Kobe wants 2 more cracks at a title (link)
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Mic-Nificent
I didn't eat nobody
And yall were saying this shyt 8 years ago....
Jack Martinez
Rookie
Kobe gotta stay off da likka.
Dude is a competitor, I can't hate on him for still having that desire to win at all costs even at his age
god shamgod
Veteran
8 years ago kobe wasn't 35 coming off a torn achilles
Besides MJ When was the last time you saw a 35 year old with at least 13 years in the nba lead their team to a championship?
nikkas think kobe is superman or somethin
8 years ago kobe wasn't 35 coming off a torn achilles
Besides MJ When was the last time you saw a 35 year old with at least 13 years in the nba lead their team to a championship?
Gawd>>>>>Man Of Steel>>>> Cheese Eyes
Mic-Nificent
I didn't eat nobody
Considering how consistently wrong some of yall have been in regards to what Kobe can and can't do wouldn't it make more sense to wait and see him play before declaring his career dead for the 10th time?
god shamgod
Veteran
Iiiight bruh A 35 year old coming off a major injury will lead the lakers to a championship which is hilarious when a healthy kobe led em to an 8 seed
When the clippers get doc rivers in the next 2 weeks the lakers will be the 3rd or maybe 4th best team in cali
Fukk outta here you disneyland wish upon a star ass nikkas
When the clippers get doc rivers in the next 2 weeks the lakers will be the 3rd or maybe 4th best team in cali
Fukk outta here you disneyland wish upon a star ass nikkas
Kobes Two Jerseys
8 or 24 best player of the era
8 years ago kobe wasn't 35 coming off a torn achilles
Besides MJ When was the last time you saw a 35 year old with at least 13 years in the nba lead their team to a championship?
But 8 years ago you were saying, "Kobe can't win without Shaq. Theres nobody to draw double and triple teams so Kobe can roam free. He'll never see a 30 ppg season much less win a scoring title. Look at AI and all the attention he gets, Kobe will get it worse and suffer for it."
For your second statement,
Abdul-Jabbar turns back clock -- and Celts -- in '85 Finals
Posted Mar 4 2013 4:38PM
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was 38 years old, and he looked every bit of it on May 27, 1985, as the Boston Celtics whipped the L.A. Lakers 148-114 to open the NBA Finals. The Lakers' venerable center looked like he was mired in quicksand as he was beaten up and down the court by Boston's Robert Parish in a game that was quickly dubbed the Memorial Day Massacre.
The next day, as the Lakers gathered for a team meeting in their hotel, the immensely proud Abdul-Jabbar went to each of his teammates and apologized for his effort, or lack thereof.
"I was embarrassed," he said succinctly.
It wouldn't happen again. Pat Riley, then the coach of the Lakers, recalls the transformation between Games 1 and 2.
"Kareem was bad, knew he was bad, said he was bad," said Riley. "I told him, frankly, he had not played hard enough. He said the same thing to me, said it to the other players. He made a contract with us that it would never happen again, ever. That game was a blessing in disguise. After that, Kareem had this look, this air about him. His commitment thereafter was astounding."
Turning back the clock, Abdul-Jabbar outran Parish in Game 2, racking up 30 points, 17 rebounds, eight assists and three steals as the Lakers drew even, 109-102. After the teams split the next two games, Abdul-Jabbar netted 36 in the crucial Game 5 as the Lakers won 120-111. Los Angeles closed out the series with a 111-100 victory in Boston, where it had lost in eight previous Finals matchups.
Abdul-Jabbar, at 38, was voted the NBA Finals MVP, the oldest player in history to win the honor. He had won it once before, in 1971 at the age of 24, when he was still known as Lew Alcindor and was playing for the Milwaukee Bucks.
"He defied the critics," said Riley. "He defies logic. He's just incredible. He's the most unique and durable athlete of our time."
Sunalmighty
Superstar
I doubt he returns to the level he was at. Look, MJ is the GOAT. But over the years I've come to respect Kobe as Top 10 all time. He is one of the GREATEST hands down. My opinion, Magic is the greatest Laker, but Kobe is top 10 all time. I used to hate him, but you cannot deny his greatness.
its funny how Kobe haters think by saying Kobe is done that he'll be 
ya'll nikkas is desperate to see this man go
the gawd is gonna come back better than ever next season.....he's gonna write the greatest chapter in his already legendary career
ya'll nikkas is desperate to see this man go
the gawd is gonna come back better than ever next season.....he's gonna write the greatest chapter in his already legendary career
G-Zeus
G-Zeus Chrystler...the brehsident
kobe is not coming back for a title but to beat MJ's total point
OGmittee
Smugest Poster Alive
I respect his attitude and outlook....but I really can't see him winning another championship the way that team is right now. Something has to drastically change with the Lakers in order for this to happen, who knows maybe it will 
