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Kobe is not saying REBUILD! Again, missing the whole point. He's mad cuz the front-office lied. They said they were tryna win now. They coulda SIGNED Baron Davis. They coulda traded Butler for Boozer. There was many MANY mistakes made behind Kobe's back and without his consent. Nothing to do with "rebuilding"... It's like he said, a superstar player would call him, "hey, Kobe, I hear they're tryna sign me/trade for me in LA". Kobe lobbies the front-office to make the move, the front-office doesn't even consider it... BAM, DENIED. You HAVE to understand Kobe's position, and it IS the best for the Lakers, cuz we'll be contending ASAP. Mark that...PeACe
Quote from: Now_I_Know on June 06, 2007, 03:02:35 PMKobe is not saying REBUILD! Again, missing the whole point. He's mad cuz the front-office lied. They said they were tryna win now. They coulda SIGNED Baron Davis. They coulda traded Butler for Boozer. There was many MANY mistakes made behind Kobe's back and without his consent. Nothing to do with "rebuilding"... It's like he said, a superstar player would call him, "hey, Kobe, I hear they're tryna sign me/trade for me in LA". Kobe lobbies the front-office to make the move, the front-office doesn't even consider it... BAM, DENIED. You HAVE to understand Kobe's position, and it IS the best for the Lakers, cuz we'll be contending ASAP. Mark that...PeACeMan i couldn't believe they really didn't do a Butler for Boozer trade. If it's like that you guys in L.A. should riot.
Kobe is not saying REBUILD! Again, missing the whole point.
Quote from: Now_I_Know on June 06, 2007, 03:02:35 PMKobe is not saying REBUILD! Again, missing the whole point. Sorry, but I am sure he wants them to make a big trade. There is no doubt in my mind that he pushes for a Odom and Bynum for JO/Gasol/Garnett trade... no matter what the hell he or you say.
I donno...for some reason, I get a lil attached to players in a way, and I hate seein certain ones leave, especially when we see em grow or go through somethin. So I won't be happy seein Luke, Lamar, or Bynum leave. Kwame....I can't say the same, because he has worse butterfingers than the 99 cent store. But Lamar has stepped it up, especially in the playoffs, and he lost his son....and we saw Bynum go from a complete stiff to bein active, and then to bein passive but I think he peaked too early in the season. I just don't know what direction we should go though. I have a strong feeling that no teams will make a trade with us that they feel could help us, especially in the West. I think the trades we've been discussin are tooooo damn risky for us...especially Bynum AND Lamar for Jermaine...and I donno how much more of a threat that will really make us. Maybe it will help us in that JO and Lamar's stats aren't much different, but Lamar's style is too close to Kobe's for it to blend as good as havin that inside/outside threat.
Quote from: Antonio on June 06, 2007, 03:04:19 PMQuote from: Now_I_Know on June 06, 2007, 03:02:35 PMKobe is not saying REBUILD! Again, missing the whole point. He's mad cuz the front-office lied. They said they were tryna win now. They coulda SIGNED Baron Davis. They coulda traded Butler for Boozer. There was many MANY mistakes made behind Kobe's back and without his consent. Nothing to do with "rebuilding"... It's like he said, a superstar player would call him, "hey, Kobe, I hear they're tryna sign me/trade for me in LA". Kobe lobbies the front-office to make the move, the front-office doesn't even consider it... BAM, DENIED. You HAVE to understand Kobe's position, and it IS the best for the Lakers, cuz we'll be contending ASAP. Mark that...PeACeMan i couldn't believe they really didn't do a Butler for Boozer trade. If it's like that you guys in L.A. should riot.LMAO naw, I don't think Utah would have done that... that's insanity. Especially since you gave up Butler anyway, for a much worse player.
Quote from: 7even on June 06, 2007, 03:57:10 PMQuote from: Antonio on June 06, 2007, 03:04:19 PMQuote from: Now_I_Know on June 06, 2007, 03:02:35 PMKobe is not saying REBUILD! Again, missing the whole point. He's mad cuz the front-office lied. They said they were tryna win now. They coulda SIGNED Baron Davis. They coulda traded Butler for Boozer. There was many MANY mistakes made behind Kobe's back and without his consent. Nothing to do with "rebuilding"... It's like he said, a superstar player would call him, "hey, Kobe, I hear they're tryna sign me/trade for me in LA". Kobe lobbies the front-office to make the move, the front-office doesn't even consider it... BAM, DENIED. You HAVE to understand Kobe's position, and it IS the best for the Lakers, cuz we'll be contending ASAP. Mark that...PeACeMan i couldn't believe they really didn't do a Butler for Boozer trade. If it's like that you guys in L.A. should riot.LMAO naw, I don't think Utah would have done that... that's insanity. Especially since you gave up Butler anyway, for a much worse player.LMAO? The trade was already finalized. Lakers backed out...Boozer was considered "injury prone" and Lakers said "he couldn't guard fours" at the time.
Quote from: Now_I_Know on June 07, 2007, 10:20:04 AMQuote from: 7even on June 06, 2007, 03:57:10 PMQuote from: Antonio on June 06, 2007, 03:04:19 PMQuote from: Now_I_Know on June 06, 2007, 03:02:35 PMKobe is not saying REBUILD! Again, missing the whole point. He's mad cuz the front-office lied. They said they were tryna win now. They coulda SIGNED Baron Davis. They coulda traded Butler for Boozer. There was many MANY mistakes made behind Kobe's back and without his consent. Nothing to do with "rebuilding"... It's like he said, a superstar player would call him, "hey, Kobe, I hear they're tryna sign me/trade for me in LA". Kobe lobbies the front-office to make the move, the front-office doesn't even consider it... BAM, DENIED. You HAVE to understand Kobe's position, and it IS the best for the Lakers, cuz we'll be contending ASAP. Mark that...PeACeMan i couldn't believe they really didn't do a Butler for Boozer trade. If it's like that you guys in L.A. should riot.LMAO naw, I don't think Utah would have done that... that's insanity. Especially since you gave up Butler anyway, for a much worse player.LMAO? The trade was already finalized. Lakers backed out...Boozer was considered "injury prone" and Lakers said "he couldn't guard fours" at the time.
good article, i couldn't have articulated that better. fact of the matter is this. Kobe has ALL THE TALENT in the world, as does Lebron, Kobe has utilized every aspect of his talent, except one key aspect .....leadership and camaraderie. lebron has utilized that, and really has yet to utilize his full potential athletically, when and if he does it'll be scary. but lebron has the mental part of the game down, Kobe does not. that's what separates great players and heroes.