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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Sccit on November 25, 2013, 05:24:28 PM
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http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/10034589/kobe-bryant-signs-two-year-contract-extension-los-angeles-lakers
LAKER 4 LIFE 8)
MELO COMIN NEXT
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Seems like keeping him as the highest paid player is over-the-top for a guy as old he is/considering where the rest of the team is talent-wise. Of course he'll keep making them money, but in terms of the on court product it seems like this doesn't give them nearly as much cap flexibility as they could have to bring in other stars. You know the team's cap situation better than me obviously, but if I'm a fan I'm wishing they would've settled for less.
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I had just read about this on cnnsi.com maybe 10 minutes ago. Sure, it doesn't leave a lot of room, but at least the extension is for a slightly less amount than what he was making. It's not a lot less, but it should give up a little more wiggle room to sign some more talent. It gives them more to work with than if they had just given him another $30 million per year.
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Nice show of loyalty by Kobe and the Lakers. It's also great for the city. We had a hall of famer, George Brett, who played his whole career in Kansas City, won an MVP, a championship, and still does a lot for the city and organization even today. It's something you don't see often enough, especially now, but I think it's great for sports, in general.
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Nice show of loyalty by Kobe and the Lakers. It's also great for the city. We had a hall of famer, George Brett, who played his whole career in Kansas City, won an MVP, a championship, and still does a lot for the city and organization even today. It's something you don't see often enough, especially now, but I think it's great for sports, in general.
YUP...LOYALTY IS THE KEY WORD. GOOD TO SEE IN A DAY IN AGE WHERE PLAYERS ARE QUICK TO JUMP SHIP AND TURN THEIR BACKS ON THEIR TEAMS/CITY. KOBE IS OLD SCHOOL IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD.
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Seems like keeping him as the highest paid player is over-the-top for a guy as old he is/considering where the rest of the team is talent-wise. Of course he'll keep making them money, but in terms of the on court product it seems like this doesn't give them nearly as much cap flexibility as they could have to bring in other stars. You know the team's cap situation better than me obviously, but if I'm a fan I'm wishing they would've settled for less.
KOBE IS STILL HANDS DOWN A TOP-TIER, ELITE LEVEL PLAYER... WHEN HE WENT DOWN LAST YEAR, HE WAS PLAYIN BETTER THAN ANY1 IN THE LEAGUE...
AS FAR AS CAP FLEXIBILITY, WE STILL HAVE THE CAP-SPACE TO SIGN ONE MORE MAX-CONTRACT PLAYER, HENCE WHY I SAID "MELO COMIN NEXT"...KOBE DEFINITELY DESERVES WHAT HE GOT AND WE'RE STILL GOING TO KEEP BUILDIN ON IT- WE GOOD 8)
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Nice show of loyalty by Kobe and the Lakers. It's also great for the city. We had a hall of famer, George Brett, who played his whole career in Kansas City, won an MVP, a championship, and still does a lot for the city and organization even today. It's something you don't see often enough, especially now, but I think it's great for sports, in general.
Absolutely.
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KOBE IS STILL HANDS DOWN A TOP-TIER, ELITE LEVEL PLAYER... WHEN HE WENT DOWN LAST YEAR, HE WAS PLAYIN BETTER THAN ANY1 IN THE LEAGUE...
AS FAR AS CAP FLEXIBILITY, WE STILL HAVE THE CAP-SPACE TO SIGN ONE MORE MAX-CONTRACT PLAYER, HENCE WHY I SAID "MELO COMIN NEXT"...KOBE DEFINITELY DESERVES WHAT HE GOT AND WE'RE STILL GOING TO KEEP BUILDIN ON IT- WE GOOD 8)
Hope the contract has something in it where Kobe actually has to play and that money isn't guaranteed. Because at his age his mind may be way ahead of his body and his body won't hold up enough to avoid injury, he also may retire early.
