2012 NBA Mar |OT| Knicks fans now drinking JD in straight shots

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snack said:
No way in hell this is happening. What. Da. Fuck.
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i'll snap and lose it if we trade blake for that bum

ph33nix said:
yeah he had to wear goggles against the Knicks last year. I was there!

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damn you big city franchises with bright lights in the arena!
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I haven't been to Fox Sports in a while, so I figured "Why not?"

*clicks on Whitlock article*

No one benefits from LeBron hate more than Kobe Bryant.

Hatred of LeBron — more than even Kobe’s five championship rings — is the primary reason Kobe is allowed to delude himself with the notion that he is on equal footing with Magic and Bird and in hot pursuit of Michael Jordan’s legacy.

We sell the false Kobe narrative because it fuels and justifies our disdain for King James. The closer Kobe is to NBA royalty, the more distance James must travel and the more people he must pass to get a seat at the table reserved for Jordan, Magic and Bird. LeBron haters don’t want him anywhere near the NBA’s Lord, Savior and Holy Ghost. Lebron is Judas, in the haters’ mind, the man who betrayed Cleveland. Kobe is Peter, Jordan’s most trusted disciple.

Sunday, inside Staples Center, Kobe spread more of his false gospel. He dropped 33 points in a 93-83 victory over the visiting Heat. His congregation loved it. It was more proof that Kobe is unrivaled in this era, that James and Dwyane Wade are young stars with a long haul if they ever want to be in the same class as Kobe the Great.

“What I have left to accomplish, those players retired a long time ago,” Bryant said Friday night. “At this point my rivals, in terms of what I have left to accomplish, (left the game) when Magic and Michael retired.”

Yep. That’s the delusion LeBron hate empowers.

Well, I don’t hate LeBron or Kobe. I love basketball. I don’t care if Kobe wins eight championships, he’s not on the same level as Jordan, Magic, Bird or even the title-less King James. That’s not hatred of Kobe or the Lakers. It’s an objective statement of fact.

In basketball terms, Kobe Bryant was born on third base and we’re allowing him to act like he hit a grand slam. There is no bigger competitive advantage in sports than playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. Because of the weather, the beach and the entertainment options, an indoor professional sports franchise operating in Los Angeles has no excuse not to stock its roster with the best talent money can buy. It’s not a coincidence the Lakers have been home to Wilt, Kareem and Shaq.

While the Lakers have patiently waited for the opportunity to acquire Dwight Howard, Kobe has had to make do the past few years with two very good 7-footers, Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol, rather than a once-in-a-decade big man.

Playing alongside mammoth space-eaters, lane-cloggers and rim-defenders the overwhelming majority of his career has given Kobe the freedom to be a one-dimensional all-time great. Kobe is a scorer. Period. He can’t touch Michael Jordan as a defender. Kobe is not in the same zip code as Magic and Bird as a creator and teammate-elevator.

When you compare Kobe’s all-around game to the Lord, Savior and Holy Ghost, he’s completely outclassed. Kobe is a scorer. Period. That’s all he did Sunday. He put 33 points on Shane Battier, a terrific defender. Kobe had a great game. But he also did little else. He had three rebounds, one assist, zero steals or blocks.

Meanwhile, on a day the Heat played without Chris Bosh and on an afternoon when Wade was off his game and fouled out in 31 minutes, LeBron James played the entire 94 feet. He scored 25 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, passed out seven assists, nabbed three steals and blocked two shots.

Given Bosh’s absence and Wade’s miserable play, the Lakers should’ve won by 25. The Heat had no size and James had little help. He defended Gasol, holding him to 11 points. James single-handedly kept Miami in contention.

You put Bynum and Gasol around LeBron James and everyone in the league would expect that team to win a championship. Kobe wants the roster blown up. He’s still upset David Stern stopped the Lakers from acquiring Chris Paul.

You give Wade the same rosters Kobe has played with throughout his Los Angeles career, and I guarantee you the Lakers win the same number of titles — if not more. If you look at their career numbers, Wade is a better all-around player than Bryant. Wade bests Bryant in field-goal percentage, assists, steals and blocks and is in a virtual tie with Bryant in points per game (25.4 to 25.3) and rebounds (5.3 to 5.2).

Don’t even waste your time comparing Kobe’s averages to Jordan’s, Bird’s, Magic’s and LeBron’s. Kobe isn’t on their level.

I don’t hate Kobe Bryant. I love watching him play. He played a beautiful game Sunday. Kobe is the Jerry West of this era. But let’s stop the blasphemy of elevating Bryant to the same level as the Holy Trinity. Don’t let your hatred of LeBron convince you that Kobe is something he’s clearly not.
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The only tingle I feel in my pants is from the massive amount of heroin I just injected myself with at the thought of Felton coming back to Charlotte.
 
the overwhelming majority of his career has given Kobe the freedom to be a one-dimensional all-time great.
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What the fuck is this bullshit? 1 dimensional player? How do people like Whitlock have jobs covering sports?

Haha, that trade sounds DOA.
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I'll throw in McBobs. And Blake. Whatever it takes!!!
 
That would also tell me that the FO's intentions this season are just to stand pat with this roster (unless they can pull of a blockbuster like Dwight while also dumping future salary) and not add marginal players that might improve the team but also add salary.
 
Ninja Scooter said:
That trade would purely be to dump Blake's salary. Lakers FO is going to have to count their luxury tax dollars the next couple of years.
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Even that doesn't make sense.

Blake is going to cost them $12 mil + $12 mil LT over 3 seasons.

Felton will cost $7.2 + $7.2 this year alone. So that's just $10 mil short of Blake. But the Lakers will have to replace Felton or re-sign him. They can't just have Morris and Fisher, that would be insane. Plus Fish may actually reti...hahaha. They're gonna use the $3 mil exception on someone at PG. $6 mil with LT each season. Already more than Blake.

I think they think they are getting a bargain on a guy who wants to prove himself. No way it's just about salary.

If Lakers amnesty MWP next season, they're down to $80 million in salary. And under $70 mil for the following season when the new LT bill hits.

edit: Team would be so much more flexible if Kobe made only $20 million the next 2 years instead of $27 and $30.
 
I don’t hate Kobe Bryant. I love watching him play. He played a beautiful game Sunday. Kobe is the Jerry West of this era. But let’s stop the blasphemy of elevating Bryant to the same level as the Holy Trinity. Don’t let your hatred of LeBron convince you that Kobe is something he’s clearly not.
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The fuck is Whitlock smoking
 
Bean did avg high 7s in ast and reb a few years ago.

I feel him, but he is a little off. But he has deadlines and quotas to meet. Articles about something has to go up.

In other news, I wonder how Skip characterizes Batmans performance this Sunday.
 
LeBron's system rebounds and low-value assists are the sustenance for so much journalistic stupidity. Here's some idiot trying to spin it like Bron had a better game.

Kobe made crucial shots down the stretch when the Heat got to within two. LeBron did... what exactly? Score 25 on 26 shots? Play thug defense on Gasol because Stern doesn't let the refs blow the whistle against him?

From the moment it was 60-58 Lakers, Kobe scored 11 points the rest of the way. James scored 2.
 
Please explain what the hell a system rebound is?

It's like...you get there to the ball first. Or you don't.

And calling it thug defense is pretty pussy. No wonder you're sticking up for one.
 
The best part about that game was Knicks-age saying "He doesn't play well against good defense"
 
I hate LBJ, but the king could punch through Pau's chest, literally. Ron would get him though. Ron would fight dirty. And can lift 100 pounds over his head.
 
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