The Official Los Angeles Lakers Thread

[nate]

Kobe will run him out of town as soon as his name gets mentioned more.

[xboom28x]

Sure Nate. Sure.

[Angel Oracle]

Nash's great career is probably over.  I admit I had high hopes for Kobe/Howard/Nash/Pau in a D'Antoni offense but it didn't work out for the Lakers.  

 

Front office won't be the same without Dr. Buss.

Jeannie should have been put in charge, and not Jimmy Bob, who thought Bynum would be an elite player.

Edited October 27, 2014 by Angel Oracle

[Hollyw00d]

Kobe will run him out of town as soon as his name gets mentioned more.

Kobe will be gone before Randle develops into a good player

I'm pretty convinced things won't improve until Kobe is gone, though. Dude is an absolute cancer

[xboom28x]

Kobe is a cancer?

 

If anyone is a cancer in this organization, its Jim Buss. He gave the ok on giving Kobe that extension.

[nate]

Kobe is, he ran Shaq outta town, Howard, etc.  Buss is an enabler.

[xboom28x]

He ran them out of town and still won 2 titles. Ya, a total cancer. Just stop.

[Hollyw00d]

Along with Laker fans

[nate]

He ran them out of town and still won 2 titles. Ya, a total cancer. Just stop.

 

They aren't mutually exclusive.  Now that he is average it is 100x worse cause he still thinks he is the best.

[xboom28x]

And whose fault is it that they extended him now that he is "average"

[nate]

Right, Kobe - Cancer

Buss - Enabler

[xboom28x]

Kobe isn't a cancer.

 

As for Howard, I'm glad Kobe ran him out of town. That guy had issues being a teammate in Orlando. You think Kobe was the issue? Nah, Howard was the bigger issue. Just ask the Rockets.

[nate]

Read the ESPN OTL writeup.  They covered it all, he is a cancer, always has been, just when he was really good it didn't matter.

[xboom28x]

I did... and Phil even came out with a statement that said how much BS that report was.

[nate]

Phil isn't going to bash him publicly.

[Hollyw00d]

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/18/kobe-bryant-gets-really-mean-with-his-lakers-teammates/

http://www.dailydot.com/lol/kobe-bryant-unfollow-twitter/

http://deadspin.com/anonymous-nba-agents-nobody-wants-to-play-with-kobe-br-1648725291

he's not a cancer, though.

[xboom28x]

Phil isn't going to bash him publicly.

 

Phil didn't need to make a public statement either.

[xboom28x]

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/18/kobe-bryant-gets-really-mean-with-his-lakers-teammates/

http://www.dailydot.com/lol/kobe-bryant-unfollow-twitter/

http://deadspin.com/anonymous-nba-agents-nobody-wants-to-play-with-kobe-br-1648725291

he's not a cancer, though.

 

First of all, he's a cancer because he unfollows people on Twitter? you are kidding right? What a joke!

 

Secondly, he should be upset that they Lakers traded Blake. You know why? Because the team didn't get better with that trade. he has 2 years left in the league. He wanted the Lakers to put a team around him to win. They couldn't. And not because Kobe is on the team. Because Jim Buss doesn't know how to run a team.

[xboom28x]

Kobe is a competitor and wants to win. If teammates are playing like shit, he's going to call them out. Not give them donuts and follow them on twitter so that they can all feel good about themselves.

[Hollyw00d]

Dude throws other people under the bus. Always has, this shit isn't new. And now that he's old and broken down, nobody wants to put up with his crap anymore. Back when he was a top 3 player, it didn't matter because dudes wanted to win. And even then they could barely tolerate him for long.

Kobe has rings because the Lakers were always able to surround him with crazy talent. Now they can't anymore because Kobe can't handle taking the back seat to someone else.

[xboom28x]

Crazy talent? you mean like the crazy talent that LeBron has had on his two championship teams? Or the crazy talent Duncan has had on his championship teams? The 'only' reason. LOL

 

As for Shaq, remember him coming into camp out of shape? Putting off surgery until the season started, just like Bynum? Remember how Shaq wanted everyone to respect him even though he couldn't lead by example? Ya, Kobe ran him out of town. How many rings did Shaq win in Miami? One! That's because he was a cancer, not Kobe.

 

And I'll even address Kobe throwing Smush under the bus. Guess what? How many games has Smush played since he left the Lakers? About 40. Why? Because he sucked. Kobe actually made him better when he was on the team. He can only do so much to make a person improve. Smush had zero basketball IQ. That is why he ran him out. Team wasn't going anywhere with him running the point.

Edited October 27, 2014 by xboom28x

[Hollyw00d]

Lebron won two championships with an aging Dwayne wade, Chris bosh, and a bunch of d league players.

Kobe won 5 with one of the most dominant centers ever, a top 10 all time power forward, the greatest head coach ever, and an army of solid role players and bench players. Not to mention the greatest owner ever leading it all.

[xboom28x]

Ya, just ignore San Antonio since it doesn't work with your argument. Clever.

[Hollyw00d]

What does san Antonio have to do with anything

[xboom28x]

See my post again regarding SA

 

As for dismissing the Heat and all of their stars, Wade averaged 20+ ppg each year they won the title. 4 hall of famers on the roster, all playing at an elite level. Bunch of D-league players? ha!