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naah, cuzz, u dont know kobe
i think the contract signing is ur cue to start followin the lakeshow closer
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Nice show of loyalty by Kobe and the Lakers. It's also great for the city. We had a hall of famer, George Brett, who played his whole career in Kansas City, won an MVP, a championship, and still does a lot for the city and organization even today. It's something you don't see often enough, especially now, but I think it's great for sports, in general.
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Loyalty can be very counter-productive in pro sports though. With a guy like Kobe who was playing at a high level when he went down it's one thing, but "loyalty" isn't really something you can put a blanket over if you're running an organization.
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naah, cuzz, u dont know kobe
i think the contract signing is ur cue to start followin the lakeshow closer
I'm in an out of market city. We haven't had a team here since the Kansas City Kings and KC Jones. It's all football here right now. After the football season concludes then I will start checking out the NBA and by the time the playoffs roll around I should be up to speed.
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According to Kobe, he didn't even negotiate a contract. The Lakers made him an offer and he accepted it. It seems only prudent to wait until he actually starts playing again before even thinking about contract extensions.
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According to Kobe, he didn't even negotiate a contract. The Lakers made him an offer and he accepted it. It seems only prudent to wait until he actually starts playing again before even thinking about contract extensions.
No you see, Kobe laid his hands on his Achilles and it was healed by the power of Laker faith. He was seen massaging Pau's groin however I do not hear about Pau having a groin injury.
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YAY!!!!! :cheers:
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According to Kobe, he didn't even negotiate a contract. The Lakers made him an offer and he accepted it. It seems only prudent to wait until he actually starts playing again before even thinking about contract extensions.
No you see, Kobe laid his hands on his Achilles and it was healed by the power of Laker faith. He was seen massaging Pau's groin however I do not hear about Pau having a groin injury.
lol@dwight benched in the 4th quarter helping houston win :D
kobe with no legs>dwight faggot
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No you see, Kobe laid his hands on his Achilles and it was healed by the power of Laker faith. He was seen massaging Pau's groin however I do not hear about Pau having a groin injury.
lol ;D
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This is loyalty and it shows the Lakers are still the same family ran team that has made them great. Other teams would dump their ageing talent, but this is a great move for the Lakers. I might have tried to go a little less, but the end result is still the same. Next year the Lakers have enough for one max contract, and I still say trade that aging talent for draft picks. The lottery picks are deep this year, once the year is over wheel and deal and try to get in. But for now, pay Kobe, try to get a decent seed and make a run. The Lakers are .500 with Kobe on the bench, so a good playoff run is not out of the question. Nothing but good. What I'm happy about is Kobe is not rushing. I thought he'd comeback too soon and then end his career on an injury. But he's taking his time and letting the rest of the team do their job well he recovers. This is a good sign and when he is ready, it's time. Unlike D.Rose or other players, Kobe has nothing to prove, just comeback when ready and lead this team to victory. If the Lakers stay at or just above .500 until then, that's a very good sign.
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http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-1126-plaschke-kobe-bryant-20131126,0,2708457.column#axzz2lmUp0bBS
Niggas don't fuck with this move.
Dwight was supposed to make room for two stars. Now you MAY get one.
God willing Kobe doesn't go down with injury again.
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I personally would love to see a Lakers team with Kobe, Nick Young and Melo on it. The ball may disappear from existence.
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I personally would love to see a Lakers team with Kobe, Nick Young and Melo on it. The ball may disappear from existence.
Lmaooo.
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lol the haters showin their true colors in this thread
Lmao@thinkin Kobe's not a max contract guy and Dwight is smfh
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I personally would love to see a Lakers team with Kobe, Nick Young and Melo on it. The ball may disappear from existence.
Did u know kobe has more assists than any non-point guard in nba history? lol.. Meanwhile, James Harden is probably the nba's biggest black hole on O 8)
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Harden's been averaging 5.8 assists a game as a Rocket and makes less than Kobe who is old and broken.
