.
Only a sucker would leave that kind of money on the table. If you wanna blame someone, blame the management.
I hate Kirby as much as the next guy, but everything he said is tr00fb0mbs.
Seriously, the owners, they're worth billions and only a couple of the guys in the league (Kirby, Tim, Wade, Dirk) get paid in the 100s of millions while all these white jew s are making billions with a B hand over fist.
Hate Kobe all you want, but he's right on this.
The other side of this coin is that Kirbs will be a majority owner of an NBA franchise some time soon since he can't elevate any longer and his playing days are over. If he's consistent in his message once he's the master and not the slave (lol yeah right) then I will slit my vas deferens and pay him the respect he's due.
Until then...
Agree with both of splits posts. No one is saying the owners don't have a right to profit from their investment. But on the other hand how many of us would watch if the top 60 players went on strike? The owners need good players and they don't grow on trees, monkey ball jokes aside.
Finally, what does it matter to have all those fancy rules if stupid GMs are going to give terrible contracts anyway, even before the tv deal and in previous lockouts this happened- its not like players can force teams to give them huge contracts. NBA owners are extremely spoiled and its shocking to see fans side with them over and over just so they can get their fix.
Anyways Kobe AND the lakers.
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