OMG, Kobe says he wants Jerry West back or to be traded

[GangstaBoogy]

Its in the breaking news box on ESPN News. This is going to be one interestingly intense off-season...

[Halu Sination]

like i said in the other topic, its inconsiderate on the management's behalf to just tell kobe to kick back and wait for everybody else to develop, in hopes that maybe one day they'll have a contender team when kobe is no longer in his prime. kobe is undisputedly the best player in the world and they need to think long and hard on what they want to do next.

if they get a chance to get a star player without having to give up odom, yet decide to pass on it again because of jim buss' infatuation with bynum, then i guarantee you kobe will be ripping his hair from his head as soon as he reads about it in the papers.

[GangstaBoogy]

Kobe Bryant isn't happy with the Lakers' direction and wants Jerry West back in Los Angeles to fix things.

Bryant told ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher that he wants the Lakers to bring West back to the organization and give him full authority. If the Lakers don't want to do that, Bryant said he wants to be traded.

Bryant is frustrated that the team has not made any significant moves since it re-signed him.

"I want to see us get to a contending level," he told The Los Angeles Times. "I want to see us become a championship contender. It's been a frustrating process for me and I'm sure it's been a frustrating process for all Laker fans. I'm just hoping we can get to that level. I'm still frustrated. I'm waiting for them to make some changes."

Mitch Kupchak is the current Lakers general manager.

West, who spent five seasons in Memphis, will leave his post as the Grizzlies' director of basketball operations July 1 at the end of his contract. West helped build the Lakers' dynasty in the '80s and engineered their rebirth in the '90s, overseeing seven NBA championship teams -- including back-to-back champions in 1987-1988 and three consecutive crowns from 2000-2002.

In Memphis, West never had the advantages he enjoyed in the large market of Los Angeles, where he signed Shaquille O'Neal and traded Vlade Divac for Bryant.

Bryant averaged 31.6 points per game in 2007 as the Lakers qualified for the seventh seed in the Western Conference with a 42-40 record. Los Angeles lost in five games to the Suns, however, and the Lakers haven't won a championship since O'Neal was traded to the Heat.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2884339

[PLANT]

LOL, DAMN!!!! NIK's heart is going to be broken if Kobe leaves LA....

[teecee]

I don't blame Kobe on this one, but it does seem like a real diva move on his behalf................


If Kobe gets traded, what do you think they'd get in return?

[Antonio_]

If Kobe gets traded, what do you think they'd get in return?

The Lakers will NEVER trade Kobe Bryant, man.
If Kobe is serious they'll sign West.

[WILL-I-DIE]

kobe is not going anywhere anytime soon

[7even]

Oh my god, I love this.

[herpes]

NIK is on suicide watch right now. 

[d-nice]

Jerry West should not have left in the first place.

[Twentytwofifty]

I was on PokerStars today and noticed this:



NIK taking up poker?

[rik]

Bitch move by Kobe.

Yeah I said it.

[Fuck Your Existence]

lol

[jeromechickenbone]

This should be interesting.

[Don Jacob]

i want jerry west back too, for once i'm with kobe on this