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Harden's been averaging 5.8 assists a game as a Rocket and makes less than Kobe who is old and broken.
old and broken? wheres ur proof?? u tryna say harden is not a ball-stopper who fucks the flow of the offense? lol cmon, now. of course harden isn't makin max-money...he's a 2nd tier star, at best.
btw. it's 5.4 assists...still lower than kobe
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Harden's been averaging 5.8 assists a game as a Rocket and makes less than Kobe who is old and broken.
old and broken? wheres ur proof?? u tryna say harden is not a ball-stopper who fucks the flow of the offense? lol cmon, now.
btw. it's 5.4 assists...still lower than kobe
I'm not going to argue about .4 assists a game. Let's go back to the original argument, the Lakers are fucking stupid to hand out that much money to Kobe without him playing a minute this year. They bid against themselves and are morons. It's quite obvious this Laker ownership has changed for the worse and the rest of the league is laughing. Enjoy your broken idol as he tries to come back from a devastating leg injury in his late 30's. Kobe is an old man in NBA dog years and luckily for him the Lakers needed him since no active superstar will want to play for them.
The end.
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Harden's been averaging 5.8 assists a game as a Rocket and makes less than Kobe who is old and broken.
old and broken? wheres ur proof?? u tryna say harden is not a ball-stopper who fucks the flow of the offense? lol cmon, now.
btw. it's 5.4 assists...still lower than kobe
I'm not going to argue about .4 assists a game. Let's go back to the original argument, the Lakers are fucking stupid to hand out that much money to Kobe without him playing a minute this year. They bid against themselves and are morons. It's quite obvious this Laker ownership has changed for the worse and the rest of the league is laughing. Enjoy your broken idol as he tries to come back from a devastating leg injury in his late 30's. Kobe is an old man in NBA dog years and luckily for him the Lakers needed him since no active superstar will want to play for them.
The end.
.6 a game, but ur the one who brought up kobe bein a ball-hog when harden is ur "franchise player", not me....but yea, what lakers are doing is showing loyalty to kobe, who would definitely be able to get a max contract elsewhere if the lakers chose not to sign him. but thats not the point...fact remains, kobe has shown no signs of decline and will still make the franchise its money back x10, which makes it a smart move even if he only plays at 50% of what he did last season...it's kobe bryant. perhaps the biggest draw in the league, even at 35. ur out of ur mind for tryna diss this move when yall just gave dwight howard max money lmao
as for no other superstars wanting to play for the lakers..if ur talking about dwight, rofl@him being a superstar. the minnesota broadcast team ranked roy hibbert above him last night. it's finally catching on.
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Resigning Kobe was great for business not for championships. Glad you are finally following little Buss' vision.
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Resigning Kobe was great for business not for championships. Glad you are finally following little Buss' vision.
it's good both ways....who can we sign thats better than kobe? not re-signing kobe would be a travesty, and lmao if u think jerry buss woulda done any different
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Resigning Kobe was great for business not for championships. Glad you are finally following little Buss' vision.
it's good both ways....who can we sign thats better than kobe? not re-signing kobe would be a travesty, and lmao if u think jerry buss woulda done any different
I'm always on the lookout for a 95 Mercedes with 300k miles that will cost me 20k
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Resigning Kobe was great for business not for championships. Glad you are finally following little Buss' vision.
it's good both ways....who can we sign thats better than kobe? not re-signing kobe would be a travesty, and lmao if u think jerry buss woulda done any different
I'm always on the lookout for a 95 Mercedes with 300k miles that will cost me 20k
U JUST PAID $80+ MILL FOR A 2004 BUICK :laugh:
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Resigning Kobe was great for business not for championships. Glad you are finally following little Buss' vision.
it's good both ways....who can we sign thats better than kobe? not re-signing kobe would be a travesty, and lmao if u think jerry buss woulda done any different
I'm always on the lookout for a 95 Mercedes with 300k miles that will cost me 20k
U JUST PAID $80+ MILL FOR A 2004 BUICK :laugh:
At least we got a test drive
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Resigning Kobe was great for business not for championships. Glad you are finally following little Buss' vision.
