Bryant's whine is more like sour grapes
Boo-hoo, I understand the
Kobester is still upset.
He doesn't like what his bosses are doing, or for that matter, not doing. Well, get in line.
I know a thing or two about leaders who appear clueless.
It's been 3 1/2 weeks since Kobe Bryant told his bosses he was frustrated and they ought to do something to make him happy, and they still haven't done it. Any moment now he's going to start stomping his feet.
So what's he going to do if he doesn't get his way? Start calling Mitch Kupchak names? Been there, done that. Tell us what he really thinks of Jim Buss? Jeanie has already done that. Is he going to stop passing the ball to his teammates?
What's he going to do, ask for a trade? Demand a trade? Sure, the Los Angeles Lakers will do that. How about Atlanta's entire roster for the Kobester, and keep Smush Parker because he's such a fan favorite?
Let's see how big of a Los Angeles Lakers fan Jack Nicholson is then.
How about the Kobester for LeBron James? Oh, that's right, LeBron is still busy. I just hope the Kobester can wait a few days. Vince Carter and Jason Kidd for the Kobester? What is this, a sports talk radio show?
By the way, has Plaschke completely lost it?
Take away the Kobester, and it's a Sparks game with the upper level closed off. The Kobester, happy or unhappy, isn't going anywhere.
This is the entertainment capital, and the guy who owns the Los Angeles Lakers and charges what he does for entertainment in Staples is not going to trade away the most entertaining player in the NBA.
What is this — the day for everyone to go completely crazy?
The Times' website asked the ridiculous, stupid, off-the-target question Saturday, "You are the Los Angeles Lakers' general manager. Do you cut or keep center Andrew Bynum?"
Say what? Then I checked the voting results — surprised, stunned and shocked to see that 25.4% of those voting said Andrew Bynum should be cut!
The Los Angeles Lakers have been reluctant to include Andrew Bynum in a trade for some of the top players in the game, including Kevin Garnett, and yet the newspaper asks the question as if it's even a possibility, and then one-quarter of those responding say why not cut him.
The only thing that would make this more idiotic would be to learn later that Kupchak was one of those voting to cut Andrew Bynum. Right now, of course, it wouldn't be hard to guess how Bryant voted.
[More at www.latimes.com]
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