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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 11:43 am    Post subject: Kobe's Fuel: The List of those that have insulted or criticized Kobe before the season begins.

It's time to make a list of the guys that are going to eat crow once Kobe silences them this season. This is in no particular order. Let me know if I'm forgetting anything. This is Kobe's fuel so this is important.

1) ESPN leaves Kobe out of the top 10 Shooting Guards.

2) Soccer Coach Jurgen's saying Kobe contract undeserved: "This always happens in America.Kobe Bryant, for example -- why does he get a two-year contract extension for $50 million? Because of what he is going to do in the next two years for the Lakers? Of course not. Of course not. He gets it because of what he has done before. It makes no sense. Why do you pay for what has already happened?"

2) NBA 2K15 Will rank Kobe only at an 89...not in the 90s like old man role player(not even an All-Star) Duncan, Durant, or Lebron.

3) Klay Thompson's people say he is the best shooting guard(even better than Kobe).

4) Lebron leaves Kobe out of his Mt. Rushmore, does not join Lakers in free agency.

5) Bosh, Wade, and Carmelo does not join Lakers and Kobe in free agency.

5) NBA GM(likely Dan Gilbert): "Kobe has zero trade value."

6) Steve Nash: Kobe is a "a**hole*

7) Dwight Howard leaves the Lakers to join Harden.

8) Pau Gasol leaves for the Bulls to Join Derrick Rose.

9) Kevin Durant says Allen Iverson is the best pound for pound player of all time(not Kobe who is).

10) Dwyane Wade says Kobe is "Second best all time."
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 11:50 am    Post subject: Re: Kobe's Fuel: The List of those that have insulted or criticized Kobe before the season begins.

Jeggs wrote:
It's time to make a list of the guys that are going to eat crow once Kobe silences them this season. This is in no particular order. Let me know if I'm forgetting anything. This is Kobe's fuel so this is important.

1) ESPN leaves Kobe out of the top 10 Shooting Guards.

2) Soccer Coach Jurgen's saying Kobe contract undeserved: "This always happens in America.Kobe Bryant, for example -- why does he get a two-year contract extension for $50 million? Because of what he is going to do in the next two years for the Lakers? Of course not. Of course not. He gets it because of what he has done before. It makes no sense. Why do you pay for what has already happened?"

2) NBA 2K15 Will rank Kobe only at an 89...not in the 90s like old man role player(not even an All-Star) Duncan, Durant, or Lebron.

3) Klay Thompson's people say he is the best shooting guard(even better than Kobe).

4) Lebron leaves Kobe out of his Mt. Rushmore, does not join Lakers in free agency.

5) Bosh, Wade, and Carmelo does not join Lakers and Kobe in free agency.

5) NBA GM(likely Dan Gilbert): "Kobe has zero trade value."

6) Steve Nash: Kobe is a "a**hole*

7) Dwight Howard leaves the Lakers to join Harden.

8) Pau Gasol leaves for the Bulls to Join Derrick Rose.

9) Kevin Durant says Allen Iverson is the best pound for pound player of all time(not Kobe who is).

10) Dwyane Wade says Kobe is "Second best all time."


Numbers 6 and 10 were meant as compliments
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 12:05 pm    Post subject:

OP you have some optimism. Frankly, I don't share that with you. After the return from achllies injury, a lot of people were saying he was going to shut everyone up. Yet he broke his knee 6 games later. God forbid, but Kobe has a lot of miles in his body, who knows how it will hold up.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 12:06 pm    Post subject:

lol...a game ranking is suppose to fuel Kobe?
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 12:17 pm    Post subject:

I think Kobe's primary fuel is within, not external. What else drives him to put his body through hell? It's his inner drive. Even if no one criticized him he'd still be Kobe.

And that's why he's Kobe and others aren't.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 12:31 pm    Post subject:

Jeggs cmon man...sheesh
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 12:57 pm    Post subject:

yinoma2001 wrote:
I think Kobe's primary fuel is within, not external. What else drives him to put his body through hell? It's his inner drive. Even if no one criticized him he'd still be Kobe.

And that's why he's Kobe and others aren't.


No I think it does bring added fuel to the fire. He said it himself in a lot of interviews, but look at this video at the 45 second mark...

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 1:13 pm    Post subject:

You just killed Kobe's confidence.

He had all but forgotten about these jabs, and now you're summarized them all in one place.

Why would you do that?

You've shattered his confidence man!
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 1:19 pm    Post subject: Re: Kobe's Fuel: The List of those that have insulted or criticized Kobe before the season begins.

Sako32 wrote:
Jeggs wrote:
It's time to make a list of the guys that are going to eat crow once Kobe silences them this season. This is in no particular order. Let me know if I'm forgetting anything. This is Kobe's fuel so this is important.

1) ESPN leaves Kobe out of the top 10 Shooting Guards.

2) Soccer Coach Jurgen's saying Kobe contract undeserved: "This always happens in America.Kobe Bryant, for example -- why does he get a two-year contract extension for $50 million? Because of what he is going to do in the next two years for the Lakers? Of course not. Of course not. He gets it because of what he has done before. It makes no sense. Why do you pay for what has already happened?"

2) NBA 2K15 Will rank Kobe only at an 89...not in the 90s like old man role player(not even an All-Star) Duncan, Durant, or Lebron.

3) Klay Thompson's people say he is the best shooting guard(even better than Kobe).

4) Lebron leaves Kobe out of his Mt. Rushmore, does not join Lakers in free agency.

