Kobe Bryant puts Jim Buss on blast

[NuggetsFan]

I'm unsure what he thought was going to happen here?

Seriously. I hate the Lakers but if your Kobe after taking that contract, seeing teams they've built around you in the past etc. gotta give them a little bit of leeway you'd think. Focus on getting healthy, prolonging your career as long as possible.

If you wanted the perfect situation shoulda went to FA.

[selrahc]

But what I'm unsure of, is what exactly does he think they can do here?


You have him eating a massive contract.

You have Nash eating 9 something.


There aren't really that many free agents that are game changers available at the moment and no trade assets.



I'm unsure what he thought was going to happen here?

A lot can happen. There are only 3 players under contract for the Lakers next year. Kobe at $22 mil, Nash at $9 mil and Sacre for basically nothing. That leaves like $30 mil in cap space. They can easily sign a top name free agent or 2 or 3 pretty good ones. Plus they will get a high draft pick. Lakers can easily become contenders next year if Jim buss doesn't **** up.

[Akrazotile]

A lot can happen. There are only 3 players under contract for the Lakers next year. Kobe at $22 mil, Nash at $9 mil and Sacre for basically nothing. That leaves like $30 mil in cap space. They can easily sign a top name free agent or 2 or 3 pretty good ones. Plus they will get a high draft pick. Lakers can easily become contenders next year if Jim buss doesn't **** up.

A free agent or two? You act like those free agents are joining prime Kobe and Nash.

Kobe and Nash have no on court value anymore. If you honestly think you're going to get anywhere with Kevin Love and Aaron Afflalo plus MLE players....

[Dro]

What is wrong with you? Defending a grown ass man who's making millions of dollars

Dude took a massive contract on the backside of his career. Whatever, get yours. Don't complain about management tho. It's beyond hilarious. Laker fan, hater etc. whatever pretty sure we can all agree on that.

This............

[SpecialQue]

I love the Lakers and I like Kobe, but he's coming off as an annoying prima donna bitch here.

[oh the horror]

I assumed he knew what was up when he took that money.



I seriously thought he would lower down to like 12 mil a year.


But you took this insane contract and now you're displeased with the fact that they're tied up financially with what they can do?

[DonDadda59]

Am I missing something?


How can Kobe insist on wanting a ring yet take up most of the cap?!

Gawdbe works in mysterious ways.

Also, he's a fuqq niqqa. Been trying to tell people this for the longest. Now you finally see.

[Rooster]

Jim Buss is ruining the Lakers franchise. He is such an idiot that he gave Kobe that huge amount of the money. Kobe can't criticize him though. You can't have it two ways. If Jim Buss was really smart, enough to championship caliber team in short time, he would not have give you Kone all that money.

I definitely agree with this.

[riseagainst]

Gawdbe works in mysterious ways.

Also, he's a fuqq niqqa. Been trying to tell people this for the longest. Now you finally see.

gawdbe knows.

[red1]

I like this kobe. Kobe calling little jimmy out for being a dumb f*ck. Now if only he would call himself out for being a chucking rapist

[LoPro4u2c]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...geles/6335803/


Kobe Bryant on Lakers' future: 'Start with Jim' Buss
David Leon Moore, USA TODAY Sports 5:17 p.m. EDT March 12, 2014
"Patience is the key," Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak told USA TODAY Sports. Kobe Bryant does not seem to buy that theory.


(Photo: Bob Donnan, USA TODAY Sports)

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.

[ArbitraryWater]

This guy is something man... basically ran Dwight outta town, then take up a huge amount of cap space, and now complain... 07' all over again

[Rooster]

I assumed he knew what was up when he took that money.



I seriously thought he would lower down to like 12 mil a year.


But you took this insane contract and now you're displeased with the fact that they're tied up financially with what they can do?

As a I bleed purple and gold, this is what I expected from Kobe. Take a reasonable paycut and give the Lakers some flexibility to get some players. But he took the money ( and I can't really blame him, it was offered ) so he should not expect great things from the front office but himself.

[TheMarkMadsen]

it's hilarious how people are coming in here to just vent out their Kobe hate instead of you know.. paying attention to what was actually said

Bryant said the road back to playoff contention for the last-place Lakers starts with clear authority and leadership at the top

"Let's play next year and suck again? Absolutely not," Bryant said. "It's my job to go out on the court and perform. No excuses. Gotta get this. It's the same with the front office. The same expectations the front office has of me when I'm on the court, I have the same expectations of them.

what a dick, he expects the FO to work hard, can't believe this guy

[red1]

it's hilarious how people are coming in here to just vent out their Kobe hate instead of you know.. paying attention to what was actually said

As a laker fan I just hate watching my team - the greatest franchise in the league - held ransom by the selfishness of one single chucking bald rapist.