Kobe braces for Euro team offer
Granted, I think the odds of Kobe Bryant joining Barcelona's Catalan Club are about as remote as him hooking up with Olympiakos. But should the former happen, Lakers fans can at least take comfort knowing his departure was neither about the money nor any dissatisfaction with the purple and gold. It's simply about one man's love for football (or as Americans call it, "that sport I don't watch").
For the benefit of the hyperventilating, the article notes that Kobe was kidding. But I already anticipate nervous Nellies wigging out every time he kicks around a basketball like Pele during the stoppage of play. And not to egg those people on, but if Kobe did want to best Michael Jordan on every level, that would include more success in a second sport than MJ had with baseball.
I'm just saying.
AK
T-minus 1 WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ready for lift-off!!
Go Lakers!!
Posted by: dan the man | October 21, 2008 at 03:45 PM
Hi guys
Lot of nice nicknames but my favorite so far:
1- 707 (like 007)
2- Double trouble
Posted by: Kayhan | October 21, 2008 at 03:46 PM
How about the obvious nickname?
Salt and Peppa!
DON'T GET THEM IN YO EYE OR U GON' CRY!
YEAH!
Posted by: whatever | October 21, 2008 at 03:48 PM
Lurch and Herman
Wes
Posted by: wesjoenixon | October 21, 2008 at 04:05 PM
How about a reference instead of Nick Names
The Clock Towers
The O-zone
The Pyramids
Skyscrapers
Community At Large
No Fly Zone
In the end, I still like:
The Tree's
Posted by: Charles | October 21, 2008 at 04:23 PM
well then how about...
Pretty Boy and the Caveman
The Sock and the Homeless Dude
The Beast and The Ripper
GQ and the Scary Scraggly Looking Dude
The Brute and The Pansy
Homegrown and Imported
The Southland Bangers
Team Taco - for "we want Tacos"
Plop, plop, fizz, fizz oh what a relief it is
Riggs and Murtaugh...
Oh, there's more, much more... LOL!
Posted by: Stay Thirsty My Friends | October 21, 2008 at 04:24 PM
Mannnnnnnnnn.
Salt and Peppa. Now why didn't I think of that!
On the other hand... The name was kinda already used by a female rap group. Don't know if I want to "push it" and use it on our guys.....
Push it real good.... Man that brings back some memories. LOL
Posted by: magicman | October 21, 2008 at 04:27 PM
Pau and Andrew:
- Soft Rock - One's soft, the other's a rock.
- The Ambiguously Gaysol/Bynum Duo
- El Cid and The Kid
Posted by: LAKER TRUTH | October 21, 2008 at 04:29 PM
Some good new ones...
So far my favorites I've seen overall are:
trees - Sequoias, Redwoods, or even the Tall Trees
mountains - Sierras or Twin Peaks
what they do - SWAT Team
general height ref - 7 & 7
The Skyscrapers is too close to the Twin Towers, but I
like it otherwise.
BTW, if we choose a group noun instead of X & Y (which
indicates two players), it could be expanded to include
Mihm/Odom/MBenga situationally.
Posted by: Long Time Laker Fan | October 21, 2008 at 04:32 PM
I agree with LTLF on the use of skyscrapper b/c the Lakers are deep this year w/ several bigs not only two. Do you call the bldgs. in Manhattan twin peaks. Lakers is like Mt. Everest this year with several peaks to climb and topmost peak is still named Kobe. We have several Cathedral of Rocks that starts from Bynum, Gasol, Mihm, Odom, Mbenga, Radmanovic and Powell. You just can't isolate the two and ignore the others. Therefore, Lakers skyscrappers or Lakers Sequioas refers to all our bigs. Having tall players is an edge but not a guarantee for Championship, defense from the unexpected like Vlad, Mihm, Luke, Farmar and hopefully Sun Yue could catch the fever, not mono... will seal victories like the past two games.
Posted by: Edwin Gueco | October 21, 2008 at 05:13 PM
Jon K,
Speaking of afro on Bynum, did you see the new hairdo of Sasha? no haircut since start of '08 till Lakers wins the Championship.
Posted by: Edwin Gueco | October 21, 2008 at 05:20 PM
How about "Two Joints?" They could play the Toy's hit when they introduce Drew and Pau before games. LOL.
Tom
Posted by: LakerTom | October 21, 2008 at 07:04 PM
how about SKY KINGS?
Tom
Posted by: LakerTom | October 21, 2008 at 07:09 PM
Two Sevens?
Tom
Posted by: | October 21, 2008 at 07:15 PM
I'm lovin' 7&7. Short, descriptive, smooth......
Posted by: pslakerfan | October 21, 2008 at 08:35 PM
Good Morning Fam,
How about
"The A-Hole Agent's Client and Shouldve played like it was for Spain."
or
the "Luxury Tax Bigs."
Posted by: Charles | October 21, 2008 at 10:10 AM
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BK
Nothing personal against Charles but doesn't A-Hole just substituting the - for ss? Double standard and moving target. Very hypocritical.
Posted by: JustaLakerFan | October 22, 2008 at 10:40 AM