Gary Vitti confirms ruptured achilles, Kobe out 6-9 months

[QUOTE=AirTupac]Except OOPS HERE COME THE BOBCATS AND SIGN HIM :roll:
He'll be picked up before he can get back on L.A.[/QUOTE]

Against his will? Doubt it. He is a Laker for life. Won't play anywhere else, if at all.

[QUOTE=elementally morale]Against his will? Doubt it. He is a Laker for life. Won't play anywhere else, if at all.[/QUOTE]
Stop. He's flirted playing elsewhere multiple times in his career.

[QUOTE=SamuraiSWISH]Stop. He's flirted playing elsewhere multiple times in his career.[/QUOTE]
Doesnt make sense for him to play elsewhere. If so, he would just retire.

[QUOTE=kuniva_dAMiGhTy]I hope Kobe will be back, but, I truly fear that his days of being a top tier superstar may be over.



I appreciate that, Swish. :cheers:

About "Knowitawl"- haven't seen anything from him that would indicate psychotic behavior, but I've heard stories. Posters that knew him from the EZ boards swear this dude was/is bat-shit insane. :lol[/QUOTE]

I remember him from the other boards. The guy has been ranting about Kobe for 10 years! 10 years! He's like a veteran troll plus he just straight up disappeared when the Lakers won in 09. But if Knoeitawl can see a kindred spirit in Kobe then maybe there's hope for Israel and Palestine after all

[QUOTE=SamuraiSWISH]Stop. He's flirted playing elsewhere multiple times in his career.[/QUOTE]

He was much younger then. We all change as we get older. At 35 he is not going anywhere else, nor will he be traded. Him leaving LA is a lose-lose for both sides involved. It won't happen.

[QUOTE=elementally morale]He was much younger then.[/quote]
@ 25 in 2004 (flirted with LA Clippers, Chicago Bulls and one other team)
@ 29 in 2007 (basically demanding to be traded to Chicago)

[QUOTE=elementally morale]We all change as we get older.[/quote]
No shit. Why do you always insist on talking on the boards like other people don't understand life? You're not our pops, stop talking down to us.

[QUOTE=elementally morale]At 35 he is not going anywhere else, nor will he be traded. Him leaving LA is a lose-lose for both sides involved. It won't happen.[/QUOTE]
He's not going anywhere because he's 35 and almost done, exactly. It wouldn't make sense for him to leave. I'm question your stupid comment that Kobe was a loyal born and bred Laker for life.

He's flirted with leaving multiple times. He was for sure going elsewhere if LA resigned Shaq at the height of their feud. Like it was a done deal he'd be gone. He was going to go to the rival LA Clippers. Or Chicago. Even scouted schools for his kids in the area. He likes the location of LA. That's all.

[QUOTE=Ronaldinho]Doesnt make sense for him to play elsewhere. If so, he would just retire.[/QUOTE]

He is like 700 points short of MJ's total. No way he retires..

He wants that sixth title, the Lakers and Kobe wins if they went the amnesty route.

I know I'm biased as a Knicks fan, but i could definitely see him coming to NY if they actually did the amnesty.

For one he has a mutal respect and great friendship with Melo.

Lol at this point of his career he's going nowhere. LA Lakers it is.

[QUOTE=AirTupac]Except OOPS HERE COME THE BOBCATS AND SIGN HIM :roll:

He'll be picked up before he can get back on L.A.[/QUOTE]

pretty much. I cant see any team being a saving grace to LA by not picking up kobe off amnesty. Even if he made threats of retiring like chauncy did.

[QUOTE=SamuraiSWISH]@ 25 in 2004 (flirted with LA Clippers, Chicago Bulls and one other team)
@ 29 in 2007 (basically demanding to be traded to Chicago)


No shit. Why do you always insist on talking on the boards like other people don't understand life? You're not our pops, stop talking down to us.


He's not going anywhere because he's 35 and almost done, exactly. It wouldn't make sense for him to leave. I'm question your stupid comment that Kobe was a loyal born and bred Laker for life.

He's flirted with leaving multiple times. He was for sure going elsewhere if LA resigned Shaq at the height of their feud. Like it was a done deal he'd be gone. He was going to go to the rival LA Clippers. Or Chicago. Even scouted schools for his kids in the area. He likes the location of LA. That's all.[/QUOTE]

Laker for life means he will finish his career playing for one franchise. Correct?

So, how is elementary wrong for saying he's a "Laker for life"? Where does elementary say he's a "loyal born and bred Laker for life"?

Oh, okay.

[QUOTE]I'm question your stupid comment that Kobe was a loyal born and bred Laker for life.[/QUOTE]

I didn't say he was loyal. I said he is a Laker for life and he won't leave now, nor will be traded. It just doesn't make sense for either side.


[QUOTE]He's flirted with leaving multiple times. He was for sure going elsewhere if LA resigned Shaq at the height of their feud. [/QUOTE]

Absolutely. But that was then and we are in the here and now.

[QUOTE]
No shit. Why do you always insist on talking on the boards like other people don't understand life? You're not our pops, stop talking down to us.[/QUOTE]

Everyone understands real life, regardless of age, experience and IQ. Even you do. You understand as much as you can -- it is always true for everyone involved. Bringing a different perspective isn't necessarily talking down to anyone. Albeit someone acting as impatient and ignorant as you just have deserves to be talked down to.

No way Bean is done, but I'm not totally convinced Kobe will be a Laker when he returns... :cry:

The other thing is, I know he'll have to take a serious paycut, but will Kobe's ego get in the way of accepting a 5 mil a year contract? He might even get offered less, I'm not totally positive as that's quite a ways away.

Everyone needs to remember Kobe is on the wrong side of 34 years old.

He won't heal like he used to. His recovery time is going to be different than a young 24 year old.

[QUOTE=ProfessorMurder]Rose hasn't been out 12 months.



Yeah guys come back from torn acls in 2 months all the time.[/QUOTE]

Rose is going to be out 20+ months when it's all said and done.