AK/BK

Like you said lack of big news lately and around here its been the same ol thing. Trade proposals that won't happen.. Gripes, Complaints and confrontations.

A few interviews would be great if you could land them, seems like everyone wants to here from Bynum, I'd like to hear from L.O. or J., Critt. Another great idea would be if you could get someone on the roster to "LIVE BLOG" with us for an hour or so.. I know that's a scary thought (subjecting them to us) but with some safeguards in place it might not be too bad. Hopefully KL won't go into rare form and cause Bynum to slice his neck or cause Kobe to give up b-ball for life.
I really think that would go over HUGE, we'd love to be able to let the guys know how much we do support them and hopefully get some inside info. (generic info.) direct from the team. B. Shaw and Rambis are also on the wanted list for me, pick their brains and lets hear what they think about the team.
Just a thought.

hariyahu

"What do you think?? Any issues with this trade?"

Please take your trade proposal and stick it up your arse. Gordon+Hinrich=Kobe? What are you nuts? I can't believe i'm wasting my 3rd post on you.

Do you even play the sport or do you sit on your computer, in between updating software or telling someone to reboot, dreaming up ways of matching up trades on ESPN's Trade Machine?

Nevermind that Chicago has already told kobe to go "F" himself. What makes you think Chicago's going to deal for the Big Cancer Knowns as Kobe the KLown (get it, clown spelled with "KL"?)?

Kobe is done as a serious franchise player. The best kobe can do now is put up a great show....hey, kind of like the past 3 seasons as follows:

*yougest to 19000
*all-star mvp
*scoring champ on a loser team
*butt of everyone's jokes
*50+ point streak
*pathetic "love me, hate me" radio tour

jormea

"Superstars won't come to play with Sasha and Brian Cook and Lamar Odom."

you're 100% correct. Superstars play with guys like Shaq when shaq was still in his prime in 2004. The same Shaq that kobe decided it was better to do without. Since when did winning required qualifiers? I thought winning was winning.....i must be an idealist.

I think winning is the same in any language. Please note that the opposite of winning is whinning....know the difference?

LakerFaze-

Yeah, it's the dog days, for sure. But hopefully we'll have an interview or two set up soon. We're working on some other stuff as well that hopefully will enhance the site. As for chats with players, that could be tough for now, but in general, live chats are (fingers crossed) coming soon.

BK

ive stopped reading this blog cause of all the garbage from KL and taos hummm all day.

TaosHum,

you must have some awesome insider sources.

if kobe wanted out, he would keep yappin about it.

why is he making positive comments about walton, mihm and the return of derek fisher?

while he wants the lakers to sign a big fish (o'neal), he is happy to know that the lakers are keeping/signing role players like luke, mihm and fisher.

if the lakers can lure in that big fish, kobe will stay. at least i think so.

just because YOU WANT kobe to be traded doesn't mean it will it happen.

just like me wanting a new front office, even though it probably won't happen.

Can anyone provide an update to the Reggie Miller to the Celtics rumors from a couple weeks ago? I'm avoiding almost all sports media due to the 'all Michael Vick, all the time' coverage. Thanks!

zen

"That is were your wrong. Superstars go where the money is, not where the other superstars are. Money is always first unless you are over the hill looking for a championship."

So shaq had his choice of any place to go in 2004...why did he pick Miami all things equal?

Shaq had his choice to go anywhere he wanted in 1996...why did he pick LA?

Chumps go to places solely for the money. Winners balance money and opportunity.

Lots of guys make money in the NBA, but there are very few true winners.....and kobe ain't a winner. kobe is only a winner because of his fortunate circumstances of playing with shaq. i'll note that the favorable circumstances kobe later crapped on in his insatiable quest to be the "man" in LA.

Well, now kobe's the "man" (more like man's man), but acts more like the "child" kobe once called the real Superman named Shaq "kobe's" Daddy. haha...$hits and giggles.....

Kobe Lover Beast,

Yes, please waste another 2 posts on me - the sooner we get rid of you (alas, if only for the day), the better it is for the blog.

For post number 1:

Would you say 13 is greater than 14? Is that based on fact, or one of your "opinions" ?

For post number 2:

I have a clogged drain at home - would you be able to help clean it up?
Seriously, though - I think Shaq rode Kobe's coat-tails to 3 MVPs/titles. He didn't do squat till he reached the Finals, after which he woke up for 4 or 5 games. Kobe was the REAL MVP of those playoffs. Care to comment?

