Kobe wants Jerry West to return as Lakers GM or he wants out of L.A.

Kobe has already backtracked ... again. Apparently he told Dan Patrick on radio this afternoon that he's happy and wants to be a Laker for life. Maybe tomorrow he'll spout off again, but right now he's being a little soldier.

What the....?? What a friggin prima dona. The only person in LA who craves more attention and seems as confused and out of sorts is Lindsey Lohan. Look at me!! Listen to Me!! Forget that the playoffs are on and I'm not there. I demand you're attention!!

And, no one mentioned anywhere that I've seen through all of this that many of the NBA players don't want to play with Mr. Selfish.

 

Once again, Kobe is full of shit. An unnamed source says what everyone has been saying for years, and suddenly it makes him want out of LA? Bullshit. He doesn't want to waste his prime years fighting for the 8th seed in the playoffs, so he either wants out, or he wants West to come back and wave his magic wand. An anonymous quote in a story doesn't make somebody demand a trade unless he's unbelievably immature -- which, come to think of it, Kobe is.

And for the last time, Shaq's demands and Buss's decision to trade him didn't happen in a vacuum. It was all an outgrowth of the animosity between Kobe and Shaq. Both of them are equally responsible for the end of what could have been a dynasty, because they were both too egotistical to co-exist with the other. They both created the situation that ended up forcing Shaq out. If Kobe thinks he played no part in Shaq's trade, he's delusional.

 

Do you think Kobe just likes to be in the news? And given that the slaughter appears to be on in San Antonio -- the NBA is all too happy to have one of its biggest stars spouting off and keeping the league in headlines

 

Yeah, I am sure they are happy about a super star acting like a 4 year old stealing the spot light from a 22 year old super star in a tough series.

 

Jason Kidd (was reportedly excited about playing with Kobe but the Buss' didn't wanna trade Bynum) ... Jermaine O'Neal (is trying to come to the Lakers because he is tight with Kobe) ... Carlos Boozer (reportedly was trying to force the Jazz to trade him to L.A. last offseason) ... Ron Artest (attended several Laker games and wanted to come to L.A., but the Lakers didn't want him) ... and, reportedly, Kevin Garnett (privately has told people he'd accept a deal to the Lakers if he were to leave Minnesota).

No, I don't have links to PROVE this, I just go by what I hear from the NBA people I read or work with. But I love how people talk out of their ass with nothing to back it up. What NBA player has stated they DON'T want to play in L.A. with Kobe?

 

There is something to be said for that -- but it is an off day in that series and this series, well, they'll want this game off the front page as quickly as possible. And anything that generates a buzz is good.

 

Don't you dare cite actual reporting on this thread. This is for emotional ranting, and people who already hate Kobe. We thank you.

 

The problem Kobe has is probably two-fold.

One, if the Lakers were to trade for someone big, they'd probably have to weaken the current surrounding cast in order to pull it off so while they'd gain a second superstar, they might lose two or even three role players but the second part of that equation is this -- any team who trades for him will likely have to give away its best players and thus, he might not be in a better situation anyway.

 

Don't think you're foolin me, Norrin Radd ... I know who you are.

 

I'm still not exactly sure what happened on the multiple radio programs today that Kobe graced, but I don't think it's going to end up helping Kobe's PR much. The only thing missing now is a guy walking around with an umbrella to cover His Kobe-ness when he gets outside. What is he thinking?

 

I don't know if you're including me as an emotional ranter, but I've got nothing against Kobe. I just object to his trying to re-write history and paint himself as some sort of victim.

 

No, you're just choosing to ignore what Bryant, the NBA writers and even Shaquille O'Neal himself have said regarding this situation. After all, you know better than they do.