Kobe: Lakers will "absolutely" make playoffs

[JT123]

http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/13379179/kobe-bryant-absolutely-believes-los-angeles-lakers-playoff-team-season
Baldbe is losing it. :facepalm

[kennethgriffin]

think of it this way


a healthy kobe took kwame/smush/cook to the playoffs 2 straight years

hes not as good as he was back then

but lou williams/brandon bass/julius randle/nick young/roy hibbert/d'angelo russell and jordan clarkson combined are 100 times better than the 2006 or 2007 lakers

[JT123]

think of it this way


a healthy kobe took kwame/smush/cook to the playoffs 2 straight years

hes not as good as he was back then

but lou williams/brandon bass/julius randle/nick young/roy hibbert/d'angelo russell and jordan clarkson combined are 100 times better than the 2006 or 2007 lakers
Bit of an understatement don't you think? :oldlol:
Kobe might not even be a top 75 player at this point.

[J Shuttlesworth]

Kobe is a smart guy. I'm gonna hold him to this. Playoffs, or bust

[Lensanity]

No Excuses

[kennethgriffin]

Bit of an understatement don't you think? :oldlol:
Kobe might not even be a top 75 player at this point.


a healthy kobe can still average 24/5/5 with only 30 mpg

hes top 10 at the very least. if injured then all bets are off

[JT123]

Kobe is a smart guy. I'm gonna hold him to this. Playoffs, or bust
:applause: I'm tired of the bald one making false promises to us hardcore Laker fans. After choking against OKC in the 2012 playoffs he guaranteed he would lead us back to the promised land, yet he hasn't played in a single playoff game since. :rant
Time for this clown to put up or shut up

[SuperPippen]

I remember when Kobe kept insisting that there was no way the Lakers would lose to the Mavs in 2011, even when they were down 3-0.

[I Love the Game]

http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/13379179/kobe-bryant-absolutely-believes-los-angeles-lakers-playoff-team-season
Baldbe is losing it. :facepalm

I mean the answer to these threads is always the same... what do you expect these guys to say?

Kobe before the season: "Oh yea my last season is gonna be a bust. They surrounded me with unproven talent and has beens and winning 30 is optimistic"

or

LeBron in Finals: "Yea I expect to be swept now that Kyrie and Kevin are out"

You get what I'm saying.

[Myth]

think of it this way


a healthy kobe took kwame/smush/cook to the playoffs 2 straight years

hes not as good as he was back then

but lou williams/brandon bass/julius randle/nick young/roy hibbert/d'angelo russell and jordan clarkson combined are 100 times better than the 2006 or 2007 lakers

Your stanning is unbelievable. Kobe's help was in no way good, but it is humorous that you intentionally leave off some of Kobe's better help, namely Lamar Odom, to make Kobe look even better.

[Myth]

a healthy kobe can still average 24/5/5 with only 30 mpg

hes top 10 at the very least. if injured then all bets are off

With what fg%?

[stalkerforlife]

A healthy Kobe easily makes the playoffs.

He's carried far worse in the best conference in NBA history.

[TheMarkMadsen]

i like how throughout the off season the media has shitted on Kobe for their perceived lack of comradery with his teammate..

yet in this article Kobe is complimenting his teammates and all the new free agents we just got and the only thing the media takes away from this is that he thinks they could make the playoffs.. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[RidonKs]

well at least we know he'll be ready

lakers will be a better ticket this year

[West-Side]

Your stanning is unbelievable. Kobe's help was in no way good, but it is humorous that you intentionally leave off some of Kobe's better help, namely Lamar Odom, to make Kobe look even better.

To be fair, he did omit Luke Walton, DJ Mbenga, Vlad Radmanovic and Chris Mihm off the list. :oldlol:

[West-Side]

A healthy Kobe easily makes the playoffs.

He's carried far worse in the best conference in NBA history.

The key word in your post is "carried"; as in past tense.
Kobe is no where near the level he was in 2006; if he was, I'd think LA has a chance at a title.

[HOoopCityJones]

He was asked if the Lakers could make the playoffs, not that they would.

[NugzFan]

think of it this way


a healthy kobe took kwame/smush/cook to the playoffs 2 straight years

hes not as good as he was back then

but lou williams/brandon bass/julius randle/nick young/roy hibbert/d'angelo russell and jordan clarkson combined are 100 times better than the 2006 or 2007 lakers

This logic is so flawed

[stalkerforlife]

The key word in your post is "carried"; as in past tense.
Kobe is no where near the level he was in 2006; if he was, I'd think LA has a chance at a title.

