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Originally Posted by pgardn
player in the NBA.
Well yes he probably is. But he cant get along with Shaq when the Lakers could have had a dominant team for a good long while. He lies about his little sex foray and then buys off his wife with a big ring (nothing to do with b-ball).
Look he wanted to be the man, like Jordan, so get off the excuses and make the other players on your team better. Constant hustle on D would help so that he would be forced to take rests (teammates notice this). His teammates without him on the floor occasionally. Its clear Kobe saves his reserve energy for offense, although he frequently covers the best offensive guard/small forward on the opposing team. He asked for his team, he got his team.
So heck yes he is going to be criticized. If you want to be the man, lead your team to the promise land by making others around you better. Lamar Odom was lauded as a great move by Kobe. Flippn Kwame is a giant baby, get rid of him, or make him work. Take Nash, take Kobe, who is most likely to make the TEAM better? Nash can make a 20 point scorer out of any 10pt per game man. Quit the whining for Kobe and expect him to make his TEAM better.
More than one NBA coach has said that D'Antoni and Popovich have the easiest jobs of any NBA coaches... I wonder why...
Superstars who are all about TEAM.
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Steve Nash is a very good player in a perfect situation. Funny thing about him is that he and I have something in common besides being white. We both have zero titles in the NBA. For all the hype that surrounds Nash, the Mavs have improved without him. Comparing players attitudes and all that other stuff that fans think is important is a bunch of bs. The Lakers have very little legit talent on the team. Odom is a guy that needs the ball alot to take advantages of his attributes but that is not gonna happen. Kwame is simply not a good player regardless of how hard he works. Walton is a good 6th man type on a team with multiple scoring options. Smush is a second rater. Bynum may yet be a good player but he is not ready to take a big role yet. Forget the rest. Does that sound like a playoff team? The media loves the Kobe drama and Kobe constantly puts his foot in his mouth but the truth is that he is a great player that will make players on his team better if they have the talent and style of play that fits with his game. Right now they dont. Dont blame Kobe, blame the guys that put this team together.