So is Kobe going to get traded or not?
Everyday I hear something new out of L.A. One day Kobe says he wants to get traded, the next he changes his mind. One day management says that they are not listening to offers for Kobe and then later on we find out from Dr. Buss that Kobe has been on the market all summer.
People say Shaq is a goofball and this is true, but I'd rather be goofy than loony. Let me make something very clear. When Shaq played in LA, the Lakers were one of the top organizations in professional sports, now this organization is about as steady as Britney Spears, with talks of breaking up even more frequent (if that's possible).
I challenge anybody without looking at their roster to give me two of the other four players that make up the starting five. And this Los Angeles! One of the most overexposed cities in the world! How can this team be so bad and even more surprisingly so OBSCURE?
If Kobe gets traded the Lakers will be bad, and not just for a little while. There are too many young stars in the NBA, and the Lakers are not going to find anyone (or even a package of players) that will be able to make up for what they will be losing in Bryant.
The real tribute to the NBA is that the league is so successful despite the fact that it's two biggest teams are absolutely awful on the court, and inept off of it. (I'm not even going to bring up Madison Square Garden owner James Dolan, except only to say that he is the biggest buffoon in sports, including Bonds/Cuban/Vick, this guys got em all beat and them some.) The NBA has teams in small markets such as Sacramento, Portland, and Orlando and yet still does very well (the average team is worth over $300 million). Congrats to the NBA. It's too bad a majority of the coverage given to the league, goes to the teams that do the least to deserve it.
I hope Kobe gets traded to the Clippers, then I'll be able to get a good laugh when the Clippers are actually the talk of LA and win an NBA title.
Maybe I'm the crazy one.
Everyday I hear something new out of L.A. One day Kobe says he wants to get traded, the next he changes his mind. One day management says that they are not listening to offers for Kobe and then later on we find out from Dr. Buss that Kobe has been on the market all summer.
People say Shaq is a goofball and this is true, but I'd rather be goofy than loony. Let me make something very clear. When Shaq played in LA, the Lakers were one of the top organizations in professional sports, now this organization is about as steady as Britney Spears, with talks of breaking up even more frequent (if that's possible).
I challenge anybody without looking at their roster to give me two of the other four players that make up the starting five. And this Los Angeles! One of the most overexposed cities in the world! How can this team be so bad and even more surprisingly so OBSCURE?
If Kobe gets traded the Lakers will be bad, and not just for a little while. There are too many young stars in the NBA, and the Lakers are not going to find anyone (or even a package of players) that will be able to make up for what they will be losing in Bryant.
The real tribute to the NBA is that the league is so successful despite the fact that it's two biggest teams are absolutely awful on the court, and inept off of it. (I'm not even going to bring up Madison Square Garden owner James Dolan, except only to say that he is the biggest buffoon in sports, including Bonds/Cuban/Vick, this guys got em all beat and them some.) The NBA has teams in small markets such as Sacramento, Portland, and Orlando and yet still does very well (the average team is worth over $300 million). Congrats to the NBA. It's too bad a majority of the coverage given to the league, goes to the teams that do the least to deserve it.
I hope Kobe gets traded to the Clippers, then I'll be able to get a good laugh when the Clippers are actually the talk of LA and win an NBA title.
Maybe I'm the crazy one.
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