Kobe's so skilled he could dominate at 80 years old.

If healthy.

[ralph_i_el]

a healthy kobe can still average 24/5/5 with only 30 mpg

hes top 10 at the very least. if injured then all bets are off

on 36% shooting, meaning no matter how many points he scores, he's probably hurting his team

[TheMarkMadsen]

on 36% shooting, meaning no matter how many points he scores, he's probably hurting his team

so basically lebron in the finals

[hawke812]

http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/13379179/kobe-bryant-absolutely-believes-los-angeles-lakers-playoff-team-season
Baldbe is losing it. :facepalm

I love it how haters take snippets of a quote out of context :roll: :roll: :roll:

Kobe was asked if this team can make the playoffs. You think any competitor will say, "uh no, we have no shot." :facepalm

Kobe: "Of course it can. Absolutely. We have talented players in their respective positions. We have some really young players. How exactly will the pieces fit? We really don't know. We are going to {training} camp trying to piece this together just like every other team does. We have to figure out what our strengths are, figure out what our weaknesses are."

[stalkerforlife]

so basically lebron in the finals

:lebronamazed:

[Mr Feeny]

:lebronamazed:

Interesting choice of words there :lebronamazed:
Lebron is a 44%fg scorer in NBA finals while Kobe is at a pathetic 40%fg :lebronamazed:

Professional choke artist.

[TheMarkMadsen]

Interesting choice of words there :lebronamazed:
Lebron is a 44%fg scorer in NBA finals while Kobe is at a pathetic 40%fg :lebronamazed:

i'm just glad we can agree that no matter how many points lebron scored in last years finals, he was hurting his team

[Mr Feeny]

i'm just glad we can agree that no matter how many points lebron scored in last years finals, he was hurting his team

I'm just glad we can agree that Kobe throughout his entire Dinas career has hurt his teams :lebronamazed:

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

What kind of asswipe minses quotes, and deliberately takes what said person voiced out of context? :roll:

[ralph_i_el]

so basically lebron in the finals

yup, just like LeBron vs. the best D in the league missing his two best teammates/shooters!

[TheMarkMadsen]

I'm just glad we can agree that Kobe throughout his entire Dinas career has hurt his teams :lebronamazed:

you got the English version of this up and ready to go yet

[TheMarkMadsen]

yup, just like LeBron vs. the best D in the league missing his two best teammates/shooters!

ok but you just said that no matter how many points you score if you're shooting that terribly you're hurting your team, so Lebron was hurting his team in the 2015 finals

glad that we can agree

[Mr Feeny]

you got the English version of this up and ready to go yet?

I have a vision of a certain team cancer watching the playoffs and Lebron from his couch at home, AGAIN:lol

[Mr Feeny]

Kobe is a smart guy. I'm gonna hold him to this. Playoffs, or bust

No excuses.

[TheMarkMadsen]

I have a vision of a certain team cancer watching the playoffs and Lebron from his couch at home, AGAIN:lol

I said version not vision you moron

[Mr Feeny]

I said version not vision you moron

No excuses. Playoffs or bust by the choke artist.

[305Baller]

Kobe stays alpha.

[Mr Feeny]

Kobe stays alpha.

No excuses.

[305Baller]

No excuses.

:oldlol:

[AnaheimLakers24]

Hell yeah, we part of the NO EXCUSES teams

go lakers!!!

[Papaya Petee]

a healthy kobe can still average 24/5/5 with only 30 mpg

hes top 10 at the very least. if injured then all bets are off :roll: :roll:

Kobe at 30 MPG at this point healthy is 19/4/3 42% FG tops

24/5/5 good god :roll:

[AnaheimLakers24]

No excuses. Playoffs or bust by the choke artist.
that small d of yours is showing. :lol
2/6

[LoneyROY7]

think of it this way


a healthy kobe took kwame/smush/cook to the playoffs 2 straight years

hes not as good as he was back then

but lou williams/brandon bass/julius randle/nick young/roy hibbert/d'angelo russell and jordan clarkson combined are 100 times better than the 2006 or 2007 lakers

:yaohappy:

No. F*cking. Shit.

06 Kobe was a monster. OldBe isn't carrying any team these days.

[Smoke117]

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[LoneyROY7]

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[Magic 32]

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That's some big time winners right there.

[Magic 32]

:applause: I'm tired of the bald one making false promises to us hardcore Laker fans. After choking against OKC in the 2012 playoffs he guaranteed he would lead us back to the promised land, yet he hasn't played in a single playoff game since. :rant
Time for this clown to put up or shut up

http://www.ebengregory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/kobe-bryant-instagram-1.jpg

Still got them to the playoffs.