it's good both ways....who can we sign thats better than kobe? not re-signing kobe would be a travesty, and lmao if u think jerry buss woulda done any different
I'm always on the lookout for a 95 Mercedes with 300k miles that will cost me 20k
U JUST PAID $80+ MILL FOR A 2004 BUICK :laugh:
At least we got a test drive
CAR OVERHEATED ON THE TEST DRIVE AND YALL STILL BOUGHT
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:laugh: 24 MILLION? lmao
hilarious and perfect timing. go buy Carmelo and have a loser team in LA ;D
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:laugh: 24 MILLION? lmao
hilarious and perfect timing. go buy Carmelo and have a loser team in LA ;D
KOBE-MELO-PAU IS A CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM 8)
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Now Kobe is saying it could be weeks before he starts playing again. It's a good thing he got that contract locked up first.
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As someone who didn't agree with the contract, it's a huge stretch to act like he's conclusively done being a big-time player. It's easy to forget, but dude was dunking over guys like he was in his 20's last year. The guy is an absolute freak and doesn't give a fuck about anyone/anything but basketball. If anyone can make the comeback it's him.
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As someone who didn't agree with the contract, it's a huge stretch to act like he's conclusively done being a big-time player. It's easy to forget, but dude was dunking over guys like he was in his 20's last year. The guy is an absolute freak and doesn't give a fuck about anyone/anything but basketball. If anyone can make the comeback it's him.
Father Time is undefeated
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Now Kobe is saying it could be weeks before he starts playing again. It's a good thing he got that contract locked up first.
he could play now, but as long as we hover round .500, theres no rush
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As someone who didn't agree with the contract, it's a huge stretch to act like he's conclusively done being a big-time player. It's easy to forget, but dude was dunking over guys like he was in his 20's last year. The guy is an absolute freak and doesn't give a fuck about anyone/anything but basketball. If anyone can make the comeback it's him.
Father Time is undefeated
kareem abdul-jabbar had 6 seasons of top-tier level basketball ahead of him at the age of 35
before medical advancements
with a high drive and work ethic, but still not rivaling that of kobe's
fall back
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As someone who didn't agree with the contract, it's a huge stretch to act like he's conclusively done being a big-time player. It's easy to forget, but dude was dunking over guys like he was in his 20's last year. The guy is an absolute freak and doesn't give a fuck about anyone/anything but basketball. If anyone can make the comeback it's him.
Father Time is undefeated
kareem abdul-jabbar had 6 seasons of top-tier level basketball ahead of him at the age of 35
before medical advancements
with a high drive and work ethic, but still not rivaling that of kobe's
fall back
there's always a few exceptions like brett favre having his best statistical season at QB by far at age 40/41
but Kobe is already crippled right now, he's not going to be worth the money on the court. maybe selling jerseys and all that shit.
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by the way NIK stop being a homer, Kareem was far from "top tier" those last 2 years or so. 14 and 6 and 10 and 6 are not top tier.
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by the way NIK stop being a homer, Kareem was far from "top tier" those last 2 years or so. 14 and 6 and 10 and 6 are not top tier.
ok, you're talking about kareem at age 40 and 41....but he was still playin at an all-star level up until age 40. very attainable for a cat like kobe.
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It's just the simple principal Kobe had the option of getting two really good free agents or load up for retirement and only get one max player.
You can sit here and slice it and dice it about whether he's worth it or can win without the second player or whether he'll live up to the contract or be healthy for it....bottom line is that he was selfish.
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Kobe defending his decision.
https://twitter.com/kobebryant
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It's just the simple principal Kobe had the option of getting two really good free agents or load up for retirement and only get one max player.
You can sit here and slice it and dice it about whether he's worth it or can win without the second player or whether he'll live up to the contract or be healthy for it....bottom line is that he was selfish.
bullshit, we will get what we need either way...
"max cap space and then some"
we woulda spent more money had we re-signed dwight....dodged a bullet on that one 8)
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Random thought, The NBA would be absolute insanity if there was no salary cap like the MLB.
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Random thought, The NBA would be absolute insanity if there was no salary cap like the MLB.
