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 Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2019 12:49 pm Post subject: Kobe Endorses Trading the Young Core for AD |
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Didn't see a thread on this, mods - feel free to merge or move if I erred. Otherwise, quote below (translated from an interview with a spanish magazine):
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Interviewer: Do you think the Anthony Davis affair could mislead the franchise and the players?
Kobe: I say no. Kuzma, Lonzo, Ingram ... Are all three better than Anthony Davis? No no!. Ciao! Bye ! Anthony Davis is one of the best players in the world. Not from now, from history. What are we talking about? If you can sign Anthony Davis, you do it. If not, agree. We have three players who are very young and who work hard. They are intelligent and must be developed. But if you can sign Anthony Davis ... yes! |
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Should add: I just used google translate for this. If any native speakers can offer a more precise translation, it would be appreciated.
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Ship his (their) azz out!  |
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| Kobe not their teammates, not their coach, not their GM, not the team owner... non-issue |
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| Ciao....that about wraps it up. |
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This interview is 4 days old. |
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Another nail in the coffin in the attempt to get the team sold
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| venturalakersfan wrote: | | Another nail in the coffin in the attempt to get the team sold |
Please. Save us, AEG. |
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| venturalakersfan wrote: | | Another nail in the coffin in the attempt to get the team sold |
I’m sure one of the 4 (Rob, Magic, Kobe, Bron) would love to buy the team. But all 4 together? Sounds like too many cooks in the kitchen. |
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| smh.. |
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Lol of course he says this Kobe was about winning at all cost so long as he’s the one doing the winning.
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Wow! Thank you Kobe for your words that are sure to help the players that we end up not trading to show any sort of loyalty to this franchise.
Kobe is especially an idiot for naming names. He could have at least remained generic in his response saying something along the lines of, "If you can get AD, you should certainly try."
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| Of course he does... Ship their asses out! .. and maybe we get Jason Kidd now, a little late though. |
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AFireInside619
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Lebron would trade the core for AD. Magic and Rob would trade the core for AD. Now with Kobe publicly stating he’d trade the core for AD, will the Lebron, Klutch, and Magic haters(and Kobe stans) turn on Kobe as well? 😂
As a disclaimer, I am all for keeping Zo and BI. I just wanted to see if the haters will now hate on Kobe as well. |
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| Quote: | | Yo digo que no. Kuzma, Lonzo, Ingram... ¿Los tres son mejores que Anthony Davis? ¡No!, ¡no!. ¡Ciao!, ¡Bye! Anthony Davis es uno de los mejores jugadores del mundo. No de ahora, de la historia. ¿De qué estamos hablando? Si puedes fichar a Anthony Davis, lo haces. Si no, de acuerdo. Tenemos a tres jugadores que son muy jóvenes y que trabajan duro. Son inteligentes y hay que desarrollarlos. Pero si puedes fichar a Anthony Davis... ¡sí! |
The entire statement is basically a no duh. You get Davis if you can (si puedes). If not, okay(see bolded). You have 3 hard working and intelligent players which need to be developed.
It isnt a big deal as it seems. Basically saying you take the chance if available or move to player development. |
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| AFireInside619 wrote: | Lebron would trade the core for AD. Magic and Rob would trade the core for AD. Now with Kobe publicly stating he’d trade the core for AD, will the Lebron, Klutch, and Magic haters(and Kobe stans) turn on Kobe as well? 😂
As a disclaimer, I am all for keeping Zo and BI. I just wanted to see if the haters will now hate on Kobe as well. |
Very interesting conundrum you've brought up for some of our "fans."
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| AFireInside619 wrote: | | venturalakersfan wrote: | | Another nail in the coffin in the attempt to get the team sold |
I’m sure one of the 4 (Rob, Magic, Kobe, Bron) would love to buy the team. But all 4 together? Sounds like too many cooks in the kitchen. |
The team has 10 owners now
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stick to high school bball Kob....  |
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SocalDevin
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| AFireInside619 wrote: | Lebron would trade the core for AD. Magic and Rob would trade the core for AD. Now with Kobe publicly stating he’d trade the core for AD, will the Lebron, Klutch, and Magic haters(and Kobe stans) turn on Kobe as well? 😂
As a disclaimer, I am all for keeping Zo and BI. I just wanted to see if the haters will now hate on Kobe as well. |
I'm grateful we had Kobe for as long as we did.. but sometimes he runs his mouth too much. Some things are better not said, we all understand this. |
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I guess I simply disagree with Kobe too.
But at this point I am not sure there is a way to repair fractured relationships. Young players likely gone for AD or another if NO chooses to trade him elsewhere. Trust is broken. FO has chosen the James win now path. Too late to change now.
I certainly hope they can salvage something from this mess |
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