Kobe "agrees in principle" to sign with Besiktas

[verylegit]

so when is this "Besiktas" team suppose to begin playing their season?

[bluechox2]

espn needs to air their games

[bingo123]

Kobe in euroleague? I sense a 100+ point game, soon.

If he signs for Besiktas he wont score a point in Euroleague. Besiktas plays in Eurocup, which to Euroleague is like D-league to NBA. What is Besiktas thinking i dont know, but i guess they have a lot of money to throw away

[Calabis]

C'mon, son ... can you hide your hate? You mean to tell me you wouldn't enjoy seeing the American Superstar Kobe Bryant, go overseas guns blazing and dominate crappy Euro comp?

Obviously I don't really think he will score 100, I doubt he will even play really hard over there.

But I mean are you that big of a hater that you wouldn't enjoy from a basketball fan perspective seeing Kobe put up insane numbers in some crappy euroleague?

No they won't ... he'll be protected by the refs.

Hate?? U said u see a 100 point game, I simply stated why he won't.....maybe in his prime he would, but 32-33 year old Kobe on bad wheels, is not going to do it, especially over there, where they will look at it as some type of disrespect and smash him(no need for him to get hurt over there)....as far as watching him play, hell yeah, I love watching him play, especially when he's on fire....but I think he will just use it as something to refresh little nuances in his game.

[bluechox2]

hes comming back with euroleague champ

no doubt they will qualify for that league after seeing deron and kobe on it

[LA_Showtime]

I love it, simply because it pairs Kobe and Williams together, giving them an opportunity to see how their games mesh and an outside shot at Williams signing/being traded to the Lakers.

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

also, why is kb playing the 3? sure, he can, but dont you think playing the forward position, even in a finesse league, will add to his wear and tear. remember hes had a shit ton of surgeries in the last 3-4 seasons.

can you name some of these surgeries please?

[Euroleague]

$1 million per month NET INCOME. Please get your "facts" right Grinder.

[LA.MJ&KB#1]

I love it, simply because it pairs Kobe and Williams together, giving them an opportunity to see how their games mesh and an outside shot at Williams signing/being traded to the Lakers.

100% agree

[Euroleague]

Kobe in euroleague? I sense a 100+ point game, soon.

Besiktas does not play in Euroleague genius. This has only been explained about a hundred times in this forum.

[Euroleague]

I dont get this move for him. Whats his salary? Is it worth the potential injuries/wear and tear. Dude still is killing it in sponsorship money anyways. Hes old. His international image cant really get any bigger. What does he have to gain?

For a dude like williams, it makes a lot of sense.




also, for those claiming euroleague has better/equal players (not better ball or whatever, just better players), why is a teams 8th man (zaza, who I love) already penciled in as a starter?

Besiktas does not play in the Euroleague. How many times does this have to be explained to you for you to grasp it?

[Euroleague]

If he signs, I hope Euroleague will find a way to give Besiktas a wild card to play in their league, because as it is, Besiktas is set to play in Uleb Cup (secondary European league), and, of course, in the Turkish League.

Teams that compete in Euroleague are determined based on their records in their own national leagues in the previous season, so Besiktas' assembling the greatest-roster-ever-seen-in-Europe will only help them enter Euroleague next season, unless Euroleague committee does something about it.

They actually have to qualify for Eurocup. They have not even made that yet. And that would not be remotely close to the best roster in the history of European club basketball.

That team could not even win the Euroleague this season.

[Euroleague]

hes comming back with euroleague champ

no doubt they will qualify for that league after seeing deron and kobe on it

How can he come back as Euroleague champ when he won't play in Euroleague?

[StacksOnDeck]

They actually have to qualify for Eurocup. They have not even made that yet. And that would not be remotely close to the best roster in the history of Euroepan club basketball.

That team could not even win the Euroleague this season.

Kobe and Deron couldn't win the Euroleague?

[Mr. Jabbar]

Eleague is a lot tougher than most here think. NBA stars would be an utter dissapointment there for those expecting 40/20/15 performances.

FACT