Amazing.

[Mr Feeny]

that small d of yours is showing. :lol
2/6

No excuses.

[Hey Yo]

That's some big time winners right there.
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[StephHamann]

http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/13379179/kobe-bryant-absolutely-believes-los-angeles-lakers-playoff-team-season
Baldbe is losing it. :facepalm

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[Mr Feeny]

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:lol

[Magic 32]

http://d1warraxuf7xh1.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dwightbanner.jpg

If he wanted to be a winner he should have stayed.

Instead he will be a career loser in Houston.


When will these loser learn. :confusedshrug:

[MVBallin2K]

Last time Kobe said this was the season that he suffered that major injury. Willed them to the Playoffs but at a price. He's got one more year if he holds true to his word, so he's got nothing left to lose trying to will this team to the playoffs. At the very least, stans and haters alike will be watching and going in uproars in ISH this coming season barring another injury.

[20Four]

:applause: I'm tired of the bald one making false promises to us hardcore Laker fans. After choking against OKC in the 2012 playoffs he guaranteed he would lead us back to the promised land, yet he hasn't played in a single playoff game since. :rant
Time for this clown to put up or shut up

Rent free

[LoneyROY7]

That's some big time winners right there.

Two players that will be in playoffs this year, while your team is on the coach. :oldlol:

[Lebronxrings]

no excuses

[Mr Feeny]

No excuses.

[Jameerthefear]

No excuses then.

[KembaWalker]

Was he suppose to say no? :roll:

Y'all are unbelievable

[JT123]

Was he suppose to say no? :roll:

Y'all are unbelievable
He could have said it's going to be a challenge, but I believe in our guys. That's something a real leader like Lebron would say.
By saying the Lakers will "absolutely" make the playoffs he just comes off as an idiot. Baldbe would be much better off if he would just learn when to shut his mouth.

[branslowski]

on 36% shooting, meaning no matter how many points he scores, he's probably hurting his team

That Face You Make when a LeBron Stan talks sh!t about Kobe's FG% and then you remember LeBron during the Finals

:biggums:

[TheMarkMadsen]

He could have said it's going to be a challenge, but I believe in our guys. That's something a real leader like Lebron would say.
By saying the Lakers will "absolutely" make the playoffs he just comes off as an idiot. Baldbe would be much better off if he would just learn when to shut his mouth.

from the link you posted this is the only comment Kobe made about the team


"We have talented players in their respective positions," Bryant said in a phone interview with Yahoo Sports Tuesday. "We have some really young players. How exactly will the pieces of the puzzle fit? We really don't know.

"We are going to [training] camp trying to piece this together just like every other team does," he said. "We have to figure out what our strengths are, figure out what our weaknesses are. And every time we step on the court we are going to try to hide our weaknesses and step up to our strengths."

I realize what the title of the article is but there is nothing in that article that quotes Kobe as saying they will absolutly make the playoffs

[Mr Feeny]

from the link you posted this is the only comment Kobe made about the team


I realize what the title of the article is but there is nothing in that article that quotes Kobe as saying they will absolutly make the playoffsNo excuses. Playoffs or fall out of the top 20 all time.

[nzahir]

No excuses. Playoffs or fall out of the top 20 all time.
Agreed

[tpols]

That Face You Make when a LeBron Stan talks sh!t about Kobe's FG% and then you remember LeBron during the Finals

:biggums:


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[Akrazotile]

http://www.ebengregory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/kobe-bryant-instagram-1.jpg

Still got them to the playoffs.

Amazing.


Why the **** is he wearing a hairnet?!? :biggums: :biggums: :biggums:

[G0ATbe]

D'angelo/Clarkson
Godbe/Louis
Young/Randle
Boozer/Bass
Hibbert/Sacre

Not amazing but with a healthy Godbe? I can see them winning 45-50 games.

Holy shit, we're back:rockon:

[20Four]

http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/13379179/kobe-bryant-absolutely-believes-los-angeles-lakers-playoff-team-season
Baldbe is losing it. :facepalm

Shouldn't you worry more about moving out your parents basement living rent free at 50 years old?? :cheers:

[clipps]

Even if they do make the playoffs, they'll just get murdered in the first round anyway.

[tpols]

Why the **** is he wearing a hairnet?!? :biggums: :biggums: :biggums:

Nikka tryna hide as much evidence as possible. :coleman:

[coin24]

Lead us to the promised land:bowdown: :bowdown:

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