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Even if some of these stories are exaggerated it will still be a good read, I'll definitely pick this up
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Originally Posted by DMan14
shouldve got bill simmons to do the writing, lol.
Originally Posted by gangsta207therevolution
We know why Brian Shaw isnt the coach, although he was correct in everything he said.
Originally Posted by hawkflight6
Even if some of these stories are exaggerated it will still be a good read, I'll definitely pick this up
Originally Posted by hugebird
Shaq Twain.
I'll get my fiction from the classics, thank you very much.
Originally Posted by hugebird
Shaq Twain.
I'll get my fiction from the classics, thank you very much.
It's really a matter of how you interpret what Kobe meant by wanting to be the Will Smith of basketball. In 1996, Will had his place in rap history secured, a popular sitcom under his belt, and two blockbuster films. So in that sense, Kobe wanted to be a player known for being diverse and being the best, if not one of the best, in many facets of the game. In hindsight it's kind of worked out in the Will Smith, calculated-movie-star model, so it works both ways. Not trying to start an argument, just offering different perspectives.Originally Posted by lawdog1
The Will Smith comment wouldn't have really made sense in 1996, since Smith wasn't a box office superstar yet at that point, but it makes sense now. I think what Shaq is implying is that Kobe had it calculated out how he was going to get to the top of his profession. What he needed to do and how he needed to do it. Kind of like how Will Smith had a plan what to do to be in mega-grossing movies. The reason for the analogy is a little hard to articulate, but I see it.
What other young, successful, up and coming, black actors were there at the timeOriginally Posted by dmbrhs
It's really a matter of how you interpret what Kobe meant by wanting to be the Will Smith of basketball. In 1996, Will had his place in rap history secured, a popular sitcom under his belt, and two blockbuster films. So in that sense, Kobe wanted to be a player known for being diverse and being the best, if not one of the best, in many facets of the game. In hindsight it's kind of worked out in the Will Smith, calculated-movie-star model, so it works both ways. Not trying to start an argument, just offering different perspectives.Originally Posted by lawdog1
The Will Smith comment wouldn't have really made sense in 1996, since Smith wasn't a box office superstar yet at that point, but it makes sense now. I think what Shaq is implying is that Kobe had it calculated out how he was going to get to the top of his profession. What he needed to do and how he needed to do it. Kind of like how Will Smith had a plan what to do to be in mega-grossing movies. The reason for the analogy is a little hard to articulate, but I see it.
Originally Posted by DCAllAmerican
Been waiting for this. I thought he was going to say he "hit" Halle.
Originally Posted by LoveOfTheGame916
Originally Posted by gangsta207therevolution
We know why Brian Shaw isnt the coach, although he was correct in everything he said.
It all makes sense now![]()
Yeah. What chant?Originally Posted by vanexellent
Im sure it will be full of the usual Shaq excuses and fingerpointing without owning up to his own faults. Like his splits from Orlando, Los Angeles, and Miami were not his fault at all. And if says Kobe ratted to Jerry West about rookie hazing, will Shaq own up to ratting to West about Van Exel's Cancun chant?