ESPN Los Angeles : "Nobody wants to play with Kobe"

[Smoke117]

Nobody wants to play with Kobe? About 10 years late.

[sc19]

Kobe is not responsible of the 2004 finals...

Kobe Bryant 2004 Finals stats averages: 46.2 MPG, .381 FG%, .174 3p%, 4.4 APG, 22.6 PPG.

[KingLeBronJames]

Nobody wants to play with Kobe? Then what about guys like Steve Nash, Dwight, Ron Artest and Derek Fisher? They signed with the Lakers. And people complained that they signed with the Lakers. People acting like they were nobody.

[MaxFly]

Didn't Chris Paul want to play with Bryant just 2 seasons ago? Dwight. Steve Nash?

[HeatFanSince88]

Didn't Chris Paul want to play with Bryant just 2 seasons ago? Dwight. Steve Nash?

nash signed for 10 million per season and Dwight got traded there.

People talk good about kobe in the media since they dont wanna start shit, but no1 wants to play with this clown

[The Iron Fist]

Nothing new here, I always knew that he is the worst teammate ever, and that team barely misses him when his injured because no one likes to play with him.

Shaq years(not counting first two Kobe's seasons because he wasn't a starter)

With Kobe: 285-126 (.693)
Without Kobe: 33-16 (.673)

With Shaq: 292-110 (.726)
Without Shaq: 26-32 (.448)

Middle 3 years

With Kobe: 112-111 (.502)
Without Kobe: 9-14 (.391)

With Odom: 106-94 (.530)
Without Odom: 15-31 (.326)

Gasol years

With Kobe: 308-147 (.677)
Without Kobe: 14-7 (.667)

With Gasol: 257-112 (.696)
Without Gasol: 35-26 (.574)

Explain the playoffs vs the Spurs just a few weeks ago.

[The Iron Fist]

Kobe is 'aloof' and has always been a loner. Now that doesn't mean shit really but it doesn't gain points with his teammates.

There's tons of stories about Kobe being selfish, being arrogant, dismissive that simply didn't go well with those around him.

Now, there's been other players like that, but not to the same degree (or it appears so).

There was a time Magic said he'd try to reach out to Shaq and Kobe, but Shaq was the only one willing to listen. Magic has stated that he spent years before talking to Kobe. How the fu*ck do you not chat with Magic?

I remember JR Ryder saying he approached Kobe for tips on the triangle when Kobe brushed him aside and told him to learn it on his own.

His teammates don't respond to him on the court because he isn't consistent at doing the dirty work, yet wants the all the glory. Have any of you seen him play?

When he goes on KoME mode that's all he does 90% of the time, he won't even play defense or attempt to run the offense. He'll just stand there on the perimeter and demand the ball.

There's other examples of course, many that we don't even know about.

But wait until his career is over when it will all come out.

but when lebron does it and loses finals because of it, its ok right?

[HorryIsMyMVP]

nash signed for 10 million per season and Dwight got traded there.

People talk good about kobe in the media since they dont wanna start shit, but no1 wants to play with this clown

Nash didn't particular care where he played as long as he could be close to his kids and get paid.

[daily]

Didn't Chris Paul want to play with Bryant just 2 seasons ago? Dwight. Steve Nash?

Ron Artest, Lamar Odom. Derek Fisher... Odom was so pissed off it ruined his career when he was traded

[tpols]

Its funny how LA signs the defensive guys he used to fight and go to war with..

Ron Artest when he was on houston.. they were throwing elbows at each other playing extremely physical.. niether would back down but Kobe kind of dennis rodmanned artest. He was too easy to trick. Matt Barnes who thought he was the Kobe stopper in Orlando gets signed.. they were talking raja bell a year or two ago.

Those guys respect kobe because they know in and out how good his offensive game used to be.

[HorryIsMyMVP]

Its funny how LA signs the defensive guys he used to fight and go to war with..

Ron Artest when he was on houston.. they were throwing elbows at each other playing extremely physical.. niether would back down but Kobe kind of dennis rodmanned artest. He was too easy to trick. Matt Barnes who thought he was the Kobe stopper in Orlando gets signed.. they were talking raja bell a year or two ago.

Those guys respect kobe because they know in and out how good his offensive game used to be.

Ironically Ron Artest and Matt Barnes are pretty horrible. Ariza was way better then Ron. They thought about Raja Bell because they were trying to recreate the PHX Sun's

[KingLeBronJames]

nash signed for 10 million per season and Dwight got traded there.

People talk good about kobe in the media since they dont wanna start shit, but no1 wants to play with this clown

Dwight got traded there cause he wanted to be there. So that means he wanted to play with Kobe. And he even said that he would want to play with Kobe during an interview at the All-Star game in 2012.

[TonyMontana]

Dwight got traded there cause he wanted to be there. So that means he wanted to play with Kobe. And he even said that he would want to play with Kobe during an interview at the All-Star game in 2012.

Dude, player interviews are all bs, just a bunch of guys trying to be politically correct.

Dwight was getting paid 19 milion to play with Kobe. I'd do much worse things for that kind of money.

And it looks like playing with Kobe was such a rewarding experience for him. He's already got one foot out the door and it was only a year.

[KingLeBronJames]

Dude, player interviews are all bs, just a bunch of guys trying to be politically correct.

Dwight was getting paid 19 milion to play with Kobe. I'd do much worse things for that kind of money.

And it looks like playing with Kobe was such a rewarding experience for him. He's already got one foot out the door and it was only a year.

"Player interviews are all BS."

[COnDEMnED]

Dude, player interviews are all bs, just a bunch of guys trying to be politically correct.

Dwight was getting paid 19 milion to play with Kobe. I'd do much worse things for that kind of money.

And it looks like playing with Kobe was such a rewarding experience for him. He's already got one foot out the door and it was only a year.

Yeah, but eventually you have to explain how you got all that money. Do you lie, or admit you took a load up the rear then made a poostach on your upper lip?