Why does Kobe demanding a trade in 07 get swept under the rug?

[gts]

I dont post much. This place used to be great a few years ago or even a few months ago but its turned into E.S.P enn old NBA board full of trolls.

just put them on ignore.. only time you see their nonsense is when somebody else quotes them

[K.Koscik]

He wanted to play on Pluto before "coming back to LA".

Kobe almost went to the Clippers, or Chicago in his 2004 free agency. Then was demanding to be traded to Chicago in the summer of 2007. He complained about the Lakers one every sports talk radio show that summer.

Kobe's never been about being loyal, he's about doing what is best for Kobe by all means necessary.

See his current contract that could've been used to add pieces to compete for championships.

To say Kobe was not loyal is downright wrong. I don't know if there has been a player more loyal to an owner than Kobe to Jerry Buss. People talk about Phil Jackson molding Bryant but Dr. Buss was Kobe's guardian angel in this league.

When he was 17, Buss is said to have largely impacted the Divac trade for the Kobe draft pick.

Despite Kobe's image issues, rape case, and overwhelming self confidence, Buss was never willing to give up on him.

According to this article by Wojnarowski, at the peak of the trade demand mania, Buss invited Bryant to his home and gave him the option to go to Detroit. The article claims that Bryant was given the dilemma, thought about it shortly, and decided to stay with the Lakers because of his ties to Jerry Buss.

Kobe says in this article Dr. Buss made him realize his faith in him and convinced him to say. Buss preached patience to Kobe and his confidence in his plan never faltered. All of a sudden, the Lakers have the best record in the west, Gasol is swapped for Kwame Brown, and Bynum became a formidable player - a player cherry picked by Buss as well. Kobe came into that season as a different player mentally and the Lakers enjoyed 3 consecutive Finals.

Kobe used his form of leverage to get better teammates, but in the end it was just the words of Buss that convinced Kobe to resign to a team that was the same as the beginning of the off season.

[Magic731]

ripthekik at some point you have got to make a choice between Durant's schlong and Kobe's. I know it's a difficult time for you, hang in there buddy.

Why don't you choose between Dragic and Lebron?

[MichaelCorleone]

Why don't you choose between Dragic and Lebron?

Already made that choice, I'd go with Dragic. On the court, and off....

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/sho...1&postcount=15

[Hoopz2332]

He wanted to play on Pluto before "coming back to LA".

Kobe almost went to the Clippers, or Chicago in his 2004 free agency. Then was demanding to be traded to Chicago in the summer of 2007. He complained about the Lakers one every sports talk radio show that summer.

Kobe's never been about being loyal, he's about doing what is best for Kobe by all means necessary.

See his current contract that could've been used to add pieces to compete for championships.

This is the thing Kobe and his followers are forgetting with their revisionist history. Bragging about him never leaving the lakers when we know damn well dude wanted out and if not for being gifted Gasol and becoming stacked (celtics and lakers started the trend for big 3's in the current era), he would have been playing on another team.

[riseagainst]

bumper is a f.a.g..got.

[dubeta]

Kobe's narcissist personality is already well known around here so it doesn't surprise us when he does stuff like this

[Hoopz2332]

bumper is a f.a.g..got.

u ?

[riseagainst]

u ?

no. But you are definitely very sensitive on this issue since you were scrolling back dozens of pages to look for a thread to bump.

[Hoopz2332]

no. But you are definitely very sensitive on this issue since you were scrolling back dozens of pages to look for a thread to bump.

Gotta keep revisionists in check

[Inferno]

Already made that choice, I'd go with Dragic. On the court, and off....

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/sho...1&postcount=15

[Hey Yo]

Because he played his ass off from Day 1 of practice when the actual season started...

He waffled on being traded. First he said he did, then he didn't, then wanted to be traded again. Then nothing was heard about it again.

Good possibility that the Gasol trade was already in place before the season even started, which made Kobe shut up.

[JT123]

The bigger question is, why is Kobe RAPING a girl being swept under the rug?
But in all seriousness, everything that is negative about Kobe gets swept under the rug. Nobody ever brings up his epic choke job against Phoenix in 2006, his sweep at the hands of Dirk in 2011, or him literally choking away 2 playoff games against the Thunder in 2012.
He and D Wade have to be the most protected "superstars" since Michael Jordan.

[wakencdukest]

With all players that have demanded trades in the last ten years, does anyone really give a shit any more?

[Brokenbeat]

I dont post much. This place used to be great a few years ago or even a few months ago but its turned into E.S.P enn old NBA board full of trolls.

That's because the mods let the gimp back out of his box.