at least TJ Simmers has the guts to mention what, I think, a lot of people were thinking. I remember Kobe saying he had apologized to Mitch and spoken to Bynum about the video incident, then when challenged, Kobe said he had texted Bynum and then Bynum, who had no idea what the reporter was going after, innocently said he had had NO CONTACT with Kobe since the video incident and hoped everything was cool with Kobe...

LOL! What a circus it must be playing with this egotistical maniac! I mean... you would assume Phil, when he hears about this will step in and make sure the air is clear, and it's not one of those big things, Bynum appears ready to move on anyway but... why would Kobe pretend that he had cleared everything up with Bynum? It's just... weird! Kobe could have just come clean and said, no, we haven't talked but I plan to, blah, blah, blah, but instead... he makes something up?

Kobe was clearly in the wrong going around badmouthing people and then to get recorded on top of that, who knows how long this has been going on or who else Kobe badmouthed his teammates to, like... players on other teams? Probably. It sounds like he still hasn't learned his lesson... I mean... why would he make up that he and Bynum had cleared the air for the media? Weird... then Odom made the sly comment that he wouldn't say if there were chemistry issues, even if there were. LOL!

Whatever... it's Kobe, dude clearly has no people skills which is probably a part of what allows him to be so great on the court, but it's got to be a circus being on the same team as him.

Vman-

I took it more to mean, "I'm not talking about all that stuff now- whether I think the team is good enough or not, whether I'm still pissed they didn't make a move or not- I'm here, this is the situation how it's going to be."

I'm sure he's told them he wants the roster to improve, and I imagine they've told him they'll continue to try to do it. Basically, the realitites of the situation are what they are for Kobe. At least for this year, he really doesn't have much leverage, if he wanted to make a big stand or something.

But I wouldn't make too many inferences from what was said beyond what it seems to mean. Tea leaves can be hard to read anyway, and with anything involving Kobe, it always gets tougher.

BK

I hate tea leaf reading, palm reading, body language reading.

I can't wait for the season to start, and I can watch some games.

But reading this blog will have to do until then. No offense, but I think you guys would rather watch games than write this blog, too.

Mike T, but... the weird part is there shouldn't be any story and I was asking the same question yesterday after seeing Bynum's comments and before TJ Simmers story came out.

Why does Kobe flat out lie that he has talked with Bynum? It's just... weird! Kobe could have come clean and said he was going to talk to Bynum but instead he makes up something?

Titles are won through big Centers around here, and you would think Kobe would be pleased with the workouts Bynum did over the summer but it doesn't seem like Kobe acknowledges this at all, calling Bynum a 17 year old... It's funny, Kobe seems to look at Bynum the way Shaq looked at him, thinking to himself, this is MY team, I don't acknowledge that you are growing up and I don't understand you at all. LOL!

I hope Bynum breaks out this year and Kobe either figures out he's got a young, top 5 Center to work with or Kobe bolts and we can start building around our new base of Bynum and hopefully Crittenton. Right now, it's a stalemate.

BK

" I wouldn't make too many inferences from what was said "

Right, but where's the fun in that?

Lots of out of the loop people here. In todays world texting is basically talking !

Wow Mamba... nice ballad. Dare to dream eh?

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BALLAD OF THE LAKERS
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The doubters sat waiting for them to fail
Training camp came and they began to jell
L.O. looked like an allstar to be
Kobe appeared to be the new MVP
Bynum came out like the second coming of Shaq
Can I believe my eyes Sahsa is on the attack
The Lakers appeared strong and stood tall
And Kwame, yes Kwame caught every damn ball
Dfish kept all of the crew in line
Not one Laker was heard to whine.
The triangle my friend was a thing of beauty
Even Scootie and Michael had to come to see
The season started and wouldn’t you know
In November The Lakers beat every damn foe.
December and January went the same way
The Lakers became the Team, teams were afraid to play
They held to under seventy the high flying Suns
That was the same game Kobe scored 101
The regular season ended and they were so great
They broke the Bulls record they were 74 and 8
Then came the Playoffs and I’m sure that you know
They ended up winning 16 in a row.
9Rings became 10 which made Phil the Best
For three years in a row The Lakers ruled the West
For each of those years Kobe won the MVP
Then Kobe retired and handed Bynum the Keys
But Bynum said NO! Kobe we both can drive
So when Kobe retired instead of 3 they won 5.
Which gave Kobe 8 NBA Titles and 5 MVPs
And Kobe not MJ became the greatest in NBA history
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Oct. 6-11 NBA Europe Live tournament
Oct. 6 Start of NBA preseason schedule
Oct. 26 NBA preseason ends
Oct. 29 NBA rosters set for opening night, 6 p.m. EDT
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BALLAD OF THE MATRIX
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They call him the Matrix this I will tell
Because he can play all 5 positions so well
He glides down the floor and his foes he does mock
Just waiting for Nash to feed him the rock.
He jams with authority and knocks down the J
And before you know it he’s headed the other way
His D is terrific he’ll take you to school
If you blink for a minute you’ll look like a fool
One day the mighty Matrix looked at the sky
And from his mouth came this plaintive cry
Nash is a great one Oh Lord this I see
But he never wins titles just phony MVP’s
Before I die and am laid down to rest
Dear Lord let me play with Kobe he’s the Best
And the Lord said young Shawn I will grant your Prayer
And in a twinkling of an eye a Sun was a Laker
Mitch cried for joy and Jim gave up the crack
Jerry retook his Office the Lakers were Back
They won 3 more titles and Kobe won 3 MVP’s
Then Kobe retired and handed Bynum the Keys

