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Gwyn
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| KingKobe20 wrote: | | Chad Ford and the rest of the bums at ESPN can't seem to keep our names out their mouths. Really pathetic especially since we're really far from being a contender. |
It's their way of keeping the NBA on the front page in Late October. Bash Lakers/Kobe or slobber over Lebron. Those are the go to moves ESPN has when it comes to the NBA. Ratings galore, hits on their website. I stopped going to their NBA page years ago. They obviously have an agenda. Pushing Lebron to the front is not enough so you need to get all the fans/haters of the Lakers (happen to be the most popular team in the NBA regardless of w/l record) along to get a ratings bonanza |
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| freethrow wrote: | | Kobe's gonna retire a Laker. If that means we suck for the next two years so be it. I'm going down with the ship. |
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Depends on the offer.
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Not saying I'd be "happy," but at least I can watch the Knicks with Melo/Kobe in this crazy arse scenario. 
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| dabask11 wrote: | | lakersken80 wrote: | | Only Kobe can say yes or no....I don't think management cares because they want to hang onto him as long as possible while they collect draft picks. He is the draw that gets people to pay big bucks to see the Lakers. |
More like he can't say anything. Especially with that contract. |
His no trade clause says differently
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| King Randle wrote: | | It doesn't matter if we don't get anything in return, let's just get rid of Kobe's ridiculous contract. Amare and JR both have 1 year left I believe, that's good enough. It opens up a ton of cap space. Kobe's contract is pathetic. I don't blame him for signing it I blame the lakers for offering it. |
Oh my.
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| Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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| venturalakersfan wrote: | | dabask11 wrote: | | lakersken80 wrote: | | Only Kobe can say yes or no....I don't think management cares because they want to hang onto him as long as possible while they collect draft picks. He is the draw that gets people to pay big bucks to see the Lakers. |
More like he can't say anything. Especially with that contract. |
His no trade clause says differently |
Missed the point. The FO wouldn't consider trying to trade Kobe unless he requested it. And even still, they probably wouldn't do it. And Kobe couldn't say a thing about it after the big contract... media would skewer him for publicly demanding a trade. |
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| rock0100 wrote: | I understand people that answer NO, I'm fine with that. But why do people think this is such a horrible question?
I, personally would. If we had asset to trade in order to get Kobe help than I would say no, but we have nothing and we are going nowhere. New York is not really a rival either. We would be letting Kobe finish his career with D Fish and Phil. We can "resign" him in 2 years just to retire him.
Kobe for Bargnani, JR Smith, Hardaway and this years # 1 pick would do just fine.
We would be able to use the cap space to try and sign Kawai, Klay or Deandre Jordan. Plus, we would almost guarantee ourselves of keeping our draft pick by increasing the odds it ends up a top 5 pick. |
Kobe has said he wants to retire with the longest tenure with one team in league history. So I doubt he would approve a trade, and to the Knicks of all teams.
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| Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 2:08 pm Post subject: The Lakers are done for the next 2 to 5 years |
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So trade Kobe to any team with high draft picks and contends.
This will allow Kobe to go after his ring.
And this will give Lakers a big start in rebuilding. |
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dabask11
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| Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 2:11 pm Post subject: Re: The Lakers are done for the next 2 to 5 years |
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| laker50 wrote: | So trade Kobe to any team with high draft picks and contends.
This will allow Kobe to go after his ring.
And this will give Lakers a big start in rebuilding. |
Like they say in life: easier said than done. |
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| Lakers 4 eva wrote: | | KingKobe20 wrote: | | Chad Ford and the rest of the bums at ESPN can't seem to keep our names out their mouths. Really pathetic especially since we're really far from being a contender. |
It's their way of keeping the NBA on the front page in Late October. Bash Lakers/Kobe or slobber over Lebron. Those are the go to moves ESPN has when it comes to the NBA. Ratings galore, hits on their website. I stopped going to their NBA page years ago. They obviously have an agenda. Pushing Lebron to the front is not enough so you need to get all the fans/haters of the Lakers (happen to be the most popular team in the NBA regardless of w/l record) along to get a ratings bonanza |
This article is trying to praise Kobe, not bash him. |
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