Jason Whitlock goes off on Kobe Bryant and his final game

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While I appreciate that Tim took a paycut, I ain't faulting Bean for getting his. Can't be counting another mans pockets and tell him what to do with his bread. Bean won 5 rings and had Staples packed all his career. Made the franchise millions. Why not get it back? Cause another nikka didn't? Nah breh.
 

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whining?

I was part of the group that wanted us to sign the 2nd tier players like Isiah Thomas and others to build that foundation. I knew we weren't getting anyone these past few years and we won't get anyone this year either. We're going to strike out and come back with the same shytty roster.
why are you arguing with Kobe's biggest fan? :mjlol:
 

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Did it affect the team's capabilities to sign other max free agents?

:francis:

Money was there and the reason why these free agents even took a meeting was out of respect for Kobe. Kobe threw them a lob and they couldn't convert.
Well since Kobe had already eaten a large piece of the pie, isn't that why they had to go all in on the guys like Carmelo and LMA without even being able to look at anyone like Isaiah Thomas like you wanted?

It was pretty obvious that the team was going nowhere with Kobe making that much money and still wanting to eat first.
 
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what about c00n on c00n crime.

fukk both nikkaz. But the Kobe dikk riding is just ridiculous, nikka threw up 50 shots against the Jazz who are living proof that professional sports have become a joke. Anybody can score 60 if they throw up 50 shots against these bums lmao get the fukk outta here.

Kobe was trash when he first came in the league too, took that a nikka few years to get good. He was a role player on the first 3 peat basically, Shaq won the finals MVPs for a reason. Lebron was better than him at 18, he was a one man team his whole career. It's no comparison.

T-mac would've got those rings with shaq, probably more.

His last 2 championships, I mean they won, nothing impressive about the victories though.

Comparing this nikka to Jordan is a joke.

When people talk to about Kobe all they can talk about his stats, which are worthless in today's came because anybody could score 81 against those shytty ass knicks didn't even have one superstar player lol. When Jordan dominated the Knicks they had hall of famers who should've at least got one ring, so many great players don't have rings because of Jordan.

When people talk about Jordan they talked about shyt he actually did, like switching hands mid-air, free throw line dunk, making free throws with his eyes close, behind the class reverse, moments like when he put the dagger in the cavs. In Jordan's era everytime he had a least two good players you can't even make an NBA jam rosters with today's league.

The overplaying of this nikka's retirement is a fukking joke, I'll never understand the fascination with this nikka.
 

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what about c00n on c00n crime.

fukk both nikkaz. But the Kobe dikk riding is just ridiculous, nikka threw up 50 shots against the Jazz who are living proof that professional sports have become a joke. Anybody can score 60 if they throw up 50 shots against these bums lmao get the fukk outta here.

Kobe was trash when he first came in the league too, took that a nikka few years to get good. He was a role player on the first 3 peat basically, Shaq won the finals MVPs for a reason. Lebron was better than him at 18, he was a one man team his whole career. It's no comparison.

T-mac would've got those rings with shaq, probably more.

His last 2 championships, I mean they won, nothing impressive about the victories though.

Comparing this nikka to Jordan is a joke.

When people talk to about Kobe all they can talk about his stats, which are worthless in today's came because anybody could score 81 against those shytty ass knicks didn't even have one superstar player lol. When Jordan dominated the Knicks they had hall of famers who should've at least got one ring, so many great players don't have rings because of Jordan.

When people talk about Jordan they talked about shyt he actually did, like switching hands mid-air, free throw line dunk, making free throws with his eyes close, behind the class reverse, moments like when he put the dagger in the cavs. In Jordan's era everytime he had a least two good players you can't even make an NBA jam rosters with today's league.

The overplaying of this nikka's retirement is a fukking joke, I'll never understand the fascination with this nikka.
Wow, you are one hatin ass nikka. shyt. What did Kobe do to hurt you breh? :heh:
 

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what about c00n on c00n crime.

fukk both nikkaz. But the Kobe dikk riding is just ridiculous, nikka threw up 50 shots against the Jazz who are living proof that professional sports have become a joke. Anybody can score 60 if they throw up 50 shots against these bums lmao get the fukk outta here.

Kobe was trash when he first came in the league too, took that a nikka few years to get good. He was a role player on the first 3 peat basically, Shaq won the finals MVPs for a reason. Lebron was better than him at 18, he was a one man team his whole career. It's no comparison.

T-mac would've got those rings with shaq, probably more.

His last 2 championships, I mean they won, nothing impressive about the victories though.

Comparing this nikka to Jordan is a joke.

When people talk to about Kobe all they can talk about his stats, which are worthless in today's came because anybody could score 81 against those shytty ass knicks didn't even have one superstar player lol. When Jordan dominated the Knicks they had hall of famers who should've at least got one ring, so many great players don't have rings because of Jordan.

When people talk about Jordan they talked about shyt he actually did, like switching hands mid-air, free throw line dunk, making free throws with his eyes close, behind the class reverse, moments like when he put the dagger in the cavs. In Jordan's era everytime he had a least two good players you can't even make an NBA jam rosters with today's league.

The overplaying of this nikka's retirement is a fukking joke, I'll never understand the fascination with this nikka.


This whole post sounds like the rant of a jealous bytch
 

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Tim Duncan and Dirk Nowitzki both took pay cuts to help build their team. They deserved the money also but they wanted to help their team. Neither of them have or had endorsements like Kobe to make up for the cut. I made it clear in my post where the money could of been spent... On better players. That trade veto occurred about 5 years ago right? So, during that 5 years there were no other players to acquire? Did that trade veto hold the Lakers back that much?
Tim Duncan hasn't been the best player on the Spurs in years and he knows it that's why he took paycuts.

Dirk took his paycuts for what? :dahell: First round exits the past three seasons? And guess what. They're getting bounced in the first round again this year because they have to play the Spurs again

The Mavericks are in a worse situation than the Lakers are because of Dirk and Cuban's love affair.

And yes it did hold the Lakers back that much. Kobe was getting older and his injuries began to pile up. What young player who is trying to win a title wants to hitch his wagon to an injury prone, aging player?

So with that being a fact then where should the money have gone now besides Kobe?
 

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Basketball reasons def set yall back but I also think yall had another intial reset with the Dwight trade which was destroyed by the front ofice. As corny as he is/was he was a standard piece in gaining free agents. Management should have sold the franchise to him or at least lied to him so that you guys could have had an foothold for the free agency market. It evidently cause you guys to miss out on every big free agent once the game plan of the team leaked out. I think the Lakers need to do some serious pr with convincing players that it's a legit destination for winning championships Instead of selling the location. Everyone lives in la. Lma and Dwight would have been a great start .
Stop it breh. Dwight is regressing, is having injury problems, and still cant score in the post

Now tell me more about how Dwight would've been a great start :jbhmm:
 
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