5) Bosh, Wade, and Carmelo does not join Lakers and Kobe in free agency.

5) NBA GM(likely Dan Gilbert): "Kobe has zero trade value."

6) Steve Nash: Kobe is a "a**hole*

7) Dwight Howard leaves the Lakers to join Harden.

8) Pau Gasol leaves for the Bulls to Join Derrick Rose.

9) Kevin Durant says Allen Iverson is the best pound for pound player of all time(not Kobe who is).

10) Dwyane Wade says Kobe is "Second best all time."


Numbers 6 and 10 were meant as compliments


Pretty much. Was surprised to see them there.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 1:21 pm    Post subject:

lets add ringdinger to that list: "when you've taken the most shots than anyone in the NBA history at 36 years of age, you better have scored the most points!"
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 1:31 pm    Post subject:

L.A.M.B wrote:
lets add ringdinger to that list: "when you've taken the most shots than anyone in the NBA history at 36 years of age, you better have scored the most points!"


I was corrected as he hadn't taken the most shots, but rather, he has more misses than anyone in NBA history.

But I don't get it ... any player, no matter what is name is, if he took more shots than anyone else, he should have the points -- right? That's not a jab, that's just ... common sense.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 1:38 pm    Post subject:

lol, Durant also complimented Kobe not a long time ago. I never read or saw anything that suggested that he has not the utmost respect and admiration for Kobe. Also, i would argue that the only guy that nba players will put above Kobe as a one on one guy is Jordan. No one else in the history of the game is really that close.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 1:46 pm    Post subject:

Don't forget. Oldies but goodies.

Shaq: "Kobe, tell me how my *** tastes"
Phil Jackson: "Kobe is uncoachable"

There's got to be some choice words from Smush Parker that'll get 24 revved up for the season too.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 1:56 pm    Post subject:

None of these are even bad. Also the Kobe being the best pound for pound player ever is very debatable.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 2:11 pm    Post subject:

11.) Foot Locker Beverly Center: Multiple Kobe clothing line items on the clearance rack.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 2:18 pm    Post subject:

dont_be_a_wuss wrote:
11.) Foot Locker Beverly Center: Multiple Kobe clothing line items on the clearance rack.


Ooohhh..... Kobe's going to make them wish they were selling them at full MSRP!
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 2:18 pm    Post subject: Re: Kobe's Fuel: The List of those that have insulted or criticized Kobe before the season begins.

Jeggs wrote:
It's time to make a list of the guys that are going to eat crow once Kobe silences them this season. This is in no particular order. Let me know if I'm forgetting anything. This is Kobe's fuel so this is important.

1) ESPN leaves Kobe out of the top 10 Shooting Guards.

2) Soccer Coach Jurgen's saying Kobe contract undeserved: "This always happens in America.Kobe Bryant, for example -- why does he get a two-year contract extension for $50 million? Because of what he is going to do in the next two years for the Lakers? Of course not. Of course not. He gets it because of what he has done before. It makes no sense. Why do you pay for what has already happened?"

2) NBA 2K15 Will rank Kobe only at an 89...not in the 90s like old man role player(not even an All-Star) Duncan, Durant, or Lebron.

3) Klay Thompson's people say he is the best shooting guard(even better than Kobe).

4) Lebron leaves Kobe out of his Mt. Rushmore, does not join Lakers in free agency.

5) Bosh, Wade, and Carmelo does not join Lakers and Kobe in free agency.

5) NBA GM(likely Dan Gilbert): "Kobe has zero trade value."

6) Steve Nash: Kobe is a "a**hole*

7) Dwight Howard leaves the Lakers to join Harden.

8) Pau Gasol leaves for the Bulls to Join Derrick Rose.

9) Kevin Durant says Allen Iverson is the best pound for pound player of all time(not Kobe who is).

10) Dwyane Wade says Kobe is "Second best all time."


11. Koby is fueled Knowing that Jegs will not go to sleep on any single day until he has catalog at least three perceived insults against Kobe
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 2:26 pm    Post subject:

Making a list,
Checking it twice...

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 2:33 pm    Post subject:

11) yinoma
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 2:34 pm    Post subject:

dont_be_a_wuss wrote:
11.) Foot Locker Beverly Center: Multiple Kobe clothing line items on the clearance rack.



fuuuuuuuuuu...

Add it to the list, Jeggs
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 2:36 pm    Post subject:

The ESPN one is the only one that should be on the list, imo. The rest are either nonsense that the OP is overreacting to, or pretty much on point.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 2:38 pm    Post subject:

EmoDias wrote:
11) yinoma


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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 2:55 pm    Post subject:

LeBronte Jest wrote:
The ESPN one is the only one that should be on the list, imo. The rest are either nonsense that the OP is overreacting to, or pretty much on point.


Since when does ESPN power rankings get under your skin, especially after you factor in all the mileage and the back to back seasons that were shortened by injury.

Absolutely NONE of these fuel Kobe, certainly not now.

SMH.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 2:58 pm    Post subject:

philipm35 wrote:
LeBronte Jest wrote:
The ESPN one is the only one that should be on the list, imo. The rest are either nonsense that the OP is overreacting to, or pretty much on point.


Since when does ESPN power rankings get under your skin, especially after you factor in all the mileage and the back to back seasons that were shortened by injury.

Absolutely NONE of these fuel Kobe, certainly not now.

SMH.


Join me as "fuel." That's what the "rational" folks appear to be doing.
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