AND NOW ROLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL CALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL:
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Jordan Farmar, Jarvis Critterton, JERMAINE ONEAL???, Larry Fulcher

ALL TOGETHER NOW:
WE ARE THE FREAKIN LA LAKERS THE WINNERS OF 14 NBA TITLES
THE HOME OF WILT, KAREEM, GEORGE MIKAN, SHAQ, MAGIC, KOBE,
ELGIN BAYLOR, JERRY WEST, PAT RILEY, JAMES WORTHY, SILK
COACHED BY THE 9 TIME TITLE WINNER PHIL (9RINGS) JACKSON AND
NO ONE AND NOTHING WILL EVER DIVIDE OR CONQUER
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All of you Kobe - Haters...get out of here !!!!! Leave if you don't want to suport OUR team! I am a DIEHARD Laker fan and will ALWAYS support the team !! Kobe said what he felt..it's over with!! There is no lingering animosity!! If the team wins..you'll never hear of this again. So, why can't we just support THE TEAM ???!!!

Mike T,

No comment on your boy getting arrested this past week for disorderly conduct? Sure would have liked to see him spending some time getting better at basketball rather than getting drunk and mixing it up with police officers.

Kobe's T

"No offense, but I think you guys would rather watch games than write this blog, too."

I agree absolutely, games are better. 3 years of blog tea leaf reading and Laker beat writers has taken it's toll on me. I also studied conspiracy theory from the master himself, Mike T. So we won't be hearin' from you 'till they jump it up next Tuesday? haha

thanks "Donn" you're a real buzzkill...

LT Laker Fan, ??? you're telling me team chemistry has nothing to do with on court performance? If the team's star is making his teammates feel ill at ease and there's no trust off the court, why do you think there will suddenly be magic on the court? I don't care how young Bynum is, anybody with half a brain that gets thrown under the bus by the team's star player will always have it in the back of their mind that this guy is NOT in my corner. "Wary" is an interesting word, is it not?

I agree, I'd rather be talking about what they do on the court, but what other team has a star player that throws his teammates under the bus and then LIES that he has cleared the matter up? You don't think that is at least... odd?

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"I just let him know, 'Sorry how that came out,'" Bryant said. "He understood where I was coming from and the frustration that I feel because I want to win right now and that was that."

After Bryant spoke Bynum was asked again if he had communicated with Bryant. He said no.

Still, Bynum claimed there were no hard feelings, and he practically echoed Bryant's words.

"I thought it was kind of messed up, but he was a frustrated veteran," Bynum said. "He wants to win, and he had an opportunity to get a Hall of Fame point guard. I would have been upset too. The only thing it made me do was work harder this offseason."

Mamba24,
In the words of Hoochie Hilton "that was hot". I laughed my a** off.

The Los Angeles Lakers have signed free agent forward Andre Patterson,

"Mike T, but... the weird part is there shouldn't be any story and I was asking the same question yesterday after seeing Bynum's comments and before TJ Simmers story came out.

Why does Kobe flat out lie that he has talked with Bynum? It's just... weird! Kobe could have come clean and said he was going to talk to Bynum but instead he makes up something?"

Do you actually understand what you're saying? In other words Kobe Bryant should be thinking about Andrew Bynum? What has Bynum done in this league to merit Kobe, the best player in the league, having to justify himself over anything concerning Bynum?

When Bynum can defend the post then Kobe can explain his actions. But until Bynum can protect the rim he just an after thought. But according to you and T.J. Simers Kobe should get caught up in a Bryant/Bynum drama over a phone call, text message or whatever?

The Lakers have other issues to give a damn about a phone call or text message between the best player in the league and a player who T.J. Simer will be calling a stiff in his next article.

I mean have you read all of Phil Jackson's comments over the past few days?

Well, if you haven't, I'm going to write about it in the next Jackson Journal entry. It should be ready by tomorrow.

mike

Long Time Laker Fan ,

Your take on T.J. was right on brother!!!

