[:: LAKERS 2014 THREAD | POLL: Who Should Coach Next Year? ::]

[licensed to ball]

Kobe da Gawd.

 

[had pants]

Welp, it's been real, gents.

#whatbench?

#riggin4wiggins

#sorry4jabari

 

[kingjaffejo]

I told y'all ...I told y'all I lost my faith in Pau 3 years ago.

I am glad to see Pau is being a team player and investing in our future for the draft by playing like his normal self
Way to go Pau!!

The Dark Knight returns???
naw naw....

THE BLACK MAMBA RETURNS

 

[sea manup]

I told y'all ...I told y'all I lost my faith in Pau 3 years ago.

I am glad to see Pau is being a team player and investing in our future for the draft by playing like his normal self

Way to go Pau!!

The Dark Knight returns???
naw naw....

THE BLACK MAMBA RETURNS

not sure how kobe will play when he gets back but if nash would suck it up, our big three of nash-kobe-pau should be able to lead us to a top 3 pick

 

[darthska]

For the record, the reason I'm expressing despair w/ Kobe's return isn't just because I'm all anti-Kobe. Look, if he wins a championship w/ his current team, then my Lakers hang another banner for the Clippers to worry about covering up (have they hung up a selfie for Crawford yet?).

So I definitely want him to win another one. Hell, another 2, 3, 4... whatever, as long as it's w/ us. 

And personally, I just don't think rushing back is conducive to his future hardware collection. 

 Take your time. Nash sucks, Pau is ghost (no Call of Duty), and our bench is developing nicely. Let those things play out, call this season a wash, and come back as strong as possible, not as quick as possible.

 

[kingjaffejo]

My only dream is for Kobe to return in rare Vino form and average about 28PPG & 10Rbs per game & cook every SG/SF that tries to guard him
all while we plummet to a 30 games won season ...causing for everyone to be let go except for Hill,X,Blake, Farmar, & Kurt Rambis (He can stay on our new coaches staff) everyone else can get the can, Nash retires, we get a top 10 pick. That to me is a pretty damn successful season

On the inside I am really depressed by all of this

 

[CP1708]

Kobe knows his defense is needed for us to get that top tier draft pick.

Yet another gift to our franchise from him. If we land a top 5 pick because of his defense this year, he should get two statues.

 

[sea manup]

if only we were able to resign dwight, then we wouldnt have to worry about the possibility of not getting a top 5 pick

 

[darthska]

My only dream is for Kobe to return in rare Vino form and average about 28PPG & 10Rbs per game & cook every SG/SF that tries to guard him
all while we plummet to a 30 games won season ...causing for everyone to be let go except for Hill,X,Blake, Farmar, & Kurt Rambis (He can stay on our new coaches staff) everyone else can get the can, Nash retires, we get a top 10 pick. That to me is a pretty damn successful season

On the inside I am really depressed by all of this

I'm w/ that.

Fine tuning the details, Kobe's not averaging 28/10 my man. 

 

[rck3sactown]

Kobe averaging 10 rebounds a game

 

[licensed to ball]

If Kobe thought he had teammates that could realistically help him win a Chip this year he'd already be back IMHO.

I think this is as close to "taking his time" as it's ever going to get for Kobe Bryant.

Like he said, if these were the playoffs he'd be playing. That can also be translated to, if these games meant anything AT ALL id be on the court.

I think Kobe's looking forward to 2014 just as much as many Laker fans are.

IMHO of course.

 

[sea manup]

 
^ I'm w/ that.

Fine tuning the details, Kobe's not averaging 28/10 my man. 

im thinking 26 ppg on 35 fga with 12 kobe assists to jordan hill 

 

[CP1708]

With him coming back this soon. Say first week of December, I honestly expect him to pull up lame with something else by January.

The opposite knee. Or a hamstring. Something else in his legs that will over-compensate for his achilles and cause him even more problems than the actual injury itself.

See, Derrick Rose with a hammy last week. And every other football player that rehabs something, comes back, and injures something else right away.


When he's on, he'll be fine. We'll even see glimpses of the old Kobe. Dude will get buckets when he's 73, it's his DNA, but he'll also play defense like he's 73, at 35, and that's what I'm counting on.

 

[CP1708]

If Kobe thought he had teammates that could realistically help him win a Chip this year he'd already be back IMHO.

I think this is as close to "taking his time" as it's ever going to get for Kobe Bryant.

Like he said, if these were the playoffs he'd be playing. That can also be translated to, if these games meant anything AT ALL id be on the court.

I think Kobe's looking forward to 2014 just as much as many Laker fans are.

IMHO of course.

Agreed.

But he better be lookin forward to that 2014 5 million a year salary too, otherwise he can take a walk.

 

[kingjaffejo]

I clearly started my comments off by saying MY ONLY DREAM......lol

I do think that Kobe could go out and average 28PPG and the 10 Rebounds was me just being loopy off this ....

I digress....anyway if somehow Kobe can do exceptionally well, play no defense (as he usually does), while we land in the lottery
I seriously think thats a win/win across the board. Because if we aint at least competing for the Western Conference Finals then
its a waste of time.


PS. Our bench is looking damn good. Actually proud of those boys Bench MOB V2

 

[kingjaffejo]

Agreed.

But he better be lookin forward to that 2014 5 million a year salary too, otherwise he can take a walk.

Yee Aint Neva Lied!!

 

[mrdieselfuel09]

I'm so excited to see the ball stop at Kobe....


So excited.....


Sigh.,.

 

[darthska]

So since Kobe's not taking $5mil, which team do you think is going to be his next?

I say Clippers.

 

[CP1708]

The Knicks.

MSG + Melo, go against Bron, etc.

 

[sea manup]

if the clippers pay more than 10 m a year for kobe i will consider it kobe's final gift to us

 knowing the clippers they would lose in the first round three years in a row and put a kobe clippers statue up next to our lakers one 

 

[darthska]

I could see that (Knicks).

I just...

I like the odds that he averages 10 boards (JaffeJo: c'mon, son) than the odds that he signs a piece of paper saying he'll take $5mil per.

No way.

 

[CP1708]

Good point on him goin to the Clippers, they could put a Kobe selfie in front of the banners he helped raise. Would be like he completely owned the Staples Center from all angles.

 

[darthska]

Honestly, bro, if he were to go to the Clippers, I think they win a championship.

I think they're one of those classic teams that fit one of the cliche sports descriptions: "All the pieces, all the talent... but no 'it' guy, no leader, no experienced cuttroat finisher."

Enter: Kobe.

 

[sea manup]

not sure how i would feel about rooting for the clippers if kobe actually did sign with them 

 

[CP1708]

CP3 = cutthroat finisher.