Touche. I forgot to factor in the Kardashians. But aside from injuries and reality TV stars, I guess Kobe did make us notice THE Darius Morris and Steve Blakes of the world.
I'd also like to see Kobe Bryant pull this kind of stunt on a true alpha-dog like Shaq. Bryant Throws Towel at Odom after Odom missed two free throws LINK
As he sat recently by his locker stall, Lakers forward Jordan Hill exuded a sense of peace. In his mind, all the hurdles that stood in his way from last season have since moved. Though he rarely said so publicly, Hill clashed philosophically with Mike D’Antoni’s small-ball system and believed that contributed last season to an inconsistent role. “If Mike was here, I wouldn’t be back,” Hill said. “That’s the way it was. No disrespect to Mike, but apparently I didn’t fit his system. Why would I come back?” There are rebuttals. Hill still posted career-highs in points (9.7), shooting percentage (54.9 percent), rebounds (7.4) and minutes played (20.8). A discrepancy emerged between the 40 games Hill averaged at least 20 minutes per game and the 20 games in which he averaged 15 minutes or fewer. Yet, the Lakers coaching staff often attributed that imbalance to Hill’s fluctuating fatigue. So the 27-year-old Hill said he has stopped drinking alcohol, admitting it hurt his efforts on becoming the Lakers’ renewable energy source. Hill said the lifestyle change helped him drop from 253 pounds to 240. “It was that time to step out of my old ways and to grow up,” Hill said. “Now I feel really, really good. I can run and down more often. My wind is back. My body feels good. I feel like I could go for days.” It sure looks like it. Entering the Lakers’ exhibition Tuesday night against the Phoenix Suns at Honda Center, Hill has averaged 8.6 points on 54.5 percent shooting and 8.4 rebounds in 22 minutes per contest through five preseason games as the team’s starting center. Those numbers appear similar to last season’s output, but he will likely receive more playing time once the games count. http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20141021/lakers-jordan-hill-envisions-better-season-without-mike-dantoni-and-alcohol/1
What's funny is the ONLY trade I see as possible is Kobe for Amar'e... And I imagine the Knicks would rather have the cap space next year.
His contract is up after this year, right? Lakers should just ride out this crap year and get money at the end of the season.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Lakers have been outscored 75-15 from the 3pt line so far this season. No big deal.</p>— Haralabos Voulgaris (@haralabob) <a href="https://twitter.com/haralabob/status/527672860240642048">October 30, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
is it fair to say that its hard to attract big talent to california teams partly due to the high taxes there?
No. They got Howard and Nash recently. They just screwed it up. Hiring Phil would have been huge IMO. It'll be a premier destination again when Kobe retires. And I don't see Blake or CP3 leaving the Clippers.
If you realize that your 'other' scoring options suck and you are KOBE, you are going to go KOBE on roids every game. I hope he drops 50-60 points in one game, I bet it happens.