Please - lets get those 2 posts out of the way so that you can go back to whatever it is you do with your life.

tha show, nobody in their right mind WANTS to trade Kobe. Kobe is obviously a great player but the message he is sending out is that he doesn't want to be here, regardless of what players the Lakers bring in. What player that wants to be on a team refuses to clear up a question of whether he wants to be on a team or not? LOL!

If Kobe is going to push the issue, there is actually very little time (in terms of years) to move him while his asking price is still high. There's also the very real risk of Kobe getting injured somehow and not being able to come back from that and be as good as he was before. Then he wouldn't opt out and we'll carry the equivalent of an old Scottie Pippen for however long that contract lasts. I mean, there's 20 different angles to look at on this, not just the simple fact that he is a great player.

Apparently, nobody wants to talk about these things, everybody gets in a huff for simply mentioning the obvious. Do I want to trade Kobe? No. Should the possibility be considered that, that might be one of the eventual outcomes of this mess? Yes. But if somebody dares to post that, you get a ridiculous response like "greek dude" who is so afraid to talk about anything, HE ATTACKS THE POSTER! LOL! sad...

KLBeast(the real one),

Actually, Shaq didn't really have a choice on where he wanted to go since he was still under contract. Out of respect, the Lakers presented him with a couple of options that would work out for both sides, and he agreed to play in Miami since he had a home there and because of the potential of Wade. In 96, West cleared up some massive cap space to sign Shaq. Aside from Orlando, the Lakers were offering the most money. The reason he didn't sign with Orlando was because he felt slighted by the FO. I think just about everyone has a price. And if a team is willing to pay you that type of money then you have to consider it. But too many times a player will choose a crappy team offering a little bit more money than a team with potential offering less. And I agree with you in that regard because those players fail to see the bigger picture by not finding a balance. Kobe is smart because he realizes how dumb management is and he knows that they won't get any smarter with time. I mean would you play out your prime years with a brunch of second string bananas managed by Dumb and Dumber? I know I wouldn't.

BK

Thanks for the reply. No doubt that we are in good hands!

greek dude,
Same here, I stopped reading this blog long time ago because of the recycled "hatred" for Kobe of KLBeast that you will read everyday 7 days a week. It's just a waste of time reading this blog because of that "moron"
I just happened to check the blog today after almost 4 weeks of not going here, only to find out it's still the same old thing finding KL shaqBeast's love for Kobe. Hayyyyyyy!!!!

dacsila

BK,

If it was a movie...it would be a chick flick lol.

Kobe wants out. Period!

If he wanted to stay he never would have went on his rant. And after, count'em FOUR interviews within this past week, he would have said so. He didn't. His response to Lakers fans was "Sit tight". All this talk about him wanting to remain a Laker is BS. The river denial definitely is running through this blog.

Kobe will opt out or will be traded within the next two seasons.

Ex,

"Not the smart ones!!"

THAT HURTS! lol.

Bonjour, blog dawgs. Checkin' in from Paris where they don't have much on TV but it just so happened they re ran the Utah / Bulls game 6 with the Jordan jumper and career ending pose.

We talk all the time about how these Lakers were being built in the image of that team. THE thing that stood out watching that rerun isn't MJ (who's wasn't hot that night) or Scottie (who was playing on a bad back) but the overall team defense. Trades or no trades, it's not so much about on the ball defenders, the team D has to rise to another level... another couple of levels. And another level after that.

Mamba24/10,

You're welcome, because it's all good in the hood.

Kl,

You said: Might i remind you that the "fat" and "lazy" lable was given my non other than the current kbiatchy LA lone-star

Actually, I thought *I* started that. Man ... Has the vicodin really affected my memory that much? :)

I looked up the Bosu ball last night. Thanks for the tip. It might work.

So this is the week. We find out if Kobe can lead a talented bunch of guys to a championship.

To the one who said Serena was looking fat,

I have to admit that I haven't seen her on TV in about 3 months. I'm not a Tennis fan ...
The last time I saw her on TV, she looked like 135 - 150 lbs of pure muscle.

I'll pay attention next time I hear something about tennis and the Williams sisters.

Faith, didn't you mention something about team defense as well? Da Bulls sho' nough had that. Nothing like a classic re run to bring things into focus.

Andrew Z,

You said it buddy. I like Odom, but for that money, I can't help but compare him to other laker cast members. Who was Magic's #2 guy? Is Odom as good as Worthy? Nope. How about Magic's #3 guy, Kareem? Is Odom as goos as him? Nope. How about Magic's number 4 guy, Byron Scott? That good? Nope. Number 5? AC Green? Nope. Darn it! is he as good as Magic's number six guy Cooper? Nope. How about number 7? Rambis? OK. Kobe's #2 guy is better than Magic's seventh best teammate.