No one could compete with the Lakers. I mean the Knicks would have more money, and they'd end up signing Vince Carter and getting Pierce and Garnett for max deals. The Lakers would still spend on Kobe, and then find all these pieces to put around him and no one would be able to compete dollar for dollar.
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If you think the Lakers are getting back to the finals, you are an idiot. This is basically a 2 year, 48.5 million dollar retirement party.
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If you think the Lakers are getting back to the finals, you are an idiot. This is basically a 2 year, 48.5 million dollar retirement party.
nik seems to think that two aging guys in kobe and gasol are still good enough to play 100 games and not be dead by the time they run into miami or indy
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Resigning Kobe was great for business not for championships. Glad you are finally following little Buss' vision.
it's good both ways....who can we sign thats better than kobe? not re-signing kobe would be a travesty, and lmao if u think jerry buss woulda done any different
better than a 35 year old coming off surgery?
you could go after Lebron, Melo or Bosh. you could have amnestied Kobe and saved mad money to sign 2 max players.
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Resigning Kobe was great for business not for championships. Glad you are finally following little Buss' vision.
it's good both ways....who can we sign thats better than kobe? not re-signing kobe would be a travesty, and lmao if u think jerry buss woulda done any different
better than a 35 year old coming off surgery?
you could go after Lebron, Melo or Bosh. you could have amnestied Kobe and saved mad money to sign 2 max players.
i guess ur not payin attention......we stll have money to go after lebron, melo, or bosh.........and lmfao@the thought of signin bosh as a franchis player
ur better than this, hack
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If you think the Lakers are getting back to the finals, you are an idiot. This is basically a 2 year, 48.5 million dollar retirement party.
are u a heat fan or a raptors fan?...i forget
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From what i'm hearing the Lakers have enough money for one max contract. I'd assume this is correct since Kobe and Gasol make so much money. Now obviously Bosh is not a max player unless the team signing him is desperate as hell but still we know Lebron is smart enough to not want to play with selfish Kobe and Carmelo playing with Kobe is pretty pointless since neither pass the ball.
Basically the Lakers will not be competing with the Thunder, Spurs, Warriors, Clippers or Rockets the next 2 years so they might as well give Kobe a fat paycheck and start a retirement parade tour over the next few years.
eastern conference got shit on lock anyway, Miami and Indy are the 2 best teams in the league.
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From what i'm hearing the Lakers have enough money for one max contract. I'd assume this is correct since Kobe and Gasol make so much money. Now obviously Bosh is not a max player unless the team signing him is desperate as hell but still we know Lebron is smart enough to not want to play with selfish Kobe and Carmelo playing with Kobe is pretty pointless since neither pass the ball.
Basically the Lakers will not be competing with the Thunder, Spurs, Warriors, Clippers or Rockets the next 2 years so they might as well give Kobe a fat paycheck and start a retirement parade tour over the next few years.
eastern conference got shit on lock anyway, Miami and Indy are the 2 best teams in the league.
kobe doesnt pass the ball, yet he averaged 6 assists last season, more than most point guards..
im pretty sure u really watch basketball
lakers already beat warriors, clippers, rockets witout kobe lmao...came close to beating spurs, as well.
fall back
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so according to you NIK playing a regular season november game means they'll be able to win the western conference? lmao
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so according to you NIK playing a regular season november game means they'll be able to win the western conference? lmao
just sayin, dont write us off
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You can get the Lakers 100-1 right now to win it all. 45-1 for the Conference.
That's good value for someone who believes Kobe will come back and play out of his mind.
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not sayin we'll win it all, but if the odds are really on 100-1 right now, then i'd take that bet.
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not sayin we'll win it all, but if the odds are really on 100-1 right now, then i'd take that bet.
The time/value of 100-200 dollar play from now until the playoffs comes out to less than a dollar a day.
I'd strike before Kobe comes back with a vengeance, goes on a 13 game winning streak and Vegas makes them 20-1.
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put me down for 20 bux, i got u back