Kobe on ESPN radio: "I think I have 3, maybe 4 years left. As long as I keep wanting to play"

kobedagoat · Last edited by kobedagoat on Mon Jul 09, 2012 8:38 am; edited 1 time in total

A thread unrelated to Dwight, crazy right?

Says he has 3 or 4 years left, depending on how long he wants to play. Mentions he's spent half his life in the NBA, not sure if he would want to play past 4 more years

4 years to break Kareem's record

EDIT: Sorry mods, saw the thread with the Kobe-Cowherd down the page. Merge or delete if necessary
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Link please.
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Now this makes the Nash move even feel sweeter. I am so happy to know in his last few years he's got a backcourt teammate finally who is capable to do the playmaking and carry the load for him.

He really needed that to have a chance to get back to winning rings.

Hope the last 3-4 years are fruitful for Kobe.

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LandsbergerRules · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 9:01 am Post subject:

I wonder how much Kobe will be willing to resign for after his current deal is done. Hopefully he can help free up some money to get more pieces when that happens.
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KobeRe-Loaded · Star Player Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 7193

Always said it, Kobe wants Kareems record. That's something NO OTHER player can attain. Sure Durant or LBJ can target it BUT will they play long enough to do it?
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ShadyG · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:28 am Post subject:

Is he allowed to structure his new deal with league minimum in the first year, then real money after that just to get one year with low team payroll and avoid the "repeater" tax?
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24KaratGold · Franchise Player Joined: 13 Aug 2006 Posts: 16987

I think this is the first time Kobe's ever put a set amount of time left in his career. Breaks my heart a little bit.
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GTL · Star Player Joined: 29 Feb 2008 Posts: 7711

It's pretty crazy to think that Kobe has 3 or 4 years left in his career.

It feels like ages ago that he was the 23 year old stud just getting into his own, the 02-03 season, when he averaged 30/6/6 with a hobbled Shaq, absolutely no bench and the weakest starting lineup of our first 3-peat.

Back then my friends and I were thinking, whoa, Kobe's only 23, he's got another 10+ years to win more titles, and here we are, 10 years later, and he's near the twilight of his career.

He's so good, that he can still play at a high level at 33, 34 years old. Who else in his class can say the same? Besides Nash, maybe, and I mean maybe, Ray Allen, but at a Kobe-level? At his "advanced" age, he's still better then most of the young athletic "green" players.

He still wants to win more then anyone else, and he's won so much throughout his illustrious career, that it's only fitting that he retires a champion. I don't care what the media stuffs in anyone's mind with force fed propaganda, nobody works harder then Kobe Bryant. He's not the most athletic guy, not the most gifted physique, has smaller hands then the normal 6'6 shooting guard, yet he's risen above expectations beyond what anyone could have imagined and has 5 titles to show for it.

Kobe knows in his heart that he wants number 6. He wants it for many reasons, and the main one being getting one more then Magic and tied with MJ. I know a lot of people might say it may not matter to him, but I think it does. And to add to his legacy, 7 NBA Finals, 5 titles is a surefire top 5 Hall of Fame career. But 8 NBA Finals, 6 Championships sounds so much better, although it won't define his career, he's already done that years ago.

Ultimately, he's played more games in the past 12 years then any other player in the world. From deep playoffs year after year, finals, Olympics, he has barely taken time off, and he doesn't want to. That's not his motive, he just wants to win at any cost. We will truly miss Kobe and his presence when he decides to hang them up, and I believe every Laker fan, whether they love him or cringe, will feel the sting when it's all over, believe you me.
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That is what Kobe will need to average each season 27.2 pts per game for the next 4 years (assuming he is healthy to play all 82 games) to eclipse Kareem's record of most point - 38,387 career pts.

Can Steve Nash make this a reality?

Discuss
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I don't think he'll need 4 years to do it. Not if we can make deep playoff runs.
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KobeDunk · Franchise Player Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 22364

Kobe could do it. I don't see why not.... the way his game has evolved he could play a few more seasons at that level.