Kobe Bryant: "It's Championship or Bust....It's not about Regular Season MVPs"

[Newzz]

Last week, Michael Jordan said that he would pick Kobe Bryant over LeBron James.

While Jordan said James could finish his career with more championships, Bryant currently has James out-paced 5-1.

"Five beats one every time I look at it," said Jordan.

Naturally Bryant agreed with Jordan.

"I don't understand what the big hype [is]. It's real. It's real talk. I mean, we're in it to win championships, period," said Bryant on SiriusXM's "Off the Dribble" with Justin Termine and Sam Mitchell on Saturday.

To date, Bryant has five championships in seven trips to the NBA Finals. James finally got his first in three tries last June.

"When I was growing up, [Shaquille O'Neal] and myself, we were both measured by championships," said Bryant. "For us it was championship or bust. It wasn't about MVPs, it wasn't about numbers. It was about, if you don't win a championship this year, you're a failure."

Bryant said he had another obstacle to conquer once O'Neal left the Lakers.

"It was, well, [if] Kobe doesn't win a championship without Shaq, his previous three don't mean anything," said Bryant. "That's just the pressure that you have to deal with."

Bryant and the Lakers won two championships with Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom and Andrew Bynum. O'Neal and Bryant won three consecutive titles from 2000 to 2002.

The Gawd taking shots at LeBron

And oh yeah, speaking of shots......

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[ThugLife]

Guess Kobe is a failure this year

 

[MikeBrownsJob]

Guess Kobe is a failure this year

 

[JahBuhLun]

Kobe now needs to prove that he can win one without Phil Jackson.

 

[Newzz]

Guess Kobe is a failure this year

LeBron had to join Wade's team and bring Bosh along to FINALLY get a ring though

 

[Kobes Two Jerseys]

The Gawd taking shots at LeBron

And oh yeah, speaking of shots......

that's what champs are all about.




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[William Bassington]

real shyt

 

[dtownreppin214]

LeBron had to join Wade's team and bring Bosh along to FINALLY get a ring though

kobe won three rings on the shoulders of the biggest force in nba history. did you forget?

 

[Brief Keef]

The Gawd taking shots at LeBron

And oh yeah, speaking of shots......

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we'll he has a championship so last year kobe bytch ass was a failure and he will be again this year

 

[Illuminatos' Hairline]

LeBron had to join Wade's team and bring Bosh along to FINALLY get a ring though

Kobe was gonna leave LA too until they got gasol.

 

[Lakers Offseason]

At least Kobe didn't have to run to another team to win a championship. That's something Bron ain't never gonna live down.

Imagine Jordan running to play with Magic to win a Championship? Or Kobe running to Duncan to help him win one after Shaq left?

 

[Newzz]

Kobe now needs to prove that he can win one without Phil Jackson.

Then what?


Will Kobe then have to prove he can win without Gary Vitti?


Did Jordan win a ring without Scottie or Phil?

Has Duncan won a ring without Popovich?

Has Bron won a ring without Wade and Bosh.......or without Spoelstra?



That's just stupid

 

[Newzz]

kobe won three rings on the shoulders of the biggest force in nba history. did you forget?

He won 2 without Shaq though

Answer this how many NBA Finals GAMES have LeBron won without Wade and Bosh?

 

[muzikfrk75]

Kobe now needs to prove that he can win one without Phil Jackson.

 

[Newzz]

Kobe was gonna leave LA too until they got gasol.

No he wasnt.


He told Dr. Buss that he DIDNT want to be traded and wouldn't waive his "no-trade clause" before the 2008 season began

In that meeting in the fall of 2007, near the start of training camp, Buss presented Bryant with a scenario of Bryant's own request: a trade out of Los Angeles, out of the franchise that drafted and groomed him and taught him to be a champion.

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