He should be writing for TMZ.com

"I hope Bynum breaks out this year and Kobe either figures out he's got a young, top 5 Center to work with" Taoshum".

Hope. That's the key word. Hope.
We are hearing about this word 4 years in a row.

We should pray and hope for the better.

Hope. Hope.
Count me on in this bandwagon Mr Taoshum

KOBE BRYANT IS A LIAR...

TJ SIMERS IS MY HERO...

http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-simers2oct02,1,1668725,full.column?coll=la-headlines-sports-nba-lakers

Said Simers: I tape-recorded the Kobester's answer, and put it in the newspaper the next day: "Yeah, I spoke to Andrew. We're fine."

This is the bull shizzle you get from kobe "the snake" bryant. It's always underhanded stuff from the shaq-era days. "he said, she said" bull shizzle.

This is our "shining star". Our so-called "franchise guy" carrying on the legacy of Shaq O'neal, Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Kareem and other laker greats before my time.

New Kobe = Old A-hole Kobe

Remember the bull shizzle with the Big Elbow (Malone)? Same bull shizzle with Bynum now. Why doesn't kobe just buy Bynum a $3 million dollar ring and call it even?

I hope kobe twist an ankle this year and doesn't play another game. Why does a true up-and-coming star like Grant Hill get hurt with a severe ankle injury and a loathesome player like kobe bryant stays healthy? it ain't fair.

Kobe bryant is nothing but a know-nothing jerkoff fool who's talented as hell, but will have no friends when he's done playing.

KLBeast has no sympathy for The Big Phony.

Laker win 47 games WITHOUT Bryant and 43 games WITH Bryant.

You heard it first here.

KelvinfromCompton

"All of you Kobe - Haters...get out of here !!!!! Leave if you don't want to suport OUR team! I am a DIEHARD Laker fan and will ALWAYS support the team !! Kobe said what he felt..it's over with!! There is no lingering animosity!! If the team wins..you'll never hear of this again. So, why can't we just support THE TEAM ???!!!"

As the biggest kobe hater on the blog, i do support the team, but i don't support kobe "the snake" bryant.

Kobe is the most loathesome star in the NBA. The biggest faker there is and a liar also.

Nobody on the laker squad likes kobe and once kobe skills begin to diminish, kobe will be all by himself. kobe's got 3 more years to be King Kobra barring injuries and once that's over, nobody will care but Kobe Lovers.

Why don't you dig bigger hole to stick your head in. Better yet, ask kobe if you can put your head in his....

Ahhhh KL.... I knew you'd set me straight.

"Why do you guys think this team still has "stiffs" on it, 3 years later? NOBODY is rushing to come here, why is that?"

Garnett wanted to come. JO wanted to come. Marion wants to come. Do you think that to play of PJ or with Kobe Bryant? They all said it was because of Kobe.

mike

Michael T.: you said . . .

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T.J. Simer is really pressing about Kobe. Who cares if the best player in the NBA did or did not call a 19 year old boy on the phone?
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If that "19-year old boy" is the Lakers' future cornerstone and can be the difference between the Lakers' winning 40 games or 50 games, Laker fans better darn WELL care.

If that "`19-year old boy" gpes into the tank because his team captain dogs him out for the world to see and his coach takes great pains to point out that he's lazy and hasn't done anything yet, then he -- and the millions of dollars and wasted opportunities to use him as a trading chip -- disappear.

So we Laker fans all better darn well care what's going on in this guy's head; almost as much as we care about Kobe's state of mind.

The cavalry isn't on the way. At least, not yet.

Like I said before, until Bynum can defend the post he isn't going to be the "cornerstone" of any team. Until he can defend the post...who cares?

mike

Mike- who on the lakers can defend the post? Before you say Kwame let me take a deep breath so I dont faint. Lamar is their best post defender in my opinion because of his long arms.

yeah and they're all MAX CONTRACT PLAYERS!!!! and realistically, they all involve moving Odom. There's Kobe on media day, "hey Lamar, how's it going?" "how do you think it's going Jacka--!" LOL!

I mean, I know everybody wants to live in lala land and pretend it's like the days of old with Shaq but it's not, you have to build around your max contract guy with role players and guys who produce MORE than what they are costing salary capwise: see hopefully, Andrew Bynum - who everybody is in such a hurry to dump for some MAX CONTRACT GUY who will play with WHO exactly at the other positions because that's all we can afford? Hey, is Devean George still available?

People want to move Odom to SF? Well, Chris Webber is sitting out there and he ain't coming and he ain't got no interest in coming. Why is that? I guess he and Kobe ain't buds? LOL! This is ridiculous! Guys want to go to San Antonio why is that? Does the team atmosphere have anything to do with it?

I guess not, according to you guys... it's all the front office's fault... Kobe doesn't have to recruit or support his teammates, especially the younger ones because he's such a great player. LOL! That's classic!