We suck.

Wes

Andrew Z,

Absolutely agree about how great those 3 were overall but in that game Pip was hobblin' and ROdman's numbers were not great for 3 quarters as he dueled Malone. MJ was coastin' on D 'cause he had the whole scoring load. Still he went through an 0-9 stretch. But the rest of those guys all got after it, even Kerr, the spacing, the traps, the boards. There are certain defensive aspects of the game that can be taught, practiced amd executed if you've got the heart and head to do it.

Obviously, we're no where near that level and players do make the difference. Which is why most of us D fans wanted Artest as soon as the season was over. He and Kobe on the wing would have been Doberman D all over again.

Just read this and found it interesting ;o)

We were talking about players, like always, and whom we’ve both seen this summer that really stood out. He relayed a great story that relates to a bigger debate we’ve had going on since the 2004 NBA Finals, “What’s the difference between a good player and a great player?”. The story went a little something like this:

“They had a voluntary practice last night and there were only three guys there,” my buddy said. “I walked in and the two young rookies (Kevin Durant and Jeff Green) from Seattle were there. Guess who was on the other end of the floor?”

“I don’t know,” I said. “There are so many great players out there. I can’t imagine who else would have been working like that on an off day in Vegas. It had to be one of the young guys, maybe one of those Select Team cats whose trying to make an impression … man, I don’t know who it could have been.”

My friend, refusing to give up the punch line before he had to, wouldn’t budge. “Go ahead, guess,” he said. “You know who it was. You know.”

I knew right then that the guy he was talking about was none other than Kobe Bean Bryant. But before I could say another word he hit me with it. “You know it was Kobe,” he said, pounding home the point he makes to me every time we get on the subject. “That’s why he’s carrying the flag for the league right now. Love him or hate him. It’s his show.”

And he’s right. No matter how many shots I take at Kobe (I’ve actually relaxed on that in the past year or so), the NBA remains his playground. And the fact that he’s locked himself in the gym on a Sunday afternoon in Vegas when no one else (other than those promising young rookies from Seattle) saw the need is even more proof of what we all know to be true - the difference between good and great is the guy who is already there pushing himself to take his game to the ultimate level (and I know that doesn’t equate to championships in a team sport, as Kobe knows as well since his Lakers haven’t won a playoff series since Shaquille O’Neal left for Miami). But we’re talking about individual brilliance and how important it is to not only cultivate your game but that competitive fire that you hope burns inside of every gifted athlete.

The truth is, not everyone is wired that way. Even the guys that spend the entire summer in the lab tweaking their game can’t catch the top dog if he’s working like Kobe. I bet you Durant and Green took notice (and I can only imagine what was going through their impressionable minds). And for young guys there couldn’t be a more valuable lesson learned than the one they got as they walked through the door of that sweatbox of a gym …

Who besides me would like to see Kobe's written responses to questions right here as they come in on this board?

I imagine the brothers, the Times, and everyone else would bend over backwards to make it happen were Kobe to give his nod to the idea.

Could there be a better time for the "leader of the team...the best player on the planet" to step up to the plate for his fans and his team? Three hours, that's all. Come on Kobe, give the brothers a ring. Help your franchise out for a change. Your fans and teamates have never needed you more, or at least clarification of your intentions.

Standy by, here come the no-can-do that's unfair GHE whiners!

Sonnybelfast

KLBeast(the real one),

I'm not going to debate with you again who or what was responsible for Shaq's departure or for the breakup of the Laker dynasty since we've been down that road many times before. I will say that since Shaq's departure, management has made some bone headed moves after another. Management chose Kobe over Shaq, so let's get over it and move on. Let's not kid ourselves by saying management made the wrong decision in signing Kobe over Shaq. Even Mitch is not that dumb. Shaq right now is an old but expensive Ford pickup truck. Yeah, Shaq got his ring but the Miami Heat are in salary cap purgatory because of it. Sure, Kobe wanted "to be the man" of his own team just like Lebron said he wanted to lead his own team. But Kobe never asked for this, not even a 26 year-old MJ would be up to the task of playing alongside Kwame Brown again. Kobe is not the one responsible for the moves post Shaq era, that responsibility falls with management and management only. That's the big picture. One player can only do so much. Say Kobe does leave, we will still have the same management and judging from their track record the future doesn't look so good. I should have just kept this argument short by saying only one name: Kwame.